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Coroner probes exposure death of Gilles Duceppe’s mother outside seniors’ home
A Quebec coroner will investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of Gilles Duceppe’s mother after the 93-year-old woman was found Sunday in the snow outside a luxury Montreal seniors’ residence where she lived.
29 homicides in long-term care homes in the past six years: report
Coroner’s office doesn’t assign blame in a finding of homicide, but defines it as one person causing the death of another.
Alberta woman offers luxury home for $25 — if you win her essay contest
After five months of no reasonable offers, Millarville, Alta., woman Alla Wagner came up with the idea of offering her home as a prize in an essay writing contest.
Extreme cold weather warning lifted as rising mercury to pass zero on Wednesday
City says almost all roads have been plowed as crews continue “tidying up” streets and sidewalks.
Hamilton school board braces for $4M funding cut
Reduced grants to affect nonstaff spending such as textbooks and supplies, trustees told
Kamala Harris, schooled in Montreal, announces bid to unseat Trump in 2020
It’s no accident that Harris, whose mother is from India and father from Jamaica, chose Martin Luther King Jr. Day to confirm her plans.
Hamilton councillors reject raising extra funds to fix aging roads
"We need to put more money into roads," said Stoney Creek Coun. Brad Clark.
Doug Ford says the Liberals’ carbon tax will plunge Canada into recession
During a speech at the Economic Club of Canada, the Ontario premier said there were already warning signs of difficult economic times ahead.
Liberals taking new approach for billions in First Nations education funding
Move by Liberal government designed to provide a predictable base of money for First Nations students and improve the quality of education.
7 shot to death at home in Mexican resort of Cancun
Authorities say three gunmen have shot to death seven people at a house in the Mexican resort of Cancun, in an apparent dispute between street-level drug dealers.
Theresa May’s Brexit Plan B, looks a lot like Plan A
May’s opponents expressed incredulity: British lawmakers last week dealt the deal a resounding defeat, and EU leaders insist they won’t renegotiate it.
Frigid air, high winds sweet across Northeast; 6 dead
Frigid air, high winds cause dangerous travel conditions
Ontario’s buck-a-beer playbook is coming to a campus near you — with tuition discounts too good to be true
The Ford government’s plan to cut tuition by 10 per cent has a populist appeal but it’s only a matter of time before the bubble bursts, Martin Regg Cohn writes.
New Hamilton Mountain No Frills to open in early summer
The new No Frills store on Rymal Road East at Upper Sherman Avenue is on target to open in a matter of months.
CEO pessimism on economy spreads after upbeat 2018, survey shows
Consulting firm PwC says the latest edition of its annual survey of CEOs found 30 per cent feel growth will decline this year, a sixfold increase from a year earlier — when 57 per cent were optimistic.
Auto collisions on the rise in Hamilton
The issue: Hamilton’s three accident reporting centres report a rise in collisions in recent years.The local impact: Higher accident numbers can lead to higher insurance rates.
11 sailors killed in explosion and fire near strait separating Crimea and Russia
Fuel from one tanker was being transferred to the other.
Business Digest
Pipeline services company Shawcor Ltd. has signed a deal to buy ZCL Composites Inc., a maker of fibreglass reinforced plastic underground storage tanks, for $308 million. Under the friendly agreement, Shawcor will pay $10 per ZCL share in cash. ZCL shares closed at $7.29 on the Toronto Stock Exchange on Friday. Shawcor says the acquisition will help expand its product and service offering. The deal requires approval by a two-thirds majority vote by ZCL shareholders expected to be held in March. The transaction, which is also subject to other customary conditions including court and regulatory approvals, is expected to close early in the second quarter of this year.
World economy forecast to slow in 2019 amid trade tensions: IMF report
The IMF said Monday that it expects global growth this year of 3.5 per cent, down from 3.7 per cent in 2018 and from the 3.7 per cent it had forecast for 2019 back in October.
46 per cent of Canadians $200 or less away from financial insolvency: poll
“Many have so little wiggle room that any increase in living costs or interest payments can tip them over the edge.”
Gilles Duceppe’s mother, 93, freezes to death outside Montreal seniors’ home after fire alarm evacuation
Helene Rowley Hotte’s door locked behind her as she went into a backyard, and she wasn’t able to get back inside the building.
Cleanup continues in frigid temperatures after severe snowstorm
City says almost all roads have been plowed as crews continue “tidying up” streets and sidewalks.
Did he ‘snap’ or was he engraged? Jury to deliberate in Dalibor Klaric murder trial
Warning, graphic content: Defence lawyer told jurors to consider her client’s “personal circumstances,” the day he fatally beat Jiali Zhang
46% of Canadians near insolvency: poll
46% of Canadians $200 or less away from financial insolvency: poll
South Lake Tahoe awaits outcome of vacation home rental suit
South Lake Tahoe awaits outcome of vacation home rental suit
Donald Trump marks Martin Luther King day with memorial visit
President Donald Trump paid a brief visit to the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Washington on the holiday honouring the civil rights leader.
Death toll in Mexico pipeline fire reaches 89
The death toll in a massive fire at an illegally tapped pipeline in Mexico has risen to 89 as more of the injured have died at hospitals.
Want men to be the best they can be, Gillette? Then lower your damn prices
The Gillette ad should bridge the gender divide by making everyone — male and female — identify the real outrage, which is wallet burn, writes Vinay Menon.
Doug Ford says the Liberals' carbon tax will plunge Canada into recession
The premier of Ontario says a federal carbon tax will plunge the country into recession.
She scammed dozens into giving up their savings so she could stay at the Ritz
Keisha Williams lived large. When she stayed at the Ritz-Carlton in the Bahamas, her cabana had to have a balcony, and her shrimp could not be jumbo — "too tough." At the Cavalieri in Rome, she complained that the Mercedes that picked her up was "too small" — not her "vision of luxury." In Bora Bora, she bragged that she spotted actor Tracy Morgan but "I have the biggest Villa on the island."
Hamilton high school enrolment drop prompts job cuts
Hamilton’s public school board is cutting 17 high school teaching positions for the second semester beginning on Feb. 1 after an unexpected dip in fall enrolment.
Frigid air, high winds cause dangerous travel conditions
Frigid air, high winds cause dangerous travel conditions
The Princess Ball at Carmen’s Banquet Centre
Every princess and prince was officially introduced as they entered the ball.
Scientist who edited babies’ genes is likely to face charges in China
A Chinese scientist who claimed to have created the world’s first genetically edited babies “seriously violated” state regulations, according to the results of an initial government investigation reported Monday by Chinese state media.
Hamilton councillors agree to hire consultant to examine possible sale of entertainment facilities
"This is not going to happen quickly," said Hamilton Mayor Fred Eisenberger. "Starting to develop a longer range plan is critically important."
The Latest: Winter storm death toll rises to 5
The Latest: Winter storm death toll rises to 3
Few signs of breakthrough as Theresa May set to unveil Brexit Plan B
Prime Minister Theresa May was set to unveil her new plan to break Britain's Brexit deadlock on Monday — one expected to look a lot like the old plan that was decisively rejected by Parliament last week.
Alaska plans for new ferry Tazlina to begin operation in May
Alaska plans for new ferry Tazlina to begin operation in May
McGill science group takes aim at ‘quack’ remedies
A McGill University science communication group is taking aim at a commonly available homeopathic flu remedy and questioning why pharmacies continue to sell what it calls “quack remedies.”
Winter wallop for Hamilton
More than 35 centimetres of snow made travelling difficult for residents across Hamilton on Jan. 19.
Photos: Hamilton snow storms of the past
A look back at some historic snow days.
In case of drug-addicted Kitchener nurse, arbitrator got it wrong
The employer had a duty of care to the disgraced drug-addled nurse, even though they were unaware of the addiction, Rosie DiManno writes.
Rudy Giuliani: 'So what' if Trump and Cohen discussed testimony
President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani left open Sunday the possibility that Trump and former personal attorney Michael Cohen might have discussed Cohen's congressional testimony.
Exhibition celebrates legacy of patron of Detroit art museum
Exhibition celebrates legacy of patron of Detroit art museum
Ailing inmate sues federal government over ‘sardine-can-style’ van trip
The lawsuit comes after a federal ombudsman called the prison service’s escort vans inhumane and unsafe, and recommended they be replaced.
My 93-year-old dad fell through the cracks
Staffing and other constraints too often result in neglect of frail, elderly patients, writes Karen Logan.
Indigenous veteran mocked by students in video says he tried to ease tensions at National Mall
An Indigenous veteran who was seen in online video being taunted outside the Lincoln Memorial said Sunday he felt compelled to get between two groups with his ceremonial drum to defuse a confrontation.
Hamilton acupuncturist charged with sexually assaulting two patients
Police believe there may be more victims
Hamilton man accused of making 249 false 911 calls
The 33-year-old was charged with false information after police responded to a Hunter Street address
Biologists swim with supersized great white shark
Possibly the largest great white ever seen, researchers entered the water and swam with the six-metre, 2,000-kilogram fish near Hawaii.
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