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Spurned PC candidate ends civil suit, but criminal probe continues in Hamilton riding
Vikram Singh was runner-up in the Hamilton West-Ancaster-Dundas riding, won by Ben Levitt
Firefighters battle two suspicious blazes overnight
It’s been a busy morning for firefighters in Hamilton.
Rogers Communications reports $419M Q4 profit
Rogers Communications reports $419M Q4 profit, wireless business boosts revenue
Boundary change shifts Ancaster High students to Dundas
Ancaster High School is expected to lose about 40 future west Flamborough students to Dundas Valley Secondary School as a result of boundary changes set to take effect this fall.
Canada to double spending on education fund
Meeting with Malala Yousafzai to highlight Trudeau's final day at WEF
Howard Stern’s superagent is getting with the program
Don Buchwald — or “superagent Don Buchwald,” as he is known to listeners of “The Howard Stern Show” — was giving a nostalgic tour of the Friars Club on a Thursday night last month. On the third floor of the club, housed in a 1909 German Renaissance mansion in midtown Manhattan, Buchwald looked around the Ed Sullivan Room, its panelled walls painted white and minimally decorated with head shots of people such as Carol Burnett and Steve Allen. This is the room Buchwald used in the 1970s as a makeshift office to meet with clients.
Suspicious Tim Hortons’ blaze sparks $50K damage in Burlington
No one was injured after a suspicious blaze overnight at a Burlington Tim Hortons, sparking thousands in damage.
A church elder’s Ashley Madison affairs led him to the ‘dark web’ — and murder, police say
Churchgoing Midwestern folk don’t normally land on the wrong end of a bitcoin murder contract, so the news about Amy Allwine was bizarre.
Hamilton board hiring an extra 46 high school teachers
Hamilton’s public high schools are going on a rare hiring spree thanks to more teacher retirements and higher than projected enrolment.
Province investigating Hamilton coal tar recycler’s yellow clouds
The province is investigating whether a coal tar recycler in Hamilton’s industrial sector has broken environmental laws by spewing yellow clouds into the air.
Can Toys “R” Us Canada survive U.S. store closings?
Toys “R” Us announced Wednesday it will close approximately 180 stores in the U.S., and while the president for Canadian operations reassured customers that it is business as usual north of the border, not everyone believes that situation is likely to last.
Apple vs. Ivanka Trump: Competing ethics collide in China
Apple Inc. and Ivanka Trump’s brand both rely on Chinese suppliers that have been criticized for workplace abuses. But when it comes to dealing with those problems, they’ve taken different tacks.
UPDATE: Patrick Brown resigns as PC leader amid sexual misconduct allegations
Hours after a tearful press conference where he denied the allegations, Brown released a statement saying he could not continue as party leader with an election a little more than four months away.
Trudeau to meet with Malala before leaving WEF
Meeting with Malala Yousafzai to highlight Trudeau's final day at WEF
Mom ‘angry’ about death of son, others in Barton jail
Recent deaths are in addition to eight deaths to be examined at a super inquest to begin in April
Police: Suspect took a cab to rob a West Virginia bank
Police: Suspect took a cab to rob a West Virginia bank
Sask. Party looks beyond the Wall this weekend
Saskatchewan Party looks to get over the Wall this weekend with leadership vote
Responses to allegations against Patrick Brown
Responses to sexual misconduct allegations against Ontario PC leader Patrick Brown
Hamilton takes legal action against “unfair” Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority tax levy
Councillors say the province is allowing the conservation authorities to take advantage of an outdated funding formula to unfairly tax Hamilton.
Dundas lawyer drops legal action against Tory leader Patrick Brown over nomination meeting
“I now accept that PC Party officials and volunteers were dedicated to achieving the fairest result for the Hamilton community, and can no longer maintain that there was any untoward behaviour on their part,” stated Vikram Singh.
Ontario elevator report: 5 key recommendations
Ontario elevator report: 5 key recommendations
Ontario PC leader denies allegations
NewsAlert: Ontario Tory Leader Patrick Brown 'categorically' denies 'troubling allegations'
Ontario plans elevator availability law; report makes 19 recommendations
Ontario plans to pass legislation in the spring aimed at addressing elevator availability and reliability as part of its commitment to tackle what has become a growing vertical mobility issue across the country, The Canadian Press has learned.
Ontario government agency urges doctors to use caution when prescribing opioids
An Ontario government agency is urging doctors to be mindful of prescription strength and length when putting patients on a new course of opioids.
Brown denies sexual misconduct allegations made against him when he was Barrie MP
Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Patrick Brown is denying allegations of inappropriate behaviour made against him.
Two women accuse Patrick Brown of sexual misconduct
Two women reported to CTV that Brown engaged in sexual misconduct during his time as a politician, which Brown denied. At the time of the alleged incidents, both women say they were drunk and Brown was sober.
QuickSketch of Ontario PC Leader Patrick Brown
QuickSketch of Ontario PC Leader Patrick Brown
Text of statement by Ontario PC Leader Patrick Brown
Text of statement by Ontario PC Leader Patrick Brown
As Brown denies allegations of sexual impropriety, top aides quit en masse
As a tearful Progressive Conservative Leader Patrick Brown was denying allegations of inappropriate behaviour with two young women, four of his top aides quit his campaign.
Brown denies sexual misconduct allegations made against him when he was Barrie MP
Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Patrick Brown is denying sexual misconduct allegations made against him.
NewsAlert: Ont. PC leader denies allegations
NewsAlert: Ontario Tory Leader Patrick Brown 'categorically' denies 'troubling allegations'
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Coconut products recalled due to salmonella
CFIA issues recall for coconut products over concerns of salmonella
Arrest made in Burlington theft from vehicles spree
A Brantford man faces numerous charges in connection with a string of thefts from vehicles and two car thefts earlier this month in Burlington.
Hamilton to roll out more pedestrian crossovers this year
Hamilton is expected to add at least another 10 pedestrian crossovers to city streets in 2018.
Trump: Would ‘love to’ face Mueller questions — under oath
U.S. President Donald Trump declared late Wednesday he’s “looking forward” to being questioned — under oath — in the special counsel’s probe of Russian election interference and possible Trump obstruction in the firing of the FBI director.
McMaster researchers will treat the mind to heal the body
McMaster University gets $19 million from the federal government for 22 health research projects
Militants attack Afghan offices of children’s NGO, killing four
Militants stormed the offices of Save the Children in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing four people and triggering a shootout with police that lasted almost 10 hours, provincial officials and the organization said.
Richardson resigns from Rohingya refugee panel
Former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson has resigned from an international advisory panel on the massive Rohingya refugee crisis, calling it a “whitewash and a cheerleading operation” for Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
City to keep paper bus tickets at a cost
Hamilton will continue offering both paper bus tickets and tap-card pay options to HSR riders for now — even if it eventually costs the city a lot more.
Philippines braces for long emergency as volcano erupts
An erupting Philippine volcano belched lava and clouds of ash and debris at least four times Wednesday, prompting the number of displaced villagers to swell to more than 74,000 and causing officials to brace for a humanitarian emergency they fear could last for months.
Plane ‘too heavy’: Passengers in Fond du Lac crash file class-action lawsuit
Survivors of a plane crash in a remote community in northern Saskatchewan have filed a class-action lawsuit alleging the airline was negligent.
Edmonton police charge two women with attempted murder in child abuse case
Edmonton police have charged two women with attempted murder in an abuse investigation involving five children under the age of 10.
Trudeau applying pressure on U.S. in NAFTA talks, says Wilbur Ross
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used his speech at the World Economic Forum to apply pressure on the United States in the NAFTA renegotiation, U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross suggested Wednesday.
Ontario not banking on pot revenues for spring budget: Sousa
Recreational marijuana isn’t expected to turn a profit for the Ontario government this year, the province’s finance minister said Wednesday, noting that there would be no projections for pot revenues or profits in the upcoming spring budget.
Ontario school board restores funding to produce play depicting gay teen couple
A southwestern Ontario school board says it has reversed a decision to pull funding from a local youth theatre program over a play depicting the true story of a gay teen couple fighting to attend prom.
Survivors of Saskatchewan plane crash take legal action
Plane 'too heavy:' Passengers in Fond du Lac crash file class-action lawsuit
Agri-foods boost Port of Hamilton cargo numbers
The Port of Hamilton handled 2.3 million metric tonnes of agri-food products last year, the most it has ever managed in a single year.
Former Ontario RCMP doctor faces sex assault allegations; police investigating
Toronto police say they are investigating sexual assault allegations against a doctor who used to practise in the RCMP’s Ontario division.
Canada looks to protect oceans as G7 host
Canada will push G7 partners to sign no plastics pledge to save the oceans
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