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Updated 2025-03-05 02:15
Thousands of South Carolinians thought they won the lottery on Christmas. Now there's a lawsuit
It was Christmas Day in South Carolina and plenty of people were feeling lucky. For just $1, they could buy a ticket for Holiday Cash Add-A-Play at their local convenience store. The ticket looked a bit like a tic-tac-toe game: get three Christmas trees in a row on a nine-space grid and you won, maybe 2 or 20 bucks. Get all nine Christmas trees to fill the grid entirely and you won the $500 jackpot. The odds of that happening were 1 in 4,800.
Dellen Millard: Once, twice, three times a murder defendant
Dellen Millard has pleaded not guilty to murder in the first degree. This time, his is a judge-alone trial. This time, unlike the Babcock trial, he is not representing himself. This time, he’s sitting in the dock, writes Rosie Di Manno.
Senior who caused Gibson Avenue house explosion with suicide attempt gets 12 months probation
Murdoch “Murdie” Campbell is a “good man” and “doing much better,” daughter says.
Hamilton Police to give update on Locke Street vandalism investigation
Hamilton Police will have an update Friday morning into the Locke Street vandalism investigation that saw businesses and property destroyed by a masked mob back on March 3.
Not your average lawn sign
It’s not unusual to see lawn signs pop up during an election campaign — but there’s one particular type of sign cropping up around Hamilton that’s been turning heads.
No working smoke alarms in fatal house fire
Fire started with a lighter on a couch during the less than five minutes toddler was left alone
Stadium settlement means taxpayers aren’t on hook for extra repairs: city
More work is coming to fix leaks, sound problems in Tim Hortons Field
Where the leaders are for Friday, June 1
Where the leaders are for Friday, June 1
Ford goes north as campaign hits home stretch
Ford visits Thunder Bay as Ont. election campaign hits home stretch
ONTARIO COLD CASE: Beauty salon owner was killed while out for a late-night walk
Tho “Thomas” Huynh left home at 1 a.m. for his customary late-night jog — and never returned. His body was found the next morning behind a Brampton strip mall. Was it a random killing or a targeted murder? Police have never revealed anything about the investigation, but his family hopes someone will come forward with new information, and help them solve this crime.
Vital Signs: Art is more than a growth industry in Hamilton
New numbers show a 31 per cent increase in the number of artists living here as well as a big gains in government funding
Vital Signs: Better education, access to contraception helping lower rate of teen pregnancy in Hamilton
Hamilton’s rate still remains above the provincial average
Vital Signs: Hamilton’s ‘healthy’ economy still leaving some behind
Unemployment, labour force participation rates vary greatly across neighbourhoods
Vital Signs: What you can’t see can hurt you
In Hamilton, we have the misfortune of having some of the highest ambient air concentrations of PM2.5 in Ontario
Vital Signs: Voter turnout in Hamilton municipal elections steadily eroding
On Oct. 22, Hamiltonians will head to the polls to elect a mayor and 15 councillors.
Twitter unveils new livestreaming deals
Twitter unveils new livestreaming deals as telecoms aim to lure in new audiences
'Absurd' tariffs swamp Morneau's G7 meeting
Trump's tariffs loom over Whistler event for already embattled G7
Hamilton settles two-year legal battle over Tim Hortons Field with province, Tiger-Cats
Mayor Fred Eisenberger said "Council and I are pleased with the details of this agreement."
Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath making a second campaign stop in Peterborough
Ontario New Democratic Party Leader Andrea Horwath will be making a second provincial election campaign stop in Peterborough this weekend.
‘Multiple shots fired’: Shooting in Mississauga plaza sends customers crying, screaming for help
Peel Regional Police are hunting at least one suspect after a shooting at a Mississauga plaza Thursday evening that sent customers running for cover.
Winner of B.C. lottery granted 'rare' anonymity
B.C. Lottery Corp. grants winner of $30-million jackpot rare anonymity
Signpost: Run for mental health, Ride for heart and more
For the first time Hamilton is a host city for the Shoppers Love You run for women’s mental health. Saturday’s event will have 600 runners at Confederation Park, with proceeds benefiting to St. Joseph’s Healthcare and its programs for women. For more information, go to shoppersloveyou.ca.
Security committee of parliamentarians delivers report on PM’s ill-fated India trip
The national security and intelligence committee of parliamentarians has delivered a special report to Justin Trudeau on the prime minister’s ill-fated trip to India.
Second mate fell asleep on grounded tug off Vancouver Island: TSB report
The Transportation Safety Board says the second mate on a tug that ran aground off Vancouver Island missed a planned change of course because he fell asleep while he was alone on watch.
Dellen Millard, convicted of first degree murder in the killing of Tim Bosma and Laura Babcock, is on trial in the death of his father
Dellen Millard has pleaded not guilty to murder in the first degree. This time, his is a judge-alone trial. This time, unlike the Babcock trial, he is not representing himself. This time, he’s sitting in the dock, writes Rosie Di Manno.
Capuchin monkey lost on Vancouver Island
Monkey lost since Saturday on Vancouver Island continues to evade capture
Cost questions abound as work set to start on navy’s new support ships
The cutting of steel for the navy’s long overdue support ships will begin next month in Vancouver even though the federal government doesn’t know how much the two vessels will ultimately cost.
Fire inspection companies face charges involving 3 Toronto buildings
Toronto Fire Services says two companies that provide fire inspection services in the city are facing charges under the Ontario Fire Code for allegedly failing to inspect, test and repair fire systems when they were contracted to do so.
Six months added to sentence of Toronto officer convicted in Yatim shooting
A Toronto police officer convicted in the fatal shooting of a troubled teen on an empty streetcar has had six months added to his prison sentence after pleading guilty to perjury, his lawyers said Thursday.
Bear cub rescued after staying beside dead mother
Malnourished, tiny bear cub found near mother's dead body
Trump tariffs spark reaction from Canada
QuickQuotes: some of what was said about U.S. decision to slap tariffs on Canada
Imperial Tobacco moves into vaping products
Imperial Tobacco gets into vaping business, but still leading cigarette seller
Senate defeats bid to ban homegrown pot
Senate defeats Conservative bid to impose blanket ban on home grown marijuana
Uber’s brand ambassador prepared to take ‘the hits’
Bozoma Saint John accepted an executive position at a big startup infamous for sexual misconduct, but she had surprisingly little to say about that during a speech Thursday at the True North technology conference.
Six months added to James Forcillo's sentence
Six months added to sentence of Toronto officer convicted in Yatim shooting
Some pesticides to be phased out in 2019
Pesticides do harm to bees and should be phased out, Health Canada says
Religious groups can decide membership: court
Jehovah's Witness cannot appeal expulsion to a judge: Supreme Court
Man who stabbed Peterborough landlord could be released to lower-security unit
John Lai is now without symptoms of his schizophrenia and is regularly taking his medication, hearing told
Economy still growing
Canada’s pace of economic growth slowed in the first quarter to its lowest rate in nearly two years, but the weaker-than-expected data did little to tamp down economists’ predictions of an interest rate hike later this year.
Dellen Millard on trial in father's death
Convicted killer Dellen Millard to stand trial in death of father
Trump’s tariffs loom over Whistler event for already embattled G7
The U.S. decision to slap Canada with hefty steel and aluminum tariffs was casting a long shadow over the kickoff of a meeting of G7 finance ministers Thursday as allies within the club of some of the world’s richest countries began bracing for a direct economic hit.
Doug Ford says he isn’t breaking promise to release fully costed platform
Doug Ford denied breaking his promise to deliver a fully costed election platform Thursday even as political rivals and economists criticized the Progressive Conservative plan as vague and fiscally imprudent.
Scotiabank buys doctors financial services company
Scotiabank buys doctors financial services company for $2.5 billion
Stray, disabled kitten uses Lego wheelchair to scoot around with littermates
A stray kitten that was found in a New Brunswick barn with two broken legs is being given a second chance thanks to a lot of care — and a Lego wheelchair.
Security committee reports on PM's India trip
Security committee of parliamentarians delivers report on PM's ill-fated India trip
Tit-for-tat duties hit pipes, pens, pizza
Retaliatory tariffs to hit wide range, from pipes to pizzas to lawn mowers
Trudeau cancelled U.S. visit over demands for NAFTA sunset clause
Justin Trudeau says he abandoned a proposed meeting with Donald Trump in Washington this week after the White House insisted that the prime minister first agree to a five-year “sunset clause” in a renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement.
Stadium lawsuit formally settled
City says local taxpayers not on the hook for any extra costs
BREAKING: Hamilton steelmakers brace for U.S. tariffs
Exemptions for Canada, Mexico and Europe set to expire Friday
Durham officer charged in Toronto shooting
Durham regional police officer charged after Toronto shooting, SIU says
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