London to host terror talks
Foreign officials from 21 countries are gathering in London to discuss the combined efforts to root out ISIS from Iraq and Syria. The issues to be discussed include how to stop people from joining IS, […]
Year: 2015
Canadian canola crop to get big boost
The federal government will invest up to $9.5 million in the Canola Council of Canada, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced Jan. 15 in Saskatoon. The investment will aid market access and development activities aimed at […]
Prime Minister Harper keeps snub streak alive
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has cancelled the North American Leaders Summit, which was set to take place sometime in the middle of February. The decision was made at a time when relations between Canada and […]
Oakville skier makes the Canadian team
Oakville’s Reid McEachran has been named to the Canadian team for the FIS Freestyle Ski Championships held in Kreischberg, Austria. This is the 21-year-old’s first time on the national team. Last season, McEachran placed within […]
Halton Region braces for short blast of Arctic air
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 […]
Uber expected to hit a few road blocks in Hamilton
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 Corporation to shut down all Canadian stores
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 […]
Derozan the key to Raps victory, but other problems rear their heads
Raptor fans got a late Christmas present on Wednesday night. The team’s best player, shooting guard Demar Derozan, returned to the lineup to led the Raps to a 100-84 victory over the lowly Philadelphia 76er’s. […]
Oscar nominations announced
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 […]
City of Hamilton employees’ jobs go up in smoke
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 […]