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Updated 2025-06-27 20:30
Pembina to buy Kinder Morgan’s oil assets for $4.35 billion
The $4.35-billion deal makes it a major player in oil storage business.
Suspect arrested in Waterfront Trail assault
A couple out on a Sunday bike ride on July 7 were confronted by another cyclist, which lead to a physical altercation, according to police.
‘Tesla killers’ are having a really hard time killing Tesla
It’s a trope that’s been around roughly as long as Elon Musk has been in the car business: When a new electric vehicle is unveiled, it’s dubbed a potential “Tesla killer.”
Jury weighing ex-school head's lawsuit against writer Sparks
A jury will decide whether the former head of a private Christian school that novelist Nicholas Sparks founded in his North Carolina hometown was unjustly fired, then defamed when the author said the educator suffered from mental illness.
Greenland fallout: Trump’s cancelled trip blindsides Denmark
COPENHAGEN —The prime minister of Denmark said Wednesday she is “disappointed and surprised” by U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to cancel his visit to Denmark after she called his idea of buying Greenland, “an absurd discussion.”
Hamilton councillors to hold workshop to address hate-related incidents
"Bringing in more heat just makes it hotter," said Ward 4 Coun. Sam Merulla.
Oshawa cannabis lottery winners listed same downtown site for proposed store
Two of the winners in the latest round of the province’s retail cannabis store lottery listed Oshawa as the site where they plan to open a store, and both listed the same downtown Oshawa site.
The Amazon is burning and smoke from the fires can be seen from space
Though the Amazon rainforest has been fire resistant for much of its history because of its natural moisture and humidity, drought and human activities are causing wildfires, according to NASA.
Update: Traffic chaos continues on Hwy. 403 eastbound near the Linc
An early morning crash between a tractor trailer and pickup truck caused the backup. Ministry of the Environment still cleaning up diesel spill.
$16 million dredging of Hamilton port channel aims to reduce backlog of ships
Warehouse and dock improvements support growing agrifood industry.
Featured photos: Colossal charcuterie
300 pound board custom made for Toronto’s Delta Hotel
2 new retail cannabis stores overcome first step to operate in Burlington
Proposed stores would be third and forth legal cannabis retailer within the city.
Former New York Ranger and Miracle on Ice player charged in attack
Mark Pavelich, a forward on the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” U.S. Olympic hockey team who went on to play for the New York Rangers and two other NHL teams, has been charged with assault for allegedly beating a neighbour with a metal pole and breaking several of the man’s bones.
Cannabis store approved for Peterborough
Huge Shops has plans to partner with Coffee Time
Cannabis stores prepare to open in Ancaster, Stoney Creek, Upper James
Pot shop lottery winners to set up shop on Wilson Street, Winona Crossing and Upper James Street.
Walmart sues Tesla over string of solar panel fires at its stores
Tesla, best known for its business selling electric vehicles, also has pursued developing renewable-energy resources.
Woman busted selling weed outside shuttered pot shop Cannabis on Cannon: Hamilton Police
cannabis, selling, charged, arrested, outside store
Kitchener applicant selected for pot shop in provincial lottery
The news is “heaven” to some.
Toronto restaurateur may have been killed over associates’ cocaine debt to Mexican cartel, sources say
Slain wine bar owner Paolo Caputo’s brother is serving a life sentence for murder tied to plot involving a 200 kilogram shipment of cocaine. Sources say a $5-million debt over that shipment is unpaid.
Traffic chaos on Highway 403 after tractor trailer pins pick up truck early Wednesday
Two people were taken to hospital with minor injuries.
Even as insolvencies rise, indebted Ontarians are borrowing big against their homes for vacations and cars
Rising real estate prices spur consumers to use home equity lines of credit to fund purchases, do renovations and pay down other debt according to a survey.
Police seeking suspects after 5-year-old struck in Hamilton Mountain air gun shooting
Police responded to the scene and found the child had a welt but did not require medical attention.
Ontario to end funding for ‘inappropriate’ medical procedures
Procedures will be “delisted” after an arbitration panel ordered the province and the Ontario Medical Association to eliminate $460 million in services no longer deemed worthwhile.
Woman killed after two-vehicle crash on Highway 6 in Caledonia
Paramedics transported a 93-year-old female passenger to hospital with life threatening injuries where she later died of her injuries.
New sex-ed curriculum builds on previous Liberal version
Consent and sexual orientation will be taught a year earlier, but discussions about gender identity move from Grade 6 to Grade 8 after public consultations by PC government.
Hydro One warns that cottage hydro rates could jump
Utility fighting Ontario Energy Board’s request to have seasonal cottagers pay residential rates
Elton John is wrong. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are hypocrites
Flying around the world on a personal plane may not sound like extraordinary behaviour for the über-rich but it is indeed hypocritical behaviour when the über-rich in question have a penchant for environmental activism
‘The Widow Maker:’ Tables turn as Hamilton doctor at risk of massive heart attack becomes patient
“The ICU doctor trained with me ... I knew all the nurses,” Oczkowski said. “My team came in to see somebody with a stroke problem while I was sitting in the stretcher in the other corner.”
Conservation Halton blindsided by provincial letter asking it to shut down non-core programs
Changes suggested by the province won’t result in financial savings, CAO says
‘I just lost the two most important people in my life:' How Ford's funding cuts are hitting Hamiltonians
Social auditors hear about effect of cuts to Hamilton services.
Two months after violence at Hamilton Pride, questions about police response linger
Cameron Kroetsch struggles to understand nature of phone call from officer two days before the LGBTQ+ annual celebration at Gage Park.
Hamilton doctor-turned patient reflects on patient care and lessons learned
“The ICU doctor trained with me ... I knew all the nurses,” Oczkowski said. “My team came in to see somebody with a stroke problem while I was sitting in the stretcher in the other corner.”
Dog reunited with owner after Hamilton firefigthers called in for rope rescue
The dog slipped off its leash and ran away before tumbling five metres off a ledge near the Chedoke Civic Golf Course.
Two-week Sherman Access closure begins Wednesday
East leg of access will be closed between Sherman Cut and Kenilworth Access.
Lincoln Alexander Parkway closed this weekend
Work will include spot repairs to the asphalt, some sections of shave-and-pave resurfacing, clearing of catch basins, new reflectors and repairs to some signage.
‘I just lost the two most important people in my life’
Social auditors hear about effect of cuts to Hamilton services.
Military hopes for post-Norman stability as new army commander installed
Lt.-Gen. Wayne Eyre officially takes the reins of the army.
Ethics committee to decide whether to dig deeper into SNC-Lavalin report
Conservatives and New Democrats pushed for the emergency meeting of the House of Commons ethics committee to be held Wednesday in Ottawa, where MPs will debate whether to dig deeper into the scandal by inviting ethics commissioner Mario Dion to testify.
Crown seeks three-year prison term for ex-lawyer Findlay for Caledonia lawsuit fraud
His lawyer asks for 15 to 18 months in jail for $1.7 million fraud against Caledonia class-action lawsuit
Manufacturing sales beat forecasts in June despite falling 1.2 per cent, says StatCan
Economists on average had expected a drop of 1.7 per cent for the month, according to financial markets data firm Refinitiv.
Construction in Hamilton breaks new record
There have been more than $1 billion in building projects this year after less than 8 months
Music composer from France killed by bear while working in northern Canada
Julien Gauthier had been collecting sounds in the remote region.
Two months after violence at Gage Park, questions about police response trouble Pride organizer
Cameron Kroetsch struggles to understand nature of phone call from officer two days before the LGBTQ+ annual celebration
At The Hamilton Spectator, as the presses get ready to shut down, a pressman will finally part company with his beloved machines
Bob Ross started on The Hamilton Spectator presses when he was 18, in 1955, as an apprentice. He’s still working the big behemoths, at 82. He’s sad to see them go. He never thought he’d outlast them. But he did.
Woman blames opioids for making her steal $3.4 million from her Hamilton employer
Former CFO of Dan Lawrie Insurance awaiting sentence.
Trudeau pledges to raise issue of falling media revenues at G7 leaders’ summit
Speaking with reporters in Trois-Rivieres, Que., the prime minister insisted that “everyone has to pay their share.”
Gas station association concerned by ‘heavy-handed’ pump stickers
Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government is driving ahead with mandatory gas-pump stickers that attack Ottawa’s carbon-pricing measures despite objections from the gasoline industry.
Dad ‘empty’ after 9-year-old Detroit girl killed by dogs
He lamented that ‘she was gone when I reached her.’
Environment minister says election shouldn’t limit climate-change discussion
Catherine McKenna is calling on Elections Canada to clarify its interpretation of rules on third-party advertising ahead of this fall’s federal election.
Millennials top boomers in debt: TransUnion
Millennials top boomers in debt while Gen X still owe the most: TransUnion
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