Rob Ford fires chief of staff
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has dumped his own chief of staff. Full Story

Accused Bosma killer played murderer in rap video
Mark Smich, the second suspect in the Tim Bosma killing, was formally charged with first-degree murder Thursday. Full Story

	Second arrest made in Tim Bosma's death
	Tim Bosma case: More remains found on accused's farm: Reports

Two girls die at same hospital after tonsillectomies
Two young girls have died following tonsillectomies performed by the same surgeon at the same hospital south of Quebec City, QMI Agency has learned. Full Story

Parents sue Pittsburgh Zoo over toddler's mauling death
The parents of a 2-year-old boy mauled to death by African wild dogs at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium filed a lawsuit on Thursday accusing the zoo of failing to protect visitors from dangerous conditions. Full Story

Via terror plot accused make court appearance
Two suspects in an alleged plot to blow up a Via Rail passenger train appeared in court via video Thursday. Full Story

Students strip-searched during math exam
A school board north of Montreal has launched an internal investigation after school staff strip-searched 28 high school students to find a cellphone during a year-end exam. Full Story

Cruise lines create bill of rights for passengers
The Cruise Lines International Association has created a bill of rights for cruise ship passengers following several fiascos at sea. Full Story

Inquiry hears of car bombing and safe bursting with cash kickbacks
A car bombing and a safe bursting with cash kickbacks made for dramatic testimony at the Charbonneau commission on Thursday. Full Story

		Father of Chechen shot by FBI says he thinks son was tortured The father of a Chechen immigrant killed during questioning over his links with one of the Boston Marathon bombings suspects said on Thursday he plans to travel to the United States where he thinks his son was tortured and killed. Full Story FBI kills Florida man linked to Boston bomb suspect Boston bombing suspect wrote message in boat

Utah teen arrested in slayings of younger brothers
Police in Utah have arrested a 15-year-old boy after his two brothers, four and 10 years old, were found stabbed to death Wednesday. Full Story
Barack Obama sets limits on drone use, steps for closing Guantanamo
President Barack Obama will lay out a new U.S. policy on Thursday that limits the use of armed drones to times when Americans face an “imminent” threat, administration officials said. Full Story

Cleveland hero Charles Ramsey gets hamburgers for life
Several Cleveland-area restaurants have come together to create a unique prize for a man praised for helping save three women held captive for more than a decade. Full Story

	Charles Ramsey a convicted wife beater: Report
	Heroic Charles Ramsey could be in line for reward

		Public opinion of Mayor Rob Ford all that counts We’ve heard what Toronto Councillors Paula Fletcher and Adam Vaughan think. Liberal Premier Kathleen Wynne too. And the media. Daily Feature