at 14:43 on May 22, 2013, EDT.

'I did not know,' Harper says about chief of staff's $90K payment to Duffy

LIMA, Peru - Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he did not know about — nor was he asked to sign off on — the arrangement that saw his chief of staff, Nigel Wright, cut a personal cheque for $90,000 to Sen. Mike Duffy.

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at 13:42 on May 22, 2013, EDT.

Brother of Rob Ford calls on media to stop 'harassment' over alleged crack video

TORONTO - Toronto Mayor Rob Ford still isn't saying much about allegations that a cellphone video appears to show him smoking crack cocaine, but Doug Ford says his brother has told him the reports are untrue and he believes him.

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at 14:41 on May 22, 2013, EDT.

Duffy says he welcomes same Senate committee re-examining his expenses

OTTAWA - Mike Duffy says he's pleased that his expenses will again be reviewed by the same Senate committee that gave him the green light last month.

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at 14:12 on May 22, 2013, EDT.

Quebec government polls public on 'problem' of religious accommodation

QUEBEC - The Quebec government is turning to public opinion as it seeks to set guidelines for minority rights.

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at 13:55 on May 22, 2013, EDT.

Halifax parent irate over claims students at school had mouths taped shut

HALIFAX - The father of a seven-year-old boy whose mouth was allegedly taped closed by an after-school monitor says school officials in Halifax reacted slowly and incompletely to the incident.

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at 13:54 on May 22, 2013, EDT.

Novelty sets containing small, powerful magnets recalled, pose danger to kids

TORONTO - Health Canada has issued a recall for a number of adult novelty products containing small, powerful magnets that can be swallowed or inhaled by children.

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