Trying to make green burial happen in Hamilton not an easy task

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2018 winners include co-founders of Black Lives Matter- Toronto and USA Today best selling author

Four survivors of a deadly tour helicopter crash onto the jagged rocks of the Grand Canyon were being treated at a Nevada hospital on Sunday while crews tackled difficult terrain in a very remote area to try to recover the bodies of three other people.

The former leader of Ontario’s Progressive Conservative Party, who stepped down from his position late last month amid allegations of sexual misconduct, said Sunday he can disprove the accusations.

What responsibility did those working with Harvey Weinstein have to warn women of his alleged sexual predation?

The long-term and immediate futures of the conservative movement were under scrutiny this weekend at the annual gathering of Canada’s right-of-centre.

— A Federal Court will hear a request to temporarily stop the deportation of former Somali child refugee Abdoul Abdi this week, according to his lawyer.

Three people in hospital following explosion at plaza west of Toronto

A Russian airliner that had just taken off from the country’s second-busiest airport crashed Sunday, killing all 71 people aboard and scattering jagged chunks of wreckage across a snowy field outside Moscow.

— Israel’s prime minister said Sunday his country delivered “severe blows” to Iranian and Syrian forces and vowed to take further action against its adversaries following the most serious Israeli engagement in Syria since the war there erupted almost seven years ago.

Toronto police and the city’s animal services department say multiple raccoons have been rounded up by officers, amid what they believe is a viral outbreak among animals that could be carrying a rabies-like infection.

— Two adults and a child were injured and dozens of residents displaced after a building exploded, rocking the streets of Mississauga Sunday morning.

Sending astronauts back to the moon is one of the top space priorities of President Donald Trump. But it won’t occur until after he leaves office, even if he wins re-election. And his administration wants to accomplish that without giving NASA additional money.

— The federal Conservatives are accusing Justin Trudeau of “political interference,” after the prime minister responded to the acquittal of a white farmer in the death of a young Indigenous man by saying the criminal justice system has to “do better.”

The Hamilton Chamber of Commerce is holding its 172nd annual general meeting on March 6.

Dozens of nude models brave cold, rain for Polar Bear Paint

Man bit by raccoon believed to be rabid as virus spreads in Toronto

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— A look at notable disasters that have befallen Russian airliners, either crashes or bombings:

— The president of the federal Conservatives says the party is reviewing all internal policies in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations against former MPs.

The diamond industry has a size problem.

In orchestrated rallies across the country, Iranians took to the streets Sunday to mark the 39th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, a show of strength by the ruling theocracy after antigovernment protests last month.

— Hundreds of thousands of Iranians rallied on the streets Sunday to mark the 39th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, just weeks after anti-government protests rocked cities across the country.

— A double-decker bus lost control and crashed in a Hong Kong suburb on Saturday evening, killing 19 people and injuring dozens more, authorities in the southern Chinese city said.

— An Iranian-Canadian university professor detained in Tehran has died in custody, activists and a family member said Sunday, marking the latest suspicious death of a detainee in Iran after a crackdown on dissent following nationwide protests.

Asma Jehangir, one of Pakistan’s most prominent right activists and lawyers, died on Sunday of a heart attack in the eastern city of Lahore at the age of 66, her daughter said.

Conservatives also reviewing internal policy in wake of Dykstra incident

— Autoworkers and manufacturers are rejecting assertions by Canada’s trade minister that the county won major access for them into the highly protected Japanese market in the recently rebooted Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Patrick Brown says he can disprove sexual misconduct allegations against him

Race to replace Patrick Brown a contest between dynastic candidates.

A lawyer for former Somali child refugee Abdoul Abdi says a federal court will hear an emergency request to temporarily stop his deportation process.

Broken generator spills 16,700 litres of diesel in northeastern Quebec

Man bit by raccoon believed to be rabid as virus spreads in Toronto

Three people in hospital following explosion at plaza west of Toronto

Aerial bombardment: The pro-Trump campaign for hearts and minds in Russia affair

93-year-old’s injuries initially thought to be life-threatening, but she’s awake and talking to doctors

A four-time disqualified driver is accused of failing to pull over, causing crash and then running from police

Freezing rain expected Sunday morning to afternoon

Pot brands race to retail front line for edge in competitive cannabis landscape

Olympic skiing at Lake Louise in Banff park a 'bad idea:' conservationist

Training school survivor haunted for decades: Was James Forbes killed?

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

Russian media: Plane with 71 aboard crashes near Moscow

Russian media: Plane with 71 aboard crashes near Moscow

No winning ticket for Saturday night's $5 million Lotto 649 jackpot

Iranian-Canadian professor Kavous Seyed-Emami reportedly dies in custody

30-year-old man charged with second-degree murder in Sault Ste. Marie death

Former B.C. premier Christy Clark says blocking Trans Mountain is 'illegal'