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Alaska officials rethink park use after concert cancelled
Alaska officials rethink park use after concert cancelled
Supercrawl, Festival of Friends denied Ontario arts funding that totalled nearly $325,000 in 2018
Province’s Celebrate Ontario fund nixes grants for popular Hamilton festivals, leaving them little time to adapt.
Recreational marijuana retail store opens in Alaska city
Recreational marijuana retail store opens in Alaska city
Hamilton Fempreneurs social at Donut Monster on Locke Street
Hamilton Fempreneurs is having a social at Donut Monster on Locke Street later this month.
Call about student with a gun led to Westmount Secondary School lockdown
Hamilton police found a pellet gun at Montcalm Drive school
Why the next recession will hit Canadians hard
Canada’s ratio of debt to income reached 176% in the fourth quarter, among the highest in the developed world. That compares with a U.S. rate of 133%.
Signpost: Trail closure, Durand splendour, RBG plan
The Radial Right of Way Trail between McNiven Road and Halson Street in Ancaster will be temporarily closed so that crews can replace light poles. The closures are between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. June 11-24. The trail will remain open on weekends.
Halton police say man walked off with nearly $1,600 of perfume stolen from Mapleview mall
— Halton police are looking for one man following the theft of around $1,600 worth of perfume from a Burlington business on April 22.
All-party group of MPs backs call for sanctions against Russian leaders including Putin
The MPs are throwing their support behind a new report that names 16 individuals in Russia as responsible for the persecution of 296 political and religious prisoners, and calls on Canada to sanction all of them.
Graham Rockingham: Waterdown illustrator to be inducted into the Hall of Fame
By any measure, Mark Summers is one of the top illustrators in the world.
'Never judge a book by its cover:' From jail to Dragon's Den — the continuing story of Emily O'Brien
“This is what I know I’m capable of,” says the 30-year-old woman who pleaded guilty to importing drugs
COMMUTERS: Your Tuersday morning weather, traffic and school closures
Getting you to work and school. Traffic and weather for your morning commute. School and cancellation information.
Ottawa passes legislation that bans whale and dolphin captivity in Canada
Marineland says said it will comply with “all animal welfare legislation in Canada.”
‘You, sir, are no Tommy Douglas,’ Kiefer Sutherland tells Doug Ford
The actor grandson of Canada’s social democratic icon says it is “offensive” for Ford’s Progressive Conservatives to compare themselves to the one-time Saskatchewan premier.
Fines, jail time and education: How other nations deal with plastic waste
Canada follows Rwanda, Kenya and the European Union in making drastic moves to cut waste.
‘We can’t slash and burn our way back to balance:’ Sam Oosterhoff reflects on his first year in office
Over the past few months Oosterhoff and his office have found trouble
June 11, 1925: East Hamilton gets Canada’s first stop light
On June 11, 1925, the first traffic lights in Canada went into operation at the Delta in east Hamilton. But there were problems.
June 11, 1892: Hamilton and Barton incline railway opens
Through the 1800s, the escarpment was a formidable obstacle for the city’s growth. But on June 11, 1892 that changed when the Hamilton and Barton incline railway opened.
Susan Clairmont: Hamilton doctor afraid psychiatric patient with violent past will be targeted in ‘witch hunt’
Criminal court found Thomas Harpula was unable to comprehend the legal and moral implications of his actions because of his schizophrenia.
Burlington patient discovered with ‘shocking bedsore’ dies
Daughters have sense of peace knowing their loss has “ignited change for the better” at Joseph Brant Hospital
Hawaii officials say new ramp best option at volcano beach
Hawaii officials say new ramp best option at volcano beach
Alaska officials rethink park use after concert cancelled
Alaska officials rethink park use after concert cancelled
In defence of smoke-filled backrooms at leadership conventions, one last time for the history books
Ontarians will get a glimpse next year of how a political party settles on a leader. Not from a distance, but up close and personal, with policy, winnability and bankability all in the mix, Martin Regg Cohn writes.
Judge rules Missouri’s last abortion clinic can remain open for now
State officials had said that an audit of the clinic, Reproductive Health Services of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region, had raised a number of serious health concerns that needed to be addressed.
The story behind the New York City police commissioner’s handwritten Stonewall apology
After the NYPD failed to offer any acknowledgment of wrongdoing or regret for the raid that led to days of street protests and was a seminal moment that galvanized the modern gay rights movement, Police Commissioner James O’Neill had misgivings.
Architects contend red tape at Hamilton City Hall is dragging down development
City staff members to put together response to issues raised by architects’ group
New York City street named for rapper Notorious B.I.G.
New York City street named for rapper Notorious B.I.G.
Six Nations staff relocated amid ongoing blockade of band council office
“The past two weeks have been uneasy and uncomfortable for our community,” elected Chief Ava Hill says.
Imperial Oil’s Nanticoke refinery has experienced two leaks, not just one
Cleanup expected to last until mid-June, Ministry of the Environment says.
Thomas Beckett bestowed with honorary doctorate at McMaster
The Hamilton Gallery of Distinction member called on graduates to become involved in their communities.
Canada ‘closely following’ reports of attacks on journalists in Russia: Freeland
58 reporters have been killed in Russia between 1992 and 2019
Raptors game gnaws at Monday night Toronto-Hamilton GO bus schedule
Union Station bus terminal closing at NBA finals Game 5 halftime.
Feds announce plan to ban single-use plastics by 2021, with takeout containers and straws prime targets
Canada’s plan would mirror Europe’s where the EU to ban almost a dozen single-use products including plastic plates, cutlery, cups, straws, Styrofoam cups and takeout food containers by 2021.
Canada Pension Plan’s money managers worth more than they cost, PBO says
In each of the 12 years the board has been using the active-management approach, it’s brought better returns than passive investing.
MMIWG chief commissioner says finding of genocide ‘obvious’
Marion Buller said activists, survivors and family members across Canada will defend the report and its findings regardless of what the next federal government looks like.
Three charged in robbery involving axe, bear spray
An altercation that turned into a robbery involving bear repellent and a pick axe has ended with three arrests.
Air force commander eyes bonuses to address shortage of experienced pilots
“We are at risk of losing ... the ability to mentor, train and transfer knowledge to our newer aviators.”
Hit. Stop. Sit. Concussion safety ad to run during NBA Finals
The powerful spot from the provincial government reminds athletes to seek medical advice.
Flamborough-Glanbrook federal Liberals select candidate
Jennifer Stebbing will once again carry the Liberal Party banner in Flamborough-Glanbrook.An estate lawyer at Ross & McBride LLP in Hamilton, Stebbing ran for the Liberals in the 2015 federal election. She is ready to hit the campaign trail leadi
Hobby Lobby donates land for Oklahoma City transit hub plans
Hobby Lobby donates land for Oklahoma City transit hub plans
Daughter of 'tiger mom' Chua picked as Kavanaugh law clerk
Daughter of 'tiger mom' Chua picked as Kavanaugh law clerk
Choom Cannabis store to open Saturday at Niagara Square
With a Choom Cannabis Co. store set to open in Niagara Falls Saturday, the owner says a recent national survey is indicative of the “buzz in the market place” when it comes to the “positive effects of cannabis and CBD (cannabidiol).”
Saltfleet Conservation Area readies for second wetland
The fledgling Saltfleet Conservation Area is getting bigger and readying plans for a second swamp to control flash flooding and erosion along Stoney and Battlefield creeks.
Quebec City health authorities confirm first measles case in four years
The adult contracted the virus during a trip to Asia.
Motorcyclist hit by lightning in Florida crashes, dies
Highway patrol said Benjamin Austin Lee, 45, died on Interstate 95 near Daytona Beach.
Government: 95 dead in latest massacre to hit central Mali
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, though tensions have been high since an ethnic Dogon militia was accused of carrying out a larger massacre in an ethnic Peuhl village in March.
UPDATED: Hamilton police find pellet gun after Westmount Secondary School lockdown
Hamilton police were called at 12:33 p.m. about a “potential threat”
Trump insists there’s more to Mexico deal than meets the eye
In a pair of tweets Monday morning, Trump claimed that Mexico had agreed to more than what was revealed in the Friday announcement, teasing that more would be announced soon.
Iran’s foreign minister threatens U.S. with war rhetoric
A July 7 deadline looms for Europe to find a way to save the unravelling nuclear deal with Iran or it will resume enriching uranium closer to weapons-grade levels.
Trump and Macron planted a friendship tree. Now it’s dead.
The small oak, which came from the historic Belleau Wood to the east of Paris, where American forces halted a German counteroffensive in the waning months of the First World War.
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