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Hamilton preparing to recognize sports volunteers
Award nominations open until June 16
Trump breaks with Abe, says not bothered by NK missile tests
President Donald Trump said Monday he is not “personally” bothered by recent short-range missile tests that North Korea conducted this month, breaking with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is hosting the president on four-day state visit full of pageantry.
Fiat Chrysler unveils Renault merger proposal
The proposed merger would create the world’s third-biggest automaker.
Fiat Chrysler unveils Renault merger purposal
The proposed merger would create the world’s third-biggest automaker.
Susan Clairmont: After nine years, Bonnie Tatti’s homicide remains unsolved
The investigation has been passed along from one Hamilton Police Service detective to another over the years.
Police identify man killed in Hamilton’s fourth homicide
Man charged with second-degree murder in city’s fourth homicide of the year.
Police release image of suspects in hit and run involving four-year-old boy
Police are searching for the motorcyclist who fled the scene. He was last seen heading northbound on Victoria Park Ave.
Hamilton’s massive west harbour development setting sail, slowly
Spectator Q&A: Chris Phillips, the city’s point man on west harbour redevelopment
Mississauga woman alleges she was blocked from buying a Guelph-area home because she is Black
The builder and sales agent deny the accusations, which are detailed in an Ontario human rights complaint.
Southeast Alaska experiencing first recorded extreme drought
Southeast Alaska experiencing first recorded extreme drought
High winds expand west perimeter of ongoing Alaska wildfire
High winds expand west perimeter of ongoing Alaska wildfire
Province to axe child benefit for refugee claimants and others waiting for support
“No money for food, clothing and other basic necessities” if Ontario cuts benefit for some families on welfare, Toronto warns.
Four-year-old boy suffering life-threatening injuries after hit and run
Police are searching for the motorcyclist who fled the scene. He was last seen heading northbound on Victoria Park Ave.
Hamilton housing market becoming more balanced according to Zoocasa study
Hamilton is trending towards a more balanced housing market, according to an analysis by Zoocasa that examined sold house prices and sales-to-new-listing ratios.
Obit: Lawyer William Morris was dedicated to the law and the Hamilton Jewish community
Morris served as president of the Hamilton Law Association, the Hamilton Medical-Legal Society and between 1975-2005 was a director of Legal Aid Ontario.
A last walk through the halls of Delta Secondary School
Come September, Delta students will attend the newly-built Bernie Custis Secondary School on the site of the former Scott Park Secondary School on King Street East.
Young families packing in city life and heading for a no-traffic, no-commute life
Young homebuyers have been leaving Toronto for the suburbs decades. But now, with commuting back to the city very time consuming, many are moving out of the region entirely, to enjoy a less stressed life — meaning, no traffic, no commuting.
Toronto police say condition of boy hit by motorcycle is now unconfirmed
Police say motorcyclist was last seen heading northbound on Victoria Park Ave.
Featured photo: Water colours
Silt-laden runoff creates two-tone pattern on Hamilton Harbour
Hamilton police identify man killed in fight between ‘longtime friends’
Man charged with second-degree murder in city’s fourth homicide of the year.
British climber dies on Everest as traffic jam’s toll rises to 10
The death toll from a traffic jam of climbers on Mount Everest in the Himalayas, the world’s highest summit, has risen to 10, officials said Saturday, as a record number of people tried to use a brief window of good weather to make it to the top.
Jeff Mahoney: The great Canadian advertising betrayal and the Hamilton guy who fought against it
D. Richard Truman has written a fascinating account of what happened to Canada’s once robust domestic advertising industry after free trade in the late 1980s.
Magnitude 8 earthquake strikes Amazon jungle in Peru
President Martín Vizcarra called for calm before travelling to the zone with members of his cabinet to survey the damage. He said first reports indicate a bridge had collapsed and several homes and roads had been affected. There was one reported death.
In European elections, populists may not have done as well as some expected
Gains made by populists and nationalists — combined with a strong performance of green parties — appear to have continued the weakening of Europe’s traditional mainstream parties.
3 hurt in log ride crash at California amusement park
3 hurt in log ride crash at California amusement park
Legault announces plan to electrify Quebec’s economy, reduce oil consumption
The Quebec government will reduce oil consumption in the province by 40 per cent by 2030 through a vast program to shift transportation systems, buildings and businesses to hydroelectricity.
Four-year-old boy dies after hit and run, Toronto police say
Police said the male driver of the motorcycle drove away, while a female passenger got off the motorcycle and fled on foot.
Wildfire crews watching for dangerous wind shift in High Level, Alta.
More than 360 firefighters, including many who have come from outside Alberta, are on the fire lines and also in High Level working to protect property and infrastructure.
Social media giants in hot seat as politicians consider regulations
The meeting will hear from experts on how best governments can prevent the use of social media to violate individuals’ privacy, spread fake news, sow dissension and manipulate election outcomes.
Thirty dead, 200 missing after boat sinks on Congo lake
Many of those aboard the boat that sank on Lake Mai-Ndombe were teachers, says Inongo Mayor Simon Mboo Wemba.
Four-year-old boy killed after motorcycle hit-and-run in Toronto’s east end
Police say motorcyclist was last seen heading northbound on Victoria Park Ave.
Yellow vest protest in Brussels turns violent
The yellow vest demonstration was intended to be against social injustice on the day of the European Parliament election. But it degenerated into disorder, with some protesters pelting buildings and smashing barricades.
Could this 20-year-old Montreal polyglot be Canada’s most multilingual student?
Georges Awaad, whose first language is French, said he learned early in life that he liked the sound of different languages.
‘Give Peace a Chance’: Montreal celebrates John and Yoko bed-in 50 years later
It was 50 years ago today, John and Yoko told the band to play.
Ontario eliminates Indigenous Culture Fund, cuts millions for the arts
‘I think these kind of governmental movements renew in us the feelings that we’re not valuable, that we’re not equal again,” said Dawn Setford, president of Aboriginal Arts Collective of Canada.
Ireland votes by large margin to liberalize divorce laws
Divorce was banned in the largely Roman Catholic country until 1995.
In limbo: Bid to get D-Day beaches added to list of UN World Heritage sites
Hopes dashed the application might have been heard in time to celebrate this year’s 75th anniversary of the Juno landings.
Judge blocks Trump from building sections of border wall
U.S. District Judge Haywood Gilliam Jr.’s order, issued Friday, prevents work from beginning on two of the highest-priority, Pentagon-funded wall projects — one spanning 74 kilometres in New Mexico and another covering eight kilometres in Yuma, Ariz.
German official advises Jews against wearing skullcaps in public
Government report shows politically motivated crimes in Germany were down, but anti-Semitic crimes were up by 20 per cent.
UN urges Canada to take more vulnerable Mexican migrants from Central America
The United Nations is urging Canada to help ease Mexico’s refugee burden by helping resettle some of the most vulnerable of its new arrivals, including women, children and members of the LGBTQ community.
Online supplier of abortion pills defies FDA order to stop providing them in U.S.
Rebecca Gomperts runs Women on Web, a non-profit that ships abortion pills made in India to women in countries where the practice is illegal.
Sumo diplomacy: Abe courts Trump with burgers, golf, more
The golf, sumo, dinner — with a cheeseburger lunch wedged in — were part of a diplomatic package designed by Shinzo Abe to stay on Donald Trump’s good side amid tensions between their governments over trade and other issues.
Is the latest spate of tornadoes a new normal in Missouri and Kansas?
The last time the region had so many back-to-back tornadoes was in May 2003.
Latest arena for China’s growing global ambitions: The Arctic
For China, the retreating ice potentially offers two big prizes: new sources of energy and a faster shipping route across the top of the world. To that end, the country is cultivating deeper ties with Russia.
Woman lost in Hawaii forest is found alive after 17 days
35-year-old Amanda Eller was found after losing her way in the Makawao Forest Reserve on the northern side of Maui on May 8, when a 5-kilometre hike turned into a two-week fight for her life.
Tornado kills 2 people and injures 29 others in Oklahoma
The twister touched down in El Reno, about 25 miles west of Oklahoma City, late Saturday night.
Could this 20-year-old polyglot be Canada’s most multilingual student?
Georges Awaad answers the phone with a polite “Hello,” but he could just as easily answer in Arabic, French, Japanese, or any of the other 15 languages he speaks.
UN urges Canada to take more vulnerable migrants from Central America
As more families are forced northward, the UN is looking for ways for Canada to help resettle more of the migrants that have arrived in Mexico.
Man fatally stabbed in Hamilton’s fourth homicide
EMS, police and firefighters tried to save him, according to police, but he was pronounced dead on the scene.
137-year-old Winchester rifle found in Nevada has new home
Weathered Winchester rifle found in Nevada park has new home
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