— A Nova Scotia woman who alleges she was gang raped by British sailors is suing the U.K. government, arguing it should pay damages for harm she suffered in the incident.

Hamilton's opioid-related deaths nearly 80 per cent higher than provincial average

Rescuers hope for better weather in Alaska search for B.C. climber

— Members of a high school band heading home from Disney World, were jarred away before dawn Tuesday when their Texas-bound bus ran off a highway and plunged into a ravine more than 15 metres deep.

Tories hire Toronto lawyer to lead probe into party's handling of Dykstra case

Canada Post names Jessica McDonald interim CEO, to succeed Deepak Chopra

Canada's bank CEOs get 7% pay raise to earn $53.6 million in fiscal 2017

— Turkey said Tuesday its troops and allied Syrian fighters have encircled the Kurdish-held town of Afrin in northern Syria, putting hundreds of thousands of civilians under siege and marking a significant military advance in the seven-week operation.

Spotify launches do-it-yourself platform in Canada for local advertisers

— “I say again, turn!” the air traffic controller called over the radio, his voice rising, as the flight from Bangladesh swerved low over the runway at Kathmandu’s small airport.

Bank of Canada head underlines potential of Quebec child care for entire country

Premier says about 4,000 parents consulted on sex ed plan that Doug Ford wants to scrap

With steel at its roots, the Hamilton region is poised to make an impact in the future of manufacturing.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and said he would nominate CIA director Mike Pompeo to replace him, ending Tillerson’s difficult tenure by tweeting an ouster that had been long expected and yet was shocking in its abruptness.

Belgian deputy PM says a Trudeau meeting with royals would have been nice

The missing gem in the crown of Niagara-on-the-Lake’s iconic lakeside gazebo was replaced late last month, three-and-a-half months after someone made off with what had been the last existing component of the original structure.

Snow joke: Weatherman named Meteorologist runs for office

Two Hamilton girls forced into the sex trade have been rescued in Brantford.

“We disagreed on things,” Trump told reporters at the White House — a diplomatic take on a fractious relationship that included reports that Tillerson had privately called the president a “moron.”

Wynne defends sex ed plan, says thousands of parents were consulted

— Younger Canadians are far more likely to be vegetarians or vegans than older generations, according to a survey that a researcher says is among the first of its kind.

Hamilton man, 40, charged with careless driving

The chief executives of Canada’s five biggest banks collectively earned roughly $53.6 million in the latest fiscal year, up more than seven per cent from a year earlier.

Latest nor'easter starts to slam storm-battered Northeast

South Africa declares drought as national disaster

Justin Trudeau visiting Hamilton to show support for steel workers

Ontario woman allegedly funnels over $600,000 from her employer to charities

N.L. promises new public health act aiming to lower obesity rates, medical costs

Alleged victim of Halifax rape by British sailors suing U.K. government

Mexico seizes mezcal bottles with snakes, reptiles inside

Mexico seizes mezcal bottles with snakes, reptiles inside

'Mind-blowing': Survey finds most vegans, vegetarians in Canada are under 35

Anti-Indigenous racism normalized in northeastern Ontario city: rights commissioner

The prime minister is touring Canadian steel and aluminum facilities in the wake of U.S. tariff threats

Niagara Regional Police are seeking the public’s help in finding a Jaws of Life equipment that was stolen from a Fort Erie fire station.

The city is asking the Ontario Municipal Board to go back to the drawing board regarding a 26-storey highrise across from Burlington’s downtown waterfront.

Police say a bride in southern Arizona was arrested on suspicion of impaired driving after she was involved in a car crash on the way to her wedding.

— A 24-year-old worker was killed Tuesday morning in a bizarre collision on a rural road near St. Clements.

Ontario's premier is defending her Liberal government's update of the province's sexual education curriculum, which the newly elected leader of the Progressive Conservatives has said he'll scrap if he wins the spring election.

The 84-year-old man arrived in the emergency room with complaints that weren't uncommon for a patient his age.

Broad rally helps boost Toronto stock market, loonie loses ground

— Someone was killed in a collision Tuesday morning on rural Boomer Line, just west of Moser Young Road near St. Clements in Wellesley Township.

On Sunday evening, CBS’ “60 Minutes” broadcast an interview that Lesley Stahl conducted with Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump’s education secretary and one of the richest members of his very rich Cabinet. It was overwhelmingly seen as a disaster for DeVos, who struggled to answer very basic questions. She couldn’t say, for example, why schools in Michigan, her home state, have largely gotten worse since the widespread introduction of the school choice policies she lobbied for. When Stahl asked whether, as secretary, she’d ever visited a failing school to find out what went wrong, DeVos said, “I have not intentionally visited schools that are underperforming.”

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady may not like strawberries, but he has skills when it comes to chugging beer.

Students abused by other students at residential schools to be compensated: Bennett

Bank of Canada head underlines potential of Quebec child care for entire country

Luxury home sales fell by 60 per cent in the GTA, Oakville and Hamilton: RE/MAX

Rescuers hope for better weather in Alaska search for B.C. climber

Tillerson out at State, to be replaced by CIA chief Pompeo

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