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Duffy says he wants to give Canadians 'the whole story'

Senator Mike Duffy says he wants a "full and open" inquiry so Canadians can get all the facts about the scandal that has rocked the Senate and the Prime Minister's Office and that he has no plans to resign.



Toronto mayor fired chief of staff for telling him to 'go away and get help'

CBC News has learned the details of what precipitated the firing of Mark Towhey as Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's chief of staff ? and it was advice from Towhey that Ford needs to 'get help.'



Federal Court won't remove MPs over robocall allegations

The Federal Court says it won't throw six MPs out of their seats over allegations of widespread vote suppression through automated robocalls in the 2011 federal election. But Judge Richard Mosley did find that fraud occurred in the election.




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CBC | Sports News

Jimmy Howard shutout puts Blackhawks on brink


Jakub Kindl's power-play goal midway through the second period stood up as Jimmy Howard pitched his first shutout of these Stanley Cup playoffs to lead the hometown Detroit Red Wings to a 2-0 win over top-seeded Chicago, which will face elimination on Saturday night.

Top #hockeynight tweets from Thursday


The Red Wings were supposed to be the underdogs heading into their series with the top-seeded Blackhawks, but they're now up 3-1. Here's what the Twitter world had to say.

NHL players react to Tortorella benching Brad Richards


Rangers coach John Tortorella decided forward Brad Richards wouldn't be suiting up for his team's must-win game against the Boston Bruins Thursday, and here's what NHL players had to say on Twitter.

CBC | British Columbia News

Bridge collapse on Washington interstate drops cars into water


An aging bridge on Washington State's Interstate 5 collapsed Thursday evening, dumping a handful of vehicles and people into a river.

Teen's death sparks call for social services information


The Alberta government wants to see changes on how provinces share information about children under the protection of social services.

Christy Clark thanks Liberal MLAs in Vancouver


B.C. Premier Christy Clark thanked her newly elected and re-elected MLAs in Vancouver on Thursday, who gathered for the first time following the Liberals' surprise victory in last week's provincial election.

CBC | World News

Obama defends U.S. drone strikes, but not as 'cure-all'


U.S. President Barack Obama defended America's controversial drone attacks as legal, effective and a necessary linchpin in an evolving U.S. counterterrorism policy, but he acknowledged the targeted strikes are no "cure-all."

Bridge collapse on Washington interstate drops cars into water


An aging bridge on Washington State's Interstate 5 collapsed Thursday evening, dumping a handful of vehicles and people into a river.

Jodi Arias jury deadlocks on penalty


The judge in the Jodi Arias murder trial declared a mistrial in the penalty phase Thursday after the jury reported for a second time that it was deadlocked on whether to sentence her to life in prison or death for killing her boyfriend in 2008.

CBC | Canadian News

Duffy says he wants to give Canadians 'the whole story'


Senator Mike Duffy says he wants a "full and open" inquiry so Canadians can get all the facts about the scandal that has rocked the Senate and the Prime Minister's Office and that he has no plans to resign.

Montreal lifts boil-water advisory


Mayor Michael Applebaum has given Montrealers the green light to drink their tap water, saying it's safe to drink. He says if it's still discoloured, let the taps run for a few minutes.

Mount Cashel abuse survivors win financial settlement


Men who were abused by Christian Brothers at the Mount Cashel Orphanage and several schools in St. John's have reached a settlement with the Roman Catholic organization.

CBC | Business News

German brewers worry fracking will compromise beer quality


German brewers are worried that fracking, the process of extracting natural gas from underground shale deposits, will jeopardize the quality of their beer by contaminating the water supply and have asked their government to hold off on passing the fracking regulations it has been drafting for months.

SNC-Lavalin letter says Gadhafi son offered VP post: RCMP


SNC-Lavalin's ties to Libya's former dictatorship ran so deep the company offered the son of Moammar Gadhafi a six-figure job as a vice president in 2008, according to a newly unsealed RCMP affidavit.

Importers brace for fight over iPods and TVs


Importers of popular electronics such as big-screen TVs and MP3 players are ramping up their fight against federal tariff changes, accusing the government of misleading them by offering tariff breaks that it planned to claw back later.

CBC | Top Stories News

Duffy says he wants to give Canadians 'the whole story'


Senator Mike Duffy says he wants a "full and open" inquiry so Canadians can get all the facts about the scandal that has rocked the Senate and the Prime Minister's Office and that he has no plans to resign.

Toronto mayor fired chief of staff for telling him to 'go away and get help'


CBC News has learned the details of what precipitated the firing of Mark Towhey as Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's chief of staff ? and it was advice from Towhey that Ford needs to 'get help.'

Federal Court won't remove MPs over robocall allegations


The Federal Court says it won't throw six MPs out of their seats over allegations of widespread vote suppression through automated robocalls in the 2011 federal election. But Judge Richard Mosley did find that fraud occurred in the election.