TORONTO – Jim Flaherty, the former finance minister who took the country from surplus to huge, recession-spawned deficits and back to within an eyelash of a surplus, earned an international reputation as a cautious, conservative steward of the public purse.
Until mid-March, the jocular, wise-cracking Flaherty had been the only finance minister the Harper government had ever known.
He died suddenly Thursday at 64.
WEATHER
Mainly sunny. High 14 except 10 near Lake Ontario. UV index 5 or moderate.
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TRAFFIC AND TRANSIT
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Sports:
Blue Jays:
R.A.Dickey gave up a two-run homer to Robbie Grossman in the fifth inning and a three-run shot to Jonathan Villar in the seventh as Toronto missed a chance for a three-game sweep by dropping a 6-4 decision to Houston at Rogers Centre.
Leafs:
- Pop-ups and ‘passion meter’: What’s new this year as Leafs, Bruins square off
- Abandoned dogs being found in ‘deplorable condition,’ Brampton warns
- Police watchdog charges Peel officer involved in crash that seriously injured woman
- Ford government divided over Speaker’s ban on keffiyehs at Queen’s Park
Nick Bjugstad had two goals and an assist to lift the Florida Panthers to a 4-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night.
IN THE NEWS…
Several media reports say Brendan Shanahan will become the new president of hockey operations for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Emergency track repairs have resulted in the delayed opening of subway service between Bloor-Yonge and Eglinton stations on Saturday.
A state of emergency is in effect in Belleville because of rising water levels.
All federal departments using software vulnerable to the so-called Heartbleed bug have been ordered to immediately disable public websites.
Australia’s prime minister said on Friday authorities are confident that a series of underwater signals detected in a remote patch of the Indian Ocean are coming from the missing Malaysia Airlines plane.
ALSO COMING UP TODAY…
Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa speaks to the Economic Club of Canada about “Investing in a Stronger Ontario.” (11:45 a.m. at InterContinental Hotel, 225 Front St. W.)
Nancy and Rob Campana and Amanda Iarusso from the I CAN donate campaign, joined by Windsor West MP Brian Masse and nine other MPs, will provide an update on House of Commons’ Petition 412 calling for changes to organ donation eligibility legislation. (11 a.m. at St. Clair College MediaPlex, 275 Victoria Avenue, Windsor)
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