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Nice weather brings out the crowds to Dyment Farm Pumpkin Patch
Incredible weather drew record crowds to the Dyment Farm Pumpkin Patch on Sunday. Betty Dyment says crowds were their biggest ever. Not only were the temperatures a balmy 19 C and the pumpkins plentiful, the view of the city from the pumpkin patch was spectacular.
Catholic teachers’ union to hold strike vote next month
Decision to vote comes in response to what it calls “reckless cuts” that were proposed at the bargaining table.
Local riding work can make the difference in national election outcome
Work done local by volunteers can swing five to 10 per cent of votes, experts say.
Milan seeks apology from U.S. for Second World War bomb that killed children
Mayor Giuseppe Sala made the request following a Mass marking the 75th anniversary of the Gorla massacre.
Celebrities, cosplayers, vendors gather for convention
Warplane museum hosts annual Comic Con
Killing occurred in New York, but Nicaragua hosts trial
The case of former Binghamton University student Orlando Tercero accused of killing Haley Anderson is being heard at a court in Managua.
Montreal-bound Air Transat flight makes emergency stop in Paris; passengers safe
The airline says flight TS571 took off from Venice on Saturday but stopped in Paris due to a technical problem with a floor heating panel.
A look at the parties' election promises
Promise tracker: What the parties are pitching on the campaign trail
Parties vie for vote in frantic final push
24 hours to go: final day of federal campaign will be anything but sedate
U.S. troops in Syria going to Iraq, not home as Trump claims
Pentagon chief says all U.S. troops leaving Syria will go to western Iraq as the U.S. military continues operations against the Islamic State group.
Barcelona braces for more battles with Catalan separatists
People angered by Supreme Court verdict that sentenced separatist leaders to prison for failed 2017 secession attempt.
Donald Trump scraps plan to host G7 at his Florida golf resort
Trump announced a rare backtrack after facing accusations that he was using the presidency to enrich himself by hosting the international summit at the private resort owned by his family.
North Macedonia leaders agree on election date
The leaders of the main political parties decided the “most suitable” date is April 12, eight months before parliament’s four-year term is due to expire.
Pot legalization has gone ‘well’, but ‘yellow flags’ on vaping, task force chair says
Anne McLellan said the growing number of vaping-related illnesses on both sides of the border is giving her pause.
African Caribbean scholarships awarded to 10 students from Hamilton
The honourees have been feted for academic excellence and community service.
Qantas airline completes longest non-stop New York-Sydney flight
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner touched down in Sydney early Sunday after a flight of 19 hours and 16 minutes.
Canada's election campaign, by the numbers
A by-the-numbers look at the federal election campaign, and voting day
Over generations, Inuit draw inspiration from an unforgiving land
Hours before flying off to her debut show in Toronto, Ooloosie Saila, a rising star in the Canadian art world, was hiding in her grandmother’s room on the frozen edge of the Arctic Ocean, cowering in fear.
A few things about voting on Election Day
ID, ballot selfies, location: A few things to know about voting on Election Day
T-24 hours before federal polls open Monday
24 hours to go: final day of federal campaign will be anything but sedate
Trudeau works to get out the progressive vote
Jeered and cheered in Calgary, Trudeau spends final day of campaign in B.C.
Martin Regg Cohn: Why your ballot will be doubly important in Monday’s vote
Canada’s democracy complacency is a perennial affliction, with only an occasional cure., Martin Regg Cohn writes.
Extreme-right misinformation is flooding Chinese media in Canada — and observers say there’s virtually nothing stopping it
Articles spouting anti-refugee and anti-LGBTQ rhetoric are running virtually unchecked on Chinese-language publications in Canada and community members are concerned it could hamper the ability of Chinese people in Canada to make informed decisions.
Lorraine Sommerfeld: The fine art, and use, of the compliment scam
Kid wants something? Rev up the flattery machine.
Hamilton police seeking two suspects following fatal shooting at Boulevard Billiards
York Boulevard slaying is city’s 10th homicide of 2019.
In tight races, volunteers can make the difference
With leading parties deadlocked, volunteers can make all the difference
Historical photo: A look from above
Aerial views of King and James streets in the 1950s and ’60s.
Driver of wrong-way vehicle charged in Kitchener
The vehicle headed the wrong way down King Street East, near Hedmann Road, around 3:45 p.m. and hit another vehicle.
Poverty groups lament lack of campaign talk
As campaign closes, social policy groups prepare for post-election advocacy
Trudeau, Scheer scramble for votes in the 905 as campaign hits final weekend
Liberals and Conservatives made their final swing through the GTA on Saturday, while the Greens and NDP hunkered down in British Columbia on the last Saturday before the election.
Trudeau makes final pitch to voters B.C. trip
Jeered and cheered in Calgary, Trudeau spends final day of campaign in B.C.
Schumer calls for federal probe of contaminated baby food
Schumer calls for federal probe of contaminated baby food
Where the leaders are Sunday, Oct. 20
Where the federal leaders are Sunday, Oct. 20
NPC, former CAO Mark Brickell reach settlement over legal issues
"I am proud of what I accomplished at the NPCA," stated former CAO Mark Brickell, who was fired by the board.
Trudeau defends record on Indigenous issues
Trudeau defends record on Indigenous issues, as stump speech mentions are brief
Quebec not a special child: Scheer says
Scheer says platform will help unify Canada, in contrast to Liberals
Scheer refuses to deny Conservatives hired operative to dig up dirt on opponent
Reports suggest the Conservative campaign hired ex-Liberal operative for a “seek and destroy” operation on Maxime Bernier’s People’s Party.
Police investigating attempted abduction of boy in Six Nations
The seven-year-old was playing outside when someone pulled into driveway and ran at child
Scheer on 'seek and destroy': no comment
Leaders pour it on with rallies, boosts for candidates as campaign reaches peak
Men caught on video ransacking Oakville LCBO store
Halton Regional Police said they are investigating the incident.
Men caught ransacking Oakville LCBO store on video
Halton Regional Police said they are investigating the incident.
Singh acknowledges housing plan is ambitious
Singh acknowledges housing plan is ambitious, but says that's what's needed
Prison needle use should be supervised to ensure safety, guards say
The union point to an injection site at Drumheller Institution in Alberta that is proving to be a safer alternative to the service’s needle-exchange program, operating at seven federal prisons.
Police seeking two suspects in fatal shooting at Boulevard Billiards
York Boulevard slaying is Hamilton’s 10th homicide of 2019.
Tories, Liberals in tight race in Milton
Conservatives, Liberals in tight race in crucial Milton riding
A Buffalo website is publishing ‘false’ viral stories about Justin Trudeau — and there’s nothing Canada can do about it
The Buffalo Chronicle’s reporting of apparently uncorroborated rumours about Trudeau has exposed Canada’s inability to combat online misinformation and foreign interference.
Justin Trudeau makes pitch for a ‘strong, progressive’ government at Hamilton stop
The Liberal leader is taking his appeal for a progressive government across the country in a whirlwind day of campaigning that sees him make stops in the Golden Horseshoe, Winnipeg, Calgary and Vancouver.
Trudeu stops in Hamilton on marathon campaign day; defends record on Indigenous issues
Trudeau spoke to party faithful and local Liberal candidates at fire department’s Mountain training facility
How the NDP turned low expectations into high spirits on the federal campaign trail
The campaign co-chair credits a consistent message and Jagmeet Singh’s high-energy style for the party’s rising fortunes.
Trudeau pitted province vs. province: Scheer
Scheer says platform will help unify Canada, in contrast to Liberals
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