LOCAL
“Absolutely, I had a couple of beers,” said Mayor Rob Ford Sunday after footage emerged of him clearly inebriated Friday evening at Taste of the Danforth. The mayor apologized to anyone who may have been offended by his actions. [National Post]
Milos Raonic, a Thornhill local, lost in the finals of the Rogers Cup to Rafal Nadal Sunday. Raonic was the first Canadian to make it to the finals in 55 years, and will become not just the highest ranked Canadian tennis player ever, tenth in the world, but the youngest to ever crack the top ten. [CBC]
Well over a year after Toronto’s Trump International Hotel and Towers opened, investors in over 200 units haven’t closed on their suites. This leaves the developer on the hook for day-today expenses of each unit, about $3,000 a month, and commercial taxes on the $800,000 units, which are triple the rates of domestic taxes. [Toronto Star]
NATIONAL
Canada’s spy agency closely monitored the growing “Idle No More” movement. Citing the movement’s rail and road blockade tactics, a Queen’s academic believes it was the economic threat that gave them unwanted attention. [National Post]
Senator Pamela Wallin may have to pay back over $100,000 in improperly claimed travel expenses. CBC National Affairs editor Chris Hall said the independent review set for Monday will show she owes well over the $38,000 she already voluntarily paid back. [CBC]
A 73-year-old Kingston man has died after his canoe capsized on Lake Superior along the shores of the Pukaskwa National Park. Two men were entering the mouth of the White River when their canoe tipped, and one man was swept away by the current while one managed to get safely to shore. [Globe and Mail]
INTERNATIONAL
A north Arizona family is flying home after being lost at sea for weeks after fleeing to protest the government’s stance on abortion and gay rights. Hahhah Gastonguay, 26, said, “we decided to take a leap of faith and see where God led us,” and after this was horribly unsuccessful the U.S. embassy must now fly them back. [Toronto Star]
The Egyptian police are preparing to choke off tens of thousands supporters of the ousted President Mohamed Morsi planning to gather in the street. The new government has promised to use all the force necessary. [New York Times]
Israel’s housing ministry approved the construction of 1,200 new settlement apartments to be built on land Palestinians want for their future state. The announcement came just before they named the 26 Palestinian prisoners to be freed this week. [CBC]
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