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Jeopardy! winner James Holzhauer keeps dominating. Does it matter if he broke the game?
Unless you have been living under a rock for the past two weeks, you know about our current champion, James.
BREAKING: Centre Mall evacuated as Hamilton police probe suspicious package
Hamilton police tweeted the closure, indicating the package is in the area of Centre Mall.
Leafs and Bruins in Game 7: Give us your predictions Hamilton
Who is going to win? Readers share their thoughts
Cleveland airport seeks FBI help for information screen woes
Cleveland airport seeks FBI help for information screen woes
Singh felt responsibility to abuse victims
Singh says childhood abuse steeled him for scrutiny and stress of politics
Life sentence for Trent Butt, who killed daughter to make estranged wife suffer
The emotionally charged case had captured the province's attention.
I robot? Ian McEwan tells android tale in 'Machines Like Me'
I robot? Ian McEwan tells android tale in 'Machines Like Me'
Alaska considers adding additional terminal for new ferries
Alaska considers adding additional terminal for new ferries
BREAKING: Hamilton police shut down Barton Street over suspicious package
Hamilton police tweeted the closure, indicating the package is in the area of Centre Mall.
Pothole causes six flat tires in an hour on Gardiner Expressway
Due to the Easter long weekend, permanent repairs won’t start until Tuesday on the crumbled chunk of road near Kipling Ave.
Survivors of the Yonge St. van attack tell of the pain and anguish of recovery, one year later
A year has passed since the worst mass killing in Toronto’s recent history. For two injured women, it’s been a fight to regain their independence through a physical and emotional recovery that could last a lifetime.
Steve Milton: Hamilton Tiger-Cats veterans say no deal with CFL, no training camp
Players back union, say they won’t report to training camp without agreement between CFL and CFLPA, strike ratification vote Wednesday.
Swole, buzzy, among new words in Merriam-Webster dictionary
Swole, buzzy, among new words in Merriam-Webster dictionary
Swole, buzzy, among new words in Merriam-Webster dictionary
Swole, buzzy, among new words in Merriam-Webster dictionary
Fort Erie ice wall melting quickly — revealing major breakwall damage
The massive wall of ice that struck Fort Erie’s waterfront eight weeks ago isn’t quite so formidable now.
Murder retrial for Kitchener’s Michael Ball winding down
Closing arguments from Crown and defence expected later this week
Rise of ghost hotels casts pall over Toronto rental market
Thousands of rental units being filled with tourists instead of Torontonians amid growth of short-term rental market.
Angry Niagara mom banned from Rainforest Cafe for life
It wasn’t just dinner that brought Karen Morgenweg to the Rainforest Cafe that night two weeks ago. She was looking for someone: The man who felt up her daughter, who worked there.
Couple learn the hard way that an electrical contractor was unlicensed and untrained in how to do electric work
Tara Cohen and Milan Paynton of East Garafraxa, Ont. had good intentions to go off the grid when they hired a renewable energy contractor, but it turned out he wasn’t qualified and his work was unsafe.
Lie after lie: What to do about Sarah Sanders?
One White House reporter, April Ryan, has openly called for Sanders to be fired.
Myths about renting: Am I wasting my money?
Next time you hear the argument that renting is throwing away money, stop and consider things like unrecoverable costs.
What we know and don’t know about the Sri Lanka suicide bomb attacks on Easter Sunday
Sri Lanka’s president on Monday declared a conditional state of emergency that gave the security services sweeping powers to arrest and interrogate people, and to conduct search-and-seizures.
United Airlines employee charged with using racial slurs toward customer
Assertions of racism on airlines have made national headlines in recent years.
Elizabeth May’s honeymoon could be just beginning
She’s been leader of the Green Party since 2006, but it takes a long time to be a fresh new face in Canadian politics, Susan Delacourt writes.
Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan's royal baby: Questions asked and answered
Kensington Palace says the press and the public will be informed when Meghan goes into labour.
Jagmeet Singh opens up about sexual abuse, father’s alcoholism, in new memoir
The NDP leader tells the story of his upbringing and the hardships he faced on the way to becoming the first non-white head of major political party in Canada.
Warning in Interior B.C. about ‘trippy’ drug linked to ‘zombie’ outbreak in U.S.
Users can look like they have overdosed on opioids, but they won’t respond to naloxone
Scott Radley: OHL whiffs on suspensions
Something is wrong when a headshot earns less time off than batting a puck into the stands
Paul Wilson: Benton knows how to make his little buddies breathe
Benton Lowe and his puppet friend Franklin are new to town. And one day, they’d like to play the bandshell in Gage Park.
Hamilton beach clean up effort draws 350 helpers
“It’s a gift to the city of Hamilton to have such a beautiful waterfront”
Beyond Meat could be valued at up to $1.2B in US IPO
The company plans to sell 8.75 million shares for $19 to $21 each, according to a filing Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Six Nations manslaughter: $40 drug debt, trashed trailer and a baseball-bat beating led to shooting
Father and son, 59 and 22, await sentencing for death of 16-year-old Ashton VanEvery
Hamilton teen with autism ‘excluded’ from school over safety concerns
The case illustrates some of the growing challenges of educating a population of students with special needs
Child accidentally shot in chest at Hutterite colony in southern Alberta: RCMP
Police say an 11-year-old from a Hutterite colony in southern Alberta has been shot by a 13-year-old.
Two quakes recorded off Vancouver Island, no tsunami risk or damage reported
Two earthquakes have struck off the northwest coast of Vancouver Island. Natural Resources Canada says a magnitude 4.6 quake struck Monday afternoon about 166 kilometres west of Port Alice, B.C. Less than one hour later, a second larger quake of magnitude 5.3 hit 189 kilometres west of Port Alice. There are no reports of damage and no tsunami was produced. Natural Resources Canada says the first quake was not felt and there are no felt reports from the second at this time. Earthquakes are common in the region and about a dozen large earthquakes of magnitude 6.6 to 7.0 have occurred nearby over the past century. Three quakes measuring 6.5, 6.6 and 6.8 were felt and recorded in the region last Oct. 22, followed by at least four aftershocks.
Elizabeth May’s wedding dress is a ‘walk through a garden’ on Earth Day
Instead of marching for Earth Day, Green party Leader Elizabeth May marched down the aisle in Victoria’s Christ Church Cathedral on Monday.
Early, photogenic iceberg raises expectations for Newfoundland’s season
The ‘berg’s early arrival is a good sign for the lucrative industry that offers tourists a look at the frozen formations, most often seen drifting down the coast of the island from May through the summer months.
‘Colonial model of policing’ fails many Indigenous communities, study finds
Many Indigenous communities lack policing services that meet their safety and security needs despite long-standing efforts to remedy the shortcomings, a federally commissioned report says.
Prince Edward Island voters to cast verdict on new electoral system Tuesday
Canadians are expected to learn late Tuesday whether the cradle of Confederation will give birth to one of the country’s first versions of proportional representation.
Featured photo: Shipshape for spring
Boaters prepare for launch day.
Sri Lankan-Canadians mourn victims of terrorist attack in their homeland
At least 290 people were killed and hundreds more injured in a series of co-ordinated bomb blasts that rocked churches and hotels across Sri Lanka on Sunday.
Avianca Brasil cancels 1,045 flights after losing 18 planes
Avianca Brasil cancels 1,045 flights after losing 18 planes
Sandbagging efforts in high gear in Quebec as waters expected to keep rising
Urgence Québec said Monday that six major floods were threatening Quebecers, with 2,389 residences across the province flooded and more than 1,500 people forced from their homes.
Security threat closes all Meridian Credit Union branches
A security threat forced Meridian Credit Union to close all of its branches at noon and send its employees home Monday.
Quebec to cap flooding compensation at $100K for those in the flood zone
Premier says taxpayer money is wasted if residents’ homes end up flooded repeated times.
B.C. Premier John Horgan marks Earth Day with call for collective action
In a joint statement with Environment Minister George Heyman, Premier John Horgan said the B.C. government is taking action through emission-reduction targets ‘that are among the strongest in the world.’
Next Ontario election should be held on school holiday or weekend: Greg Essensa
The report says schools play a ‘foundational’ role in running elections and while the arm’s-length agency pays for security, the safety of children would be enhanced if voting was moved to a day classes were not in session.
Sewer-system smell forces Mary Street residents from homes
Sewer system was flushed after discovery of petroleum-based smell
‘Catastrophically’ injured Toronto van attack survivor, 92, thankful to be alive
The brazen daytime attack that played out on Yonge Street on April 23, 2018, sparked a wave of fear and grief in Toronto and beyond, with some saying the city would bear permanent scars.
Mental Health in the Workplace session on April 24
HR Network holds a discussion about the need for accommodation of mental health issues.
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