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Dundas Governor's Road development comment period extended
Neighbours have until Feb. 5 to submit comments for report
Hamilton cold snap chills Christmas bird count tally
Frigid temperatures and high winds made it harder for 32 birders to spot the objects of their affection during the third annual Peach Tree Christmas Bird Count.
Engaged Singh to seek public, private balance
Jagmeet Singh, newly engaged, plans to seek healthy public, private balance
“It’s a little borderline:” Aziz Ansari sexual misconduct story triggers media ethics debate
What makes a private sexual encounter newsworthy? A little-known website raised that very question after publishing an unidentified woman’s vivid account of comedian Aziz Ansari’s sexual advances while the two were on a date.
Liberals try to calm fears over summer jobs
Liberals try to allay fears of faith-based groups over summer jobs program
Tory leader speaks of united NAFTA front
Scheer: Canada speaks with one voice on renegotiating NAFTA deal
Man injured, car totalled, after crash into Scotiabank drive thru
A suspected impaired driver was taken to hospital early Thursday after crashing a vehicle into an east end Scotia Bank drive thru.
Can you die of a broken heart?
One day after the death of her daughter Carrie Fisher in December 2016, Debbie Reynolds, the beloved star of “Singin’ in the Rain,” suffered a medical emergency and died.
Piece of scaffolding falls on girl at Toronto school
Piece of scaffolding falls on girl at downtown Toronto school, board says
‘Thank God, at last!’ Watch the ecstatic reaction when a Puerto Rican school gets power
Josue Gomez, the administrative director of Academia Bautista de Puerto Nuevo in San Juan, Puerto Rico, was sitting in his darkened office last week when he heard a chorus of shrieks and cheers coming from the courtyard.
Grieving Nova Scotia family finds wrong body in casket — loved one mistakenly cremated
A Nova Scotia family grieving the loss of a relative said they were stunned when they went to a local funeral home for her service only to be presented with the bodies of two other women — and then told their loved one had accidentally been cremated.
Texas ‘Tourniquet Killer’ set to be first U.S. execution in 2018
A man who became known as Houston’s “Tourniquet Killer” because of his signature murder technique on four female victims more than two decades ago is set to become the nation’s first prisoner executed in 2018.
After her daughter fled to join ISIL, this Montreal mom fought for years to get her out
Saeeda was at work when she got the message: “Mama, I’ve left to join ISIS.”
Interest rate hiked despite NAFTA question
The economy’s impressive run prompted the Bank of Canada to raise its trend-setting interest rate Wednesday for the third time since last summer — but looking ahead it warned of growing uncertainties about NAFTA.
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.
Havens needed for unwanted babies, advocates say after Toronto baby abandonment report
The media frenzy surrounding reports that a newborn baby had been abandoned in Toronto highlights the need for Canada to fall in line with other countries around the world and offer safe havens for unwanted infants, advocacy groups said Wednesday.
Porn star Stormy Daniels says during their affair Trump said she reminded him of Ivanka: report
U.S. President Donald Trump told porn star Stormy Daniels she reminded him of his daughter while the pair carried on a not-so-steamy affair more than a decade ago, Daniels told In Touch Weekly in 2011.
‘This Is Us’ just revealed a major clue about Jack’s death. Here’s everything we know so far
Most of us didn’t sign up for a whodunit when we began watching NBC’s “This Is Us,” but it’s sort of turning into one. The big, gaping plot hole that the show builds around is just how perfect-specimen-of-a-dad Jack Pearson met his maker.
Family offers ‘sincere apologies’ for 11-year-old girl’s false hijab-cutting story
Apology came two days after the police investigation into the allegations found that the events “did not happen.”
Local business owner offers furnished home to family of 10 left homeless by fire
Cor Vanderkruk of Connon Nurseries is allowing the family to stay at the house for free until April.
Young mother is Hamilton’s first homicide victim of 2018
Holly Hamilton, 29, was reported missing Monday by her family.
Hamilton potholes: In a rut? You’re not the only driver
City is working “24/7” to fill potholes during a particularly vicious freeze-thaw cycle.
Sophie Gregoire Trudeau gets elephant namesake
Political pachyderms: Save the Elephants turns to Trudeau for latest name
Feds pump $700M into BDC for clean tech
Feds bolster BDC's ability to provide more capital to clean tech companies
Goodale meeting with U.S. official cancelled
Ralph Goodale meeting with U.S. Homeland Security chief cancelled
The joy of being a Mahoney
What’s in a name? Ask Jim Oates (pronounced Otis, the Irish way, not like horse feed).
Student dies at University of Ottawa residence
Student dies at University of Ottawa residence, says school president
Hamilton councillors agree to time limit on talking at meetings
“We ask our staff to be succinct,” said Ward 3 Coun. Matthew Green. “It’s 100 words a minute. If you can’t say something in 500 words it doesn’t need to be said.”
NewsAlert:Family of girl who claimed hijab assault apologizes
After untrue hijab assault, still important to denounce hate crimes: Wynne
Young mother is Hamilton’s first homicide victim of 2017
Holly Hamilton, 29, was reported missing Monday by her family.
B.C. judge strikes down rules on solitary confinement
A B.C. Supreme Court judge has struck down a law that permits federal prisons to put inmates into solitary confinement indefinitely.
Lawmaker seeks home school oversight after 13 found captive
City officials couldn’t find any records that the fire marshal conducted required annual inspections at a California home that doubled as a private school where authorities say 13 malnourished siblings were kept captive in filthy conditions by their parents.
Pope has tough words for Indigenous, Chile during Mass
Pope Francis took the Chilean state and the country’s largest Indigenous group to task Wednesday over their failure to forge a truly unified nation, saying the government must do more than just negotiate “elegant” agreements and radical Mapuche factions must stop violence.
Civil rights group files complaint on RCMP arrest
B.C. civil rights group files complaint about RCMP arrest of man who later died
White House involvement in Bannon testimony shows ‘privilege’ dispute
President Donald Trump’s White House is relying on a sweeping interpretation of executive privilege that is rankling members of Congress on both sides of the aisle as current and former advisers parade to Capitol Hill for questioning about possible connections with Russia.
Holly Hamilton’s body and car found, one man arrested
Hamilton, 29, was last seen Sunday night.
Ontario may provide more minimum wage help: Wynne
Ontario’s Liberal government has put millions of dollars toward helping licensed child-care centres and developmental services cope with a minimum wage increase, and the premier said help for other such publicly funded sectors may be on the way.
Liberals try to allay fears of faith-based groups over summer jobs program
The Liberal government says it is reaching out to faith-based organizations that have concerns about proving they do not violate charter rights — including those with respect to abortion — in order to apply for funding aimed at creating summer jobs for youth.
City looking at property tax deferral for some senior and disabled residents
The city is poised to allow some struggling low-income seniors and disabled residents to put off paying property taxes until their homes are sold.
Lawyer says ex-aide in B.C. 'barely guilty'
Lawyer says former B.C. government aide 'barely guilty' in ethnic vote scandal
Laval limits erotic businesses in effort to fight sexual exploitation
In an effort to tackle sexual exploitation, Quebec’s third-largest city adopted a bylaw this week limiting all new, sex-related businesses to one industrial zone.
Unifor splits with Canadian Labour Congress over workers’ right to choose union
The largest private sector union in Canada said Wednesday it is splitting with the Canadian Labour Congress over issues which include disagreements about the rights of workers to choose what union should represent them.
Corrections
A story in Tuesday’s paper about 33 Bowen contained incorrect information. The new restaurant will hold its grand opening for the public after 9 p.m., Jan. 22.
More minimum wage help possible: Wynne
Ontario may provide public sectors with more minimum wage help: Wynne
Bloc's Martine Ouellet to honour Mark Norman
Bloc Quebecois leader to award Quebec legislature medal to Mark Norman
City of Hamilton looking at property tax deferral for some senior and disabled residents
The city is poised to allow some struggling low-income seniors and disabled residents to put off paying property taxes until their homes are sold.
Hamilton works to repair impacts of winter
Due to recent weather conditions, Hamilton experienced extreme freezing and thawing which resulted in significant pavement damage and potholes on streets.City staff say crews are currently focusing on several road priorities. As there have been n
Century after pandemic, science takes its best shot at flu
The descriptions are haunting.
Morning sickness drug not proven effective: MD
Effectiveness of morning sickness drug Diclectin called into question
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne shuffles cabinet ahead of June election
Premier Kathleen Wynne says she is revamping her cabinet as the Liberals chart a course for victory in the next election, as rivals charge she is shuffling the deck chairs on a sinking ship
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