The Auburn Tigers have gone from looking like one of college basketball’s biggest messes to one of the season’s best surprises.

Fans of Austin-based Tito’s Handmade Vodka, here’s some sweet news. Not only can you drink your favourite craft vodka, but now you can eat it, too.

Athletes of Haitian descent took issue with reported comments Thursday by President Donald Trump, who asked during an Oval Office meeting with lawmakers, “Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?”

The three-time defending Big Ten women’s basketball champions are deep in recovery mode — again.

Tempted to stifle a loud or untimely sneeze? Let it out instead, doctors in England warned Monday based on the very unusual case of a man who ruptured the back of his throat when he tried to suppress a sneeze.

Crews working around the clock cleared boulders, trees and crushed cars from all lanes of U.S. 101, but California officials still weren’t sure Monday when the key coastal highway might reopen after being inundated during mudslides that killed 20 people.

Parents of man charged in Quebec City mosque shooting make 1st public statement

The case of five men who Toronto police believe were murdered by the same person suggests a rare, brazen and organized killer, say homicide experts.

A shortage of school bus drivers continues to plague both Hamilton school boards.

The case of five men who Toronto police believe were murdered by the same person suggests a rare, brazen and organized killer, say homicide experts.

Golden eagle worth $15k stolen from Ontario aviary, provincial police say

The state of the union may be in trouble and I’m not referring to a country called America (although I hear that isn’t doing so great either). I’m referring to a union of a more personal nature: the marriage of U.S. President Donald Trump and Melania Trump. Rumour has it that Melania became furious with Donald after revelations emerged about her husband’s alleged 2006 tryst with a porn actress called Stormy Daniels.

Mayor Fred Eisenberger tweeted about off-load delays he saw at Hamilton General Hospital Monday night while waiting with a friend.

He has been owner of Dr. Disc, the leading purveyor of recorded music in downtown Hamilton, since moving here from London, Ont., in 1991. In November, Mark Furukawa took over as chair of the Hamilton Music Industry Working Committee, a volunteer group that advises the city on ways to promote and enhance the local music scene. Furukawa is also a popular DJ, hosting regular gigs at The Mule and The Casbah.

The Ministry of Labour is investigating the death of a worker at a Sherman Avenue manufacturer, the second industrial accident fatality in less than a week in Hamilton.

Trump planned to promote his tax cuts, outline an infrastructure plan and address the immigration impasse in a speech in which he said he would promote national unity.

It may not feel like it some days, but senior climatologist Dave Phillips of Environment Canada thinks Hamilton’s coldest part of winter is behind us.

Alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur was under police surveillance when officers were forced to make a quick decision to enter his home and arrest him, believing a life could be in danger, police sources confirm to the Toronto Star.

Federal centre flags signs of cash linked to fentanyl scourge in new alert

Senators push for stronger legislation for boosting diversity on boards

Federal analysis outlines how extra EI benefit program topped $1.92 billion

Former B.C. government aide to be sentenced over vote-getting scandal

George Direkze hopes his fellow tenants at Stoney Creek Towers show up to protest their landlord’s plan for a rent increase. But the 80-year-old isn’t holding his breath.

Isaac Buchanan and his west Mountain Auchmar estate are the focus of a new 230-page book by Hamilton author Bill King.

The public information meeting wasn’t slated to start until 6:30 p.m., but there was a long lineup to get in the door before that.

Covering Diane is a new serial podcast produced by Hamilton Spectator columnist Susan Clairmont and web editor David Crosbie. It examines The Spec’s role for 37 years in covering the murder of Diane Werendowicz and the precedent-setting four trials of her killer, Robert Badgerow. The first of five episodes launches today (Jan. 31) and can be accessed from the home page of thespec.com. New episodes will be released each Wednesday along with previously unpublished documents related to the case.

A podcast series chronicling the murder of Diane Werendowicz and the unprecedented four trials of her killer, Robert Badgerow.

Addressing a deeply divided nation, U.S. President Donald Trump called on fellow lawmakers Tuesday to “summon the unity” needed to make good on long-standing promises to fix the nation’s crumbling infrastructure and fractured immigration systems, using his State of the Union address to infuse his presidency with a sense of optimism, for at least one high-profile night.

Police have obtained and released new photos they believe show a crucial witness in the killing of Yosif Al-Hasnawi.

Initial reports suggesting a shooting, but police say that’s not what caused the 22-year-old’s head injury

Continued signs of overheating in some cities leaves Canada’s housing market highly vulnerable for the sixth straight quarter, the federal housing agency said Tuesday as the country’s largest real estate board predicted another year of rising prices.

Melanie Atwood, left, and Teena Theobald, right, holds signs calling for an end to domestic violence at a rally outside Hamilton City Hall Tuesday to remember victims Holly Hamilton, Natasha Thompson and Tania Cowell. About 40 people attended the rally to listen to survivors and those that knew the victims. Hamilton police respond to 6,500 domestic violence calls a year. Atwood is a domestic violence survivor while Theobald knew Thompson and Cowell.

Zero-tolerance on sexual misconduct: Alberta Opposition leader Jason Kenney

Toxicologist testifies about girl whose body was dumped in Winnipeg river

Mexican officials said Tuesday they are dispatching 5,000 additional federal police officers to several tourist cities after a series of violent incidents, including a lengthy shootout that rattled the Baja California resort city of La Paz.

Former prime minister Brian Mulroney offered a spirited defence of the North American Free Trade Agreement in Washington on Tuesday, while warning about the potential impacts of a U.S. withdrawal from the deal.

Ann Hardy was 10 years old when she contracted tuberculosis, said goodbye to her Métis family in Fort Smith, N.W.T. and was taken to the Charles Camsell Indian Hospital in Edmonton in 1969.

Ann Hardy was 10 years old when she contracted tuberculosis, said goodbye to her Métis family in Fort Smith, N.W.T. and was taken to the Charles Camsell Indian Hospital in Edmonton in 1969.

Justin Trudeau concedes that he, like all political leaders, is struggling to figure out how best to deal with allegations of sexual misconduct against members of his own caucus.

A Russia-hosted Syrian peace conference ended Tuesday with a plan to draft a new constitution as part of efforts to end the nearly seven-year civil war, but key opposition and rebel groups boycotted the gathering and it remained unclear if they would join the process.

Ontario’s first year of carbon pricing went well, but more work is needed if the province wants to meet its long-term goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the province’s environmental commissioner said Tuesday.

The newly appointed interim leader of Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives vowed Tuesday to clean up the party, “root out the rot” and ensure a fair leadership contest following the resignation of top officials amid sexual misconduct allegations.

The newly appointed interim leader of Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives vowed Tuesday to clean up the party, “root out the rot” and ensure a fair leadership contest following the resignation of top leaders amid sexual misconduct allegations.

Hookworm-related skin infection a risk with travel to tropics: expert

Thomson Reuters in talks with Blackstone regarding potential partnership

Lone male entered Factory Direct Smoke Shop, flashed "edged weapon" and demanded cash

The state worker in Hawaii who sent a false wireless alert warning of an inbound ballistic missile on Jan. 13 issued the message intentionally, thinking the state faced an actual threat, the Federal Communications Commission said Tuesday.

Ontario's sexual-assault crisis centres are in crisis, advocates say.

On Wednesday, much of the world will get to see not only a blue moon and a supermoon, but also a total lunar eclipse, all rolled into one. There hasn’t been a triple lineup like this since 1982 and the next won’t occur until 2037.

At least 11 Democratic lawmakers will skip President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address Tuesday.