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Ford demotes Fedeli, Thompson, Fullerton, and MacLeod as he scrambles to reboot Tory government with massive shuffle
Scrambling to reboot his sputtering government, Premier Doug Ford replaces Vic Fedeli at Finance with Rod Phillips and demotes other under-performing ministers in a massive cabinet shuffle
Tears and cheers as Habs star Carey Price surprises Brantford boy whose mom died of cancer
Montreal Canadiens goalie reunites with 11-year-old Anderson Whitehead at NHL Awards in Las Vegas
Caledonia golf course aims to be the new home of the Canadian Open with multimillion dollar rebuild
‘I think, without a doubt, there is interest in that,’ GM says
'Metal was actually falling off the truck': Burlington driver charged over unsecure load
The incident was tweeted by the police force just after 6:30 p.m. on June 19.
$400-million Roxborough Park development a catalyst for east end
Proposal in area around Reid Avenue and Lang Street is a partnership between the city and Roxborough Park Inc., a consortium made up of Carriage Gate Homes, Effort Trust and UrbanCore Development
Five things to watch for as Trudeau meets Trump, congressional leaders in Washington
Trade uncertainty, the ongoing detention of two Canadians in China and the NBA Finals are all topics expected to be broached.
Doug Ford says province is ‘pouring money into autism’
Earlier in the day at Queen’s Park, New Democrat MPP Monique Taylor accused the province of creating “uncertainty and confusion on the autism file.”
E-cigarette explodes in a teenager’s mouth, damaging his jaw
Austin Burton had a major fracture of his lower jaw, including about a two-centimetre piece that had exploded and was missing, and was also missing multiple teeth after an e-cigarette exploded while he was using it.
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Councillors want action to stop hate groups from rallying outside city hall
City manager Janette Smith says staff will report back in July with interim measures
Toronto’s tech worker pay growth is among the highest in the world
GTA and Boston tie for highest growth rate in international survey.
Road salt run-off is fouling Ontario freshwater ecosystems, maps show
Many contractors know they’re over-applying salt, but do so in an effort to avoid slip and fall insurance claims.
Jared needs a ‘miracle drug’ to treat his spinal muscular atrophy. Treatment starts at $708,000
Jared Wayland has been waiting for a cure for more than half his life, as the debilitating disease he was diagnosed with at 13 years old has slowly ravaged his body.
‘He didn’t drink the beer ... you did:’ Doug Ford not responsible for man’s drinking, judge says
A Niagara man’s suggestion Premier Doug Ford was partly to blame for his arrest for impaired driving was quickly dismissed by a local judge.
Doug Ford’s insatiable hunger to be liked
Ontario’s premier was booed at the Raptor victory parade on Monday, while the prime minister and mayor registered cheers, something that bothers the premier, who likes to surround himself with adoring staff and voters.
Post-secondary students get the bad news about their OSAP grants
April’s budget included a $671 million spending cut to the Ontario Student Assistance Program, and the province announced reforms to the program in January.
‘Kissing bridge’ gets stamp of approval
Ontario’s last remaining historic covered bridge — the 1881 covered bridge in West Montrose — has been honoured with its own postage stamp.
Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau to talk trade and China — and try to get along
On Thursday, the two will meet again — this time, both sides hope, under friendlier circumstances
Thie Convery: Will Mom outlive her money? Here’s how to figure it out
I’m concerned that Mom’s money will run out and then I’ll have to carry the burden. Any suggestions?
If Hillary Clinton wants Donald Trump to lose, she should endorse him
If Trump’s last-ditch plan to win re-election is to pretend he’s still running against Clinton, she could put a giant fly in the ointment with the ultimate act of political trolling, writes Vinay Menon.
Groups fear patients will be hit as Hamilton health jobs are lost
Ontario-wide 825 health administration jobs eliminated as 20 organizations merged with new super agency
Ford to shuffle cabinet on Thursday in the wake of troubling polls and public boos
Senior Progressive Conservative sources says the premier is considering replacing Finance Minister Vic Fedeli.
SUSAN CLAIRMONT: Law meant to limit Parole Board of Canada hearings not working
Legislation meant to limit the frequency with which violent, unrepentant criminals can apply for parole
Man, 73, gets 6-1/2 years in jail for sexual assaults on youngsters 43 years ago
Prosecutor Mark Dean called historic sexual assault case unique and argued passage of time should not lessen severity of a sentence for assault on vulnerable children
Progressive Conservative labour law changes to end Carpenters’ union monopoly on City of Hamilton projects
Councillors vote against “opting out” of provincial rules designed to open up bidding on municipal projects to all contractors.
ONTARIO COLD CASE: Searchers find mom's body metres from her home
It's been 15 years this month since the body of Debra Himmelman, a 49-year-old mom of four, was discovered near a railway crossing.
Doug Ford government cuts 35 health jobs at Hamilton Niagara LHIN
Ontario-wide 825 health administration jobs eliminated as 20 organizations merged with new super agency
Jeff Mahoney: Hamilton, Guelph, Kitchener among Canada’s most unfaithful cities, according to Ashley Madison’s Infidelity Hotlist
Hamilton has been ranked fifth on Ashley Madison’s list of Canadian cities with the most subscribers per capita. One Ashley Madison spokesperson chalks it up possibly to the “commuter effect.”
Hamilton social worker Gary Direnfeld facing two-month suspension for professional misconduct
Direnfeld wrote a parenting and relationship column for The Hamilton Spectator for more than a decade.
Speeders still tearing up Red Hill Valley Parkway despite a Hamilton police crackdown
Nearly two-thirds of parkway drivers still exceed the posted limit — and that’s an improvement.
Federal panel suggests making passports free to ease new no-fly list measures
The coming changes will require passengers to present authorized photo identification on flights within Canada, not only international trips, and officials have yet to decide which types of ID will be acceptable.
‘Our laws of war were made for humans, not algorithms’
Speakers at True North conference in Kitchener outline the risks posed by killer robots.
Hamilton police find missing 13-year-old
Boy had been last seen at 1 p.m. on June 19 at his Chestnut Avenue home near Cannon Street East.
Federal laws would match UN Indigenous rights declaration if Liberals re-elected
Trudeau made the announcement Wednesday through his government’s representative in the Senate.
Four to face murder charges in downing of plane
Four to face murder charges in downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
Ottawa men face child porn charges after tips from Australia police, tech company
A search warrant was executed at the home on Tuesday, and police say officers found “extensive collections” of images and videos of children being abused and tortured on devices belonging to the two men.
Newfoundland man who stole human skull and kept it as ‘curiosity’ sentenced to jail
Lucas Dawe, 20, pleaded guilty last month to interfering with human remains, and expressed remorse for the incident on Wednesday before a judge delivered his sentence.
Ontario driver, vehicle fees could go up July 1
“People are fed up with paying more and more every time they need to renew their licence or take a driving test,” Ford said last August.
Signpost: Optimist Club anniversary, HHS volunteer awards and historic cooking workshop
The Optimist Club of Hamilton recently celebrated its 95th anniversary. The club came together in 1924 with seven delegates who believed they could make a difference in the lives of boys, but the club now serves everyone. In 1999, Toronto closed its doors and the Optimist Club of Hamilton became the oldest one in Canada.
NOAA Fisheries biologists record singing by rare right whale
Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration say they have recorded singing by a rare right whale for the first time.
More than 400 health-sector workers being laid off in Ontario
The 416 people in ‘back-office positions’ will lose their jobs and another 409 vacant positions will be cut, officials said.
York trustee barred from board meetings after ‘offensive’ remarks
Comments Elizabeth Terrell-Tracey made on Twitter and to a Star reporter were called offensive to the Black community and disparaging to women.
Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques to return from space mission after six months
Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques says he’s looking forward to holding his wife and three children but will have to relearn how to walk.
Man arrested for slapping reporter’s hand at Trump’s rally
In a tweet, reporter Michael Williams said he was recording a Trump supporter being kicked out of the arena Tuesday evening.
Police in Thunder Bay, Ont., to reinvestigate nine Indigenous deaths
The deaths of at least nine Indigenous people in Thunder Bay, Ont., will be reinvestigated after an external review found serious flaws with the original probes, the city’s chief of police said this week.
Flamborough power outage affecting nearly 3,000 Alectra Utilities customers
More than 2,800 Alectra Utilities customers in Flamborough are without power June 19.The limited outage is affecting homes and businesses in the area bound by Hwy. 403 and the 6th Concession Road West, as well as Hamilton Street North and Millgro
Tax credits, penalizing big polluters, key to Scheer’s climate plan
“Canada’s best chance” to hit its targets under the Paris agreement
Indigenous drunk driver who killed two gets sentence cut to seven years
An Indigenous drunk driver who killed two people and left two others badly hurt has had his prison sentence reduced to seven years from 10 years despite Ontario’s top court rejecting his argument that he deserved more leniency due to his Aboriginal status.
Hamilton police appeal to public to find missing 13-year-old
Joseph Hatfield was last seen at 1 p.m. on June 19 at his Chestnut Avenue home near Cannon Street East.
Some southern Ontario waterways now as salty as the ocean: WWF Canada
World Wildlife Fund Canada said its new maps tracking chloride from road salt show levels in many rural and urban southern Ontario waterways are increasing dangerously.
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