Sand, that seemingly abundant resource, is becoming a rare commodity. It’s extracted more than oil and gold as we use it to make concrete, asphalt and glass. Continue reading →

The invasive plant’s clear, toxic sap can cause rashes, blistering, burns and even blindness if it touches the body and is then exposed to the sun. Continue reading →

A Virginia restaurant owner refused to serve White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders and her party. Continue reading →

The 319 people who were wrongly marked dead in the last two years represented 0.06 per cent of all the deaths reported to the CRA. Continue reading →

Fei Tang, general manager of the Nai Kids Choir, says a chorus of about 60 Canadian newcomers between the ages five and 15 declined an invitation to perform at the Serenade! Choral Festival in Washington, D.C., next week. Continue reading →

It’s alleged the armed man went into an Oakville, Ont., pharmacy at about 11 a.m. on Friday, ordered several people to turn over their cellphones and then jumped the counter. Continue reading →

Jeremiah Masoli threw for 332 yards and three touchdowns to lead Hamilton to an impressive 38-21 victory over the Eskimos at Commonwealth Stadium on Friday night. Continue reading →

So far this year, Hamilton paramedics have responded to over 200 suspected opioid overdoses. Continue reading →

On Friday night, Halton Regional Police announced that William Armstrong was found safe after being last seen on Thursday morning. Continue reading →

A child has tested positive for Hepatitis C after receiving treatment at an Orillia dental office, the health unit says.  Continue reading →

The federal government announced it’s now accepting applications in its search to find the new chief executive officer of the National Capital Commission. Continue reading →

As legalization nears, answers to very basic questions about Ontario’s plan to sell legal marijuana aren’t forthcoming. Continue reading →

A 170 pound stainless steel palm tree that was stolen in Hamilton earlier this month, has been returned to its rightful owner. Hamilton Police say the tree, which was made in the city by Steel City Palms Inc., is back on the front lawn of a Mountain Brow Boulevard home. Continue reading →

Ontario’s doctors have been without a physician services agreement for four years. Continue reading →

Donations from private donors will help the organization stay afloat for another year, re-hire full-time staff and complete a cannabis research project. Continue reading →

Justice Maureen Forestell says the majority of testimony from Det. Const. Grant Sutherland is inadmissible. Continue reading →

Investors question why they should sink money into Canadian business when U.S. companies are more attractive because of lower corporate tax rates, Bill Kelly says. Continue reading →

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of Hamilton did not make the St. Thomas More junior team in Grade 9. He was picked 11th the NBA draft on Thursday. Continue reading →

Take advantage of the Canadian summer while it is here, Scott Thompson says. ‘Get out, explore, talk to people, discover why this place is so great.’ Continue reading →

A week after opening the 2018 CFL season with a 20-14 loss in Calgary, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats visit the 1-0 Edmonton Eskimos on Friday night. Continue reading →

John Tavares is set to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1 and the hockey world is waiting to see if he will test the waters. Continue reading →

The investigation is now in the hands of the coroner and Ontario’s Ministry of Labour. Continue reading →

Ottawa general manager Pierre Dorion says the Senators had to trade forward Mike Hoffman because the team’s dressing room was “broken.” Continue reading →

A teacher with the Niagara Catholic District School Board is accused of sharing sexually explicit material with a group of teen students. An investigation began on Tuesday, June 19, after police received complaints about the 41 year old woman, who teaches at Denis Morris High School in St. Catharines. Continue reading →

The long-term care home in Woodstock that fired serial killer Elizabeth Wettlaufer says if she wasn’t in a union, she would have been fired earlier. Continue reading →

A 19-year-old woman was arrested Wednesday after police were called about a child being taken from her mother’s side while they were waiting at a crosswalk near Jackson Square. Witnesses intervened and the mother was able to regain contact with the child, police said. Continue reading →

In the first of a multi-part online series that examines Ontario communities to visit for the day, the weekend, or longer, Global News went to the city of Guelph. Continue reading →

Doug Ford says the Liquor Control Board of Ontario already has infrastructure in place that would allow it to sell marijuana once it becomes legal this fall. Continue reading →