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Gawker claims to have seen video of Rob Ford using crack cocaine pipe
A published report says a video that appears to show Toronto mayor Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine is being shopped around by a group of men allegedly involved in the drug trade.
There was no way to verify the video, however, which was the subject of a report on Gawker on Thursday and then became the subject of numerous stories.
The Toronto Star said two of its reporters watched the video and said it appears to show Ford in a room, sitting in a chair, inhaling from what appears to be a glass crack pipe.
A story on the Star website Friday also alleges Ford makes several disparaging and crude remarks about Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and the high school football team he coaches.
A lawyer retained by Ford, Dennis Morris, told the newspaper that Thursday’s publication by the Gawker website of some details related to the video was “false and defamatory.”
Panda watch, commence! Toronto Zoo’s furry new rock stars make their debut
Da Mao and Er Shun were treated like rock stars on Thursday as dignitaries flocked to the Toronto Zoo for a sneak peak of the new giant pandas.
The unveiling began with a flautist leading children from Davisville Public School and Yip’s Children’s Choir, who sang the Canadian and Chinese national anthems. (Darren Calabrese / National Post)
Toronto’s High Park cherry blossoms draw big crowds, kvetchers
Since Friday the flowering cherry trees have brought throngs of spring revelers, with their dogs, strollers, soap bubble makers, wedding dresses and especially, cameras to Toronto’s biggest park. Sitting in clumps facing the sparkle of Grenadier Pond, our citizenry resemble a Seurat painting. (Graeme Roy / The Canadian Press)
‘Classless’ fan toting ‘Toronto Stronger’ sign, mocking ‘Boston Strong,’ at Leafs-Bruins game causes outcry
A Toronto fan sparked social media outrage on Monday night by toting a “Toronto Stronger” sign at the Leafs-Bruins playoff game.
The slogan appeared to be a mocking reference to “Boston Strong,” used to boost spirits in the wake of the Boston Marathon Bombings.
Boston fans quickly took to Twitter to berate the fan — and lost no opportunity to poke fun at the opposing team’s less-than-stellar record. (Twitter)
In praise of our own — National Post’s photographer Tyler Anderson won a National Newspaper Award in the News Feature Photography category for this shot of a man sleeping behind a curtain during a speech given by Toronto Mayor Rob Ford at a Toronto Real Estate Board luncheon in Toronto, Ontario, Friday, June 1, 2012. (Tyler Anderson/National Post) — Read more about Mr. Anderson’s NNA win
Since it has been awhile since the Leafs have been made the playoffs has a refresher on the protocols.
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What does a $26,000 Scotch taste like? Some tasting notesIt would take a connoisseur to catch the Toronto thief of a bottle of Glenfiddich 50 Year Old. Adam McDowell is up to the task, and presents some clues as what might appeal (other than its resale value) in this marquee bottle of Scotch.[Photo credit: Handout]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/24af42fc8cf24304ba6781098f11f740/tumblr_mlthhrvTVO1s0oiwfo1_1280.jpg)
What does a $26,000 Scotch taste like? Some tasting notes
It would take a connoisseur to catch the Toronto thief of a bottle of Glenfiddich 50 Year Old. Adam McDowell is up to the task, and presents some clues as what might appeal (other than its resale value) in this marquee bottle of Scotch.
[Photo credit: Handout]
Man walks into Toronto LCBO, steals $26,000 bottle of scotch: police
Toronto police are looking for a thief with expensive tastes. They say a man went into the Queens Quay LCBO earlier this month and went to the vintage section, where he selected a rare bottle of 50-year-old Glenfiddich Single Malt scotch.
The 700-millilitre bottle, which was in a glass case, is worth $26,000. Only 50 bottles were made worldwide.
The organizing committee for the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games has narrowed its search for the tournament’s mascot to six finalists … and this is what they came up with.
Not sure why two of them have masks (vigilante mascots?) or why that moose is so darn happy. And don’t even talk to us about the raccoon.
The winner will be chosen by Canadians through an online vote. Because that ended well last time.
Don Jail has done its time: After 150 years of controversy, notorious Toronto facility to be shut down
The Don Jail is full of ghosts. Ghosts of the executed, of the murdered, of the suicides; ghosts of their countless victims, whose legacies are forever tied to these men. The terrible history hangs heavy in the hallways, reveals itself in the etchings on cell walls, still preserved beneath layers of thick paint.
But after casting its shadow over east-end Toronto for a century and a half — surviving a raft of controversies and repeated calls for reform — the city’s most notorious jail is preparing to ship out its final inmates and shut down for good. The oldest section, featuring the iconic limestone image of Father Time above its entrance, has already morphed into administrative offices for the new Bridgepoint hospital next door, which begins treating patients this weekend. The rest of the Don, attached to the east end of the original building, will be decommissioned and torn down once the province opens its replacement, the Toronto South Detention Centre in Etobicoke, this fall. (Tyler Anderson/National Post; Illustrations: Richard Johnson/National Post)
THERE IS NO ESCAPE: A fan is grabbed by security as he tries to climb over the outfield wall after running onto the field and sliding into second base during a game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Boston Red Sox in Toronto, Ontario, April 7, 2013. (Photo: Tyler Anderson/National Post)
School officials found a Toronto-area teenager with a handwritten manifesto detailing a plan to abduct, torture, rape and kill a girl in the school’s “sound-proof music room.” The disturbing discovery came after a schoolmate was threatened with outrageous sexual violence in an online chat.
Quick intervention by a teacher and a call to police may have averted tragedy; a judge has declared the young man, who was 17 at the time, “a sadist” and found him guilty of threatening bodily harm.
Ever wonder what can happen when everyone does the RIGHT thing in the face of scary school violence?
My exclusive story in the National Post shows you: http://natpo.st/10f6HLD
(Photo: Paul Sakuma / The Associated Press)
It’s time. The Toronto Blue Jays open their season on Tuesday night. Find out everything you need to know about this World serious team: http://natpo.st/10sQJ1G (Photo: Darren Calabrese/National Post)
