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Toronto area housing sales up 24.3% in July
Toronto area housing sales up 24.3% in July, prices rise due to tighter supply
Jeff Mahoney: Hamilton’s Nettie Zadvorny, cabbage patch baby, turns 100
That little Saskatchewan girl is a century-young force of nature
GoFundMe set up for family of ‘loving husband’ David Martens, found dead in Beamsville
$10,000 goal to support education of David Martens' children
Police investigating stabbing in central Hamilton
Paramedics were called just after 11 p.m. on August 5, 2019, to the area of Emerald Street South and King Street.
Hillary and Chelsea Clinton writing book on 'Gutsy Women'
Hillary and Chelsea Clinton writing book on 'Gutsy Women'
Jeff Mahoney: Son outraged, saddened by closure of Hamilton forensic pathology unit his father founded
Dr. John Deadman is stunned that the forensic pathology unit that his late father founded many decades ago, is being closed. And under mysterious, confusing circumstances.
SUV takes out light pole on Hunter Street
Police say the driver faces careless driving charge
Jason Kenney goes after Justin Trudeau ahead of fall federal election
Alberta premier says his constituents are ‘rightfully frustrated’ and that he doesn’t want to let the prime minister ‘push us out of our country’.
13 shootings in Toronto over the August long weekend
Police chief Mark Saunders called for witnesses in shooting early Monday morning at District 45 nightclub in North York. A few hours later, another shooting left a man with serious injuries in North York.
Beating the heat with sweet treats at Westfield Heritage Village’s Ice Cream Carnival
The annual festival was a blast from the past for attendees who were treated to period carnival games, hand-churned ice cream and other delights.
Anti-LGBTQ+ protester in skirmish outside Hamilton City Hall
Woman with homophobic sign and an anti-Fascist protester spill onto Main Street while grappling with each other.
Hate in Hamilton: can the city ban hateful protests from city hall?
How do you shut down hateful speech on public land that is meant to be safe for all — but also the centre of democratic protest in the city?
Dozen shootings in Toronto over the August long weekend
Police chief Mark Saunders called for witnesses in shooting early Monday morning at District 45 nightclub in North York. A few hours later, another shooting left a man with serious injuries in North York.
North Korea fires two projectiles into sea, South says
North Korea sees joint U.S. military exercises as an invasion rehearsal.
Are video games or mental illness causing America’s mass shootings? No, research shows
Violent media and mental illness are often cited as key factors in shootings, but some psychiatrists say it’s an over simplified and convenient ‘dodge to not talk about guns’.
Defiant Hong Kong protesters cause city-wide mayhem
A general strike in Hong Kong descended into city-wide mayhem Monday, as defiant protesters started fires outside police stations and hurled bricks and eggs at officers.
U.S. pair charged with bomb threat at St. John’s airport miss August court date
Arrest warrants have been issued for two American women who failed to appear in court in St. John’s, N.L., last week after being charged with publishing a false bomb threat and defamatory statements on Twitter in June.
Signpost: Hiroshima-Nagasaki Shadow drawings
Shadows represent traces left when a person is incinerated in a nuclear explosion.
UN food agency, Yemeni rebels reach deal to restore aid
The UN food agency on Sunday said it reached an agreement with Yemen’s rebels to resume food deliveries to rebel-controlled parts of the country after suspending the aid for over a month.
Consular officials visit Canadian Michael Kovrig detained in China
Canada keeping communications open, says Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland.
Jeff Mahoney: Son outraged, saddened by closure of Hamilton forensic pathology unit his father founded
Dr. John Deadman is stunned that the forensic pathology unit that his late father founded many decades ago, is being closed. And under mysterious, confusing circumstances.
RCMP complete search of river for Bryer Schmegelsky and Kam McLeod
Search of the river began after a damaged aluminum boat was discovered on the shore of the Nelson River on Friday.
Federal government lifts speed restrictions after spotting no whales in shipping lanes
The speed restrictions were initially introduced in April and expanded in area in June and July as a growing number of whales were found dead or dying.
As death count rises in U.S. mass shootings, a familiar aftermath
Anguished families planned funerals in two U.S. cities, politicians pointed fingers and a nation numbed by gun violence wondered what might come next Monday as the death toll from two weekend mass shootings rose to 31.
Chinese fire back at Trump in trade war
Wall Street just chalked up its worst day of 2019. Here’s who won, who lost and why.
One child a year dies after being stuck in hot car on average, Canadian study says
Accidents in which children die while stranded in hot cars may be more common than people realize, but the authors of a study probing the issue said there are numerous practical habits parents can adopt to ward off such tragedies.
‘MAGA bomber’ gets 20 years for mailing explosives
Fuelled by Trump’s conspiracy theories Cesar Sayoc sent 16 pipe bombs to former president Barack Obama, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former vice president Joe Biden, CNN headquarters in Manhattan, actor Robert De Niro and others.
New Zealand government plans to ease abortion restrictions
New Zealand’s government announced Monday that it plans changes to the country’s abortion laws that would treat the procedure as a health issue rather than a crime.
‘Rare 1918 stamp’ with upside-down biplane declared to be bogus
A small aviation museum in southwestern Iowa was hoping that a stamp in its possession was rare enough to parlay a potential fortune. Those hopes crashed Friday when experts told them it wasn’t real, and probably not worth the paper it was glued upon.
Millions of Holocaust records now digitized
Ancestry website offers free travel records of Jewish survivors.
Firefighter, 32, dies on the job during Quebec forest fire
The fire protection service said in a statement that it is unclear what caused his medical crisis.
Puffins having a good year as water is cooler, food plentiful
The right conditions of weather and small fish are making for a favourable sea son for puffins.
Thomas Walkom: Strong economy one advantage odd Trudeau campaign can use
The prime minister seems intent on campaigning as if they are in opposition, which makes it difficult to claim any successes.
Here’s how the hottest month in recorded history unfolded around the globe
The Copernicus Climate Change Service, a program of the European Union, calculated that last month narrowly edged out July 2016 for the dubious distinction of hottest month on record.
Politicians blame video games for latest shootings, an old claim not backed by research
Oxford Researchers found that there is no correlation between time spent playing video games and aggressive behaviour in young people
Mexico demands protections for Mexicans in U.S. after El Paso attack
Mexico’s foreign minister, Marcelo Ebrard, said his government would ask the U.S. to take a clear position against hate crimes
Van go, van gone, van returned mysteriously to book centre
Van go, van gone, van returned mysteriously to book centre
Squamish man plunges to his death on Stawamus Chief Mountain
The 33-year-old man is the second climber in six weeks to die on the mountain
Five injured, one with life-threatening injuries, after shooting in North York nightclub
Police say the shooting began around 2:15 a.m. at the back of a nightclub at 1300 Finch Ave. W. when an altercation broke out between some of the patrons.
A mother died shielding her infant in El Paso. The father died shielding them both, family says
The young couple were among 20 victims killed in Saturday’s mass shooting at a Walmart and shopping centre in El Paso, Tex.
Federal leaders, except Scheer, march together at Vancouver Pride
Singh and May join Trudeau as PM takes a shot at Tory rival Andrew Scheer for standing ‘with people who are intolerant instead of standing with the LGBT community’
In Texas gunman’s manifesto, an echo of Trump’s language
Democratic presidential candidates wasted little time on Sunday pointing the finger at Trump, arguing that he had encouraged extremism with what they called hateful language.
Georgina Island First Nation eyeing pot shop licence
The issue: The Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation is eyeing one of the eight cannabis retail stores reserved for First Nations communities. Local impact: A cannabis retail store may be allowed in Georgina despite town council opting out of the process.
CSIS sending more agents abroad to counter foreign threats
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service doesn’t publicly disclose how many agents it has working abroad, but the spy service has told parliamentarians that its international footprint is now growing.
A TOXIC DECISION?: Ontario facilities mum on toxic substance reduction efforts
Toxics Reduction Act repeal stunts innovation in manufacturing: expert
Jeff Mahoney: Hamilton’s Nettie Zadvorny, cabbage patch baby, turns 100
That little Saskatchewan girl is a century-young force of nature
Man shot early Sunday at Bridle Path Airbnb rental in Toronto
According to property listings website Zolo.ca, the Bridle Path home features at least six bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, three garages, and is more than 5,000 sq. feet. It was sold on Aug. 27, 2014 for $14.2 million.
Cyberbullying by vegan activists a source of stress for farmers: psychologists
“The population has become disconnected from agriculture.”
Founder of 8chan says website’s owners should ‘shut it off’ due to links to mass shootings
Some terrorism experts say the El Paso shooting could ratchet up the pressure on U.S. law enforcement and governmental authorities seeking to combat a site that calls itself ‘the darkest reaches of the internet’.
Obituary: Robert Fitzhenry loved McMaster and it loved him
Even though he lived in Montreal and Toronto most of his life, he always considered himself a Hamiltonian and a proud McMaster graduate.
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