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Update: Jolley Cut open, Claremont Access still closed for death investigation
Lengthy closure expected, drivers warned to avoid area
Robin Brett, NASA scientist who studied ‘moon rocks,’ dies at 84
“By learning about the moon, we learn much more about the Earth at present, by putting its past in context,” Dr. Brett said at a 2005 ceremony.
‘Utterly fearless’: Greta Thunberg visits glacier in Jasper National Park to learn about climate science
University of Saskatchewan scientist John Pomeroy and Parks Canada ecologist Brenda Shepherd showed her how the glacier is retreating due to climate change.
Feds say the pipeline is not a bargaining chip and is going forward
Finance Minister Bill Morneau says it’s not open to negotiation with the NDP and Greens, but pledges $500M a year for clean energy projects
Liberal leadership hopeful Alvin Tedjo promising to end Catholic school funding
In a news release, Tedjo says he would like to see the public and separate school systems merged into secular English and French boards. Defunding separate schools in Ontario would require a constitutional amendment.
Stoney Creek Community Food Bank gearing up for another busy holiday season
Now that Thanksgiving has come and gone, the Stoney Creek Community Food Bank is turning its attention to what promises to be another busy holiday season.
New high school prompts boundary review
The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board’s senior facilities manager, David Anderson, said the review will address “misalignments” in secondary catchments
Pence chastises U.S. companies for ‘kowtowing’ to China in limiting free speech
VP takes aim at Nike and the NBA for “losing their voices”
Jolley Cut and Claremont Access closed for police investigation
Lengthy closure expected, drivers warned to avoid area
Alleged killer Ibrahim Issak-Hussen fled to Ethiopia: Hamilton police
The 26-year-old fled the country before police identified him in Boulevard Billiards shooting
Kathy Renwald: Sweet sanctuaries that may make a bird sing
Gardeners with their wise plant choices improve habitat, using plants that provide shelter, and food for birds and other wildlife.
Hamilton approves trespassing bylaw targeting hate groups protesting city hall
"This is actually not a bad bylaw," said Stoney Creek Coun. Brad Clark.
Shaken Liberal MP Catherine McKenna slams trolls after vulgar slur graffiti
A visibly shaken McKenna held a news conference to respond to the incident, saying it sends the wrong message to the women and girls of all ages who worked on her campaign
CMHC expects more stable housing market ahead
CMHC expects housing market to recover in next two years after declines
Hamilton police board, ex-chief ask to make ‘good and valid defences’ in officer’s $2.65-million lawsuit
The Superior Court of Justice stripped the board and Glenn De Caire of their defences against former undercover cop Paul Manning last month
Multi-vehicle crash and fire on QEW in Oakville sends 5 to hospital
OAKVILLE- The Ontario Provincial Police are reporting a multi-vehicle crash on the QEW in Oakville.
Multi-vehicle crash and fire on QEW in Oakville sends five to hospital
OAKVILLE- The Ontario Provincial Police are reporting a multi-vehicle crash on the QEW in Oakville.
Jessica Yaniv fallout: Vancouver transgender activists say high-profile case has been ‘massively negative’ for community
Advocates say a B.C. human rights tribunal ruling has inadvertently emboldened transphobia and exclusion, while the public loses sight of how marginalized the transgender community still is in Vancouver.
A renter moves out — and then gets a bill. What damages are tenants responsible for?
According to the RTA, tenants are responsible for damage considered wilful or negligent — two words that are ‘subjective,’ says one rental law expert.
Blackie and the Rodeo Kings sign with Warner Music Canada
New album set for release Jan. 24
Hamilton victim of hit-and-run has died of injuries
The 62-year-old man was it in the crosswalk on Main at Sanford Sept. 20
Parachute Club’s ‘Rise Up’ bound for Hall of Fame
Induction ceremony scheduled for Nov. 16 at Toronto’s Phoenix Concert Theatre
A man died in a burning Tesla because its futuristic doors wouldn't open, lawsuit alleges
It wasn't the crash that killed him, his family's lawyers said
Hamilton Mountain finally set for high school boundary review
The long-anticipated opening next September of the new Nora Frances Henderson public high school on the south Mountain is prompting a review of secondary boundaries for three feeder elementary schools.
‘I can’t believe it’s real:’ Fort Erie woman vacation-bound after winning Delta Bingo’s biggest jackpot ever
$250,004 prize awarded in Oct. 20 bingo game
39 truck death victims in UK were all from China
All 39 people found dead in a container truck near an English port were Chinese citizens, British police confirmed Thursday as they pressed to investigate one of the country’s deadliest cases of people smuggling.
Trudeau commits to Trans Mountain pipeline and cutting income tax
A chastened prime minister said he would adopt a conciliatory approach to governing with a minority mandate and said his cabinet will be unveiled on Nov. 20.
Melania Trump ignores questions about impeachment
The silence was routine. The first lady generally does not answer questions from the media or acknowledge that they've been asked.
QEW reopens after tractor trailer inferno brings traffic to a crawl
The eastbound lanes re-opened early Thursday.
'They’re thrust into poverty all of a sudden': Flamborough Food Bank sees unprecedented usage increase
THE ISSUE: Increased food bank usageTHE IMPACT: Pressure on food bank inventory
GTA-based GFL seeks to raise $2.1B in biggest Canadian IPO since 2004
The Vaughan-based company and some shareholders plan to sell 87.6 million shares at $20 to $24 each.
Doctor says woman was ‘basically dead weight’ during alleged gang sex assault
While two men allegedly sexually assaulted her in a closed bar over several hours, she appeared seriously intoxicated, went in and out of consciousness and lacked the ability to make deliberate decisions, an emergency room doctor testified
ONTARIO COLD CASE: Undercover OPP officer executed in his locked apartment
William McIntyre had been shot at close range in the back of the head with a .22-calibre revolver.
Hamilton experiencing critical ambulance shortages before flu season even starts
‘It paints a grim picture of what’s to come,’ says union leader after out-of-town ambulances had to respond to calls in Hamilton recently.
Stephen Harper urges calm among Conservatives after election loss
The former prime minister is urging senior party operatives not to rush to judgment on Andrew Scheer and his inner circle while they review what went wrong with the campaign.
Burlington man racks up sixth distracted driving charge
‘Clearly the fines don’t work in this case,’ officer tweets.
Sweet on Sour Kids: Hamilton candy factory launches $40-million expansion
50 staff hired at Main West plant that makes Maynards Swedish Fish, Sour Patch Kids
Hamilton west harbour projects $15M over budget
City subcommittee approves cuts and delays to find savings to allow first phase to move forward
Man wanted for violent, sexual offences in Hamilton turns himself in to police
Jamal Morris was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for assault, sexual assault, choking and forcible confinement
Toronto priest arrested for alleged sexual exploitation of 17-year-old
Toronto police arrested Jordan Wellington, 37, on Wednesday.
Former top general gets a shot at forming Israeli government
Benny Gantz will have 28 days to form a coalition.
Signpost: Fundraising concert, cancer program anniversary and pumpkin stroll
The Burlington Ubuntu Grandwomen are hosting a fundraising concert featuring the Spurrell Studio Choir at the Burlington Baptist Church, 2225 New Street at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 25. Tickets are $20 and available at Different Drummer Books, 513 Locust St., Burlington. Proceeds go to the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign.
Ontario plans more online services to reduce deficit
“As businesses have modernized, updated and innovated, the business of government has lagged behind,” said treasury board president.
Charges from Hamilton Bernier event are police ‘attacking the left’: protester
Investigation into clashes at Sept. 29 fundraiser results in four people facing charges
39 bodies found in a container in southeast England
Essex Police said that a 25-year-old man from Northern Ireland had been arrested on suspicion of murder
Quebec wants California in carbon market, but can survive without it
Trump administration sues state, alleging it usurped federal power in deal to limit emissions.
Edmonton-area RCMP make arrests 7 years after antique cars vandalized
RCMP have charged a man and a youth more than seven years after two antique cars were stolen from a farm west of Edmonton and vandalized.
Household power rates set to increase Nov. 1, Ontario Energy Board says
The new rates will take effect Nov. 1 and could be noticed on bills within a few weeks of that date.
Feral cats roaming N.L. town face uncertain future as humans prepare exit
— Animal lovers in Newfoundland and Labrador are seeking help for dozens of feral cats facing an uncertain future as the humans in the small town where they prowl prepare to relocate.
Politics: Chaotic scene as Republicans disrupt impeachment deposition by U.S. Defence department official
Republicans brought House Democrats’ impeachment investigation to a halt on Wednesday as around two dozen GOP House members stormed into a closed-door deposition with a Defence Department official. Democrats said the move compromised national security as some of them brought electronic devices into a secure room.
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