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Updated 2025-07-18 18:45
Boy hit by pickup has life-threatening injuries
Hamilton police are looking for witnesses to the crash on Upper Wentworth at Elite Drive Wednesday evening
Strangling off-duty cop gave killer PTSD, defence tells sentencing judge
HALIFAX — A lawyer for a Halifax man who strangled an off-duty police officer argues that his mental illness — brought on by the murder — should be a mitigating factor in deciding his parole eligibility.
'Daddy, I'm sorry': children begged as father cut their throats, leaving note on bodies for wife, police say
The calls kept coming. It was last Saturday, and Sabine Ntongo was reportedly working at her Houston-area hair braiding business. Hours before she had dropped her children off with her husband, Jean Pierre Ndossoka. Now he was repeatedly ringing Ntongo throughout her workday.
Southbound Upper Sherman closed at Limeridge for injured cyclist
A passerby found the injured man on the ground, and police aren’t sure what happened
Strangling off-duty cop gave killer PTSD: defence
Strangling off-duty cop gave killer PTSD, defence tells sentencing judge
New Russia sanctions over poisoning of former spy, daughter
New Russia sanctions over poisoning of former spy, daughter
Third strong earthquake shakes Lombok as death toll tops 300
Third strong earthquake shakes Lombok as death toll tops 300
Hazy Sacramento deals with smoky smell from distant blaze
Hazy Sacramento deals with smoky smell from distant blaze
Employee accused of defrauding Peterborough cash loan business
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Nevada death-row inmate: 'Just get it done'
A Nevada death-row inmate whose execution has been postponed twice said a legal fight over his fate is taking a tortuous toll on him and his family and he just wants his sentence carried out.
Prison sentences expected for warehouse fire that killed 36
Prison sentences expected for warehouse fire that killed 36
Upper Sherman closed at Limeridge for injured cyclist
A passerby found the injured man on the ground, and police aren’t sure what happened
Trump's lawyers respond to latest offer from special counsel
Trump's lawyers respond to latest offer from special counsel
Grateful St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton patient and business leader gives back
John Ribson, a grateful St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton patient and local business owner, announced a $1-million commitment to research at St. Joseph’s.
Marketing exec dies in New York after single punch from angry driver
Just after 1 o'clock on Sunday morning, Sandor Szabo left his brother's hotel room in Long Island City, Queens and stepped out into the night. The 35-year-old Florida resident had attended his stepsister's wedding earlier in the day, his family told the New York Daily News, and was trying to find his way back to his own hotel with a dead cellphone battery.
Third strong earthquake shakes Lombok as death toll tops 300
The Indonesian island of Lombok was shaken by a third big earthquake in little more than a week Thursday as the official death toll from the most powerful of the quakes topped 300.
Trump Jr. remains defiant, combative amid Russia probe
If Donald Trump Jr. is worried, he sure doesn't show it.
Deadly heat, wildfires, heavy rain point to global warming: experts
This summer’s extreme heat, wildfires, heavy rains, flooding are all indicators of global warming, experts say
Sikh man beaten, spat on. 'Devastated' police chief says suspect is 'my 18-year old son'
A surveillance video of the brutal attack began circulating widely across social media earlier this week, drawing anger from the large Sikh community in California's Central Valley.
Margot Kidder’s death was a suicide, coroner says
When Margot Kidder died in May, she was remembered as the actress who brought the fictional reporter Lois Lane to life in a series of blockbuster Superman movies in the 1970s and ‘80s.
E-bike driver charged after crash with SUV
An e-bike driver suffered injuries and is also facing charges after a crash with an SUV late Wednesday night.
Family of Hamilton bootlegger fight for control of his lost fortune
Rocco Perri and his estate have been a mystery since he vanished on April 23, 1944 while visiting a Hamilton relative in the city’s north end.
Green burials pitched for Mount Hamilton Cemetery
The city is on-board with testing eco-friendly burial options in at least one cemetery – so long as council signs off on the cost.
Hamilton rent strikers face landlord at Landlord and Tenant Board
Residents of Stoney Creek Towers facing eviction for withholding rent during an ongoing strike have settled some cases before the provincial tribunal that handles tenant-landlord disputes.
Hamilton fires paramedics charged in Al-Hasnawi death, says union
“We will be grieving the discharges that are unjust and unwarranted,” says union president in response to terminations effective Wednesday.
Here are the aspiring mayors and councillors who want your vote this October
Candidates for office were queuing up right to the last minute to register for this fall’s municpal election.
Hamilton’s basic income participants share their stories at Queen’s Park
A busload of Hamilton basic income program participants and community advocates travelled to Queen’s Park Wednesday in search of answers after the PC government announced last week the pilot project would be scrapped.
Logging employee dies working on B.C. wildfire
Logging company employee dies working on Vancouver Island wildfire
Sun Life earnings up about 6 per cent in Q2
Sun Life Financial earnings up nearly 9% in second quarter
Hamilton's Emma Waddington finding a path in unique sport of orienteering
Put simply, it's cross-country running on a course with no markers to guide you
Ontario faces psychiatrist shortage: report
Ontario should offer incentives to reverse psychiatrist shortage: report
Justin Trudeau vows to speak out on human rights, refuses to back down in Saudi Arabia dispute
The prime minister says Canada will continue to speak out “clearly and firmly” on human rights around the globe, as reports say Saudi Arabia plans to sell off all Canadian holdings.
Vancouver man accused of streaking ballgame
Vancouver man who went streaking at baseball game to appear in Seattle court
SHAW REVIEW: This Henry V requires some heavy lifting
HENRY V, by William Shakespeare. Starring Gray Powell, Patrick Galligan and Graeme Somerville. Directed by Kevin Bennett and Tim Carroll. At the Jackie Maxwell Studio Theatre until Oct. 28. ** (out of five)
Suspect sought in alleged sexual assault in Burlington apartment
Halton police are investigating an alleged sexual assault that occurred late last month in Burlington.
Victoria to remove John A. Macdonald statue
John A. Macdonald statue 'painful reminder' of colonialism: Victoria mayor
‘There was panic, there was praying’: Two men rescued from flooded elevator
Two co-workers stranded in their office elevator while flood waters from an intense rainstorm rose to their necks used their fists and heads to open a ceiling panel to call for help as Toronto police raced to save them.
Federal NDP leader to run in B.C. byelection
Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh to run in Burnaby, B.C., byelection
Prosecutor: Man at compound trained kids for school shooting
The father of a missing Georgia boy was training children at a New Mexico compound to commit school shootings, prosecutors said in court documents obtained Wednesday, as authorities waited to learn if human remains found at the site were those of the boy.
As Saudi doctors face recall, questions remain about impact in Canada
Health officials across Canada were trying to determine Wednesday the potential impact if about 800 medical residents and fellows from Saudi Arabia suddenly leave the various networks next month.
UPDATE: Brampton man dead after shooting in central Hamilton
There have been 15 shootings in Hamilton this year. This is the first fatal one.
Trudeau says Canada standing firm on Saudi Arabia’s human rights abuses
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says diplomatic talks with Saudi Arabia will continue but he’s not backing down on Canada’s criticism of the kingdom over the arrest of several social activists last week.
Ontario’s basic income pilot project ‘failing,’ says Tory government
A basic income pilot project aimed at reducing poverty in Ontario is “failing” and many of the participants have dropped out, the province’s Progressive Conservative government said Wednesday as it defended its controversial decision to wind down the program.
One dead after shooting in Hamilton
One dead, three injured after shooting in Hamilton, Ont.
Sun Life earnings up nearly 9% in Q2
Sun Life Financial earnings up nearly 9% in second quarter
Ontario announces new funds to fight forest fires
Ontario earmarks additional $100M to battle forest fires across province
Basic income pilot 'failing': MacLeod
Basic income pilot end date coming soon, minister says
Manulife net income up slightly on core growth
Manulife net income up slightly as core earnings grow, offset by charge
Men force open ceiling panel in flooded elevator to call for help
Heavy rain traps vehicles, closes streets in Toronto
Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh to run in Burnaby, B.C., byelection
Federal New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh took aim at the Liberal government’s investment in the Trans Mountain pipeline and its lack of spending on housing and Pharmacare while announcing he’ll run for a seat in Parliament in Burnaby, B.C.
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