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Updated 2025-02-07 09:15
Hamilton conservation advocate concerned by possible tar blob in Red Hill Creek
A local conservation advocate is raising concern over a foreign substance, believed to be tar blob that’s contaminated part of the Red Hill Creek.
Poloz holds rate, warns of trade threats
Bank of Canada holds interest rate, warns of drag from global trade tensions
Hamilton's Mountain Climber bike program expands to five locations along escarpment
The city will spend $7,200 to fund climber locations in Waterdown, Jolly Cut, Red Hill Valley and Centennial Parkway.
Angry over car-repair bill, teen accused of killing mechanic with mom's help
Gholson is charged with first-degree murder, first-degree assault, two counts of armed criminal action and failure to report a shooting.
Toronto road closures start Wednesday leading up to Honda Indy weekend
Strachan Ave. southbound will be closed from Fleet St. to Lake Shore Blvd. W. at 12 p.m. Wednesday, police say.
Hamilton's planning committee approves Fiddlers Green Road condo project
Sonoma Homes will construct five condominiums at 122 Fiddlers Green Road in Ancaster
SIU closes Hamilton case where man drank liquid cleaning agent
Hamilton police were called June 14 for man drinking cleaner inside vehicle
Updated: GO bus driver assaulted and bloodied by ‘agitated’ man on King Street in downtown Hamilton
The 74-year-old driver was taken to hospital after assault suspect kicked him in the face and smashed his head against a fire hydrant.
Bank of Canada holds interest rate, warns of drag from global trade tensions
The decision Wednesday kept the interest rate at 1.75 per cent for a sixth-straight meeting.
Bank of Canada holds steady on interest rate
Bank of Canada holds interest rate, warns of drag from global trade tensions
Wednesday morning markets update
On the markets at 9:50 a.m.
FACS Niagara in ‘urgent need’ for foster parents for 11 babies
Family and Children’s Services Niagara is in dire need for foster families — with 11 babies currently requiring a home.
Eat Smart kale salad bags recalled due to possible listeria contamination
Food contaminated with listeria may not look or smell spoiled but can still make people sick.
British ambassador to the U.S., Kim Darroch, resigns after Donald Trump criticism
Trump tweeted that Darroch was "wacky" and "a very stupid guy" and "a pompous fool."
Man accused of burning LGBTQ books loses motion to dismiss
Man accused of burning LGBTQ books loses motion to dismiss
Huge development proposal would reshape Clappison's Corners
THE ISSUE: Proposed development THE IMPACT: A proposal by the Krpan Group would reshape Clappison's Corners by adding 2,000 residential units and 3,000 jobs to the area.
Canadian Transportation Agency monitoring Swoop Airline’s handling of stranded passengers from 25 cancelled flights
Passenger rights activist says Swoop should have done more to find alternative flights for stranded passengers
A man was swept over the largest waterfall at Niagara Falls, police say. He survived
With no protective covering and facing a roughly 188-foot drop into a roiling pool of water filled with large rocks, history suggested that the man's survival was unlikely.
Nancy Pelosi feud with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tests party heading into 2020
Their power struggle has spilled open in what could be a momentary blip or a foreshadowing of divisions to come
Hamilton homicide: What do 10 years of cases tell us about killings in the city?
Breaking down 94 homicides in Hamilton.
GO bus driver assaulted and bloodied by ‘agitated’ man on King Street in downtown Hamilton
The driver was taken to hospital after assault suspect kicked him in the face and smashed his head against a fire hydrant.
Luxury home sales diverge in Canadian cities
Luxury real estate sales rise in Toronto, Montreal; fall in Vancouver
Liberals say Andrew Scheer is ‘misleading and dishonest’ in his attack on clean fuel standards
Conservative leader wrote to Trudeau that he would scrap rules for clean fuel because it is a “secret tax” that will increase the cost of gas.
Woman killed in suspicious fire at Beach Road apartment used as ‘flop house’
Man and woman arrested at scene have been released without charge.
LCBO blames new warehouse management system for sparse shelves in some stores
“There is no inventory shortage, but rather, a delay in delivery,” says the retailer.
Here's what Aziz Ansari said about his sexual misconduct scandal in his Netflix special
Included is a transcript of what he said
Bombardier to lay off 550 workers at Thunder Bay railway plant
Union fears more job losses are on the horizon as the contracts wind down.
Actor Rip Torn dead at 88
The death was announced by his publicist.
Andrew Dreschel: Yellow vest rep at Hamilton city hall blasts media’s ‘false portrayal’
But Justin Long neglects to mention his own ignorant online comments, Andrew Dreschel writes.
Hamilton Mountain resident cries fowl over city’s decision to get rid of her pet ducks
Planning committee votes 8-0 supporting a bylaw order issued to Lorraine Appleyard to remove the ducks from her home.
Cedar Hopperton parole board decision ‘awful’ for LGBTQ+ community, Hamilton advocate says
Keeping trans person behind bars for speaking at city hall forum creates further chill for community, Cameron Kroetsch says.
Today in History: First drive-in theatre in Canada opens in Stoney Creek
Drive-in theatres began operating in the United States in the early 1930s, but it wasn’t until after the Second World War that they would expand to Canada. The Skyway Drive-In on Highway 8 opened for business on July 10, 1946, and was touted to be the first in Canada.
Remains of 300 nuns to be exhumed from Waterdown convent cemetery
With Notre Dame Convent soon to be sold, buried bodies will be moved to a nearby Catholic cemetery.
Susan Clairmont: Split decision means family forced to face killer at new hearing
Parole Board of Canada is divided in its decision on George Lovie.
Crews rush 46 to hospital after carbon monoxide leak at Winnipeg hotel
The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority said later Tuesday that most patients had been released and no patients required intensive care.
Quebec removes crucifix from legislature as government defends secularism law in court
Judge asked to put the main parts of Bill 21 on hold.
Premiers hold meeting for first time on First Nation before start of annual conference
Many of Canada’s premiers are meeting with Indigenous leaders at a First Nation ahead of their annual Council of the Federation gathering, an event that Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says is breaking new ground.
Government will stop funding subsidy for discounted GTA transit fares
The Ontario government will be cutting a subsidy that provides discounted fares for riders using both GO Transit and Toronto’s transit system in the same trip.
Chemical weapons watchdog members voice concerns over Syria
Inspectors discover traces of what could be a byproduct of a nerve agent or poison gas at a Syrian research facility.
More First Nation residents being moved out of Pikangikum as crews fight forest fire
Alvin Fiddler, the grand chief of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation is looking across the province to find accommodations for the community’s 3,000 evacuees.
Federal announcement about a threat to coming election will be a ‘last resort’
“A critically thinking electorate is less likely to fall victim to disinformation in all its forms.”
U.S. billionaire turned populist politician, Ross Perot, loses battle with leukemia
Perot, whose 19 per cent of the vote in 1992 stands among the best showings by an independent candidate in the past century, died early Tuesday at his home in Dallas surrounded by his devoted family, family spokesman James Fuller said.
Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez plan to declare climate emergency
The legislation, to be introduced Tuesday in the House, is designed to highlight Democrats’ focus on global warming and push back on U.S. President Donald Trump, who has declared a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Two Hamilton doctors suspended by College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
Two Hamilton doctors have been handed suspensions by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario.
A list of other carbon monoxide injuries or deaths in Canada
Carbon monoxide leaks can be lethal.
North, West Vancouver councils latest in B.C. to declare climate emergencies
Across B.C., 20 cities, towns and regional districts have backed similar motions since the start of the year.
Flash floods wash away car, driver found dead in Spain
Firefighters in Spain on Tuesday found the body of a driver whose car was swept away by flash flooding caused by intense and sudden downpours, authorities in northern Spain said.
Extreme carbon monoxide leak at Winnipeg Super 8 hotel sends 46 people to hospital
Paramedics were concerned about their immediate health but not that they might die, fire chief says
Hong Kong protesters to continue after bill declared ‘dead’
Protesters are persisting in their demands for the bill to be formally withdrawn and an investigation opened into heavy-handed tactics used by police against demonstrators.
Tories, Libs fight over costs of climate action in campaign preview
Andrew Scheer accused the Liberals of plotting to levy a “secret fuel tax” on families; Liberals say the Conservative leader is embracing policies that amount to “anti-climate action”.
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