What's on in Hamilton this Halloween weekend

Halloween falls on Saturday, and Hamilton has a full weekend of events planned to celebrate the spooky holiday.
'He was a true gentleman': Stratford film producer reflects on working with Patrick Stewart

Stratford film producer Craig Thompson got to know actor Patrick Stewart while they worked together on two documentary films. Thompson speaks with CBC's Ian Hanomansing on Wednesday, shortly after the news of Stewart's death.
Black bear in Kanata tranquilized, relocated by police

A bear seen wandering through Kanata South on Thursday was tranquillized and transported to a safer location, according to local police.
Elections Ontario tells tribunal it's making efforts to provide accessible voting

Lawyers representing Elections Ontario told an Ontario Human Rights Tribunal hearing on Thursday that the agency seeks to accommodate all voters with disabilities the best it can, but those accommodations must ensure votes are secure and secret.
'You can't just get out': How 2 boys were recruited into the drug trade at the age of 12

Drug trafficking networks that have been recruiting young Black boys who have gone missing in the Greater Toronto Area are coercing even younger kids from cities across Canada and sending them even further to sell drugs, an investigation by CBC’s the fifth estate has found.
Accused sex predator Richard Neil disputes DNA link to Ontario crime scenes

A Toronto man accused of grisly attacks on children in public parks in southern Ontario in the 1990s repeatedly this week disputed evidence against him and insisted police arrested the wrong man.
Windsor MPP pushes for provincewide medical travel grant to help families access specialized care

Windsor West MPP Lisa Gretzky is calling on the Ontario government to help families cover the cost of travelling long distances for specialized medical care.
Unique sober living program in Windsor ‘figured out something that nobody else has’

Josh Rundle’s seemingly normal family life in a home with a stable job took a drastic downward turn when he became addicted to cocaine “to relieve that pain” from some tragedy he experienced.
Cambridge driver charged in Huron East crash that caused injuries
OPP have laid charges against a driver from Cambridge following a two-vehicle crash in Huron East that resulted in injuries. The collision was reported just after noon on March 19 at the North Line and Summerhill Rd. intersection. Police say two SUVs were severely damaged and all six occupants sustained varying injuries. After months of […]
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Canada still reviewing F-35 purchase after RCAF received its first jets: minister
OTTAWA — Defence Minister David McGuinty says the federal government's planned purchase of 88 F-35 stealth fighters remains under review, even after the military received its first two F-35s in recent days.
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Soaring fuel costs push Air Canada to lower earnings forecast
MONTREAL — Air Canada says it expects lower earnings this year due to sky-high fuel costs after a tough quarter that saw its bottom line nearly cut in half.
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Canada still reviewing F-35 purchase after RCAF received its first jets: minister
OTTAWA — Defence Minister David McGuinty says the federal government's planned purchase of 88 F-35 stealth fighters remains under review, even after the military received its first two F-35s in recent days.
Soaring fuel costs push Air Canada to lower earnings forecast
MONTREAL — Air Canada says it expects lower earnings this year due to sky-high fuel costs after a tough quarter that saw its bottom line nearly cut in half.
Canada still reviewing F-35 purchase after RCAF received its first jets: minister
OTTAWA — Defence Minister David McGuinty says the federal government's planned purchase of 88 F-35 stealth fighters remains under review, even after the military received its first two F-35s in recent days.
Soaring fuel costs push Air Canada to lower earnings forecast
MONTREAL — Air Canada has lowered its earnings outlook by hundreds of millions of dollars for the year thanks to sky-high fuel costs after a tough quarter that saw its bottom line nearly cut in half.
Sandy Hook families urge Supreme Court to uphold state and local bans on AR-15-style rifles
Relatives whose loved ones were killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting are making an impassioned plea to the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold state and local bans on certain semiautomatic rifles, citing the high body counts and devastating injuries the weapons can inflict.
Tumbler Ridge victim Maya Gebala’s father says she’s leaving hospital after 262 days
VANCOUVER — The father of Tumbler Ridge attack victim Maya Gebala says she is being released from BC Children's Hospital, more than eight months after being shot three times.
Judge presses the Trump administration for details on its campaign to stop noncitizens from voting
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to identify all states where it has pressured officials to comply with its efforts to prevent non-U.S. citizens from voting in the midterm election, inquiries that Democrats have challenged as an illegal power grab.
Toronto man faces hate-motivated charges after alleged anti-Chinese slurs, threats
Toronto Police Service officers have arrested a Toronto man after an alleged hate-motivated incident in Toronto’s west end on Wednesday. Investigators say two people were in a coffee shop in the Bloor Street West and Keele Street area when the suspect entered and started yelling anti-Chinese slurs at them. “The victims exited the coffee shop […]
Ex-FBI officials accused of false statements about Hunter Biden press for dismissal of charges
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense lawyers urged a federal judge Thursday to dismiss a criminal complaint charging two former FBI counterintelligence officials with making false statements to Congress about Hunter Biden, calling the case an overtly political prosecution aimed at placating President Donald Trump.
City of Victoria issues warning after owl attacks same person twice in three days
VICTORIA — The City of Victoria has issued a warning after the same person was attacked by an owl at a park twice in three days.
Binance flags ‘potential security issue,’ says crypto firms froze more than $2.5 billion
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, said Thursday it’s investigating reports of a potential security issue as its founder said the incident “does look like a hack on Binance.” The company said cryptocurrency firms had frozen more than $2.5 billion in funds by Thursday evening. It wasn’t immediately clear the extent […]
Raptors defence clicking early in the season
RJ Barrett knows that the Toronto Raptors have been the toughest team to score on early in the NBA season, but he's a little scared to talk about it.
Kahmann enjoying solid rookie season with Argos
Adjusting to Canadian football was much easier for Tyler Kahmann than life in Canada's biggest city.
Shutout win over Otters pushes Spitfires over the .500 mark for the first time this season
It's been a long journey for the Windsor Spitfires to get above water.