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Former Hamilton Tiger-Cats take game plan to politics as candidates for federal election
Marwan Hage will challenge Hamilton East-Stoney Creek Liberal MP Bob Bratina, while Peter Dyakowski will face off against Hamilton Mountain NDP MP Scott Duvall.
‘None of us are OK:’ witness describes ‘mayhem’ after N.S. parade tragedy
Cpl. Dal Hutchinson says the girl had been running alongside a passing parade float when she fell underneath it.
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.
The woman putting Australia into space
Australia is late to the space party. The leader of its new space agency, Megan Clark, said so herself. This continent, at the perfect location in the southern hemisphere to peer into the galaxy, has been one of the last developed countries to get a space agency, and she could not figure out why.
New York dog found in Florida 18 months after disappearing
He’ll be reunited with his family in Baltimore on Sunday.
Senate adjourns vote on Canada Post back-to-work bill until Monday
The bill passed the House of Commons during a special session early Saturday morning by a vote of 166 to 43.
How Gibraltar almost stopped a Brexit deal
In the lead-up to a historic summit Sunday in Brussels, where a Brexit deal is expected to be rubber-stamped, tiny Gibraltar suddenly loomed large.
Rescue group says man who reported abandoned cats has recanted his story
The Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society says in a Facebook post that the man contacted them Friday night and told them the felines belonged to a family member who wasn’t able to care for them.
Researchers smoke out the genes that give cannabis its kick
Now that Canadian and American scientists have found the long-hidden genes, it will be easier to manipulate the levels of THC and CBD.
Santa’s furriest friends
Tail-wagging fun at SPCA’s Picture Your Pet With Santa fundraiser.
French protesters angry over fuel taxes clash with police
Thousands of police were deployed nationwide to contain the eighth day of deadly demonstrations.
Scandal at Toronto school prompts calls for greater oversight of private schools
Charles Pascal, professor at the University of Toronto’s Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, points out that any school, publicly-funded or private, “has to have transparency and good governance.”
Brantford man killed in crash
The 23-year-old driver was pronounced dead at the scene of a single-vehicle crash in Brantford early Saturday
Senate to debate legislation that would order postal workers back to work
The bill passed the House of Commons during a special session early Saturday morning by a vote of 166 to 43.
Mississauga boy, Josiah Burton, 14, missing almost a week
A 14-year-old Mississauga boy has been missing for almost a week, and police and his family are asking for help finding him.
Panic as ferry hits dock at San Francisco's Ferry Building
Panic as ferry hits dock at San Francisco's Ferry Building
Conservative MP urges feds to respond to ‘non-state torture’ in Canada
The federal government’s position is that expanding the Criminal Code to include “non-state torture” would conflict with Canada’s obligations under international laws.
How Ontario’s political environment is hurting the environment
Giving the responsibilities of the environmental commissioner to the province’s auditor general is a win for Doug Ford but a loss for Ontarians, Martin Regg Cohn writes.
Ford fears disgruntled Tory MPPs might defect to Liberals, source says
The Progressive Conservatives are increasing the threshold for official party status in the legislature amid concern some are set to cross the floor.
New lander will add to humans’ long fascination with Mars
Touching down Monday, InSight lander’s mechanical mole will tunnel 5 metres deep into the red planet.
Canada Post back-to-work bill passed during late night Commons sitting
Despite the rush to pass the legislation, Labour Minister Patty Hajdu encouraged Canada Post and CUPW to remain at the bargaining table.
Tania Cowell’s murder at hands of partner exposes domestic violence in Hamilton again
Trial attracted attention of women’s groups fighting domestic violence
Singapore budget airline to end service to Honolulu
Singapore budget airline to end service to Honolulu
Cowell’s murder at hands of partner exposes domestic violence again
Trial attracted attention of women’s groups fighting domestic violence
Fire won’t impact conversion of Royal Oak Dairy to housing, says developer
A fire ruined a residential building on the East Avenue property Friday, but did not damage the old Royal Oak Dairy, that Indwell plans to convert.
Black Friday in Hamilton
Learn to save a life in Hamilton’s clubs
Naloxone training event designed for those in the music/nightclub industry.
PMO says Brampton MP Raj Grewal resigned after admitting to gambling problem and ‘significant personal debts’
“Earlier this week, Mr. Grewal told us that he is undergoing serious personal challenges, and that he is receiving treatment ... related to a gambling problem that led him to incur significant personal debts,” the Prime Minister’s Office said.
Liberals push Canada Post bill to Friday-night votes
Labour and New Democrat MPs slammed the government for undermining the collective-bargaining process.
Canada Post strike causes drop in Salvation Army donations, charity says
According to the charity’s national director of marketing and communications John McAlister, the recent Canada Post strikes are to blame for a 40 per cent decline in the number of donations its direct-mail program has received so far.
Video: A sneak peak at the Bernie Morelli Rec Centre
Scott Gardner takes us along for a look inside the $25 million Bernie Morelli Recreation Centre which is set to open on Dec. 17.
Hamilton man, 31, killed in ‘targeted’ shooting: police
“He was an inspiring person. Very happy and full of life. Loved everyone around him.”
Legal experts ponder how far research on jurors for duty can go
With vast amounts of information potentially available in the digital age, observers wonder how far police and law officials should be allowed to go in preparing information about potential jury members to use in the vetting process.
Associate of Trump ally Roger Stone in plea talks with Mueller
A conservative writer and associate of Trump confidant Roger Stone said Friday he is in plea talks with special counsel Robert Mueller’s team.
Your children’s Yellowstone will be radically different
Summers in the park have become warmer, drier and increasingly prone to fire.
95-year-old alleged SS camp guard faces charges in Germany
A 95-year-old man has been charged with more than 36,000 counts of being an accessory to murder on allegations that he served as a guard at the Nazis’ Mauthausen concentration camp, Berlin prosecutors said Friday.
Signpost: “Free P,” donations needed and parade detours
The City of Burlington is offering free parking downtown throughout December to celebrate the holiday season. “Free P” will allow vehicles to park in on-street parking spaces at no cost for up to three hours. There is no time limit for vehicles parked in municipal lots or at the parking garage at 414 Locust St. Free overnight parking in municipal lots is allowed.
Government climate change report warns of worsening U.S. weather disasters
The federal report says the last few years have smashed records for damaging weather in the U.S., costing nearly $400 billion since 2015.
Jewelry store workers fight off would-be thieves with swords
Three jewelry store workers wielded swords to fight off four would-be thieves during an attempted robbery in Mississauga, police said.
Fire won’t impact neighbouring lower Hamilton affordable housing project: Indwell
A fire ruined a residential building on the East Avenue property Friday, but did not damage the old Royal Oak Dairy, that Indwell plans to convert.
Watch out for coyotes in Ancaster Heights, homeowner warns
An Ancaster homeowner is warning neighbours to keep a close eye on their pets after spotting a group of coyotes just outside her property.
No charges against Hamilton officer in Linc fatality
SIU says 36-year-old man had called his father and told him he’d been at a party and “someone had put something into his drink.”
NDP calls for appraisal of Hearn plant after waterfront site sold for $16 million
Critics are calling for an independent appraisal of a decommissioned Ontario Power Generation plant on Toronto’s waterfront after they say the site was sold for far less than it appears to be worth.
Hamilton police dog Chase leads James South drug bust
Police raided the apartment just after 5:30 a.m. Wednesday when Chase “brought attention to a piece of furniture” in the unit.
Is this your stuff? Hamilton police look to return stolen goods
Hamilton police are looking to return stolen goods to their rightful owners following an arrest and seizure at a Grimsby home.
Police find stolen shotgun, ammunition and drugs in east Hamilton home
A 33-year-old Hamilton man faces drug-trafficking and weapons-related charges
Donkey put down by officer after collision in Norfolk County
OPP officers had to put the animal out of its misery after a driver hit it on Highway 24
Government help for news agencies makes journalists uncomfortable, but something needs to be done
Subsidies happen. Should we simply get used to it, asks Paul Berton.
Annual inflation rises to 2.4% thanks to higher costs for gas, airline tickets
The country’s annual inflation rate picked up its pace last month to hit 2.4 per cent in an advance mostly fuelled by temporary factors like higher gasoline prices and steeper airfares, compared to a year ago, Statistics Canada said Friday.
U.A.E. to consider ‘clemency’ in case of convicted Briton
The ambassador denied claims that Hedges received only a brief court hearing before being convicted on very serious charges.
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