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Fishing in the Desjardins Canal
A black crowned night heron fishes in the shallow waters along the banks of the Desjardins Canal in Dundas, taking advantage of the seasonal late-summer weather.
Signpost: Borrow a human ‘book’ at McMaster’s library
Learn about the Great Lakes at McMaster’s Thode Library Sept. 18 at 7 p.m.
Andrew Scheer pledges to boost Ottawa’s contribution to help parents with RESP investments
Conservative leader says he would increase the federal contribution to 30%, so it would increase from an annual maximum of $500 per child to $750 per child.
Birthday card request for senior widower drew international response dies
Gerard Dunn, 92, died in Sydney, N.S., with his family by his side after a short illness.
Doug Ford plows into Andrea Horwath blaming her for jeers at rural expo
Ford claimed NDP supporters behind a smattering of boos he received as he prepared to deliver a speech during opening ceremonies.
Distracted driving in Hamilton ‘at crisis proportions’
Drunk driving is a criminal code violation, distracted driving isn’t, even though it has led to “more tragedies,” said Coun. Sam Merulla.
CannTrust: some pot licences suspended by Health Canada over ‘non-compliance’
Company facing full suspension of its licences for standard processing, medical sales, cannabis drugs and research.
Pain at the pump: Hamilton gas prices to rise four cents a litre following Saudi drone attacks
GasBuddy predicts gas prices in Ontario could rise between five and 12 cents a litre over the next two weeks
Justice Dept. files lawsuit against Snowden over memoir
Justice Dept. files lawsuit against Snowden over memoir
Doug Ford says he’s too busy with governing to campaign for Scheer
Ontario’s premier one of four conservative premiers staying on the sidelines this election campaign.
A look at the parties' election promises
Promise tracker: What the parties are pitching on the campaign trail
Greens call for stronger privacy laws
Greens call for stronger digital privacy protections
Election: Green Leader Elizabeth May calls for stronger digital privacy protections
Intrusions into Canadians’ digital privacy have become a crisis and it’s time to stop companies from mining people’s information for profit, the Green party leader said Tuesday as she highlighted her platform on privacy.
Cougar goes inside California house, lies down in bathroom
Officials say a mountain lion wandered inside a California house and was captured in a photo lying on a bathroom floor.
Former Whitby teacher Thomas Grieve found guilty of sex assaults on students
Judge rejected Grieve’s assertion that while he frequently touched students, he had never done so for a sexual purpose.
RCMP joint probe with FBI revealed possible leak
The RCMP commissioner said there is a lot of conjecture, speculation and false information swirling about the case.
Hard-liners in Iran see no drawback to bellicose strategy
“Their policy of ‘maximum resistance’ is working.”
Expat voters should act fast, chief electoral officer says
Would-be voters outside of Canada who want to cast a ballot in the Oct. 21 federal election should register within the next week to 10 days.
Hamilton Mountain Coun. John-Paul Danko applauds 8-storey mixed use development on Upper James
"This development is quite important for Ward 8," said Mountain Coun. John-Paul Danko.
Trump’s friend Corey Lewandowski refuses to do more than read Mueller report at impeachment hearing.
Judiciary committee chair accuses Lewandowski of “filibustering.”
One-wheel drive
Adam Profetto rides his Onewheel along the Burlington Canal breakwall and beneath the bridge on his lunch break. He said the Onewheel can reach speeds of 30 km/h. The motor in the wheel takes three hours to charge. He said there is a sharp but short learning curve to riding it.
NDP promises more housing, faces budget Qs
NDP promises to build 500,000 new affordable homes in 10 years
Unifor president Jerry Dias says GM could face striking workers in Canada if trust is not restored
Canadian autoworkers may join their 50,000 counterparts striking against the auto giant for the first time in a decade as the contract with GM expires in September 2020
U.S. postal treaty exit would hurt Canadian e-commerce businesses
The 145-year-old deal mandates wealthier countries to pay more than developing countries, including China.
Time short for expat voters to register
Time ticking down for expat voters, chief electoral officer says
Former Canopy co-CEO Bruce Linton sees big opportunity in psychedelics
Bruce Linton said he will be a director at Mind Medicine, a Toronto-based entity that is seeking to establish safe psychedelic-assisted treatments for mental illness, such as medicinal psilocybin and medicinal MDMA.
Canadian parent charged in U.S. college admissions scam
Woman accused of paying $400,000 bribe arrested in Spain
Swoop’s summer cancellations in Hamilton leave ‘unreliability cloud’ over brand
One airline analyst says the company will still attract customers because people want cheap flights.
Ford says he's too busy to campaign for Scheer
Doug Ford says he's too busy with governing to campaign for Scheer
Would a minority government be the best election result?
Andrew MacDougall, a former director of communications for Stephen Harper, argues that would be an ideal result while Anna Esselment, a political science professor at the University of Waterloo, writes that a majority would best serve voters.
News Media Canada blasts Canada Post for muscling in on flyer territory
Calls on federal parties to commit to restrict Crown corporation's distribution, expansion plans using ‘unfair advantage’
How to pay property taxes with cryptocurrency
You can pay your property taxes with Bitcoin in certain places (if you want to)
Scheer warns Liberals will tax housing profits
Scheer says Liberals' rejection of idea to tax housing profits can't be trusted
Trudeau one-ups Tories on parental benefits
Housing, children, privacy to feature in leaders' plans on Day 7 of campaign
Second court order issued against Tay Township marijuana grow-op
The grow-op, which is in contravention of Tay Township zoning bylaws, was ordered to cease operations last October.
Tories promise to boost RESP contribution
Conservatives promise to boost federal contribution to RESP to 30 per cent
Rousseau rebuild tops Hamilton board’s school wish list
Rebuilding Ancaster’s Rousseau elementary school tops the list of five projects Hamilton’s public board will submit to the Ministry of Education for the first round of capital funding opportunities since the Ford government took office.
Liberals pledge help for new parents
Liberals pledge to boost Canada Child Benefit, remove tax from maternity leave
Court hears Ancaster man’s drinking and driving ‘profoundly destroyed’ victim’s family
A 2016 head-on crash after driving wrong way on QEW resulted in the death of Khoi Dinh Le.
Trudeau one-ups Tories on maternity benefits
Housing, children, privacy to feature in leaders' plans on Day 7 of campaign
Why Jagmeet Singh’s NDP has nothing to lose — and everything to gain — in Quebec
By wading into the debate on Quebec’s secularism law, with clarity, instead of waffling, Singh could come out ahead — with his head held high and a higher seat count to boot, Martin Regg Cohn writes.
NDP pledges 500K new affordable homes
NDP promises to build 500,000 new affordable homes in 10 years
COMMUTERS: Your Tuesday morning weather, traffic and school closures now
Getting you to work and school. Traffic and weather for your morning commute. School and cancellation information.
Six-year-old Kitchener girl recovering after double lung transplant
Ava McIntyre ‘doing great’ after yet another surgery due to unexpected complications.
A ‘thankless’ superintendent job, a tragic end at a Niagara Falls apartment building
Speaking with his brother last week, Cliff Cline could hear his stress through the phone.
Bernier invited to official election debates
People’s Party leader invited by debates commission to participate in official French and English-language leaders’ debates.
86 tigers die after being rescued from infamous Tiger Temple in Thailand
A government official attributed the animals' deaths to a viral disease,
Innocent bystander killed in Mississauga shooting remembered as ‘sweet, good natured’ teen
Davis was killed in the crossfire of a targeted shooting by his apartment complex Saturday night. Police say he was an innocent bystander.
Don't-pay-till-you-die reverse mortgages are booming in Canada
More seniors are entering retirement with debt and the cost of rent has shot up in many cities, making downsizing difficult amid hot real estate markets.
Grade 12 student can’t get into the physics and calculus courses he needs for university because of teacher cutbacks
Omar Salman wants to be an architectural engineer. But with his high school unlikely to get more teachers, he says he has to take online courses or night school to get the credits he needs.
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