Guests return to Maui resort after brush fire evacuation

Diplomatic officials may have been targeted with an unknown weapon in Havana. But a recording of one “sonic attack” actually is the singing of a very loud cricket, a new analysis concludes.

In his acceptance speech after winning the Golden Globes award for best actor, Christian Bale scorched Richard Cheney by giving an unexpected shout-out to what he said was his inspiration in portraying the powerful and uncharismatic former vice president.

Dave Shaw, 33, was killed when his SUV was hit by another SUV that crossed into his lane

With his mental state deteriorating as he sat in the crushing isolation of solitary confinement, a desperate inmate named Anthony Gay saw a temporary way out.

Authorities in Queensland, Australia, were forced to close beaches across the region over the weekend, amid what local officials said was a jellyfish "epidemic."

Applications are now being accepted from those looking to enter a lottery to apply for the first 25 retail cannabis licences in Ontario.

A Grimsby man has a bit more spending money after winning the $1-million prize in the Dec. 21 Lotto Max draw.

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Police warn of increased bank machine thefts in region

Theft from vehicles has been an ongoing problem in the Joshua Avenue neighbourhood of the Ancaster Meadowlands.

OPP say the 35-year-old hit a utility pole and was ejected from vehicle

It was a moment when everyone — absolutely everyone — expected to see an ebullient Lady Gaga climbing to the stage in her dramatic periwinkle gown. Instead, a visibly stunned Glenn Close got the Golden Globe. But her deeply personal speech about women's need for fulfilment outside the family soon had the crowd on its feet, providing the emotional high point of the night.

METTAMADE has created its own sizing system based on gem stones — particularly their colour, with each representing a size. The idea is that gem stones are always seen as something of value regardless of their size or shape.

Once upon a time, you could have afternoon tea in Waterdown in a house painted white. Then one day, it closed.

The five teenage girls who died in a fire at an escape room entertainment site in northern Poland will be buried together in a joint ceremony this week, the city mayor said Monday.

The bartender didn't know the man's name, but he remembered his hair: a bushy red mullet.

Two heritage planners leave city as department transitions

Police called to Graham Avenue North home shortly after midnight Monday

Malaysia’s king resigned on Sunday, becoming the first monarch to abdicate in the country’s history.

When the police officer sped into the small-coin laundromat located on a quiet intersection in Wausau, Wisconsin, the mother's worst nightmare was already unfolding inside.

Workers compensation board dismisses woman’s chronic mental stress claim saying her experiences were simply “interpersonal conflict.”

Hamilton police say a fail to remain crash in the city’s east end on Sunday night, resulted in several stolen goods being recovered.

Niagara region police say a suspect is in custody in connection with a stabbing incident in Beamsville, Ont., that left a man badly injured.

She cited the health of her father, Jamie Spears.

It’s as if I fired out my angst into the universe, and in return had an army of support march into my heart, writes Lorraine Sommerfeld.

Anticipating his death by lethal injection last summer, Scott Dozier said he didn't expect the end of his life to have any higher significance.

Fox News' Chris Wallace sits in an enviable position as a journalist: He works for the only major network on which President Donald Trump appears with any regularity but is also willing to challenge Trump and his administration in ways that other hosts on the network aren't, which is what he did on Sunday morning with White House press secretary Sarah Sanders.

The number of lab-confirmed influenza cases in Hamilton reached 233 as of Dec. 29 — more than four times the 50 cases that had been reported by the same time the year prior.

Const. Kim Walker is Hamilton police’s missing-person co-ordinator: ‘I see every single one that comes through every day.’

The Greater Toronto Area saw more than twice as many domestic homicides last year compared to 2017.

Province had given post-secondary institutions until Jan. 1 to come up with policies that would ensure open dialogue on campuses.

Jaw-dropping. An American president becoming the first occupant of the Oval Office to actually endorse the Soviet invasion, Rosie DiManno writes.

Josie Pascottini, who started working in Hamilton’s cotton mills at age 10, ‘is never grumpy’

Pet sitters, snow shovellers and house sitters swing into action to serve short- and long-term winter travellers.

Police have gathered in Smithers and Houston, B.C., which are the closest towns to the Gidimt’en First Nations protest camp

Quebec’s human rights commission is recommending a suburb south of Montreal pay four members of a Black family $86,000 and implement anti-discrimination training for its police officers following an alleged incident of racial profiling.

The Canadian brother of an American man being held in Moscow on suspicion of spying is raising the possibility that his sibling is being used as a pawn in a potential exchange for a Russian woman behind bars in the United States.

Two men — one from Welland, one from Niagara Falls — have been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a 53-year-old man in St. Catharines.

An estimated 80 protesters, some espousing far-right views and some belonging to Hamilton Against Fascism, exchanged taunts at Hamilton City Hall on Saturday.

More than two dozen villagers panning for gold in the northern Afghan province of Badakhshan were killed on Sunday after the makeshift tunnels where they were working collapsed following heavy snowfall, officials said.

Authorities say a dispute between two people who were walking dogs at a Philadelphia park ended when one punched the other, causing a fatal injury.

Suspicions are growing that President Joseph Kabila’s ruling party is delaying announcing results in order to cling to power

Police in Houston arrest two men in connection with shooting death of girl, 7.

Lots to do the next couple of weeks and seasons ahead

Disneyland raising prices ahead of summer expansion opening

The Council of Rulers is expected to meet soon to pick the next king.

Canada should develop a centre of excellence on space knowledge, says Conference of Defence Associations Institute director.

Low pay, split shifts, high responsibility make it tough to recruit operators. ‘Walking school buses’ implemented

Bassam Al-Rawi returns to Halifax provincial court on Monday for a sexual assault trial related to a 2015 alleged incident against a female passenger, after the original judge’s 2017 decision made national headlines and was overturned.