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How do you get a jar off a raccoon’s head?
What began as a simple attempt at dinner from a jar turned into quite the saga for a Scarborough raccoon.
They bought prebuilt Oakville homes at the market’s peak. Now they face financial ruin
A group of buyers in an Oakville subdivision say they have been trapped in a unique period in the GTA housing market that has left them in an “impossible” situation.
High-end bikes stolen from McMaster student
World-class cross-country mountain biker came home after Easter weekend to find them gone
Concession Street pot shop draws protest
A campaign is underway to close the Pacifico medicinal marijuana shop that opened recently on Concession Street.
Ford scraps media bus for campaign
Ford scrapping media bus for campaign suggests Tories want him out of the hot seat: experts
Thousands in the dark after fierce wind storm
Thousands remain without electricity in wake of powerful wind storm
Trudeau heads west to talk energy, clean tech
Energy, environment to be focus of Trudeau trip to western Canada
Double-murder suspect faces more charges
Man charged in Ontario double homicide faces additional charges
Man, 2 horses, die in Quebec crash
Truck driver and 2 horses die in Quebec highway crash
Winds cause outages, crash in southern Ont
Nearly 100,000 customers without power in southern Ontario due to windstorm
Province pulls funding plug on proposed downtown Hamilton school hub
The province has rejected the Hamilton public school board’s funding request for an elementary school that was to be the heart of a proposed community hub on the Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary School property.
Thousands of black holes may be hiding in the galactic centre of the Milky Way: study
Astronomers estimate there could be about 10,000, maybe more, according to Wednesday’s journal Nature.
Police make arrest in New Credit robbery
Less than a week after a man took cigarettes from a store in Mississauga’s of the New Credit First Nation, Haldimand OPP have made an arrest.
Hamilton cop in corruption trial says he wanted to get guns off the streets
A Hamilton police officer on trial for corruption testifies in his own defence.
Windstorm blows chaos over Hamilton ... and the Colonel takes his knocks
Power outages, shingles fly of roofs, trees bear the brunt
Sex workers seen as "disposable," inquiry hears
Women working in Vancouver sex trade were seen as "disposable," inquiry hears
Core office vacancy inching downwards: report
The amount of vacant office space in Hamilton’s greater downtown area shrunk for a second year in a row in 2017 — but large office towers continue to be a tough sell.
Real estate sales and prices tumble in March
Real estate sales in Hamilton-Burlington have plummeted for the third straight month — and this time prices took a sizeable tumble as well.
Teacher protests put Republicans on the spot in red states
— A teacher walkout in Oklahoma entered its third day Wednesday in a red state rebellion stretching from West Virginia to Arizona that is putting Republican lawmakers on the spot politically.
Icebreaker dispatched to northeast N.B. as part of right whale protection plan
— A Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker is smashing through pack ice off the northeast coast of New Brunswick as crab fishermen in the area prepare to head out on the water earlier than usual this season.
Police lay dozens of charges in alleged theft ring based out of the GTA
Fourteen people have been charged in a string of residential break-and-enters that targeted homes across the Greater Toronto Area, with as much as $2.7 million in personal property stolen, police said Wednesday.
Hamilton to see strong hiring climate in 2018 second quarter
Hamilton employers are expecting a strong hiring climate for the second quarter of 2018, according to the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey.
World order faces major threats: Freeland
World trading order facing biggest threats since Second World War: Freeland
PM takes environment-economy road show west
Trudeau's environment and economy balancing act to play out on western tour
PM says time to talk about lifting ban on paying sperm, egg donors
— Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians need to have a conversation about whether to allow women and men to be paid to donate eggs or sperm for fertility treatments.
Alberta to bring in abortion safe zone bill
Alberta set to introduce bill mandating safe zones around abortion clinics
Women working in Vancouver sex trade were seen as ‘disposable,’ inquiry hears
— A Vancouver sex-trade activist recounted the justice system’s failure to protect women who were killed or have disappeared as posters of missing persons were shown on screens Wednesday at a national inquiry.
One child dead, others in hospital for treatment: RCMP
One child from Alberta First Nation dead, others in hospital; RCMP
THE LATEST: Victim stable after Central Hamilton shooting
Shooting at Oak Avenue house appears to be drug deal gone bad
City of Vancouver moves to cut plastic trash
Straws, coffee cups targets of Vancouver strategy to cut down on plastic garbage
PM open to fertility treatments bill
PM says time to talk about lifting ban on paying sperm, egg donors
Doug Ford holding rally Friday night in Peterborough
New Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford is making a stop in Peterborough on Friday for a rally at the Kinsmen Civic Centre.
Trudeau blasts Russia for Freeland bashing
NATO chief praises plan to grow Canadian military, hopes for more
OMB hangover threatens delay for big projects
The Ontario Municipal Board is gone — but its unfinished business threatens months or even years of delay for major projects ranging from condo towers to waterfront redevelopment.
High-end bikes stolen from Mac student
World-class cross-country mountain biker came home after Easter weekend to find them gone
Peterborough man arrested in cheque fraud case
A 37-year-old man has been charged with fraud fallowing an investigation into stolen cheques, city police said.
Police searching for man after robbery attempt on Barton St. E.
A man was approached from behind on Barton, near Sanford Tuesday afternoon
Activist who said paint was thrown at her is charged with mischief
Police say the assult reported by a 41-year-old Kitchener woman never occured
Cambridge man caught with thousands of child porn images, videos gets 18 months in jail
A Cambridge man who police said coached minor hockey in Waterloo Region for decades was handcuffed and led off to jail on Wednesday after he was caught with thousands of child pornography images and videos.
High winds cause numerous power outages in Flamborough
An estimated 529 homes in Carlisle are without power as result of the high winds that left 84,000 Hydro One customers without power this afternoon.
Montreal-born yoga teacher planned breakup with alleged killer, N.S. jury told
— A Montreal-born yoga instructor had told friends she wanted to break up with her boyfriend hours before he allegedly murdered her and tried to kill himself inside her Halifax-area home, a Crown lawyer said Wednesday.
PM to visit Peru, Paris, London this month
Trudeau travels to Lima, Peru, Paris and London later this month
Winds bring outages, crash in southern Ont
Nearly 100,000 customers without power in southern Ontario due to windstorm
Student charged over threatening graffiti at Cambridge school
— Police have charged a high school student as they investigate several cases of graffiti threatening shootings at schools.
Liberals roll out social housing funding to keep 55,000 units in system
— Social housing providers reliant on federal funding will receive some short-term financial help starting this week to eventually keep 55,000 units available for low-income families.
Province pulls funding plug on proposed downtown Hamilton school hub
The province has rejected the Hamilton public school board’s funding request for a JK-8 school that was to be the heart of a proposed community hub on the Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary School property.
Carbon tax revenue could go straight to Ontario residents
Federal govt giving $100M to Ontario's green home retrofit program
GTA home sales fall 40% from 2017 levels
Greater Toronto home sales in March down 39.5 per cent from year ago
Not so fast on Niagara GO: Ford
During a stop in Welland, Ont. PC leader Doug Ford said, should the party be elected, there is no firm plan to honour the commitment from the ruling Liberals to deliver GO Train service to Niagara by 2021.
Privacy commissioner seeks more legislation
Privacy commissioner calls for more legal remedies to harmful personal information
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