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Hamilton kept sewage spill details secret from the agency responsible for Cootes Paradise
Royal Botanical Gardens manages the nationally significant marsh — but was kept in the dark that 24-billion litres of watery sewage leaked into Cootes over four years
Federal laws at heart of western anger up for debate as Liberals begin outreach
“The message is we have to do a better job listening, communicating, sharing and developing a set of regional policies.”
Two Burlington men dead in crash at border
Collision occurred near the duty-free on the Canadian side at the Queenston-Lewiston Bridge on Wednesday afternoon
Former security official undercuts Trump impeachment defence
In riveting testimony, a former national security official declared Thursday that a U.S. ambassador carried out a controversial “domestic political errand” for Donald Trump on Ukraine, an allegation undercutting a main line of the president’s defence in the impeachment inquiry.
Justice and attorney cabinet members sworn in with new wording
Oath taken by some cabinet ministers.
Woman dials 911 for ‘emergency ride’ after she misses her train
Caller was on her way to Toronto’s Union Station.
High school teachers to join elementary counterparts in job action Tuesday
Students will only have to do two online courses starting in 2023-2024.
‘Corruption’ probe meant Bidens, impeachment witnesses say
Key impeachment witnesses said Thursday it was clear that U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani was pursuing political investigations of Democrats in Ukraine, in testimony undercutting Trump’s argument that he only wanted to root out Ukrainian corruption.
Trump plans to block U.S. Navy’s plan to revoke convict’s rank as a SEAL.
Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher was acquitted of murdering an Islamic militant, but convicted of posing with the corpse.
Ontario backs down on online high school courses, cuts requirement from 4 to 2
Mandatory online courses will be phased in starting with Grade 9 students next fall, Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced Thursday.
YMCA Peace Medal Breakfast honours local peacemakers
Local peacemakers were recognized and honoured, Thursday, for their contributions to supporting local peace and community-building efforts at the annual YMCA Peace Medal Breakfast Thursday. Presented by the Farah Family Foundation and Hasty Markets, the 2019 YMCA Annual Peace Medal Breakfast featured a keynote address from Dr. Samantha Nutt, a doctor and founder of the international humanitarian organization War Child Canada and War Child USA.
Pooches at home, not work: Hamilton city councillors
Staff asked to draft policy that would bar cats and dogs — but not service animals — from municipal work places
Hamilton woman killed by allegedly impaired driver in St. Catharines was a compassionate businesswoman
Joanna Merlos was different things to the people she touched — whether it was as a hardworking entrepreneur or a proud immigrant, or a loving grandmother — but to her children, she was “the little engine that could.”
Crash at York and Dundurn in Hamilton
Downtown traffic is being diverted away from the area
One in custody, two suspects sought in armed home invasion in Norfolk
OPP say the three suspects forced their way into a shop at a Charlotteville Road 10 property
Hamilton experiencing massive rent increases
The city tops the rent report list in Canada with nearly a 25 per cent increase over the past year with new listings
Kathy Renwald: Burlington’s Habitat for Humanity ReStore is a treasure trove of deals and goodness
Just another day at the busiest Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Canada
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicted on charges of bribery, fraud, breach of trust
Police allege the prime minister and his wife, Sara, accepted more than $260,000 worth of luxury goods in exchange for political favours
Heavy lifting at Juravinski Hospital
This crane, one of the largest in Canada, appeared at the front of the Juravinksi Hospital on Concession Street Nov. 19. The crane, which can lift 49,000 pounds, is being used to lift new air-handling units on to the hospital roof.Each of the
It's not just Prince Andrew: Four other royal interviews that stunned viewers
Britain's Royal Family is no stranger to explosive interviews.
7 new faces in the new Liberal cabinet
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled a slightly bigger cabinet for his minority government on Wednesday, featuring faces new to both the inner circle of power and to politics in general.
Susan Choi, Sarah M. Broom win National Book Awards
Susan Choi, Sarah M. Broom win National Book Awards
Fat. Ugly. Pig. The horrors of bullying told by a Hamilton boy
Against a backdrop of purple and blue stage lighting, a 16-year-old high school student walks up a set of stairs and settles in front of a microphone.
Growing need for seniors to prepare finances
Missing payments highlight need for seniors to prepare financial plans
One Burger King Whopper Jr. — hold the toy
Now Burger King is set to enact an alternative ending — collecting, sorting and chopping up hundreds of thousands of tiny toys, before melting them into hot plastic at a factory in northern England.
UPDATE: Woman killed in head-on crash on Fiddlers Green Road
Police say a woman in her late 20s was southbound when the head-on collision occurred with a northbound van.
Crown calls for harsh sentence for Edmonton man who stabbed ex-girlfriend’s heart to wall in brutal 2015 murder
Crown prosecutor Laurie Trahan argued Silva Koshwal, who stabbed Nadine Skow more than a hundred times — 63 while she was still alive — before cutting out her organs should spend at least two decades behind bars.
Cineplex’s CEO sees life beyond Netflix and a future with high-tech golf
Cineplex stock is worth about half what it was in 2017, but CEO Ellis Jacob is convinced theatregoing’s future is bright.
Kathy Renwald: Retired, and ready, this couple is making the big move
After 15 years on Shadeland, it’s time to downsize to Stratford
Ontario updates real estate rules making it easier to punish bad agents
Home sellers would have the option of disclosing competing bids and bad agents would be subject to more immediate suspension and fines under modernized legislation.
William Shatner among 39 inductees to Order of Canada today
Gov. Gen. Julie Payette is honouring 39 people with the Order of Canada this morning, including actor William Shatner, writer Ann-Marie MacDonald and lawyer James Lockyer.
Torstar job cuts affect staff in Hamilton
Newsroom, circulation and advertising all impacted
Woman killed in head-on crash on Fiddlers Green Road
Police say a woman in her late 20s was southbound when the head-on collision occurred with a northbound van.
Dale King pressed on stand about his purchase of gun
Murder trial hears accused bought weapon for protection, was dealing drugs
Hamilton residents demand compensation, protection after dust cloud debacle
Delsan AIM vows improved demolition practices after a controlled building collapse on Sherman Avenue North blanketed the neighbourhood in dust.
ONTARIO COLD CASE: News of found human remains brings mom to her knees
Ben Trommels left his apartment and ventured into the darkness one February night in. He hasn’t been seen since.
Her father was fatally struck by a driver in 2017. Now, she wonders if his death could have been prevented
Gary Sim’s daughter said she and other members of an advocacy group were “totally shocked” to learn that routine enforcement they knew was inadequate had actually been gutted.
EXCLUSIVE: Hamilton city council, staff have kept a 24-billion litre sewage spill secret
The city did not make details of the contamination public until The Spectator asked questions after obtaining confidential reports
‘Lessons learned’ by demolition company in Hamilton dust cloud debacle
Delsan AIM says plume was ‘unforeseen’ when Sherman Avenue North building was collapsed on Sept. 30
New four-year program aims to keep Toronto kids out of foster care
7.3 million project funded through donors and charitable foundations will be run by Children’s Aid Society.
Police watchdog probes death of man after stun gun used in Mississauga
Man’s heart stopped beating and he stopped breathing in backyard incident, SIU said
U.S. road-safety regulator rapped over regulating autonomous cars
Safety board blamed distracted occupant for letting an autonomous Uber test car strike kill pedestrian.
Canadian class action proposed over alleged cancer-causing herbicide
The suits allege that Monsanto “ghostwrote” scientific papers submitted to Health Canada that suggested the product, Roundup, was safe.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet aimed at cooling tensions
The pivotal role went to Chrystia Freeland, who moved from global affairs to become deputy prime minister and minister in charge of intergovernmental affairs.
NDP asks Ontario auditor general to probe green energy contract cancellations
NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is concerned the cost of cancelling 750 contracts could surpass the $231 million the PC government has put aside.
NATO’s faith in U.S. wanes as London summit nears
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo headed into meetings at NATO on Wednesday amid questions about U.S. leadership in the military alliance and whether it will even continue to be a member.
Canada casts controversial vote at UN for Palestinian self-determination
In recent years, Canada has come to Israel’s defence at the UN to end an informal annual tradition that has become known in some circles as “Israel bashing.”
Donald Trump directed Ukraine quid pro quo, Gordon Sondland testifies
Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, is the most highly anticipated witness in the public impeachment inquiry.
Prince Andrew to ‘step back’ from public duties amid Epstein scrutiny
“Former association with Jeffrey Epstein has become a major disruption to my family’s work”
Hamilton Liberal MP Filomena Tassi becomes federal labour minister
Filomena Tass replaces Thunder Bay MP Patty Hajdu who had been labour minister.
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