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Missing teen’s mom implores Canada to take notes from U.S. on searches
“We really need to, I think, restructure and reorganize how we look for missing children,” Paula Bali, mother of Mekayla Bali, said Friday.
Man struck and killed by falling scaffolding in Toronto during wind storm
Man succumbed to his injuries at the hospital after scaffolding fell on him.
Crane drivers protest new training standards
Crane operators protest in front of Couillard's Montreal office
Put Hamilton safe injection site at hospital, says Coun. Jason Farr
Move comes after agencies have trouble finding landlords for life-saving service
Manitoba NDP had harassment culture: report
Manitoba New Democrats hear of harassment and bullying within party
Livestock uprooted by N.B. floods find shelter
Volunteers ponying up shelter for livestock uprooted by N.B. floods
NASA launches InSight spacecraft to Mars to dig down deep
NASA launches InSight spacecraft to Mars to dig down deep
Trump tells NRA members he won’t let right to bear arms ‘be under siege’
The president claimed that Democrats want to “outlaw guns”
NASA launches InSight spacecraft to Mars to dig down deep
A robotic geologist armed with a hammer and quake monitor rocketed toward Mars on Saturday, aiming to land on the red planet and explore its mysterious insides.
Two dead, thousands in the dark after strong winds hit Ontario, Quebec
Wind gusts of close to 120 km/h were observed in the wake of a cold front that moved across the province
2 dead, thousands without power due to winds in Ontario
Hydro One says high wind and thunderstorms have cut power to 160,000 customers
Get ready for the silly season
There's every reason to believe it will be an increasingly apt description over the next few months, writes Paul Berton
The swan song of a steel trade unionist
After 20 years in the blast furnace of steelworker union politics, one of the area’s most well known trade unionists is stepping down. Bill Ferguson is retiring as Local 8782 president at Stelco Lake Erie Works
More than 200K without power following Ont storm
More than 200,000 without power following disastrous Ontario wind storm
Impaired driver hits cars, pedestrians
Impaired driver hits cars, pedestrians near Toronto's Union Station
Starbucks Canada to close for race training
Starbucks Canada to provide inclusiveness training for corporate stores, offices
Trump: North Korea summit plans set; drawdown not on table
Trump: North Korea summit plans set; drawdown not on table
No winning ticket for Lotto Max jackpot
No winning ticket for Friday night's $55 million Lotto Max jackpot
Globe wins in 6 NNA categories, Star wins in 4
Globe and Mail wins in 6 of 21 categories at National Newspaper Awards
Spectator writer wins National Newspaper Award
Spectator investigative reporter Steve Buist has won a National Newspaper Award for sports writing.
High winds: Man electrocuted in Hamilton
As of Friday night, the electrocution remained Hamilton’s only fatality amidst countless power outages and reports of building damage
High winds: Man dead electrocuted in Hamilton
As of Friday night, the electrocution remained Hamilton’s only fatality amidst countless power outages and reports of building damage
One dead, thousands without power due to strong winds in Ontario
Hydro One says high wind and thunderstorms have cut power to 160,000 customers
Toyota Canada plants to get $1.4B upgrade
Toyota Canada plants to get $1.4B upgrade, Ottawa, Ontario to pitch in
City council looks to hospitals for a safe injection site
Move comes after agencies have trouble finding landlords for live-saving service
Wind, storms knock out power, disrupt flights
Hydro One says high wind and thunderstorms have cut power to 160,000 customers
Hamilton homeless population decreasing, survey shows
The point-in-time count showed an almost 30 per cent drop compared to 2016
Move comes after agencies have trouble finding landlords for live-saving service
City council may soon be looking for a safe drug injection site to be set up in a Hamilton hospital.
Volcanic ‘curtain of fire’ sends people fleeing Hawaii homes
The Kilauea volcano sent more lava into Hawaii communities Friday, a day after forcing more than 1,500 people to flee from their mountainside homes, and authorities detected high levels of sulphur gas that could threaten the elderly and people with breathing problems.
New contract ratified for Lear Ajax workers
Lear Ajax workers to vote on tentative deal amid uncertain future for plant
Ancaster’s Garner Road businesses will be open during construction
Garner Road may be under construction throughout the spring and summer, but the businesses along the main artery will still be open during the work.
An innovative way of delivering drugs to specific targets has helped a McMaster University professor win a major Canadian research prize.
An innovative way of delivering drugs to specific targets has helped a McMaster University professor win a major Canadian research prize.
Hungry bear breaks into California home, snacks on fruit
Hungry bear breaks into California home, snacks on fruit
Toronto is latest Canadian city to crackdown on payday lending outlets
— Canada’s largest city is the latest of a host of municipalities to crack down on payday lenders with bylaws to impose restrictions on their business activities and rein in the number of physical locations.
Cambridge part of $1.4B Toyota upgrade for RAV4
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc. announced Friday it will invest $1.4 billion in its Cambridge and Woodstock assembly plants to build the newest model of the RAV4 sport utility vehicle.
High winds: power lines down, roads blocked
High winds are wreaking havoc in Hamilton yet again with gusts peeling siding off buildings, toppling construction hoarding, ripping down hydro wires and closing portions of the highway.
Wind,storms knock out power to tens of thousands in Ontario
Hydro One says high wind and thunderstorms have cut power to 160,000 customers
Strong winds down trees, power outages reported in Flamborough
FLAMBOROUGH – High winds, with gusts up to 110 km/hr, are wreaking havoc in Flamborough — and beyond.
Hamilton man is on a mission to quash panhandling tickets
Dwight Perry said he started getting summons to court for panhandling charges just before start of Pan Am Games
Mac researcher to direct institute tasked with fighting infectious diseases
It’s the first time the university will host a CIHR institute.
Wind, storms knock out power to 160K
Hydro One says high wind and thunderstorms have cut power to 160,000 customers
Three months to save program for at-risk youth
The John Howard Society’s successful youth-at-risk program does not have funding past August
Firefighters battling barn fire in Ancaster
The fire broke out around 5:30 p.m.
Hamilton police nab alleged cat litter thief
Hamilton police charge 39-year-old Brampton man in break in and theft from transport business
First Nations leaders object to Ontario law school’s choice of interim dean
— First Nations leaders are calling on a northern Ontario university to rescind the appointment of a provincial judge as interim dean of the institution’s law school, saying he sentenced several Indigenous leaders to prison for protecting their lands.
Alberta, B.C. caribou face dire threat: Ottawa
Dwindling caribou herds in Alberta, B.C. face dire threat: federal government
Feds to add housing to Quebec border crossing
Feds plan for temporary housing at highly trafficked Quebec border crossing
Tories attack plan for temporary housing at Quebec border crossing
— The federal government is planning to build temporary housing for up to 520 people at a Quebec border crossing that has seen an influx of asylum seekers.
Signpost: Burlington pathway, Eramosa cleanup, Senior awards
Two more sections of the new multi-use pathway running east-west through downtown Burlington are open. These sections stretch from Elizabeth Street to John Street and John Street to Brant Street. Work continues on the remainder of the project, including relocating hydro wires and installing a public art piece and decorative panels.
‘Uber Rob’ becomes symbol of N.B. resilience as record flood waters grow
— New Brunswick’s capital is shifting to clean-up mode after extreme flooding, even as downstream communities including the industrial hub of Saint John prepare for unprecedented flood waters still to come.
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