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Ten-year-old West Vancouver girl dies after medical emergency on LAX flight
A report from the Los Angeles Fire Department suggested the girl, identified as Janice Xu, may have suffered cardiac arrest, but it said the coroner will determine the cause of death.
Warm Hamilton weather expected to stick around into 2020
Don’t plan for any tobogganing adventures any time soon.
130 pigs stolen in southern Ontario hog heist: OPP
Provincial police received the call about the stolen pigs, which weigh 300 pounds each, on Boxing Day.
RCMP in Surrey, B.C., investigate shooting death of Ontario teenager
Police say officers were called out Monday night to a residence on 152nd Street where they found the body of 18-year-old Keeshawn Brown.
They are Generation Z. But will they be remembered as Generation Anxiety?
The 2010s brought rising income inequality, bitter political polarization, precarious work and a rapidly warming planet. For those who came of age in the decade, a more insidious crisis is taking hold — and they can’t escape it.
It’s hitchBOT 2.0. The hitchhiking robot left for dead on a U.S. street in 2015 is back — on stage in France
The victim of the decade’s most famous unsolved robot murder has been reincarnated, and is finding new audiences in the world of theatre.
Paul Berton: Coca-Cola doesn’t want to end up like yo-yo
Escalator, trampoline, yo-yo were all once brands. So were many other generic terms.
The Spectator’s photographers pick their favourite images of 2019: Gary Yokoyama
Gary Yokoyama takes a look back at his favourite photos of the year.
Drug smuggler, condo wars and a Burlinton police shooting — top stories of 2019: Part 4
72 reasons to sign up to TheSpec.com
Hovercrafts, digital teachers and $20 cucumbers: Welcome to Hamilton 2050
What will Hamilton be like in 30 years? Local officials weigh in with their predictions.
Hamilton brothers boldly podcast their way to best in country Apple podcast award
Two Hamilton brothers are having a blast(-off) doing The Adventures of the Starship Coconut podcast. It just won the Apple Podcast best fictional podcast in the country award.
‘Queen of Giraffes’ Anne Dagg among new Order of Canada recipients with global influence
Hers is among the 120 names announced Friday as new additions to or promotions in the Order of Canada.
From autism to public health, a year of backtracks in Ontario politics
From a wildly unpopular Ontario autism program to cuts to municipal public health and child care funding, the year has seen many significant plans yanked back, often after outcry reached a fever pitch.
Ed Canning: Planning a trip? The timing, and the law, might not be on your side.
To vacation or not to vacation? The choices aren’t always yours.
Hamilton police received 911 calls about lost keys, mice and a cold raccoon in 2019
Police have released their top 10 non-emergency 911 calls this year. They’re just as ridiculous as you might imagine.
Halifax-based continuing care organization hit by ‘sophisticated’ computer virus
Staff are working manually on processes such as payroll and home care scheduling, which is proving to be a challenge.
Toronto homicide victim remembered as outspoken advocate for trans rights
Julie Berman, 51, died on Sunday after an alleged assault at a residence in the city’s downtown.
New Russian weapon can travel 27 times the speed of sound
President Vladimir Putin has described the Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle as a technological breakthrough comparable to the 1957 Soviet launch of the first satellite.
Poll on drug-impaired driving suggests more education needed, CAA says
Newly released polling data about drug-impaired driving suggests more needs to be done to raise awareness of the dangers of getting behind the wheel while high.
Police received 911 calls about lost keys, mice and a cold raccoon in 2019
Police have released their top 10 non-emergency 911 calls this year. They’re just as ridiculous as you might imagine.
Israel’s Netanyahu shores up base but obstacles remain
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shored up his base with a landslide primary victory announced early Friday, but he will need a big win in national elections in March if he hopes to stay in office and gain immunity from prosecution on corruption charges.
Border agents on the lookout for parental abductions during holiday season
Usually the result of a parent who’s unsatisfied with custody arrangements and takes matters into their own hands.
Secrecy of police board hearing in Thunder Bay must be reviewed
A retired judge will have to decide anew whether to keep secret a hearing that will decide if police officers should face disciplinary proceedings for their investigation into the death of an Indigenous man, Ontario’s top court ruled on Friday.
Posty the abandoned pup is a Trooper, bringing joy to Glanbrook woman
Shih tzu mix captured the hearts of Hamiltonians in August after he was found abandoned at a gas station sitting in a carrier in his own filth
Hmong celebrate new year in California amid tighter security
The November attack on a backyard party in Fresno killed four Hmong men.
Sizzling temperatures hit Australia again as wildfires persist
Authorities are bracing for conditions to deteriorate with Sydney forecast to hit 31 C on Sunday before reaching 35 C on Tuesday.
Scott Radley’s (Not So) Deep Thoughts
Is Ryu really the answer, how quickly the NHL has killed the outdoor game and other random thoughts.
Manslaughter sentence in Hamilton house party slaying reduced to 15 years
Appeal Court rules judge erred in Joshua Warner’s punishment for Brandon Musgrave’s shooting death
Poll on drug-impaired driving suggests more education needed, CAA says
The results found that just over one-fifth of all respondents in the online survey said they had either driven after consuming cannabis, or rode in a car with someone who had.
Ward 12 in 2020
As the calendar flips to 2020, the Review has reached out to Flamborough’s three councillors — Ward 12’s Lloyd Ferguson, Ward 13’s Arlene VanderBeek and Ward 15’s Judi Partridge — to nail down their top priorities for Flamborough in the coming year.
Police find dozens of open cans of beer in Milton teenager’s SUV
Officers allege driver claimed he had nothing to drink but failed roadside test.
One person to hospital after fire at Barnesdale Avenue North home
Fire on second storey of home not suspicious
ZOWIE! Original comic book art is suddenly selling for millions
Meet Jeff Singh, a Mississauga emergency physician whose 3,800 comic book drawings now fetch as much as $50,000 each.
Police find human remains near Highway 410 in Brampton
Investigators say the body was found in a green space near the highway.
Warm winter day expected for Hamilton
Temperatures are expected to reach a high of 11 C in the city by this afternoon.
CBC says it cut Trump cameo from holiday flick before he was president
The CBC is defending itself after U.S. President Donald Trump’s eldest son shared criticism of the public broadcaster for airing a version of “Home Alone 2” without his father’s cameo.
Regina Haggo: Earls Court Gallery celebrates 10 years of art on Ottawa Street in Hamilton
Earls Court Gallery curator Andrea Jackman put together a special exhibit to mark the gallery’s 10th year on Ottawa Street
The Spectator’s photographers pick their favourite images of 2019: Cathie Coward
Cathie Coward takes a look back at her favourite photos of the year
Mississauga comic book artist’s original drawings are suddenly selling for millions
Meet Jeff Singh, a Mississauga emergency physician whose 3,800 comic book drawings now fetch as much as $50,000 each.
Weekend events: Seven things to do around Hamilton this weekend and into the new year
You can skate indoors, or out; celebrate the new year; or take a hike. Hamilton has lots of things to do to keep everyone busy this weekend and into 2020.
How a poisoning in Bulgaria exposed Russian assassins in Europe
Western intelligence officials said the Bulgaria poisonings were a critical clue that helped expose a campaign by the Kremlin and its sprawling web of intelligence operatives to eliminate Russia’s enemies abroad and destabilize the West.
Iraq president offers to quit after rejecting PM nominee
Iraqi President Barham Salih said he would not name Asaad al-Eidani as the country’s next prime minister “to avoid more bloodshed and in order to safeguard civil peace.”
NYC police locate one of the teens suspected of killing young woman in a park
The teen is one of three youths police allege were involved in the stabbing of Barnard College student Tessa Majors, 18, as she walked through Manhattan’s Morningside Park on Dec. 11.
No injuries in B.C. train derailment
Environmental crews assessing impact as 26 railcars reportedly derailed along track in Fraser Fort-George region.
New Mexico police investigate killing of four people on Christmas Day
Police in the community of Rio Rancho did not identify the victims or say whether a suspect or suspects have been identified. A statement said investigators did not believe there was an ongoing threat.
Brampton teen dying of cancer gets his Christmas wish, meets LeBron James in L.A.
Corey Groves, a 17-year-old teenager who was diagnosed with desmoplastic small round cell tumours (DSRCT) in May 2019, travelled to Los Angeles on Dec. 23.
Niagara conservation authority has changed its image
Outgoing CAO Gayle Wood says authority has regained trust.
‘Do you want to live or die’: Son forced to interpret for his deaf parents at Hamilton Health Sciences
John Davidson says both of his parents were denied an American Sign Language interpreter when they were patients at Hamilton hospitals.
How many students were suspended for bullying incidents last year? The Catholic board can’t say for sure
The Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board says it has struck a committee to review its existing processes for suspension reporting to ensure principals are tracking suspensions consistently
A country where driving makes you a target
Afghan roads are some of the most dangerous in the world, turned into killing grounds through years of bitter guerrilla warfare.
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