5 things to know for Wednesday July 2, 2014 1. Questioning Rob Ford: The Toronto Mayor is slated to answer reporters questions Wednesday, for the first time since he took a leave of absence for substance abuse treatment. After returning to his duties this week, Ford was cheered and jeered at a Canada Day parade, his first public appearance in the city. ctvnews.ca/canada/rob-ford-s-return-met-with-hecklers-and-fans-1.1894378 2. Partys over: Under threatening skies, thousands including Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Gov. Gen. David Johnston converged on Parliament Hill to participate in mid-week Canada Day festivities that were broadcast across the country. But the party in Ottawa was only one of many public events marking Canadas 147th birthday. ctvnews.ca/canada/canada-day-thousands-party-on-parliament-hill-1.1894310 3. Clara crosses the line: After an epic 11,000-kilometre journey across Canada to raise awareness and stamp out the stigma surrounding mental illness, Canadian Olympic Clara Hughes ended her Big Ride after 110 days on the road by – literally – rolling into Canada Day celebrations on Parliament Hill. Weve pulled together some of the highlights from Hughes ride through Canadas provinces and territories. ctvnews.ca/canada/11-000-kilometres-later-highlights-from-clara-s-big-ride-1.1894986 4. Tensions high: Palestinians threw stones and Israeli police answered with tear gas after reports that an Arab teen was kidnapped and a body found in a Jerusalem forest. Police have not said the incidents are related, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged authorities to swiftly investigate the reprehensible murder and called on all sides not to take the law into their own hands. ctvnews.ca/world/clashes-in-jerusalem-after-possible-kidnapping-killing-of-arab-teen-1.1895214 5. Surrey Six trial: Closing arguments begin Wednesday, nearly seven years after a mass killing that cast a glaring spotlight on the Vancouver areas violent underground drug trade. ctvnews.ca/canada/closing-arguments-in-surrey-six-trial-to-begin-wednesday-1.1894855
Posted on: Wed, 02 Jul 2014 11:00:43 +0000
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