TORONTO – The federal government has ordered a thorough audit of the country’s largest veterans facility following complaints from family members about substandard care, The Canadian Press has learned.
Di Vaio goal gives Impact 1-0 win over Fiorentina in friendly match
Marco Di Vaio scored as the Montreal Impact defeated Italian Serie-A club ACF Fiorentina 1-0 in a friendly Thursday.
Petraeus scandal: Jill Kelley's South Korean link
Tampa socialite Jill Kelley had US State Department approval for her appointment as honorary Korean consul in Florida, says a South Korean foreign ministry official.
Haiti president to join Spanish crooner Julio Iglesias in concert in Dominican Republic
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Haitian President Michel Martelly will share the stage with Spanish singer Julio Iglesias at a fundraising concert next month in the Dominican Republic, a spokesman for the National Palace said Thursday.
Manulife promises stability, Asian growth
TORONTO (Reuters) – Manulife Financial Corp is increasing its dependence on Asia as a means to reach a C$4 billion core profit goal by 2016 and promises a departure from the volatile earnings that have plagued recent quarters. “We expect to see less volatile and far more sustainable earnings than the earnings of the past,” Donald Guloien, chief executive of Canada’s largest insurer, said at a company investor presentation in Toronto. …
Son of ex-Senegalese president questioned
The son of the ex-president of Senegal was questioned by police for over 10 hours on accusations that he stole millions in state funds during his father’s time in office.
Nexen, Progress jump on report takeover policy imminent
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Nexen Inc’s shares jumped nearly 3 percent on Thursday after a report suggested Ottawa might speed up its decision on whether to allow a $15.1 billion takeover of the Canadian oil producer by China’s state-owned CNOOC Ltd . The Canadian government is reviewing the proposed takeover, along with a bid by Malaysian state oil company Petronas for Progress Energy Resources Corp to see if they pass its test of being of net benefit to Canada. It has promised to issue a new policy framework on foreign investment at the same time as it announces its decisions on the deals. …
Toronto lawyer stripped of licence after $3M taken, mostly from charity
TORONTO – A Toronto lawyer has been stripped of his licence for “egregious” misconduct after Ontario’s governing body for lawyers found he took more than $3 million of clients’ money, most of it bound for charity.
Escalating Middle East violence puts Canada-Israel defence pact in the spotlight
OTTAWA – The outbreak of violence and exchange of rocket fire over the Gaza border has put Canada’s defence pact with the Israeli government in the spotlight.
FBI agent in David Petraeus sex scandal has ties to Canada
WASHINGTON – There’s now a Canadian connection to the David Petraeus sex scandal following revelations that the FBI agent who helped uncover the disgraced CIA director’s extra-marital affair went to high school in Canada and played a key role in the infamous Ahmed Ressam case 13 years ago.
Policy-making and politicking meet in Tories' heavy monitoring of ethnic media
and expensive -- scrutiny of Canada’s ethnic media may be prompting cries of partisanship from opposition critics, but it could just be a happy confluence of good governance and good politics.
Haiti leader to join Julio Iglesias in fundraising concert in Dominican Republic
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – A spokesman for Haitian President Michel Martelly says that the former musician will share the stage with Spanish singer Julio Iglesias at a fundraising concert in the Dominican Republic.
Uruguay's marijuana proposal compared to US states
A look at a proposal to legalize marijuana in the South American nation of Uruguay, compared with the new laws approved by voters this month to legalize use of the drug in the western U.S. states of Colorado and Washington:
S. African workers return to Anglo American mine
Miners at Anglo American Platinum Ltd. operations in South Africa returned to work Thursday, ending a more than eight-week strike that crippled the world's largest platinum producer. 
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