Cracks appear as Ford drops another clanger

New court documents suggest troubled Toronto mayor Rob Ford may have offered $5,000 and a car to suspected drug dealers in exchange for a video that appears to show him smoking crack cocaine.

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford says he is “embarrassed” after a new video surfaced showing him in a rambling rage, threatening to “murder” someone.

A new video surfaced yesterday showing Toronto mayor Rob Ford in a rage, using threatening words including “kill” and “murder” as the saga that has gripped Canadians for months took yet another twist.

Toronto mayor Rob Ford apologised for being “hammered” in public and acknowledged the need to curb his drinking, but the mayor of Canada’s largest city didn’t address allegations of drug use and said he will remain in his job despite mounting pressure to resign.

Toronto police say they have obtained a video that appears to show Mayor Rob Ford smoking a crack pipe – a video he had claimed did not exist and has been at the core of a scandal that has Canada for months.

USA: Forty years ago, the Pascagoula incident, in which two men said they encountered an unidentified flying object and its occupants, made headlines across America and sparked a new wave of reports of UFO sightings.

Toronto’s troubled mayor said a purported video of him smoking crack cocaine did not exist and vowed to seek re-election next year.

A video purportedly of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack has caused an uproar in Canada. Mr Ford yesterday called the allegations “ridiculous”.

Justin Bieber has been offered a role in 'Les Miserables'.

Corey Haim's funeral has taken place in Toronto.

Science fiction writer Peter Watts was pepper-sprayed and arrested after police said he became aggressive during an inspection on the US border, it emerged today.

THE horrific scale of the abuse carried out against children made headlines around the world.

A senior campaign worker for Canada’s governing Conservative Party has resigned after admitting writing a pro-Iraq war speech for prime minister Stephen Harper that plagiarised another world leader’s address.

The stage version of J R R Tolkien’s The Lord Of The Rings finally opened in London last night with a standing ovation for its cast of singing orcs and dancing hobbits but mixed reviews from the critics.

Lawyers for some of the 14 Muslim terror suspects held in an alleged plot to blow up buildings complained at a bail hearing today about the treatment of their clients, saying one of them was beaten by a guard.

Canadian authorities said today they had foiled plans for terrorist attacks in southern Ontario with the arrests of 17 people who were “inspired by al-Qaida".

Four of the five suspects in the killing of eight members of the Bandidos biker gang made brief court appearances in St Thomas, Ontario, today via a video link from jail.

A 72-year-old Canadian man has become the first person over 70 to run a marathon in under three hours.

A SAN FRANCISCO couple is suing Air Canada for $5 million claiming the airline lost their tab

A Canadian man mistakenly cleared of attempted murder when the jury foreman coughed as he read the verdict is to get a new trial.