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VA secretary says he will continue agency’s controversial experiments on dogs
Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie on Friday defended the agency’s ongoing experiments on dogs and said he would continue to “reauthorize” them, eight months after Congress passed legislation limiting tests that are opposed by a bipartisan cast of lawmakers and several veterans’ groups.
Toll rises to 53 dead from bomb blasts in Somalia’s capital
Somali hospital and police sources say the death toll from Friday’s bombings outside a hotel in Mogadishu has risen to 53 with over 100 injured.
Liberals again delay firearm marking regulations despite campaign promise
The Trudeau government is again delaying implementation of firearm-marking regulations intended to help police trace guns used in crimes — despite a 2015 campaign pledge to immediately enact them.
Strong wind warning for Haldimand
Environment Canada warns of gusts of up to 80 km/h in Dunnville, Caledonia and Haldimand Saturday.
Alaska Air unveils new Anchorage hangar
Alaska Air unveils new Anchorage hangar
Office building partially collapses in Copetown fire
Firefighters battled two blazes in Hamilton Saturday morning
Canadians tuning out real CRA agents because of CRA phone scammers
Tammy Branch, a director-general at the tax agency, says the CRA will never call or leave voicemails using aggressive language or threatening arrest.
Cambridge man called 911 more than 5,000 times in six days
A Cambridge man who inundated the 911 system with more than 5,000 calls in six days walked out of court on Thursday with a conditional discharge.
Stoney Creek man killed crossing Centre Wellington highway
OPP are investigating the cause of the collision
Details of fatal blows revealed to Hamilton jury
Boyfriend charged with second-degree murder in stabbing death of Tania Cowell
Survey helps get a handle on bullying in Hamilton schools
Year-to-year trend unclear as latest public board survey changes questions
Keep Sir John statue at Gore Park: petition
Meghan Stewart, project manager for the Gore Park remediation project, said “there are no plans” to remove the Macdonald statue from its current location when and if LRT work begins, but the Sir John A. Macdonald Society is concerned nonetheless.
Chief offers support after three from Six Nations killed in Middlesex
OPP are still trying to piece together what happened before the bodies were found in a rural field Sunday morning
Vimy Brewing Co. salutes Canadians
OTTAWA—Tomorrow, after the howitzers have roared and the bag pipes quieted, the speeches and prayers finished and the wreathes have been laid, hundreds of old and young veterans will drift away from Canada’s National War Memorial.
Officials probe why Las Vegas airport controller went silent
FAA probing why Vegas tower airport controller went silent
Dundas St. Joseph's Villa hospice appeal hearing delayed by settlement discussions
The Issue: Neighbours appeal size of proposed hospice.The Impact: Process delayed while settlement effort continues.
Ontario Cannabis Store blames growers’ label snafu for new delivery delays
Government cannabis retailer says Health Canada’s licensed producers are responsible for labelling mixup and that measures have been put in place to prevent a recurrence.
Pot-eating Toronto cop a ‘complete idiot,’ judge says
Police officer stole and ate a marijuana-laced chocolate bar seized during a pot-shop raid.
More Hamilton police board follies as Coun. Whitehead is suspended over misconduct allegation
City councillor believes investigation linked to distracted driving allegation
More Hamilton police board follies as Coun. Whitehead is suspended over misconduct allegation
City councillor believes investigation linked to distracted driving allegation
37 law students killed in WWI posthumously admitted to the bar 100 years later
A posthumous bar call was held in 2014 for Ontario law students killed in the First World War and there was one for the Second World War dead last year. Newfoundland and Labrador has had a similar tribute.
Trump insults reporters, claims Acosta video wasn’t altered
Before hopping on a plane to Paris on Friday, President Trump insulted some more reporters, threatened that others may have their White House credentials pulled like CNN’s Jim Acosta and disputed reports that his press secretary spread a doctored video of Acosta’s encounter with a White House intern.
Deadly wildfires burning and down California coast
Paradise lost as California town evacuated after wildfires destroy homes
‘Heresy trial’ called off; atheist United Church minister keeps her job
A United Church minister who had faced an unprecedented ecclesiastical court hearing over her professed atheism is no longer in danger of a defrocking after the two sides reached an agreement in the long-running case.
U.K. minister resigns over Brexit and backs another referendum
A minister in the British government stepped down Friday to protest Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit plan and is backing calls for a second referendum on whether the country should leave the European Union.
A century after fighting for Paris, leaders mark armistice
Paris, the City of Light, always was the grandest prize of the First World War, either to conquer or defend.
California wildfire pushes toward tony Malibu, Pacific Ocean
A wind-driven wildfire raged through Southern California communities on Friday, burning homes and forcing thousands of people to flee as it relentlessly pushed toward tony Malibu and the Pacific Ocean.
War without end: The First World War armistice signalled the end of many things, but war was not one of them.
The end of the “war to end all wars” — was greeted with euphoria and a sense that something fundamental had changed in the world, even as it soon became clear more death was on the horizon. One hundred years later, it has been more like war without end.
One hundred years after the First World War ended, a family reflects on three great-uncles who were killed
Jack Watson, Hugh Watson and Edward Watson were brothers in life, and brothers in arms. Each died one year apart in the Great War, part of unprecedented carnage that cost the lives of 10 million military personnel.
Attempt to appeal ’60s Scoop settlement tossed for ‘extreme’ lack of evidence
A last-ditch effort to challenge the court-approved settlement of the ’60s Scoop class action failed Friday when a judge tossed the novel attempt as lacking any substance.
JAY ROBB: Energize your employees by firing up their ‘seeker system’
Companies need to keep work interesting and let people be creative so that they stay interested in their job.
$31,000 in drugs seized at Mountain home, police say
Two Hamilton residents are facing several charges.
Passenger stops Utah Greyhound bus after driver passes out
Passenger stops Utah Greyhound bus after driver passes out
Colorado man pleads guilty to trespassing at Old Faithful
Colorado man pleads guilty to trespassing at Old Faithful
Sri Lanka president dissolves Parliament, calls for election
Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena on Friday dissolved Parliament and called for fresh elections amid a deepening political crisis.
4 car bombs explode in front of a hotel in Somali’s capital leaving 20 dead
After the first three explosions in front of the hotel, a fourth blast hit as medics attempted to rescue the injured.
Homeless treasure hunter gets windfall from Bambi art found in Edmonton garbage
Alexander Archbold knew the homeless man as a friendly, kind guy who sometimes came into his antique shop to sell various trinkets and treasures dug out of dumpsters.
Last serviceman to die in war from the First World War is buried in Hamilton
Technically speaking, Hamiltonian Nassau Briggs, 40, is the last Canadian death from the First World War. He is buried in Section Y of Hamilton Cemetery, after dying on Aug. 31, 1921.
Australian police say stabbing attack linked to terrorism
A knife-wielding man stabbed three people, one fatally, in Australia’s second-largest city on Friday in an attack police linked to terrorism.
Keystone XL setback will cost Canadian oil industry ‘millions,’ says petroleum association
The decision on Thursday means longer delays in finding a way to drain a glut of oil in Western Canada that has driven price discounts to multi-year highs and stalled investment, said Tim McMillan, CEO of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers.
Hamiltonians urge city to keep Sir John A. Macdonald statue at Gore Park
"We do not want the statue to come down," said Robin McKee, chair of the Hamilton chapter of the Sir John A. Macdonald Society.
When ‘the war to end war’ ended, Hamiltonians danced in the streets.
After more than four years of the worst human carnage in history, an armistice was finally signed. People in Hamilton and around the world erupted in joy. But the poor souls on the silenced battlefields would never be the same.
Man in life-threatening condition after overnight crash on Highway 6
Police continue to investigate the single-vehicle collision
Harbour traffic for Oct. 28 to Nov. 3
Domestic: 11
Let the leash out for employees and you’ll get more out of them
Companies need to keep work interesting and let people be creative so that they stay interested in their job.
CF Lime Ridge tree lighting
CF Lime Ridge is holding its official tree lighting Nov. 16.
‘We are the dead’
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Plan your weekend. Eight things to do and see in Hamilton area
Whatever the weather, there’s lots to keep you busy this weekend.
Canada should oust Chinese telecom Huawei, say security experts
Experts are warning Canada that working with Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei is a grave “mistake” after an explosive Australian report last week alleged the company had hacked a foreign network and shared the information with Beijing.
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