It was a too-good-to-be-true story and an early example of the way urban legends and fake news can explode on the internet.

A sentencing hearing for a former top Ontario political aide began today with a stay of one of two findings of guilt.

The fifth annual Coldest Night of the Year walk on Hamilton Mountain turned out to be the best so far for Neighbour to Neighbour Centre.

S&P ups economic risk rating for banking sector amid mortgage fraud worries

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s state visit to India has been labelled a total disaster. It wasn’t.

Iconic movie star Sridevi Kapoor died late Saturday after accidentally drowning in a hotel bathtub, an autopsy report says. Kapoor's death has prompted an outpouring of grief by movie stars, politicians and fans in India, where she was celebrated for depicting strong female characters on screen.

Patrick Brown personally directed his top party officials to “get me the result I want” in a Tory nomination now the subject of a police investigation into alleged fraud and forgery, the Star has learned.

Patrick Brown personally directed his top party officials to “get me the result I want” in a Tory nomination now the subject of a police investigation into alleged fraud and forgery, the Star has learned.

Ex-McGuinty aide faces sentencing hearing today over deleted gas plant files

Hamilton police are warning residents to move parked cars away from a sinkhole near Markland Street and Bruce Street.

The Ontario Fire Marshall and Hamilton police are investigating a fire at Cora restaurant in Ancaster. Firefighters responded to a report of smoke conditions at 73 Wilson St. W., a one-storey commercial plaza, at about 4:15 p.m. on Feb. 23. Fi

New research finds hiring disabled Canadians could boost economic growth

Ivanka Trump says she believes her father's denials of sexual misconduct, arguing that questions to her on the topic are "pretty inappropriate."

Faced with competition from the internet, Comcast has turned its X1 TV set-top box into something resembling a Roku or Apple TV streaming player, complete with app-like menus and a voice-activated remote. During the Olympics, X1 merged both TV and online videos to give viewers a one-stop experience.

More than two months after they were found guilty of her death, Dellen Millard and Mark Smich will be sentenced Monday for the presumed death of Laura Babcock.

Dellen Millard and Mark Smich to be sentenced for Laura Babcock's murder

In response to worries that it is planning a "bloody nose" strike on North Korea, the Trump administration has been offering an odd reassurance. Any attack on the regime of Kim Jong Un would not be limited, officials and surrogates are saying, but enormous and overwhelming. That, of course, is not reassuring at all: A massive attack on North Korea would be massively stupid.

Samsung unveiled new smartphones with largely unchanged designs and incremental improvements such as a better camera — accompanied by a second annual price increase for many customers.

Canadian Blood Services says 900 blood donors are need in Hamilton by March 10 to meet demand and replenish supplies.

Mercury will be at its best for the year on March 15.

People are always scratching their heads about where their money goes. Even people who make a good income can’t get to the end of the month before they get to the end of the money. Do you know what you’re spending every month?

People are always scratching their heads about where their money goes. Even people who make a good income can’t get to the end of the month before they get to the end of the money. Do you know what you’re spending every month?

Of the many powerful men accused of sexual misconduct in recent months, only a few have defended themselves with the same fervor that Garrison Keillor has.

The promotion on the Déjà Vu strip club's Instagram said it all.

Police watchdog investigating fatal shooting in Ottawa

A man convicted of attempted murder who was invited to a dinner reception with Justin Trudeau in India says he has a friendly relationship with the prime minister, and stayed away to save him from further embarrassment.

Loblaws and Metrolinx are about to change the definition of food on-the-go.

Police treat deaths near Huntsville, Ont. as triple murder-suicide

Police are asking the public for help finding a missing Hamilton man thought to be in Niagara Falls.

She compared the White House to a plantation, said that the president tweets in his underwear and that the situation inside 1600 Penn was bad, like “so bad.” But none of those True White House Confessions helped “reality show legend” Omarosa Manigault Newman win “Celebrity Big Brother.”

Mother Nature beat the city to the punch on its plans to shave loose rock off the steep slopes that loom above the Sherman Access.

Setting up video screens rather than median barriers along the Lincoln Alexander Parkway is a short-sighted idea, says a Mountain resident who is advocating to make the Linc and Red Hill Valley Parkway safer.

ArcelorMittal Dofasco welcomed a huge piece of its promised five-year pollution control plan this weekend.

Doctor says he’d donated sperm about 50 times to help unknowing patients who desperately wanted children

Stephen Best’s choice for Progressive Conservative leader has changed almost every week since the whirlwind race kicked off a month ago.

A new concern about Canada’s relationship with the United States is emerging in the foreground, with threats of global steel and aluminum tariffs now competing with NAFTA uncertainty as a source of economic anxiety.

Information gleaned from Hamilton and the other two test sites will guide policy on how to better support all Ontarians living in poverty.

Soroush Mahmudi once told his wife, Fareena, that if anything ever happened to her, he’d travel the lengths of the country to get answers.

Hamilton’s Arkells partied down with the Canadian Olympic team Saturday with a special concert at the Olympic Village in South Korea.

Ex-McGuinty aide faces sentencing hearing today over deleted gas plant files

Atwal says he bowed out of event in India to save Trudeau embarrassment

Doctors often called on to provide medical emergency aid on flights

— New research suggests that failing to make accessibility for people with disabilities a higher priority for Canadian businesses would cost the country billions of dollars in lost economic growth.

— A new UN resolution demanding a ceasefire across Syria appeared to have little effect Sunday, as Syrian government forces began new ground attacks against a rebel-held enclave east of Damascus, the capital, and continued aerial bombings that have killed more than 500 people there in the past week.

— China’s ruling Communist Party has proposed scrapping term limits for the country’s president, the official news agency said Sunday, appearing to lay the groundwork for party leader Xi Jinping to rule as president beyond 2023.

— Prairie farmers who grow, rather than raise, protein sources are looking to break into the mainstream with new research and investments on how to sustainably feed the world.

ArcelorMittal Dofasco welcomed a huge piece of its promised five-year pollution control plan this weekend.

The 23-year-old front-seat passenger, of Burlington, sustained serious injuries and was taken to a hospital in Winnipeg. His current condition is not known. The rear-seat passenger, also 23 and from Burlington, was uninjured.

— Students at a Florida high school where 17 of their classmates and staff members were killed returned Sunday to gather their belongings thrown down in panic during the school shooting nearly two weeks ago.

— After a 10-day break, members of the U.S. Congress are returning to work under hefty pressure to respond to the outcry over gun violence.