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Updated 2025-02-13 18:01
Death toll at 58 after dam collapse in Brazil
300 people are still missing four days after a Brazil dam collapse
Pair convicted by wildlife camera after trying to cover up killing of bear and cubs
Andrew Renner and his son Owen cut a path on backcountry skis, toting rifles and seemingly confident it was just them and the black bears.
Pair killed a bear and cubs and tried to cover it up, but a wildlife camera helped convict them
Andrew Renner and his son Owen cut a path on backcountry skis, toting rifles and seemingly confident it was just them and the black bears.
Man charged with assault at demonstration outside City Hall
A man in his 50s suffered minor injuries but was not taken to hospital, police said.
Ontario’s basic income participants gear up for court battle
Toronto court to hear Monday why Ford government should reinstate the pilot project.
The things newcomers bring to Hamilton, and what they left behind
Circle of Friends language students use special objects to tell heartfelt stories of old worlds and new, writes Jeff Mahoney.
More than 630 students hack for change at McMaster’s DeltaHacks competition
Hundreds of students participated in a computer programming competition meant to solve real-life problems in various industries
Obit: Mike Watson was championship bodybuilder and co-founder of Hamilton’s Champions Fitness chain
Hooked on the “pump,” the former Mr. Universe contestant started body building at age 15.
Man turns himself in after stabbing at Boomer’s bar on Hamilton Mountain
Police say a suspect wanted in a stabbing at a Mountain bar early Saturday turned himself in later that day.
Dubai keeps rank as world's busiest international airport
Dubai keeps rank as world's busiest international airport
Photos: All aboard at the train show
Hundreds of people toured the Hamilton and Ancaster Model Train Show Sunday
Mother whose 11-year-old son died in school bus accident calls for seatbelts
She is among many parents, as well as bus drivers and other concerned citizens, calling for the federal government to make seatbelts mandatory.
Who is William Shrubsall? Spotlight on a high-IQ ‘chameleon’ sex predator
William Shrubsall, a liar and sexual predator who killed his mother, was released by the Parole Board of Canada and deported back to the the United States. But the police and his victims are concerned.
Neglecting your Aeroplan account for other reward plans can cost you
Businessman manages to salvage more than 59,000 expired Aeroplan loyalty points.
Scheer warns of unaffordable tax increases if Liberals re-elected
“The only people whose lives would be more affordable under the Conservatives are the superrich,” said Liberal Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains.
Benefit held for Hungarian family seeking to stay in Canada
The Palfi family is facing deportation to Hungary after living in Canada for several years. A benefit concert and silent auction helped raise more than $8,500 for the family’s legal defence.
‘Everybody’s going to feel it’: Broncos families prepare for sentencing hearing
Chris Joseph’s family is submitting about a dozen statements at the hearing which, with 29 victims, could see a few hundred statements entered as exhibits.
Scheer warns of unaffordable tax increases if Liberals re-elected
‘If he is given another four years, everything will cost you more money.’
Two years after shootings, recovery continues for Quebec City’s Muslims
The mosque shooting claimed the lives of six men: Mamadou Tanou Barry, 42, Abdelkrim Hassane, 41, Khaled Belkacemi, 60, Aboubaker Thabti, 44, Azzeddine Soufiane, 57, and Ibrahima Barry, 39.
Crisis Group says it trusts Ottawa to help free detainees after McCallum firing
Jim Nickel, who was John McCallum’s deputy at the Canadian embassy in Beijing, was put in charge of the mission in China as charge d’affaires.
Five questions on climate change with McMaster prof Susie O’Brien
McMaster University is hosting a public forum this week on climate change called “My World’s on Fire, How ’bout Yours?” We ask one of the speakers five questions on climate change ahead of the event.
Los Angeles group buys gay resort in Oklahoma City
Los Angeles group buys gay resort in Oklahoma City
Widow of Quebec mosque shooting victim wins fight for compensation
Lawyer Marc Bellemare said Khadija Thabti and her children have been recognized as victims of crime by the provincial body that compensates them.
Search for Brazil dam survivors renews amid growing despair
Brazilian officials on Sunday resumed the search for hundreds of missing people in the wake of a massive dam collapse.
End of U.S. shutdown still leaves contract workers hanging
For the hundreds of thousands of people who work for private companies that support government, the future will be decided in part by how quickly federal agencies get running after the record 35-day shutdown.
Twenty dead as bombs target mass in Philippine cathedral
Two bombs minutes apart tore through a Roman Catholic cathedral on a southern Philippine island where Muslim militants are active, killing at least 20 people and wounding 111 others during a Sunday mass, officials said.
Louisiana murder suspect caught at grandma’s Virginia home
A 21-year-old man suspected of killing his parents and three other people — including a girl he was dating — was arrested Sunday when he showed up at his grandmother’s house in Virginia, a sheriff there said.
Aide says Trump OK with second shutdown over border spat
The spending bill Trump signed on Friday funds the government agencies that had been shut down for 35 days only until Feb. 15.
We’ll likely never know details behind Kingston arrests
The RCMP operation, at this juncture, appears a sledgehammer wielded against a slight danger, writes Rosie DiManno
Quiet Canadian diplomacy helped Guaido’s anti-Maduro movement in Venezuela
The politician that Canada and its allies recognize as Venezuela’s real leader stood in a Caracas plaza Friday and exhorted his supporters to “stay the course” if he winds up behind bars.
Venezuela’s power struggle turns to winning military’s favour
Maduro meets with troops, Guaido urges soldiers to reject the socialist leader.
Auschwitz survivors pay homage as world remembers Holocaust
The world marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Sunday amid a revival of hate-inspired violence and signs that younger generations know less and less about the genocide of Jews, Roma and others during the Second World War.
Zuckerberg plans to integrate WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger
The change follows two years of scrutiny of Facebook’s core social network, which has been criticized for allowing election meddling and the spreading of disinformation.
Prince tells car crash victim he is deeply sorry
In the letter, published in the Sunday Mirror, Philip said he was dazzled by the sun when he entered a main road near the royal retreat in Sandringham in eastern England.
Russia and Putin mark 75 years since Second World War siege of Leningrad
This city marked the 75th anniversary of the end of the devastating Second World War siege by Nazi forces with a large military parade Sunday in the city’s sprawling Palace Square.
Man pulled from car that sunk into Lake Ontario near Billy Bishop Airport
Divers were dispatched to rescue the vehicle from the water.
Bill: Wyoming would take over parks during a shutdown
Bill: Wyoming would take over parks during a shutdown
Puppy from Iran that had acid thrown on her face to have surgery in Vancouver
Mugsy was born in Iran, and when she was 40 days old somebody threw acidic cleaner on her face as she played outside.
Man pulled from car that sunk into Lake Ontario near Billy Bishop Airport
Divers were dispatched to rescue the vehicle from the water.
Another frigid forecast for Hamilton; significant snowfall possible
Special weather statement warns of up to 15 cm by late Monday night
Toronto vintage film expert denying child-pornography charges
Reg Hartt, an iconic film archivist, writer and alternative movie house operator with an international reputation, is facing five counts related to child pornography, stemming from a police search of his computer in May.
Suspect in Louisiana shooting deaths caught in Virginia
A man suspected of killing his parents and three other people — including a girl he was dating — was arrested Sunday when he showed up at his grandmother’s house in Virginia, a sheriff there said.
Auschwitz survivors pay homage as world remembers Holocaust
Auschwitz survivors pay homage as world remembers Holocaust
Another frigid forecast for Hamilton
Winter is still here.
Prince Philip tells car crash victim he is ‘deeply sorry’
Britain’s Prince Philip has apologized to a woman who was injured when the car she was riding in collided with a Land Rover that he was driving.
Neglect Aeroplan accounts at your peril
Neglecting your Aeroplan account for other rewards plans can cost you
‘Nobody is feeling good about’ John McCallum’s departure, says PMO source
Trudeau, obviously annoyed, made clear that McCallum’s job had been saved for practical, not sentimental reasons: “Making a change would not help release those Canadians a day sooner,” he said. Susan Delacourt writes.
Concern about backlash against Muslims after Kingston arrests
“There is a level of concern,” Mohamed Bayoumi says. The city’s Muslim community is bracing themselves for a potential backlash.
UPDATE: Man turns himself in after stabbing at Boomers Bar on Hamilton Mountain
Police say a suspect wanted in a stabbing at a Mountain bar early Saturday turned himself in later that day.
40 dead, many feared buried in mud after Brazil dam collapse
An estimated 300 people were still missing and authorities expected the death toll to increase.
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