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EQAO says elementary students’ math scores dropping
The Progressive Conservative government is seizing on the Education Quality and Accountability Office’s annual report that shows math test scores among public elementary students in Ontario have dropped over the last five years.
EpiPen alternative coming: health minister
Health minister moves to make U.S. EpiPen alternative available in Canada
Air Canada says mobile app breach may affect up to 20,000 customers
Some 20,000 Air Canada customers woke up Wednesday to learn their personal information may have been compromised after a breach in the airline’s mobile app — prompting a lockdown on all 1.7 million accounts until their passwords could be changed.
Yale researchers find heat held in Arctic Ocean doubles in 30 years
Newly-published research suggests the amount of heat stored in a vast section of the Arctic Ocean has doubled over the last 30 years, adding another blow to sea ice that helps regulate the planet’s climate.
B.C. first government in Canada to sue on opioids
B.C. first government in Canada to sue drug companies over opioids
Math scores drop for elementary students
Math testing scores drop for elementary students: EQAO
Feds threaten to withhold climate change cash
Provinces not on board with Liberals climate plan to lose funding: McKenna
Woman, 81, dies after crash with dump truck
Woman, 81, dies after crash with dump truck near Chatham-Kent, Ont., police say
Concern for well being of missing 80-year-old
Hamilton police are asking for public assistance in locating a missing 80-year-old man.
LeBlanc not expecting pushback from premiers
LeBlanc says he's not expecting resistance from premiers on trade
No NAFTA deal better than bad one, says Trudeau
As the deadline loomed for a NAFTA deal, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau insisted Wednesday: “No NAFTA deal is better than a bad NAFTA deal.”
Law on intoxication sex-assault defence unconstitutional
Federal law on intoxication sex-assault defence unconstitutional: Ontario judge
Ontario cuts natural gas price after revoking cap-and-trade regulations
Premier Doug Ford says his government will remove the cost of the now-repealed cap-and-trade system from natural gas bills, but opposition critics say the Tory government is not telling people the true impacts of cancelling the system designed to fight climate change.
Older adults taking opioids at risk for toxicity or death, report says
When most people think about opioid overdoses, it’s typically a younger person that comes to mind. But it’s often older Canadians who bear the brunt of detrimental effects related to the powerful narcotics.
Brody, Tribe Called Red added to Hot Ticket season
The FirstOntario Performing Arts’ Hot Ticket season has added two new shows to the schedule.
Signpost: Overdose Awareness Day, Bright Run and Wellness Conference
Today from noon till 2 p.m., Hamilton marks International Overdose Awareness Day at Gage Park. The annual gathering, organized by Public Health’s Mental Health and Harm Reduction program, offers family and friends an opportunity to acknowledge their grief and pay tribute to those whose lives have been affected by overdose.
Oxford, N.S., sinkhole inspires song, Twitter account
The park in Oxford, N.S., remains roped off while geologists and emergency officials assess the area around a nearly 1,000-square-metre sinkhole,.
Facebook to charge GST on online ads
Facebook, Instagram to charge GST on online ads by mid-2019
Three charged after break-in, shooting at Norfolk marijuana growing facility
The incident took place just before 2 a.m. Tuesday
Boy swept underwater in Wisconsin floods rescued
An 11-year-old boy sucked into a flooded Wisconsin storm sewer was saved when an eagle-eyed firefighter saw the boy’s fingers pop through an opening in a manhole cover.
DSW Inc. to shut down Town Shoes stores
DSW Inc. to close Town Shoes brand and 38 stores in Canada by January
Police looking for robbery suspect at CIBC branch
Hamilton police continue to investigate an attempted robbery at a CIBC bank branch on Monday and are looking for the suspect.
Hamilton passes on buying former Red Hill school property
Ward 5 Clr Chad Collins says instead of buying former Red Hill school property, it should make a bid to buy Elizabeth Bagshaw school land.
Reality show about the wealthy triggers backlash in Mexico
A new Netflix reality series following the lavish lives of nine wealthy, light-skinned socialites in Mexico City has provoked a backlash from critics who say it’s tone-deaf in a country where most have darker skin and about half the population lives in poverty.
Rumours fuelled far-right protest after killing in German city
Far-right protesters in Chemnitz, one giving the stiff-armed Nazi salute, hoisted a large banner showing bloodied women’s faces on Monday, above the words “we’re colourful until the blood flows.”
Serial ‘dine-and-dasher’ faces 10 felony charges
Marjorie Moon’s date with Paul Guadalupe Gonzales at a swanky restaurant in Los Angeles in 2016 was going fine. That is, until the moment he disappeared from it.
Police and OSPCA investigating after Milton video of cow being skinned appears on social media
MILTON- The Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (OSPCA) and Halton police are investigating a video supposedly shot outside a Milton mosque, which some allege shows a cow being skinned alive.
Air Canada breach may impact 20,000 customers
Air Canada says mobile app breach may affect up to 20,000 customers
Disabled people face barriers in education: commission
People with disabilities face significant barriers in education system:commission
Why sign a trade deal with a government we know we cannot trust?
Canada has been had. The Mexicans and Americans have agreed behind Canada’s back to cut a bilateral deal that would replace the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Political outrage over murderer's PTSD help
Political outrage over Veterans Affairs' decision to fund murderer's PTSD help
Older adults on opioids at risk for overdose: report
Older adults taking opioids at risk for toxicity or death, report says
Saskatchewan digs in heels on climate change strategy
'More effective than a carbon tax:' Saskatchewan digs in heels on climate change
Florida teacher faces sex charges in Canada
Florida elementary teacher arrested on Canadian sex-assault charges
CHHA supports people with hearing difficulties
Are you having difficulty hearing what people are saying at the dinner table?Do you find yourself having to turn up the volume on the television so you can hear it?Chances are you have some form of hearing loss.Since 1984 the Canadian Hard
Teen charged with first-degree murder after stabbing
Teen charged with first-degree murder after Toronto stabbing, police say
Classmates can't find time capsule buried 30 years ago
Classmates can't find time capsule buried 30 years ago
‘There are no survivors’: Family sleepover in Chicago turns to deadly fire
A fatal fire that tore through the second floor of a home in Chicago's Little Village neighbourhood over the weekend claimed its 10th life Tuesday.
‘Slap in the face’: Outrage over Veterans Affairs' decision to fund murderer's PTSD help
Political outrage is building following a decision by Veterans Affairs Canada to pay for the PTSD treatment of a Halifax man convicted of strangling an off-duty police officer and using a compost bin to dispose of her body.
Ontario cuts natural gas price
Ontario cuts natural gas price after revoking cap-and-trade regulations
Energy sector helps lift Toronto market
Energy sector helps lift Toronto stock markets, U.S. markets also higher
SUV slams into Brampton home; 3 injured
Three in SUV injured after crashing into Brampton house
Air Canada says mobile app breach may affect up to 20,000 customers
Some 20,000 Air Canada customers woke up Wednesday to learn their personal information may have been compromised after a breach in the airline’s mobile app, which prompted a lock-down on all 1.7 million accounts until their passwords could be changed.
Brampton teens' documentary to be screened in Berlin
Brampton youth raising funds to see their documentary screened in Germany
DSW Inc. to close Town Shoes brand and 38 stores in Canada by January
DSW Inc. says it will shutter its Town Shoes Ltd. brand and close all of its stores.
Police ask public for help identifying suspects in rash of thefts
Hamilton police are appealing to the public to help identify suspects in a rash of break and enters over the past two months where the culprits have stolen cigarettes.
Two men in hospital after attacked by dog
Dog attacks owner in Quebec, bites second man who tried to help
Burlington-based company launches Meatsmith beef bar
Love snacking on meat, but not the sodium and nitrates used in beef jerky? A group of Burlington entrepreneurs have come up with an solution.
Canada meets with U.S. for tough NAFTA talks
Canada's Freeland sits down with U.S. negotiators for tough NAFTA talks
Finger-lickin’ mouth-watering ribs take centre stage Labour Day weekend
It’s that time of year again — when the smell of barbecued ribs spreads across Spencer Smith Park, teasing the appetites of young and old alike.
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