Labour Minister Patty Hajdu tabled the bill but stressed the government would hold off debating it to give a mediator time to settle the postal dispute.

Changes announced Thursday will allow people receiving social assistance to keep more of the money they earn.

Federal government wants to better understand how many women travel to Canada to have babies who are born Canadian citizens.

The province will align its definition of disability with the federal government’s as part of its overhaul of social assistance.

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission heard concerns about coerced sterilization of Indigenous women during its years-long examination of Canada’s residential school legacy, Sen. Murray Sinclair said Thursday as he joined a chorus of calls for a national investigation on the issue.

Stelco and ArcelorMittal Dofasco say unfair competition from foreign steelmakers has been a problem for years and, with U.S. tariffs, they fear Canada is becoming a dumping ground for cheap international steel.

Finance Minister Bill Morneau says he’s hopeful the newly struck North American free-trade deal will be signed ahead of next week’s deadline — and suggests Canada could sign even with stinging U.S. tariffs in place.

Police say they’re searching for two unknown males allegedly involved in after-school incident.

Diana Ross to headline frigid Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade

The tenuous balancing act facing the federal government’s $40-billion housing strategy has come into clearer focus as a top Bank of Canada official warned of the challenges between ensuring economic stability and helping those in housing need.

Dave Trafford had an incredible time at St. Michael’s College School four decades ago. He was the student body president, played on the hockey team, performed in musicals and ran its newspaper. He had a close group of friends who all had a great time.

The principal and president of the board at St. Michael’s College School have resigned days after allegations of assault and sexual assault by students at the private all-boys institution came to light.

Temperatures dropped to -14.9 C at the John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport.

"Let's get away from the argument what is (LRT) going to do for me," said Hamilton Mayor Fred Eisenberger.

At least 15 oiled seabirds have been spotted after Newfoundland’s largest-ever offshore oil spill, following an equipment failure connected to a Husky Energy platform, and one biologist says past spills indicate the number could be in the thousands.

A fourth riding may yet be added to the mix but a fifth riding, due to be vacated on Jan. 22 by Montreal Liberal MP Nicola Di Iorio, is likely to remain without representation until the general election due next October.

Rising sea levels threatening historic lighthouses

Sen. Murray Sinclair says Canada needs a national investigation to find out how common coerced sterilizations are among Indigenous women and how they’ve been allowed to continue for so long.

British Prime Minister Theresa May faced wide-ranging criticism from skeptical lawmakers Thursday as she sought to portray a draft agreement on a post-Brexit relationship with the European Union as a “good deal for our country.”

It won’t be a normal Thanksgiving for any of those families, but businesses and hundreds of volunteers have stepped up to ensure turkey, potatoes and pie are available as a small slice of comfort for anyone who wants a plate.

A Hamilton-based indie games publisher has signed a deal with a Canadian Football Hall of Fame quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner as partner and brand ambassador for their Maximum Football video game franchise.

Artificial intelligence improves highway safety in Las Vegas

Nearly a foot of snow atop Sierra; more on way to Lake Tahoe

A 38-year-old Michigan man is charged with careless driving

44,000 litres of liquid asphalt on Parkway, which is closed between Queenston and Greenhill and northbound between Stone Church and King East.

Romaine lettuce is ‘particularly susceptible’ to E. coli outbreaks, says a University of Guelph professor

Police say driver fell asleep at the wheel Wednesday morning

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Federal financial watchdog to probe banks' complaints-handling processes

44,000 litres of liquid asphalt on Parkway, which is closed between Queenston and Greenhill and northbound between Stone Church and King East.

Investigators say an incident last year that saw a jet operated by Sunwing Airlines Inc. strike a 36-centimetre-high light beyond the runway and fly low for four kilometres carried potentially "catastrophic" consequences after a pilot typed in the wrong temperature.

President Donald Trump is threatening to close the U.S. border with Mexico for an undisclosed period of time if his administration determines that its southern ally has lost "control" on its side.

The change will be part of an overhaul of Ontario’s $10 billion welfare system that supports almost 1 million of the province’s most-vulnerable residents.

Nissan Motor Co. fired Carlos Ghosn as chair Thursday, curtailing the powerful executive's nearly two decade long reign at the Japanese automaker after his arrest for alleged financial improprieties.

Last year’s second-place finish is motivation for senior girls basketball squad

Female pedestrian died of injuries suffered at King Street West and Sydenham

The Red Hill Valley Parkway will remain closed in both directions until late this evening for an emergency “shave-and-pave” after a tractor trailer carrying 44,000 litres of liquid asphalt flipped and spilled its load.

A majority of Canadians support regulating vape products in the same way as cigarettes.

The Red Hill Valley Parkway is expected to be closed for most of the day for cleanup after 44,000 litres of liquid asphalt were spilled onto the roadway and grassy median during an early-morning crash.

The Ontario government is set to lay out its plans to reform the province's social assistance program, just months after it moved to cancel a basic income pilot project.

Marijuana producer, bidding to expand Ancaster growing operation, has a new poll suggesting Hamiltonians are okay with medicinal cannabis.

The Trudeau government has introduced legislation to force an end to rotating strikes by Canada Post employees.

Avoid all romaine lettuce, but if you’re in the U.S., don't worry about your turkey.

Six-year-old Ethan Mahajan from Brantford runs through the aisles of the Toys "R" Us store on Upper Wentworth as he prepares for a 3-minute shopping spree in the store Wednesday morning.

Diana Ross to headline frigid Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade

Suspects demanded cash and hit victim before fleeing white car

Lacy Turner's phone lights up with an alert whenever the year's hottest toys are back in stock. Heather Swanson looks in on a Facebook group where eager parents post their tips for tracking down a must-have doll or game. And when her husband is travelling on business, Teri Parrish Spivey sends him into stores across North Carolina for the toys she can't find in their hometown near Raleigh.

The Red Hill Valley Parkway is closed after a transport truck flipped and leaked nearly 30,000 litres of liquid asphalt onto the road and grassy median early Monday.

Ivanka Trump arrived Tuesday at the annual White House turkey pardon with her three children in tow as musicians played Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World" — a song about unity that would be perfectly appropriate for a Thanksgiving celebration designed to align everyone around the notion that not all turkeys deserve to die for the benefit of American gastronomes.

Timothy Warren was driving his FedEx truck through a Portland, Oregon, neighbourhood when a man screamed at Warren that he was going too fast.