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Updated 2025-02-03 09:15
Don’t let Hamilton’s Wild Waterworks slide: board chair
City-owned attraction at Confederation Beach Park at ‘fork in road’ after 30-plus years, says councillor
Should Ontario developers be allowed to hire and pay their own building inspectors?
Critics blast Ford government proposal to let developers bypass municipal building inspectors.
Starbucks says hold the milk to reduce carbon footprint
Dairy products are the biggest source of carbon dioxide emissions across the coffee giant’s operations and supply chain.
Massive 37-tower project to be ‘a real downtown for Mississauga,’ developer says
Square One District will feature 18,000 residential units, at least half of which are set to be purpose-built rentals.
Hamilton convenience store murder in 1991 is feature of CBC show The Detectives, on TV Thursday night
A murder case from 1991 puts Hamilton in the focus of CBC docudrama The Detectives. A convenience store clerk was killed in the commission of a robbery
Clinton says ‘nobody likes’ Sanders, declines to commit to backing him
Her remarks ricocheted across the Democratic Party on Tuesday, threatening to reopen the barely healed wounds of the 2016 primary.
Motorist drives into Queens Quay tunnel and gets stuck near Union Station platform
The driver went into the tunnel at around 2:30 a.m., said TTC spokesperson Stuart Green, despite signs that warn drivers to not enter the area.
Body found in Burlington creek identified as missing 22-year-old: police
Police say her death does not appear suspicious.
No more out-of-town construction fill to be dumped at Safari Road farm, vows owner
The site was one of three in Hamilton originally exempted from a new council ban on dumping construction soil trucked in from outside the city.
Canada brings home first plane-crash victim, pushes Iran to respect families
The first body of a Canadian who died in the Tehran plane crash has come home, the country’s foreign minister said Tuesday, as the government pushed Iran to respect the wishes of family members who want their loved ones buried in Canada.
Liberals aim to find common ground when Parliament resumes next week
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is hoping to apply the same spirit of solidarity that saw Canadians pull together during recent disasters to get things done in a minority Parliament.
Feds to roll out Buy Canadian food campaign
Ottawa launching 'Buy Canadian' campaign focusing on food and agriculture
148 cows killed in Haldimand County barn fire
Halidmand County and West Lincoln firefighters respond to Canborough barn fire
Strikes close all Catholic schools, some public elementary and high schools
Catholic schools across Ontario were closed Tuesday, as were high schools and elementary schools in several public boards, with teachers in three out of the four major unions holding one-day strikes.
Would-be Conservative leaders jockey for support as Charest bows out
Some continue to wait to see if Rona Ambrose chooses to enter but others have already made up their minds
Malaysia returns 150 containers of garbage, including 11 to Canada
The Malaysian government sent 11 shipping containers of plastic garbage back to Canada recently as the country takes a hard stand to try to keep illegal foreign waste from its shores.
UPDATED: Hamilton pair accused of 141 fraud and identity theft charges
Hamilton police say at least 100 victims targeted
Trucker unscathed after steel beams barrel into transport truck cab
The driver of a transport truck carrying a load of steel beams escaped injury after the load shifted and entered the sleeper portion of the cab.
Stoney Creek home stuck by bullets in ‘targeted’ shooting
No one hurt in shooting at Glen Castle Drive and Mount Albion Road
Hamilton sports journalist Steve Milton named to Skate Canada Hall of Fame
The Spectator columnist is only the third ever journalist named to the Hall
How to get divorced without going broke
Price of an uncontested divorce? $1,300. Price of an acrimonious divorce? Tens of thousands.
Fintech leader Q4 chooses Hamilton as ‘vibrant’ launching pad for international expansion
100 staff to be hired for new offices on King Street East in emerging tech hub district
Five things even experienced investors get wrong about TFSAs
Canadians love TFSAs — we just don’t understand them. Here’s what you need to know
Hamiltonian Eugene Levy shouts out the Hammer during SAG Awards
Pittsburgh of the North, eh? I guess we’ll take it.
PHOTOS: Hamilton Catholic teachers hit the picket line
All Catholic schools were closed as part of the provincial one-day strike
Ernie Schramayr: Here is what the fittest of all do, in three separate categories
Always ... occasionally ... never
Welland trucker unscathed after steel beams barrel into transport truck cab
The driver of a transport truck carrying a load of steel beams escaped injury after the load shifted and entered the sleeper portion of the cab.
One injured, driver sought after car crashes into Welland canal
Niagara Regional Police are looking for the driver who was behind the wheel of a car that crashed into the Welland Canal.
Winfrey chooses the novel "American Dirt" for her book club
Winfrey chooses the novel "American Dirt" for her book club
A Toronto couple bought this shed for $50,000. Now it’s a five-storey tower home listed for $2.25 million
They bought the shed 15 years ago and spent five years building the live-work tower, complete with marble from First Canadian Place and logs from Georgian Bay.
Buckle up: What to watch as impeachment trial takes off
Rock star legal teams will cram the airy well of the chamber just a few feet from each other and Chief Justice John Roberts.
Sheryl Nadler: Where Blue Monday collides with cream pies
How can a McDonald’s in Japan affect the ‘saddest day of the year’
Mike Sloan, Ontario man who shared his final months with terminal cancer on Twitter, dies
Mike Sloan passed away Monday via medically assisted dying, according to his Twitter account.
“My wife is happy:” Grimsby man wins $250,000 with Daily Grand lottery
His first-ever major win also includes an extra $2 for his Encore numbers.
Car rammed, driver confronted with knife in Hamilton road rage incident
Victim used snow brush to push away knife
Hamilton police investigating fire that destroyed up to 55 boats in barn
Forty-five to 55 boats being stored on Golf Club Road property destroyed by weekend
Hamilton’s John Kim didn’t back off, now he’s Canada’s novice men’s skating champ
13-year-old from Hamilton Skating Club rebounds to take national title; other young HSC skaters fare well.
New titles from Hamilton authors
Add to your winter reading list with some new books by local authors
Could Hamilton Mountain Arena rejection cost city nearly $1 billion?
‘Yes, it is at risk,’ executive says of massive Lime Ridge redevelopment plan
Hamilton police budget trimmed to avoid clash; ask for increase of more than $6.6 million
Coun. Tom Jackson warns board 4.34 per cent, $7.16 million, hike will ‘not fly’ with elected officials next week
Hamilton’s celebrated not-for-profit restaurant 541 Eatery struggling to stay afloat
The popular pay-it-forward concept restaurant on Barton Street East has seen its sales drop to desperately low levels, the lowest since it opened in 2014.
TekSavvy makes public appeal in new campaign
TekSavvy launches ad campaign in latest battle with big phone, cable companies
Major doctors’ group calls for US to assure coverage for all
With health care an election-year priority, a major doctors’ organization on Monday called for sweeping government action to guarantee coverage for all, reduce costs and improve the basic well-being of Americans.
New post-secondary funding model in Alberta tied to performance
Alberta’s new funding model for post-secondary institutions ties some of the money to performance measures.
School strike update: What Hamilton parents and students can expect this week
Hamilton Catholic high schools and elementary schools will be closed Jan. 21 as part of job action
Fraud allegations a facade, Meng lawyer argues as extradition hearing begins
A defence lawyer says fraud allegations against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou are a “facade” and the charges are really about the United States attempting to enforce its sanctions against Iran.
Putin sends his constitutional proposals to Parliament
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday submitted to parliament a package of constitutional amendments widely seen as an attempt to secure his grip on power well after his current term ends in 2024.
Trump heads to Switzerland with Senate trial to reconvene
When United States President Donald Trump’s historic impeachment trial is called to order in the Senate this week, he won’t be watching from inside the chamber or on television from the White House.
Thousands rally in Virginia’s capital for gun rights
Thousands of gun-rights activists — some brandishing their military-style rifles — crowded the streets surrounding Virginia’s Capitol building Monday to protest plans by the state’s Democratic leadership to pass gun-control legislation.
Innovation Notebook: Mac researchers find 52 potential cases of scurvy in Hamilton patients
Also, predicting heart attacks after surgery, using red blood cells to target disease and doctors over-prescribing opioids.
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