Category: Hamilton News

A 21-year-old woman is dead after she was struck by a vehicle in Scarborough Sunday night. Const. Clint Stibbe of Toronto Traffic Services said the woman had exited a TTC bus just before 10 p.m. and was attempting to cross the road at Steeles and Markham Road when she was hit by the vehicle. Toronto paramedics said the victim was rushed to hospital in life-threatening condition. Police confirmed to Global News the woman was pronounced dead in hospital. There’s…

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“What we often see communicated about rural America is that there are these isolated pockets of despair that are beyond hope or recovery,” Ray Starling, the special assistant to the president for agriculture, agricultural trade and food assistance on the National Economic Council, said in a briefing Friday. The report makes clear that “that’s not what we believe.” Yet some of the president’s economic policies could actually harm the farm industry. New analyses of the tax law by economists…

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January 7 2018 6:29pm Global News at 6 on Global Toronto for Saturday, September 30, 2017. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); } }; // don’t do on IE, doesn’t work yet if ( !gNews.Common.isIE && !gNews.Common.isTrident && gNews.Common.isFlash ) { var gnca_videoShareCallbackInterval = window.setInterval( function() { //console.log(‘…

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A fourth person has died in connection with a head-on collision that took place Thursday in Pickering. Ontario Provincial Police said a BMW travelling westbound on Highway 7 lost control while attempting to pass another vehicle, crashing head-on into a Mercedes travelling eastbound, just after noon. Police said three people died at the scene. READ MORE: 3 dead, 1 seriously injured in crash north of Pickering OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt identified the victims Sunday as Diosdado Chahal, 69, Imelda Chahal, 70,…

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Twenty-six of the 100 beds available at the Moss Park armoury were occupied as of 4 a.m. Sunday morning, the City of Toronto says. Toronto Mayor John Tory announced Saturday that the armoury would open that night, two days earlier than planned, due to the “unprecedented demand and continuing extreme weather conditions.” Tory said staffers gained access to the armoury at 9 a.m. Saturday morning and immediately began “retrofitting the facility” to be able to properly function as a…

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It’s always been the philosophy of Coffee Public that if they expect their employees to go above and beyond in their work, they should be paid accordingly. Which is why owners Erin and Nick Cluley have been paying their employees above Ontario minimum wage since they opened their first location in Toronto six years ago. And that philosophy remains the same today, even after the provincial government’s minimum wage increase took effect in the new year. Story continues below…

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January 7 2018 5:36pm People are celebrating now that the GTA’s deep freeze is taking a brief break. As Erica Vella reports, with the sudden change in temperatures comes problems with potholes in the city. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); } }; // don’t do on IE,…

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The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) is finally going to get a break from the bitter cold temperatures that have gripped most of the province for the past few weeks. Environment Canada ended the extreme cold warning for the Toronto, Halton, Peel and Durham regions as well as the rest of the GTA Sunday morning. READ MORE: Toronto’s Moss Park armoury to open as winter respite centre Saturday, earlier than scheduled However, Toronto Public Health’s cold weather alert continues for the…

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A Burlington woman is facing charges after police say three of their cruisers were damaged during a high speed chase. Halton Regional Police say they responded to a report of an impaired female driver, who was located travelling eastbound on Plains Road at Maple Avenue on Saturday night. Officers tried to stop the vehicle but the driver refused to stop, leading to a pursuit along Fairview Street and onto Guelph Line. Police boxed the car in but when they…

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TORONTO – Soulpepper Theatre Company has severed ties with another key figure and cancelled an upcoming production days after its founding artistic director stepped down over sexual misconduct allegations. The Toronto-based company said Saturday in a release it has formally parted ways with executive director Leslie Lester, who took a voluntary leave of absence when four actresses levelled allegations against her husband Albert Schultz. Story continues below READ MORE: Feds reviewing cultural funding policies in wake of Soulpepper accusations…

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