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Updated 2025-02-20 18:45
‘This was no one’s fault but my own’: 5 suicide notes found after young Mississauga woman’s death sparks SIU investigation
Peel Regional Police officers will not be charged criminally in the death of a 28-year-old Mississauga woman who fell to her death from the roof of a townhouse complex.
Hamilton police asking to hire 27 new staff in 2019 budget
Requests part of $178.4 million budget going before police board Tuesday afternoon
Home sales down in December to cap weak year
Home sales down in December to cap weakest annual sales since 2012: CREA
Nebraska tourism office touts sandhill crane migration
Nebraska tourism office touts sandhill crane migration
Congestion, job creation key priorities for Skelly in 2019
Flamborough-Glanbrook MPP Donna Skelly said the congestion in Ontario — and particularly in Waterdown — will be a key issue in 2019.
Spiders invade Royal Botanical Gardens during kid-friendly exhibit
Roses and lilacs aren't yet in bloom but nature enthusiasts can escape the winter cold by visiting a spider exhibit making its Canadian debut this week at the Royal Botanical Gardens.
'Miracle' flight survivors mark decade of thankfulness
'Miracle' flight survivors mark decade of thankfulness
Video: Icewine festival season kicks off in Niagara
Niagara’s icewine season kicked-off in Jordan Village last weekend at the Twenty Valley WineFest with live music, food and of course wine — all served up al fresco in freezing temperatures.
UPDATE: Man killed in rollover crash on Highway 6 early Tuesday
Highway 6 closed between Concessions 7 and 8 east for police investigation
Habitat for Humanity Meaning of Home contest kicks off
Habitat for Humanity Canada and Genworth Canada are partnering for the 12th annual Meaning of Home writing contest to support the non-profit organization.
These are the initial dangers of air travel
Since airlines can be less than clear about correcting ticket mix-ups, you should always check flight confirmations within 24 hours of purchase to make sure your name is spelled correctly and matches your passport name.
Saudi teenager who fled home embraces Canada
She wants to go to college to study architecture. She would like to take English classes. She is wondering about how to harness her new-found media stardom.
Archaeologists find Rome-era tombs in Egypt's Western Desert
Archaeologists find Rome-era tombs in Egypt's Western Desert
Serious crash closes Highway 6 early Tuesday
Emergency crews are on scene of a serious crash in Flamborough early Tuesday.
Suspicious car fires in Welland still under investigation
A truck fire in Welland last Friday night has nothing to do with a rash of vehicle arsons that occurred recently in another part of the city, says deputy fire Chief Adam Eckhart.
'Like I said: A puppet': Hillary Clinton doubles down on Trump and Russia
On Friday, The New York Times published a 1,727-word report revealing the FBI had once opened an investigation into whether President Donald Trump was secretly working on behalf of Russia and thus a "possible threat to national security."
Legal pot shops will be allowed in Hamilton come April 1
Council was split on whether to opt in or out of provincial plan to allow legal retail cannabis outlets.
Justin Trudeau denounces China's death sentence for Canadian man as 'arbitrary'
A Chinese court sentenced a Canadian man to death for drug trafficking, a move Prime Minister Justin Trudeau denounced as "arbitrary" as the two nations feud over last month's arrest of a Huawei Technologies executive.
Pregnant Duchess Meghan tells crowd she’s six months along, well-wishers say
Duchess Meghan is reportedly pinning down her due date.
Hamilton police investigating after shots fired at car near Brunswick Street
Nearby Hillcrest Elementary School went into a “hold and secure,” which was later lifted.
He spotted Jayme Closs at a bus stop, then launched deadly plan to kidnap her, police say
He shaved his head and his face, wiping down his father's shotgun and six 12-gauge shells to avoid leaving a physical trace. He replaced his car's license plates with a set he had stolen, removing a glow-in-the-dark cord from the trunk that allowed people to open it from inside.
Wanted federal offender may be in Hamilton
Jimmy Nguyen is serving a four year and nine month sentence for drugs and firearm offences
Son of minor hockey great makes his mark with the Dundas Real McCoys
Rookie Guy Polillo’s biggest asset is his passing game, just like his father’s, Paul Polillo.
A welcome design
Matt Fletcher was the winner in the City of Hamilton Neighbourhood Signage Public Art Project.
Hamilton airport staff send pizza to U.S. counterparts suffering shutdown
Being nice in Canada can sometimes feel like a full-time job.
Hamilton’s traffic calming orange-and-red ‘tiger tails’ to go extinct after colour complaint
A citizen complaint has spurred the city to change the colour of orange-and-red warnings posted under hundreds of stop signs across the city. It’s not clear if the old signs must come down, however.
Accused killer Dalibor Klaric told police he wanted to beat escort
When she arrived he beat her to death, writes Susan Clairmont.
The pegan diet — a hybrid of paleo and vegan — could be the next big thing
There’s a new trendy diet in town, folks — the pegan diet.
Hamilton senior says LHIN bullying her to put husband in long-term care ‘dump’
Nursing home a place for “waiting to die,” Elizabeth Loades says
Air traffic controllers warn of possible staffing shortage
Air traffic controllers warn of possible staffing shortage
Accused killer Dalibor Klaric told police he wanted to beat escort
When she arrived he beat her to death, writes Susan Clairmont.
Hearing into whether ombudsman should examine Taverner appointment won’t be fast tracked, judge says
OPP Deputy Commissioner Brad Blair, who served as interim OPP commissioner until complaining about the Ford government’s hiring of Toronto police Supt. Ron Taverner, wants Paul Dubé to review the matter.
French Revolution Bakery and Creperie
A taste of France comes to downtown Dundas
Former U.S. president Obama to speak at Calgary Saddledome in March
Former United States president Barack Obama will be speaking in Calgary later this year.
World’s first device for premature babies with heart defect gains FDA approval
The device, which is smaller than a pea and made by Abbott Laboratories, can be implanted in babies weighing as little as two pounds. It’s designed to treat babies with patent ductus arteriosus — one of the most common heart defects in premature infants.
Father and son sledders from Calgary hit by deadly avalanche in southeast B.C.
RCMP say two out of a group of nine snowmobilers on Mount Brewer in the Purcell Mountain range near Invermere were swept away by what Avalanche Canada describes as a slide “capable of breaking trees or destroying a small wood-frame building.”
No. of no-show airport security screeners soars in shutdown
Atlanta airport: More than 1 hour of waiting at checkpoints
Hamilton man charged with assault, fleeing from crash
Hamilton police thank witness who interrupted assault and led police to suspect
Slain mayor led Polish city known for openness, Solidarity
Poland’s port city of Gdansk, where the longtime mayor died Monday after being stabbed at a fundraiser, served as the setting for key events in 20th century European history, from the early shots of the Second World War to the Cold War’s final days.
Ontario’s 25 pot licence lottery winners fielding partnership offers
There were no big cannabis industry names among the 25 winners, who now have five business days to turn in their applications to the AGCO along with a $6,000 non-refundable fee and a $50,000 letter of credit.
Trump digs in on government shutdown
U.S. president rejects suggestion to allow government to reopen temporarily.
Who’s who in the federal government’s cabinet shuffle
David Lametti, a Quebec MP and former law professor at McGill University, becomes justice minister.
Report: 2 killed, 40 detained in new gay purge in Chechnya
MOSCOW — The Russian republic of Chechnya has launched a new crackdown on gays in which at least two people have died and about 40 people have been detained, LGBT activists in Russia charged Monday.
New Williams Fresh Cafe location in Stoney Creek
A new Williams Fresh Cafe location is opening in Stoney Creek.
Trial opens for Quebec man charged with killing wife suffering from Alzheimer’s
Cadotte, 57, has pleaded not guilty to one count of second-degree murder in the Feb. 20, 2017 slaying of Jocelyne Lizotte. The 60-year-old woman was found dead at a long-term care facility in Montreal where she was in the later stages of Alzheimer’s.
China acting ‘arbitrarily’ in imposing drug case death sentence: Trudeau
Canada will do all it can to intervene on Robert Lloyd Schellenberg’s behalf, the prime minister said.
Border security shutdown threatens to shine light on Canada-U.S. threshold
With all the scrutiny and political energy focused on the southern Mexico border, a new report suggests Democrats plan to turn some of that focus toward the Canada-U.S. border, which statistics suggest could pose a greater risk to national security.
British PM tries to avoid historic defeat on Brexit vote
Theresa May seems to have calculated that her best hope is to cajole some hard-line Conservative Party Brexiteers into supporting her, even if they hate her plan, for fear of something worse.
Fixing Hamilton school bus driver shortage key 2019 goal, Johnstone says
The new chair of Hamilton’s public school board says resolving a persistent bus driver shortage is a key goal for trustees for the coming year.
Ottawa police identify three public servants who died in bus crash
Bruce Thomlinson, 56, Judy Booth, 57, and Anja Van Beek, 65, died in the collision.
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