Month: January 2015

Halton Region has issued its fourth cold weather alert this winter. Cold weather alerts are issued when the daily low, without windchill, is -15C or lower and when temperatures, with or without windchill, are expected […]

American based ride-sharing company Uber is looking to expand its operations in Canada and held its first interviews and screenings for potential drivers in Hamilton on Jan. 14. However, the city of Hamilton is not […]

Target Canada has announced it will close all of its Canadian stores, but a timeline for its withdrawal from the Canadian market has not been revealed. The company filed an application Jan. 15  for protection […]

Wes Anderson’s art-house feature “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s black comedy “Birdman” grabbed nine Oscar nominations each as the Academy Award nominations were announced early Thursday morning. The eight best picture nods […]

Two City of Hamilton employees have been fired for allegedly bringing pot brownies to a public works yard in Stoney Creek. A 20-year old man was taken to the hospital after unknowingly consuming the drug-laced […]

The price of oil has been falling since 2014, reaching a new low of $52 a barrel. This low price is making consumers feel relief and  is making producing nations face a potential economic meltdown. The […]

Pope Francis reached Manila from Sri Lanka where he was greeted by hundreds of thousands of cheering people who waited several hours in scorching heat for his arrival on Jan. 15. The Pope will focus on the plight of […]

Blackberry finally put to the rest the rumours that Korean technology giant Samsung was in talks to take over the company, by denying any such offer. Blackberry did issue a brief statement making its position clear. […]

Former Indian Police Services officer Kiran Bedi is now a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the Feb. 7 Delhi polls. At the party headquarters, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and BJP chief Amit […]