A Dundas man has been charged with robbery after police say he was spotted tying up a bandanna and putting on some sunglasses outside a convenience store around 2 a.m. In a media release, police describe the scene saying a plain-clothes officer noticed…
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Red Hill Valley Parkway inquiry launches website to follow investigation
The Commissioner of the Red Hill Valley Parkway is launching a new website through which the public can follow along with the investigation. In an email circulated to Hamilton city council by the city solicitor this morning, it was announced that…
Community pulls together for migrant workers after fire at Niagara flower farm
On Sunday, Pioneer Flower Farms employee, Sandra Fuenmayor stood in a home garage surrounded by donations for Mexican migrant workers who lost everything after a fire tore through a St. Catharines, Ont. farm on Friday night. No one was hurt…
Donations in truck loads for migrant workers after St. Catharines flower farm fire
Pioneer Flower Farms employee, Sandra Fuenmayor, stood in a home garage on Sunday surrounded by donations for Mexican migrant workers who lost everything after a fire tore through a St. Catharines, Ont. farm. No one was hurt in the fire…
Firefighters still battling smoke, hot spots at St. Catharines flower farm
A fire that began Friday and has ravaged a St. Catharines, Ont., flower farm still isn’t completely out, says the fire department. Dave Upper, deputy chief of St. Catharines Fire and Emergency Services, told CBC News Sunday morning there is still active fire inside the…
Large fire contained at St. Catharines, Ont. flower farm as residents shelter in place
A “significant” fire at a flower farm in St. Catharines, Ont. has been contained, but residents in a large area northwest of the massive greenhouse operation are still being asked to shelter in place, an official says. No one has been injured in the…
Nearby residents shelter in place as fire engulfs large St. Catharines flower farm
A “significant” fire at a flower farm in St. Catharines, Ont., has been contained, but residents in a large area northwest of the massive greenhouse operation are still being asked to shelter in place, an official says. No one has been injured in the…
Air quality a concern after fire engulfs St. Catharines flower farm
A “significant” fire at a flower farm in St. Catharines, Ont., has been contained, but residents in a large area northwest of the massive greenhouse operation are still being asked to stay inside, an official says. No one was injured in the blaze at…
Fifth memorial for slain 14-year-old is also a call to ‘stop the violence’
Katherine Lutz has been plenty busy preparing for the celebration and memorial of her stepson, Jesse Clarke. She’s got a list of things to do, and one of them is a tall order. “Let the violence stop,” she said. “It’s…
Maurice Powell has been a Hamilton bus driver for 50 years
Maurice Powell became Hamilton’s longest-serving bus driver this week, but as a “humble, quiet, patient” man, he didn’t have too much to say about reaching the milestone of 50 yeard driving an HSR bus. Powell, 77, is a west Mountain resident,…