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Parents who adopt get less paid leave than biological parents. That’s unfair, new report says
“We’re not asking for more than biological families,” said Valerie Howes of Adopt4Life: Ontario’s Adoptive Parents Association. “We’re just asking to catch up with them.”
Hamilton construction chaos: Three major road closures start this week
Big repaving or reconstruction projects on Locke, Cannon and Red Hill.
'Ridiculous': Police say this ride-share driver in Oakville was watching soccer game while driving
A man operating a ride-sharing vehicle in Oakville has been charged with distracted driving and handed a hefty fine and a three-day driver's licence suspension after police say he was watching a soccer match while behind the wheel.
Speaking with confidence: First Waterdown Toastmasters Club celebrates 25 years
After 25 years in Waterdown, Toastmasters’ mission to empower people through the fine art of public speaking and gaining leadership skills is still strong.
Jamie Oliver’s UK restaurant chain collapses into insolvency
The company operates 23 Jamie’s Italian restaurants in the U.K.
New ‘digital charter’ to emphasize Canadians’ control over personal data
The federal Liberals are releasing a set of principles for regulating the digital sphere and promising “strong enforcement” against tech giants that break the law. But the document stops short of promising a timetable for action.
Missing woman, 32, from Brampton last seen in Toronto
Peel Regional Police are searching for a 32-year-old woman from Brampton who has been reported missing.
The US put nuclear waste under a dome on a Pacific island. Now it’s cracking open.
At 6:45 a.m. on March 1, 1954, the blue sky stretching over the south Pacific Ocean was split open by an enormous red flash.
Repaving Hamilton’s Red Hill Valley Parkway: Here’s what you need to know about the highway closure
The northbound lanes of the busy parkway will close for resurfacing at 9 p.m. May 21 and work could continue into July.
Jeff Mahoney: Hamilton Spectator fan Joel Eastwood helps track Stormy Daniels hush money trail
Now at the Wall Street Journal, he was part of a Pulitzer-winning team.
Arctic hunger grew after federal program: study
Food insecurity grew in Nunavut after federal program to fight hunger: study
Airline group predicts another record for summer travel
Airline group predicts another record for summer travel
Hiker and his dog lived off the land while lost in Alaska
Hiker and his dog lived off the land while lost in Alaska
NY mayor orders probe into taxi medallion brokers
NY mayor orders probe into taxi medallion brokers
More women, fewer minorities receive appointments under Liberals’ ‘merit-based’ process, documents show
The Liberals’ process for appointments has screened out 61.8 per cent of visible-minority candidates as insufficiently qualified, compared with 37.6 per cent of applicants who are not visible minorities.
Three handwritten wills found in Aretha Franklin’s home
Latest will dated March 2014 and appears to give the famous singer’s assets to family members.
Sweden requests detention order for WikiLeaks’ Assange
The development sets up a possible future tug-of-war between Sweden and the United States over any extradition of Assange from Britain.
‘All I have now are the memories’: Hamilton mom loses her second son to homicide
Shariek Douse, 33, died after being stabbed May 18 near East Avenue. Nearly four years earlier, his brother Shariek Douse was shot to death in the North End.
Money laundering report a wake-up call for Canada, but some provinces skeptical
“It’s a big B.C. problem, but it’s everybody’s problem.”
American Airlines sues unions, accusing workers of slowdown
American Airlines sues unions, accusing workers of slowdown
Diplomat, peacekeeper: Saskatchewan First Nation awaits Poundmaker exoneration
A ceremony on Thursday will include an apology from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Martin Regg Cohn: Doug Ford’s post-budget plan to declare bankruptcy
Doug Ford was hoping his first budget would recast him as a kinder, gentler premier. It didn’t go according to plan.
Two kids from U.S. rescued after spending night alone on B.C. mountain
Father and two children got off course and ended up slipping down a creek bed.
Growing wildfire prompts warning to Alberta town: Prepare for evacuation
Town of High Level said residents should fill gas tanks, gather important documents and prepare food and water.
This week in Hamilton politics: What you need to know
Hamilton’s affordable housing crisis and access to menstrual health products are on the list of can’t-miss political debates this week.
Municipalities grapple with hundreds of millions in provincial funding cuts
Ontario’s municipalities say they may be forced to raise taxes or cut services due to provincial government cuts that will likely equal well over half a billion dollars in lost annual funding and forgone revenue.
Sales good but Ford cutting more jobs
Ford continues cutting as earlier announced. Most of 7,000 white collar terminations will be done in a few weeks.
Focus on traumatized boys critical to gender equality, new research shows
The key to achieving gender equality over the next decade or so involves addressing conditions and stereotypes harmful to both girls and boys, researchers say.
City’s LGBTQ advisory committee wants change, and is willing to boycott Pride month flag raising to get it
Disagreement over whether sweeping motion falls within committee’s mandate
Jeff Mahoney: Hamilton Spectator fan Joel Eastwood helps track Stormy Daniels hush money trail
Now at the Wall Street Journal, he was part of a Pulitzer-winning team.
Iran claims it has quadrupled production of enriched uranium
Officials stress limit far below what’s needed for atomic weapon
Canadian retaliatory tariffs lifted as U.S. kills steel aluminum penalties
Finance Minister Bill Morneau said Canada had lifted the retaliatory duties on U.S. steel and aluminum and more than 70 other products including licorice, coffee, sleeping bags and ketchup.
Ukrainian president disbands parliament after being sworn in
A snap parliamentary election will be held within two months of his signing a formal dissolution decree.
Fifth migrant child dies after detention by U.S. Border Patrol
The U.S. government says a 16-year-old Guatemalan died Monday at a Border Patrol station in South Texas.
Motorcyclist, 23, dies in Milton crash
Halton police seeking witnesses to early Monday fatality
Marineland attributes deaths of two deer to activist-triggered stampede
Marineland has temporarily closed its deer park after officials say two people intentionally caused the animals to stampede Saturday, resulting in the deaths of two deer.
Correction
A photo caption in Saturday’s Spectator provided an incorrect description of We Need A Law. The advocacy organization is against abortions. The Spectator regrets the error.
Fifty firefighters converged on blaze that destroyed Flamborough barn
A volunteer firefighter was hospitalized for exhaustion, but no other people or animals were injured by the fire.
China’s pig disease outbreak pushes up global pork prices
Hong Kong retiree Lee Wai-man loves pork fresh from the market but eats a lot less now that the price has jumped as China struggles with a deadly swine disease that has sent shockwaves through global meat markets.
Ford is cutting 7,000 white-collar jobs
The company said in a statement it does not have details of the impact on its Canadian workforce, but added all restructuring actions in North America will be wrapped up by June.
Students accused of putting bodily fluids in teachers' food
Students accused of putting bodily fluids in teachers' food
Girl's body found after being swept away by Arkansas stream
Girl's body found after being swept away by Arkansas stream
Trump warns Iran not to threaten US or it will face ‘end’
Trump’s tweet follows days of heightened tension sparked by his administration’s sudden deployment of bombers and an aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf over still-unspecified threats.
Barry and Honey Sherman’s neighbours cite mysterious 911 call, visitor on day before billionaires found dead
Police investigated a 911 call on the Sherman’s street when the couple lay dead or dying, neighbours say. A security camera also captured a car pulling up and a man approaching the house three times.
Negotiators who cut a trade deal with Trump have advice for you
Mexican consultant says ‘even when you have gotten to a place where a deal seems likely, expect an extra push. Be prepared for a hostile and extremely unpredictable environment’
Eiffel Tower closed down after intruder tries to climb up
Eiffel Tower closed down after intruder tries to climb up
Alaska ferry service may have to pay armed Canadian police
Alaska ferry service may have to pay armed Canadian police
Midland puts forth position paper supporting amalgamated north Simcoe
"This document speaks to how we might deal with the government’s request for effectiveness and efficiencies."
He played Ukraine’s president on TV. Now he has taken office as the real one.
Zelensky, an entertainer who has never held elected office, signalled he was ready to do battle with the political establishment.
China has a new facial recognition app — this time for pandas
“You no longer need to worry about making the pandas angry by calling them by the wrong name,” the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding wrote on Weibo
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