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Updated 2025-06-23 12:00
Bernie Custis Secondary School students send a message of hope and belonging
Students write ‘We All Belong’ following the appearance of a racist epithet in the snow on Tuesday.
Public meeting scheduled to talk about Hamilton’s ‘slippery’ Red Hill parkway inquiry
Residents can hear from the inquiry head in person at the Jan. 9 meeting at city hall.
Defendant in gang sex assault trial maintains woman never appeared drunk at Toronto bar
Enzo DeJesus Carrasco, who has pleaded not guilty to gang sexual assault and other charges, said the complainant never passed out that night.
Ontario to reform Tarion after scathing report on the home-building regulator
Premier Doug Ford’s government will reform Tarion after a damning auditor general’s report into the controversial Ontario home-building regulator and warranty provider.
Doug Ford comments about Hamilton prompt protest at MPP Donna Skelly’s office
City is ‘going to be destroyed’ by Ford government cuts, says local labour council president
Don Cherry supporters protest broadcaster’s firing outside Rogers headquarters
“Hockey Night in Canada” commentator was fired by Sportsnet after comments many felt were critical of immigrants for not wearing poppies.
Utility to pay $360M for major Southern California wildfires
Attorneys for counties, cities and public agencies said Southern California Edison agreed to repay taxpayers for firefighting and damage caused by the Thomas Fire in 2017 and the Woolsey Fire last year
Police arrest suspected cocaine dealer in Burlington
Halton police seized 16 grams of crack cocaine, over $2,000 in cash, two cellphones and a digital scale.
‘Pick a lane:’ Alberta premier fires back at Bloc Quebecois leader
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet needs to “pick a lane.”
Tim Hortons says bye-bye to Double Double Visa card
CIBC and Tim Hortons will stop honouring the rewards card on Jan. 8.
Saudi Arabia, Yemen’s Houthi rebels in indirect peace talks
The negotiations are taking place with Oman, a Gulf Arab country that borders both Yemen and Saudi Arabia, as mediator.
Ontario axing 9 executives in bid to save money, increase efficiencies in health care
The health bureaucrats who are getting pink slips will share $3 million in severance in system revamp.
Murder trial of Dale King adjourned until Thursday
Friend of accused expected to resume testimony in the shooting death of Yosif Al-Hasnawi
Predicting silent strokes to curing aching muscles caused by statin drugs
Pregnant Indigenous women are at increased mental health risk, and epilepsy patients have a chance to shape research priorities
Hamilton trustees tap Mac experts for bullying review
A McMaster University professor who advised former premier Kathleen Wynne’s Liberal government on education will help review how Hamilton’s public school board can better respond to bullying in the wake of October’s stabbing death of a high school student.
Hamilton Mayor Fred Eisenberger’s 18-person delegation to India will cost $77,000
City officials and business representatives are travelling to three cities
With federal Liberals in power, Alberta’s firewall strategy is back in play
In early 2001, six notable Alberta conservatives penned an open letter to Premier Ralph Klein, urging him to build “firewalls” around the province that would protect it “from an aggressive and hostile” Liberal government in Ottawa.
Baby it’s cold outside: Hamilton sets yet another weather record as temperatures plunge
New mark comes on the heels of new snowfall marks
School board trustees appoint three community members to lead bullying panel
A public report stemming from the review is expected in May 2020
Hamilton cops do not need body cameras, says police report
Recommendation against testing the wearable cameras on Hamilton officers comes as an inquest wraps up into the death of Anthony Divers, who was shot and killed by police in 2016
Why Hydro One’s decision to focus on Ontario is good for us all
Hydro One’s cross-border ambitions were cut short, which is better for its customers here at home, writes Jennifer Wells.
Case of mistaken identity: Police offer $25,000 reward one year after Brampton man shot to death on Hwy. 410
Jason Ramkishun, 23, was shot to death after he was targeted because he was in a vehicle similar to the one the gunman was looking for. A week later, the intended target, a 26-year-old man, was shot on the same highway and sustained serious injuries.
Graham Rockingham’s best bets
Jackie Washington’s birthday; Garnet Rogers and Galaxy Quest; Artbar closing; Andre Bisson and the Beatles; Sonic Unyon’s Sam Weber at Mills
Ontario residents urged to get flu shot, as hospitals brace for the worst
Prospects for this year’s flu season have health authorities girding for the worst given many Ontario hospitals are already operating at capacity before the potentially deadly bug becomes widespread.
Ontario axing 9 execs in bid to save money, increase efficiencies in health care
The health bureaucrats who are getting pink slips will share $3 million in severance in a system revamp.
The toughest part of becoming financially stable is getting started
Like a fitness regime, saving money requires discipline and regularity to see the results. And, to succeed in the long-term, it needs to be thoroughly ingrained in your lifestyle for it to stick, writes Lesley-Anne Scorgie.
Drug-resistant superbugs likely to kill 400,000 Canadians by 2050
Superbugs are likely to kill nearly 400,000 Canadians and cost the economy about $400 billion in gross domestic product over the next 30 years, warns a landmark report.
Westdale is senior girls’ basketball champions
Westdale will head to SOSSA after Tuesday’s win over Saltfleet.
Stray bullet shatters window of child’s room in St. Jacobs
No one injured when bullet went through second-storey bedroom window.
Hundreds of tow trucks expected at funeral of operator killed while on job
Beverly Todd Burgess was killed Thursday after he was struck by a vehicle while helping a motorist out of a ditch just south of Port Perry.
It’s that time of year when Canada’s stock losers can go wild
As 2019 draws to a close, many stock investors could end up selling low, creating wild gyrations for two of Canada’s riskiest industries.
Family of two-year-old girl killed by falling air conditioner hires lawyer to demand answers
An air conditioning unit fell from an eighth-floor Toronto Community Housing building on Monday, striking the toddler. She died in hospital.
McDonald’s workers say anti-harassment efforts need to focus on restaurants and not just at the corporate level
A former employee on Tuesday became the latest of at least 50 workers to have filed sexual harassment charges against McDonald’s with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or in state courts.
Halton police say supect filled his Dodge Charger at a Burlington Pioneer gas station and took off
Gas-and-dash suspect wanted
‘It’s up to Mr. Trudeau to find common ground,’ Scheer says after meeting
Tax breaks, funding for Toronto transit and tax-free parental benefits are on the table as the political horse-trading for the coming minority Parliament got underway Tuesday between the Liberal government and the opposition.
Santa’s coming to town! Here are your 2019 holiday parades
Father Christmas will be in Hamilton on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 4:30 p.m.
Could Anthony Divers’ police shooting death have been averted?
Const. Nicholas Cercone, the officer who shot Divers, said faced with the same situation he ‘would not change a thing.’
As teacher talks resume, unions take issue with Ontario law capping wage deals
Ontario high school teachers return to contract talks Thursday against the spectre of a controversial new provincial law that unions charge is unconstitutional.
UPDATED: Friend of accused murderer Dale King says he can’t remember night of shooting
James Matheson was drinking and doing meth with King night Yosif Al-Hasnawi was killed, court heard
Ban handgun sales, Toronto board of health tells Ottawa
A spokesperson for Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction Minister Bill Blair indicated Tuesday that the government is not contemplating a national handgun ban.
Hateful racist epithet carved in snow at school named after Hamilton educator and trail-blazing black athlete
Racist graffiti carved in the snow on the grounds of Bernie Custis high school
Video: Christmas tree’s journey home to Hamilton city hall
The 30-foot blue spruce was donated by Brad and Janet Randall from Ancaster.
Former spy chief warns Canada resting on its laurels amid global uncertainty
A former head of Canada’s spy agency is warning that this country is resting too heavily on its laurels at a time of rising global threats and upheaval, including dysfunction among its Western allies and the emergence of China and Russia as aggressive adversaries.
Evo Morales reaches Mexico as Bolivia seeks new leader
Morales was met at Mexico City’s airport by Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard after a flight from Bolivia on a Mexican government plane and repeated his allegations he had been forced to resign by a coup.
Hamilton police searching for ‘armed and dangerous’ man after BB gun incident
Daniel McDermott, 22, is wanted on multiple charges
Hamilton Mayor Fred Eisenberger leads 18-person delegation to India
An 18-person delegation of city officials and business representatives are travelling to three cities in India.
Canadian insolvencies increasing in 2019
Canadian insolvencies increase 8.4 per cent over past 12 months to September
Report predicts drug resistance likely to kill 400,000 Canadians by 2050
Superbugs are likely to kill nearly 400,000 Canadians and cost the economy about $400 billion in gross domestic product over the next 30 years, warns a landmark report.
Man says slashing ‘Baby Trump’ balloon was matter of good versus evil
Hutchinson said he was shaking in anger when he drove past the balloon and its handlers Saturday during U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to see Louisiana State play against the University of Alabama
‘The mother’s voice — I can still hear it’: Neighbours mourn girl, 2, hit by falling air conditioner
An air conditioning unit fell from an eighth-floor apartment, striking and killing the toddler.
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