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More than 400 students in India told to retake language tests after Niagara College flags concerns
An Ontario college has raised questions over the validity of the scores of a popular international standardized language test submitted by students applying from India after a probe found “inconsistencies” in language proficiency.
Meet Madison, the dog who guarded his home for weeks through the California wildfire
“Imagine the loyalty of hanging in in the worst of circumstances and being here waiting,” the dog’s owner said.
Trump says chief of staff John Kelly to leave at year’s end
U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters on Saturday that chief of staff John Kelly will leave his job at the end of the year.
Riot in Paris: Armoured trucks, tear gas, smashed glass
Saturday’s yellow vest crowd was overwhelmingly male, a mix of those bringing their financial grievances to Paris, along with groups of apparently experienced vandals.
‘Sick of all the bulls—t’: Grand Prairie teen’s video quitting his job at Walmart goes viral
Jackson Racicot’s video where he claims he is fed up with the way the corporation treats its employees has received more than 16,000 views and has been shared more than 400 times.
A ‘honking-big’ cave in Canada lures geologists to its mouth
Cave discovered in early spring when researchers conducting a caribou census first noticed what looked like a black hole on the snow-covered slope.
Three suspects sought in Hamilton Mountain homicide
Boy, 17, fatally stabbed and 18-year-old boy injured in Friday afternoon incident.
Shoppers Drug Mart granted licence to sell medical marijuana online
Health Canada’s list of authorized cannabis sellers and producers has been updated to reflect that the pharmacy can sell dried and fresh cannabis, as well as plants, seeds and oil.
Nova Scotia community rallies behind hundreds who lost their jobs 3 weeks before Christmas
A Cape Breton community has leaped into action following the sudden closure of a Sydney call centre that left nearly 700 people without jobs just three weeks before Christmas.
New NASA lander captures first sounds of Martian wind
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory released audio clips of the alien wind Friday. The low-frequency rumblings were collected by the InSight lander during its first week of operations at Mars.
Avalanche in Italian Alps kills French skier; other escapes
Avalanche in Italian Alps kills French skier; other escapes
Avalanche in Italian Alps kills French skier; other escapes
Avalanche in Italian Alps kills French skier; other escapes
Dundas Hatt Street row house addition permitted
Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment a condition of approval
Dundas University Plaza parking variances approved
The Issue:Canadian Tire parking variance application approved by Committee of Adjustment for auto service centre addition.The Impact:Decision on site plan condition can be appealed potentially delaying the ongoing site plan review process for conversion of the University Plaza grocery store.
Peel police make arrest in death of 14-year-old boy in Mississauga
Peel Regional Police say 20-year-old Nicholas Mahabir is responsible for the death of 14-year-old Riley Martin, whose body was found in a Mississauga park early Friday morning.
Judge limits use of cruise passenger fees by Juneau
Judge limits use of cruise passenger fees by Juneau
Canada seeking new members of anti-coal alliance at climate meeting
Canada and the United Kingdom are hosting a “coal-free day” at the United Nations climate talks in Katowice, Poland, a city built on coal mining.
Rap concert stampede in Italy leaves 6 dead, over 50 hurt
A stampede at a rap concert in an overcrowded disco in central Italy killed five young teenagers and a woman who had accompanied her daughter to the event early Saturday, police said, adding that 59 people were injured.
Suspect in violent Toronto attack on teen and her mother spotted in Niagara Falls
Security cameras captured the suspect at a Niagara Falls casino on Nov. 24.
Illegal hush-money paid to two women at Trump’s ‘direction’ during election campaign
Lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen has previously said Trump was involved in the hush-money scheme, but court documents filed ahead of Cohen’s sentencing made clear prosecutors believe Cohen’s claim.
Harbour traffic for Nov. 25 to Dec. 1
Domestic: 5
New Mexico state parks feature weekend luminaria events
New Mexico state parks feature weekend luminaria events
1 of New Mexico's last drive-in theatres is set to close
1 of New Mexico's last drive-in theatres is set to close
1 of New Mexico's last drive-in theatres is set to close
1 of New Mexico's last drive-in theatres is set to close
Ontario government fires three Waterfront Toronto board members after Quayside deal
Waterfront Toronto chair Helen Burstyn confirmed Thursday that herself and board members Michael Nobrega and Meric Gertler have been removed from the board
Hamilton police investigating city’s ninth homicide after Mountain stabbing
Two people were rushed to hospital, where one male victim was pronounced dead Friday.
Man who drove into crowd convicted of first-degree murder
A man who drove his car into counterprotesters at a 2017 white nationalist rally in Virginia was convicted Friday of first-degree murder, a verdict that local civil rights activists hope will help heal a community still scarred by the violence and the racial tensions it inflamed nationwide.
Trump lawyer met Russian offering ‘political synergy,’ Mueller says
U.S. President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, was in touch as far back as 2015 with a Russian who offered “political synergy” with the Trump election campaign, the federal special counsel said Friday in a court filing.
UN committee tells Canada to stop forced sterilizations of Indigenous women
Canada has to stop the “extensive forced or coerced sterilization” of Indigenous women and girls in Canada, the United Nations Committee Against Torture told the country on Friday, a finding that prompted calls for federal action by human-rights groups and the federal NDP.
Police investigate death of 14-year-old boy as homicide
Police say they’re investigating the death of a 14-year-old boy as a homicide.
Minister defends new bill that would boost access to child-care spaces
Loosening rules to increase the number of young children allowed in daycares will create more affordable child-care spaces, Ontario’s economic development minister said Friday, dismissing concerns that reforms contained in new legislation could put kids at risk.
Featured photos: Hope lights up at Gore Park
Downtown Hamilton Christmas tree lighting ... and maybe a selfie with Santa.
Police investigating homicide after stabbing at Upper Wentworth plaza
Two rushed to hospital — one with life-threatening injuries — after Upper Wentworth plaza stabbing
Oxygen-depleted waters of Hamilton Harbour undermining fish restoration efforts
New research indicates that large winds are “upwelling” oxygen-depleted water around the bay.
Michigan’s medical chief to stand trial over Flint water
Michigan’s chief medical executive will stand trial on involuntary manslaughter and other charges in a criminal investigation over the Flint water crisis, a judge ruled Friday, making Dr. Eden Wells the second member of Gov. Rick Snyder’s cabinet to go before a jury.
Environmentalists fear Greenbelt open for development following Ford government’s proposed changes to planning act
The province is proposing new rules that would let municipalities hasten some employment projects.
Little results from first ministers meeting, but at least nobody stormed out
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau managed to keep the peace at what began as a tension-filled first ministers’ meeting Friday but had few concrete achievements to show for the daylong gathering.
Carl Horton to be remembered in special reading of A Christmas Carol
Musician’s death last year, from a sudden heart attack at age 57, was a devastating loss; now such Hamiltonians as Tom Wilson and Connie Smith will read from Dickens classic in his memory.
Venture Centre: ‘At Christmas we try to do it special,’ Good Shepherd says
Social services provider’s Christmas Marketplace dressed in holiday style
New bill could open Greenbelt to development, critics say
Opposition politicians and environmental advocates are raising concerns about new legislation from the Ontario government that they say opens the door to development in a protected green space around Toronto.
Two rushed to hospital — one with life-threatening injuries — after Upper Wentworth plaza stabbing
Address is home to a plaza that includes businesses like Staples Canada, Toys R Us and McDonalds.
‘Business Before 9’ at Sunrise of Burlington
The Burlington Chamber of Commerce is holding a “Business Before 9” at Sunrise Senior Living of Burlington Dec. 13.
Two rushed to hospital — one with life-threatening injuries — after Mountain plaza stabbing
That Upper Wentworth address is home to a plaza that includes businesses like Staples Canada, Toys R Us and McDonalds.
Weekend planner: Nine fun things to do this weekend
Enjoy an outdoor skate, take in a hockey game or donate a toy for the Christmas Tree of Hope. Here are nine fun things to do in Hamilton and area this weekend.
Critics charge Tory-dominated financial transparency committee is a ‘kangaroo court’ after former Ontario controller muzzled
The former provincial controller who quit in protest over the Ford government’s $15-billion deficit figure has not been invited to testify and that’s troubling, says a senior New Democrat.
Global warming today mirrors conditions leading to Earth’s largest extinction event, study says
More than two-thirds of life on Earth died off some 252 million years ago, in the largest mass extinction event in Earth’s history.
Woman and two men sought following alleged distraction theft in Burlington
The victim was shopping at the Fortinos at 2025 Guelph Line when she was approached by a woman who started talking to her while thieves stole her wallet from her purse.
Two men charged after $220K worth of drugs found at Hamilton home
Hamilton police executed a search warrant at a Mountain home Thursday
B.C. fracking operations shut down after earthquakes
The B.C. Oil and Gas Commission says seismic events measuring between 3.4 and 4.5 magnitude took place Nov. 29 near hydraulic fracturing operations being conducted about 20 kilometres southeast of Fort St. John, B.C.
Leaping lemur surprises Florida trooper during DUI arrest
The lemur peeked out of the trailer that was being hauled by pickup truck that was stopped by a local officer before hopping to the ground and leaping around the trooper.
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