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Body found near Brant Street Pier
911 was called after the body was seen floating in Lake Ontario at Burlington’s busy waterfront.
One pedestrian dead, another injured in ‘tragic’ Burlington crash
A pedestrian had his leg amputated below the knee from the impact of the collision that killed a woman and sent the driver to hospital with head injuries
Immigration critics urge Liberals to come up with answers on asylum issue
With tensions over asylum seekers mounting between Ottawa and Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s new PC government, Conservative MP Michelle Rempel wants to give provincial immigration ministers another chance to air their grievances.
U.S. judge criticizes plan to reunify families split at border
A federal judge, responding to a plan to reunify children separated at the border, said he was having second thoughts about his belief that the Trump administration was acting in good faith to comply with his orders.
Of time capsules and horsehair souvenirs
I was over at Port Nelson United Church in Burlington the other day, where it’s undergoing a terrific building expansion, and my nose and mouth were covered with a dust mask, or whatever it’s called.
Body of former NHL goalie Ray Emery recovered from Hamilton Harbour: police
Emery was reported missing after failing to emerge from an early morning swim around the docks of the Royal Hamilton Yacht Club
Syrian government targets rebels near Israel-occupied Golan
Syrian government forces unleashed hundreds of missiles on a rebel-held area near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Sunday, activists said, the latest phase in an offensive to clear southern Syria of insurgents.
‘Tanks’ for the memories: Retired soldier donates maintenance manuals
As an army brat, Lisa Pearce remembers the manuals her father would drag along with the family, posting after posting, over his 30 years in the Canadian Forces.
Hamilton Harbour drowning victim was former NHL goalie Ray Emery: source
Police recovered the body of a male swimmer near Leander Boat Club Sunday afternoon after he failed to emerge from an early morning swim
If Canada wants national pharmacare, taxes will have to go up, former PBO warns
Former federal budget watchdog Kevin Page will deliver a blunt message to premiers this week about the costs of a future national pharmacare program: If Canadians want one, taxes will have to go up.
Almost every part of Canada’s largest national park deteriorating: federal study
An exhaustive federal study of Canada’s largest national park concludes almost every aspect of its environment is deteriorating.
Ceasefire holds after day of intense Israel-Hamas fighting
The Israeli military lifted its restrictions along the Gaza border Sunday.
Man cycling across Canada for Alzheimer’s research in grandfather’s memory
A young man is nearing the end of his 8,000-kilometre bike ride across Canada, an endeavour he began to honour his grandfather and raise money for Alzheimer’s research.
Louisiana’s whooping crane comeback: five chicks this year
In a southwest Louisiana crayfish pond, two endangered whooping crane chicks peck about for crayfish, insects, plants and other food. They’re only two months old, but they dwarf the full-grown great egrets nearby. Their tall white parents bugle alarm at an ATV and people across the pond, and all four cranes move farther away.
Recovery effort underway after man presumed drowned in Hamilton Harbour
Yacht club reeling after second tragedy in a week following the murder of members Carla and Alan Rutherford
Russian bots, trolls test waters ahead of U.S. midterms
The sponsors of the Russian “troll factory” that meddled in the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign have launched a new American website ahead of the U.S. midterm election in November. A Russian oligarch has links to Maryland’s election services. Russian bots and trolls are deploying increasingly sophisticated, targeted tools. And a new indictment suggests the Kremlin itself was behind previous hacking efforts in support of Donald Trump.
Trump sets expectations low for Helsinki summit with Putin
U.S. President Donald Trump is setting expectations low for his high-stakes summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, assuring that “nothing bad ... and maybe some good will come out” of Monday’s meeting in Finland.
Paraglider charged in Trump resort flight; Finns demonstrate
A man has been charged in connection with a Greenpeace protest that breached a no-fly security zone and flew a banner close to the golf resort where U.S. President Donald Trump was staying, Scottish police said Sunday.
BREAKING: France wins World Cup, beats Croatia 4-2
France won its second World Cup title by beating Croatia 4-2 on Sunday in a match briefly interrupted by an on-field protest during the second half that Russian punk band Pussy Riot later took credit for .
BREAKING: France wins World Cup
France beat Croatia, 4-2, to win the World Cup.
Hamilton's Terry Whitehead wants tougher security measures at St. Joseph's facility
"Let's be clear, when you are dealing with dangerous offenders and they are escaping fairly regularly there will be a serious incident," said Mountain Coun. Terry Whitehead.
Hamilton to hold "steel summit' in September
"It is incumbent of us as a municipality to basically clear the air," said Ward 4 Coun. Sam Merulla.
Toronto medical official calls for decriminalizing drugs as opioid overdoses skyrocket in Canada
With opioid-related overdoses and deaths reaching record levels in Canada, the top medical official in Toronto is calling for the decriminalization of all drugs as part of a strategy to treat illicit drug use as a public health and social issue, not a criminal one.
Hydro One again facing uncertain as board resigns for second time in 16 years
The future of Ontario’s partially privatized utility is again uncertain after political intervention prompted the resignation of the company’s board 16 years after another mass departure.
Police investigating possible drowning near Leander Boat Club
Hamilton Police are investigating a possible drowning near Leander Boat Club Sunday morning.
No winning ticket for Lotto 649 jackpot
No winning ticket for Saturday night's $5 million Lotto 649 jackpot
Body pulled from Lake Ontario
Police investigating after Body pulled from Lake Ontario near Burlington
Tracing the source of cosmic rays to a blazar near Orion
It was the smallest bullet you could possibly imagine, a subatomic particle weighing barely more than a thought. It had been fired out of a gravitational gun barrel by a cosmic blunderbuss, a supermassive black hole.
‘It’s humbling:’ Alberta scientists help track high-energy neutrino
Canadian scientists are part of an international team that has for the first time tracked a tiny, high-energy twist of matter to its source in deep space.
3 charged after alleged kidnapping, assault
Three family members charged after alleged kidnapping, assault in Kingston, Ont.
Still a lot of work to do on the forest fires
Restriction to parts of Temagami put in place where wild fires are spreading
Three family members charged after alleged kidnapping, assault in Kingston
Investigators say the woman escaped earlier this month after she was allegedly burned with a hot pair of tongs and reported the incident to police.
Heat warning for Hamilton, Halton and Niagara
Humidex values near 40 Sunday and Monday
Finnish brewery creates quirky beer for Trump-Putin summit
Finnish brewery creates quirky beer for Trump-Putin summit
Former N.B. premier Ray Frenette dead at 83
'A great New Brunswicker:' former premier Ray Frenette dead at 83
Ottawa woman calls for fire pit safety
After her body caught fire, Ottawa woman calls for more safety regulations
Entangled whale spotted off N.B. coast
DFO searching for entangled North Atlantic right whale spotted off N.B. coast
Israel exchanges intense fire with Hamas militants in Gaza
The Israeli military carried out its largest daytime airstrike campaign in Gaza since the 2014 war Saturday as Hamas militants fired dozens of rockets into Israel throughout the day, threatening to trigger an all-out war after weeks of growing tensions along the volatile border.
An 11-million-ton iceberg threatens a tiny village in Greenland
An 11-million-ton iceberg is parked precariously close to the tiny village of Innaarsuit — a glacial faceoff that pits 169 residents of Greenland against the biggest iceberg many have ever seen.
Man dead after fiery crash in Simcoe
A car and a school bus with 28 passengers caught fire after crashing at Windham Road 12 and Nixon Road
One pedestrian dead another injured after car mounts sidewalk in Burlington
A pedestrian had his leg amputated below the knee from the impact of the crash that killed a woman and sent the driver to hospital with head injuries
Woman dead and man injured after Burlington crash
Woman dead and man injured after vehicle hits pedestrians in Burlington
One dead and two injured after car mounts sidewalk in Burlington
A pedestrian had his leg amputated below the knee from the impact of the crash that killed a woman and sent the driver to hospital with head injuries
UPDATE: Horrific collision in Burlington leaves one woman dead, two injured
BURLINGTON: A horrific collision in Burlington has left a woman dead and a man with life-threatening injuries.
Driver dead after fiery crash in Simcoe
A car and a school bus caught fire after crashing at Windham Road 12 and Nixon Road
Ontario ticket claims Friday night’s $60 million Lotto Max jackpot
Tickets worth $100,000, $175,000 sold in Hamilton and Kitchener respectively.
Rehtaeh Parsons’ father: the 2015 sex-ed curriculum could have saved my daughter
Rehtaeh was 17 years old when she killed herself, after a photo of her allegedly being sexually assaulted was circulated. Two boys were convicted of child pornography charges.
Disgraced former prime minister in custody as 132 die in Pakistan election violence
Attacks came hours before Nawaz Sharif returned from London to face a 10-year prison sentence on corruption charges.
Key Ontario nursing retention program in jeopardy
With roughly 10,000 unfilled RN positions in the province, the Nursing Graduate Guarantee was put on hold without notice
Hamilton’s Pipeline Trail “liberated a past treasure”
Hamilton’s Pipeline Trail was created by a state of the art water pipeline in the 19th century, but found new life thanks to a passionate group of Crown Point Neighbourhood.
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