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(Toronto Sun files)

LCBO strike averted

Here's something to cheer about. The LCBO reached a tentative deal with its unionized employees late Thursday — just two hours away from a midnight strike deadline.

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford leaves city hall without speaking to reporters after the Casino Vote at City Hall in Toronto May 21, 2013. (Dave Abel/QMI Agency)

Rob Ford ducks reporters

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford drove out of city hall Tuesday without responding to allegations he's on video smoking what appears to be crack cocaine.

Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak talks to media Friday, May 17, 2013. (ANTONELLA ARTUSO/Toronto Sun)

Hudak rips Godfrey's OLG removal

The ham-fisted removal of Paul Godfrey from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) is a sign that the provincial Liberal government and its gaming modernization plan is “off the rails,” PC Leader Tim Hudak says.