Hamilton police believe culprit may not have realized what was inside stolen white banker’s box

Laura Farraway, dealing with chronic pain for decades, finds relief at Michael G. DeGroote Pain Clinic

A racial taunt turned a California classroom into the site of a brawl between two unlikely participants last week: a 64-year-old music teacher and a 14-year-old student. Days later, thousands of supporters have flooded a GoFundMe account, raising more than $135,000.

A man has used his surfboard to fend off a shark that bit him on his calf off an Australian beach two days after a fatal attack on the Great Barrier Reef.

Provincial oversight agency confirms upcoming disciplinary hearing, writes Andrew Dreschel.

Tory MP claims individual or party targeted him for extortion.

A parole hearing is scheduled today for a drunk driver who killed three young children and their grandfather in crash north of Toronto three years ago.

Hamilton police to meet with Ministry of the Attorney General, looking for resources to tackle problem of illegal pot shops

Rikki Jeremiah was forcibly dragged from his car, handcuffed and knocked to the ground

Using an antibiotic too often can lead to resistance — often waiting and treating symptoms is a better option, Guylean Theriault and Wendy Levinson write.

The Republicans were projected to retain control of the Senate on the strength of their dominance in conservative-leaning states U.S. President Donald Trump won in 2016. Democrats, though, were still favoured to take back the House.

Democrats were gaining significant ground in the battle for House control Tuesday night, while Republicans held onto their majority in the Senate as voters weighed in on the first nationwide election in Donald Trump’s turbulent presidency.

The Republicans were projected to retain the Senate on the strength of their dominance in conservative-leaning states U.S. President Donald Trump won in 2016. Democrats, though, were still favoured to take back the House.

Democrats were gaining ground in the battle for House control Tuesday night, while setbacks in Indiana, Tennessee and Texas squeezed their already narrow path to a Senate majority.

U.S. President Donald Trump encouraged voters to view the first nationwide election of his presidency as a referendum on his leadership, pointing proudly to the surging economy at recent rallies.

No one knows at press time if it will be red, blue or purple, but a tidal wave of energized voters flooded polling stations across the United States as Americans seek to deliver their early verdict on President Donald Trump.

Local SPCA continues to review evidence; Beamsville case shows proving ownership is key.

Clement says he is resigning from some of his duties after sending sexually explicit images and a video of himself to an individual or a party he claims targeted him for the purposes of financial extortion.

Police say a woman is facing charges after allegedly stealing vases from a cemetery in Whitby, Ont.

Lt.-Col. Samuel Sharpe is poised to finally return to the foyer outside the House of Commons, more than a century after the former member of Parliament and First World War veteran returned traumatized from the killing fields of Europe and took his own life.

As dozens of low-income Ottawa residents shuffled into a local food bank for a warm meal Tuesday, they were asked to wait quietly, crowded off to the sides of the room until Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos finished using their space to announce the Liberal government’s long-promised anti-poverty law.

Organized crime has dominated the illegal cannabis industry for decades but public-safety and health officials do not see “strong pull factors” for criminal infiltration of the legal business, the memo says.

Premier Doug Ford’s government is tight-lipped about the scope of parallel investigations into “allegations” swirling around a former Progressive Conservative cabinet minister and a key aide.

Senior facilities manager David Anderson said staff is also allocating just $3.75 million of an available $10 million for the 2019-20 school year because a builder’s market is seeing tenders come in significantly over budget.

Martha Rocks — a band including four local doctors — is playing at the Corktown Pub, 175 Young St., to raise money for Keeping Six — Hamilton Harm Reduction Action League. The first set at the Dec. 14 show is 9:30 p.m. The donation at the door will support Keeping Six, a new organization that defends the rights and dignity of people who use drugs.

The verdict against Akayed Ullah was returned in Manhattan federal court after a trial in which the defence maintained that he intended to kill only himself last Dec. 11. Nobody died, and most of the injuries were not serious.

Asia has benefited from rapidly growing economies as well as an expanding middle class that seeks to spend disposable income on leisure.

— They had support and energy. Commitment and work ethic. What citizens of West Niagara concerned with the future of their hospital didn’t have was time.

Justice Patrick Smith was investigated by the Canadian Judicial Council.

A Liberal decision to set up a commission to organize federal leaders’ debates in the 2019 election without consulting other parties is an “abysmal embarrassment,” NDP MP David Christopherson complained Tuesday.

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer raised the issue of Liberal MP Nicola Di Iorio’s absence in question period. Di Iorio will resign on Jan. 22.

Toyota Motor Corp. reported a 28 per cent surge in its net profit in the last quarter, helped by growing sales in Europe, Asia and the Americas, and raised its earnings forecast for the full year.

The “largest-ever” U.S. sanctions list targeting Iran drew mockery from Iranian officials on Tuesday for including mothballed Boeing 747s, a bank that closed years earlier and a sunken oil tanker that exploded off China months ago.

In an interview with CNN, Trudeau said Canada still wants the tariffs lifted before the new version of NAFTA goes into effect.

Google Canada’s country manager says she shares the same “frustration” as the thousands of employees who staged a global walkout at the tech giant last week to protest its alleged mistreatment of women and mishandling of sexual misconduct.

Former Quebec premier Bernard Landry, a sharp-tongued soldier for the independence movement and longtime Parti Québécois stalwart, died Tuesday at the age of 81.

The free event will run from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the YWCA Hamilton, 75 MacNab St. S.

In its annual outlook released Tuesday, the national housing agency forecasts housing starts and sales to both decline in 2019 and 2020.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said last Wednesday that Canada’s governors general deserve continued financial support upon leaving office but they need to be more transparent and accountable for expenses.

Rohinie Bisesar has been found not criminally responsible for the fatal stabbing of Rosemarie Junor, a complete stranger , in December 2015 after a judge ruled she did not have the mental capacity at the time to know her actions were wrong.

A Niagara woman has been sentenced to 17 months behind bars for molesting her young daughter.

A man who claimed he was kidnapped, forced to insert marijuana and two knife blades up his rectum and ordered to smuggle the items into the Thorold jail will learn his fate in December.

Josh Groban will keep the Valentine’s vibe going when he plays Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort in February.

ATLANTA - Federal and state officials have been working for nearly two years to shore up the nation's election infrastructure from cyberattacks by Russians or others seeking to disrupt the voting process.

The Beaver is coming to Niagara Falls.

CMHC forecasts 'moderation' in Canadian housing market over next two years

BAGHDAD — More than 200 mass graves holding as many as 12,000 bodies have been found in areas of Iraq that were once controlled by the Islamic State, the United Nations said on Tuesday. The findings were highlighted in a joint report by the U.N. mission to Iraq and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, which called the sites a “legacy of terror.”

Baffin Inc. will remain a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canada Goose and continue to operate as separate company in Stoney Creek.

It was a spot to enjoy a friendly game of chess or checkers or to just sit outside and enjoy a coffee and the sunshine.

On a cool fall day, postal workers from CUPW Local 548 gathered together outside of the Canada Post office in Waterdown on Main Street.