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Hamilton police bust alleged Red Hill stunt driver
Hamilton police have charged a 23-year-old man with stunt driving after a 2009 Mercedes was clocked at 165 km/h on the Red Hill Valley Parkway.
Airlines pile into Cancun on bet violence won’t end party
U.S. airlines are wagering that tourists will keep flocking to Cancun despite rising violence in Mexico and a warning from the State Department.
Hamilton man going 165 km/h on the Red Hill charged with stunt driving
Hamilton police have charged the 23-year-old driver, impounded his car and suspended licence after early morning traffic stop
Passengers escape serious injury after ice boulder crashes through windshield in Toronto
Woman calls police, unsure if someone threw the boulder or it fell as a frightful act of nature.
Toronto Zoo welcomes baby white rhino
The 62.3 kg calf was born at 10:45 p.m. on Christmas Eve. It’s the first birth of a white rhino at the Toronto Zoo since 1990, and the fifth in the zoo’s history.
Trash a Canadian Christmas tradition
Wrapping paper, tape, gift bags lead to more trash produced over holidays
The waterbed prepares for a comeback at age 50
Sex, drugs and rolling into the corner: the waterbed turns 50
Feds to decide fate of benefits tribunal
Disabled Canadians forced to hire lawyers by federal benefits tribunal
Ancaster Year in Review
Proposed school closures and a seemingly endless dispute over how to keep a popular Sulphur Springs Road well flowing helped make for an interesting year.
Toronto index backs away from record high
Toronto stock index backs away from Wednesday's record high, dollar rises
Hamilton police still looking for Al-Hasnawi witness
The 19-year-old stopped two men harassing an unidentified "older man" shortly before he was shot
Veteran female officer alleges police ‘culture of sexism’ in human rights complaint
A female sergeant with nearly 20 years on the force is coming forward with claims of sexual harassment and discrimination within the Toronto Police Service, allegations detailed in a recent complaint filed to the Human Rights Tribunal on Ontario.
U19 hoops world champs voted team of year
U19 FIBA basketball champions pick up Canadian Press team of year honours
Debt reduction remains high priority: CIBC
Debt reduction remains high priority, ahead of investments and savings: CIBC
Ancaster in the news nationally and internationally in 2017
Ancaster made international news in March when 22-year-old Karim Baratov, who lived what police described as a lavish lifestyle in Ancaster, was charged by the United States government for hacking into Yahoo email accounts.
White rhinoceros born at Toronto Zoo
First white rhinoceros born at Toronto Zoo in 27 years has "very hair ears"
Dundas Star News 2017 Year in Review
A look back at a few things that made news in the past year.
$25 million in knockoff luxury accessories seized
NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y. - Police in New York have arrested a father and his two sons who they say had $25 million worth of counterfeit designer accessories in their possession.
Islamic State claims attack on Shiite centre, 41 dead
Islamic State claims attack on Shiite centre, 41 dead
Not enough progress on cat overpopulation: report
New report says some progress on reducing cat overpopulation, but not enough
Power outage hits 11,000 customers in Whitby
Blackout hits 11,000 hydro customers in Whitby, Ont.; restoration time TBD
Minimum wage and other Jan. 1 changes
Ontario minimum wage rises, youth pharmacare takes effect Jan. 1
Fundraiser for survivor of mosque shooting
Group raises money to fund new home for survivor of Quebec City mosque shooting
Men charged after fight while clearing snow
Two men charged after getting into a fight while clearing snow: OPP
Extreme cold warning for Hamilton area
An extreme cold warning continues for the Hamilton area as temperatures are expected to drop below -30 C overnight Wednesday.
Young B.C. sisters found dead remembered as ‘full of energy’
Two young sisters found dead in a Victoria-area home on Christmas Day are being remembered as beautiful and energetic children.
Non-drinkers pushing bars for better non-alcoholic cocktails
For years, Carolyn Rebeyka has met friends at the same Regina bar every Friday afternoon for drinks.
Montreal retiree wins $1.8 million on Montreal Casino slot machine
A Montreal retiree had more than a million reasons to smile on Boxing Day.
Was 2017 a high-water mark for Hamilton?
It was a year of record high water levels in the Great Lakes and Hamilton Harbour and watchers are left wondering whether 2017 was a freak year or the new normal.
Liberia still tallying votes for presidential run-off election
Liberia’s National Elections Commission continued tallying votes Wednesday from the West African nation’s presidential run-off election between a football star and the vice-president who are competing to replace Africa’s first female head of state.
Ottawa axes $1,000 fee for certain families to hire foreign nannies, caregivers
Some families seeking foreign caregivers to look after their children or family members with a disability will be exempt from paying a $1,000 application fee.
As California legalizes pot, laws collide at US checkpoints
California legalizes marijuana for recreational use Monday, but that won’t stop federal agents from seizing the drug — even in tiny amounts — on busy freeways and backcountry highways.
Niagara police to investigate paramedics’ care in Al-Hasnawi shooting death
Niagara Regional police have launched a criminal investigation into the actions of the Hamilton paramedics who responded when murder victim Yosif Al-Hasnawi was shot.
Ten hurt in supermarket blast
At least 10 people were injured Wednesday in an explosion at a supermarket in St. Petersburg, Russia’s second-largest city and the site of a deadly subway bombing this year.
Parliament Hill ice rink too cold for hockey
Cold snap in Ottawa forced kids hockey games on the $5.6-million rink to be moved indoors, heritage department says.
Pot, resource stocks push TSX to record high
Toronto, U.S. stock markets rise in first trading day after holiday weekend
Free bird: Officer rescues snowy owl from prison barbed wire
Free bird: Officer rescues snowy owl from prison barbed wire
Gun violence on the rise in Hamilton
There have been 40 shootings, including four homicides, in Hamilton this year.
Local minor hockey associations trying to solve boundary challenges
Dundas, Stoney Creek, Flamborough, Huskies frustrated by lack of action to save programs.
N.S. judges split on sexual past as evidence
Decision reveals N.S. judges divided on use of sexual history in Garnier case
Fees to hire nannies, caregivers changed
Feds axe $1,000 fee for certain families to hire foreign nannies, caregivers
Environment Canada says long-lasting cold wave unusual for this time of year
Environment Canada says it’s not about how cold it is, but how long this wave of frigid air will stay around that’s unusual.
HooJung Jones Kennedy
Q: What do you do in addition to your work with veterans?
Nova Scotians help Ottawa family have ‘best’ Christmas
Their back door blew off in a windstorm, the power went out, and then even the barbecue ran out of propane.
Fire Marshal called to Fortino’s office fire
Small fire in a men's change room inside the Rymal Road East building Wednesday morning
UPDATED: Man died of hypothermia after walking away from Flamborough crash
Hamilton police appealing for witnesses to help figure out what time crash happened
Outlook calls for active 2018 storm season
The grip of a double-dip La Nina is a key clue in a leading hurricane forecast’s early prediction for an above-normal storm season come June 1.
Dispensary sees pot sales as self-determination
As far as Jeff Hawk is concerned, his marijuana dispensary is filling a void in Six Nations.
Signpost
Brain secrets to success
The DeGroote Women’s Professional Network is holding a breakfast with Dr. Brynn Winegard called “Brain Science: Secrets of Success” on Jan. 18.
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