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Plants, but no pants: Florida man gardens in the nude
Plants, but no pants: Florida man gardens in the nude
Developers use art to make condos stand out
Condo developers increasingly using art to stand out and land buyers
Canopy Rivers goes public on TSX Venture
Canopy Growth's venture capital arm goes public on TSX Venture exchange
Tax benefits help offset cost of moving
Canadians more willing to relocate but cost is a big consideration
We went undercover as ticket scalpers — and Ticketmaster offered to help us do business
Posing as small-time scalpers, Star and CBC reporters talked to representatives of Ticketmaster’s resale division who said the company wants to share in ticket resale profits by facilitating mass scalping — in direct violation of its own terms of use.
“There goes my career”: Chevy Chase can't change
Chevy Chase is sitting on the porch, outside his home in wooded Westchester County. He takes a drag off a Marlboro and casually mentions that he ran into Donald Glover backstage at "Saturday Night Live."
Nominations open again for Toronto election
Nominations open again for Toronto election after province's legal victory
City of Kawartha Lakes OPP warn of pickpockets in Omemee, Fenelon Falls
POLICE UPDATES
Mystery dinosaur to stay in the basement
When the new fossil hall at the National Museum of Natural History opens next June, it will show off hundreds of the Smithsonian's finest prehistoric specimens, including the newly acquired star of the Late Cretaceous show, "The Nation's T. rex."
Trump complains about lack of funding for border wall in 'ridiculous' spending bill
President Donald Trump lashed out at congressional Republicans on Thursday, questioning their strategy of pushing off a messy fight over border wall funding until after the midterm elections in November.
Voyeurism charge for Richmond Hill man after Peterborough incidents
POLICE UPDATES
“Cesspool” of stinky algae chasing residents from Hamilton waterfront
The city will try everything from sludge vacuums to underwater bubble-makers in its struggle against an especially stinky algae attack that is driving boaters and park users away from the harbour.
Magna selling fluid pressure and controls biz
Magna selling fluid pressure and controls business to South Korean company
Moon to carry private message from Kim Jong Un to Trump
Moon to carry private message from Kim Jong Un to Trump
As notorious drug kingpin 'El Chapo' sits in jail, his wife throws his daughters an glitzy Barbie-themed party
Pink abounds. Pink flowers. Pink balloon arches. Pink couches. Pink triple-decker cakes. Pink cut-outs of the number seven. The color's whole spectrum — from cotton-candy to medium-rare steak — is on display.
Keep your dishwasher running like new: Easy maintenance tips for every household
Few things are worse than having a dishwasher suddenly break down. In most cases, a broken dishwasher doesn’t come without prior warning signs. These signs could be under the guise of a slight leak, a bad smell or even a strange, repetitive noise.
Police: Motive unknown in Wisconsin office shooting
4 people injured in shooting at business in Madison suburb
Doug Ford dines at Trump hotel on his NAFTA visit to Washington
Ontario’s premier was invited to lunch by President Donald Trump’s U.S. ambassador to Canada.
Back to the table: NAFTA talks resume today
Freeland brings optimism, resolve to table as NAFTA talks resume in Washington
Cash to smoke pot: 'Cannabis connoisseurs’ wanted
Getting paid to smoke pot is no longer a toker’s daydream.
Police make arrest in Musitano, Barberi murders
Hamilton police will have an update Thursday morning in the 2017 driveway murder of Angelo Musitano.
Man, woman facing more than 30 firearms-related offences
Police seized numerous firearms from a vehicle, a Robinson Street residence and a commercial premise on Parkdale Avenue North
UPDATE: Senior killed in early-morning Burlington crash
An 85-year-old Niagara man has died in hospital following a head-on collision in Burlington on Thursday morning.
The Bert-Ernie bond isn’t sexual — but it is dysfunctional
Sesame Workshop says they’re not gay, but there are plenty of things about their fractious relationship that should worry parents, writes Vinay Menon.
BMO boss confident on NAFTA resolution
BMO chief executive worried about trade, but confident about NAFTA deal
Driver trapped in serious Burlington crash early Thursday
Halton police are investigating a serious crash in Burlington early Thursday that sent one person to hospital with serious injuries.
Surging steel prices protecting steelmakers from Trump tariffs
Steelmakers are having a bonanza of a year because of soaring steel prices that have more than offset the negative effects of U.S President Donald Trump’s 25 per cent tariff, analysts say.
36 Halton schools have water taps with unacceptable lead levels
A total of 36 schools in the Halton District School Board had taps that exceeded the provincial threshold of 10 micrograms per litre in this year’s testing, said communications manager Marnie Denton.
Two-thirds of grade 6 students falling short in math in Hamilton public schools
A mere 35 per cent of students met the provincial standard in the HWDSB compared to 39 per cent of grade 6 math students one year before
Camping out for BTS — maybe not what it seems
I spent some time at York and MacNab late Wednesday afternoon having my stereotypes very adroitly dismantled by some of the dozens of fans camped out on the sidewalk. They were waiting for general admission to the BTS show at FirstOntario Centre, which wouldn’t be happening for another 27 hours.
Feds seek dope on pot's 'cryptomarket'
The hunt for online herb: feds seek dope on hazy world of pot's 'cryptomarket'
Cole slaw recalled over Listeria fears
Belleisle Farms brand cole slaw recalled over possible Listeria contamination
Truck driver charged in crash with school bus
Four children hurt in school bus crash in eastern Ontario
Camping out for BTS — maybe not what it seems
I spent some time at York and MacNab late Wednesday afternoon having my stereotypes very adroitly dismantled by some of the dozens of fans camped out on the sidewalk. They were waiting for general admission to the BTS show at FirstOntario Centre, which wouldn’t be happening for another 27 hours.
Staring contest
A black-crowned night heron waits in a tree at the Desjardins Canal in Dundas Tuesday morning.
Hamilton West Marina breakwall gets a buoyancy bounce
Workers from Kehoe Marine Construction give buoyancy a boost at the Hamilton West Marina breakwall on Tuesday morning.
Search ended for missing fishermen off P.E.I.
Search ended for two missing fishermen after boat capsizes off P.E.I.
PM says 'movement' needed in NAFTA talks
Trudeau says Canada wants to see 'movement' before signing revised NAFTA deal
Young people need us to act on climate change, McKenna tells G7 ministers
Canada’s environment minister opened a meeting of her G7 counterparts with a call for action on climate change, even as prominent environmentalist David Suzuki reportedly called for her resignation over Ottawa’s support of fossil fuels.
Andrew Scheer tells Trudeau to invite Energy East ‘back to the table’
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says if the Liberal government is serious about developing the energy sector and getting oil resources to market, it will re-engage in discussions with TransCanada about the abandoned Energy East pipeline project.
Seniors die following crash in vintage car in central Ontario
A senior couple from Wellington County has died following a deadly crash in a vintage vehicle from the 1930s.
Potential replacements for Phoenix pay system to undergo testing soon
It’s estimated that Phoenix will cost taxpayers in excess of $1 billion.
Signpost:
Organizers are throwing the doors open to the newly restored Freeman Station in Burlington. The work on the original 1906 Grand Trunk Railway/Burlington Railway is almost complete, and so the public is invited to come for a look on Saturday, Sept. 29, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 1285 Fairview St., Burlington. Live music from 10 to 11 a.m.
'I'm no quitter' on climate change: McKenna
Young people need us to act on climate change, McKenna tells G7 ministers
Take the Spectator's #BTS quiz
K-pop fans are flocking to Hamilton for three sold-out concerts — Thursday, Saturday and Sunday — at FirstOntario Centre by the South Korean boyband sensation called BTS.Survey
Vancouver co-op develops tech to help prevent ODs, especially for alone users
A Vancouver technology co-operative is gaining recognition for developing a mobile app and three other digital monitoring tools aimed at preventing overdoses, especially among drug users who are dying alone.
Police credit bystanders for saving stabbed Edmonton man
Edmonton police say people who stepped in to help a man being stabbed on a train platform during morning rush hour likely saved his life.
Realtors lack access to TREB sales data despite promise to make it available
Real estate companies that were promised access to a Toronto Real Estate Board feed of Greater Toronto Area home sales data on Tuesday said some are still waiting to get their hands on the numbers and others were slow to receive them.
Halton police say they’re ‘ready’ for cannabis legalization
Halton police and municipal bylaw officers will not be responding to complaints about neighbours smoking cannabis on their own properties once the drug is legal in less than a month.
Toronto election proceeding with 25 wards
Top Ontario court to rule on whether to grant stay in Toronto council-cutting case
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