Toys “R” Us closes 180 US stores, Canadian will stay open

Toys “R” Us will close 180 stores in the US as it tries to deal with debt and the onslaught of Amazon.com. That’s 20 percent of its 900 locations there. Toys “R” Us Canada president Melanie Teed-Murch said all 83 stores will remain open for business. Then, Elton John says he will soon stop touring. This appears to be a response to the appeal of family life at home with children. Below that, Scarborough’s Mike Meyers has been inducted into the Order of Canada. And finally, an outspoken CP Rail conductor who was in the cab of the engine during a derailment has been fired for a second time. You be the judge.