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Hamilton to offer free museum visits to library card holders
The one-year experiment should be ready to roll by Family Day in February.
Ryerson, MLSE pick six sports-tech startups to mentor
Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment and Ryerson University have chosen six sports-related tech startups to provide with mentorship.
Hundreds of people lost millions in GTA taxi fraud scam, police say
An ongoing fraud and identity theft operation targeting taxi riders in the Greater Toronto Area has already cost hundreds of people millions of dollars, city police said Thursday as they announced a handful of arrests in the case.
Private workers, nonprofits hit by Gateway Arch closure
Private workers, nonprofits hit by Gateway Arch closure
Canada’s arrest of Huawei exec an act of ‘backstabbing,’ Chinese ambassador says
Chinese ambassador Lu Shaye says Canada’s arrest of a Huawei Technologies executive was an act of “backstabbing” by a friend.
Canada’s first 1-800 WATER DAMAGE franchise in Hamilton
It is among the BELFOR family of companies — a trusted name in disaster restoration.
Woman who admitted to attack at Canadian Tire found guilty on terror charges
Federal prosecutor Jason Wakely said it could not have been clearer she was carrying out offences in the name of a terror group as she said, ‘This is for ISIS,’ draped herself in an ISIS banner, and wrapped an ISIS bandana around her head.
Gymboree goes bankrupt again and plans to close stores
gymboree, bankrupt, store, closing
U.K.’s May scrambles to find a Brexit deal lawmakers can agree on, but her talks called a ‘stunt’ by opposition
EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier says he is more concerned than ever that Britain could crash out of the EU without an agreement.
Growth spurt for petrochemical industry coming despite call to ban single-use plastics
Capital spending on industrial chemical projects in Canada this year is expected to jump by 65 per cent to $1.9 billion, the highest since $2.2 billion in 2014 and third-highest in a decade.
Deadly car bomb in Colombia hits police academy
“All Colombians reject terrorism and are united to confront it.”
Husky shares rise and MEG stock plunges after oilsands takeover offer withdrawn
On the Toronto Stock Exchange, MEG shares fell by as much as 40 per cent to $5.11 from a close of $8.54 on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Husky shares rose by as much as 14.7 per cent to $17.82.
Is the death of the car exaggerated?
There’s a distinctly geographic divide to the debate. Companies based in the U.S., which led the shift to trucks and SUVs, are the least reliant on cars. Asian and European manufacturers sell in more places where sedans are popular and profitable.
Divers swim with giant great white shark off Oahu's coast
Divers swim with giant great white shark off Oahu's coast
Lego collecting delivers huge (and uncorrelated) market returns
Collecting Lego returned more than large stocks, bonds and gold in the three decades ending in 2015.
HBSPCA cat Hip to Snip program returns
The story behind the storyThe HBSPCA is looking to stem Hamilton’s over population of cats.
Hamilton man charged with arson
The 34-year-old is charged after Hamilton apartment fire Jan. 10
Hamilton man charged with sexually assaulting two women he met online
Hamilton police warn there may be more victims, release his photo
Ancient quinoa seeds found at Ont construction site
Quinoa seeds found at Ontario construction site date back to 900 BC: researchers
Ontario Liberals’ long road back to respectability
The work, which gets underway in earnest this spring, will be tedious and at times soul-destroying. But such work is critical if the Liberals are to have any chance of success in the 2022 election
Ontario government axes free post-secondary tuition program
Ontario’s universities and colleges will have to find ways to deal with the financial hit from the tuition decrease, minister says.
Free-tuition program is gone, tuition reduced and student fees are no longer mandatory, Ford government announces
Ontario’s universities and colleges will have to find ways to deal with the financial hit from the tuition decrease, minister says.
Road to snowed-in Austrian nuns cleared, but they stay put
Snowed-in Austrian nuns insist they're staying put
Pregnant Duchess Meghan gets called a 'fat lady' — and loves it
Duchess Meghan got a greeting she probably wasn't expecting during a Wednesday visit to a London animal welfare charity.
Changes coming to LHINs: CBC report
CBC reports the province is looking at replacing them with no more than five oversight bodies or eliminating them altogether
Annual Burlington Comedy Festival fast approaching
A side-splitting showcase — the fifth annual Burlington Comedy Festival — is slated for Feb. 24 to 27.
Canadian’s bullet-riddled body found in Burkina Faso, officials say
Kirk Woodman was abducted after nightfall Tuesday by a dozen gunmen on a mining site owned by Vancouver-based Progress Minerals near the border with Niger.
Flush the milk: Study finds more than half of food produced in Canada wasted
More than half the food produced in Canada is wasted and the average kitchen tosses out hundreds of dollars worth of edibles every year, says a study researchers are calling the first of its kind.
State sets earlier closing time for Honolulu palace grounds
State sets earlier closing time for Honolulu palace grounds
Maybe Trudeau’s Afghan wedding singer doppelganger could put the song back in Justin’s heart
If Trudeau made Abdul Salam Maftoon his body double Justin could take a breather and reflect on ways in which he might salvage his mojo, writes Vinay Menon.
More than half of food produced in Canada wasted: study
Flush the milk: Study finds more than half of food produced in Canada wasted
Utah lawmaker plans legislation for amusement park oversight
Utah lawmaker plans legislation for amusement park oversight
New Hamilton Mountain No Frills to open in early summer
Rymal Road East shopping plaza to include pizzeria, Mediterranean restaurant, dental office.
Theresa May battles to keep Brexit on track after no-confidence win
British Prime Minister Theresa May was consulting opposition parties and other lawmakers Thursday in a battle to put Brexit back on track after surviving a no-confidence vote, though there was little immediate sign of a breakthrough from talks branded a "stunt" by the main opposition leader.
Hamilton planners says Bill 66 could spur Greenbelt development
Hamilton planners are joining a growing chorus of critics of contentious “open for business” planning exemptions the province is offering municipalities to “cut red tape.”
Kirk Woodman, Canadian man kidnapped in Burkina Faso, found dead, report says
Woodman was abducted after nightfall Tuesday by a dozen gunmen on a mining site owned by Vancouver-based Progress Minerals near the border with Niger.
Trouble brewing? World's top coffee species at risk of extinction thanks to global warming
First beer, now coffee?
Justin Bieber's mom calls daughter-in-law Hailey Baldwin 'a gift' in sweet selfie
Apparently Justin Bieber isn't the only member of his family swooning over his new wife, Hailey Baldwin.
Canada union chief vows to make Detroit auto show ‘the worst’ for GM
A spokesman for GM Canada said Dias is likely planning a series of wildcat strikes at auto suppliers to disrupt GM’s production, not just at Oshawa, but other automakers’ plants that use those parts.
Time to move on downtown ‘game-changer’
Hamilton Bulldogs owner Michael Andlauer says any new arena in the city needs to built in combination with housing.
Donald Trump's campaign manager unloads on ‘bad husband’ George Conway
President Donald Trump's 2020 campaign manager, Brad Parscale, publicly branded White House counsellor Kellyanne Conway's spouse a bad husband Wednesday in response to his latest barb directed at the president — this one over Trump's misspelling of "hamburger."
New pup is 'life changer' to Hamilton man who lost dog in coyote attack
An 11-week-old pup named Ari has helped heal Theron Wood’s broken heart.
In highly unusual trial, Rehab Dughmosh admits to attacking Scarborough Canadian Tire ‘for ISIS’ — but refuses to enter plea
The only evidence the jury will hear at Dughmosh’s trial, Superior Court Justice Maureen Forestell said, is the six-page agreed statement of facts read in court Wednesday. The jury is expected to begin deliberations Thursday.
Gillette ad fallout suggests many men harbour disdain for #MeToo movement
This disdain is so powerful that these men lash out with obscenities on the internet and flush their money down the toilet. Hysteria: Turns out, in 2019, it’s a guy thing.
Trio sought after Shoppers Drug Mart pharmacy robbed on Hamilton Mountain
Men with covered faces, brandishing a gun demanded cash and prescription drugs at Fennell East Shoppers
‘I raged’— confessed killer Dalibor Klaric says he made up details in sex worker’s murder
In a dramatic morning on the witness stand at his first-degree murder trial Wednesday, Klaric once again admitted to beating Jiali Zhang to death on Nov. 12, 2013.
If arena lines go, so will the Bulldogs
OHL team is eyeing Brampton for home games if antifreeze lines at FirstOntario Centre fail.
Graffiti by the numbers in Hamilton
Pilot project presents report to the city about graffiti in Hamilton looking for trends to better understand the issue in Hamilton.
97-year old who choked on lobster at Upper James Keg says thank you to couple who helped save her
On Tuesday night, Anna Skruzmanis met with Drew Whalen and Cheryl Felker again to thank the couple for saving her life at a Keg restaurant on Dec. 30.
SIU closes case into death of Hamilton man at Tews Falls
Man was “person of interest” in Guelph death investigation, but failed to show for interview
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