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Domestic charge on Christmas Eve
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Impaired driving arrest after collision
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Waning iPhone demand highlights Chinese consumer anxiety
BEIJING - Apple Inc.'s $1,000 iPhone is a tough sell to consumers in China unnerved by an economic slump and the trade war with the U.S.
Peterborough police arrest domestic violence suspect on Christmas Day
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Alleged driver charged with fleeing crash with train
The 20-year-old remains in hospital under police custody after crash at rail crossing on Cochrane Road
UPDATED: Power out downtown Hamilton affecting 149 properties
Alectra Utilities says power expected be restored by 1:30 p.m.
Bullet hole found in door of east end apartment
No one was hurt in shooting at 910 Barton St. E.
911 only for emergencies, OPP warns, again
Latest bad calls include woman who locked keys and phone in office and 21-year-old who couldn’t find way home after late night
Power out downtown in 1,600 Hamilton homes and businesses
Alectra Utilities says power expected be restored by 1:30 p.m.
China lands spacecraft on 'dark' side of moon in world first
BEIJING - China's burgeoning space program achieved a first on Thursday: a landing on the so-called dark side of the moon.
4 skiers missing after avalanche in northern Norway
4 skiers missing after avalanche in northern Norway
Chinese spacecraft makes first landing on moon’s far side
BEIJING — A Chinese spacecraft has made the first-ever landing on the far side of the moon.
Vegas marriage bureau begins offering vow renewal document
Vegas marriage bureau begins offering vow renewal document
Vegas marriage bureau begins offering vow renewal document
Vegas marriage bureau begins offering vow renewal document
Spacecraft opens new year with flyby on solar system’s edge
New Horizons visits the mysterious body known as Ultima Thule.
B.C. prof hopes students’ ideas to retrofit clothing bins will prevent deaths
At least seven Canadians have died after getting stuck in clothing donation bins and the latest fatality has prompted an advocate to call for the “death traps” to be immediately fixed or removed.
West Vancouver police investigating death of man found in clothing donation bin
Police say an off-duty doctor walking near Ambleside Park found the unresponsive 34-year-old man stuck in the clothing donation bin’s opening on Sunday morning.
Train and car collide in east Hamilton
A man has been detained near the scene after the driver fled
Fourth federal riding falls vacant as PM poised to call three byelections
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is poised to call byelections in three federal ridings within days and now he has a fourth vacant riding he may choose to fill at the same time.
6 die in Denmark’s worst train accident since 1988
Denmark’s TV2 channel reports a large freight container had likely fallen off a passing cargo train.
UPDATED: NPCA vice-chair shares false claim about terrorism
The vice-chair of Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority has declined to answer questions about a Facebook post claiming the “laws” of 9/11 terrorists are being adopted in the United States.
NPCA vice-chair shares false claim about terrorism
The vice-chair of Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority has declined to answer questions about a Facebook post claiming the “laws” of 9/11 terrorists are being adopted in the United States.
Home sales in Hamilton dip by 26 per cent compared to last December
New figures from the Realtors Association of Hamilton-Burlington show the average price was up by 2.6 per cent
Mistargeted radiation feared in 25 cases at Hamilton's Juravinski Cancer Centre
The guide tube used to direct radiation in BT at Hamilton’s Juravinski Cancer Centre was discovered to be the wrong length. The 25 cases of cervical cancer in which BT was used over the last two years at JCC have been called in for tests ... and apology
Bob Einstein, aka Super Dave Osborne, is dead at 76
Bob Einstein, whose career as a comedy writer took a quirky turn into television acting as the hapless daredevil Super Dave Osborne and later as a friend of Larry David’s on “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” died on Wednesday at his home in Indian Wells, Calif. He was 76.
Judge orders NPCA board to meet Monday
In a no-nonsense hearing that lasted about five minutes, Superior Court Justice James Ramsay ordered Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority to hold a board meeting Monday at its Ball’s Falls centre at 2:30 p.m.
Signpost: Sewer upgrades on Locke, Burlington’s Best, mayor’s levee
Expect crews to be digging up Locke Street South for sewer work this month. The city is upgrading the pipes between Aberdeen Avenue and Bold Street. This will result in one-way closures the week of Jan.7 between Aberdeen and Tuckett Street; a two-way closure the week of Jan.14 between Herkimer Street and Charlton Avenue; and a two-way closure the week of Jan. 21 between Blanshard Street and Bold.
Looking back at notable deaths in Hamilton in 2018
The lives they lived
Uffizi urges Germany to return painting stolen by Nazis
Uffizi asks to Germany to return painting stolen by Nazis
Hamilton woman attacked by man trying to steal her dog
The 52-year-old woman suffered cuts to her hands from a knife and blunt force trauma to the head
Toot! Toot! New riverboat to ride Mississippi in New Orleans
Toot! Toot! New riverboat to ride Mississippi in New Orleans
Hamilton Catholic board to lose $108,000 from education funding cut
Chair Pat Daly said the school board had not spent the money
Despite government shutdown, zoo animals still getting fed
Despite government shutdown, zoo animals still getting fed
Newfoundland pounded by winter storm that dumps snow, cancels flights
Near-whiteout conditions make driving difficult, shut down municipal and provincial services and Memorial University
Five teens hurt, two critically, in crash north of Toronto
While the 17-year-old girl driving the vehicle and a 16-year-old boy sustained minor injuries, Pattenden says three others were more badly hurt.
Children as young as 8 are voluntarily sharing nude photos: police
Police are warning parents after four young New Brunswick children voluntarily shared nude images of themselves online.
Two workers injured in Dofasco accidents 10 hours apart
A large machine involved in a workplace accident was being moved when second accident happened.
Hamilton man charged after two OPP officers assaulted
The incident occurred in Caledonia on Jan. 1 around 6:50 a.m.
Appeal Court rules class action lawsuit against Uber can proceed
In a ruling released Wednesday, the Court of Appeal for Ontario says a clause in Uber’s services agreement that requires all disputes to go through arbitration in the Netherlands amounts to illegally outsourcing an employment standard.
Man accused of pointing handgun at victim from Hamilton Cab
A 36-year-old Brampton man is facing multiple charges and handgun was recovered
Fighting among rebels in northern Syria kills dozens
The al-Qaida-linked Levant Liberation Committee and the Turkey-backed Nour el-Din el-Zinki group blamed each other for triggering the fighting.
Airport water fountains tested after passengers get sick
Sick plane passengers may have used airport water fountains
Photos: Downtown cleanup
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association took to Downtown Hamilton for its 10th Annual New Year’s Cleanup Initiative.
Russian apartment building collapse death toll has reached 28
A three-year-old girl was among the latest victims of the collapse in the Russian city of Magnitogorsk, Russian news agencies reported, citing the Russian emergencies ministry.
Trump answers Romney criticism: ‘I won big, and he didn’t’
Faced with biting public criticism from Republican Sen.-elect Mitt Romney, President Donald Trump pushed back Wednesday, reminding him that “I won big, and he didn’t.”
Sick plane passengers may have used airport water fountains
Sick plane passengers may have used airport water fountains
‘Lots of hugs’ as shuttered Cape Breton call centre reopens under new ownership
A shuttered call centre in Cape Breton came back to life Wednesday, weeks after its previous owner abruptly closed it and tossed hundreds of people out of work just before the holiday season.
Farm Show's celebration of Pennsylvania agriculture to open
Farm Show's celebration of Pennsylvania agriculture to open
Report shows gender pay gap is widest at the top of the corporate ladder
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives calculates that of the more than 1,200 named executive officers, or NEOs, at 249 publicly traded companies in Canada, women earn about 68 cents for every dollar made by their male counterparts.
Pitch from the Podium at Burlington chamber event
Pitch from the Podium at Burlington Chamber of Commerce Breakfast
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