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Doe! A deer smashed through window of Port Dover home, OPP say
The deer suffered minor scrapes and abrasions from the glass
Police silence on break-in sensor raises (false) alarm
Niagara, Toronto and London burglar alarm policy requires ‘verification’ before police respond. With 95% rate of false alarms in Hamilton, a policy change is under review
Hamilton's smelly composting facility set to re-open in February
Public Works General Manager Dan McKinnon said the compost facility will be fully operational in March.
Pot industry teams up with blockchain to prove that’s really CBD in your water
Vancouver-based Blockstrain partners with cannabis producer WeedMD Inc. to test and verify its strains
Few fans of proposed 29-storey Lakeshore Road building at Burlington public meeting
BURLINGTON- Snowy weather failed to stop residents from giving a proposed 29-storey Lakeshore Road development a thumbs down during a Burlington public meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 29.
Have you seen Peter? Hamilton Police looking for man with dementia in cold snap
Peter Unsworth, 74, last seen on Aikman Avenue near Sanford Avenue South Wednesday morning
How killer Dalibor Klaric’s trial was jeopardized by Barton jail’s failure to give him his fentanyl withdrawal meds
Barton Street jail staff were summoned by the judge to explain why his treatment orders were not being obeyed.
Rabid skunk visits frozen swimming pool in Burlington
A Burlington woman found a skunk walking around – essentially in circles – on the surface of her frozen pool in the Nelson Park area of Burlington.
Did the federal government really help 1 million Canadians find housing?
Toronto MP Adam Vaughan told the Star that Trudeau’s claims stem from government figures that were inflated “to rhetorical advantage.”
Quebec mother accused of murdering daughters says she has no memory of day they died
The girls, aged 9 and 8, were found dead in the family playroom, dressed in their school uniforms.
Health Canada 'dead wrong' to OK weed killer glyphosate, U.S. lawyers say
Health Canada and Bayer AG say no pest management regulators anywhere in the world believe glyphosate causes cancer at the levels Canadians are exposed to it.
With police restricting security-alarm response, companies fill void
Citing too many false alarms, more police departments are changing their response policies
Woman charged after Guelph seniors engage in fisticuffs over snow shovelling
Guelph police say they've arrested a 61-year-old woman who allegedly injured a 71-year-old woman in a snow-shovelling fight.
Delaying Toronto waterfront LRT would cost billions: report
Line was not included in projects funded by the provincial and federal govrements last year
Baffin Island glacier melt unmasks land covered for 40,000 years: report
Baffin is the world's fifth-largest island, lying west of Greenland, which has also been shown to be melting precipitously. The population is predominantly Inuit.
Nova Scotia police use social media to shame drivers who didn’t clean off front windshields
The RCMP say the two vehicles photographed were stopped within 30 minutes of each other. Police also add there were snowbrushes and scrapers inside the cars.
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum buys rare 'Ritz Tower' painting
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum buys rare 'Ritz Tower' painting
McDonald's logs strong growth globally
The world's biggest hamburger chain said sales rose 4.4 per cent at established locations in the fourth quarter and 4.5 per cent for the year.
Celine Dion responds to body-shamers concerned over her slimmer figure: 'Leave me alone'
Celine Dion is shaking off fans' concerns over her slimmer figure.
Ontario commits to keep full-day kindergarten in place for the next school year
Beyond that, the province will rely on consultations with its “education partners,” the minister says.
A new Canadian city flirts with the dream: heated downtown sidewalks
"We're a snowy city," Hickman says. "It's something we should at least look at."
Hamilton’s odour-plagued compost plant could reopen next week
The Burlington Street East plant was closed last June after a nasty stench spurred complaints across the lower city and a provincial investigation.
'I want him to declare an emergency': Eric Trump urges his father to use executive power to build a border wall
Eric Trump, executive vice president of the Trump Organization, blasted Democrats for fighting the president's efforts to secure $5.7 billion in funding for a border wall
Canada Revenue Agency launches 100 audits after Paradise Papers leak
Tax authorities identified 3,000 people or corporations connected to Canada in the Paradise Papers leaks but have not yet recovered any money.
Burlington’s CCIW scientist honoured for work in Arctic
Dr. Derek Muir was honoured recently with the Weston Family Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Northern Research.
Serial killer Bruce McArthur is now a wreck of a man — ‘as he should be’
Where once Bruce McArthur was said to be hale and energetic, he’s now a husk of a man, much thinner than he was when he was arrested a little over a year ago, writes Rosie DiManno.
Carmen’s drops bid to run Hamilton’s major downtown venues
Mercanti says the company has decided to “double down” on running the convention centre rather than competing with Spectra, Andrew Dreschel writes.
Hamilton Westmount teacher inspires students to look at Canada’s past to build a better future
Paul Paterson awarded Governor General’s History Award for Excellence
U-Haul, former manager plead guilty after food truck blast
U-Haul, former manager plead guilty after food truck blast
Georgia Peach’s new George Street shop apparently closed after opening suddenly Friday after raid
Police shut down all four Georgia Peach shops last Thursday, then one popped up at new location, but new tweet suggests it now is closed too
Burlington father whose three-year-old died in hot car gets absolute discharge from Milton judge
Shaun Pennell pleaded guilty to the charge of failing to provide the necessities of life to his child, Wyatt Pennell.
Former dispensary owner Tamara Hirsh on the legal cannabis game
Some Ontario cannabis retail lottery winners have been offered $7 million for chance to one day buy out licence
Will Hamilton’s LRT exceed $1 billion budget?
Briefing notes to a new PC government suggest LRT building cost estimates have climbed. But they also warn killing the project now would waste money, snuff economic development and spur outrage.
Amnesty urges travel sites to ban Israel settlement listings
Amnesty urges travel sites to ban Israel settlement listings
Woman or girl slain every 2.5 days in Canada in 2018, inaugural report finds
Goal of the report, titled #CallItFemicide, to acknowledge that the circumstances and motivations surrounding women's violent deaths differs from those of men.
Hamilton bands Arkells, Monster Truck and the Trews dominate Juno rock category
Hamilton has always been considered a hard rock town musically, with bands as gritty as its industrial waterfront.
Two cranes brought in to Vancouver port for crane recovery effort
It’s going to take two large floating cranes to try to lift another crane that collapsed over a container vessel at the Port of Vancouver early Monday.
UK’s May seeks Brexit deal changes, while EU stands firm
British lawmakers backed a call to renegotiate the deal, and also approved a rival motion ruling out a no-deal exit.
New trial for man who killed roommate over alleged relationship with teen
A new trial has been ordered for an Ontario man who beat his roommate to death with a hammer in a drunken confrontation over the other man’s alleged sexual relationship with a teenage girl.
A look at the process Canada follows in response to an extradition request
Appeals a process that can play out for months or even years in the courts.
No reason to believe Canadian detained in Macau tied to China row: Freeland
The Canadian is accused of trying to defraud an unnamed entertainment company of $375 million.
Expedia and subsidiary Egencia sued in overtime case
Expedia and subsidiary Egencia sued in overtime case
‘Guilty.’ Serial killer Bruce McArthur admits to first-degree murder in deaths of eight men
The 67-year-old landscaper has admitted to killing Andrew Kinsman, Selim Esen, Majeed Kayhan, Soroush Mahmudi, Dean Lisowick, Skandaraj (Skanda) Navaratnam, Abdulbasir Faizi, and Kirushnakumar Kanagaratnam.
Hamilton’s record-breaking snowfall followed by blast of Arctic air
Wind chill values between -30 and -35 C expected until Friday morning
Wife of Humboldt Broncos coach forgives truck driver who caused devastating crash
Darcy Haugan’s wife Christina told court that while she’s angry the crash claimed the life of the father of her two young children, she doesn’t have ill will toward Jaskirat Singh Sidhu.
U.S. Congress won’t pass USMCA trade deal with tariffs in place
“Key things in my discussions with members, Republicans and Democrats, is that they’re not really willing to consider this agreement until the steel and aluminum tariffs are ensured to be lifted off, including quotas,” Brady said.
Houston chief: 5 undercover officers injured in drug raid
An attempt to serve a search warrant at a suspected drug house quickly turned into a gun battle that killed two suspects and injured five undercover narcotics officers, including four who were shot, Houston’s police chief said.
U.S. formally requests Meng Wanzhou’s extradition
Huawei Technologies executive’s Canadian hearing could take ‘months or years,’ judge says
Doe! Deer smashes through window of Port Dover home: OPP
The deer suffered minor scrapes and abrasions from the glass
Resorts World to change design as part of Wynn settlement
Resorts World to change design as part of Wynn settlement
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