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Woman opens fire at YouTube, 4 wounded and shooter dead
— A woman opened fire at YouTube’s headquarters in the San Francisco Bay Area Tuesday, wounding four people before she shot and killed herself and prompted panic as employees hid and tried to flee, police and witnesses said.
School bus involved in Stoney Creek collision
A school bus and a pickup truck collided at the intersection of Gray Road and King Street East Tuesday in Stoney Creek.
Life after Sears — the watch repair department does it alone
Milon Talsania used to run cubbyhole kiosks in Sears stores across the country with workers doing watch and jewelry repairs.
Mountain townhouse manager says Hamilton police shoot teen
Special Investigations Unit is probing what Hamilton police only say was an “interaction” with the victim after responding to a “threat” involving a weapon.
Family of slain woman, girl decry court delays
Relatives of woman, daughter killed in Calgary raise concerns about court delays
Woman opens fire at YouTube, 4 wounded and shooter dead
San Bruno Police Chief Ed Barberini told reporters Tuesday that the victims have gunshot wounds and were taken to hospitals.
B.C. researcher’s identification of scorpionfly shows Canada-Russia connection
R — It seems Canada and Russia have a prehistoric connection of the “beautiful” but “cockroachy” kind involving a 53-million-year-old insect fossil called a scorpionfly.
Scheer accepts Atwal briefing with strings
Scheer accepts security briefing on India trip but insists MPs hear some of it
Scheer accepts security briefing on India trip but insists MPs hear some of it
— Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has agreed to the government’s offer of a classified briefing from the national security adviser about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s trip to India — but not without some strings attached.
Authorities respond to shooting at YouTube headquarters
Police in the city of San Bruno said there was an active shooter but could not provide more information
Daffy idea? Wisconsin voter wants to bring ducks to election
Daffy idea? Wisconsin voter wants to bring ducks to election
Authorities respond to shooting at YouTube headquarters
Police respond to reports of shooting at California YouTube
Arts education funding unequal across Ontario’s schools: report
— Students across Ontario have unequal access to arts programing because of inconsistent funding that’s often dependent on parent efforts, a lack of space in schools, and fewer qualified arts teachers, a report from an education advocacy group said Tuesday.
Bulldogs bodycheck Food & Drink Fest to November
Hamilton’s Food & Drink Fest is switching dates to accommodate the Hamilton Bulldogs’ playoff games.
Symbolic NAFTA win possible, but hard work is nowhere near done: trade insiders
— Trade insiders say a token win on NAFTA may soon be possible — but the substantive work is nowhere near complete.
Tesla says its Model 3 electric car production line may outpace Ford’s Model T
Facing scrutiny over its manufacturing capability, Tesla said Tuesday that production of its Model 3 electric car is increasing so rapidly that the pace may soon “exceed even that of Ford and the Model T.”
Victims bound with duct tape, one hit in head during Stoney Creek robbery
Man remains in hospital after violent gunpoint robbery at Azule Kitchens March 23
Tech thinks it has a fix for the problems it created: blockchain
Worried about someone hacking the next election? Bothered by the way Facebook and Equifax coughed up your personal information?
Shooting at YouTube headquarters: report
Police in Northern California are responding to reports of a shooting at YouTube headquarters in the city of San Bruno.
Canadian producers fear U.S. will flood market following Chinese tariffs
— Canadian fruit growers fear that U.S. produce destined for China may be diverted closer to home and flood their market following the imposition of new tariffs.
MLK: 50 years later, a mission unfinished
Martin Luther King: 50 years later, his mission not quite accomplished
First person sentenced in Russia probe draws 30 days, fine
— A Dutch attorney who lied to federal agents investigating former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was sentenced Tuesday to 30 days in prison in the first punishment handed down in special counsel’s Russia investigation. He was also ordered to pay a $20,000 fine.
Hard work still to come on NAFTA: insiders
Symbolic NAFTA win possible, but hard work is nowhere near done: trade insiders
McKeil Marine makes Deloitte list of best managed companies
A Burlington marine service provider has been named one of Canada’s best managed companies, according to Deloitte.
Hamilton walk-in clinic wait times now online
Web-based resource Medimap.ca launched locally this week and has 12 clinics on board
Nobel winner Suu Kyi not above reproach in Rohingya crisis: Rae
— Bob Rae says no Myanmar politician, including Nobel laureate and honorary Canadian citizen Aung San Suu Kyi, is above a potential investigation by the International Criminal Court of possible war crimes in her country.
Far-right, even racist views go mainstream in Central Europe
— The Croatian president thanks Argentina for taking in notorious pro-Nazi war criminals after the Second World War. In Bulgaria, a top politician calls the country’s Roma minority “ferocious humanoids.” And Hungary’s prime minister declares the “colour” of Europeans should not mix with that of Africans or Arabs.
Five things to know as CBC gets new leader
Five things to know as Catherine Tait prepares to take over helm of CBC
Human remains discovered north of Toronto
Human remains discovered north of Toronto
Trump wants military to secure border with Mexico
— President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants to use the military to secure the U.S.-Mexico border until his promised border wall is built.
Israeli leader nixes UN deal to resettle African migrants
— In an abrupt and startling reversal, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nixed his own deal Tuesday with the United Nations to resettle tens of thousands of African migrants in Israel and other Western nations, caving into nationalist critics who have demonized the migrants for taking over poor neighbourhoods in Tel Aviv.
Lac-Mégantic tragedy: Crown says bankrupt railway won’t have to stand trial
— The railway at the heart of the Lac-Mégantic tragedy five years ago will not have to stand trial for criminal negligence causing the death of 47 people, Crown officials in Quebec said Tuesday.
Migrant caravan, raising concerns in U.S., halts in Mexico
— The caravan of Central American migrants that angered U.S. President Donald Trump was sidelined at a sports field in southern Mexico with no means of reaching the border even as Trump tweeted another threat to Mexico Tuesday.
How will Canada’s national public alert system work? An explainer
Telecom providers will push emergency notifications out to users on their networks
Toronto cops won't march in Pride parade
Pride Toronto wants police to talk to LGBTQ community rather plan to march in parade
He helped design a record-breaking waterslide. He was just arrested after it decapitated a boy
John Schooley and his partner Jeff Henry had an ambitious plan. What they did not have, prosecutors say, were any of the credentials needed to safely bring their dream to fruition.
Sealers’ group calls for increased seal hunt — and even a possible cull
— Hungry East Coast seal populations have surged in recent decades, spurring calls for an increased seal hunt — and even a possible cull — to protect fragile capelin and northern cod stocks.
Toronto police withdraw bid to march in Pride parade amid LGBTQ concerns
— Toronto police say they will withdraw their application to march in the city’s Pride parade after event organizers said the presence of uniformed officers would make members of the LGBTQ community feel unsafe.
Liberals name Catherine Tait as CBC president
— The federal government is making a Canadian television and film executive the first woman to head CBC/Radio-Canada.
Elon Musk’s April Fool’s tweets saying that Tesla was bankrupt were ‘not funny,’ experts say
Investors didn’t appear in a laughing mood: Tesla shares dropped 5 per cent Monday amid a 2.7 per cent drop in the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index
The driverless future is still a long way off
Much public attention has been paid to self-driving and driverless vehicles, especially after an Uber self-driving vehicle recently killed a pedestrian in Arizona. While both terms have often been used interchangeably, they are different. "Self-driving" means some level of autonomy or automation, but the driver is expected to drive under certain circumstances and road conditions. The vehicle may prompt driver involvement. "Driverless" means that there is no human intervention except to input the destination; the vehicle does the rest. A driverless vehicle would have no steering wheel or pedals. Self-driving vehicles are already in use.
US suspects listening devices in Washington
For the first time, the U.S. government has publicly acknowledged the existence in Washington of what appear to be rogue devices that foreign spies and criminals could be using to track individual cellphones and intercept calls and messages.
N.S. sets fines for illegal weed sales, usage
Nova Scotia cannabis legislation sets fines, syncs weed and alcohol penalties
Trump wants military to secure border with Mexico
Trump administration seeks to close immigration 'loopholes'
Canada-Russia link found in scorpionfly
B.C. researcher's identification of scorpionfly shows Canada-Russia connection
New call for boosted seal hunt, possible cull
Sealers' group calls for increased seal hunt - and even a possible cull
Arts education funding inconsistent across Ontario: report
Arts education funding unequal across Ontario's schools: report
Royal Canadian Mint releases coin depicting Manitoba man’s UFO encounter
The oval-shaped coin immortalizes Stefan Michalak’s experience in Whiteshell Provincial Park, more than 50 years ago in what became known as the Falcon Lake incident.
Who is Catherine Tait, the new head of CBC?
A few quick facts about the next president of the CBC, Catherine Tait
50 years after King's death, his children are still grieving
ATLANTA - On April 4, 1968, a movement lost its patriarch when the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed on a hotel balcony in Memphis.
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