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Procedure aims to ease severe depression
Procedure aims to ease symptoms in patients with treatment-resistant depression
April showers bring May double-digit temperatures
Temperatures are hitting the 20 degree mark for the first time this year in Hamilton
Inquiry judge makes recommendations about opioids after suicide of soldier
A judge wants more education and oversight to come with prescription opioids following the suicide of an Edmonton soldier six years ago.
N.B. flooding grows:'I see nothing but water'
String of communities along Saint John River flooding, causing some evacuations
First Nations leaders debate Trudeau commitment to Indigenous rights
The Trudeau government’s commitment to finding new ways to recognize and strengthen Indigenous rights faces a major litmus test as the Assembly of First Nations annual special assembly examines several pieces of federal legislation that deal with restoring and promoting Indigenous rights and languages.
Reserves not ready for legal pot: Senate
Real estate group fears homegrown pot risks fires, property damage
Mohawk community’s ‘marry out, get out’ law ruled unconstitutional
A judge has ruled the so-called “marry out, get out” provisions of a membership law on the books of a Mohawk community near Montreal are unconstitutional.
High pension costs lurk behind U.S. teacher push for more pay
The loudest rallying cries from Colorado teachers protesting for more education dollars were about dwindling paycheques that are steadily losing ground to the state’s rising cost of living.
Gibson files for bankruptcy in deal to renew guitar business
Gibson Brands filed for bankruptcy with a turnaround plan that gives some of the company’s lenders equity ownership of the iconic American business that’s supplied guitars to B.B. King, Elvis Presley and Pete Townshend.
Hazmat situation in west Hamilton poses no danger: Fire Dept.
People in the area of Leland Street and Holmes Avenue in West Hamilton are in no danger from the site of a Hazmat investigation, according to the Hamilton Fire Department.
'It was terrifying': Fire guts Newmarket house, causes car to explode
Unbeknownst to neighbours, Bruce Lemasurier escaped out back door of house
Canada open to changing border deal; Goodale
Goodale calls talks to change Safe Third Country Agreements 'exploratory'
Wynne denounces Ford’s plan to develop Greenbelt as ‘wrong on so many levels’
The proposal of the PC leader to allow housing construction on the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area’s Greenbelt of protected land would promote urban sprawl and damage the environment, the Liberal leader charges.
RECALLS: Children's sweaters, gym machine, salad dressing on this week's list
Check out our weekly round up of current product recalls. Do any affect you?
Scotland bans bargain-basement booze in public health move
Bargain booze has become a little more expensive in Scotland.
Vancouver's new Escobar restaurant taking heat over name
VANCOUVER - A Latin-themed restaurant in Vancouver is drawing criticism for the name it shares with a notorious Colombian drug lord linked to thousands of deaths.
Sleeping bear flees New Jersey town, climbs tree in another
Sleeping bear flees New Jersey town, climbs tree in another
Burlington MP announces $187M to increase GO Train capacity
BURLINGTON - The federal and provincial governments announced on Monday (April 30) a joint $187 million in funding to increase capacity on the GO Transit train system.
US May Day immigration protests target Trump, fall elections
Immigrants say President Donald Trump’s administration has become almost everything they feared, but while they rally across the United States on May Day, their focus is less on a huge turnout Tuesday than on the first Tuesday in November.
Young Canadians worker should get 10 years: lawyers
Victim gives statement at Calgary sentencing of former Young Canadians worker
U.S. on NAFTA deal: Either now or next year
U.S. on NAFTA deal: Either this month, or not this year at all, Lighthizer says
Man charged after police lights seized
Man was using police lights to get cars ahead to move out of way, police allege
Yahoo changes terms again after outcry
Yahoo and parent Oath remove Canada-specific clause from terms of use
Van attack victims have recourse options: lawyers
Van attack victims have wider range of recourse options: insurance lawyers
New ferry will allow Canadians to drive to France
New ferry will allow Canadians to drive to French territory off Newfoundland
Feds could divert $7B in vows: PBO
Changes could enable feds to spend $7B in budgeted money on other things: PBO
Doug Ford assured developers he plans to open up Greenbelt to housing development
PC leader said he will “open a big chunk” of protected GTHA farmland to build housing if the Progressive Conservatives win the June 7 election.
Ont. ombudsman to look into ambulance services
Ontario ombudsman to look into how province investigates ambulance complaints
Funerals today for two Toronto van attack victims
Funerals are scheduled today for two killed in Toronto van attack
Roseanne Barr defends her Trump support with F-bomb on 'Tonight Show'
Roseanne Barr, like the Conner matriarch she plays on Roseanne, is unapologetically a Trump supporter. She made that very clear during her appearance on The Tonight Show Monday.
A Houston boy playing hide-and-seek hid in a dryer. He was electrocuted, police say
Ten-year-old Fernando Hernandez Jr. was playing a game of hide-and-seek when he climbed into the dryer in the laundry room of his Houston apartment complex, police said.
BB-gun on school bus; teen charged: police
Teen charged after allegedly taking BB-gun on Brantford, Ont., school bus
Patient death: Health staffers face forgery charges
Former health workers face forgery charges following Cape Breton patient death
Delay homegrown pot: real estate group
Real estate group fears homegrown pot risks fires, property damage
U.S. wants proof Canada saves whales, but some scientists balk
A group of Democratic senators says the U.S. should audit the job Canada is doing to protect endangered whales, but the Canadian government and some U.S. scientists are reacting coolly to the idea.
Roots plans stores in Washington, D.C., area
Retailer Roots plans to open two new stores in Washington, D.C., area
Child found in marijuana grow-op: police
Officers find child in Kingston, Ont., marijuana grow-op; man, 22, charged
Feds to control $7B in budget vows: PBO
Changes could enable feds to spend $7B in budgeted money on other things: PBO
A scientist just turned 104. His birthday wish is to die
Champagne bubbles danced in fancy glasses and birthday candles burned atop a cheesecake marking 104 years of a long and accomplished life.
Indigenous leaders debate federal bills
First Nations leaders debate Trudeau commitment to Indigenous rights
Ford would open Greenbelt for some development
Doug Ford says he would open up Greenbelt for some development
Would-be Hamilton municipal politicians can now register for the fall election
Attention aspiring Hamilton politicians: today is the first day you can register to run for mayor or city councillor in the fall municipal election.
Would-be city politicians can now register for the fall election
Attention aspiring Hamilton politicians: today is the first day you can register to run for mayor or city councillor in the fall municipal election.
'And so it begins': 1 killed, 8 shot over 12 hours on a summerlike day in Chicago
The paramedic cleared a path through the crowd for a woman with a large bandage on her right thigh, one of three people shot during an argument on the street in Lawndale Monday afternoon.
North American stocks lower, loonie falls
Stocks in Toronto slip in broad decline, loonie falls against U.S. dollar
Ford plan would make Greenbelt 'Swiss cheese,' Wynne says
Ford plan for Greenbelt development would make region's map 'Swiss cheese': Wynne
Ashley Judd sues Harvey Weinstein —alleging he sabotaged her acting career
Ashley Judd is taking Harvey Weinstein to court, claiming he tried to destroy her acting career after she refused his sexual advances.
Four young men charged with attempted murder
Four young men charged with attempted murder after stabbing
No sign of MH370 found in new scan of Indian Ocean floor
A new scan of the Indian Ocean floor for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has searched nearly 80,000 square kilometres (31,000 square miles) since January without finding any sign of the wreckage. But the company looking for the plane, which has been missing for more than four years, said it is still determined to find it.
Greenleaf students are on an entrepreneurial adventure
At Allan A. Greenleaf Elementary School, Leslie Bell’s Grade 7 and 8 class is excited.
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