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Updated 2025-02-05 08:30
Full candidate slates for four parties
Liberals, Conservatives, NDP and Greens running candidates in every riding
Tories say they'd broaden disability tax credit
Scheer promises Tories would improve access to disability tax credit
Trump pressed Australian leader to help Barr investigate Mueller inquiry’s origins
Like the call with Ukraine’s president, the discussion with Prime Minister Scott Morrison shows Trump using high-level diplomacy to advance his personal political interests.
Editorial: Parties offering clear choices to Canadians
We can say now that the Liberal platform has been released. It is long on spending and investment and short on concern about deficit and debt. What we have seen of the Conservative platform suggests it will tilt toward austerity.
Ontario education workers launch job action as future of labour talks uncertain
During the work-to-rule campaign, education workers — including custodians, clerical staff and early childhood educators — will stop working overtime and won’t perform extra duties.
Thought your internet rates were going down? Not so fast, court rules
Independents frustrated by court’s decision to delay the roll out of cheaper wholesale internet rates.
Self-defence focus of appeal in shooting death of Ontario Indigenous man
Peter Khill, of Binbrook, Ont., was found not guilty in 2018 of second-degree murder in the death of Jon Styres of the Six Nations of the Grand River in southern Ontario.
Green party candidates noticing new-found respect on voters’ doorsteps
Bruce Hyer, a second-time Green candidate, says he rarely encounters people who refuse to believe greenhouse-gas emissions are altering the global climate.
Dundas 24 Brock St. N. appeal gets another new deadline
The Issue: Ongoing delays to decision on an appeal of variances to a proposed residential development on an empty Dundas lot.The Impact: Still no decision more than two years after appeal.
Trudeau, Scheer, Singh tread familiar ground
Scheer, Trudeau talk platforms, firearms in Toronto; Singh stays out west
Runner killed by lightning while finishing 50K race in southeast Kansas
Thomas Stanley, 33, is remembered as a devoted runner and parent.
NYPD officer killed by friendly fire in armed arrest
Officer Brian Mulkeen was hit twice by police bullets during a confrontation with an armed suspect early Sunday in the Bronx.
Utah woman flipped into air by bison at Antelope Island State Park
Kayleigh Davis suffers broken ankle after being flipped five metres into the air by bison.
Niagara police release suspect photos in St. Catharines shooting
Detectives believe the shooting stemmed from a dispute between the two suspects outside a nightclub early Sunday morning.
British opposition parties unite to stop no-deal Brexit
Britain’s opposition parties have met to plan how to block a “no-deal” Brexit from taking place against parliament’s will.
A look at the parties' election promises
Promise tracker: What the parties are pitching on the campaign trail
Court orders temporary stay of CRTC ruling to lower internet rates
Independents frustrated by court’s decision to delay the roll out of cheaper wholesale internet rates.
St. Joseph Church: Pillar of compassion in southwest Hamilton for 125 years
One of Hamilton’s oldest Roman Catholic churches, St. Joseph boasts a long and living tradition of music and social justice works.
Student attacks on Hamilton public school staff on the rise
Figures presented to trustees on the human resources committee for 2018-19 show 192 attacks needed treatment for injuries, up from 141 the year before and more than double the 91 three years ago.
Financial benchmarks to hit each decade on the journey to a comfortable retirement
Experts suggest that the average Canadian household (assuming each partner makes $65,000) needs a nest egg of between $1 and 2 million for retirement, not including one’s house for an average lifestyle.
PPC candidate withdraws, cites divisiveness
PPC candidate withdraws, citing 'divisive and dangerous elements' in the party
Asbestos removal delays former Eastmount Park school demo
Asbestos removal work will take a couple of months to complete.
Tories eye rules around disability tax credit
Scheer promises Tories would improve access to disability tax credit
After 70 years, Waterdown Scouts paper drive comes to an end
THE ISSUE: Low return on recycling paperTHE IMPACT: Scouts forced to end paper drive.
Mother of two killed in UTV crash in Cayuga on Sunday
Family was in the vehicle when it rolled down a hill, police say
Four protesters arrested during clashes outside of People’s Party fundraiser at Mohawk College
Controversial fundraiser features the Peoples’ Party of Canada leader and American political commentator Dave Rubin.
Hamilton committee approves waste contract that will cost $8 million more over five years
The public works committee approved 7-2 for the new contract that will add about $8 million onto the 2020 budget.
Home ownership is a hot issue this election. But will politicians’ promises hurt or help prospective buyers?
Experts the Star spoke to are wary of promises they say could push up Canadians’ debt levels and possibly lead housing prices to further rise.
NDP promises half a million new child-care spots
NDP commits $10 billion for 500,000 new child-care spaces across Canada
Trudeau, Scheer battle over deficit spending
Scheer, Trudeau talk platforms, firearms in Toronto; Singh stays out west
Doctors urge gun control at Liberal event
Doctors, health colleagues urge political action on gun control at Liberal event
Student attacks on Hamilton public school staff keep rising
As in the past, educational assistants were the most frequent victims, accounting for 129 of last year’s incidents resulting in some type of injury.
Looking back at Ancaster’s Acer Garden Centre
Owners George and Liz Vande Kuyt are passing the reins to a new owner after 14 years in business.
Trump slammed for warning of ‘civil war’ if impeached
As an impeachment inquiry begins, the president tweeted a quote calling out civil war as one of the outcomes if the Democrats are successful in removing him from office.
UPDATE: Friend discovers senior found dead in east end apartment
Man in his 70s is the eighth homicide victim in the city this year
University of Toronto installs safety barriers in building where student died by suicide
This is the fourth confirmed suicide on the St. George campus since June 2018.
Trail fail: Doug Ford government rejects Greensville expropriation aimed at reopening waterfall hiking path
The minister of the environment told the Hamilton Conservation Authority expropriating land for trails is ‘inconsistent with (its) core mandate.’
They met at a General Motors plant. On their wedding day, the bride and groom joined the picket line
LaCrystal Robertson, 27, and Steve Ferguson, 37, joined their fellow employees outside the north gate of the General Motors plant in Spring Hill
Hamilton police look for witnesses in Main Street crash that sent man to hospital
Speed and alcohol not factors in the crash, police said
Cambridge Analytica whistleblower has book out next week
Cambridge Analytica whistleblower has book out next week
Organizers unveil debate themes, formats
Themes and formats announced for next week's two televised leaders' debates
Learn how to be a musical entrepreneur
The conference takes place Oct. 19 from 1 to 6 p.m. in the Braley Centre’s auditorium, 100 Main St. W.
Andrew Scheer accused of falsely claiming he was once an insurance broker
Biographies of the Conservative leader refer to him as a one-time insurance broker, but Scheer never received the accreditation necessary to practice in Saskatchewan.
UPDATE: Police say man found dead in Queenston Road apartment had some type of ‘trauma’
Man in his 70s is the eighth homicide victim in the city this year
Man wanted in connection to Caledonia robbery
Police responded to a robbery at the Scotiabank on Argyle Street North on Friday afternoon.
ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL: Where the Flamborough-Glanbrook candidates are this week (Sept. 30-Oct. 6)
The federal election campaign is underway and Flamborough-Glanbrook candidates are keeping busy in all areas of the riding.Five candidates have registered to run for the federal Flamborough-Glanbrook seat and all candidates have been invited to s
IRIS R&D wins Hamilton’s Lion’s Lair contest with technology that spots potholes on city roads
Syringe-maker BTXpen and finance firm ARCH named runners-up Thursday night
Accidents and anguish as unwelcome guest arrives early on Prairies
of Monday morning, about 25 centimetres of snow had fallen on the city
Demonstrators clash outside Bernier event
Demonstrators clash outside PPC Leader Maxime Bernier event at Hamilton college
Names of children who died in residential schools to be released
The 2,800 will be honoured at a ceremony in Gatineau, Que., on Monday which happens to be Orange Shirt Day. McMaster University, Mohawk College, and both the local Catholic and public school boards will be taking part in Orange Shirt Day.
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