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New case of coronavirus found in Toronto in man who returned from Iran
A new case of coronavirus has been confirmed in Toronto in a man who recently returned from Iran.
Starbucks halts use of reusable cups to prevent spread of novel coronavirus
At the Locke Street location in Hamilton, signs were posted near the cash register early Thursday.
Ontario government defends secrecy surrounding what it will cost 3M to correct the licence plate fiasco
Embattled Government and Consumer Services Minister Lisa Thompson is defending the secrecy swirling around the Progressive Conservatives’ bid to fix the blue licence plate fiasco.
Officials seek to reassure Canadians that health care system is ready to deal with surge in coronavirus cases if needed
Up to four Canadians remain in hospital in Japan and are “quite sick” with COVID-19 while only a handful of patients diagnosed in Canada has been hospitalized for treatment, say federal health officials who downplayed the need to scale up border measures or hospital responses.
CRTC says telcos don’t have to offer paper bills — and consumer advocates are furious
One advocate says the ruling is ‘a slap in the face to seniors,’ who often don’t trust or don’t have access to online billing for wireless services.
How old Mob ties are looming over the driveway slaying of Giorgio Barresi
The 42-year-old realtor was charged alongside a Mobster 20 years ago, but any recent connection with traditional organized crime is unclear
Cruise ship to be held off California for virus testing
A cruise ship that was expected to dock in San Francisco on Thursday will be kept offshore until its thousands of passengers can be tested for the coronavirus, after a previous passenger died from the illness.
Hamilton hospitals gearing up for ‘when/if’ coronavirus strikes
Both Hamilton Health Sciences and St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton say they have plans in place for how to respond to a pandemic, but HHS warns their resources are already stretched thin
PHOTOS: St. Mary triumphs over Brebeuf in senior boys hockey action
The Crusaders defeated SJB 1-0
Questions about old Mob ties loom over Giorgio Barresi murder investigation
The 42-year-old realtor was charged alongside a Mobster 20 years ago, but any recent connection with traditional organized crime is unclear
Hamilton council cuts service on ‘underperforming’ HSR routes to whittle down tax hike
Transit advocates question why the cuts were made before council sees the results of a major study aimed at overhauling the HSR bus network
Amber Alert issued for fourteen-year-old boy abducted in North York
A black Jeep Wrangler is a vehicle of interest after a 14-year-old boy was abducted Wednesday morning. Police say they are “extremely concerned for his safety.”
Hamilton school walkouts: Three of four major teachers’ unions have strike days this week
French-language teachers represented by the Association des enseignantes et enseignants franco-ontariens and the union representing elementary and high school Catholic teachers will hold provincewide walkouts March 5.
Hamilton rail blockade protester speaks out about court conditions
Trish Mills is one of four facing mischief charges after Hamilton rail blockade in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en
DID YOU KNOW? Digital editions of the Flamborough Review available here
Easy access to your digital copy of this week's Flamborough Review available here.
Noose placed on locker of U.S. brewery shooter in 2015, official says
Gunman received racist notes, former employees tell newspaper
Bloomberg drops out of presidential race, endorses Biden
Former New York mayor pledges to keep spending to defeat Trump.
EU commission unveils first-ever climate law amid criticism from Greta Thunberg, other activists
With its proposals, the EU’s executive arm wants to make its ambition of cutting greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050 irreversible, and legally binding for all member states.
Former police chief in Nova Scotia sentenced to 15 months in jail for sexually exploiting teen
John Collyer’s trial heard he was the head of the Bridgewater Police Service in 2016 when he groomed the 17-year-old girl for a sexual relationship and later assaulted her in his car.
MacKay in the lead, but nearly half of Tories undecided on leadership, poll shows
Sixty-three per cent of those surveyed said they don’t know whom they’d vote for, with 47 per cent of Conservative voters in that camp.
In Italy and beyond, coronavirus outbreak reshapes work and play
From sports to prayer, everyday life transformed amid coronavirus containment efforts
Trudeau creates COVID-19 cabinet committee to deal with novel coronavirus
The group, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, will complement the work being done by the government’s incident response group.
Majority of Canadians unhappy with Trudeau’s handling of blockade crisis, poll shows
Sixty-one per cent of respondents said they were dissatisfied with the way the prime minister has handled the natural-gas pipeline dispute in British Columbia that led to nationwide rail and road blockades.
Regina police dealing with spike in drug overdoses, deaths
The Regina Police Service says it knows of 85 overdoses that have happened since the start of the year and believe fentanyl was a factor in a majority of them.
Saskatoon police want government help to pay safety costs for drug site
AIDS Saskatoon, which practises harm reduction and supports people living with HIV, AIDS and hepatitis C, plans to open the province’s first supervised drug-consumption site later this year.
U.S. strikes Taliban a day after Trump hails tentative peace agreement
Based on the U.S.-Taliban deal, peace negotiations between the warring Afghan sides are supposed to begin on March 10.
Greece accused of opening fire at Turkish border; EU backs Athens
The governor of Turkey’s border city of Edirne, near the zone of clashes between the migrants and Greek security forces, said one migrant was killed and five were wounded by gunfire.
Ford government axes $1M funding boost for rape crisis centres
The province has axed an additional $1 million in funding for the province’s 42 rape crisis centres, which are now warning that supports for survivors will have to be cut while wait lists for services will grow.
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Shed handshakes for smiles and foot taps to avoid COVID-19 risk, B.C. doctor says
Archdioceses across Canada have sent advisories to parishes and staff on precautions that can be taken to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus, including avoiding handshaking.
Why was Giorgio Barresi killed outside his Stoney Creek home?
The 42-year-old realtor was charged alongside a Mobster 20 years ago, but any recent connection with traditional organized crime is unclear
Critics of Oprah book club title put new novel on trial
When Oprah Winfrey chose the novel “American Dirt” for her book club, she imagined engaging in an impassioned television dialog about the narrative, which follows a Mexican mother and her son fleeing to the United States.
Hamilton’s summer Shakespeare production finds new home at Dundurn Castle
After RBG arrangement lapsed, Tottering Biped has found new venue on Dundurn Castle grounds
Japan opens part of last town off-limits since nuclear leaks
Japan’s government on Wednesday opened part of the last town that had been off-limits due to radiation since the Fukushima nuclear disaster nine years ago, in a symbolic move showing the region’s recovery ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.
Alaska prepares for changes in food stamps program
Alaska prepares for changes in food stamps program
Alaska prepares for changes in food stamps program
About 5,000 Alaskans could lose food stamp benefits under new rules set to take effect April 1, a state public assistance official said.
Hotter climate upped risk of Australia’s record fires by 30%
Climate change raised the chances of Australia’s extreme fire season by at least 30 per cent, according to a study released Wednesday by climate scientists at the World Weather Attribution group.
Fed survey finds coronavirus impacting parts of US economy
Fed survey finds coronavirus impacting parts of US economy
Justin Trudeau warns that Canada’s economy is taking a hit from spread of coronavirus
The Bank of Canada slashed a key interest rate Wednesday in a bid to blunt Canada’s economy from the fallout from the spread of COVID-19 even as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned that the county is already seeing a slowdown.
Sizzling February Hamilton home seller’s market mirrors historic 2016
The Realtors Association of Hamilton-Burlington reports upward momentum in home sales in February.
Food stamp change fuels anxiety as states try to curb impact
States scramble to prepare ahead of food stamps rule change
Hollywood in the Hammer: 4 films you didn’t know where shot at Hamilton’s Liuna Station
Stockholm is based on a true and absurd story about a 1973 bank heist
Interest rate cut means cheaper borrowing
Bank of Canada rate cut to mean cheaper borrowing and lower interest on savings
This Toronto company can beam a lifelike version of you into meetings as a human hologram
Toronto-based ARHT Media’s technology aims to “solve the business challenge, the geography challenge, the time challenge that your companies or schools have.”
I want to give my wife a Hawaiian cruise. Can I turn my LIRA into Aloha?
First, congratulations on 50 years together.
TRREB says Toronto home sales in February up
TRREB says Toronto home sales in February up 45.6 per cent from year ago
Costco food fight: Members only allowed to eat in food court
Canada has always required customers to be members.
PHOTOS: Crusaders claim Hamilton Catholic girls high school hockey title
The St. Mary Crusaders brought home the school’s first girls’ hockey championship in 18 years on Tuesday.
Biden makes it a two-horse race against Sanders after strong Super Tuesday showing
Mike Bloomberg, the ninth richest man in the world and former mayor of New York, washed out in what was supposed to be his big debut in the nomination contest.
Hamilton police constable pleads not guilty to misconduct charges
Const. Jeff Todoruck’s charges are related to the arrest of two photojournalists at a fatal crash scene in Waterdown
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