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Manitoba restaurant charges $15 for a Bud Light
Manitoba restaurant charges $15 for Bud Light to promote craft beer instead
Hamilton police seize $25,000 worth of marijuana during traffic stop
The drugs were seized after an officer pulled over a black Honda with expired vehicle tags on Wentworth Street North near Burton Street Thursday, police say.
Growing backlash after Tim Hortons benefit cuts
Franchisees' cuts to paid breaks and benefits is "reckless," says Tim Hortons
First snow, now bitter cold disrupts life on U.S. east coast
Frigid temperatures moved across the U.S. east coast on Friday as the region attempted to clean up from a massive winter storm that brought more than a foot of snow, hurricane-force winds and coastal flooding a day earlier.
East Coast mops up after ‘weather bomb’ floods roads, batters buildings
The weather bomb that went off in the Maritimes late Thursday and kept detonating early Friday left plenty of ugly fragments in Wade Woodbury’s backyard.
Skating trail opening under busy Toronto highway as new winter attraction
Skaters in Toronto will soon be able to glide along a new ice track running under a busy elevated highway as the city opens its latest winter attraction this weekend.
Loonie soars on StatCan jobs data, TSX down
Toronto stock index down, loonie up on Statistics Canada jobs data
Queen Street hill closed due to icy conditions
Hamilton police said there were a few minor collisions after frozen water run-off made for a slippery road.
Body parts found in Dec. matched to torso found in Sept.
Body parts found with undetonated explosive matched to torso found in September
Canadian ministers renew NAFTA push in U.S.
New year, new NAFTA: Goodale leads pro-trade sales pitch south of border
Former principal faces allegations of test tampering
Former Ontario principal faces disciplinary hearing on allegations of test tampering
Scientists warn of vanishing oxygen in oceans
Scientists warn of vanishing oxygen in oceans, including Canadian waters
Dundas downtown site building permit under review
Redevelopment plan for former Pittaway service centre started nearly seven years ago
FBI probing Clinton Foundation corruption claims
WASHINGTON - The FBI is investigating whether the Clinton Foundation accepted donations in exchange for political favours while Hillary Clinton was secretary of state, two people familiar with the probe confirmed Friday. The revelation comes as President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans have been urging the Justice Department to look into corruption allegations involving the foundation.
Opinion: The decline of Canada’s anti-Americanism
A curious side effect of American political polarization may be the decline of Canadian anti-Americanism.
Co-workers need to stop complaining about colleague
Advice from office coach Marie G. McIntyre
BCE sells western AlarmForce customers to Telus
Telus to buy western portion of AlarmForce from Bell for $66.5 million
Franchisees' cuts to benefits is ‘reckless,’ says Tim Hortons
Tim Hortons franchisees who planned to offset the Ontario government’s minimum wage hike by cutting paid breaks and forcing workers to cover some of the costs for dental and health benefits faced a roasting Friday.
Tim Hortons calls benefit cuts "reckless"
Franchisees' cuts to paid breaks and benefits is "reckless," says Tim Hortons
Toronto gets new skating trail under highway
Skating trail opening under busy Toronto highway as new winter attraction
Mouth cooking serves up a viral hit
Hey, have you heard about mouth cooking? If you are thinking, “Cooking with your mouth sounds kind of disgusting,” I am here to tell you: It will exceed all your expectations.
Oscar winner Paul Haggis accused of sexual misconduct, rape
A civil lawsuit charging London, Ont.-native Paul Haggis with raping a publicist has prompted three additional women to come forward with their own sexual misconduct accusations against the Oscar-winning filmmaker, including another publicist who says he forced her to perform oral sex, then raped her.
Angus to PM: get Beyak out of Senate
Tories questioned on why they did not boot Beyak from caucus sooner
Trump’s nuclear tweet means only Pence can save us
The only way Trump could surpass this is if he actually called a nuclear strike, Heather Mallick writes
Six Nations Police investigate armed home invasion
Woman was injured during violent robbery, police say.
Donut Monster opening permanent location Sunday
Donut Monster is opening its storefront location Sunday.
Liberals hatch plan to stop Trumpism: fix income inequality
Liberals in Ottawa and Queen's Park think unhealthy nationalism and nativism are byproducts of inequality — and they aim to tackle it
Canada has work to do if we want to become a high-tech powerhouse
Despite growing tech strengths, Canada is falling short in the Information Age. David Olive lists areas that need improvement
East Coast cleans up from 'weather bomb'
Fierce storm causes storm surges, extensive power outages in Atlantic Canada
Dundas property proposed for townhouse development
Application for five structures, 31 units on Governor's Road currently under review
Candy, cigs, cash: 4 youths from Brampton, Toronto charged in violent armed robberies
Clerk tied up, loaded handgun seized, 56 charges laid
Hail and Farewell: Some of the notable Hamilton-area people who died in 2017
In 2017, the world lost singer Gord Downie, CBC storyteller Stuart McLean, beloved actress Mary Tyler Moore, broadcaster Betty Kennedy (from Milton), Tom Petty, Jerry Lewis, Batman (Adam West), James Bond (Roger Moore) and a Partridge (David Cassidy). The Hamilton-area also lost some notables:
Elderly woman freezes looking for dead husband
Elderly woman seeks husband; both die in bitter cold
Man alleges bobcat attack; condo owner says it was housecat
Man alleges bobcat attack; condo owner says it was housecat
Most big public colleges don’t track suicides, AP finds
Most of the largest U.S. public universities do not track suicides among their students, despite making investments in prevention at a time of surging demand for mental-health services.
Rats! DC wages war against resurgent rodents with dry ice
Rats! DC wages war against resurgent rodents with dry ice
Scientists warn of vanishing oxygen in oceans, including Canadian waters
Almost two dozen scientists from around the world are issuing a warning about an often-overlooked side effect of climate change and pollution.
Collingwood man's murderer granted absences from prison
A man who snuck up behind his daughter’s estranged husband and shot him to death in the front yard of his Collingwood home has been granted escorted absences to attend church.
Sentencing arguments set for Lindhout case
Sentencing arguments in Amanda Lindhout kidnapping case set for March
Tories grilled on timing of Beyak ouster
Tories questioned on why they did not boot Beyak from caucus sooner
The strangest star in the sky finally has an explanation for its flicker
Fourteen hundred light-years separate Earth from the strangest star in the sky. The light from this star flickers, like a giant neon sign drifting through the constellation Cygnus. After the star’s dim intervals, which last for days or weeks, it brightens again.
Snowy owl stuck in SUV grille recovering
Whoo to turn to? Regina wildlife centre caring for snowy owl stuck in SUV grille
The road to legalization: a pot expert's story
Flimsy fences, ferocious dogs: Canada's top pot expert on weed's path to legalization
Hamilton Liberal MP Filomena Tassi says federal government is looking favourably upon city
“We have received over $200 million in federal funding,” said Hamilton Liberal MP Filomena Tassi at Hamilton Liberal MPP Ted McMeekin’s New Year’s levee Jan. 3. “And I think we are just getting started.”
Police raid east end pot dispensary
A manager is facing a variety of charges related to drug possession for the purpose of trafficking.
Jobless rate falls to 40-year low at 5.7%
Unemployment rate tumbles to 5.7% to reach lowest mark in more than 40 years
Trudeau pushed to mark Jan. 29 tragedy
Muslim group asks for Jan. 29 day of remembrance for 2017 mosque shooting
Storm surge and wind flood roads, kill power
Fierce storm causes storm surges, extensive power outages in Atlantic Canada
Goodwill Niagara’s Juno Award finds a new home
Bids on the award belonging to Deborah and Vern Zoller reached more than $800 with the winning bidder — who wished to remain anonymous — picking up the award on Thursday.
Opinion: The decline of Canada’s anti-Americanism
A curious side effect of American political polarization may be the decline of Canadian anti-Americanism.
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