The culprit asked to have a payment sent to a new bank account and the city complied before realizing it was a scam.

Neither the governing Liberals nor the Opposition Conservatives expressed enthusiasm Monday for trying to secure the release of the overseas prisoner dubbed “Jihadi Jack” by the British media.

The company owns the rights to “Star Wars,” as well as many TV shows on U.S. network ABC, including “Grey’s Anatomy,” “How to Get Away With Murder” and “Lost.”

A judge says he believes that a northern Manitoba RCMP officer genuinely feared for his life when he repeatedly shot at a drunk driver during an attempted arrest that was full of mistakes.

The Progressive Conservatives tried to force retroactive funding cuts on communities earlier this year but had to cancel them in May after municipal leaders complained their annual budgets had already passed.

Daniel Gracie, 43, had a lengthy criminal record by the time he pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated sexual assault involving two London, Ont., women with whom he had unprotected sexual activity, infecting them with the HIV virus.

Hamilton police said the 46-year-old is charged with robbery and using a disguise with the intent to commit an offence.

Global Affairs is working on contingency plans to assist the 300,000 Canadians in the region if needed.

It's official: Publisher announces Mark Halperin book

Embattled cannabis producer CannTrust will see approximately $2.9 million worth of its product returned by the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS).

The bureau has come under scrutiny since Epstein’s death, with lawmakers demanding answers about how Epstein was left unsupervised and able to take his own life while held at one of the most secure federal jails in America.

A state grand jury declined to indict officer Daniel Pantaleo in 2014. Federal authorities, however, kept a civil rights investigation open for five years before announcing last month they would not bring charges.

The push to rethink the role of corporations in society has not come exclusively from the political arena. This time, there is pressure from Wall Street power brokers as well.

Chair Jerome Powell already dropped interest rate a quarter-point, but president wants it cut a full percentage point

Hamilton council approved up to $7 million for the inquiry that is expected to begin in 2020.

“There’s far more money spent on paper clips in Canada than there is on wildlife recovery programs.”

The Ontario government’s cannabis wholesaler and online retailer is returning all products from CannTrust Holdings Inc. — valued at roughly $2.9 million — because they do not conform with the terms of its supply deal with the beleaguered cannabis company.

Acquiring 10.5 per cent stake part of effort to head off privatization bid.

The Green Organic Dutchman says it has completed their first shipment to the Ontario Cannabis Store.

Hamilton police are investigating a break-in at Waterdown Variety.

The Canadian dollar traded for 75.29 cents US compared with an average of 75.27 cents US on Friday.

McMaster University evolutionary biologist Jonathan Pruitt researched how tropical cyclones impact the behaviour of spider colonies.

She escaped unharmed and alerted authorities, but her 33-year-old fiancé died.

Tens of thousands of palm trees have died from the bacterial disease

Larsen was known for his ability to drive down costs at his companies and nurtured his image as a businessperson who was able to strike good deals.

Halton Regional Police are hunting a woman and a girl suspected of a major theft at a Longo's in Burlington.

The CFIA says the recall was triggered by its investigation into a food-borne illness outbreak that is also being investigated by the Public Health Agency of Canada.

Crown prosecutors told the trial in Thompson that Const. Abram Letkeman made only wrong choices in the lead up to the shooting death of Steven Campbell in 2015.

Police closed the access for two hours while they investigated and waited for results of the driver’s medical evaluation.

The stock market is a much less crowded party than it used to be.

The video footage reportedly was taken in 2010, when Epstein was a registered sex offender who had served time in jail.

Richard Pereira is facing a mandatory life sentence for killing Kathryn Horne. Advocates say the case highlights a prison system unprepared to handle offenders who despite severe mental illness are still criminally responsible for their actions.

Health Canada has placed a hold on CannTrust's inventory including approximately 5,200 kg of dried cannabis

THE ISSUE: Parking at Spencer GorgeTHE IMPACT: Increased parking fines, shuttle service alleviating parking woes

Coun. Esther Pauls seeks to resolve residents' concerns with meeting.

The frustration with Netflix illustrates that Hollywood is still coming to grips with the company's new way of doing business — and the less-than-transparent data behind its decision-making.

A crew from the St. Catharines Fire Department remains on scene of a massive green house fire that began Friday night.

A crew from the St. Catharines Fire Department remains on scene of a massive green house fire that began Friday night.

The People’s Party of Canada says it stands for individual liberty, but spent a lot of time Sunday talking about “political Islam” instead.

We haven’t seen humans at their best lately, which makes Russ Fee’s bravery just that much more heartwarming, Heather Mallick writes.

Many in the city face a choice between buying a home or saving for retirement. Experts say this points to a growing financial risk.

The puppies, which appear to be a large, mixed breed, were found at about one day old.

“He touched the lives of countless people and many more who were on death’s doorstep.”

In 1975, local boxers took their shot at fame as Parkside High School hosted the all Ontario intermediate and senior boxing championships.

While he’s great at apologizing for things he had nothing to do with, the prime minister has not been quite so exactingly virtuous when it comes to his own conduct, Rosie DiManno writes.

Festivalgoers gathered in Gage Park on Saturday to throw colour and celebrate the triumph of good over evil.

The premier’s war on red tape has become a battle over blue stickers as he forces the private sector to do his bidding in badgering Ottawa, Martin Regg Cohn writes.

An ongoing trial for an 18-year-old driver involved in a crash that killed a 17-year-old honour roll student ended abruptly Friday after the young man decided to plead guilty to all charges.

U.S. president’s advisers fear a weakened economy would hurt him with moderate Republican and independent voters who have been willing to give him a pass on some of his incendiary policies and rhetoric.

The OPP have identified the victim in a collision on Hwy. 401 on Saturday as Paolo Brizzi, 39, of Woodbridge, Ont. Rakunath Kanagaratnam, 55, has been charged with impaired driving causing death.