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Santa's reindeer are all female: scientist
Rudolph and rest of Santa's reindeer are all female, says scientist
Wireless carriers get into promotional spirit
Wireless carriers can't keep up after weekend price-cutting promotion
Election year looms for Ontario
New year to mark start of unofficial Ontario election countdown
How Kim Jong Un stole Christmas. North Korea bans singing, drinking at parties
There’s one place where Christmas cheer will be in even shorter supply this year — North Korea.
Ottawa police officer charged with assault
Ottawa police officer charged with assault in alleged off-duty incident
Weapon in school, teen facing charges
Teen facing charges after pellet gun seized in London, Ont., high school
Making Hamilton home
How the Good Shepherd Family Centre helped Rebecca and her family settle into life in Canada.
Activist with liver failure heading home
Agency hopes to speed project that doesn't require sobriety for liver transplant
Wynne wants to ‘level the playing field’ for Ontarians
Ontario’s premier says she will campaign to help those who are struggling despite an improving ecomony
Eight hours, warm milk, and snoring: Five sleep myths debunked
The biggest misconception about sleep is that you need eight hours, says sleep expert Colleen Carney.
Honda to unveil new compact gas-electric hybrid sedan
Honda will unveil a new five-passenger gas-electric hybrid sedan at the Detroit Auto Show next month.
“Let’s make history”: Colin Kaepernick wants to buy Carolina Panthers with Diddy
Just a few weeks ago, Diddy was saying he wanted to buy the entire NFL. That, of course, was never realistic, but with the Carolina Panthers suddenly up for sale, you’d have to think the rapper/entrepreneur would be interested, right?
Meryl Streep writes to Rose McGowan: ‘It hurt to be attacked’
Meryl Streep has responded to criticism from Rose McGowan, who on Saturday specifically called the actress out for her “silence” around Harvey Weinstein.
Feds meet goal for summer jobs program
Liberals add caveat to summer jobs program funding as applications open
U.S. says North Korea was behind WannaCry cyberattack
The U.S. blamed North Korea for the WannaCry ransomware attack that affected hundreds of thousands of computers globally this year, offering further justification for the White House’s campaign to step up international pressure on the regime.
CRTC demands Z103.5 regularly broadcast content relevant to Orangeville, ‘the market it is licensed to serve’
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) wants 103.5 FM to make Orangeville relevant again.
Vets brace for long-promised pension plan
Veterans brace for Liberals' long-promised disability pension plan
Model Lauren Wasser lost a leg because of toxic shock syndrome from a tampon. Here’s what she wants you to know
Lauren Wasser woke up in a hospital bed 80 pounds heavier than she was supposed to be — filled with fluids to try to flush the toxins from her body.
Charges laid in Hamilton motorcycle thefts
A 25-year-old Hamilton man has been charged in connection with an ongoing probe into a rash of motorcycle thefts in the city.
Toronto stocks higher as U.S. stocks fall
Toronto stocks push higher as U.S. stocks give back recent gains, loonie down
Province adding 16 childcare spaces to Hamilton area schools
The province is funding 16 new childcare spaces at 10 schools in the Hamilton area.
If you don’t understand Bitcoin, that’s OK
I’m all about that bitcoin ... that bitcoin. I’m all about that bitcoin ... that bitcoin. Yeah. Yeah.
The 10 most ridiculous celebrity apologies of 2017 (that have nothing to do with harassment)
As the downfall of Harvey Weinstein triggered an avalanche of allegations of sexual misconduct in Hollywood, the end of 2017 saw a rush of celebrities apologizing for horrific behaviour: Kevin Spacey. Matt Lauer. Mario Batali. Charlie Rose. Louis C.K. (Of course, some of their apologies were problematic as well.)
The political resurrection of Premier Kathleen Wynne: Cohn
A year ago — call it the ghost of Christmas past — the media peppered Kathleen Wynne with questions about stepping down early to spare her Liberals a humiliating defeat in the next election.
Leader's Christmas cards big on families
Trudeau, Scheer put families on their Christmas cards
“Her life was over and she was treated like trash”: Closing arguments at Christopher Garnier murder trial
A prosecutor asked the jury deciding the fate of accused murderer Christopher Garnier to sit in silence for two minutes Monday, reaffirming the minimum length of time it would have taken to strangle Nova Scotia police officer Catherine Campbell.
Getting your money back can sometimes take a media intervention
Is a large company hanging on to your money when it should be giving it to you? A media intervention can help.
Second Haldimand County woman dies after head-on crash
A 63-year-old Haldimand County woman has died of her injuries following a head-on crash earlier this month that also killed a 69-year-old woman.
The Bitcoin craze is using up so much energy
The exploding price of the cryptocurrency bitcoin in recent months has triggered doubts not only about the financial sustainability of the rally, but about the environmental sustainability of the currency itself.
‘Life doesn’t make any sense’: Mississauga boy killed in Highway 403 crash
Athash Priyan was excited about being a big brother for the first time and sleeping in his brand new home.
Amber Tamblyn spars with Rose McGowan over Golden Globes fashion protest
Actress Amber Tamblyn has called out her friend Rose McGowan for criticizing the women reportedly planning a fashion-fueled protest at the Golden Globes.
This angry inventor has a special gift for front porch package thieves: Revenge
The more time and money Jaireme Barrow spent to keep people from swiping packages off his front porch, the angrier he got.
Canada's carbon-price plan too complex: OECD
Canada's approach to carbon pricing ambitious, challenging, says OECD
Sears failure is story of the year
A smattering of retail chains closed their doors in another tough year for the industry in 2017, but the demise of Sears Canada seemed to resonate most with Canadians, many of whom grew up devouring its annual holiday wish book and shopping at the department store.
‘Yelling and screaming and sirens forever’: Witnesses describe Amtrak horror
The Amtrak train was about 40 miles south of Seattle when it approached a curve. With a jolt, it came off the tracks.
Barry and Honey Sherman deaths probe: What happened inside the mansion at 50 Old Colony Rd.?
The lights inside Barry and Honey Sherman’s multimillion-dollar home in a tony North York neighbourhood were beaming Monday night, two forensic vans and a Toronto police cruiser still parked outside as investigators continued their grim task of determining what, exactly, transpired in the final moments of one of Canada’s richest couples inside 50 Old Colony Rd.
Meeting with Lindsay Shepherd ‘never should have happened at all,' says Wilfrid Laurier University president
A teaching assistant who was chastised for airing a debate clip featuring a controversial professor was disciplined by her supervisors even though no formal complaint was filed, says the president of Wilfrid Laurier University.
One dead in Montreal apartment fire
Fire in Montreal apartment claims life
Huge drop in value of Stelco lands a shock
The assessed value of vacant former Stelco harbour lands has been dramatically slashed for 2018 — leaving a shell-shocked city suddenly on the hook for $2 million in lost tax revenue next year.
Homeless in Hamilton: It’s cold out, and so is John
The city and agencies that help homeless people ramp up their efforts when the cold weather sets in.
Wireless carriers can’t keep up after weekend price-cutting promotion
Canada’s major wireless carriers are apologizing for long customer service wait times as consumers scramble to cash in on limited-time promotional offers.
Three teen girls plead guilty in robbery, stabbing death on Hamilton Mountain
It is a sordid homicide that dragged three teen girls and their John from the Backpage escort service to the front pages of this newspaper.
PM ushers in new year amid ethics controversy
Trudeau to focus on economic agenda in 2018, hopes to put ethics flaps behind him
Aging population challenges justice system
'Everybody is getting older:' Aging population challenges justice system
Woman, 85, struck and killed by Toronto taxi
Elderly woman struck and killed by taxi in north-end Toronto
Three men wounded in Toronto shooting
Shooting in northwest Toronto sends 3 men to hospital
AlarmForce shareholders approve sale
AlarmForce shareholders approve sale of company to BCE
Hamilton council drops HSR run LRT request
The city is ditching its last-minute request to run light rail transit — but will instead insist private sector drivers be subject to local fair wage policies and represented by the existing union for the HSR.
Council won’t appeal OMB-imposed decision on ward boundaries
A dramatic overhaul of Hamilton’s ward boundaries will go ahead in time for next year’s municipal election, after city council narrowly decided against appealing the tribunal-ordered change.
Huge drop in value of Stelco lands
The assessed value of vacant former Stelco harbour lands has been dramatically slashed for 2018 — leaving a shell-shocked city suddenly on the hook for $2 million in lost tax revenue next year.
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