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Environment is emerging as a top concern ahead of the federal election, a new poll says
The survey found 26 per cent of respondents identified the environment as their top concern in the coming campaign, ahead of “perennial” priorities of the economy and health care.
Ghost ruled out as thief of statue at P.E.I. haunted mansion
John Davison, who’s been running the Haunted Mansion since 2001, says several people who viewed the YouTube video he made have reached out to him with the names of potential suspects.
Dad saves his own daughter with CPR training he'd used for the first time
The normally active Shiloh was motionless. Her lips were turning blue and her eyes weren't fixed
Disney star Cameron Boyce dies at age 20
An official cause of death has not been announced
Man, 22, accused of voyeurism after allegedly recording women in Eaton Centre change rooms
Police allege the man went into a clothing store at the mall where he placed a “homemade recording device” on the floor between change room stalls and recorded multiple women changing.
Man’s body found with gunshot wounds near Westdale: Hamilton police
Police were called around 11:45 p.m. to Carling Street, near King Street W, after the man’s body was found.
When Saturday morning cartoons were the greatest thing ever
The “Saturday morning all-you-can-eat-cereal cartoon party” was held at Westdale Theatre July 6, the first of what organizers hope is a monthly event that invokes the Saturday morning cartoon ritual of an earlier time.
Plant burgers bring home the bacon for Maple Leaf Foods
Why Canada’s king of pork and poultry became prince of plant protein in America.
Three Hamilton tech companies that shook the world
Wescam, Gennum and Zenon were the heroes of technical innovation in Hamilton and were known around the planet. But they all met different fates.
Ancient life awakens amid thawing ice caps and permafrost
Climate change stories often highlight the teetering fragility of Earth’s ecological system. But for a few exceptional species, thawing ice caps and permafrost are starting to reveal another narrative — one of astonishing biological resilience.
New ‘hate incident prevention policy’ calls for beefed-up surveillance and barricades at Hamilton city hall
Recommendations come in wake of protests and violence at Pride celebrations.
July 8-15, 1936: 80 die in Hamilton’s worst heat wave
In 1936, William Lyon Mackenzie King was Canada’s prime minister. Mitch Hepburn was premier of Ontario. People around the world were thinking ahead to early August with the controversial Olympics scheduled for Berlin and hosted by Germany’s new führer, Adolf Hitler.
Photos + video: Dragons in The Bay
46 teams compete in Hamilton Waterfest dragon boat racing festival.
Five things to know about Canadian immigration detention centres
“It could be 48 hours before you get out, it could be three months, or it could be five years.”
Taliban claims responsibility for car bomb that kills 12, wounds scores
U.S. peace envoy says he will resume talks with the Taliban on Tuesday.
Massive choir a place for Estonians to find identity, solace
The Estonian Song and Dance Celebration attracted 35,000 singers, more than 1,000 choirs and 700 dance groups to the capital of Tallinn. The event, held every five years, started as a song-only celebration in 1869.
Crews rush to fix roads, utilities after California earthquakes
Ridgecrest and neighbouring Trona were hit hard by the magnitude 7.1 quake that rocked the remote Mojave Desert towns Friday evening.
Hedge funder Jeffrey Epstein faces new sex-trafficking charges
Epstein, a wealthy hedge fund manager who once counted as friends former U.S. president Bill Clinton, Britain’s Prince Andrew and President Donald Trump, was taken into federal custody Saturday.
Iran raises uranium enrichment beyond nuclear deal limits
Iran’s move intensifies pressure on Europe to find any effective way around U.S. sanctions that block Tehran’s oil sales abroad.
Prominent Detroit priest removed from pulpit after ‘credible allegation’ of child sexual abuse
Rev. Eduard Perrone was suspended from ministry Friday, a month after the Associated Press began asking the pastor himself, the archdiocese and law enforcement authorities about a former altar boy’s allegations that Perrone had groped him.
Northern Quebec man dead after run over by improperly parked police vehicle
Police failed to properly park vehicle, which ran over severely beaten man who was laying on the ground.
Orillia mayor says Champlain monument should reflect ‘good, bad and ugly’ of Canada’s past
Council votes for original statue, with added feature to reflect reconciliation
U.K. ambassador called Trump administration ‘clumsy and inept’
“We don’t really believe this administration is going to become substantially more normal; less dysfunctional; less unpredictable; less faction riven; less diplomatically clumsy and inept,” Ambassador Kim Darroch wrote in a leaked memo.
Conservative party wins Greek election, ousts left-wing PM
Conservative opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis comfortably won Greece’s parliamentary election Sunday, delivering a stinging blow to leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras after a tumultuous four years in office as the country struggled through a crippling financial crisis.
Tradition versus technology: Northerners debate use of drones in caribou hunting
Drones are not widely used to hunt, but the N.W.T. government says they have been utilized to find caribou and sometimes to herd them to a hunter. That’s caused fears of increased pressure on populations that are already struggling.
U.S. wins fourth World Cup title, second in a row, beating Dutch 2-0
Megan Rapinoe, the pink-haired United States captain, emerged with the Golden Ball as top player, the Golden Boot as top scorer and a worldwide stature as a champion for gender equity.
Hamilton’s blue-green algae problem ‘new norm’ for Bayfront Park beach
A study conducted on the Bayfront Park beach concluded it is “not currently practicable” to restore the beach for swimming because the city can’t control the blue-green algae.
Beefed-up video surveillance and ‘security investigator’ called for in hate prevention report going to council panel
Protesters at City Hall in blazing heat Saturday carried signs promoting their causes, but did not clash amid a heavy police presence.
Fresh produce donations down 50 per cent at Hamilton’s N2N food bank
Cool, wet spring felt at Neighbour to Neighbour Centre
U.S. wins 4th World Cup title
The Americans never trailed in the tournament and set records with 26 goals and a 12-game World Cup winning streak dating to 2015.
In Hong Kong, colonial flag still a symbol of prized values
They smashed glass windows, sprayed rude graffiti and defaced Hong Kong’s official emblem with black paint. But of all the dramatic photos showing hundreds of young protesters storming the city’s legislative building last week, one image makes for particularly uncomfortable viewing in Beijing: The British colonial flag draped aloft a podium in the assembly’s chamber.
U.S. wins 4th World Cup title, beats Dutch 2-0
The Americans never trailed in the tournament and set records with 26 goals and a 12-game World Cup winning streak dating to 2015.
US wins 4th World Cup title, 2nd in a row, beats Dutch 2-0
The United States won its record fourth Women's World Cup title and second in a row, beating the Netherlands 2-0 Sunday night when Megan Rapinoe converted a penalty kick in the second half and Rose Lavelle added a goal.
Five things to know about Canadian immigration detention centres
An in-depth look at how Canada deals with immigration detainees.
58-year-old Quebec man dies after being hit by improperly-parked police vehicle
According to the watchdog’s preliminary account, police arrived to see a severely beaten man being pulled from the residence by his legs.
Orillia mayor says new monument should reflect ‘good, bad and ugly’ of Canada’s past
The city of Orillia in central Ontario is calling for the return of an iconic monument to explorer Samuel de Champlain that has been a centrepiece in the city’s laid-back waterfront landscape for nearly a century.
Calm breaks out at competing protests in front of Hamilton city hall
Protesters at city hall in blazing heat Saturday carried signs promoting their causes, but did not clash amid at heavy police presence.
Little Free Pantries spring up to help tackle food insecurity in Canada
People visited Canadian food banks nearly 1.1 million times in March 2018, according to Food Banks Canada’s most recent hunger count.
Tradition versus technology — Northerners debate use of drones in caribou hunting
Drones are not widely used to hunt, but the N.W.T. government says they have been utilized to find caribou and sometimes to herd them to a hunter.
Poll: 1 in 4 Americans don’t plan to retire despite realities of aging
About one third of older adults feel unprepared for retirement, while 56% of younger adults say they don’t feel prepared.
Jeffrey Epstein, U.S. billionaire long accused of molesting minors, is arrested, charged with sex trafficking
2008 plea deal that protected Epstein from federal charges was signed by the top federal prosecutor in Miami at the time, Alexander Acosta, who is now labour secretary.
Hamilton Honey Badgers fall to Fraser Valley
The Fraser Valley Bandits brought the baskets at FirstOntario Centre.
Iran prepared to enrich uranium beyond limits set by nuclear accord, senior official says
Ali Akbar Velayati said Iran would reverse its decision to breach elements of the accord if Europe and the United States “go back to fulfilling their commitments.”
Pot-friendly hotel in the works for Niagara
Guests at “all-inclusive” Pink Elephant Inn will receive cannabis as part of the room rental, says entrepreneur Conrad Floyd.
UPDATE: Power outage on Hamilton Mountain affects 8,000 customers
Large power outage on the Mountain following lightning strikes.
Authorities: Explosion at Florida shopping plaza injures 21
The blast flung debris widely along a busy road in Plantation, west of Fort Lauderdale.
Police, military co-ordinate to detonate ‘unexploded ordnance’ in Jasper National Park
Police say members of the park’s visitor safety department provided guidance on the hazardous mountain terrain, and the team managed to find the bomb and detonate it safely.
Power outage on Hamilton Mountain affects 8,000 customers
Large power outage on the Mountain following lightning strikes.
Scheer flips pancakes, appeals for votes on Calgary Stampede circuit
“We know that every election we have to regain the trust of voters here,” Andrew Scheer said.
Man arrested twice in one day for allegedly stealing a car in Guelph
At 2 a.m. Friday, officers arrested a 27-year-old man from Fergus, Ont.
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