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Updated 2025-02-03 07:30
UPDATE: Police identify David Stevens as the victim of Harvey Street homicide
Hamilton police are investigating the city’s first homicide of 2020.
Wisconsin teacher charged with trying to record students
A Wisconsin high school teacher was charged Thursday with seven federal counts of attempting to create child pornography by secretly recording minors twice last year. The charges follow an investigation triggered by the discovery of hidden cameras that were planted in the Minneapolis hotel room of students he was chaperoning on a business club trip.
UN agency declares global emergency over coronavirus from China
To date, China has reported more than 7,800 cases including 170 deaths. Eighteen other countries have since reported cases, as scientists race to understand how exactly the virus is spreading and how severe it is.
Brain injuries in Iraq put attention on invisible war wounds
The spotlight on brain injuries suffered by American troops in Iraq this month is an example of America’s episodic attention to this invisible war wound, which has affected hundreds of thousands over the past two decades but is not yet fully understood.
French Cardinal Acquitted of Abuse Cover-Up on Appeal
A French appeals court Thursday overturned a ruling against a cardinal who had been found guilty of covering up decades-old sexual abuse by a priest in his diocese, the latest twist in the most high-profile legal case against a clergyman in France.
Crowdfunding launched for Port Colborne teen stuck with mom’s tax bill
City declines to assist with $35,000 bill, teen turns to community for help
Houston writer Bryan Washington to receive Gaines award
Houston writer Bryan Washington to receive Gaines award
New home sales rise in Greater Toronto Area
New home sales rise in Greater Toronto Area after 2018 drop, says Altus Group
UPDATE: Neighbour heard a ‘bang’ near Harvey Street homicide
Hamilton police are investigating the city’s first homicide of 2020.
Toronto builders try new tactic to lure suburb-hating millennials
Projects in city’s oldest suburbs being pitched with walkable neighbourhoods, condo towers, cafes, shops and a hip feel to draw in downtown-loving millennials
Premier Doug Ford headed to Washington next week to unveil strategy aimed at ‘Buy American’ policies
Ford has previously stated that the policies jeopardize the $390 billion a year in two-way trade between Ontario and the U.S.
Brantford police want community to design new patch for canine unit
Contest deadline in March 31
Italian health authorities screening 7,000 aboard a cruise ship docked north of Rome
The ship had sailed from Mallorca, Spain, to Civitavecchia on a weeklong Mediterranean cruise but no passengers were allowed off for a planned walk in sunny Rome on Thursday.
'Complex drug trafficking network': Heavily-armed officers with guns drawn raid Burlington townhouse complex
Several people arrested in provincewide investigation
UPDATE: Man, 46, fatally shot in central Hamilton home overnight
Hamilton police are investigating the city’s first homicide of 2020.
Enbridge Mainline contract plan hits pushback from top producer
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. said in a filing with the Canada Energy Regulator on Tuesday that Enbridge’s bid to change the Mainline from monthly service to long-term contracts is an abuse of market power and isn’t in the public interest.
Max grounding costs to top $18B
Boeing Co. closed the financial books on a tragic and tumultuous 2019 by revealing that total costs for its grounded 737 Max will surpass $18 billion when the tab for restarting production later this year is included.
Stranded, stressed — desperate. Canadians in Wuhan wait to hear if they’ll be on a coronavirus evacuation flight
Even if they are able to evacuate the coronavirus quarantine zone in China, Canadians stuck in Wuhan say it will be a struggle to get to the airport with transportation services shut down.
Teenager pistol whipped, family tied up in violent Oakville home invasion
The men stole electronics, jewelry, clothing, cash, and two vehicles from the home.
Son of Russian billionaire rents a $500-a-month apartment
As the ultra-rich prepare to embark on the largest wealth transfer in history, Russia stands out because the country’s legal framework offers little support to those seeking to pass down fortunes.
City to provide HSR drivers with 42 ‘end-of-line’ washrooms
‘This has been a problem industry wide. That’s why we’ve taken it on,’ says Eric Tuck, president of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 107.
Arrest warrant issued for Jeremy Hall’s spouse to testify in court
Carol Anne Eaton, Jeremy Hall’s common law spouse, again failed to show in court Wednesday.
Steelmaker ArcelorMittal Dofasco misses deadline to upgrade polluting coke plant
But the province says the company cannot use 14 coke ovens until they are brought up to environmental scratch. New deadlines loom this year for a study of additional repairs.
Hamilton sex offender charged with violating probation after victim finds online dating profile
One of Jeffrey Smallwood’s victims allegedly found him on the dating site Badoo
ONTARIO COLD CASE: 200 leads fail to pinpoint Kimlyn Tolgyes' killer
Although Project Advocate, a task force set up to investigate a series of attacks on sex trade workers, resulted in a couple of arrests, the 2002 murder of 19-year-old Kimlyn Tolgyes remains unsolved.
How Hamilton schools are responding to coronavirus
Columbia International College is encouraging students who feel sick to wear masks, to report illness, to avoid crowds and to not spread rumours.
Canada’s chief public health officer says it will take at least a year to develop coronavirus vaccine
More than 7,700 people in China have been diagnosed with the new coronavirus and 170 of them have died.
Ford government has floated giving itself more control over judicial appointments, documents reveal
The province’s attorney general has proposed reforms giving him more leeway over who gets chosen as a provincial court judge. The changes, which are not final, are outlined in a “consultation paper” shared this month with the province’s legal groups.
Charge GST on Netflix, communications panel recommends
“The single most important message to convey on behalf of Canadians is one of urgency,” says chair Janet Yale on the pressing need to reform Canada’s digital laws.
Pacifica Quartet performing at the Art Gallery of Hamilton
Performing cycles is a particular specialty of the Bloomington, Indiana-based Pacifica Quartet.
Province muzzles Hamilton city manager on post-LRT task force
‘I definitely want to be in the position to update my council. I just have to work through the process of what that looks like through the province,’ Janette Smith said Wednesday.
McMaster community remembers those murdered at the Islamic Cultural Centre in 2017
Speakers talked of the continuing problems of Islamophobia and white supremacy
Allen Heath ‘The Canadian Screwball’ was first in NASCAR’s top level
Saskatoon native Allen Heath was first Canadian in NASCAR
Part of Waterdown bypass complete, but won’t open until later this year
Bypass to connect to Centre Road in 2020
Pest, drugs, guns discovered at Michigan-Canada crossings
Federal agents in Michigan discovered an invasive beetle when a college student entered the U.S. from Canada last year, the first time that the voracious khapra beetle has been detected at a northern border, authorities said Wednesday.
Air Canada suspends all direct flights to China for a month in wake of coronavirus outbreak
The suspension is effective Thursday and slated to last until Feb. 29, Air Canada said.
Isabel Allende talks about migration, life, aging and love
Isabel Allende talks about migration, life, aging and love
For the EU, Brexit Is a Major Defeat for the Idea of Europe
The European Parliament voted in Brussels on Wednesday to ratify the withdrawal agreement that governs Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union, which will formally happen Friday at midnight Brussels time.
Beyond Meat products pulled from Tim Hortons shops in Canada
The rollback marks a rare setback for the plant-based meat maker, which had an initial launch starting in June at nearly 4,000 Canadian Tim Hortons locations.
OPP looking for answers after urine dumped in Norfolk home
Unknown suspects forcibly gained entry into a house and once inside, proceeded to dump a large quantity of suspected urine in the foyer.
Hamilton’s Victoria Curling Club out of action until the fall
The curling club’s board has decided to abandon plans for a heavily abbreviated season and start fresh in the fall.
Hamilton police looking for man who committed “indecent act” after calling over woman to car
The victim was walking in Ainslie Wood when she noticed the car
OPP officer hit by vehicle on Highway 6 released from hospital
Investigation into crash is ongoing
Grisly Hamilton alley slaying all in a day’s work for DC’s Titans guest stars
Action packed scenes shot by Christ’s Church Cathedral in August 2019
‘Smooth-talking con artist’ dupes Norfolk parents of almost $45,000 in ‘emergency’ scam
OPP reminding residents to be extremely vigilant and to be alert for unsolicited calls, emails, faxes or visitors that arrive at your residence.
Birth defects, cancer and disease among potential health risks from fracking for Canadians, doctors warn
A review on natural gas fracking by the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment recommends a “rapid and just transition away from natural gas and oil extracted with fracking to clean and equitable renewable energy sources.”
Hamilton man charged after couple threatened with gun downtown
The couple were standing outside restaurant near King and Queen when the man approached them
Harley-Davidson shares fall as revenue misses estimates
Motorcycle revenue and shipments fell more than expected, adding urgency to CEO Matt Levatich’s effort to expand the manufacturer’s sales overseas.
Shopify to hire 1,000 workers, open Vancouver office by end of year
Shopify Inc. says it will hire 1,000 people in Vancouver and open its first permanent office in the city in late 2020.
Canada’s job market booms for men, with Ontario leading the way
More than 193,000 males took new jobs in Canada last year, almost double the number of females.
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