She is fighting for time to love her daughter.

Joseph Crawford sentenced after attempting to destroy evidence

— The union representing a Waterloo Regional Police officer charged with attempted murder — a first in Ontario history — predicts the case will have a difficult time sticking in court.

Police in Manitoba say the youths suspected of making threats against students are all boys who range in age from 13 to 17, and that charges are pending.

One cabinet minister repeatedly declined to say Wednesday whether the government would accept the integrity commissioner’s findings, while another said “we respect his work and we will respect his recommendations.”

Grade 7 and 8 students from Dr. J. Edgar Davey Elementary School deliver some of the 1,737 pairs of socks they collected as part of their Warm Toes Warm Hearts drive, which the students both initiated and operated this fall for people in need. Teachers Shelley Bowen and Phearum Shute, as well as student success teachers, incorporated the core curriculum subjects of language and math into the project, which charted the number of socks collected, had students making posters and contacting media as well as advertising about their project. On Wednesday, the students delivered over 800 pairs of socks to Living Rock Ministries, the downtown outreach facility for youth. The 50 students will deliver 800 more to the Good Shepherd on Thursday.

The city will poll residents online about the prospect of hosting legal pot shops before council decides whether to opt in or out of that opportunity Jan. 14. A full council on Wednesday voted to put off a final decision on legal cannabis stores until the new year. But it loaded city staff with a long holiday wish list of new information requests ahead of the pivotal meeting — including reports on policing costs, economic impact and provincial funding related to legal pot shops. Cities across Ontario have until Jan. 22 to opt in or out of hosting legal post shops under new provincial rules. Ottawa and Toronto have opted in while Brampton, Markham, Mississauga, Pickering and Richmond Hill are among a growing number of cities to say no to legal pot stores — at least for now. Burlington has also delayed its decision to allow for more public consultation. A resident survey will be posted sometime in the next couple of weeks at hamilton.ca.

The lawsuit has been brought on behalf of all Indigenous women sterilized in Alberta without their prior and informed consent before Dec. 14 of this year.

Woman accused of harassing family she was sharing rental property with

There are multiple charges against a total of seven students, Toronto Police said.

A group of First Nations in Manitoba have gone to court to argue that they were excluded when a new Jr. B hockey league was formed in the province.

The elimination of some EPO grants means eight programs will be affected

Health Canada is moving to restrict sugary high-alcohol drinks like the one reportedly consumed by a Quebec teen who died last winter.

Sir William Osler teacher and choir director Pamela Kortmann leads the Dundas elementary school’s Glee Club through a collection of holiday favourites at Hamilton City Hall. The award-winning choir also performed at Jackson Square and at The Hamilton Spectator as part of a three-stop tour on Wednesday.

A young Canadian convicted of plotting terrorist attacks in New York City was sentenced by an American court on Wednesday to 40 years in prison, his Canadian lawyer said.

Hamilton Interval House (Freedom From Violence) shelter is in need of furniture for women and children who use the facility. If you can help, call Nancy at 905-387-9959 or email info@intervalhousehamilton.org. The specific need is five living room sets. The furniture must be suitable for all ages and figure types.

Joseph James Landry was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced in January 2015 in the death of Phillip Boudreau, whose damaged, overturned boat was found shortly after he disappeared off the southern tip of Cape Breton on June 1, 2013.

But the city says it is not required to repost the contentious ads targeting transgender rights in washrooms.

The City of Hamilton has directed Grightmire Arena contractor Century Group Inc. to paint lines on the first layer of paving so the parking lot can be reopened to the Dundas Little Theatre and community pool.

In the aftermath of a widespread blizzard, Hamiltonians were out walking downtown through the snow. Even in heels, as we see in the pair in the middle of this group of people. The snowfall from this late-winter storm was reported as far south as Virginia.

Cooling inflation has given the Bank of Canada another reason to keep interest rates on ice next month.

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CBC’s live coverage of New Year’s Eve in Niagara Falls will have a familiar face as host.

What began as a sexual exploitation investigation in Niagara involving a 35-year-old convicted sex offender and a 15-year-old girl with developmental delays ended in a fiery high-speed police chase spanning three provinces.

The judge said the administration’s policy on asylum seekers violates federal immigration law and that “it is the will of Congress — not the whims of the executive” that sets the standards for expedited removal.

A Yemeni woman is about to get her wish after winning her fight for a waiver from the Trump administration’s travel ban so she can fly to California where her 2-year-old son is on life support.

The government is increasing the amount of protected habitat from about 6,400 square kilometres to roughly 10,700 square kilometres. The new protected area is intended to help recovery efforts for northern and southern resident killer whales.

Consular officials are providing assistance to the family of the individual, Global Affairs Canada said Wednesday. The department declined to provide further information due to provisions under the Privacy Act.

Bob Van de Vrande has been inducted as president of the Realtors Association of Hamilton-Burlington for 2019.

Welland could soon be home to the largest Canadian Tire Store in Ontario, and possibly Canada, if the city allows official plan and zoning bylaw amendments to move forward.

Mediated settlement allows plan to move forward

A Houston-area couple was frightened Monday night when someone hacked into a camera they use to monitor their infant son and threatened to kidnap him.

Jonathon Sherman told his late father’s longtime friend Jack Kay to leave the generic drug company after more than 35 years.

The curtain was about to close on an ugly criminal case. It was Oct. 18 at the Clarke County Courthouse in Osceola, Iowa. An admitted sexual abuser was about to get his punishment.

Here are some of the major fights Trump found himself in — and the budding friendships he formed.

City says gas, utilities connected and HVAC unit operating.

Standing in the doorway of a Boeing 747, former president Barack Obama has one arm wrapped around Michelle Obama. The pair are waving, smiles plastered across their faces. It was Jan. 20, 2017. President Donald Trump had just been inaugurated and the Obamas' time in the White House had come to an end.

Debate over marijuana has element of political and retail hucksterism, says Andrew Dreschel

The college determined the specialist engaged in professional misconduct in the sexual abuse of 10 patients.

Six baby fur seals were found decapitated Monday in a bay in New Zealand. Local authorities are calling it a "disturbing, brutal and violent" crime.

The department store says it stopped selling the hats in October, but a Vancouver shopper spotted them on Saturday.

It’s also impossible to forget Dellen Millard, the serial killer who plotted his death.

For the past three years, Max DiFelice of Waterdown Collision has been looking for a new location.

The Issue: How to maintain a sense of Stoney Creek after amalgamationThe Local Impact: Keeping separate local organizations made a difference

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Nabi Kurdistan doesn’t like to waste money on lottery tickets, but on Friday night she had a sudden urge to buy a $3 Lotto 64-9 ticket.

Laurie Goyette says the stolen Saint Nick from her front yard was not only a life-sized decoration of Christmas but a celebration of her birth 59 years ago. She wants it back.

Investigators on Tuesday arrested a 28-year-old woman suspected of posing as a firefighter's wife and collecting more than $2,000 in donations for firefighters battling the Holy fire that she then kept for herself, authorities said.

There were seven shootings in the city in a 24-hour period, that left two men and six others hurt in total.

Denmark, Norway advise against hiking alone in Morocco