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Updated 2025-02-06 00:15
Rain forest turned desert on Hamilton’s south flank triggered timber tipping point
Dust-bowl conditions on logged out land and a decimated Niagara Escarpment raised alarm
Dorian leaves scars in Atlantic Canada as 200,000 still without power
Utility companies in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, P.E.I. and Newfoundland and Labrador are facing a massive task in restoring electricity to hundreds of thousands of customers
Ex-Supreme Court judge Marie Deschamps named to head spy agency watchdog
Panel makes sure more than a dozen federal bodies are complying with the law.
Catching a wave
Lake Ontario saw some surf action on Monday afternoon.
Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe to lie in state at 2 different stadiums
Mugabe’s family want to bury him at his rural home in Kutama, while the government wants to bury him at National Heroes’ Acre, a monumental burial site reserved for VIPs the government feels served the country with distinction.
Ontario school boards must develop policies for students’ service animals
Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced Monday that boards have until Jan. 1 to come up with their rules, saying only about half of school boards currently have policies on service animals.
UN human rights chief calls for dismantling of Venezuelan special police amid reports of disappearances and extrajudicial killings
Michelle Bahclet says President Nicolás Maduro’s government is engaged in ‘a pattern of torture.’
Sunwing plane blows tire on landing in Toronto: all safe
The airline said staff at Toronto Pearson International Airport inspected the plane and found there was also a hydraulic leak from the landing gear.
The view from here
Checking out the lower city from the Brow at Sam Lawrence Park.
Drunken man fined $496 after falling asleep in stranger’s bed
Sgt. Martin Fournel says the fine was for being on private property without good reason.
Nissan CEO steps down over pay scandal as crisis deepens
Pressure on Saikawa intensified following reports last week that he and other Nissan executives were paid more than they were entitled to
Busy hallways at Mohawk College
The issue: Another semester of classes is underway at Mohawk College.The local impact: A record 32,000-plus students are expected be enrolled at Mohawk’s three campuses.
British Airways grinds to a halt as pilots go on strike
The flagship airline was forced to cancel nearly all flights during a 48-hour pilot strike after months of negotiations with the British Airline Pilots’ Association deadlocked over salary.
Hamilton to study opting out of Metrolinx's transit procurement program
"You can't end up pushing us into something that ends up costing our taxpayers," said Stoney Creek Coun. Brad Clark.
Two Hamilton woman caught driving around school bus on dash camera
Witness was on Rymal Road East at Westlawn Drive around 3 p.m. Sept. 6.
If the province forces amalgamation on Dufferin County, Mono wants a referendum
It’s unclear what the outcome of the province’s municipal structure review will be, but one local town is already calling for their say.
Killer pleads guilty to 2017 stabbing of Melvin Jn’Marie
Antonio Charles pleads guilty to manslaughter in a fight that began with an accusation the victim was looking in an apartment window.
Man facing charges after early morning assault near city hall
The incident was unrelated to ongoing weekend protests at the same location
A Hamilton success story, Tim Hortons Smile Cookie returns
The Smile Cookie, a made-in-Hamilton success story, returns to Tim Hortons restaurants across Canada next week. Locally, full proceeds from the $1 chocolate-chunk cookies will benefit Hamilton Food Share and Food4Kids, from Sept. 16 to 22.
Head of booksellers association wins honorary award
Head of booksellers association wins honorary award
Ontario students ‘overwhelmingly’ reject province’s e-learning plans, survey finds
The Ontario Student Trustees’ Association urges Ford government to drop its plan for four mandatory courses in high school after 95 per cent of teens opposed it in a survey.
Sideline Chatter: Times sure have changed; that used to be a warning
Sideline Chatter from around the world of sports
Wedge-shaped marine heat wave blankets West Coast, concerning scientists
The heat wave has raised temperatures about three to four degrees Celsius higher than the normal longterm average for those parts of the ocean.
Why Apple's newest iPhones might not generate the buzz of years past
One silver lining for Apple is that its customers, despite their lack of interest in buying the company's new devices, are not leaving in any significant numbers for Android
Asleep at the wheel: OPP charge Brantford woman who woke up in the ditch
The woman faces a careless driving charge after she dozed off on Highway 403 and drive into the ditch
The best places to eat and drink in Hamilton, according to WestJet Magazine
The airline’s magazine has devoted a colourful feature to the growth in Hamilton’s restaurant and bar scene.
Scott Radley: From child cycling prodigy to (almost) adult star
Once he got onto his bike at two — and had the training wheels off at three — he never stopped
Historical photo: Good times at The Plantation Motor Hotel
It was built in the 1930s. Back then it was known as DeGeer's Lunch Bar.
Typhoon Faxai pounds Tokyo, leaving nearly one million people without power
It was the strongest storm to hit the Japanese capital in years
A bank mistakenly deposited $120,000 in couple's account — and they made it rain, police say
They splurged on a camper, a Chevy and a racecar
Kawhi Leonard's sister charged in deadly robbery of 84-year-old woman
Kimesha Williams, 35, and another woman are accused in connection with the death of Afaf Anis Assad of Long Beach
Can India's richest man take on Amazon and Walmart?
Digital purchases are growing rapidly in India and could hit $200 billion in the next seven years
How ‘antagonism and a lot of mistrust’ is driving a wedge between landlords and tenants
Experts say the tight housing market coupled with systemic problems, inequality and greed are leading to the breakdown of what should be a mutually beneficial arrangement.
British Airways cancels flights Monday as pilots strike over pay
British Airways says it has had to cancel almost all flights as a result of a pilots’ 48-hour strike over pay.
A month after the manhunt for two murder suspects ended, here’s what we still don’t know
Police have been in possession of at least one video filmed by suspects Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, and Kam McLeod, 19, since Aug. 7.
Will global politics be a factor in the 2019 election campaign?
Foreign policy isn’t usually seen as a vote-driver in Canada but it may be more important than ever this time around.
Taken in hate, from Poland to Siberia, Hamilton survivor gave back love, tolerance
Stella Serafin’s mother, Maria Przychodzien, was part of a mass deportation of Poles at beginning of Second World War, that landed her in a Siberian forced labour camp, where she lived in hardship and terrible cold for two years.
Pier 6 and 7 waterfront commercial plans too tepid: councillor
Coun. Chad Collins thinks recommendations for private development of Pier 6 and 7 in the west harbour aren’t aggressive enough.
‘Let us sleep’: Parkview residents demand action on daily clank and grind
Parkview neighbourhood residents held a protest to show how upset they are about noise and pollution they live with daily.
Andrew Dreschel: Hamilton Bulldogs owner skeptical of new arena plan
A Lime Ridge Mall arena would be ready by 2022, says OHL team owner Michael Andlauer.
Tackling ‘period poverty’: Some Hamilton schools could get free pads, tampons in bathrooms
Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board staff are in the early stages of talks to make menstrual products free in school bathrooms.
Photos + video: Plane pull at Hamilton airport
United Way Halton and Hamilton kicked off their 2019 campaign with their 4th annual plane pull event.
Men hold most higher earning positions in Québec cabinet
Positions of higher authority are paid more.
OxyContin company may file for bankruptcy, crippling payout talks
State and local governments have sought billions of dollars from Purdue Pharma as a way to hold the company and the family that owns it accountable for the United States’ opioid epidemic.
Queen’s Park, Feds reach ‘understanding’ on funding French-language university
The Ontario and federal governments say they have reached an agreement on jointly funding a proposed French-language university that Premier Doug Ford’s government had previously scrapped.
Dorian cleanup sees Nova Scotia Power facing largest outage in company history
The cleanup behind the former hurricane has begun, with the utility announcing 360,000 were without power as of Sunday afternoon and hundreds of Canadian military members being brought in to lend a hand
Kremlin-friendly candidates glide to victory across Russia while opposition is sidelined
Given Muscovites’ support for the opposition and distrust of the authorities a widespread refusal to take part in exit polling is plausible.
Russia, Ukraine swap dozens of prisoners, ‘the first step to end the war’
After five years of grinding conflict stoked by Russia in eastern Ukraine, the two bitterly estranged neighbours swapped dozens of prisoners on Saturday in a long-anticipated exchange that Ukraine’s new president hailed as “the first step to end the war.”
Matriarch of the Alexanian business family, Lida Alexanian, was 86
Matriarch of well-known carpet selling chaing, was happy to work in the office. Was always on the go and community minded.
Toronto police warn public about scam targeting seniors after couple robbed
Police say the woman pretended to be a police officer and asked the couple to leave a bag of money and jewelry outside their house, claiming it would help police catch a criminal.
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