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Peterborough County OPP nab snowmobiler wanted in Bancroft-area break-in
POLICE UPDATES
Hopperton gets jail time for Locke Street vandalism
Others also sentenced and ordered to pay restitution to victims
I don’t feel bad. I’m not going to stop. And you will never, ever catch me, says CRA scammer
After news broke of police busting call centres in India, StarMetro Vancouver received a call alleging we owed money to the CRA. We called back to see if one of the scam artists would tell their story. One did.
‘It does feel like home’: Stefan Ptaszek returns as McMaster Marauders football coach
Stefan Ptaszek was introduced Thursday as head coach of the McMaster Marauders, returning to the university football team that he guided to three Yates Cup titles and one Vanier Cup triumph during his 10-season tenure from 2006 to ’15.
My condo unit has mice. Who deals with a mouse in the house?
It is your obligation to maintain and repair your unit, writes Gerry Hyman.
UPDATE: Hamilton police investigating east end homicide
Police, paramedics and firefighters responded to a medical call around 1 a.m. at an apartment on Melvin Ave. near Parkdale Ave. N. early Friday.
A cat, the Camp Fire and two days of fear: A survivor’s story
Cheryl Valente was not going to abandon her cat Chelsea to the Camp Fire, but she doubted either of them was going to survive.
Regulators threaten to shut down rail line to Denver airport
Regulators threaten to shut down rail line to Denver airport
Pedestrian dead after being struck on Upper Wentworth
The collision took place just before 7 p.m.
Canada signs revamped NAFTA deal on sidelines of high-stakes G20 summit
After much anticipation, Canada signed the revamped NAFTA in Buenos Aires on the sidelines of the high-profile G20 summit Friday.
Marriott says hacker theft leaves 500 million guests exposed
The Marriott International hotel chain said Friday that the database of its Starwood reservation system had been hacked and the personal details of 500 million guests going as far back as 2014 were compromised.
Massive, extended data breach at Marriott's Starwood hotels
Massive, extended data breach at Marriott's Starwood hotels
Who is Amanda Simard?
A look at the former Conservative legislator who resigned from caucus on principle.
I don’t feel bad. I’m not going to stop. And you will never, ever catch me, says CRA scammer
After news broke of police busting call centres in India, StarMetro Vancouver received a call alleging we owed money to the CRA. We called back to see if one of the scam artists would tell their story. One did.
This Elf isn't sitting on a shelf
Based on the book by Thomas Meehan and Bob Martin, with music by Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin, the show is selling like hotcakes from the North Pole to Hamilton. So far it’s the biggest box office advance for an Aquarius Christmas musical ever.
Protesters block mail briefly at Stoney Creek postal plant
Canada Post resumed normal operations at its Hamilton mail processing plant in Stoney Creek after a protest blocked trucks from entering and exiting.
Nature not bullets should control cormorants, McMaster biologist says
The province is considering allowing cormorants to be classified as “game birds” because their numbers have grown exponentially. But some researchers say we should put down the guns and let nature take its course.
Hamilton tree lighting at City Hall
The 10-metre Colorado blue spruce Christmas tree in front of Hamilton City Hall was lit Thursday in a ceremony with CN and Tree Canada.
Air Canada cancels Hamilton-Montreal route as business passengers lag
MONTREAL - Air Canada is cancelling its Hamilton-Montreal route amid sluggish sales from business travellers, announcing the move in a newspaper ad just one month after ramping up flights between the two cities.
Doug Ford’s LRT comments reveal an iron hand approach
Whether Hamilton proceeds with light rail is up to council not Eisenberger
Police probe suspicious package at Hamilton airport
A portion of the Hamilton John C. Munro Airport was evacuated overnight after concerns about a suspicious package.
Man shot in Lindsay area early Friday
POLICE UPDATES
Downtown hockey arena needs millions in repairs: is it worth it?
Hamilton Bulldogs owners Michael Andlauer suggests building a new arena — maybe at Lime Ridge Mall — would be a better use of taxpayer cash.
Colorado's Pikes Peak Cog Railway plans 2021 reopening
Colorado's Pikes Peak Cog Railway plans 2021 reopening
Tree lighting at City Hall
US pilots want more training on new Boeing jet after crash
US pilots want more training on new Boeing jet after crash
Signpost: Impaired driving, incarceration session and holiday grieving
Hamilton Police Service and the Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Club are partnering to reduce impaired driving this holiday season. Bulldogs ticket vouchers will be issued by Hamilton police to motorists who successfully go through RIDE lanes. First Ontario Centre will accept the vouchers for one free admission to a Bulldogs game on Jan. 2, Jan. 12 or Feb. 13.
Canada on track for Friday signing of USMCA once details finalized: Freeland
Canada will put pen to paper on its new trade pact with the U.S. and Mexico on Friday, even though officials were still combing through the fine print Thursday.
Group files rights suit over Airbnb's Israel settlement ban
Group files rights suit over Airbnb's Israel settlement ban
Cop shoots fellow NRP cop during argument
A Niagara Regional Police officer is in critical condition after being shot Thursday by a fellow officer during an altercation between the two men in rural Pelham, says provincial Special Investigations Unit spokeswoman Monica Hudon.
Police officer shoots fellow NRP cop during argument
A Niagara Regional Police officer is in critical condition after being shot Thursday by a fellow officer during an altercation between the two men in rural Pelham, says provincial Special Investigations Unit spokeswoman Monica Hudon.
News outlet Mic lays off most of its staff
The phrase “pivot to video” haunted digital journalists in 2016 and 2017, as publication after publication announced that they were laying off writers to redirect their resources into making videos. Mic, a digital publication focusing on a millennial audience, was one of the outlets that adopted this strategy. In 2017, the company laid off 25 people, mostly from news and editorial, to become “the leader in visual journalism,” founder Chris Altchek wrote at the time.
One dead after Hamilton downtown apartment fire
The fire broke out at 155 Market St. around 5:15 p.m.
Six Nations draft cannabis law sets minimum age at 21
Minimum was suggested to protect young people on Canada’s most populous First Nation, Chief Ava Hill says
Hate crimes targeting blacks, Jews, Muslims on rise, StatCan says
The federal government has been holding closed-door consultations to craft an anti-racism strategy, which is part of $23 million in planned spending over two years for multiculturalism programs.
N.S. looks to tighten parade safety after little girl’s tragic death
The Nova Scotia government is moving to improve parade safety measures after the tragic death of a four-year-old girl at a Christmas parade.
UPDATED: NRP officer shot by another cop, says SIU
A Niagara Regional Police officer is in critical condition after being shot multiple times Thursday by a fellow officer during an altercation between them at a collision scene in rural Pelham.
Rookie legislator leaves Tory caucus over decisions affecting francophones
A Progressive Conservative legislator who publicly denounced Ontario’s decision to eliminate the independent office of the French-language services commissioner and a planned French-language university severed ties with the Tories on Thursday, the culmination of a dispute that saw her vote against her own party’s legislation.
Ontario government reveals climate plan, vows to meet Paris Agreement goals
Ontario will use taxpayer dollars to spur private investment in clean technologies and create performance standards for large emitters under a new climate plan that replaces the province’s cap-and-trade system.
Wyoming legislative committee endorsed lodging tax proposal
Wyoming legislative committee endorsed lodging tax proposal
Highlights of Ontario’s climate-change plan
Ontario unveiled its climate-change plan on Thursday, laying out an environmental blueprint to replace the cap-and-trade system brought in by the previous Liberal government. Here are some highlights:
Peterborough cocaine dealer faces prison time
Matthew Kellough-Garrett of the so-called Ugly Crew will be sentenced Dec. 19
Sidewalk Labs unveils more plans for high-tech Toronto community but who’ll pay?
It envisions the project creating 9,000 construction jobs and 3,900 jobs within the neighbourhood.
David Saint-Jacques prepares for ‘dangerous’ launch on upcoming space mission
Saint-Jacques and two fellow astronauts blast off Monday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on their way to the International Space Station.
New Baskin-Robbins location opens in CF Lime Ridge Mall
Baskin-Robbins Canada has announced the opening of its newest shop in Hamilton, which brings the brand’s locations in Canada to 1,000.
Ukraine urges NATO to deploy ships in dispute with Russia
In an interview with the German daily Bild, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko laid out his hope that NATO would “relocate naval ships to the Sea of Azov in order to assist Ukraine and provide security” against Vladimir Putin’s expansionist ambitions.
TD, CIBC see profit bump helped by U.S. operations, but analyst reaction mixed
Earnings still up thanks to U.S. operations, no matter analyst expectatations
1st new concourse opening at LaGuardia Airport
First new concourse opening at LaGuardia Airport
BREAKING: NRP officer shot by another cop, says SIU
A Niagara Regional Police officer has suffered life-threatening injuries after being shot by another officer in Pelham, according to the provincial Special Investigations Unit.
Doug Ford discovers the Franco-Ontarians he never knew
The 622,000 francophones in Ontario were never really on the premier’s radar. Until it was too late, writes Martin Regg Cohn.
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