Feed hamilton-news-from-http-wwwthespeccom

Link http://rss.metroland.com/
Feed http://rss.metroland.com/9/article/hamilton
Updated 2025-02-06 03:45
Police probe double stabbing in west Hamilton
The attackers fled the scene in a smaller black motor vehicle.
August real estate sales dip but prices rise
August sales were down from July and June of this year, as well as August of 2018, according to figures from the Realtors Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB)
Six-year-old boy hit by reversing pickup truck in Dunnville
Boy taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries
Hasan Minhaj didn’t interview Justin Trudeau — he took him to the woodshed
This episode of Patriot Act With Hasan Minhaj didn’t feel like a comedy. It felt like a cross-border indictment of a Canadian leader most Americans still have warm and fuzzy feelings toward, says Vinay Menon.
Grimsby man one step closer to Lotto Max 100K as OLG probes ‘Insider Win’
First step of ‘insider win’ process complete
He snagged a foul ball, beer in hand, wearing a Thug Life shirt. Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson approves
With a beer in his right hand, Dean Clarke caught the ball in his left at a Toronto Blue Jays — and the video went viral.
Elizabeth May: We have had decades to stop the climate crisis. The era of procrastination must end
The climate crisis is personal for the Green Party leader. In a life of environmental activism, she has repeatedly seen governments squander chances to act — and there’s only one chance left.
Burlington man, 60, dies after motorcycle crash on Plains Road
Police say the woman was trying to turn left from eastbound Plains Road East onto Cedarwood Place when she went into the path of a westbound Yamaha
Hong Kong withdraws extradition bill that sparked protests
The bill would have allowed Hong Kong residents to be sent to mainland China for trials. It prompted massive protests since June and caused the airport to shut down earlier this month.
Money worries distract employees: CPA study
Money on the mind: survey finds Canadians worry about finances while on the job
Two Edmonton mothers admit to beating two girls with belts, locking them in filthy basement
Court heard Tuesday that two sisters, aged 3 and 6 at the time, were regularly beaten, starved and locked in a basement — with a heavy dresser blocking the door — before a babysitter contacted police in December 2017.
Hamilton police probe double stabbing in Westdale area
The attackers fled the scene in a smaller black motor vehicle.
David Suzuki on climate change: ‘We have to address it as if it’s war’
Stephen Lewis and Suzuki are joining to run a series of talks aimed at encouraging young people to make this election entirely about saving the planet
“Speed bump of death!” adds a nasty crunch to driving
Coady Ave. speed bump is threatening drivers with vehicle damage because it’s built too high
Less housing cash means ‘greater challenges,’ Hamilton city staff report says
Hamilton sizes up impact of $15-million annual drop in provincial dollars
Grieving parents whose son died at Ontario school for the blind want answers
Andrea and Gladstone Brown demand an inquest into how their son Samuel, who attended W. Ross Macdonald School for the Blind in Brantford, Ont., ended up dying at the campus last February.
Should Hamilton offer free power to electric car owners in city parking lots?
The city will look at installing electric car-charging stations in Hamilton parking lots. But councillors aren’t sold on a climate “incentive” proposal to offer free power to EV owners.
Hamilton police chief says ‘lessons to be learned’ from Pride deployment
Attendee of meeting with top brass says he left feeling ‘skeptical’ while another called leadership ‘disastrous.’
Cruising on the water
A lone kayaker enjoyed an afternoon paddle through Cootes Paradise on Tuesday.
Judge strikes down Quebec law forbidding home cultivation of cannabis
The decision means it is now legal to grow cannabis plants at home in Quebec, but the lawyer who argued the case on behalf of a man seeking to strike down the sections cautioned against a rush to plant cannabis.
Bodies of 20 victims recovered in California boat fire
As the scope of the disaster became clear, with 14 people still unaccounted for, family members gathered on the coast awaiting news at a family support centre.
This is the one and only hurricane Dorian; storm name may be retired
There may never be another hurricane Dorian. But that decision won’t be up to Mother Nature.
GTA restaurants get creative to attract TIFF stars
Local venues are throwing special events and hitting social media in the hopes that Ryan Gosling or Nicole Kidman will drop by and give their sales a big TIFF bump.
Obituary: Bank manager Harold St. Pierre was victim in Hamilton’s largest bank robbery
His ordeal had the hallmarks of a Hollywood movie. But it wasn’t a movie — it was a terrifying reality.
Panhandling: Safe Streets Act tickets on the rise in Hamilton
Homeless advocate says practice saddles the vulnerable with fines they can’t pay.
Pence defends stay at Trump property in Ireland
Speaking to reporters in Dublin, where he spent the day, Pence spoke about his personal connection to the village of Doonbeg — the site of both the Trump International Golf Links & Hotel as well as family history.
McConnell says he’s waiting on Trump to chart path on guns
While Trump has said he wants to work with Congress to “stop the menace of mass attacks,” he’s waffled on support for expanding background checks, making the next steps uncertain.
Taliban attack shatters Afghan capital even as U.S. deal nears
The Taliban continue to kill Afghan civilians in attacks they say are meant for foreign “invaders” or the Afghan government, apparently sacrificing the support of the people they might wish to rule.
South African police arrest over 100 people on third day of attacks on foreign-owned businesses
Looting and arson spread across Johannesburg and Pretoria as citizens warned to take safety precautions.
‘Total devastation’: Dorian slams parts of the Bahamas
The storm’s punishing winds and muddy brown floodwaters destroyed or severely damaged thousands of homes, crippled hospitals and trapped people in attics.
U.S., Britain, France abetting possible war crimes in Yemen, says UN report
The UN report strongly challenges the credibility of the Saudi-led coalition to self-investigate and hold itself accountable for attacks that kill civilians.
U.K. PM Boris Johnson loses majority as lawmakers defect from his party
Brexit chaos continues as Johnson threatens third general election in four years.
Neighbour: Texas gunman was ‘violent, aggressive person’
Officers killed 36-year-old Seth Aaron Ator on Saturday outside a busy Odessa movie theatre after a spate of violence that spanned 16 kilometres, injuring around two dozen people in addition to the dead.
Walmart to stop selling handgun ammunition after recent mass shootings
The Arkansas-based discounter said Tuesday it will stop handgun ammunition as well as short-barrel rifle ammunition, such as the .223 calibre and 5.56 calibre used in military style weapons, after it runs out of its current inventory.
Reducing your own carbon footprint is great, but it won’t save the planet unless governments and corporations step up
Individual actions are commendable but experts say what’s really needed is an overhaul of our way of life, and a mobilization of resources at wartime levels to reduce emissions before it’s too late.
Air Canada challenges Onex’s takeover of rival WestJet
It says the deal may run afoul of foreign-ownership rules.
Two community builders launch Hamilton-based podcast
Two community builders have come together to launch a new Hamilton-based podcast.
Potential Rhino candidate for Hamilton Mountain riding
Plett would be the first Rhino to run in the Hamilton Mountain riding in a general federal election.
UAW picks GM as bargaining target, workers authorize strikes
Picking GM as the target is no surprise because it’s the most profitable and it also has announced plans to shutter factories.
Atwood, Rushdie among Booker Prize finalists
Atwood, Rushdie among Booker Prize finalists
Mississauga’s Bianca Andreescu dispatches Taylor Townsend under the lights to reach quarter-finals at U.S. Open
The 15th-seeded Canadian advances to her first Grand Slam quarterfinal in only her fourth appearance at a major and will next face No. 25 Elise Mertens of Belgium for a spot in the semis.
Mother of Halifax-area homicide victim says justice system ‘a joke’ after accused gets manslaughter plea
Steven Douglas Skinner pleaded guilty Tuesday to the lesser charge of manslaughter for the killing of Stacey Adams at a home in the Halifax suburb of Lake Echo in 2011.
Foreign share of oilsands production falls from 33% to 16%, analysis shows
The foreign content of the Alberta oilsands has been thinned over the past four years, but not eliminated.
Chinese companies commit to oilsands despite setbacks and poor operating results
“PetroChina Canada is committed to Canada for the long-term, having maintained its investments through economically challenging times.”
Doug Ford still trying to take schools back to the ‘good old days’
The Tories have it backwards on math: Students don’t need more fundamentals, they need more critical thinking to apply their skills to the world outside the classroom.
Trump and Johnson are allies against democracy
As we watch politics in Britain explode, and the growing crisis in the U.S. implode, we find ourselves to be living through a masterclass in how democracy in this 21st century is being attacked from within, writes Tony Burman.
Federal NDP want voters to know they’re ‘In it for You’ on the campaign trail
The party is launching the new slogan with an advertisement featuring leader Jagmeet Singh, who says he’s different from other leaders because he doesn’t work for “the wealthy and the well-connected.”
Happy first day of school, Hamilton! Send us your pics!
If you took photos of your child on their first day and would like to share them, we would love to publish them
Customer pulls gun on Popeyes employees over chicken sandwiches, police say
A group of people attempted to get inside the store after they were told the bad news about the sandwiches at the drive-thru.
How having a dashcam is like an extra insurance policy
Police, insurers and courts increasingly look at dashcam footage to determine fault in accidents.
...897898899900901902903904905906...