Sybil Hicks’ obit has become a sensation, picked up all over the world and a hit on social media. It reads as though she wrote it but her kids penned it. She had Alzheimer’s for 18 years

Following nearly two hours of discussion, trustees on the board’s program committee gave staff the go-ahead to seek budgetary approval to add Grade 12s to the initiative, known as Transforming Learning Everywhere.

Shaka Howard’s brutal death occurred during a chain of violent crime around Square One that had Peel Regional Police beef up patrols in the area, and city centre residents fearful for their safety.

Cindy McCain report shows challenge for mixed-race families

Border officer shoots driver; Arizona port of entry closes

More provinces are using fee caps to lower child-care costs, but Ontario isn’t one of them, new study shows.

The United Way Halton and Hamilton (UWHH) and the 211 Ontario helpline are marking February 11 as 211 Day across North America. The service — which is intended to help people find the right programs and services for their situation and reduce non-urgent calls to 911 — also has gone online. People can chat with a 211 Specialist online at www.211ontario.ca.

A Montreal man accused of killing his ailing wife had a “disturbed” state of mind at the time of her death, a psychologist testified Thursday.

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker told lawmakers Thursday that he would not testify before the House Judiciary Committee as scheduled Friday without a written assurance that they would not issue a subpoena for his testimony during the hearing.

Federal Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough will be in Halifax to announce that the government and Irving Shipbuilding are officially awarding U.S. defence giant Lockheed Martin a contract to design the vessels.

Expedia profit falls, faces legal fight with United Airlines

Councillors voted 8-7 against having staff studying the feasibility of implementing a rank voting system in time for Hamilton’s 2022 municipal election.

Expedia stops selling to Venezuela amid turmoil

Down Pennsylvania Avenue at the Capitol, the mood among negotiators was distinctly upbeat, with participants in the talks between the Democratic-controlled House and GOP-held Senate predicting a deal could come as early as this weekend.

Judge denies Hawaii's move to get Airbnb host records

Ontario’s minister in charge of the autism program vowed Thursday to “stand unapologetically” for changes to funding that will eliminate a waiting list, but that families say will mean less treatment for kids who need it most.

At the province’s human rights tribunal, the legal team said the government was putting the sixth-grader at a disadvantage by not having mandatory gender-identity lessons.

Police caught up to the vehicle after it crashed into a fence.

Alexandre Bissonnette, 29, faces a sentence of up to 150 years before being eligible for parole in what is being watched as a possible landmark decision.

President Nicolas Maduro denies a humanitarian crisis exists and says Venezuela is not a country of beggars

The augural Urban Work Index ranked 21 cities based on 48 urban work indicators

The study of five electric vehicles by AAA also found that high temperatures can cut into battery range, but not nearly as much as the cold.

Chief coroner Lisa Lapointe said the province must be ready to do things differently to save lives, adding that the drug supply is unpredictable and the opioid fentanyl was detected in 86 per cent of the overdose deaths.

Sybil Hicks leaves behind a loving husband a.k.a. ‘horse’s ass’

The Ministry of Health is conducting a critical incident inspection at a St. Catharines long-term care home, looking into abuse allegations after a resident was injured at the facility.

Canada's housing market 'vulnerable' even as overvaluation eases in Toronto: CMHC

Fewer than half of the roughly 100 machine-learning patents developed in Canada between 2007 and 2017 have stayed in Canadian hands, according to a study by the Centre for International Governance and Innovation, a think tank.

Canada’s government continues to weigh a ban on Huawei equipment from Canada’s fifth-generation networks, which pose different security risks from 4G and 3G networks.

Despite a soggy start, Ian and Lee Brandt have brought Canada’s first 1800WaterDamage franchise to Hamilton.

Hamilton Chamber of Commerce lunch to feature Bank of Canada speaker

Snapshot of the Red Hill Expressway under construction.

Trudeau told reporters Thursday that the allegations in Thursday’s Globe and Mail story are false.

The report, which only surfaced after new staff in the public works department found it this fall, concluded “the need for a further examination of the pavement surface, composition and wear performance.”

City knew as far back as 2013 that the road was more slippery than it should be

This story ran Nov. 3, 2007 and sums up the history of the Red Hill’s creation.

Everything you need to know about what is being done to protect drivers

Hamilton councillors won’t be changing who sits on a committee that that is reviewing candidates to become the next city manager.New councillors Maureen Wilson and Nrinder Nann had urged their colleagues to postpone any immediate meetings the co

"We need to research (rank balloting) to have a better understanding," said Mountain Coun. Terry Whitehead.

City has previously told the public friction testing was “inconclusive” in response to complaints about slippery parkway.

Exhibit spotlights 50 years of fab fashion from FIT archives

"We want to give residents an opportunity to ask us and staff questions," said Ward 7 Coun. Esther Pauls.

A great sleet storm which brought down nearly every wire in Hamilton.

Two Vineland residents are celebrating after winning it big in separate OLG lotteries.

Have a repayment plan when borrowing using a home equity line of credit: experts

In four separate cases this year, Toronto police say alleged pimps forced women to place sex ads on LeoList.com.

The Canadian Institute for Health Information says doctors in Canada are seeing smaller payment increases at the same time that the number of doctors per Canadian is rising.

The emaciated dog was found on a sleeping bag inside the container with a stainless steel bowl

Highly toxic lead sinkers and jigs used by increasing numbers of anglers in Hamilton Harbour could be an explanation for a recent spate of lead poisonings of swan and juvenile bald eagles.

Nonprofit housing provider Indwell, however, says it can do better than that.

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