(Nov 21, 2009) - The city's new police chief, who worked some of Toronto's toughest streets for 29 years, says he plans to crack down on Hamilton's street crime and create a "very transparent command."
(Nov 21, 2009) - ArcelorMittal Dofasco is reviving plans to fire up a third blast furnace at its Hamilton plant as steel markets show tentative signs of improvement.
(Nov 21, 2009) - More than 200,000 seniors live in our broader region -- the largest senior population in Ontario.
(Nov 21, 2009) - The number of Canadians going bankrupt in September jumped by 36 per cent from the same time last year, indicating that for many, the recession is far from over.
(Nov 21, 2009) - The skies promise sunshine this weekend and if hanging the Christmas lights gets you motivated, there are lots of community events to choose from. And don't forget to look to the stars during the Amateur Astronomers clinic.
(Nov 21, 2009) - While community leaders were caught off guard yesterday when they didn't recognize the new police chief's name, some are glad Glenn De Caire is a stranger.
(Nov 21, 2009) - We line the sidewalks in anticipation. It doesn't matter how old you are for the Santa Claus parade to spur that tingly feeling of the holidays. The feeling can come from the marching bands, glittering decorations, crisp chill in the air, the holiday spirit or simply the smiles on children's faces.
(Nov 21, 2009) - Comedian Dave Thomas took his honorary degree from McMaster University and ran with it yesterday, delivering a wildly irreverent convocation address that had the Great Hall at Hamilton Place ringing with laughter from beginning to end.
(Nov 21, 2009) - OPP Commissioner Julian Fantino paid an informal visit in early 2007 to the native occupied land in Caledonia formerly known as the Douglas Creek Estates.
(Nov 21, 2009) - Federal negotiator Ron Doering says the Caledonia talks on Six Nations land claims are "not getting anywhere" and new approaches need to be considered if any progress is to be made.
(Nov 21, 2009) - A Superior Court jury will begin deliberations next week in the Omar Williams murder trial.
(Nov 21, 2009) - Halton is restarting key public health programs that were temporarily shut down by H1N1.
OTTAWA (Nov 20, 2009) - The Harper government is dismissing calls for a public inquiry into damning allegations the military handed over prisoners to face torture in Afghanistan.
(Nov 20, 2009) - Children with asthma appear to be at greater risk of becoming severely ill with H1N1 flu than with regular flu.
OPP Commissioner Julian Fantino acknowledges a Caledonia couple are no longer suspected by police of ransacking their own home and spraypainting their walls with vile epithets and racial slurs.
(Nov 20, 2009) - When a coyote appeared outside his school just minutes before students arrived yesterday morning, principal Dave Maddocks pulled out the only weapon he had: his umbrella.
(Nov 20, 2009) - The Alzheimer Society of Canada has partnered with McMaster University in an effort to improve the safety of people with dementia.
(Nov 20, 2009) - * Jackson Square, beside the passport office, 1-7 p.m. today and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. next Thursday and Friday.
(Nov 20, 2009) - The prosecution in a Hamilton murder trial completed its evidence yesterday with some major blood work.
FLAMBOROUGH (Nov 20, 2009) - St. Marys Cement is asking 1,200 individuals and organizations to confirm or withdraw their objections to its application for a licence to open a large limestone quarry on Milburough Line at 11th Concession northeast of Carlisle.