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Students who quit college because of strike can get tuition refund
Students who quit college because of the five-week strike can get full tuition refunds, while those who are staying can apply for up to $500 in financial aid, Deb Matthews, the Minister for Advanced Education, said Monday.
Bomb threat forces evacuation of St. Mary’s high school
Hamilton police are searching school and say everyone is safe
S&P/TSX composite up in early trading
S&P/TSX composite up in early trading, while U.S. markets gain ground
Nebraska approves Keystone XL pipeline
Nebraska set to vote today on fate of TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline
Pregnant Sharon Tate begged Charles Manson for more time before her brutal death
Sharon Tate begged for more time. She was due to give birth to a son in two weeks and pleaded, “Please don’t kill me. I just want to have my baby.” One of Charles Manson’s followers then stabbed the actress 16 times, and with a towel dipped in her blood, wrote “PIG” on her front door.
Aurora going ahead with CanniMed bid
Aurora going ahead with CanniMed offer after failing to reach deal with board
Canadians told to brace for a 'classic' Canadian winter with lots of snow
One of Canada's high profile weather forecasters is warning Canadians across the country to brace for a whole lot of snow this winter.
Harvey Weinstein created secret ‘hit list’ of nearly 100 names to fight sex assault accusers: report
Harvey Weinstein drew up a secret “hit list” of nearly 100 actors, publicists and producers as part of a strategy to silence his sex assault accusers, a new report says.
Search for a missing submarine is stymied by new challenges: 20-foot waves and 50 m.p.h. winds
An international team of searchers trying to locate a vanished Argentine submarine and its 44 crew members is being stymied by a new challenge: an uncooperative ocean.
2nd woman accuses Sen. Al Franken of inappropriate touching
2nd woman accuses Sen. Al Franken of inappropriate touching
Canadians told to brace for 'classic' winter
Canadians told to brace for a 'classic' Canadian winter with lots of snow
Olivia Munn doesn’t understand why anyone is still working with Brett Ratner
It should have been a proud moment. After enduring what she described as sexual harassment by Brett Ratner, Olivia Munn felt she had finally shared her story, on the record and in the proper context.
Telus seeks to extend wireless code deadline
Telus joins Rogers in seeking to extend wireless code Dec. 1 deadline
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe faces impeachment after balking at retirement
Zimbabwean lawmakers are set to begin impeachment proceedings against President Robert Mugabe on Monday, after he defied a ruling party directive to end his 37-year rule.
Isaac Buchanan's legacy, contributions to be debated Dec. 6
Isaac Buchanan: What’s His Most Enduring Achievement? will take place from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. at the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry officers mess.
3- 2-1, bam! Georgia dome imploded in downtown Atlanta
One of the nation’s largest domed stadiums has been destroyed in a scheduled implosion in downtown Atlanta.
France wrestles with the line between seduction, harassment
France wrestles with the line between seduction, harassment
Airlines have your personal data, and they’re using it
Airlines are really good at some things-like people movement, aircraft maintenance, and keeping passengers safe. They’re also experts at collecting vast mountains of customer data, including what sorts of credit cards and computers you use, how often you fly, and where and how much you spend on all the extras.
Winter clothing drive has begun on Hamilton Mountain
Compassion Ministries has partnered with the Hamilton fire department to collect winter clothing to distribute to those who need it.
College strike over, students return Tuesday
Colleges are extending their semesters so students don’t lose their terms.
What’s behind that Al Franken photo?
Here’s what I see when I look at that Al Franken photo:
Report urges more 'energetic play' for preschoolers
Report sets exercise guidelines for young kids, including 'tummy time' for babies
Former watchdog warns feds on housing cash
Tie new affordable housing money to outcomes, former watchdog tells Liberals
Nebraska casts vote on Keystone XL today
Nebraska set to vote today on fate of TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline
Slain B.C. officer remembered as dedicated, funny
Thousands gather to remember life of Abbotsford, B.C. officer killed on duty
One dead in accident on Manitoba base
One person was killed in an accident during training at CFB Shilo
Canada to apologize for LGBTQ persecution
Apology to Canadians persecuted for being gay coming Nov. 28: Trudeau
Rape in the storage room. Groping at the bar. Why is the restaurant industry so terrible for women?
If you’re a woman, what makes a restaurant dangerous isn’t the sharp knives or the hot griddle: It’s an isolated area of the kitchen, like the dry storage pantry.
Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip celebrate 70th anniversary
Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip celebrate 70th anniversary
Endangered orcas compete with seals, sea lions for salmon
Endangered orcas compete with seals, sea lions for salmon
A dying vet needed CPR. Hidden video shows his nurse laughing instead
By the late winter of 2014, James Dempsey had served in a world war, raised children, buried a wife and seen the best of his health behind him. As he prepared for a stay at a nursing home on the outskirts of Atlanta, the 89-year-old began to feel nervous.
Charles Manson, whose cult slayings horrified world, dies
Charles Manson, whose cult slayings horrified world, dies
Alabama inmate escapes custody for 2nd time in under 30 days
Alabama inmate escapes custody for 2nd time in under 30 days
Holodomor ‘one of the darkest chapters in human history'
The famine is long over, but a certain hunger still remains.
Ottawa to apologize Nov. 28 for gay ‘purge'
Martine Roy was just 20 years old and less than a year into her chosen career as a medical assistant with the Canadian Armed Forces at CFB Borden when military police suddenly showed up at her workplace to arrest her.
DRESCHEL: City’s Indigenous statement needs work
The Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation say Hamilton’s official statement of respect for Indigenous peoples needs to be changed to more accurately reflect this area’s history.
The loneliness of being the mom whose pregnancy didn’t have a happy ending
“This hardly ever happens. Once or twice in a career.”
Floating cities are no longer science fiction
It is an idea at once audacious and simplistic, a seeming impossibility that is now technologically within reach: cities floating in international waters — independent, self-sustaining nation-states at sea.
Jeffrey Tambor: ‘I don’t see how I can return’ to ‘Transparent’
After denying accusations of harassment while working on the Amazon series Transparent, star Jeffrey Tambor says he isn’t sure he can return to the show.
Family sues after 5-year-old is crushed in rotating restaurant in Atlanta
The parents of a 5-year-old boy who died after being crushed in a crevice of a rotating restaurant atop an Atlanta skyscraper are suing the establishment’s owners and staff, saying they knew there were safety hazards but did nothing to address them.
Shawn Mendes wins first AMA: Highlights from this year’s American Music Awards
Toronto’s Shawn Mendes took home his first AMA for favourite adult contemporary artist. Host Tracee Ellis Ross opened the night with a shout out to her mother, Diana Ross, who accepted the lifetime achievement award.
Zimbabwe's Mugabe passes deadline to resign; now impeachment
NewsAlert: Zimbabwe's Mugabe fired as ruling party leader, replaced with sacked VP: Party official
Ex-Mexican president Fox to PM Trudeau: Don’t be ‘Judas’ and betray us on NAFTA
A former Mexican president has a warning for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: Don’t abandon our country in NAFTA talks like some modern-day “Judas.”
‘Most people don’t understand how bad it is’: Arctic climate change affecting the south
An international summary of five year’s worth of research on Arctic climate change concludes the top of the world is getting warmer faster than anyone thought.
Charles Manson, ‘Helter Skelter’ mass murderer, dies at 83
Charles Manson, a small-time car thief with wild eyes, had the monstrous ability to bend followers to unspeakable evil.
Const. James Forcillo finally runs out of breaks: DiManno
Forcillo has enjoyed every break possible during a legal odyssey that might still continue for years.
Expect to pay about $29 more for water this year
Hamilton politicians have approved another water and wastewater rate increase for 2018, which means homeowners will pay an extra $29 on their water bills.
NDP turns to unused rule to keep bill alive
NDP's Malcolmson seeks secret ballot vote of MPs to save bill on abandoned boats
College faculty return to work after strike
Ontario college faculty return to work after legislation ends five-week strike
Ceremonies to mark anniversary of Montreal Protocol
McKenna, Mulroney to mark 30-year anniversary of Montreal Protocol
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