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Updated 2025-02-06 12:30
Quebecer among LGBTQ creators suing YouTube alleging discrimination
The group of eight, including Montreal-based transgender YouTuber Chase Ross, say the popular video-sharing website is censoring their content.
Hamilton non-profit board firm on evicting downtown social-service hub, but open to talks
One option on the table is combining elements of the day centre with a potential city-led consumption and treatment services (CTS) site for drug users.
McMaster researchers find seniors have silent strokes after elective surgery that go undetected
Covert strokes significantly increase the risk of cognitive decline and further strokes one year after surgery.
Bird-plane collision and unscheduled maintenance behind four cancelled Swoop flights
The incidents come one month after Swoop cancelled dozens of flights due to “unscheduled maintenance.”
‘Art car’ celebrates Canadiana
Dundas resident Halle Halle driven to bring joy through her unique automobile — ‘I like seeing people happy. It makes me happy.’
Shark takes a bite out of teen’s surf board off the coast of Hawaii
A teen surfing off the Hawaii island of Oahu escaped a shark encounter uninjured, but his board didn’t.
More trains coming to West Harbour GO
Buses will be coming to Confederation station by end of 2019, however, no date revealed for rail service.
Deaf child’s parents to launch human rights hearing against Newfoundland and Labrador school district
Carter Churchill, 8, of Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s, N.L., is set to start Grade 3 in September without a teacher in place who is fluent in American Sign Language.
Trudeau announces $11.4 million in flood protection funding for Fredericton
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Thursday $11.4 million in new funding to help protect Fredericton and surrounding communities from future flooding.
Alberta government strikes panel to advise on wage cut for alcohol servers
A panel will explore whether cutting the minimum wage for Alberta’s alcohol servers could give them more working hours and boost their overall income with more tips.
Northerners applaud funding for long-awaited road through Arctic tundra
Transport Minister Marc Garneau pledged more than $50 million to cover preliminary studies and planning for an all-weather road from Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories to a deep-water port on Nunavut’s central Arctic coast.
City of Hamilton braces for $15 million annual drop in provincial housing cash
The city is bracing for a nearly $15 million annual drop in provincial funding to repair and build affordable units in Hamilton amid rapidly rising housing costs.
Metrolinx stalls Confederation GO station, while enhancing West Harbour
"It is still our plans to provide rail and bus service to Confederation station," said Metrolinx President and CEO Phil Verster.
Police seek suspect after DNA link between sex assaults in Toronto, Collingwood
Gray alleged the man targeted young women travelling alone, with each attack more menacing than the last.
Health experts ask federal leaders to commit to pharmacare
They say comprehensive public medication programs have improved access and reduced costs everywhere they’ve been implemented and want to keep national pharmacare in Canada from becoming a partisan issue.
Bullying still a ’systemic’ issue at St. Michael’s College School, report says
Bullying continues to be a “systemic” issue at a private Toronto school rocked by allegations of sexual assault, a new report says.
Ramping up for summer fun
Inflow Skate Park in Dundas is hosting a week long summer camp.
Pair charged with manslaughter in Haldimand County man’s carfentanil overdose death
Jason Kerr, 32, died Feb. 1
Canada sending plane to Uganda to help with peacekeeping in Africa
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan said Thursday the aircraft will be supported by as many as 25 Canadian Armed Forces personnel and it will be used up to five days a month to help the UN mission operating from Entebbe.
Conservative and NDP MPs seek urgent meeting into report that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau broke ethics law
Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion’s report “is incredibly concerning,” wrote Conservative MPs Peter Kent and Jacques Gourde.
Accused Capital One hacker stole data from more than 30 other targets, officials say
Capital One originally said it had tens of millions of credit card applications stolen, including one million Canadian social insurance numbers.
Raccoon freed after being trapped in vending machine
A photo on the sheriff’s Facebook page shows the raccoon making itself comfortable in between snacks. Sheriff’s officials joked that the “gentleman” was apprehended for burglary of a vending machine.
Israel bars entry to outspoken US congresswomen
Israel said Thursday it will bar two Democratic congresswomen from entering the country because of their support for a Palestinian-led boycott movement.
Quebec police say deaths of woman and 5-year-old girl likely murder-suicide
Provincial police said Thursday the bodies of Julie Meunier, 40, of Montreal and a five-year-old girl were found at around 4 p.m. Wednesday in the town of Lac-des-Plages, about 175 kilometres northwest of Montreal.
British territory Gibraltar releases Iran supertanker that U.S. sought to seize
Iran which still holds a U.K. vessel, assures Britain the tanker will not deliver crude to Syria
Graffiti art comes to Concession Street
The issueThe Concession Street Business Improvement area has invited graffiti artists to paint murals on designated walls in the area.The local impactThe BIA is hoping the project will lead to a decrease in graffiti and tagging elsewhere on the street.
6 police shot in standoff that ‘could have been far worse’
A gunman barricaded himself inside a Philadelphia row house for 7 1/2 hours, firing on police and wounding six in a dramatic standoff that trapped two officers all while the commissioner and the shooter’s attorney tried to negotiate a surrender.
Pilot hailed as hero for landing jet in field after bird strike
A Russian pilot was being hailed as a hero Thursday for safely landing his passenger jet in a corn field after it collided with a flock of gulls seconds after takeoff.
Mohawk College signs equity, diversity and inclusion charter
The Dimensions program for post-secondary institutions is meant to address systemic barriers.
Dashcams provide unbiased witness when bad things happen to good drivers
Dashboard cameras are increasingly being installed in personal vehicles by motorists who want to bring along an impartial witness when they hit the road.
Illegal pot still a source for 4 in 10 cannabis users, Stats Can survey shows
The latest Statistics Canada report says in April, May and June, 4.9 million Canadians over the age of 15 consumed pot and 42 per cent of them bought at least some of their cannabis from illegal sources including drug dealers.
Hudson’s Bay says Catalyst declined request to extend its offer for stake in retailer
The bid by the investment firm, which is seeking to buy the shares in an effort to oppose a proposal to privatize the company, is set to expire on Friday.
Canadian Real Estate Association reports home sales climbed higher in July
Canadian home sales rose in July as markets start to recover from the stress test tightening last year. But economists say global concerns raise some future uncertainties.
Autopsy finds broken bones in Jeffrey Epstein’s neck, deepening questions around his death
Such breaks can occur in those who hang themselves, according to forensics experts and studies on the subject — but they are more common in victims of homicide by strangulation.
Ontario will shift Blue Box program costs to waste producers
Environment Minister Jeff Yurek says that starting in 2023, the costs of Ontario’s 240 municipal Blue Box programs will begin to shift from municipalities to the companies that generate packaging waste.
Advocates: Mississippi plant fires workers left after raid
A Mississippi chicken processing plant fired most of its remaining workers after nearly 100 accused of immigration violations were arrested last week, witnesses said, an indication that the crackdown could make finding work in the state's poultry industry more difficult for Latino immigrants.
Chantal Hébert: Is Justin Trudeau a dead leader walking?
There’s no doubt the ethics commissioner report on SNC-Lavalin is damning, but it’s too soon to say it will swing the election, writes Chantal Hébert.
Dundas Tammy’s site rezoned for new development
Lower density townhouse building anticipated in 2020
High school teachers will be in class on Sept. 3, OSSTF president says
Collective agreements expire at the end of August, but the head of the teachers’ union says it will be business as usual on the first day of school.
Is Justin Trudeau a dead leader walking?
There’s no doubt the ethics commissioner report on SNC-Lavalin is damning, but it’s too soon to say it will swing the election
McMaster students strip Dominion Club’s status due to alleged white supremacist ties
McMaster Student Union president says ‘discriminatory or xenophobic attitudes have no place’ on campus.
Canadian homes sales up in July: CREA
Canadian Real Estate Association reports home sales climbed higher in July
Men twice as likely to smoke pot as women, Statistics Canada says
About four in 10 marijuana users say they bought pot illegally.
Ancaster residents give Hamilton committee standing ovation in support of arts centre funding plan
New refinancing plan had to cover a $7.6 million shortfall in cost of $22-million art centre.
9 key countries are on the verge of recession, driving fears the U.S. could follow
Many of these countries have a common problem: They are heavily dependent on selling goods overseas.
Graham Rockingham’s best bets, Dundas Cactus Festival edition
Steven Page, In My Coma, Junkhouse, Karen Thornton, Walter Ostanek, In My Coma
Flood Watch in effect for Halton’s Lake Ontario shoreline
Conservation Halton has issued a flood watch for the Lake Ontario shoreline.Lake Ontario levels are expected to continue to slowly decline in the coming days, with the forecasted drier conditions combined with the continuation of record-high outf
Dashcams praised as protection while driving
Dashcams provide 'unbiased witness' when bad things happen to good drivers
Police arrest alleged moonshine maker after determining alcohol-producing still caused Brampton house explosion
Police say they have charged a 57-year-old man with arson by negligence.
Painter in the park
Jim Richardson paints a scene in the Dundas Driving Park, only two blocks from his home, as part a class of eight from the Dundas Valley School of Art. The budding artists were painting in a style made popular by British artist David Hockney, known for doing large paintings on multiple canvases to accommodate the size.
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