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Elections Canada reports no serious cyberthreats to last fall’s federal election
Elections Canada can’t let its guard down, says Canada’s chief electoral officer Stephane Perrault, despite getting through last fall’s federal election campaign with no significant cybersecurity threats.
Netanyahu trial clouds last days of Israel election campaign
The criminal trial for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will begin March 17, court officials announced Tuesday, shaking up the final stretch of a contentious election campaign and hurting the longtime Israeli leader’s hopes of forming a new government after the vote.
Ontario probing licence plate defect weeks after new models were released
Premier Doug Ford’s government said Tuesday it is standing by its redesigned licence plates despite reports from some police officers that the new models are difficult to read in low light.
Bail hearing in Dundas arson murders begins
Hamilton teacher Richard Taylor is charged with two counts of first-degree murder
Trudeau government wrestling with complex blockade issues
Trudeau’s government is being expected to get a national railroad working and resolve historic grievances between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people — all within a few days, Susan Delacourt writes.
UPDATE: Search resumes for nine-year-old ‘hero’ swept into Lake Erie
The boy has been identified by family as Alexander Ottley
Are Ontario’s new blue licence plates hard to read at night? Province looks into complaints
Some have taken to Twitter raising concern they’re “virtually unreadable” in certain conditions. Last April the Ford government announced “A Place To Grow” as the slogan for the new plate designs.
Ontario’s Catholic teachers set to return to the bargaining table Wednesday
If no deal is reached, the union has told its 45,000 members that it will begin rotating strikes starting next week.
Ontario massage therapist sexually assaulted women two years after receiving closed-door caution
The College of Massage Therapists of Ontario did not tell the public that Fernando Vigon-Campuzano had been cautioned for “inappropriately” touching an undercover investigator.
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Former Ancaster con man gets 12 years for $54M Ponzi scheme
David Holden’s first trip to jail didn’t scare him back on to the right path. Neither did his second. Maybe third time’s a charm.
Flight to evacuate Canadians from coronavirus-hit cruise ship ‘expected’ to depart Japan on Thursday
Global Affairs Canada says that 32 Canadians on-board the Diamond Princess cruise ship have now tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. There are 256 Canadians on the ship.
Freight train derailment causes disruptions for Hamilton commuter trains into Toronto
Passengers trying to catch a train from Aldershot or Appleby stations in Burlington will now have to get on at the Burlington or Oakville stations
Bulldogs fall to Rangers after leading by three in third period
Kitchener downs Hamilton in 7-6 comeback win
Pier 1 Imports, the struggling home goods retailer, files for bankruptcy
There is at least one location in the Hamilton area — located on Golf Links Road in Ancaster.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos commits $10 billion to fight climate change
Bezos, the world’s richest person, said in an Instagram post that he'll start giving grants this summer to scientists, activists and nonprofits working to protect Earth.
Doctors working to diagnose Thorold toddler’s mystery illness
The doctors have an affectionate name for her. They call the Thorold toddler their “Little Question Mark.”
Is your partner cheating on you financially? How to find out — and what to do about it
The key to growing net worth in a partnership includes listing combined assets and liabilities, creating a budget, allocating a spending allowance and being honest, writes Lesley-Anne Scorgie
Murder of sex worker exposes Canada’s hypocrisy on prostitution, advocate says
In the wake of Marylène Lévesque’s death in a Quebec City hotel last month, critics say prostitution laws are applied irregularly across the country and only make sex work more dangerous.
Hamilton law firm must pay $426k for ‘negligent’ representation
Case dating back 14 years ‘was probably larger and more complex than I ought to have been handling at the time,’ testified lawyer Stephen Chisholm
UPDATE: Brace for a messy commute early Tuesday morning
Snow overnight into Tuesday morning could total up to 8 centimetres.
Ancaster family mourns ‘superhero’ dad who died from flu
Elvis Podvorac, 48, was fit and healthy to a fault, says his family. He died Feb. 3.
Federal, B.C. ministers seek meeting with First Nations in hope of blockade solution
The meeting, which would involve the federal and B.C. ministers responsible for Indigenous relations sitting down with First Nations opposed to the Coastal GasLink pipeline project, has yet to be scheduled.
Killing of seven-year-old girl stokes anger in Mexico
The city prosecutor’s office said Monday that investigators identified a body found over the weekend as that of Fatima, a grade-school student who was taken by a stranger on Feb. 11.
Assad’s forces make advances, further securing Aleppo region
The address came amid an ongoing military advance in northwestern Syria that has sparked a humanitarian catastrophe which the U.N.’s humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock warned “has reached a horrifying level.”
In a milestone-packed launch, SpaceX marks 80th successful liftoff but is unable to land booster for 50th time
A successful landing of the Falcon 9 booster would have further flexed the company’s reusability muscle as it works to make rocket launches as routine as air travel.
Largest mass graves uncovered in Burundi with 6,000 bodies
The East African country has been unearthing such graves from a past that includes massacres along ethnic lines. Some have warned that the work can be sensitive ahead of the presidential election in May.
China may postpone annual congress because of virus
The standing committee said it would meet on Feb. 24 to further deliberate on a postponement. The meeting is due to start on March 5.
UK issues severe flood warnings; storm injures nine in Germany
Other residents in Wales and western England were cleaning up Monday after the storm flooded roads, railways, homes and businesses and disrupted travel across Britain.
Ottawa eases speed restrictions imposed after Saskatchewan derailment
The restrictions were placed on certain trains following a derailment in Saskatchewan earlier this month that spilled 1.2 million litres of crude oil and started a massive fire.
Health-care coalition calls on government for pharmacare funding in next budget
The Pharmacare Now Coalition is asking for an additional $3.5 billion in the upcoming budget to finance access to an approved list of essential medicines for the public.
Bulldogs fall to Rangers after leading by three in third period
Kitchener downs Hamilton in 7-6 comeback win
Bombardier to sell train unit to France’s Alstom, shedding biggest division
The news comes only weeks after the TTC took delivery of the last of 204 new Bombardier streetcars.
Study finds ‘stunning’ lack of research into women’s heart health
The review was released by Heart & Stroke and the Canadian Women’s Heart Health Alliance, who call it a first-of-its-kind scientific look at gender gaps in cardiovascular research.
Family Day fun at Ancaster Fairgrounds
Kids-Fest featured blow-up slides and rides, interactive displays and educational shows
Together in Dance festival celebrates diversity
Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts event held at Mohawk College Sunday
Nine-year-old ‘hero’ swept into Lake Erie was trying to save friend: family
The boy has been identified by family as Alexander Ottley
Winter weather advisory: Prepare for a messy commute early Tuesday morning
Snow overnight into Tuesday morning could total up to 8 centimetres.
Oregon wrestles with building facilities in tsunami zones
Experts say the big one is coming to the Pacific Northwest: a massive earthquake that will cause buildings and bridges to collapse and unleash a tsunami that will devastate the coast.
With ‘Mother Nature in charge,’ dams unleash floodwaters
Days and days of heavy rain have created a dilemma for authorities managing dams along swollen rivers in Mississippi and Tennessee. The water has to be released eventually, worsening the flooding for people living downstream.
Ontario legislature returns from break as teachers escalate job action
The Ontario legislature resumes Tuesday after a winter break that’s been consumed by an escalating conflict with the province’s public school teachers.
Telus and affiliates tell customers they’ve already met Liberal rate-cut pledge
One of Canada’s major mobile service providers appears to have set the stage for a battle with Ottawa over the timing of proposed wireless rate cuts.
Obit: D-Day veteran helped supply Canadian army that fought across Europe
Jim Warford landed on Juno Beach on June 6, 1944. Warford died Jan. 27, he was 97 years old.
Our favourites from NHL seasons’ past, rekindle the memories on Hamilton ice
One more time at FirstOntario
‘It’s completely devastating’ — nine-year-old boy swept into Lake Erie
The search at Peacock Point turned into a recovery mission Saturday night
Boy, 14, killed in snowmobile crash in Kearney, Ont.
Police say the boy was driving the motorized snow vehicle when he left the trail and struck a tree on Sunday.
Federal emergency group to meet on pipeline protests as rail blockades continue
Justin Trudeau says the Incident Response Group will talk about how to handle the protests against a natural gas pipeline that crosses Wet’suwet’en territory in northern British Columbia.
Two byelections, education strife and a budget await MPPs returning to Queen’s Park
As MPPs return to the legislature Tuesday after a 10-week winter break, it doesn’t take much to predict it could be a hot time for Ford’s Progressive Conservative government.
Tenants in N.L., P.E.I. displaced after pipes burst in sub-zero temperatures
Eight people were evacuated from a three-storey complex in St. John’s early Sunday after five apartments were damaged by flooding.
Trudeau confers with cabinet ministers as rail blockades continue
Indigenous services minister said the economy is suffering but the government’s response is a test of Canada’s ability to find peaceful resolutions.
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