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Updated 2025-02-13 16:16
Safety board urges changes to taxiways at Pearson airport to minimize risk of collisions
A safety watchdog is recommending changes to the design of taxiways at Pearson International Airport to avoid a potentially catastrophic collision.
Watchdog warns it’s ‘becoming harder’ for low-income Ontarians to get ahead
In a 49-page report to the legislature on wage growth, distribution, and mobility, the financial accountability office (FAO) found that “between 2000 and 2016, the after-tax income of the median Ontario family grew only modestly.”
Hamilton continues to be attractive to tourists
Hamilton saw 4.5 million visitors in 2018, spending on average about $360 million.
Coffee with a cop: Hamilton police want to talk at Tim Hortons
Hamilton Police invited the public to come in, sit down down, ask questions and share what’s on their mind on Wednesday at the Concession street Tim Hortons.
BREAKING NEWS: Police investigating Cambridge homicide
Police are investigating a homicide that took place in Cambridge Thursday morning.
Wayward elephant seal shooed back to Central Coast shoreline
Wayward elephant seal shooed back to Central Coast shoreline
Poland exported 5,500 pounds of meat from sick cows to EU
Poland's top state veterinary official says about 2,500 kilograms (5,500 pounds) of meat from sick cows who were slaughtered illegally have been exported to 10 other European Union countries.
Sarah Sanders tells Christian Broadcasting Network: God wanted Trump to be president
“I think God calls all of us to fill different roles at different times and I think that he wanted Donald Trump to become president.”
BREAKING NEWS: One man dead in Cambridge homicide
Police are investigating a homicide that took place in Cambridge Thursday morning.
Man arrested after driving with 'KILL' spray painted on rear windshield
The male driver, wearing a ski mask, was arrested without incident.
He swallowed a toothpick. It could have killed him
The 3-inch wood pick, from a sandwich, traveled through most of his digestive tract without doing any harm. But then it poked through the intestinal wall and pierced an artery
About 1,000 patients in Ontario hospital hallways on any given day: report
The province is not using the beds across the system as effectively as possible, the report says.
Niagara Falls, N.Y. mayor says he wants a GO Train across the border
But Metrolinx says it has no plans to extend service to the U.S. town.
Dan Mangan’s bad day was made better with a surprise visit by Paul McCartney
The former Beatle stopped by Dan Mangan’s recording session and offered some sound advice
Deadly polar vortex puts the U.S. Midwest in a deep freeze
. Millions across the Midwest experienced a freeze normally reserved for the Arctic Circle on Wednesday as temperatures dropped to nearly 50 degrees below zero. The frightful cold, expected to bottom out with record lows Thursday morning, was blamed for several deaths across the region, and fears for the most vulnerable populations soared as night fell.
Three new hotels planned for sudden tourism hot spot Hamilton
Recent success in luring special events, conferences has spurred record number of hotel stays in each of the last two years.
Hamilton police investigating homicide at east Mountain home
According to property records, the home is owned by Helen and Rocco Luppino.
Scientists alarmed by apparent lead poisonings of bald eagles and trumpeter swans in Hamilton area
Over the past few weeks two juvenile bald eagles have died and at least three trumpeter swans are being treated for lead poisoning in the area.
City is on the hook for extra costs if LRT goes overbudget: MPP Skelly
Comments come after The Spectator revealed political briefing notes that suggest the 14-km LRT line will cost more than $1 billion to build.
Police raid and close two more Hamilton cannabis dispensaries
The Honey Pot and Herbal Life on Upper Ottawa the latest targets of crackdown.
Dog seized by Hamilton animal services after being left out in the cold
The animal had signs of distress but has recovered and is doing well
Hamilton police investigating homicide at home on east Mountain
Police have closed Mountain Brow Boulevard between Upper Ottawa and Rendell Boulevard for the investigation.
Head of missing persons review asks permission to probe Toronto police’s McArthur investigation
Former judge Gloria Epstein’s ongoing review of Toronto police missing persons cases has been restricted from investigating the McArthur case due to the serial killer’s fair-trial rights.
Scientists alarmed by apparent lead poisonings of local bald eagles and trumpeter swans in Hamilton area
Over the past few weeks two juvenile bald eagles have died and at least three trumpeter swans are being treated for lead poisoning in the area.
Lead poisoning of bald eagles and trumpeter swans being investigated by harbour scientists
Over the past few weeks two juvenile bald eagles have died and at least three trumpeter swans are being treated for lead poisoning in the area.
Jason Kenney promises to fight ‘stress test’ changes in bid to help home buyers
Opposition Leader Jason Kenney says Alberta Premier Rachel Notley’s government has failed to fight back against Ottawa’s stricter rules on mortgages and he would push for changes to make it easier to buy a home.
Homicide unit investigating suspicious death on Hamilton Mountain
Police have closed Mountain Brow Boulevard between Upper Ottawa and Rendell Boulevard for the investigation.
Homicide unit investigating suspicious death on Mountain
Police have closed Mountain Brow Boulevard between Upper Ottawa and Rendell Boulevard for the investigation.
Paul Tavares is on a mission to put homelessness ‘right in the face of the public,’ with his Tale of 13 Cities campaign
His aim is to spend one week in 13 different communities across Ontario and raise $150,000
Mould causing housing crisis for First Nations across Canada: NDP
A housing crisis in a northern Ontario First Nation is the tip of a deep, systemic problem in communities across the country that requires the response of a task force, says the federal NDP.
Parasailing on Cootes Paradise
Hamilton councillors question planning department's proposed 2.7 per cent increase
"I'm actually surprised you are asking for a raise that is greater than inflation," said Ancaster Coun. Lloyd Ferguson.
Coffee with a cop
Ottawa develops early-warning system for cyberattacks and misinformation in federal election
The protocol will apply to either domestic or foreign actors who launch cyberattacks or use orchestrated disinformation campaigns through social media to undermine the integrity of an election.
Maduro ‘willing’ to talk to opposition for good of Venezuela
President tells Russians he’s open to dialogue with mediator, but doesn’t say if that means stepping down or just working with opponents
Hazel McCallion turns down appointment as adviser to Ford, says she’s too busy
In a statement Wednesday afternoon, McCallion says her schedule can’t accommodate the time required to accept the appointment as a special adviser on municipal issues to Ford and Municipal Affairs Minister Steve Clark.
Correction
An editorial in Tuesday’s Spectator referred to the cost of Hamilton’s LRT project possibly being $20 million or $30 million higher than the original estimate. It should have said $200 million or $300 million. We apologize for the error.
Premier Ford won’t guarantee future of full-day kindergarten after next year
The program was introduced by former Liberal premier Dalton McGuinty and was fully rolled out in 2014. It saves families thousands of dollars a year in child care costs, but it costs the government $1.5 billion a year.
Judges cannot be overly swayed by victim impact statements: legal experts
A Saskatchewan judge heard more than 70 victim impact statements this week as part of a sentencing hearing for the truck driver who caused a fatal crash involving the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team bus.
No charges in death of toddler run over Christmas Day by father
Foster Butler was accidentally run over by her father in the driveway of his Burford home
Family says jail guards beat mentally ill son to death, now they’re suing
A witness claims he saw a guard place his knee on the victim’s neck
Ghosn says he’s victim of a ‘plot’ by Nissan executives
Claims they’re trying to prevent a deeper integration with Renault.
Deep freeze leaves parts of Midwest colder than Antarctica
The bitter cold is the result of a split in the polar vortex that allowed temperatures to drop much farther south than normal.
Signpost: How to safely handle frozen pipes, SportHamilton board, local lottery winner
The Hamilton Fire Department is cautioning residents not to use an open flame or any kind of electrical equipment to thaw pipes that have frozen in these frigid temperatures. If you attempt to thaw pipes yourself use hot water bottles or hot towels. To prevent pipes freezing, open faucet to a small trickle or wrap pipes in insulation.
Barton Street launches First Friday series with festival
Barton Street is launching its Barton First Friday event series Feb. 1 by hosting the Winter Wonder festival.
RED CHAIRS
Hamilton Police looking for missing man with dementia during cold snap
Peter Unsworth, 74, last seen on Tuesday morning on surveillance video near the Jackson Square Farmer's Market
Activists ask Trudeau to act as Canadian trash continues to rot in Manila
In 2013 and 2014, a total of 103 shipping containers from Canada labelled as plastics arrived in the Philippines for recycling, but Filipino customs inspectors determined the containers were actually filled with debris from Canadian trash bins.
Canada cuts staffing in Cuba after another diplomat falls mysteriously ill
A 14th Canadian has been hit by an unexplained illness in Havana, Cuba, prompting further reductions in embassy staffing in the country.
Standoff ends peacefully after armed man barricades himself in Burlington apartment
The 32-year-old man arrested and taken to hospital for assessment.
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