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Dundas Governors Road features 'complete streets' changes
The Issue: Road design changes as project nears completion.The Impact: Lower vehicle speeds and improve safety and accessibility for all users.
Toronto realtor suing Gucci, Saks over eyeliner she says ruined her life
Tracey Dunn alleges the encounter has ravaged her physical appearance by causing her to lose her eyelashes, compromised her vision and permanently changed her life.
Accused drug dealer busted driving with $1 million in cocaine
A search of a west-Mountain found another kilogram of cocaine, a quantity of oxycodone, a digital scale, proceeds of crime and about $50,000 in cash.
Two Sunwing employees among 11 arrested in drug-trafficking ring out of Pearson Airport
Those arrested face more than 40 drug-related charges
Biannual conference in Hamilton helps people affected by any stage of breast cancer
Life After Breast Cancer Conference is for people affected by any stage of breast cancer
A student obsessed with dinosaurs since childhood discovers a triceratops skull
They found the horn first
Jeff Mahoney: So far, so great for 2019 Hamilton Fringe Festival, as it nears finish line
There’s a palpable excitement to it all, some venues more than others, but this is as busy and buzzing as I’ve seen the festival.
Home sales and prices expected to grow modestly in Hamilton
The Hamilton and Ontario markets bottomed out last year and are slowly returning to pre-2018 levels.
There’s nothing wrong with healthy skepticism, just don’t abandon evidence and common sense
Moon shot anniversary is a reminder that hoaxes persist
McDonald's posts biggest global sales gain in seven years
New breakfast items like doughnut sticks have helped McDonald's compete in a hypercompetitive fast-food market.
Quick takes on Oshawa’s first legal pot shop from durhamregion.com readers
OSHAWA — Folks were abuzz about Oshawa's first legal pot shop when Tokyo Smoke Oshawa opened its doors on July 22.The store, located at 575 Laval Dr., had a soft opening last Monday and officially opened on July 23.It was a long-awaited openin
Mayor’s special advisor on LGBTQ+ issues quits
In a statement Friday, Mayor Fred Eisenberger said Cole Gately has “elected to step away” from the advisory role.
Good Samaritans sent to hospital after assault at Mississauga collision scene
Three people were taken to hospital after a driver allegedly assaulted two Good Samaritans who tried to help at the scene of a collision early Friday morning, police said.
Hamilton student fulfils history passion with visit to battlefields of Europe
Phillip Darley wins trip and scholarship from Vimy Foundation.
Accused killer of Hamilton teen Joshua Leo pleads guilty to speaking with witness
Tae Yoon Park sentenced to time served of 15 days for meeting with a witness at a Tim Hortons in May.
George Weston Q2 profit up from last year
The Toronto-based retail, bakery and real estate business reported $11.6 billion of sales for the quarter that ended June 15
Group linked to robocalls and text messages registers as third party
A third-party organization linked to a series of robocall and text campaigns in Canada is now officially registered as a third party for the upcoming federal election.
Hamilton police looking for Dodge Charger tied to paintball gun attack on the Mountain
A 15-year-old boy has a serious injury after being shot in the eye.
Steeltown or Hatetown? Hamilton tops country in hate crime reports
As in previous years, the city outpaced Quebec City and Ottawa when it came to the 1,798 incidents reported to police across Canada last year.
‘I felt duped:’ A primer on the perils. Warning! Travel insurance doesn't cover this
The list of exclusions is long and includes everything from pregnancy to scuba diving
McMaster Students Union suspends student club over white supremacist concerns
MSU president says he has revoked Dominion Society’s privileges pending assembly vote.
Justin Trudeau's colourful mother takes the stage to tell all
In Canada, to be the partner of the prime minister is to assume a staid and somewhat ambiguous role. Unlike first ladies in the United States, they do not have official titles, formal responsibilities or large staffs.
Jenny Henry: It’s time to separate food from politics. Canadian lives are at stake
Andrew Scheer’s vow to reopen the new food guide would be a mistake.
Beyond Meat is developing a plant-based substitute for bacon
Doughnut shop Tim Hortons serves Beyond Meat's sausages on breakfast sandwiches in almost 4,000 locations.
'Searching the area': Oakville boy, 12, disappears from home
Halton Regional Police are looking for a 12-year-old Oakville boy who disappeared early Friday (July 26).
Miles is a master climber at Dundas Driving Park
Miles Thomas, 5, has a great time on the climbing structure at Dundas Driving Park Wednesday afternoon, July 24, even as someone else climbs above him. Miles was at the park with his mom and little brother, Oliver.
With students arriving soon, Brock says landlords are needed
If you rent it, they will come. Thousands of them.
Amber Alert cancelled after Hamilton police locate Brantford toddler at Mountain home
Police say the child is safe, in good health, and back with her mother.
July 26, 1981: Swingers arrested in Flamborough
They had set up a giant tent at Heritage Hide-a-way Park on 12th Concession in Flamborough for spouse-swapping and group sex. And one day in July 1981, Hamilton-Wentworth Police decided they had had enough of it. More than 50 officers surprised the revellers one night with a late-night visit. The cops used knives to cut through the canvas, and with cameras firing rounded up nearly 100 naked people. The keepers of the tent of iniquity, Ed and Jeanette Hughes, were charged with keeping a common bawdy house. Their clients were charged with a variety of moral offences that eventually resulted in small fines or absolute discharges.
Delayed government transit grants leave HSR expansion plan in limbo
Hamilton was relying on millions of dollars in provincial and federal transit funding to pay for new buses next year. But that promised cash may not arrive in time for 2020.
Four Muskoka seniors mysteriously disappeared in the late-90s. The OPP now says they were killed
OPP have been investigating the case since the late 90s, when four seniors went missing in the central Ontario region of Muskoka.
Jeff Mahoney: Fringe-ing it to the max in Hamilton at Fringe Festival 2019 — and loving it
As always with the Fringe, it’s not just about the shows but who you meet.
What clues were left in car hit in front of Hamilton mobster Pat Musitano’s house?
Hamilton police hoping possible DNA, electronic devices left in car will help identify trio who ran from crash in front of St. Clair Boulevard house.
U.S. lawmakers decry ‘abusive’ imprisonment of two Canadians in China
U.S. lawmakers in the House of Representatives are being asked to condemn the “abusive” imprisonment of two Canadian men in China.
16 Marines arrested in migrant smuggling investigation
Smugglers may have targeted young troops who could be vulnerable to being enticed by fast money.
16 U.S. marines charged with human smuggling, drug violations
The marines are suspected of smuggling immigrants into the United States, and were placed under arrest by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service.
Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes campaigning to break up tech ‘monopoly’ he helped create
Hughes, who left Facebook in 2007, has recently been making the case for breaking up the social network, drawing on decades of antitrust law precedent.
Two people dead after incident at New Brunswick business
RCMP say the bodies of two adults were found inside a business in Pointe-Sapin and they are investigating.
EDC says probe clears staff after corruption claim related to SNC-Lavalin
EDC provided SNC-Lavalin with between $250 million and $500 million worth of “political risk insurance” for its work in Angola.
Global measles cases mean B.C. push for vaccination to continue: health minister
British Columbia’s health minister says the number of children fully immunized against measles rose by 37,525 between April and June as part of a catch-up program.
Quebec police believe to have found bodies of missing businessman and son
In a tweet today, Quebec provincial police said crew aboard a police helicopter located an aircraft in an area around Lac Valtrie, about 230 kilometres north of Montreal.
Quebec police believe to have found bodies of missing father and son
The pair were reported missing on July 11 after failing to return home from a fishing trip.
OPP says four historical missing person cases in Muskoka were homicides
Provincial police say four historical missing persons cases involving a complex of retirement homes in Ontario’s cottage country are now being treated as homicides.
Union says teachers’ contract talks stalled over dispute with school boards
OSSTF says teachers will start the new school year working under the existing contracts
Amber Alert cancelled after Hamilton police locate toddler at Mountain home
Police say the child is safe, in good health, and back with her mother.
RCMP believe suspects in northern B.C. homicides still in Manitoba
Officers are searching in dense bush and swamp for Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, and his friend Kam McLeod, 19
Stelco coal dust emission caused by ‘unpredictable gust of wind’
Environmental ministry says ship operator took immediate action to deal with the blowing coal dust.
Woman punched in face, beer can thrown at car in Nova Scotia road rage incident
The RCMP were looking for three men Thursday after a road rage incident in Nova Scotia that saw a woman punched in the face.
Jeffrey Epstein found injured in NYC jail cell
A week after being denied bail, Jeffrey E. Epstein was found unconscious in his cell Tuesday at a federal jail in Manhattan with marks on his neck, and prison officials were treating the incident as a possible suicide attempt, a law enforcement official who had been briefed on the matter said.
Former Ontario health minister David Caplan remembered as a dedicated public servant
Politicians of all stripes expressed shock and sadness at the death of former provincial health minister David Caplan, a colleague they described as a dedicated and hard-working public servant.
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