You would think that after Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's latest scandal — his alleged use of crack cocaine — the haters would be out in full force. Sensational headlines, calls for his resignation, demands for an criminal investigation ... the works.

And while there are still plenty of those, this latest scandal hasn't quite sold seats on the anti-Rob Ford bandwagon like the magnet-gates of the past. Ford supporters are holding strong, and Yahoo! Canada News visitors appear adamant on seeing the proof before they label the mayor of Canada's largest city a drug user.

[ Related: Video of Mayor Ford allegedly smoking crack is up for sale: Gawker ]

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford addressed the city's casino debate Tuesday morning, but said nothing about the drug allegations. Our coverage of Ford's latest scandal was met with quite a few damning comments, many of which taking aim at the Toronto Star for publishing such unsubstantiated claims.

Here's a comment from a Y! visitor by the name of Andrew to kick us off:

I'm not a Rob Ford fan - not one bit - but I don't like unsubstantiated rumours like this one. And I certainly

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Earlier this week, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau released a video asking Canadians to send him a question about "middle-class concerns" that he can ask Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Question Period.

That made us wonder ... if you could ask one question of Stephen Harper, what would it be?

Here's what you said:

And here's what we said:

Andy Radia: This is such a gimmick. Anybody who watches Question Period knows that governments do not really answer questions, they deflect them. Nevertheless, I would ask the prime minister about the hot topic of the day: the Senate. My question is as follows: "Mr. Speaker, prior to forming government in 2006, the prime minister railed against the Senate calling it 'a relic of the 19th century' and a place for friends and insiders of Liberal prime ministers. Why did the prime minister change his mind about the senate and decide to appoint 58 of his party staffers, ex-candidates, financial contributors and Tory-friendly media?"

Matthew Coutts: Andy and I

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Cartoon by Wes TyrellOn Thursday night, deeming that he was "a significant distraction" to his colleagues, Senator Mike Duffy resigned his position within the Conservative caucus.

But was it enough?

[ Yahoo! special coverage: Canada's Senate under siege ]

On Wednesday, it was revealed that Nigel Wright, the prime minister's chief of staff, had written a cheque to cover Duffy's $90,172 in improperly-claimed living expenses. Duffy had been asked to repay the money after it was revealed that he had claimed his Prince Edward Island residence as his primary residence, despite an audit that showed he spent the majority of his time at a home in the Ottawa area.

"Mr. Duffy agreed to repay the expenses because it was the right thing to do," according to Andrew MacDougall, director of communications for Prime Minister Stephen Harper. "However, Mr. Duffy was unable to make a timely repayment. Mr. Wright therefore wrote a cheque from his personal account for the full amount owing so that Mr. Duffy could repay the

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Chris Hadfield's five-month stint as commander of the International Space Station has launched the Canadian cosmonaut into celebrity stardom — no pun intended.

With his frequent tweets, breathtaking photos, intriguing experiments and David Bowie covers, Hadfield quickly became the most socially engaged astronaut to date, giving us a peek into his daily routine in space. 

NASA and the Canadian Space Agency are surely hoping to use Hadfield's experience to reinvigorate the public's interest in our space endeavours. So we thought we'd ask: Has Chris Hadfield renewed your interest in space?

Here's what you said:

So what do you think? Share your thoughts in the comments area below.

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Those of us who followed the provincial election in British Columbia on Tuesday already know what a wild and crazy night it turned out to be.

For the rest, here is a quick synopsis: The pollsters got it dead wrong.

Every poll conducted in the lead up to Tuesday's vote had the NDP forming government, with Leader Adrian Dix becoming the new premier. Instead, the "floundering" Liberal government increased its power base and formed an even larger majority government.

As Yahoo! Canada's politics blogger Andy Radia points out, this follows on the heels of a complete muck-up in calling the Alberta provincial election as well. It makes you wonder what place polling has in politics today.

[Political Points: Liberals pull off surprise victory in B.C. election ]

One political scientist told Postmedia News that new forms of polling are part of the problem. Online polls and reaching respondents by cell phone, not only are they less reliable they are also easier to ignore. And even if those contacted do

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Hamilton police confirmed Tuesday morning that they had found the body of Tim Bosma, a young father who disappeared under mysterious circumstances just over a week ago.

Bosma disappeared last Monday night after accompanying two men who took his 2007 Dodge Ram pickup truck on a test drive. Bosma had posted the truck for sale on Kijiji and AutoTrader.

Just last week a father of two in Connecticut was killed after setting off to sell a Samsung tablet he had advertised on Craigslist.

And last month, Richard James Beasley was convicted of murdering three men who answered a Craigslist ad to work on an Ohio cattle farm.

While most people use free online classifieds services are honest shoppers looking for a good deal, it's clear that these venues can be used for scams, robberies and even murder. And for all the stories of bargains, there is a growing number of horror stories in connection to these sites.

Will what happened to Tim Bosma change how you use online classifieds?

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Nova Scotia has voted to eliminate bodychecking for peewee hockey players, who are typically between 11- and 12-years old. The changes will take effect in the 2013-14 season, which begins in September.

According to Hockey Nova Scotia, the decision came after research in Alberta showed that there was a three-fold increase in the risk of injuries to peewee players in leagues that allowed bodychecking versus those in Quebec, where bodychecking is not allowed until bantam, where players are 13- to 14-years old.

Hockey Alberta has also recently banned bodychecking in peewee hockey leagues.

But critics argue that if players are not allowed to hit early in youth hockey, it actually increases their risk of injury when they advance into leagues that permit it, because they will not know how to correctly deliver or absorb a bodycheck. Others say that without body contact, it's simply not Canadian hockey.

"There are a lot of hockey purists out there that believe hockey should always have the checking

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It won't be until September 2014 when Luka Magnotta faces murder charges in the death of Jun Lin. That's two years after his arrest, and 16 months since his preliminary hearing.

That amount of time isn't unusual for the Canadian justice system. Robert Pickton's trial began almost five years after he was arrested. And Paul Bernardo didn't face charges until two years and three months after he was formally charged.

The reason is logistics – a six- to eight-month trial requires a big block of designated court time and the facilities, judge, lawyers and witnesses all need to be available at the same time. Magnotta's lawyer, Luc Leclair, initially requested an April 2014 start date – but there weren't facilities available until September.

That leaves witnesses and Jun Lin's family in a state of pause until the findings are revealed in court a year and a half from now. There will be no answers and no justice until then.

So we asked: Should the courts prioritize high-profile cases so they occur

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