TORONTO — Former Toronto Mayor Rob Ford says he'll undergo surgery for his cancerous tumour on May 11.
Ford met with his doctors on Thursday afternoon and says he was told his tumour has shrunk enough to operate.
Ford has received both chemotherapy and radiation since doctors discovered the tumour last September.
As a result of the cancer diagnosis, Ford gave up his re-election bid as mayor and instead ran for his old council seat, which he won in the October election.
PORT HARDY, B.C. — Shushartie Bay, the east trailhead of Vancouver Island's remote North Coast Trail, greets visitors "with brooding silence and isolation," writes Maria Bremner.
TORONTO — Lee Steven Chapelle had heard of "Get Hard," a new flick about a white-collar criminal prepping for a prison sentence, but was surprised to learn it was a comedy.
PORT HARDY, B.C. — A 4.9 magnitude earthquake has hit off Vancouver Island but it appears nobody has felt it.
Christopher Phillips pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of uttering threats and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.
NANAIMO, B.C. — Mounties are recommending charges of assault with a weapon and uttering threats against a man they say threatened two women with a two-by-four in Nanaimo, B.C.
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — The parent of Canadian fashion retailers Ricki's, Bootlegger and Cleo says it plans to close some underperforming stores over the next 30 days and will review corporate staffing levels under court protection from creditors.