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.
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper has nominated Joe Friday, a lawyer and long-time public servant, to be Canada's next public sector integrity commissioner.
VANCOUVER — Veteran defensive back Ryan Phillips agreed to a contract extension with the B.C. Lions on Monday. The new deal will keep Phillips, who has spent his entire 11-year CFL career in B.C., with the Lions through the 2016 season.
OTTAWA — A woman was expelled from the House of Commons today after exposing her breasts. The group FEMEN Quebec claimed responsibility a few minutes later on social media, saying the act was meant to highlight its opposition to the government's Bill C-51.
MCBRIDE, B.C. — The bodies of two men from Alberta killed in an avalanche near Prince George, B.C., on Saturday have been recovered.
CALGARY — WestJet (TSX:WJA) is warning customers after uncovering a scam involving a deeply discounted airfare offer for travellers headed to an upcoming conference in the United States.
MIAMI — A Canadian man is scheduled to plead guilty in Miami today to charges he travelled to Florida to have sex with someone investigators say he believed was an underage boy.