Reaction to the 2009 Budget

From surpluses to unemployment benefits to infrastructure spending, here is a roundup of reaction culled from interviews, Twitter and CBC comments.

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3 more suspects arrested in slaying of U.K. soldier: British police investigating the savage killing of an off-duty soldier in London have arrested three more suspects. more »

Toronto mayor's brother says he never dealt drugs: The brother of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has vehemently denied allegations in Saturday's Globe and Mail that he was involved in the illicit drug trade in the 1980s. more »
Hockey Canada votes to ban bodychecking in peewee hockey: Hockey Canada's board of directors voted to eliminate bodychecking from peewee-level hockey on Saturday in Charlottetown. more »
Neil Macdonald: How serious is Obama about curbing the drone surge?: In a key speech this week, the U.S. president set out a host of supposed new safeguards for America's controversial practice of remote-controlled rough justice. But as Neil Macdonald writes, the underlying rationale for drone use has not fundamentally changed. more »
Ontario man lost in Australian mountains has survival skills: The sister of an Ontario man who disappeared in Australia's Snowy Mountains nearly two weeks ago says she remains hopeful he will be found, partly because of his training as a Canadian Forces reservist. more »

Toronto mayor's brother says he never dealt drugs: The brother of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has vehemently denied allegations in Saturday's Globe and Mail that he was involved in the illicit drug trade in the 1980s. more »

Ontario man lost in Australian mountains has survival skills: The sister of an Ontario man who disappeared in Australia's Snowy Mountains nearly two weeks ago says she remains hopeful he will be found, partly because of his training as a Canadian Forces reservist. more »
Protesters march against GMO giant Monsanto in 430 cities: Marches and rallies against seed giant Monsanto were held across Canada, the U.S. and in dozens of other countries Saturday. more »
Royal Bank pledges not to outsource jobs for cash savings: Royal Bank has promised it will never outsource a Canadian job to a foreign worker solely to save money. more »
McDonald's CEO chastised by 9-year-old B.C. girl: A girl from Kelowna, B.C., is making international headlines for chastising the CEO of McDonald's during the corporation's annual shareholders meeting in Chicago on Thursday. more »

Is any work being done at Toronto City Hall? May. 24, 2013 4:29 PM Many people in Toronto worry Rob Ford's notoriety and chaos in the mayor's office may have lasting consequences for the city.