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Against the odds, Glendale’s junior basketball team made it to the city championships
Even the players on Glendale’s unique junior boys basketball team didn’t think they’d be playing for the city championship. But they are.
‘This is really just the beginning.’ Canadian #silencebreaker Erika Rosenbaum says after Weinstein verdict
Montreal-based actor Erika Rosenbaum is among the more than 90 women who’ve publicly accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment and assault.
UPDATE: Wet’suwet’en solidarity blockades halt GO trains in Hamilton
Shuttles are in the works for commuters
Fat Tuesday: Pancake places to try in Hamilton
Here’s a sweet round up of places you can get your fill.
Uh-oh, it’s back Hamilton. Significant snowfall possible Wednesday.
Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement, predicting between five and 15 centimetres of snow
Judge blasts Hamilton police for violating man’s rights in fentanyl case
Even though police found 116 fentanyl patches in Trevor Kennedy’s pocket, Justice Andrew Goodman ruled he had been unlawfully detained and unreasonably searched.
Solidarity blockades snarl trains in Hamilton, traffic in Caledonia
GO halts traffic at Aldershot due to protest on tracks, may affect morning commute.
PHOTOS: Challenge game proves challenging for Gryphons
Hamilton District Christian School defeats Guido de Bres Gryphons, 63-46.
Post-LRT task force gets more time for Hamilton transportation deliberations
Transportation Minister Caroline Mulroney says in letter the March 16 extension allows to ‘necessary work to ensure that recommended projects will bring substantial benefit to the residents of Hamilton.’
Coronavirus containment window shrinking as virus spreads to more countries
Canada’s work to detect and isolate cases of coronavirus at the border are likely to become less effective as the virus spreads.
Police resume Lake Erie recovery efforts for nine-year-old Alex Ottley
Ottley, who lives in Peacock Point, went missing Saturday after a wave pulled him into icy waters
B.C. tells inquiry money laundering has warped economy, fuelled opioid crisis
Money laundering has distorted British Columbia’s economy, fuelled the opioid crisis and overheated the real estate market, the province argued at the start of an inquiry into the criminal activity on Monday.
Halton Catholic school named after charity founder considers name change
Education director said board is considering whether to change name of Milton’s Jean Vanier school
Coalition calls for affordable wireless options
Coalition tells CRTC more affordable wireless options are needed
Should the next police horse be named after a former Hamilton officer?
Cam and Harris among suggested names to honour Const. J. Cameron McMurrich and Sgt. John Harris
PHOTOS: Enjoying the warmer weather at Dundas Driving Park
Lucy was hoping to skate on the outdoor rink at the park with her mom Chelsey, but the duo arrived at the rink to find it closed due to the warm temperatures.
A last glimpse at an historic workplace
Coppley Apparel — with roots on York Blvd. back to 1883 — will move to a new facility on MacNab St. in March
OPP clear rail blockade on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory
The barricades were a response to a move by the RCMP to clear protesters who had been blocking access to a Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline work site on Wet’suwet’en territory in northern British Columbia.
This 27-year-old project manager makes $70,000 and lives at home — but her commute takes up to two hours and she’s $18,000 in debt. Can she save up enough to move out?
Samantha worries about she’ll ever be able to afford to live on her own in the city: “Will we have to wait for all the boomers to die at once and flood the market with their empty homes?”
Up in smoke in upper Stoney Creek
Buying legal cannabis in upper Stoney Creek just got easier with the opening of Tokyo Smoke near the liquor store at the corner of Upper Centennial Parkway and Rymal Road East.
UPDATE: Several arrests after OPP move to clear rail blockade on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory
The barricades were a response to a move by the RCMP to clear protesters who had been blocking access to a Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline worksite on Wet’suwet’en territory in northern British Columbia.
Coppley Apparel: A last glimpse at a historic workplace
Coppley Apparel — with roots on York Blvd. back to 1883 — will move to a new facility on MacNab St. in March
Malaysia’s Prime Minister resigns
The move, however, did not appear to be designed to result in Mahathir actually giving up leadership of Malaysia, a job that he has held twice, analysts said.
Hamilton public school board accused of anti-Semitism
A speech pathologist with Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board has filed a human rights complaint alleging a toxic work environment
OPP move to clear rail blockade on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory
Wet’suwet’en Heredity Chief Na’moks said the chiefs will not budge from their demands for the Mounties to remove every component of a mobile unit from their territory before meeting with them.
500 coronavirus tests in 5 weeks: How Ontario’s public health lab figures out who is infected
Developing a new disease test usually takes four months; this outbreak had arrived on Ontario’s doorstep in just two weeks.
'It will be a little while': Violent crash in Burlington leaves 1 hospitalized and is creating traffic problems
Halton Regional Police are investigating a single-car crash at a Burlington intersection Monday morning that has sent one person to hospital.
General defeat in Hamilton
Bulldogs fall 5-2 to Oshawa Saturday
New Stoney Creek Memorial school design still irks neighbours
Trustee says board will consider landscaping to lessen impact
Lotto Max tickets worth $1 million sold in Burlington, Niagara
No winning ticket for Friday night's $65 million jackpot
Mother and daughter in critical condition after Westdale apartment fire
Firefighters rescued two residents from a sixth-floor apartment fire on Glen Road, but a dog in the unit died.
Tribunal delivers landmark victory to Ontario midwives in years-long pay-equity battle
Human rights tribunal orders Ford government to hike Ontario midwives’ pay due to long-standing gender discrimination.
Second victim identified in Caledonia human trafficking case
Police continue to urge anyone with information to come forward
Impact of the coronavirus ripples across Asia: ‘It has been quiet, like a cemetery’
Some economists say the epidemic could be the biggest drag on global economic growth since the financial crisis.
Teck to pull proposal for Frontier oilsands mine in Alberta
The $20.6-billion mine, which was to be built in northern Alberta, was expected to have created an estimated 7,000 jobs during construction, and 2,500 over its 41-year lifespan.
Italy battles to contain Europe’s first major outbreak of coronavirus
The new cases are mostly in the Lombardy region, which includes Milan, and is one of Italy’s most densely populated areas.
South Korea put on high alert, Italy battles virus outbreak
South Korea’s president said he was putting his country on its highest alert for infectious diseases, ordering officials to take “unprecedented, powerful” steps to stem the spread.
Police give Tyendinaga Mohawk protesters deadline to clear rail blockade, according to reports
Ontario Provincial Police and Canadian National informed protesters they will face possible charges if they don’t clear the tracks in eastern Ontario by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, according to multiple media reports.
Blockades remain in place with Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs ready to return to B.C.
Hereditary Chief Woos said on Saturday that attempts to reach out to Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller have not been returned since Friday.
Violent ends to past Indigenous protests haunt Trudeau government
Canada has a history of violent confrontations that resulted from attempts to forcibly shut down Indigenous protests.
Research seeks to tap into craft-brewing potential of Maritime wild hops
Scientists are searching out wild hops that grow mainly along creek beds and heavily forested areas in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.
UN study: 1 of every 3 Venezuelans is facing hunger
UN study: 1 of every 3 Venezuelans is facing hunger
Violent ends to past Indigenous protests haunt Trudeau government
The ghosts of Indigenous protests past have hovered over Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as his government struggles to bring a peaceful end to blockades that have disrupted traffic on rail lines and other major transportation routes across the country for more than two weeks.
Ontario confirms new presumptive case of coronavirus in Toronto
The patient was cared for at North York General Hospital and has been isolated while being tested for COVID-19.
Canadian officials lost or destroyed Russian spy case documents, Canada’s info watchdog finds
The episode began seven years ago when The Canadian Press filed an Access to Information Act request about the case of troubled junior naval officer Jeffrey Delisle.
Olympic hopefuls give it their all at McMaster
Three hundred and twenty people registered for testing to represent Canada at the Olympics
Should former skinheads and neo-Nazis be part of the fight to deradicalize others?
Across Canada, a small network of “formers” is providing mentorship to radicalized individuals looking to leave extremist groups. But some experts question this approach.
Once convicted of manslaughter, ex-gang member now licensed as lawyer
Rohan George pleaded guilty in March 2007, and was sentenced to eight years behind bars. A recent decision found him to be of “good character” — a prerequisite to his professional licensing.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford kicks off re-election campaign at PC policy convention
Ontario Premier Doug Ford kicked off his re-election campaign on Saturday night, a move he makes more than two years ahead of the next provincial election and on the same day union activists vowed to fight his government ahead of that vote.
Tories apologize after security guard blocks CBC reporter during live TV report in Niagara Falls
The Ontario Progressive Conservative party has apologized after a security guard at their policy convention in Niagara Falls tried to intervene when a CBC reporter was reporting on live television Friday.
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