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Lyft ride-hailing app arrives in Toronto
Lyft ride-hailing app arrives in Toronto, marking its first expansion outside US
The story of 2017's hot toy
About two years ago, Sydney Wiseman had a challenging assignment for an engineer at her family toy company.
Kathleen Wynne suing rival PC leader Patrick Brown for $100,000 in libel action
Premier Kathleen Wynne is suing Progressive Conservative Leader Patrick Brown for libel and seeking $100,000 in damages from her main political rival.
‘One of our attorneys is a Jew’: Kayla Moore makes the headlines at Roy Moore’s big rally
It was the final night of campaigning for Alabama’s U.S. Senate seat and all eyes were on Republican candidate Roy Moore. But Twitter, at least, focused more on his wife Kayla and her remarks before he spoke.
Sexual harassment claims got Mario Batali kicked off ‘The Chew.’ But you’d never know from watching it
Monday’s episode of “The Chew,” the food-oriented daytime talk show on ABC, had a notable absence: Mario Batali, the co-host who was removed from his duties after four women accused him of sexual harassment. Batali also stepped back from operations of the 26 restaurants he co-owns around the world after the website Eater published a story about the allegations.
‘His eyes were glazed, his speech was slurred’: Peel cop busted for drunk driving
A Peel Regional Police officer has been convicted of drunk driving after having more than twice the legal limit of alcohol in his system during a collision in which his actions were labelled “reckless” and “dangerous.”
Who is Lindsay Shepherd?
For about a month a Wilfrid Laurier graduate student has managed to make headlines across the country and internationally.
Weather Watch: More snow on the way Hamilton
Sorry kiddies. No snow day.
Snow creates slick driving conditions in GTA
More snow overnight in GTA creates slick road conditions
Rohingya women methodically raped by Myanmar’s armed forces
Associated Press investigators interviewed 29 sexual assault survivors in Bangladesh refugee camps
Hamilton likely to see a White Christmas
Between seven and 12 centimetres of snow was expected to fall Monday, followed by another two centimetres Tuesday.
Clairmont: Hamilton police called 911 when officer feared opioid exposure
Hamilton police officers are prohibited from carrying opioid antidote
‘I am not a monster,’ says woman who filmed sex assault of 7-year-old
Three others have been sentenced for the Craigslist scheme in which a child was sexually abused from June 2015 to April 2016.
Hamilton snowplow primer: The winter warriors of Wentworth Street
When they talk about salt at the city public works yard off Wentworth Street North, it’s not the kind you put on French Fries.
Liberals score B.C. byelection upset
Voters in four federal ridings pick new MP today in byelections
Sex assault trial set to begin in Barrie, Ont
Sex assault trial set to start more than a year after complainant's death
Liberals child care spending faces uphill slog to tackle high fees, report shows
A new report shows child care costs are rising faster than inflation, straining pocketbooks and raising questions about whether billions in new federal spending will make daycare more affordable for those who want it.
Toronto library board changing rental policy
Toronto library board revising room-booking policy after controversial memorial
How much does daycare cost in your city?
A by-the-numbers look at child care costs in some of Canada's biggest cities
Report highlights ever-rising child care fees
Liberals child care spending faces uphill slog to tackle high fees, report shows
Liberals easily win Newfoundland byelection
Voters in four federal ridings pick new MP today in byelections
West Face files $70M claim against Home Capital
West Face files $70-million claim against mortgage lender Home Capital
The end for Volunteer Hamilton
The non-profit organization will close at the end of the month after having served the community for almost 55 years.
‘I didn’t shoot anyone,’ accused testifies at Musgrave murder trial
Tyrone Chambers is accused of second degree murder in the death of Brandon Musgrave
Instilling math confidence in girls
When Ayelet Freedman assigned her Grade 7 students to work on a math problem in groups last year, a 12-year-old girl said she was “too stupid” to work with her classmates.
Durham cops allegedly grilled female officer’s suicidal ex instead of taking him to hospital after she complained of harassment
The officers then told the suicidal man that he “better be ‘solid’ and not tell anyone about what had happened,” an internal complaint alleges. The woman’s lawyer, Peter Brauti, says he has asked Durham Police to allow an outside agency to investigate.
Liberals on track for $4B deficit in 2017-2018, provincial watchdog says
Ontario’s fiscal watchdog says the Liberal government will run a deficit this fiscal year, despite claims it has balanced the budget.
Let it snow: First storm of the season is here
Between seven and 12 centimetres of snow was expected to fall Monday, followed by another two centimetres Tuesday.
France names winners of anti-Trump climate change grants
Eighteen climate scientists from the U.S. and elsewhere hit the jackpot Monday as French President Emmanuel Macron awarded them millions of euros in grants to relocate to France for the rest of Donald Trump’s presidential term.
Liberals off to early byelection lead
Voters in four federal ridings pick new MP today in byelections
Fact-finding major goal for Canada at between-round NAFTA talks this week
Canada’s NAFTA negotiators are on a fact-finding mission this week in Washington, seeking places where compromises might be found in the new year when the talks enter a critical, potentially do-or-die phase.
Hamilton, Burlington women pay thousands of dollars for ovarian cancer drugs
The families of 38-year-old Tracy Lamont and 75-year-old Shirley Heys say they will pay whatever it takes to keep them alive.
B.C.'s Site C dam will be built, but at $10B cost
B.C.'s Premier John Horgan to announce decision on Site C hydroelectric dam
Provinces to get 75 per cent of pot tax
The federal government has agreed to give the provinces and territories a 75 per cent share of the tax revenues from the sale of legalized marijuana, a portion of which will be meted out to cities and towns to help them defray the cost of making pot legal across Canada.
Israel intercepts Gaza rocket, retaliates with tank fire
The Israeli military said it intercepted a rocket launched at Israel from the Gaza Strip late Monday, a few hours after Israel bombed Hamas military positions in retaliation for rocket fire earlier in the evening.
Don’t destroy gay-sex records, historians urge
A federal plan to destroy the criminal records of people convicted of same-sex activity is a “troubling feature” of proposed legislation intended to help make amends to the LGBTQ community, say four researchers who have done extensive work on the subject.
Justice of the peace committed judicial misconduct
Paul Welsh was brought before the Justices of the Peace Review Council after an error was made in a criminal court in October 2013 that led to a man’s wrongful arrest.
Provinces to get 75% share of marijuana taxes
Finance Minister Bill Morneau talks pot bucks with provincial counterparts
Women pay thousands of dollars for ovarian cancer drugs
The families of 38-year-old Tracy Lamont and 75-year-old Shirley Heys say they will pay whatever it takes to keep them alive.
Doctors call on Ottawa to exempt medicinal marijuana from sales, excise tax
Ottawa must withdraw its plan to charge tax on medicinal marijuana or risk having an adverse effect on patients, a group of more than 50 doctors warned Monday as the federal government hashed out a pot-tax revenue-sharing agreement with the provinces and territories.
Garnier tells Halifax murder trial off-duty cop asked him to choke her
Christopher Garnier took the stand at his murder trial Monday, telling the jury that off-duty police officer Catherine Campbell encouraged him to choke and slap her.
Crown to appeal stay in 'Surrey Six' case
Crown to appeal stay against man accused in 'Surrey Six' murder case
Subway paleontology: LA construction unearths fossil trove
As part of the crew digging a subway extension under the streets of Los Angeles, Ashley Leger always keeps her safety gear close by.
‘One of my nightmares’: Pipe bomb attack hits in NYC subway
A man inspired by Islamic State extremists strapped on a crude pipe bomb, slipped unnoticed into the nation’s busiest subway system and set the device off at rush hour Monday in a scenario that New York has dreaded for years, authorities said.
Liberals will run $4B deficit in 2017-18: FAO
Liberals on track for $4B deficit in 2017-2018: FAO
Halton police arrest Burlington teen for car break-ins, theft of bike
Halton police said calls from the public led to the quick arrest of a teenager alleged to have stolen a bike and taken items after breaking into some vehicles.
Ontario premier suing Opposition leader
NewsAlert: Ontario premier sues Opposition leader for defamation
Photos: Good Shepherd Christmas Marketplace
From now until December 22, pre-registered shoppers will stroll through the aisles of the Good Shepherd Venture Centre’s Christmas Marketplace at 155 Cannon Street East and fill their shopping carts with seasonal groceries, garments and winter wear, personal items and small household products and toys for the kids.
Ontario premier sues Opposition leader for defamation
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne sued the Opposition leader for defamation Monday, less than six months away from the June provincial election.
Uber charges customer more than $18K for ride
Uber charges Toronto customer more than $18,000 for short downtown ride
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