Doctors treating the U.S. embassy victims of suspected attacks in Cuba have discovered brain abnormalities as they search for clues to explain hearing, vision, balance and memory damage, The Associated Press has learned.

2018 needs to be year feds put flesh on bones of climate change framework

Journalist advocate group calls it "an outrageous assault on media rights”

The province has secretly settled 220 lawsuits alleging sexual, physical and emotional abuse by teachers and staff at its schools for troubled youth, a Star investigation has found.

Niagara Region apologizes to reporter after seizing his equipment

Health Canada to beef up safety information on labels of prescription opioids

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Advice from office coach on dealing with habitual griper

The Niagara Region apologized Friday to a reporter for seizing equipment staff thought was being used to record a closed council session, which a journalist advocate group called “an outrageous assault on media rights.”

CRA backs down in row with diabetics denied disability tax credit

Nova Chemicals spending $2B on new facility and expansion in Ontario

Police are trying to track down two suspects in a pharmacy robbery on Barton Street East.

Russian man sentenced for smuggling people from Canada into U.S.

Worker protections paramount in NAFTA talks, labour minister says

Police have update on deaths and disappearances in Toronto gay village

An ongoing Star investigation of alleged physical, sexual and emotional abuse at the schools for troubled youth between the 1960s and the 1980s found that the province was warned as early as 1972.

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Members of the media were invited for a behind-the-scenes look Friday at the winter roads and maintenance programs at the City of Hamilton.

Hells Angels hitman granted new murder trial, 14 years after conviction

Fire damaged four units at a townhouse complex on Nisbet Boulevard in Waterdown before crews brought the blaze under control this afternoon.

Ash borer beetle found in Winnipeg; first appearance in West

Text messages can be considered private even once received, Supreme Court says

Police say more information is coming after an arrest Thursday evening.

Ontario government to move caribou facing wolf attacks off island

GM Canada proposing first of its kind renewable energy project at Ontario facility

A computer error that gave too many American Airlines pilots approval to take vacation during the Christmas travel season is expected to cost the world’s biggest carrier about $10 million, an industry expert said.

York Regional Police responds to calls about body in Richmond Hill house, only to find out it was leftover Halloween gimmick

In town for meetings, but Trudeau takes time for restaurant stop in Saskatoon

Last we heard from Hope Solo, in August, the U.S. women’s soccer goalkeeper was reminding everyone that she was not retired even though she hadn’t played competitively since the 2016 Rio Olympics, when the national team suffered a stunning quarter-final loss to Sweden on penalty kicks. After the game, Solo called the Swedish players “a bunch of cowards” for their defensive-minded tactics, which in turn led the U.S. Soccer Federation to suspend her for six months and terminate her national team contract. Solo had shoulder-replacement surgery while serving the suspension, and she turned 36 in July.

It’s been more than two months now since The New York Times published their explosive report about film producer Harvey Weinstein’s alleged sexual harassment spanning decades. Since then, the number of Weinstein accusers has climbed into the 80s and Hollywood continues to grapple with the allegations facing the man they worked with.

Woody Allen’s adoptive daughter, Dylan Farrow, wants to know why.

14 UN peacekeepers killed, over 40 hurt in Congo attack

In a few short weeks, Alyssa Smith would have celebrated the first anniversary of the day when a dream came true for the St. Catharines woman.

Vancouver fire crews responded to more than 6,000 overdose calls this year

A St. Catharines Standard journalist was removed by police from Niagara Region headquarters Thursday night and his equipment seized by regional staff after they accused someone of secretly recording a closed-door meeting.

Hamilton police say “there is still a need to review details” of life-saving opioid antidote” before officers carry kits.

Energy gains give Toronto stock index a boost, as loonie trades lower

Critics decry ban on sexual touching at strip clubs in London, Ont.

14 UN peacekeepers killed, over 40 hurt in Congo attack

For Buddhists in Myanmar, even a quick scroll through Facebook’s news feed provides fuel for hatred and nationalistic fervour.

Police say an Ottawa-area woman is facing charges for allegedly driving 60 km/h under the speed limit on Highway 401 in eastern Ontario.

PM nominates veteran lawyer Pierre Legault as Senate ethics watchdog

Flames engulf semi-rural San Diego area in newest wildfires

Pace of Canadian housing starts picks up, six-month trend highest in years: CMHC

Sears Holdings shares rose after investor Memento recommended the retailer consider going private, saying that “excessive” short selling has hammered the stock.

The Supreme Court says Canadians can expect the text messages they send to remain private — at least in some instances — even after the messages reach their destination.

Clashes erupt across West Bank, Gaza over US Jerusalem pivot

Fire continued to tear across Southern California early Friday, surrounding communities and shrouding much of the region in searing flame and thick, choking smoke.

A Slovenian magazine apologized Friday to U.S. first lady Melania Trump for suggesting she had worked as a high-end escort while pursuing her international modelling career, and said it is paying her compensation.

'Get down!' Gunfire erupts at New Mexico high school