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Vapes spiked with illegal drugs show dark side of CBD craze
Some operators are cashing in on the CBD craze by substituting cheap and illegal synthetic marijuana for natural CBD in vapes and edibles such as gummy bears, an Associated Press investigation has found.
Facts about the Newmarket-Aurora riding
Some facts and figures about the federal riding of Newmarket-Aurora
Liberals pledge support for after-school care
Liberals pledge $535 million per year to support child care outside school hours
Liberals pledge $535M per year to support child care outside school hours
Trudeau says the Liberals would also cut the fees parents pay for these elementary school programs by 10 per cent.
Don’t let kids skip vaccinations because of religious or philosophical objections, Ontario urged
Toronto’s top public health official made the controversial recommendation to end all but medical exemptions — along with numerous other measures aimed at combating the spread of misinformation about vaccines that threaten to lower overall immunity.
Nunavut warmed, Siberia burned and Greenland melted — the Arctic summer that was like no other
A changing Arctic brings problems foreign to those in the south: The inability to travel, the struggle to secure nutritious food and the potential disappearance of one’s culture.
Canada's federal election could determine Hamilton's next political direction
"No party is in majority territory," said McMaster University's associate professor of political science Peter Graefe.
Hamilton couple wins big in annual Winona Peach Festival prize draw
Rejean Comeau and Judy Townsend were on their way to their cottage in Barry’s Bay Aug. 26 when Comeau received a phone call from an unfamiliar number.
After a teen told the restaurant he had a dairy allergy, his birthday meal killed him
He got through a few bites. Then Owen's lips tingled.
Ellen Page urges politicians to ‘show up’ on climate crisis, environmental racism ahead of federal election
The Halifax actor and director reflected on Nova Scotia’s environmental injustices and the women fighting for change in a new documentary during the Atlantic International Film Festival.
CREA raises home sales forecast for 2019
CREA reports August home sales up from year ago, raises forecast for 2019
Police nab two men driving nearly double the speed limit
So far this year, police have charged a record 70 people with stunt driving with more than three months left to go.
Oil prices jump most on record after Saudi Arabia strike
For oil markets, it's the single worst sudden disruption ever
More seniors than ever waiting for long-term care beds in Ontario
As wait-times for hospital beds rise, so does the number of seniors waiting for space in care facilities, thousands of whom are occupying hospital beds.
As Hamilton hospitals cut $42 million, overcrowding expected to get worse
“In an organization where 70 per cent of our costs are for salaries and wages, having an impact on jobs is unavoidable,” said HHS chief financial officer Dave McCaig.
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma files for bankruptcy to wipe out 2,000 lawuits
The company listed as much as $10 billion in assets and $1 billion in debts in its Chapter 11 filing.
Rap video at centre of ‘brazen’ Mississauga shooting spree
Peel Region police homicide detectives are investigating a ‘brazen’ shooting at a parkette in a housing complex in Malton Saturday evening that left a 17-year-old youth, who police say was an innocent bystander, dead.
Panic for Ontario brides and grooms as Tuxedo Royale closes
Business suspended indefinitely amid financial restructuring
COMMUTERS: Your Monday morning weather, traffic and school closures now
Getting you to work and school. Traffic and weather for your morning commute. School and cancellation information.
Winter is Coming: How cold will it be in Ontario?
Here’s what the Weather Network predicts for the coming seasons
No Deal: Autoworkers strike against GM in contract dispute
Workers shut down 33 manufacturing plants in nine states across the U.S., as well as 22 parts distribution warehouses.
Evidence suggests jump in number of stoned dogs being taken to vets
Following the legalization of cannabis, people are bringing dogs in after they have eaten pot edibles inadvertently or when the owners have tried to use pot to treat them medically when they suffer ailments, anecdotal and phone line evidence shows.
Have you won the housing ‘birth-year lottery’?
One expert says those born before the mid-1980s won a sort of lottery by coming of age in a time before the housing market jumped. Of course, other factors — such as family help or being in a relationship — also help, says Realosophy’s John Pasalis.
Mob murder: One year later, Albert Iavarone’s killing still a mystery
A look back at what we know about the Mafia in Hamilton
Graham Rockingham: A Supercrawl wedding. It's not about the music, it’s about the street
Supercrawl still manages to offer up surprises, some planned and others unexpected. There was even a wedding or two.
Is your job good for your mental health?
Jordan Friesen, the Canadian Mental Health Association’s workplace mental health program national director, talks about the business case for well-adjusted workers.
Hamilton-born filmmaker documents treatment of sled dogs
Director Fern Levitt will attend a special screening of ‘Sled Dogs’ at the Westdale Tuesday, Sept. 17
Doug Ford’s ‘absolutely cruel’ decision to axe child benefit will affect 1,800 kids in Hamilton
The city’s most vulnerable families will face greater hunger, homelessness and ‘extreme hardship’ if program is cut and nothing is done to make up for the loss, says anti-poverty advocate
Death investigations moved out of Hamilton with no input from independent oversight council
Lack of transparent process creates more questions about why the unit is being closed, says NDP Leader Andrea Horwath.
Obit: John Copland took part in D-Day and helped Stoney Creek grow from a village to a city
Copland died August 15, just four months shy of his 100th birthday.
Mixed recyclables are headed to an Ontario landfill. Here’s why
Waste Connections of Canada has told its institutional, commercial and industrial clients in the Hamilton area that Asian market closures have impacted plastics, metals, paper, glass or cardboard that are all dropped in one recycling bin.
Greens to reveal platform on Day 6 of campaign
Greens to reveal platform and other leaders play offence as campaign enters Day 6
Parties seek to win over the fickle Quebec voter
'We like to fall in love': Which federal party will win over the fickle Quebec voter?
Parties go high-tech in gathering voter data
Digital tools power parties' campaigns but privacy a question
Vancouver mayor wants leaders to act on OD crisis
Vancouver mayor calls on federal leaders to act on overdose crisis
Where the party leaders are Monday
Where the party leaders are Monday
Trudeau praises diversity in Mississauga
Justin Trudeau courts voters in battleground ridings of southern Ontario
Conservatives pledge tax cut on campaign in B.C.
Scheer intends to ratify the new NAFTA despite saying Trudeau gave everything to Trump
Ford filmed Ontario News Now videos 100 times
A Canadian Press analysis of a year’s worth of Ontario News Now videos found that Ford filmed with them on close to a third of the days in his first year as premier.
Trudeau praises diversity, youth in Mississauga
Justin Trudeau courts voters in battleground ridings of southern Ontario
Former rabbi of synagogue targetted in mass shooting tells Hamilton audience to stand up to hate
Rabbi Chuck Diamond lost 11 friends and acquaintances in a mass shooting at his former synagogue. He wants to shake people of the notion that it couldn’t happen in their community
New York governor pushes for flavoured e-cigarette ban, citing risk to youth
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is pushing to enact a statewide ban on the sale of flavoured e-cigarettes amid growing health concerns connected to vaping, especially among young people.
Violence flares after Hong Kong protesters defy police ban
Protesters broaden demands as they push for autonomy as promised when British handed city to Chinese in 1997.
Conservatives promise to cut tax on lowest income bracket
Scheer says he will cut the tax rate on the lowest federal income bracket — the one charged on income up to $47,630 — from 15 per cent to 13.75 per cent over the next four years.
Several children shot, one killed in Mississauga ambush
Men wearing masks shot about 100 bullets
NDP promises Quebec more money, more support
New Democrats pledge more funds, expansion of language law in Quebec
Federal leaders confront question of guns
Federal leaders scatter across country as campaign ramps up in earnest
Conservatives pledge tax cut
Scheer intends to ratify the new NAFTA despite saying Trudeau gave everything to Trump
Israeli PM convenes cabinet in West Bank ahead of election
The meeting came despite an international outcry over Benjamin Netanyahu’s promise to annex the West Bank’s Jordan Valley.
Cleanup resumes in Bahamas as Humberto swirls away
Humberto briefly shuttered a couple of small airports, sent people in damaged homes to seek shelter and threatened to interrupt the distribution of sorely needed supplies, including food and water.
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