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Updated 2025-02-12 19:15
Women take Catholic bishops to task at Vatican abuse summit
Survivors who gathered in Rome to protest marched toward the Vatican shouting “Zero tolerance!”
New immigration projects offer caregivers pathway to permanent residence
The Trudeau government is launching two new immigration pilot programs, allowing caregivers to come to Canada with their families while offering them the opportunity to become permanent residents.
Conservatives, NDP express qualified confidence in privy council clerk to flag election interference
Michael Wernick, the country’s top bureaucrat, delivered testimony to the House of Commons committee Thursday that largely backed the Liberal government’s account of the SNC-Lavalin affair.
A ‘warm embrace’ for grieving parents at Halifax funeral of seven young fire victims
“We will not abandon you.” About 2,000 people attended the public funeral.
Wind warning: Major wind storm expected to blow through Hamilton area Sunday
Environment Canada issues warning ahead of of potentially damaging winds with gusts up to 120 km/h in Southern Ontario.
One victim critical after two injured in ‘targeted shooting’ on Barton St. E., Hamilton police say
Police appealing for witnesses and video footage following shooting near Wentworth Street North
Major wind storm expected to blow through Hamilton area Sunday
Environment Canada warns of potentially damaging winds with gusts up to 120 km/h in Southern Ontario.
Trump says he’ll nominate Kelly Craft as UN Ambassador
Craft, the U.S. ambassador to Canada, is Trump’s second nominee to replace Nikki Haley, who served in the role during the first two years of the administration.
Montreal man found guilty of manslaughter in compassion killing of wife who suffered from Alzheimer’s
The crime had been framed in the media as a compassion killing — an offence that doesn’t exist in the Criminal Code. The Crown had argued Cadotte was in full control and intended to take Lizotte’s life.
Hamilton allows public to attend Niagara meeting briefly
Hamilton residents and reporter were allowed to attend city meeting for brief time before councillors went behind closed doors.
1 dead, 4 rescued after Austria avalanche, search continues
Austrian media: Avalanche hits near German border, rescue on
Smile: Some airliners have cameras on seat-back screens
Newer seat-back entertainment systems on some airplanes operated by American Airlines and Singapore Airlines have cameras, and it’s likely they are also on planes used by other carriers.
Avalanche buries several people in Austria, rescue underway
Austrian media: Avalanche hits near German border, rescue on
Avalanche buries several people in Austria, rescue underway
Austrian media: Avalanche hits near German border, rescue on
Smile: Some airliners have cameras on seat-back screens
Smile: Some airliners have cameras on seat-back screens
Smile: Some airliners have cameras on seat-back screens
Smile: Some airliners have cameras on seat-back screens
Questions swirl around therapy at centre of Ontario’s autism changes
While parents of kids with autism have dominated the debate, adults with the disorder also want to be heard.
Trans Mountain regulatory win shifts focus to Trudeau’s cabinet
Canadian energy regulators’ decision to recommend approval of the Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion won applause from the project’s supporters, but now they’re pressing Trudeau’s cabinet to give it the government’s blessing in a timely manner.
Two men injured in ‘targeted shooting’ on Barton St. E., Hamilton police say
Police have blocked of several townhouses and businesses on Barton west of Wentworth Street North and are asking nearby residents and businesses for surveillance footage.
Several stolen firearms recovered following Niagara break-in
Suspects charged after more than a dozen firearms were stolen in Wainfleet.
Colorado faces meagre budget in fight against ski traffic
Colorado faces meagre budget in fight against ski traffic
Storm dumps record-breaking snow in Arizona on way to Texas
Winter storm brings record snowfall to parts of Arizona
Special Hamilton crisis team might have saved son from suicide death, father says
Sgt. Steve Holmes, co-ordinator of Crisis Response Branch, calls program ‘evolution of policing’
Dog killed as unattended candle sparks Hamilton Mountain townhouse fire
Damage is estimated around $350,000.
A Good Samaritan stopped for a stranded Audi driver. It’s a roadside scam, OPP say
OPP warn others have been targeted with fake jewelry scams on highways
Owner of Hamilton home where mom and children died in blaze convicted of fire code offences
Victoria Forrest, 26, her son, Robert Sheaves, 9, and daughter Abagail LeBlanc, 18 months, died in a fire sparked by unattended cooking in August 2016
$1.7 million interior restoration at Hamilton’s St. Mark’s church begins
The 142 year-old city-owned church on Bay Street South expected to reopen in 2021 as a community meeting place
Redeemer music festival
National Energy Board gives conditional OK to Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
The NEB said an increase in tanker traffic from a bigger pipeline could cause “significant adverse environmental effects” on southern resident killer whales, hurt related Indigenous culture and increase greenhouse gas emissions.
Signpost: City recruiting for EpiPen pilot, Maple Syrup Festival, and A Monumental March break
The City of Hamilton is recruiting local restaurants to participate in an expanded voluntary Stock Epinephrine Auto-injector Pilot Project to treat anaphylaxis in an emergency. Food service operators can play a role in helping guests with food allergies in an emergency. The deadline to register is March 31. Visit hamilton.ca/SEAPP for more information.
Two men in stable condition after Brantford shooting
Police call shooting “a targeted incident and not a random act of violence
London, Ont., police will start naming those charged with buying sex
City’s position on Highway 401 between Toronto and Detroit make it a popular stop for traffickers, detective says.
Jobs will be cut, one office closed, as Ombudsman takes on child advocate duties
Dubé says he’ll consult with northern and Indigenous communities to ensure they have access to his services.
City of Hamilton gives $1.7 M to Grey Cup
Commitment includes cash and in-kind contributions, but how much is still a secret
Trump picks U.S. ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft as nominee for UN post
Trump says in a pair of tweets Friday evening that Craft “has done an outstanding job representing our Nation” and he has “no doubt that, under her leadership, our Country will be represented at the highest level.”
Trans Mountain oil recommendations for Ottawa: a look at the 16 conditions
If the expansion is approved by Ottawa, the regulator says it will impose 156 conditions on the project.
El Chapo wants new trial, hearing to probe jury misconduct
The defence team for Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman said Friday it will seek a new trial for the notorious drug lord in light of “misconduct” on the part of several jurors who allegedly followed media accounts of the case against the instructions of a federal judge.
Union: American Airlines' sick policy biased against women
Union: American Airlines' sick policy biased against women
EVENTS: Six things to do this weekend in Hamilton and area
Catch the Bulldogs at home Saturday and Sunday.
Firefighters rescued three people at Tew’s Falls
Crews arrived to find three people stuck on a ledge
Families of those shot in Toronto attack seek ban on handguns and assault rifles
The group that gathered Friday read an open letter sent to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Ontario woman tried to smuggle man across U.S. border in trunk of car
A Toronto-area settlement worker could face jail time in the United States after attempting to smuggle a failed refugee claimant across the border in the trunk of her car.
FirstOntario Credit Union’s 1Awards competition now open
Business owners from Hamilton, Burlington and Oakville have a chance to apply before March 31.
Vatican Summit: Canadian shares story of sexual abuse
Leona Huggins, the only Canadian in the gathering that took place ahead of a historic summit, said the energy built “like a tsunami.”
Newmont Mining shares rise after Barrick Gold confirms it’s looking at merger
Barrick Gold Corp. shares fell 2.4 per cent Friday after it confirmed reports that it has “reviewed the opportunity” to merge with rival Newmont Mining Corp.
Investment survival kit starts with knowing what you don’t know
‘We look at money as a language, and it’s a language we don’t understand.’
New attorney general, William Barr, in hot seat as Robert Mueller’s report nears
Key decisions are expected soon as Mueller shows signs of concluding his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and possible co-ordination with the Trump campaign.
Venezuela security forces fire on protesters near Brazil border
The political showdown convulsing Venezuela escalated into deadly violence near the border with Brazil on Friday as security forces fired on a group of Indigenous Venezuelans protesting the government’s determination to block aid deliveries from outside the country.
Firefighters to perform rope rescue at Tew’s Falls
Crews arrived to find three people stuck on a ledge
Liquor distilled from milk byproduct could soon be sold as vodka
Vodkow is a hit with dairy farmers and drinkers, and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is taking notice.
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