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Updated 2025-02-13 09:15
Virginia Democrats try to avert crisis over blackface and sexual assault
Confronted with a triple threat to the party’s top ranks, Virginia Democrats are trying to thread the needle — strike a balance — in a crisis over blackface and an old allegation of sexual assault.
Quebec City mosque killer Bissonnette sentenced to life, no parole for 40 years
Quebec Superior Court Justice Francois Huot called Alexandre Bissonnette’s attack gratuitous and insidious as he handed down the sentence Friday.
Head of Burlington Chamber of Commerce set to retire July 31
The board of directors will conduct a search for a new president and CEO over the next four to six months as Keith Hoey transitions into retirement.
Leaders need to focus on mindfulness, selflessness and compassion to get a more engaged workforce
Be aware, care, act with respect, compassion, humility and selflessness. A raging ego has no place in professional life.
Border security bargainers trade offers as deadline nears
Congressional bargainers traded offers and worked toward a border security compromise Friday that would avert a fresh federal shutdown and resolve a clash with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Paul Berton: Hamilton immigration story shows how editors play God
Choosing which needy people to help never satisfies everyone.
Wilson-Raybould says she can’t publicly discuss SNC-Lavalin allegations
Former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould says she cannot discuss allegations that she was pressured by the Prime Minister’s Office to help SNC-Lavalin avoid a criminal prosecution.
National Enquirer says it will investigate Bezos extortion claims
It’s the latest twist in a clash between the world’s richest man and America’s best-known tabloid, a strong backer of U.S. President Donald Trump.
UPDATE: Four-year-old Kane Driscoll was poisoned with a prescription narcotic, police say
Kane’s mother, Lisa Strickland, has been charged with manslaughter
Fish pass mirror test, but does it mean they’re self-aware?
Scientists report that a fish can pass a standard test of recognizing itself in a mirror — and they raise a question about what that means. Does this decades-old test, designed to show self-awareness in animals, really do that?
Upper Stoney Creek swamp set to take shape
The Hamilton Conservation Authority is moving ahead on plans to excavate a bowl-shaped section of the new Saltfleet Conservation Area to create a wetland to help control flash flooding and erosion along Stoney and Battlefield creeks.
UPDATE: Hamilton’s mayor calls for independent probe into slippery Red Hill fiasco
A 2013 report noted the city the Red Hill was slippery in places. But the city’s former engineering director told a public meeting testing from that year showed no problems.
15 dead in Istanbul building collapse, 9 from one family
A senior Turkish official has said the building’s top three floors were added illegally.
Hang on to your hat: Special weather statement for Hamilton calls for gusty wind
Environment Canada says tree damage and power outages are possible
Train crash near Barcelona leaves 1 dead, many slightly hurt
Spain: 1 dead, 8 injured in train crash near Barcelona
StatCan reveals surprise surge of 66,800 new private-sector jobs
The agency’s latest labour force survey said more people also searched for work last month, which pushed the unemployment rate to 5.8 per cent, up from its 43-year low 5.6 per cent in December.
Nevada Highway Patrol 'strictly enforcing' new speed limit
Nevada Highway Patrol 'strictly enforcing' new speed limit
Head of Grand Canyon cleared of undisclosed allegations
Head of Grand Canyon cleared of undisclosed allegations
Fighting fuels rise in suspensions at Hamilton public schools
Student suspensions at Hamilton public schools jumped more than 15 per cent last year, spurred by a steady rise in timeouts for fighting and violent incidents.
UPDATE: Four-year-old Kane Driscoll was poisoned with perscription narcotic, police say
Driscoll’s mother, Lisa Strickland, has been charged with manslaughter
SIU investigating parking garage fall at Brantford hospital
The 43-year-old suffered serious injuries
THE LATEST: Hamilton’s former top engineer claimed Red Hill friction tests showed “no concerns”
A 2013 report noted the city the Red Hill was slippery in places. But the city’s former engineering director told a public meeting testing from that year showed no problems.
Bruce McArthur sentenced to life in prison but will get chance at parole after 25 years
— A serial killer who murdered eight men from Toronto’s gay village won’t be able to apply for parole for 25 years.
Theft victim hit with his own truck as he followed suspect, police say
Wellington County OPP say a person who had his truck stolen was hit by his own vehicle while he and a friend followed the car thief as they drove away.
Four-year-old was poisoned in 2017, Hamilton police have charged mom with manslaughter
Kane Driscoll’s death did not seem suspicious at first, until police saw toxicology results
The Latest: Officials say man shot at border is alive
The Latest: Border officer shoots driver at Arizona crossing
UPDATE: Bishop Tonnos high school reopens
Staff and students were evacuated to Resurrection Catholic Cemetery across the street on Garner Road.
She feared for her life. Then Valerie Reyes’ body was found in a suitcase
It was late on Jan. 28 when Valerie Reyes, 24, called her mother in a panic from her nearby apartment in New Rochelle, New York, where she lived alone.
Events: Fun February things to do this weekend in the Hamilton area
Winterfest fun
Kellyanne Conway says she was assaulted while dining out. A 63-year-old woman has been charged in the case
White House counsellor Kellyanne Conway said in a recent interview with CNN that she was physically assaulted in October at a Mexican restaurant in Maryland. A woman has been charged in the case, CNN reported.
Hang on to you hat: Special weather statement for Hamilton calls for gusty wind
Environment Canada says tree damage and power outages are possible
Former NY Times editor acknowledges sourcing errors in book
The former executive editor of The New York Times acknowledged Thursday that her new book, "Merchants of Truth," contains some sourcing errors and said she would correct them.
Former NY Times editor acknowledges sourcing errors in book
Former NY Times editor acknowledges sourcing errors in book
Suspects' lawyer offers condolences at Tunisia terror trial
Suspects' lawyer offers condolences at Tunisia terror trial
Bishop Tonnos high school evacuated over possible gas leak
Staff and students have been evacuated to Resurrection Catholic Cemetery across the street on Garner Road.
BREAKING: Bishop Tonnos high school evacuated over possible gas leak
Staff and students have been evacuated to Resurrection Catholic Cemetery across the street on Garner Road.
Families of those killed on slippery parkway considering class-action lawsuit
A long-buried friction-testing report — which mysteriously emerged last fall — concluded poor results on the Red Hill warranted “further examination of the pavement surface, composition and wear performance.”
Hamilton apologizes to public after keeping Red Hill Parkway report under wraps for five years
A consultant's report on the Red Hill Parkway commissioned in November 2013 was uncovered and presented to Hamilton councillors on Feb. 6.
Cindy McCain apology shows challenge for mixed-race families
Cindy McCain report shows challenge for mixed-race families
Ex-VP’s sex offence conviction set stage for other alleged victims to come forward, Waterloo boy’s dad says
Lazar, 47, of Kitchener was sentenced last month to 10 months in jail for sexually touching the man’s son, a young teenager at the time. Since then, three more people have alleged that Lazar sexually abused them.
RED HILL: A look back at the history and controversy of the Parkway
This story ran Nov. 3, 2007 and sums up the history of the Red Hill’s creation.
Delta nudged passengers to slip their number to their 'plane crush' on napkins. Now the airline is sorry
Falling in love on an airplane is the kind of story you only ever hear in a bar or see in a Lifetime movie. But for a brief time this winter, Delta Air Lines wanted to help passengers make it a reality — by gently nudging them to hit on other passengers.
Ontario cannabis retail lottery winner disqualified for violating rules
Ontario’s Alcohol and Gaming Commission says the entity has been removed for breaking a rule that prohibits someone from changing the name of the person on an application or the corporate structure of the company operating the store.
To save the Earth someday, team builds spacecraft to crash into an asteroid — like in the movie ‘Armageddon’
A team of scientists, astronomers and engineers meets weekly in a conference room on a Howard County, Md., research campus and plans to save the world.
Serial killer Bruce McArthur to be sentenced today
On Friday, Bruce McArthur, a 67-year-old landscaper and former mall Santa, will be sentenced on eight counts of first-degree murder
Hamilton police still searching for “dangerous” fugitive wanted on human-trafficking charges
Alijah Weir-Mohammed is known to frequent the Hamilton area, according to police
In Vancouver, a haven for money laundering, some people use ‘bags of cash’ to pay their property taxes
But one expert says a city councillor’s concern is misplaced, and cities should focus on casinos, real estate and police mandates
DRESCHEL: Brutal optics on buried RHVP report
Whether public was endangered is ‘grey zone,’ says senior city staffer
Hamilton real estate prices getting more affordable
Prices are out of sync with incomes but the CMHC says there are signs that prices are moving closer to what people can afford.
Sierra Leone president declares rape a national emergency
Sierra Leone president declares rape a national emergency
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