— Kim Campbell is admonishing female news anchors who wear sleeveless dresses on the air, calling the bare-armed attire “demeaning.”

Fertilizer and manure top Lake Erie phosphorus sources, report finds

This is about David Sweet’s worst times. And how he is trying to make the best of them.

— The excavation of a Toronto property where six presumed victims of an alleged serial killer were found buried in planters has concluded without unearthing any more human remains, police said Tuesday

Hamilton and Halton conservation authorities, with Cootes to Escarpment EcoPark System, are hosting workshops, led by staff experts, to help participants create low-cost, environmental gardening plans. Workshops run Wednesdays, Feb. 21, Feb. 28 and March 7 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Melrose United Church, 86 Homewood Ave., Hamilton. Registration is now open.

$8-million lawsuit launched against David Baazov and the Stars Group

— The Trump administration is targeting federal funding for studying and tracking climate change while boosting the continued burning of planet-warming fossil fuels.

Close stock-option loophole, put savings in national pharmacare plan: NDP

Ontario Provincial Police say suspected carbon monoxide poisoning symptoms among a group of vacationers last weekend turned out to be the effects of consuming too many marijuana brownies.

It’s a scenario many feared in the fog of Syria’s multi-front war: a confrontation in which U.S. forces, responding to a provocation, kill Russian soldiers or mercenaries on a crowded battlefield.

— Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday declared Iraq open for business and urged governments and investors to help rebuild the country or risk seeing a return of the Islamic State.

Trudeau to meet Boushie family after acquittal prompts demands for reform

— Israeli police on Tuesday recommended that Benjamin Netanyahu be indicted on bribery and breach of trust charges in a pair of corruption cases, dealing an embarrassing blow to the embattled prime minister that is likely to fuel calls for him to step down.

Nova Scotia Teachers Union calls strike vote over education reforms

Police wrap property search without finding more remains in McArthur probe

Quebec coroner's report into ride-sharing death a warning to users

Alaskan musher wins Yukon Quest dog sled race from Fairbanks to Whitehorse

— The ongoing effort to rescue and revamp NAFTA has made only limited progress because U.S. officials at the table find themselves hamstrung by the demands of the Trump White House and the talks are taking place too quickly, Canada’s chief negotiator says.

— A University of Connecticut scientist was arraigned Tuesday on charges that she murdered her husband, a UConn doctor whose body may have been left inside their home since June.

— Finance Minister Bill Morneau will introduce the federal government’s next budget on Feb. 27 as the country faces persistent uncertainty around trade and competitiveness.

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Government threatens to cut off Senate debate on pot as July deadline looms

Device helps hearing impaired experience music or sound distinctly in large public spaces.

Lafarge is proposing to someday transform one of Canada’s most massive quarries into a couple of Hamilton’s largest human-made lakes.

Local shops were busy preparing Valentine’s Day surprises. Top: Kerry James builds a balloon creation in her Ottawa Street shop Kerry’s Party for Less. She uses biodegradable balloons from Canada’s only balloon manufacturer which is located in Hamilton. Below: Employee Alesha Smith (L) packages and wraps peanut butter and Oreo chocolate bombs for the steady stream of customers at Chocolate on James. For more on Valentine’s Day see G6, G8.

The Trudeau government is poised to unveil the winners of a competition to form technology “superclusters” — a title that will guarantee the victors a piece of up to $950 million in federal funding.

Board looks into allegations bodies switched at N.S. funeral home

Police officer charged with theft of credit card from break-and-enter scene

— An Uzbek man who carried out a deadly attack on Stockholm last year swore allegiance to the Islamic State group in a video and wrote that he wanted “to scare the infidels and leave my life,” prosecutors said Tuesday as his trial began.

Cyberspies defend proposed new authority to go on the offensive

Canada contributing $12M to rebuilding critical infrastructure in Iraq

— Dalhousie University says its search for a new senior administrator will be restricted to “racially visible” and Indigenous candidates, part of its efforts to increase underrepresented groups on the Halifax campus.

MONTREAL — A recent study suggests nearly one million Canadians taking prescription drugs are cutting back on food and electricity to afford them.

Ottawa police investigating death of 81-year-old woman as homicide

The Burlington Chamber of Commerce is holding a “Business Before 9” on Feb. 22.

An Oregon woman who had worms coming out of her eye is being called the first known human case of a parasitic infection spread by flies.

A look at the evidence the jury considered in the Gerald Stanley murder trial

Dal restricts search for new VP to 'racially visible,' Indigenous candidates

CSE to launch blockchain-based clearing house, challenging TMX's platform

Close stock-option loophole, put savings in national pharmacare plan: NDP

15-year prison term upheld for disgraced Mountie who tortured son in home's basement

Liberals shake up Crown corporation after helicopter deal with Philippines

McPhedran forging ahead with support for Senate staffers harassed on the job

Canada’s chief NAFTA negotiator says only limited progress has been made in revamping the continental trade pact.

Ontario must close loopholes that allow landlords to hike rent: groups

Rapid pace of NAFTA talks means limited progress, says Canada's chief negotiator

Mother of murdered Aboriginal teen tells inquiry tougher laws needed

Despite an increase in funding, the crisis continues, a new report shows

Feds to unveil 'supercluster' winners that will get slice of $950M funding pie

If the overwhelming response from “Bell Let’s Talk Day” this past January is any indication, Canadians are ready to end mental health stigmas.