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New charges in Alberta model kidnapping case
More charges against U.S. man accused of kidnapping Alberta model
Special mediator appointed in postal dispute
Postal workers hold second day of rotating strikes at plants in Toronto area
HAMILTON’S ARTISTIC YOUTH
A woman looks at some of the art on display as CF Lime Ridge, in partnership with the Hamilton Arts Council, hosts the inaugural Youth and Emerging Art Fair and Exhibition. The exhibit showcases original artwork from local secondary and post-secondary students, as well as recent college and university graduates in Southwestern Ontario. The initiative was intended to highlight community issues students are most passionate about and their vision for the future of Hamilton. Four winning pieces were selected (see the winners online at TheSpec.com). The artwork will be on display from Oct. 25 to Oct. 28 at CF Lime Ridge on the lower level near Entrance 1.
Trump issues rare call for political civility
Rivals, critics of U.S. president apparent targets of attempted mail bombings
Nationwide manhunt for serial pipe bomb suspect targeting Democrats
The discovery of five pipe bombs mailed to prominent Democrats, CNN and a liberal billionaire put the country on edge Wednesday and sent law enforcement officials scrambling to prevent any more packages from reaching their targets.
Bomb threats highlight risk of violent political rhetoric
The discovery of pipe bombs targeting prominent Democratic politicians and CNN is raising the threat of election-season violence largely unknown in the U.S. — and prompting uncomfortable questions about the consequences of leaders’ increasingly vitriolic rhetoric.
Canada reviewing Saudi arms contract
Trudeau says Canadians expect 'consequences' for Khashoggi murder
McMaster’s research team analyze Virginia Woolf’s writing to predict suicide
British author Virginia Woolf’s drowning death, combined with her prolific writings, have inspired a team of researchers to try to predict suicide from subtle changes in a person’s writing.
Canadian firms weigh in on Saudi conference
Several Canadian companies silent on Saudi conference attendance
Crude pipe bombs sent to Obama, Clintons, CNN; no injuries
Crude pipe bombs targeting Hillary Clinton, former president Barack Obama, CNN and others were intercepted Tuesday night and Wednesday in a rash of attacks two weeks before nationwide elections that could reshape Congress and serve as a referendum on the first two years of U.S. President Donald Trump’s presidency.
Police: Multiple people shot in Kentucky grocery store
A dispatcher with the Jeffersontown Police Department who spoke to The Associated Press did not give details on the extent of the victims’ injuries.
RCMP informant suing government after identity allegedly revealed to suspect
A woman who provided RCMP in British Columbia with information that she says helped thwart a murder attempt is suing the government alleging her identity was revealed to the suspects or their lawyers.
Future of Hamilton supervised injection sites uncertainFuture of supervised injection sites in Hamilton uncertain
Temporary overdose prevention service that expires Nov. 30 would have to go through reapplication processTemporary overdose prevention service that expires Nov. 30 would have to go through reapplication process
Future of Hamilton supervised injection sites uncertain
Temporary overdose prevention service that expires Nov. 30 would have to go through reapplication process
Alberta band settles long standing land claim
Alberta band settles long standing land claim for $113 million and swath of land
Saskatchewan promising safer intersections
Saskatchewan promising safer highway intersections after Broncos bus crash
Trudeau says Canadians expect ’consequences’ for Khashoggi murder
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appeared to be inching closer Wednesday to cancelling Canada’s $15-billion deal to sell light armoured vehicles to Saudi Arabia.
McMaster researchers create ‘smart’ surfaces
They allow medical implants to bond to the body without the risk of complications.
Canadian Coast Guard to increase focus on Arctic through creation of new branch
The president of Canada’s national Inuit organization and the Fisheries and Oceans minister announced his department and the coast guard will have divisions solely devoted to Arctic affairs.
Mail bombs target Trump's critics, rivals
Rivals, critics of U.S. president apparent targets of attempted mail bombings
Emergency protests planned against Premier Doug Ford’s freeze on minimum wage and worker benefits
Labour and anti-poverty groups say Ford’s move to repeal the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act is “a slap in the face.”
Rising scruples in European countries over Saudi arms sales
The killing of writer Jamal Khashoggi has prompted soul-searching in some European countries about their sale of arms to Saudi Arabia, one of the biggest buyers of sophisticated Western weaponry.
RCMP informant suing, alleging identity revealed
RCMP informant suing government after identity allegedly revealed to suspect
UPDATE: Man charged in West Hamilton break ins
Police responded quickly to call for man in backyard because of Westdale prowler incidents
BMO seeks 1 million new clients in Canada
BMO seeks 1 million net new personal banking Canadian clients in 5 years
Canadian banks raise prime rates after BoC hike
RBC raising prime rate to 3.95 per cent following Bank of Canada decision
Labour bill prompts death threats, vandalism
Ontario labour minister's office vandalized after minimum wage bill introduced
Bill Chisholm guest speaker at 2018 Mayor’s Luncheon
The event is on Dec. 13 at the Burlington Convention Centre, 1120 Burloak Dr.
Category 5-plus Typhoon Yutu is ravaging U.S. islands of Saipan, Tinian with 180 m.p.h. winds
A strengthening Super Typhoon Yutu, with sustained winds of 180 m.p.h. (290 km/h), is on a trek through the Northern Mariana Islands.
VMedia moves to go public via reverse takeover
Internet, television service provider VMedia takes step towards public listing
Trial continues for former gymnastics coach
Sexual assault trial to resume for former gymnastics coach
‘Highly respected’ mediator called in as postal workers keep Toronto plants shut
The federal government named a special mediator Wednesday in hopes of ending rotating walkouts at Canada Post that forced closure of the Crown corporation’s biggest sorting plants for a second day.
Ontario government broke promise to fund post-secondary campuses: NDP
Critics accused the Ontario government of breaking its promises by cancelling funding for three Toronto-area post-secondary campuses.
David Saint-Jacques awaits green light for space trip after Soyuz mishap
‘It’s a dangerous job, we expect that there’s a risk,’ he says
Death threats, vandalism target Tory government after labour bill introduced
The premier of Ontario received death threats and his labour minister had her constituency office vandalized hours after a sweeping labour reform bill was introduced in the legislature, the Progressive Conservative government said Wednesday.
Outrage over a handshake between Khashoggi son and the Saudi crown prince
The younger Khashoggi appears stone-faced when the crown prince shakes his hand
Crude pipe bombs sent to Obama, Clintons, CNN; no injuries
US official: Explosive device found at Clintons' NY home
Bank of Canada hikes interest rate to 1.75%
Bank of Canada expected to raise interest rate as some trade uncertainty recedes
Labour bill prompts death threat, vandalism
Ontario labour minister's office vandalized after minimum wage bill introduced
Feds say they are finding ever more EI fraud
EI fraud hits a new high for Liberals as feds chalk it up to better detection
RBC, TD, CIBC and BMO raising prime rates
RBC raising prime rate to 3.95 per cent following Bank of Canada decision
Putin says Russia will target nations hosting U.S. missiles
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Wednesday that if the United States deploys intermediate-range missiles in Europe, Russia will have to target the nations that would host them.
Hudson Integrative Healthcare offers services for the whole person
Integrative health care refers to the understanding that medicine should be collaborative and personalized.
Dig at Italy's Pompeii volcanic site yields 5 skeletons
Dig at Italy's Pompeii volcanic site yields 5 skeletons
Markle’s ‘geriatric’ pregnancy the new normal
When Queen Elizabeth II was 37, she gave birth to her fourth child.
Toronto mayor seeks help for affordable housing
Tory begins second mayoralty by asking feds, province for housing help
Garrison Little Theatre tees up new comedy
Foster’s play The Ladies Foursome uses golf as a set-up to tackle all kinds of sticky topics, including friendship, love, sex, kids, immortality and more
Future of supervised injection sites in Hamilton uncertain
Temporary overdose prevention service that expires Nov. 30 would have to go through reapplication process
RBC raising prime rate to 3.95 per cent
RBC raising prime rate to 3.95 per cent following Bank of Canada decision
UPDATE: Explosives found in mail sent to Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton
Explosive devices were sent to former President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, as well as to CNN’s offices in New York, sparking an intense investigation on Wednesday into whether a bomber is going after targets that have often been the subject of right-wing ire.
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