Patrons leave a LCBO outlet in Mississauga, Ont., December 31, 2007. THE CANADIAN PRESS/J.P. MoczulskiCanada's patchwork of legal alcohol consumption ages could see a slight change, should Ontario side with a new recommendation to increase its age of consent.

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) released a report this week that suggested the province's legal drinking age be increased to 21 — two years older than its current mark and three years older than several other provinces.

The CAMH report says the province can decrease the $2.9 billion price tag attributed to alcohol abuse through a series of changes that would make obtaining booze more difficult and punishment for abusing it more drastic.

"While there are policy measures in place, there is still work to be done in various areas, such as alcohol pricing and advertising in order to address drinking behaviours that can be harmful," Dr. Norman Giesbrecht said in a statement.

Among that list of recommendations is the suggestion that Ontario consider boosting its legal drinking age to 21, which matches the United States but

Liberal MP Bob Rae speaks during a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Rae, former interim Liberal leader and one-time NDP premier of Ontario, is resigning as an MP, winding up a political career that stretched over 35 years and two parties. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Let’s set the Trudeau comment aside as partisan cheerleading, positivity and wishful thinking. Rae’s decision to avoid Toronto City Hall like the plague really has our attention.

In announcing his resignation as Liberal MP on Wednesday, the former interim party leader took a brief moment to address the speculation that excitedly grew ahead of the pronouncement.

No way was he going to run in Toronto's next municipal election.

“I have a marriage and some conditions have been established. I will not be a candidate for Mayor of Toronto,” Rae said during his televised press conference.

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So ended about 45 minutes of hyper-partisan enthusiasm that played out on social media.

Rae, the popular MP for Toronto Centre and the former NDP premier of Ontario, would be a

When now-former Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum resigned from the office on Tuesday, amid corruption charges, he maintained his innocence and vowed to clear his name.

“Being the mayor of Montreal is not a task one can do while defending yourself from allegations of this nature,” he said, adding that he would focus on clearing his name and removing the stain from Montreal City Hall.

Fulfilling the last half of that promise could be a full time job on its own. There is plenty of stain these days. Applebaum was brought into office late last year after his predecessor resigned amid corruption allegations.

Gerald Tremblay has not been charged in the province's anti-corruption investigation. When he stepped down in November, also maintaining his innocence, he said: "The city's functioning is much more important than my own personal interest."

Does anyone hear an echo? The sanctity of the institution has been dulled by the ongoing controversy. It is a building in need of varnish. It requires a

Shannon Everett, 27, has been charged with throwing juice at Toronto Mayor Rob Ford. Photo via UOITThe woman who allegedly hurled a container of juice at Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has hired a high-profile lawyer, who says she is ready to call the mayor's credibility into question at court.

Shannon Everett, 27, was charged with assault after Ford was struck by a cup of juice while attending an Italian street festival over the weekend.

Following the incident, according to CBC News, Ford mused on his radio program that he smelled alcohol in the drink. He and his brother, Coun. Doug Ford, discussed the issue at length and mused that it could have been a weapon, adding the incident could inspire the mayor to hire a security detail.

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High-profile lawyer Marie Henein, who represented former attorney general Michael Bryant when he was charged in the death of a cyclist, says she is representing Everett.

In a press release, Henein said she was disappointed that they mayor has chosen to comment on the case outside of court.

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Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum.

Michael Applebaum has stepped down as mayor of Montreal, one day one day after being hit with 14 charges in a massive corruption investigation.

Applebaum, who was named interim mayor in November, became the third Quebec municipal leader to step down in recent months under the pressure of the province’s ongoing investigation into impropriety involving elected officials and the construction industry.

“Being the mayor of Montreal is not a task one can do while defending yourself from allegations of this nature,” Applebaum told the public at an afternoon press conference. He maintained his innocence and promised to “erase the stain” on Montreal politics.

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Applebaum, who was arrested on Monday, has been charged in his own controversy, stemming back to his time as the mayor of Montreal's

After weeks of scandal involving allusions to dirty, grimy crack cocaine, street-level criminality, thuggery and a guy named Slurpy, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford might be looking forward to a return to white-collar legalese.

Ford will learn later this week whether Canada's top court will hear an appeal on a case that nearly saw him thrown from office, but ultimately left him vindicated.

The Supreme Court of Canada will rule Thursday on whether a challenge pertaining to Ford's conflict of interest battle can move forward, according to the Toronto Star.

Remember, this case stems back to his time as councillor, when he used city letterhead to solicit lobbyists for donations to a private charity. Later, as mayor, Ford participated in a debate and voted to excuse himself from repaying $3,150 he had been ordered to return.

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A Superior Court judge found Ford to be in violation of the city's conflict of interest law. The decision was

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

After "some serious number crunching" — Adzuna compared their data from 36 Canadian job websites with the latest Employment Insurance and unemployment statistics — the site determined the 45 best and worst places to find a job in Canada.

In top spot: Saskatoon, where there are just 4.4 job seekers per vacancy.

Other great places to find work include Nanaimo, Kamloops, Winnipeg and Regina.

"Nanaimo is a service centre for the mid-Island, a transportation hub, a draw for tourists and we have a growing technology sector developing here so, unlike other Canadian cities, our economy is not overly reliant on any one sector," says Sasha Angus, head of the Nanaimo Economic Development Corporation.

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If you're looking for work in the St. Catharines-Niagara area, however, be prepared for some major competition: there are currently 99.9

Two workers at a daycare inside Ottawa's Bayview Public School were fired after reports that children were taped to cots during nap time.Working with children must be a frustrating job: All those rambunctious little people, excited and learning and moving and not sleeping when you want them to.

If only there were a way to harness those children, to focus their attention on one task at a time. Like nap time. If only there were a way to, like, really make them nap. Something that doesn’t involving masking tape, preferably.

Sadly, a better solution wasn’t found in this case. CBC News confirmed two employees at an Ottawa daycare were fired after a parent complained that children were taped their cots during nap time.

Deborah Cooper, president of the board of Ottawa School Day Nursery Inc., said three or four senior kindergarten children were taped to their cots at the Bayview Public School daycare when they wouldn't settle down for their afternoon naps.

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An investigation was launched after a parent complained and two employees were quickly suspended and later