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Updated 2025-02-03 23:15
Critics question changes in Ford government’s proposed legal aid law, like how the term ‘low-income’ is nowhere to be found
Here’s what stands out among the changes in the new legal aid bill the province introduced this week.
Jury finds former SNC-Lavalin exec. Sami Bebawi guilty on all charges
Bebawi, 73, faced trial on five charges, including fraud, corruption of foreign officials and laundering proceeds of crime. A jury on Sunday found him guilty of all the crimes.
UN climate talks end with few results, new doubts in slowing global warming
After more than two weeks of talks, negotiators barely mustered enthusiasm for the comprise they had patched together, while raising grievances about the many issues that remain unresolved.
Lawyers for clients of Halifax-based cryptocurrency firm ask RCMP to exhume remains of founder
More than 76,000 unsecured creditors came forward to claim they are owed $214.6 million
Quebec police investigate two pizzeria fires set off 20 minutes apart
The blazes in the Monteregie region that police said totally destroyed the two buildings are believed to be criminal.
Sewergate: Cootes shoreline cleanup symbolic of need to correct sewage spill
Small group undeterred by rain and snow
Guatemalan cardinal to visit Mississippi after migrant raids
A Guatemalan cardinal who advocates for migrants will visit Mississippi following immigration raids last summer that prompted 680 arrests.
Guatemalan cardinal to visit Mississippi after migrant raids
Guatemalan cardinal to visit Mississippi after migrant raids
Scheer facing an internal audit over use of Conservative Party funds
Stephen Harper said to be furious over Scheer using Conservative Party funds to pay for his children’s private school tuition.
Grizzly bears move north in High Arctic as climate change expands range
The predators have long roamed the mainland Inuvialuit communities but they’re reportedly now appearing around Sachs Harbour and Ulukhaktok.
Honey Sherman had a will she updated shortly before billionaire couple slain, confidant reveals
Close confidant of Honey Sherman told police the billionaire philanthropist spoke of making changes to her will in the weeks before the murders.
Mitch McConnell, co-ordinating with White House, lays plans for impeachment trial
Outraged Democrats accused McConnell of abandoning his duty to render ‘impartial justice’ after his dismissive television interview.
‘It’s humiliating and disrespectful,’ says Sikh paramedic who can’t wear beard on the job
At one time, the Hamilton medic was given option of shaving two lines into his beard to fit respirator
Lawyer asks for cultural assessment before Hamilton judge sentences Black man
Cultural assessment reports “describes an offender’s background and personal history, including their experiences of anti-Black racism in education, social services and the legal system.”
Alectra says it didn’t get permission to share Hamilton customer information with third parties
Company “is working closely with the city to correct this oversight,” the utility says.
Camel, cow, donkey found wandering in Kansas to be featured in live Nativity
The trio will be the celebrity guests Saturday during a holiday event at the Tanganyika Wildlife Park.
Justices to take up dispute over subpoenas for Trump records
The Supreme Court said Friday it will hear President Donald Trump’s pleas to keep his tax, bank and financial records private.
5 things of note from Trudeau’s mandate letters to his ministers
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued marching orders to his cabinet on Friday. While many of the instructions come straight from the Liberal campaign platform, there are a few new things to take note of.
Macron pushes ahead with pension plan amid damaging strikes
President said Friday the “historic reform” aims at better equipping the country for 21st century challenges.
Ontario NDP calls for Sikh paramedics to be exempt from wearing certain helmets
Ontario’s New Democrats are calling on the Progressive Conservative government to exempt Sikh paramedics from having to wear a specific respirator that would be impeded by long beards.
Sharp increase in number of opioid deaths, ER visits in Ontario
Public Health Ontario said 435 people died from opioid overdoses between January and March — a 40 per cent increase from the same period in 2018 when 307 deaths were reported.
A few hundred riders, including Thong Man, enjoyed Friday the 13th in Port Dover
A great day for a biker bash with above average December temperatures, lots of sun, and most importantly, no snow
Volkswagen intends to plead guilty to environment charges
“We are before Your Honour prepared to plead guilty to 60 charges — all the charges before the court,” defence lawyer David Humphrey told Justice Enzo Rondinelli.
Hamilton family settles lawsuit for being targeted in botched 2011 raid
Disgraced former Hamilton police officer Craig Ruthowsky behind bad intelligence
Murder charge withdrawn in Devan Selvey stabbing death
14-year-old was stabbed behind Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School in October
Chedoke sewage spill spurs provincial review: MPP Skelly
Progressive Conservative MPP promises residents ‘regular’ updates on studies and cleanup efforts in Chedoke Creek and Cootes Paradise
New air passenger rights take effect Sunday
The marching orders from Trudeau include making planes and trains more accessible; making airports more efficient and accountable to travellers; and set standards to limit the amount of time travellers spend waiting at airport security.
Impeachment charges head to House as Trump calls process a ‘hoax’
The House is expected to approve the two articles of impeachment next week, before lawmakers depart for the holidays.
Lametti looking ahead to larger reforms on doctor-assisted death
Justice Minister David Lametti is being asked to move quickly to respond to a recent court ruling on doctor-assisted death, but he says the Liberal government is open to reforming the existing law in an even bigger way than the judge ordered.
Paul Berton: A plain brown envelope can shed light on important secrets
Whistleblowers are key to a healthy democracy
Democrats threaten to boycott next debate over labour dispute
Candidates don’t want to cross picket lines at university.
Erin O’Toole and Peter MacKay are preparing to enter the race to replace Andrew Scheer
Two former cabinet ministers now actively putting together teams for their bid for the Conservative leadership after Andrew Scheer announced his intention to step down.
Hamilton widow walks the Camino in remembrance of late husband
Jeff and Jennifer Wolfenden had a touchingly powerful love, built on a relationship formed as they both recovered from strokes. He died this summer in a motorcycle accident.
New Zealand recovers six bodies days after volcanic eruption
Police Deputy Commissioner Wally Haumaha said the families cheered when they were told of the successful recovery of six bodies and expressed joy and relief.
Hamilton police support call for inquest into Devon Freeman’s death
The Hamilton teen’s body wasn’t found for more than six months, on grounds of Flamborough group home
Hamilton's pilot adoption program saving animals' lives, says officials
From January to November 2019, Hamilton euthunized 363 animals, a decline from 679 in 2016.
Mohawk College, Ford of Canada partner to put students in the fast lane for automotive jobs
New training initiative designed to create a new crop of qualified automotive service technicians
Women-only axe-throwing league to launch in Burlington
The inaugural session of the axe-throwing league, called the Shield Maidens, begins on Jan. 19 and runs for eight consecutive weeks.
Hamilton’s Matt Campbell aims for World Darts Championship in London
Campbell will carry Canada’s colours at the world tournament, which runs Friday through Jan. 1
Watch the video: What happened inside Barry and Honey Sherman’s home before they were murdered
The Toronto Star has come up with a likely scenario using clues provided by sources, photographs and floor plans from the home, as well as a timeline of events.
Andrew Dreschel: To leak or not to leak confidential reports
Public’s right to know versus erosion of trust among councillors
Waterloo woman needs living donor to treat liver cancer
— This is the biggest ask Camila Calegari has ever made, but it’s her last chance.
Ontario eyes religious accommodations for Sikh paramedics
The case of a Sikh paramedic taken off the road because his beard would impede a respirator in situations involving hazardous airborne pollutants has prompted a review of safety regulations with an eye to accommodating religious beliefs.
Former Brock University employee receives discharge over bizarre emails to stranger
Sachin Mehta, 41, appeared in Ontario Court of Justice in St. Catharines Thursday and pleaded guilty to a charge of making indecent communications.
‘Inhumane’ wait times for special needs services, says Grimsby mom
Laurie Didyk learned it was vital to get her daughter into the system as a child, because if they waited until she was an adult it would likely be two decades or more before they’d find a place for Arianne.
British voters hand Boris Johnson and Brexit a big win
For Johnson, whose brief tenure has been marked by serial defeats in Parliament, legal reversals and ceaseless upheaval, it was a resounding vindication.
Experience a Victorian Christmas at Dundurn Castle
Take a trip back to when our Christmas customs began at Dundurn Castle
Review of Hamilton police response to Pride violence to examine procedure, leadership, culture
Lawyer Scott Bergman’s recommended terms of reference result from consultations with members of Hamilton’s LGBTQ community.
‘Don’t, Bob, I know you love me’: Elaine Bellevue’s husband killed her inside their Mississauga home. A trio of 911 calls told her final moments
Elaine Bellevue was the fourth of 14 women and children allegedly killed by current or former intimate partners in GTA last year, one among dozens in recent years.
Kitchener cannabis grower plans to open retail storefront in 2020
The 2,000 square-foot store would be at the James Wagner facility at Homer Watson Boulevard and Manitou Drive
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