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Updated 2025-02-28 03:15
Man in serious condition after crash with HSR bus early Thursday
Hamilton police say a man is in serious condition with head injuries after he collided with an HSR bus early Thursday morning and struck his head on a sidewalk.
Waterloo man sentenced to 5 years in violent Flamborough home invasion, sexual assault
A Hamilton judge recalled the cases of Jon Rallo and Russell Williams in sentencing the man convicted in a 2016 violent Flamborough home invasion and sexual assault.
Hamilton police work with different standard for driving while high
It’s always been illegal to drive impaired, but police are looking for more training and better tools to detect drug impairment.
Man killed in apparent drive-by shooting
Man killed in Toronto in apparent drive-by shooting
Driver in the hole for $674 - thanks to a pothole's winter punch
Matthew Kelly is holding out to see if city council will cough up the cost of his bent rim after he drove over a pothole this past winter.
Feds prepping response to any auto tariffs
Feds preparing response in case Trump follows through on auto tariff threat
Celebrity pig diagnosed with cancer
Esther, celebrity 'wonder pig,' diagnosed with cancer after CT scan
Community barbecue
At the Hamilton Urban Core Community Heath Centre’s 20th Annual Community Barbecue artists gathered to paint over graffiti and redecorate the centre’s exterior. This may be the last event at the centre’s current location on Rebecca Street as it plans to move to a new location in the core later this year. The City of Hamilton donated the paint and visitors were treated to barbecue and live entertainment.
Driver one of 500-plus pothole claimants in Hamilton this year
Matthew Kelly is holding out to see if city council will cough up the cost of his bent rim after he drove over a pothole this past winter.
Liberal MP under fire from Jewish group
Liberal MP Iqra Khalid accused of giving award to purveyor of anti-Semitism
Signpost: Hell in the Harbour, Greek Fest, Central Park
The 2018 Hell in the Harbour obstacle course and endurance mud run happens Saturday, Aug. 18 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. (registration 9:30 a.m.), in support of Special Olympics Ontario. The challenging 6.5-kilometre event challenges physical and mental strength as participants tackle a series of military-designed tasks. Open to individuals and teams, Hell in the Harbour features live music, a beer tent and beautiful scenery in Bayfront Park. For more information and to register, hellintheharbour.com
East Coast painter Mary Pratt dead at 83
Mary Pratt, acclaimed East Coast painter and subversive feminist, dead at 83
Some facts about medicinal cannabis
Some facts about medicinal cannabis
$900M for Quebec companies hit by tariffs
Quebec sets aside $900 million for companies hurt by U.S. tariffs
Arrell workers reject tentative deal
Lockout has closed a Hamilton youth detention facility for more than three months.
B.C. declares state of emergency over wildfires
The British Columbia government has declared a provincial state of emergency to support the response to the hundreds of wildfires burning across the province.
Canada violated rights of migrant: UN
Canada violated rights of irregular migrant: UN Human Rights committee
Hamilton eyes heritage designation for Ancaster High
The city is poised to start the process of designating the Ancaster High School grounds as a “site of historical significance” in an effort to prevent the public school board from selling or redeveloping any of its 10 soccer fields.
Hamilton man charged with first-degree murder
— Streetsville’s David Fiedler is still missing, but Peel police this week charged two men with first-degree murder, saying they believe the 54-year-old is dead.
Ottawa exploring new Indigenous holiday
Liberals look at creating federal holiday to mark legacy of residential schools
Taking over Toronto transit system would benefit city: Ford
Uploading Toronto transit to the province would be a benefit to the city: Ford
Judge approves interim Broncos GoFundMe payments
Judge approves interim GoFundMe payments in Humboldt Broncos crash
Ontario freezes public sector executive pay
Ontario freezes broader public sector executive pay
Bernier 'has to go,' Liberal MP declares
Time to kick renegade Tory MP Maxime Bernier out of caucus, Liberal MP urges
Thousands expected at regimental funeral
Thousands of police officers expected at regimental funeral in Fredericton
Overdose deaths in Toronto highlight need for prevention sites: group
Renewed calls for overdose prevention sites following string of deaths
Time to kick ‘hateful’ Tory MP Bernier out of caucus: Liberal MP
Liberal MP Arif Virani is urging Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer to remove Maxime Bernier from caucus after the defiant MP tweeted what Virani calls “hateful attacks.”
British media say Parliament crash suspect is Briton of Sudanese origin
Detectives searched several properties as they built up a profile Wednesday of a Sudan-born man who crashed a car outside Britain’s Parliament in what police are treating as an act of terrorism.
Few cannabis health claims backed by science: experts
Myriad of health claims suggest cannabis is a panacea for what ails us. But is it?
Liberals look at creating federal holiday to mark legacy of residential schools
The federal Liberal government wants to establish a holiday to acknowledge the dark legacy of Canada's residential school system, and plans to use an opposition bill to make it happen.
Gender-revenue gap for entrepreneurs is $68,000: survey
Women-owned businesses generate $68,000 less revenue than men's: survey
Constellation to increase stake in Canopy
Constellation Brands spending $5 billion to increase stake in Canopy Growth
Suicide bomber targets Shiite students in Kabul, killing 48
A suicide bomber struck a private education centre in a Shiite neighbourhood of Kabul on Wednesday where high school graduates were preparing for university entrance exams, killing 48 young men and women and leaving behind a scene of devastation and tragedy.
Ottawa will look at police chiefs’ call for pill press controls: minister
A call by police chiefs for Ottawa to closely vet people who import pill presses that may be used to encapsulate opioids will be carefully considered by federal officials, the minister of organized crime reduction said Wednesday.
Shopify bans sale of some firearms and parts
E-commerce giant Shopify bans sale of some firearms and accessories
Man’s first night at the job turns into a fist fight with armed robbers
Salahaldeen Odeh fights off would-be robbers on his first shift at a Hamilton convenience store, saying it was to avoid being attacked himself.
Fredericton woman recounts terrifying moments after gunshots rang out
She awoke to the crack of gunfire, the shots fired two floors above her in a Fredericton apartment complex.
Bishops accused of brushing off sexual abuse complaints
Priests molested 1,000 children in Pennsylvania, report says
Women-owned businesses generate $68,000 less revenue than men’s: survey
When Dionne Laslo-Baker sought a bank loan to expand her burgeoning organic Popsicle and freezies business in 2014, she was shocked by the patronizing feedback she says she received from a male banker.
Irregular asylum claims increased in July after two months of decline
The number of irregular border crossers in Canada went up in July after two months of decline.
Ontario freezes broader public sector executive pay
Ontario has frozen the salaries of executives across the public sector as it reviews how raises are granted to top earners at agencies that include school boards, universities and hospitals.
With $75M at stake, 'Scoop' lawyers in fee limbo
Conflicting court views on legal fees leave '60s Scoop lawyers in limbo
Metro faces supplier pressure, expects higher grocery prices in the future
Canadian grocery giant Metro Inc. is already facing pressure from suppliers to accept higher prices in light of a recent tariff war with the United States and consumers should expect slightly higher food bills in the future, its CEO said Wednesday.
String of deaths renews calls for overdose prevention
Renewed calls for overdose prevention sites following string of deaths
‘Manafort and his lies’ at heart of case, prosecution argues
Paul Manafort lied to keep himself flush with cash and to maintain his luxurious lifestyle when his income dropped off, prosecutors told jurors Wednesday in closing arguments in the former Trump campaign chairman’s financial fraud trial.
Liberal MP to Tories: Bernier 'has to go'
Time to kick renegade Tory MP Maxime Bernier out of caucus, Liberal MP urges
BMO launches blockchain fixed-income pilot
BMO launches blockchain-based pilot for fixed-income transactions
Hotdog man loves his job
He’s often referred to as the hotdog guy, the wiener man or just Mike.
One injured after plane crash near Kingston, Ont.
Pilot injured after plane crashes in St. Lawrence River near Kingston, Ont.
Removing statues not the answer: McKenna
McKenna says you can't erase a troubled history by removing statues
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