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Waterloo pastor dies after October motorcycle crash
A Waterloo pastor who was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash five weeks ago has died.
For nearly 50 years, Harvard was haunted by an unsolved murder. DNA now points to a serial rapist
It is a winter-swept afternoon in January 1969, the thermometer dangling in the mid-30s in Cambridge, Massachusetts. A Harvard University graduate student named James Humphries hustles up the stairs to the top floor of an apartment building two blocks from Harvard Square.
Named for Roman god of war, Mars isn’t very kind to visitors
“We’ve had a number of successful landings in a row now. But you never know what Mars will throw at you,” said Rob Grover, lead engineer for the landing team at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Tabloids: Jen is pregnant with Brad’s baby — and other hot gossip from 2005
And speaking of couples from the early aughts, Victoria and David Beckham are on the outs. So sayeth the weekly gossip mags.
Long road to justice for Tania Cowell
Family says ordeal of another trial was worth it
This Mars explorer will probe the planet's history — if it can land in one piece
The interminable stretch from the moment a spacecraft hits the Martian atmosphere to the second it touches down on the Red Planet's rusty surface is what scientists call "the seven minutes of terror."
Grant helps Six Nations Polytechnic foster pride in Indigenous languages
Cayuga immersion program gets boost with $732,000 Ontario Trillium award
McMaster PhD candidate visits Syrian refugee settlement in Lebanon
It wasn’t until he saw the sign saying take a left to the Syrian border that Firas Khalid realized how close he was to the country.
Triple-A, double-A: It’s a Hamilton quad
Hamilton schools dominate provincial high school girls basketball championships.
Health Canada warns Cyber Monday bargain-hunters of online and cross-border risks
Though all products in Canada must meet current regulatory requirements, Health Canada is warning consumers shopping on websites based in other countries can run into problems.
Trump attacks 'Fake 60 Minutes' for 'phoney story' on family separations at the border
Just hours after migrant families at the southern border were tear-gassed by U.S. authorities and tensions escalated between Russia and Ukraine, President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Sunday night armed with harsh words. But his ire wasn't directed at Customs and Border Protection officers or foreign leaders. Instead, the president was in a fit over a "60 Minutes" segment about family separations at the border, accusing "Fake 60 Minutes" of running a "phoney story."
Mayor Fred Eisenberger sets his sights on being the new chair of the troubled police board
Eisenberger says he’ll find way to make police board more diverse
Filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci dead at 77
Italian filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci, who won Oscars with "The Last Emperor" and whose erotic drama "Last Tango in Paris" enthralled and shocked the world, died Monday. He was 77.
West is best as Calgary Stampeders capture Grey Cup
Stampeders knock off Ottawa Redblacks and rule CFL after losing last two championship games.
Six Nations woman charged in triple homicide
Kirsten Bomberry, 36, is charged with three counts of accessory after the fact to murder in the deaths of Melissa Miller, Alan Porter and Michael Jamieson.
No such thing as home ice advantage for slumping Bulldogs
Hamilton split games against Niagara and Peterborough over the weekend, which, as far as its performance at FirstOntario Centre is concerned, is actually an improvement
A Christmas Story: why we still love the holiday classic
Get out your ridiculous pink bunny onesies: it’s been 35 years since “A Christmas Story” premièred in theatres. To help celebrate, we’ve done something that should earn a major award: We’ve rounded up 25 reasons why the holiday film about a boy who desperately wants a Red Ryder BB gun for Christmas is still worth watching.
An artistic view of gentrification in Hamilton
Colina Maxwell sets out to start a conversation with “dis[RE]placement” exhibit in Hamilton.
Obituary: CHML anchor, Ticats play-by-play man Bob Hooper was ‘a helluva guy’
Day news anchor was exposed ... by his voice
GM to announce no product allocated for Oshawa plant after next year: sources
News Sunday evening of a complete closure — forever — is wrong, according to Unifor
Jobs in jeopardy at GM Oshawa plant
More than 2,600 General Motors employees in Oshawa will be told Monday that as of December 2019, the company has not allocated any vehicles to the production line.
Mayor of Oshawa hopes report of GM closure is ‘just a rumour’
The mayor of Oshawa says he hopes the report of the pending closure of a General Motors plant in the city is “just a rumour.”
Conservation authority ‘aggressively’ implementing auditor’s recommendations
The Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority chief administrative officer Mark Brickell said the organization is well on its way to fulfilling the recommendations proposed by the Ontario auditor-general’s report.
'None of us are OK': Four-year-old girl killed by float at Santa Claus parade in Yarmouth, N.S.
Cpl. Dal Hutchinson says the girl had been running alongside a passing parade float when she fell underneath it.
Over 170 injured in magnitude 6.3 earthquake in western Iran
The quake hit near Sarpol-e Zahab in Iran’s Kermanshah province, which was the epicentre of an earthquake last year that killed over 600 people and where some still remain homeless.
Postal negotiators still talking as Senate vote on back-to-work bill approaches
Under threat of back-to-work legislation that could pass through the Senate by late Monday, negotiators remained at the bargaining table Sunday in a last-ditch effort to bring an unforced end to rotating walkouts at Canada Post.
An artistic view of gentrification on James Street North
Colina Maxwell sets out to start a conversation with “dis[RE]placement” exhibit in Hamilton.
Team Otter vs. Team Koi: Vancouverites pick sides as otter evades capture
Vancouver residents have begun to declare themselves “Team Otter” or “Team Koi” as an elusive otter feasting on expensive fish in a tranquil garden pond continues to evade capture.
Wowing the critics: Alan’s amazing 10-year waltz with Chopin
Alan Walker’s 700 plus-page book is causing major international ripples and sets a new standard for biography, research and the way we think about Fryderyk Chopin, Jeff Mahoney writes.
Canada-wide warrant issued for Mississauga shooting suspect
Peel Region police believe that Travon Edwards-Bryan is a threat to public safety after a shooting in Malton earlier this month.
Russia accused of firing on Ukrainian navy near Crimea
The Ukrainian navy said Sunday that Russia’s coast guard opened fire on and seized three of its vessels, while wounding two of its crew members in the Black Sea.
EU agrees to Britain’s exit, but MPs must back deal
Britain’s Parliament must approve the deal that has been struck on how it will leave the EU.
Security agencies warn industry of foreign espionage threat to networks
Canadian Security Intelligence Service materials advise that “non-likeminded countries,” state-owned enterprises and affiliated companies are engaged in a global pursuit of technology and know-how driven by economic and military ambitions.
Police combing through surveillance near west Mountain homicide
Marko Bakir, 31, was shot multiple times on the driveway of his Clifton Downs Road home
Dangerously overcrowded party boat sinks in Lake Victoria, killing more than 30 people
Music and booze-filled party cruises around Lake Victoria are a rite of passage of sorts for fun-seeking young Ugandans, but the one that pushed off into the waters Saturday night seemed doomed from the start.
Key points in the EU-U.K. Brexit agreement
Britain has struck a deal on most points concerning their exit from the European Union.
Migrants enveloped in tear gas after heading toward US
Migrants approaching the U.S. border from Mexico were enveloped with tear gas Sunday after a few tried to breach the fence separating the two countries.
Ukraine marks famine that killed millions 85 years ago
The Ukrainian famine of 1933 killed more than three million people, by most estimates, and has become a touchstone in post-Soviet Ukrainian society.
Initiative seeks to end use of child soldiers in South Sudan
Roméo Dallaire, who has dedicated his life to ending the use of children as weapons of war, says the practice will not end without involving local security forces.
Hydro One sending technicians to assist in California wildfire recovery
Hydro One said it will be inspecting 8,000 kilometres of electrical transmission lines in Chico, Calif., near Paradise, the town that was destroyed by the wildfire in about a day.
Catastrophic Northern California fire is finally contained
A massive wildfire that killed dozens of people and destroyed thousands of homes in Northern California has been fully contained after burning for more than two weeks, authorities said Sunday.
Swiss referendums say yes to offing animal horns, surveillance of insurance fraudsters
Switzerland holds several referendums a year on matters of public interest. The most recent, voted down subsidizing farmers who allowed animals to keep their horns and approved surveillance of insurance fraudsters.
Russia, Ukraine trade blame over naval incident near Crimea
Russia and Ukraine traded accusations over an incident at sea Sunday near the disputed Crimean Peninsula, increasing tensions between both countries and prompting Moscow to block passage through the Kerch Strait.
Man arrested in fake bomb threat at Brantford business
The 40-year-old man claimed he had bomb around neck, but police quickly determined threat was false
Photos: A horde of Santas race in annual 5k
Over 500 participants donned red for festive run.
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Ancaster praises renovation project
Members of the St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church congregation were singing the praises of a $1.6-million building expansion last Saturday.
Battery fires: The potential danger hiding in your kitchen junk drawer
After putting up Christmas decorations this year, Damien Morris had some extra batteries left over and did what many people do — tossed them in a drawer for future use.
Ex-Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos must report to prison Monday, judge orders
A federal judge on Sunday ruled that George Papadopoulos must report to prison as scheduled on Monday, rejecting a bid from the former Trump campaign adviser to delay the start of his sentence while a constitutional challenge to the special counsel investigation into Russia’s election interference remains unresolved.
Niagara Peninsula Conservative Authority's Mark Brickell says organization is "aggressively" implementing auditor general's recommendations
"These are pretty straightforward recommendations," said NPCA Chief Administrative Officer Mark Brickell.
Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority's Mark Brickell says organization is "aggressively" implementing auditor general's recommendations
"These are pretty straightforward recommendations," said NPCA chief administrative officer Mark Brickell.
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