Feds' tax change could affect some families earning less than $100K: analysis

— As debate over how to combat climate change gears up to be a key issue in Ontario’s spring election, former U.S. vice president and environmental crusader Al Gore lauded the Liberal government’s cap-and-trade system and criticized politicians who wanted to dismantle it.

Ontario passes law overhauling policing rules in province

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opened an exhibition on Jerusalem in New York Thursday to reinforce Israel’s claim to the historic city as the Jewish people’s “eternal capital” — and rebuke 125 countries that support Palestinian claims to East Jerusalem as the capital of their future state.

— A British police official on Thursday updated the number of people who sought treatment after a nerve agent attack on an ex-Russian spy, saying “around 21” had been given medical help and support.

Stocks up in Toronto and U.S. ahead of tariff announcement by Trump

Andy Virk admits that from a business point of view, he kept his store open about a year longer than he should have.

Farm manure could be viable renewable energy source, Ontario researchers say

Citing “ongoing financial concerns for a number of years,” the Salvation Army has announced that it will be closing its Dunnville thrift store on March 13.

Status of Women Canada supports certification system for gender equality

— An Indigenous Newfoundland woman whose mother was murdered in 2002 says she worries she will also become a statistic.

Supreme Court to hear case on constitutionality of military justice system

Toronto teens charged after pursuit ends in collision; SIU investigating

Former U.S. VP Gore praises Ontario's cap-and-trade system during Toronto visit

"They are a terrorist gang," said Hamilton Mayor Fred Eisenberger. "They can ply their anarchy in jail."

Scheer says free trade believers must stick together against Trump protectionism

Canada can breathe easier, for now: It's getting relief from U.S. tariffs for an undetermined period.

A timeline of events in the Jaspal Atwal affair

— A top U.N. aid official appealed to the Syrian government and its Russian backers for a cessation of hostilities in eastern Ghouta when a second convoy with desperately needed aid was postponed after government forces split the enclave in two, creating an evolving, unpredictable situation on the ground.

Atwal says he has renounced terrorism and he asked to attend Trudeau India event

— A man at the centre of a controversy surrounding Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent visit to India says he has renounced terrorism and no longer advocates for Sikh separatism.

Canada can breathe easier, for now: It's getting relief from U.S. tariffs for an undetermined period.

— Women across Europe and Asia shouted their demands for equality, respect and empowerment Thursday to mark International Women’s Day, with protesters in Spain launching a 24-hour strike and crowds of demonstrators filling the streets of Manila, Seoul and New Delhi.

— Three weeks after the fatal Parkland high school shooting, Florida Gov. Rick Scott faces a gun-control bill that falls short of what he and survivors of the massacre demanded, and he hasn’t said whether he’ll sign into law the legislation that challenges National Rifle Association orthodoxy.

NewsAlert: Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal in case of Cindy Gladue

While searching him, police found a small baggie of cocaine in his pocket.

CSA proposes regulatory changes around risky syndicated mortgage investments

Halton Region has earned the top credit rating from Moody’s Investors Service for the 30th consecutive year.

— Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says nations that believe in free trade need to present a united front against the protectionist moves coming out of the United States.

Details are being finalized for his visit to Hamilton, March 13, as part of a tour of areas that have steel or aluminum industries that are being threatened with tariffs from the United States.

Viola Desmond takes her place as Canadian civil rights icon with new $10 bill

— Whoever attacked a former Russian spy with a rare nerve agent is guilty of a “brazen and reckless act,” and Britain’s government will act on it without hesitation when it becomes clear who is responsible, the minister in charge of domestic security said Thursday.

Steelmakers in Hamilton will be closely watching U.S. President Donald Trump’s expected announcement on steel and aluminum tariffs this afternoon.

Daughter of murdered woman tells inquiry she fears becoming a statistic

Former hospital worker faces string of charges in child exploitation probe

Texas Hold’Em sanctioned by World Poker Tour; locations in St. Catharines, Niagara Falls and Grimsby

Canadian internet users looking more beyond Google and Facebook: report

City councillors have voted to formally condemn the recent mob vandalism on Locke Street —with some going so far as to label it “gang” violence or “terrorism.”

Baloney Meter: Is Canadian steel and aluminum actually a security risk to U.S.?

Stocks up in Toronto and U.S. ahead of tariff announcement by Trump

The nominations for the Ontario Newspaper Awards were announced this morning.

CMHC says pace of housing starts picked up in February compared with January

Canada chasing trade deal with South American block after signing new TPP

Verdict expected in 'complex and unique' Knowledge House stock fraud case

Police investigating after human remains found in southwestern Ontario

U.S. President Donald Trump says his big tariff announcement is coming today, even as his White House wrestles internally over the policy, numerous political allies warn him against it and the rest of the world watches warily.

Hamilton police are looking for a male wanted in connection with a robbery at the Shoppers Drug Mart at 902 Mohawk Rd. E. on March 7.

Trump says tariff announcement coming this afternoon

NewsAlert: Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal in case of Cindy Gladue

Women strike, protest as the world marks Int'l Women's Day