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‘In the same cell block’: 1 dead after 6 suspected drug overdoses at Maplehurst Correctional Complex in Milton
Halton Regional Police are investigating six suspected drug overdoses Tuesday evening (May 7) at Milton’s Maplehurst Correctional Complex, one of the resulting in death.
Brampton expects answer from Ford government on Peel Region’s future by August
The City of Brampton is expecting a decision from the Ford government on whether the Region of Peel will amalgamate, dissolve or remain as is in a matter of months.
Artists up for $33,000 in prizes at City of Hamilton Arts Awards
Winners will be announced during an awards’ show on Thursday, June 13, at Theatre Aquarius Dofasco Centre for the Arts.
Briefs: Former Justin Trudeau adviser lands new role
Gerald Butts resigned as Trudeau’s principal secretary in March, amid the furor over the SNC-Lavalin affair.
Jean Vanier, founder of international charity that helps the developmentally disabled, has died at 90
Jean Vanier, whose charity work helped improve conditions for the developmentally disabled in Canada and multiple other countries over the past half-century, has died at 90.
MPP Sam Oosterhoff’s office calls cops on library-loving seniors
Police were called to MPP Sam Oosterhoff’s riding office Tuesday after a group of older adults clutching books showed up to stage a “read in” over provincial library cuts.
Ontario municipalities getting at least $80M less for child care, group says
Education Minister Lisa Thompson says municipalities can find ways to find money.
Former McMaster science superstar slapped with heavy costs in prolonged court battle
He may have avoided prison, but now he is shackled by more than $1 million in debt.
Venezuela’s top court targets opposition lawmakers
The action comes one week after opposition leader Juan Guaidó urged soldiers to oust Maduro, who has taken steps to reassert his authority in the aftermath of the failed uprising.
More than 150 firefighters tackle blaze at Toronto high school, homes evacuated
The blaze was a six-alarm fire, prompting the highest level of response by the service. The intensity of the fire, coupled with strong winds blowing smoke into the surrounding neighbourhoods, made bringing the fire under control harder.
Report: Iran prepares to partially withdraw from nuclear deal
The terms of the withdrawal remain unclear, though the IRNA news agency said President Hassan Rouhani will explain Iran’s decision in letters to leaders of Britain, France and Germany that will be handed to ambassadors in Tehran.
The Latest: San Francisco bans cash-snubbing stores
The Latest: San Francisco bans cash-snubbing stores
A driver on the QEW did this. “Please don’t,” says OPP
OPP are looking for the driver
Freeland affirms Arctic co-operation with U.S. despite differences on impact from climate change
Canada is holding out hope it can collaborate with the Trump administration on Arctic challenges even though the United States has blocked the Arctic Council from issuing a unanimous declaration acknowledging climate change.
Suspicious package at Federal Building deemed safe
Package was a bag found on a ledge of building at 55 Bay St. N.
Scheer says he will move Canadian Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv
Move would put Canada in line with the Trump administration, which has already moved its embassy to Jerusalem, angering Palestinians.
WestJet profit up as concerns linger over 737 Max grounding and Swoop
The grounding weighed on the company’s revenue in the first quarter, which rose 5.5 per cent year over year to $1.26 billion — slightly lower than analysts expected.
Math mercenaries: Bad grades equal big business for tutoring franchises
Learning centres in Hamilton are among the first responders to calls from parents in panic mode over poor report cards
U.K. concedes it must hold European Parliament election amid Brexit delay
The vote in Britain on May 23 is being held almost three years after U.K. voters chose to leave the EU.
City of Hamilton launches annual employment survey
The City of Hamilton is launching its annual employment survey.
Windsor man wins $1 Million in LOTTO 6/49
Windsor's Co Phan has a million reasons to be happy after wining the Guaranteed $1 Million Prize in the April 27, 2019 LOTTO 6/49 draw.
Elizabeth May’s new husband to run for the Green Party in B.C.
John Kidder, who married the Green leader on Earth Day, says he hopes to build on the Green success in Monday’s byelection.
Women gain, but most company boards are all-men, StatsCan says
Agency finds 56.8 per cent of the boards had no women at all.
ATV crash that injured child leads to house arrest for Wainfleet woman
A Wainfleet woman charged with impaired driving following an ATV rollover that injured a six-year-old boy has been sentenced to house arrest and banned from driving for 12 months.
Denver to vote on decriminalizing psilocybin ‘magic mushrooms’
Psilocybin decriminalization campaign organizers have said their only goal is to keep people out of jail in Denver for using or possessing the drug to cope with depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress and other conditions.
UPDATE: Suspicious package at Federal Building deemed safe
Package was a bag found on a ledge of building at 55 Bay St. N.
Minor injuries in three-vehicle crash on Upper Wellington
Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Upper Wellington and Fennell Ave. just after noon, for reports of a collision.
Firestorm brews as Mulberry Coffeehouse cancels Coffee with a Cop
While majority have voiced opposition to the decision, cafe has their supporters
Why the Royal Baby announcement is just so American
His welcome has been warm, casual and not at all British.
Millions of calls to government call centres aren’t being answered, Auditor General finds
Half of the 16 million Canadians who tried to reach call centres operated by Employment and Social Development Canada, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and Veterans Affairs Canada could not get through, according to a report released Tuesday.
Kill this seal to save a whale? Why the debate over animal culls has become so fraught
The argument over culling animals as a conservation tool divides scientists and animal lovers alike. Star Vancouver finds out how humans are grappling with the issue.
Beer night in Niagara Falls with WWE’s ‘Hacksaw’ Jim Duggan
For a city that has never hosted an actual World Wrestling Entertainment show, the parade of former and current wrestlers who come to Niagara Falls could fill a few Wrestlemanias.
‘No indication’ that Doug Ford influenced OPP firing, ethics watchdog says
OPP deputy commissioner Brad Blair was fired after revealing that the premier’s office had pushed the OPP to provide Ford with a van that had been customized with a leather reclining sofa and TV.
Mississauga straw bale house listed for $2.7 million
Built about 20 years ago as a sustainable, non-toxic environment, the home consists of three individual apartments together under a single roof.
UPDATE: Federal building evacuated on Bay Street North over suspicious package
Building evacuated, surrounding sidewalks blocked by police tape
Premier Doug Ford’s PCs turn mock guillotine into money-making machine in new fundraising appeal
The May Day protest last Wednesday involved several hundred demonstrators, including people with Soviet-era flags with a mock guillotine made of wood, complete with faux bloodstains.
Beyond Meat’s dazzling IPO proves the meatless meat revolution is quickly going mainstream
The best news about the wildly popular public listing for Beyond Meat Inc. is that the investment world is catching up to consumer tastes, Jennifer Wells writes
Former Yonge St. HMV reinvented as a pot shop
For Blaine Barber it was a blast from his past, a chance to revisit the former Yonge St. HMV store where he had purchased hundreds of records. But this time he walked out of the same address with a different type of product: the kind he can smoke.
Toronto mayor declares war on Ford government’s ‘ill-advised budget cutbacks’
Toronto Mayor John Tory says the PC government’s budget threatens “the jobs, the quality of life, and the very success of the economic engine that is Toronto.”
What it's like to do the Everest Base Camp trek
What it's like to do the Everest Base Camp trek
Red Hill Parkway resurfacing work starting May 21
City will close north/downbound lanes for three weeks, followed by closing the south/upbound lanes for three weeks.
San Jacinto site near Houston to reopen after plant fire
San Jacinto site near Houston to reopen after plant fire
Whose poo is this? Prague Zoo takes a closer look at dung
Whose poo is this? Prague Zoo takes a closer look at dung
Whose poo is this? Prague Zoo takes a closer look at dung
Whose poo is this? Prague Zoo takes a closer look at dung
Waterdown Museum of History open to the public May 13
The Waterdown Museum of History will open to the public May 13 — and this year, has expanded to a third room.
Gun pulled on guest at Burlington’s Comfort Inn: Halton police
Victim managed to get away and call 911
Cambridge Analytica whistleblower has book deal
Cambridge Analytica whistleblower has book deal
Mulberry Coffeehouse cancels Coffee with a Cop event
The café on James Street North backed out of the event after concerns were raised over the police presence making some uncomfortable
Hamilton teen to compete in national science competition
Anika Gupta is active in the science fair circuit as is her sister, Neha Gupta
Families who lost loved ones to overdose inside local jails press solicitor general
Ontario government says 80 per cent of inquest recommendations have or are being implemented, but are unclear on specifics
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