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New influx of Toronto house-seekers eyeing Hamilton
The influx of home buyers from the GTA moving to Hamilton is intensifying as a new wave of Torontonians try to offset the added costs of new mortgage rules and rising interest rates.
Councillors back 5 minute speech limit
The days of long-winded repetitive council speeches may be numbered.
Ex-boyfriend charged in murder of Holly Hamilton
He was arrested at the John Sopinka courthouse Wednesday, when he appeared on an unrelated charge. Soon after the arrest, police found his ex-girlfriend’s body in an east Hamilton parking garage, bringing to an end any hope that she would be found alive over the more than two days she was missing.
Yes, US border guards can search your phone. Here’s how and why
In one of several testy exchanges during a U.S. Senate hearing this week, the country’s secretary of homeland security was pressed to explain a new policy that allows customs agents to examine the cellphones of travellers at the border.
Marketing strategies for small business owners
The City of Hamilton’s Small Business Enterprise Centre is holding a training course on marketing and sales strategies on Jan. 23.
James Massie: a mover and shaker in Guelph and beyond
A recent column described how Dr. William Clarke was persuaded not to build a shopping mall in the middle of Guelph’s St. George’s Square.
Hamilton’s Women of Distinction Award nominees
Nominees for the YWCA Hamilton’s 2018 Women of Distinction Awards have been announced.
Seven injured in collision near Niagara Region
Seven suffer non-life threatening injuries in highway collision
Seven hurt in Dunnville crash
Seven people — including four children — were taken to hospital Thursday night after a two-car collision on Highway 3 near Ortt Road in Dunnville.
Feds look to lease icebreakers from Davie
Federal government looks to lease icebreakers from Quebec shipyard Davie
Ferguson re-elected police board chair
Lloyd Ferguson has been re-elected Hamilton police board chair despite pleas against it by an anti-racist group and a city councillor.
Global poll: Plummeting views of U.S. under Trump, notably in Canada
A new global survey suggests the world’s impression of the United States is plummeting under President Donald Trump, with Canada registering the largest such decline of any country within the Western Hemisphere.
Toronto school board rethinking U.S. trip rules enacted after Trump travel ban
Students at public high schools in Toronto are hoping they will be allowed to attend competitions and conferences in the U.S. now that the school board is rethinking its policy barring travel south of the border enacted in response to President Donald Trump’s ban on visitors from some majority-Muslim countries.
Tim Hortons protests to expand beyond Ontario, 50 rallies planned across Canada
Protesters angered by some Ontario Tim Hortons franchisees who slashed workers’ benefits and breaks after the province raised its minimum wage plan to spread their rallies to other areas of the country.
Man charged in case of missing Toronto men
Man, 66, charged with first-degree murder in disappearance of two Toronto men
Wettlaufer killing inquiry: 17 groups can take part, commissioner rules
A surviving victim, relatives of murdered seniors, and advocacy and health-care groups are among 17 groups and entities granted permission to take part in a public inquiry sparked by nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer, who is serving life for killing eight elderly long-term-care residents in Ontario.
Congress nears showdown votes on averting federal shutdown
A divided Congress barrelled toward a possible election-year government shutdown Thursday, facing showdown votes in the House and Senate to keep federal offices open and hundreds of thousands of workers on the job.
Day 8 of Lac-Mégantic deliberations comes and goes with no verdict
Day 8 of jury deliberations at the Lac-Mégantic criminal negligence trial came and went without a verdict Thursday.
Love in the air: Pope marries couple on papal plane in Chile
It was all in a day’s work for the ever-unpredictable Pope Francis.
Solitary confinement to end for Ontario’s mentally ill inmates
Inmates with mental health disabilities will no longer be placed in solitary confinement barring exceptional circumstances under an agreement announced Thursday between the Ontario government and the province’s human rights commission.
Even without El Niño last year, Earth keeps on warming
Earth last year wasn’t quite as hot as 2016’s record-shattering mark, but it ranked second or third, depending on who was counting.
Canadian cities react to losing Amazon HQ2
Canadian cities reveal how they feel about losing bid for Amazon HQ2
Ontario man pleads guilty to animal cruelty in deaths of 1,500 pigs
— Ontario’s animal welfare agency says a man has pleaded guilty to animal cruelty in the deaths of more than 1,500 pigs.
Men’s Street Ministry pickup stolen from Ancaster driveway
“I can’t believe someone stole God’s truck,” Roger Boyd says.
Parents of 13 children charged with years of torture, abuse
A California couple tortured a dozen of their children for years, starving them to the point that their growth was stunted, chaining them to their beds for months at a time and forbidding them from showering more than once a year or using the toilet, a prosecutor said Thursday.
Nova Scotia ‘seriously considering’ banning plastic bags: environment minister
Nova Scotia’s environment minister says he’s “seriously considering” a provincewide ban on plastic shopping bags, as the province’s biggest municipality grapples with China’s decision to halt the import of plastic waste.
Sorbara out as co-chair of Ontario Liberals’ 2018 election campaign
Premier Kathleen Wynne says Pat Sorbara will not be the managing co-chair of the Ontario Liberals’ 2018 election campaign.
Hamilton politicians propose tax break for seniors, people with disabilities
If approved by politicians at their Jan. 23 council meeting, the plan could allow seniors over the age of 65 and people with disabilities to defer paying property taxes for years as long as the total tax deferral is below 40 per cent of their home’s assessed value.
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Man, 66, charged with first-degree murder in disappearance of two Toronto men
Months after dismissing growing fears about a potential serial killer prowling Toronto’s gay village, police said Thursday they have arrested a man they believe is responsible for the presumed deaths of at least two men who disappeared from the neighbourhood.
Police seek suspect who fled scene of crash in stolen vehicle
Halton police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect who crashed one vehicle and then stole another, fleeing the scene.
Sorbara out of Liberal campaign team: Wynne
Pat Sorbara out as co-chair of Ontario Liberals' 2018 election campaign
Alberta investigating ice-cream-eating bear
Concerns raised about ice-cream-eating bear at drive-thru in Innisfail, Alta.
Endangered whale’s calving season peaks, but no babies seen
Scientists watching for baby right whales off the Southeast U.S. coast have yet to spot a single newborn seven weeks into the endangered species’ calving season — the longest researchers have gone without any sightings in nearly 30 years.
Plenty of thirst for Ancaster well
The public still has plenty of thirst for a popular Ancaster artesian well following the Hamilton Conservation Authority’s installation of a new swipe-card entry system.
EpiPen distributor advises of shortage in Canada
The Canadian distributor of the EpiPen says there is a shortage of one size of the emergency treatment for people at risk of life-threatening allergic reactions.
Red Lobster’s plan: Kitchen upgrades, small-plate dishes
What’s on the menu for Red Lobster’s future? Delivery, online ordering and snack-friendly dishes, such as fries topped with cheese, fried clams and a layer of chowder.
OMB sides with developer on Wilson Street condo project
In her nine-page decision released Dec. 29, Sharyn Vincent stated the proposal also conforms to the city’s community nodes policy by “adding to the existing range of built forms, enriching the urban streetscape.”
Canada trailing in green financing: expert
Canada lagging movement to include carbon footprint in risk analysis, says expert
Hamilton knocked out of Amazon bid, but Burlington still in running as site of next headquarters
Burlington’s Bronte Meadows remains one of preferred sites on Toronto regional bid
Toronto still in the running for Amazon HQ2
Toronto the only Canadian city on Amazon's short list of HQ2 candidates
North American markets pull back, loonie down
Energy and materials weigh on Toronto stock market, loonie slides lower
HuffPost Canada retains unpaid blog platform
HuffPost Canada keeps on blogging after U.S. peer drops self-publishing
“Time for me to hang up Scully’s hat:” Gillian Anderson saying goodbye to ‘X-Files’
The truth is out there regarding the future of “The X-Files,” and it is not good for fans of the Fox show. Unless aliens kidnap Gillian Anderson and probe her into changing her mind, the current batch of 10 new episodes will be her last playing Dana Scully.
Dundas' Sydenham bridge drainage not eroding rail line: Transport Canada
Federal department inspected area and found no safety concern
Retired TD Bank executive to head up LCBO
Retired TD Bank CEO Ed Clark to head up agency that will sell pot in Ontario
No SCOC hearing for hockey ref injured on line change
Top court refuses to hear case of Manitoba referee injured on line change
HuffPost Canada retains blogging platform
HuffPost Canada keeps on blogging after U.S. peer drops self-publishing
Concerns raised about ice-cream-eating bear
Concerns raised about ice-cream-eating bear at drive-thru in Innisfail, Alta.
Farmers join Supreme Court fight against wells
Farmers to address Supreme Court in fight against abandoned wells
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