Category: Hamilton News

TORONTO – Patrick Brown is expected to find out today whether he will be able to continue his bid to lead Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives. The former Opposition leader stepped down from the job last month amid allegations of sexual misconduct. READ MORE: Patrick Brown expected to learn on Wednesday if bid for Tory leadership can proceed Story continues below The 39-year-old Barrie, Ont., politician is now fighting an uphill battle against the party brass to reclaim his old job ahead…

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February 20 2018 11:17pm More than a dozen supporters showed up to cheer on Patrick Brown as he met with the provincial nominations committee to learn if his bid to run for the bid leadership has been approved. Kamil Karamali has more. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection );…

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The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party is still very much in the driver’s seat when it comes to the upcoming provincial election, despite a tumultuous past few weeks and not having an official leader, a new poll shows. The PCs would receive 38 per cent of the vote if an election were held tomorrow, an Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News shows. That’s up two points since a similar poll in December. READ MORE: Patrick Brown expected to learn on…

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Toronto Western Hospital terminated a janitor last month after he was charged in child sexual abuse investigation, but now Global News has learned that’s because Terrence Noftall was a registered sex offender who failed to disclose his prior conviction to the hospital and the hospital admits it never performed a criminal background check. Story continues below According to court documents obtained by Global News, Noftall, 55, was arrested in June 2008 and charged with sexual assault, invitation to sexual…

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Patrick Brown said Tuesday a complaint by MPP Randy Hillier about being unfit to be a legislator was “garbage” and was just “Randy being Randy” as he left his meeting with a party nomination committee late Tuesday about whether he will be allowed to run for PC Party leader. Powered by WPeMatico

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A group of businesses in North York say the City of Toronto needs to act to make changes to an intersection they say is unsafe. The Toronto Real Estate Board, Don Mills Children’s Centre, North York Community Christian Church, Met-Scan, Commerce Press and Bernstein Diet Clinic said they’re worried the current design of the intersection at Don Mills and Kern roads, south of York Mills road, will eventually lead to fatal consequences. A driver tries to turn left from…

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Balsam Mahmoud of Mississauga had just picked up her eight-year-old son from school two weeks ago and was transporting her two-year old in the family’s 2015 Audi Q7. Minutes later, she heard a plaintiff cry from the back seat. “My son started screaming, ‘Smoke, mama, there’s smoke in the car,” she told Global News. Story continues below Mahmoud said she turned around and saw smoke filling the cabin. She said she pulled over quickly in fear of a larger…

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February 20 2018 7:56pm Global News at 5:30 on Global Toronto for Tuesday, February 20, 2018. Hosted by Alan Carter and Farah Nasser. ‘ }); } 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 ) {…

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February 20 2018 6:54pm Tue, Feb 20: Former Ontario PC Party Leader Patrick Brown is fighting to regain the title he had less than a month ago. As Shallima Maharaj reports, whether he gets to keep going is on the table at the party’s headquarters in downtown Toronto. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection…

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Tue, Feb 20: The older you get, the smaller your social circle can get. Between career, commuting and family, there’s never enough hours in the day. So how do you make time to meet new friends? Technology might just be the answer. Susan Hay has the story. Powered by WPeMatico

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