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• Leafs forward Marchenko out week-to-week

  28-10-2026 19:35 via : Hamilton
  
  The Maple Leafs are down another key forward.
  
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• $40M Lotto Max ticket validated hours before expiry in Ontario

  28-10-2026 22:29 via : Hamilton
  
  The identity of the winner who purchased the ticket in Grey County, Ont., remains unknown.
  
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• Voter turnout for Hamilton's election down 4 per cent from 2022

  28-10-2026 21:01 via CBC | Edmonton News
  
  The most up-to-date voting numbers show voter turnout in this year's municipal election in Hamilton were the lowest of the last four cycles. As of Wednesday, about 31.6 per cent of eligible voters cast a ballot, according to figures by the Association of Municipalities of Ontario.
  
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• Stelco owner hopes to recall laid-off steelworkers before Christmas

  28-10-2026 20:26 via : Hamilton
  
  Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. CEO Lourenco Goncalves says he hopes to bring back laid-off Stelco workers before Christmas if a plan to increase Canadian sales succeeds.
  
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• Leafs winger Kirill Marchenko out week-to-week

  28-10-2026 19:35 via : Hamilton
  
  The Maple Leafs are down another key forward.
  
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• Assault charges against Sault Ste. Marie MPP Chris Scott dropped

  28-10-2026 17:59 via : Hamilton
  
  Domestic violence charges of assault and assault with a weapon against the member of provincial parliament for Sault Ste. Marie have been withdrawn.
  
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• Vaughan real estate agent pleads guilty, avoids jail in Project South extortion case

  28-10-2026 17:47 via : Hamilton
  
  Mahyar Soldouzi, a 43-year-old real estate agent from Vaughan, charged in relation to the Project South investigation, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit extortion.
  
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• Vaughan real estate agent pleads guilty, avoids jail in Project South case

  28-10-2026 17:47 via : Hamilton
  
  Mahyar Soldouzi, a 43-year-old real estate agent from Vaughan, charged in relation to the Project South investigation, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit extortion.
  
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• U.S. steel CEO's 'confessions' for buying Stelco prompted government to call its lawyers: industry minister

  28-10-2026 17:11 via CBC | Edmonton News
  
  Canada's industry minister says she called the department's lawyers after the head of Stelco's American parent company told CBC News that he only bought the Hamilton steelmaker to stop it undercutting his production facilities in the U.S..
  
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• Ontario matches feds’ tax perk for businesses on capital investments

  28-10-2026 16:34 via : Hamilton
  
  Bethlenfalvy says Ontario's measures would provide about $8 billion in relief that will be a boon to the country over the long term by attracting more businesses to the province.
  
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• Ontario environment minister hopes to burn more garbage, build more landfills

  28-10-2026 16:29 via : Hamilton
  
  Ontario's environment minister says he hopes to burn more garbage for energy and build more landfills following U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff on Canadian trash.
  
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• 'Unflappable guy': Hamilton's Matthew Schaefer off to strong sophomore start for NHL's Islanders

  28-10-2026 16:10 via CBC | Edmonton News
  
  Hamilton's Matthew Schaefer, 19, is off to a strong start in his second NHL season after winning the Calder Trophy, the award given to the best rookie player in the league, in his first season with the New York islanders.
  
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• Privacy commissioner investigating provider behind Crime Stoppers data breach

  28-10-2026 15:44 via : Hamilton
  
  Canada’s privacy commissioner has launched an investigation into a cybersecurity breach involving anonymous tips shared with Crime Stoppers programs across the country.
  
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• Ontario pauses some skills training funding for unemployed people: career colleges

  28-10-2026 13:06 via : Hamilton
  
  The Ford government is pausing at least some funding through Better Jobs Ontario, which helps unemployed people get skills training.
  
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• Ontario will appoint hand-picked regional chairs within weeks. Critics call the move 'undemocratic'

  28-10-2026 10:00 via CBC | Edmonton News
  
  The chairs of eight regional governments across the province will be appointed by Premier Doug Ford’s government within weeks, says Ontario’s municipal affairs minister, as opposition parties express concern the hand-picked leaders will be partisan appointees.
  
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• These Ontario cities — including 2 in Niagara — just elected their 1st female mayors

  28-10-2026 09:00 via CBC | Edmonton News
  
  Monday's municipal elections ushered in some notable wins for women across Ontario — with voters electing their first female mayors in some cities, new female mayors in several others and an all-female council in a village southwest of Ottawa.
  
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• Over-confidence may have played a part in incumbent mayors' defeats in Niagara: expert

  28-10-2026 09:00 via CBC | Edmonton News
  
  Shocking results that saw three seemingly entrenched Niagara mayors given their walking papers by voters in the region on Monday night could reflect over-confidence among council heads who some may have considered unbeatable, says a noted expert on Niagara politics.
  
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• Stelco owner says he could sell plant next year after becoming 'persona non grata in Canada'

  28-10-2026 00:34 via CBC | Edmonton News
  
  The head of Stelco's American parent company says he's willing to sell the Hamilton-based steel plant as a dispute with the federal government looks like it's headed to the courts.
  
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• Oshawa man given life sentence for 2024 double murder of upstairs neighbour and her ex-husband

  27-10-2026 23:56 via : Hamilton
  
  The judge found it extremely aggravating that Mark Gordon fired shots at victims who were defenceless and Patrick Montgomery was executed in front of his son.
  
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• Full 2026 election results for Burlington, Brantford, Norfolk County and Haldimand County

  27-10-2026 23:06 via CBC | Edmonton News
  
  See the unofficial results for the Oct. 26 municipal elections in Burlington, Brantford, Norfolk County and Haldimand County.
  
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• 5 sent to hospital, all lanes closed after crash on Westbound QEW near Guelph Line, OPP say

  27-10-2026 21:46 via CBC | Edmonton News
  
  Ontario Provincial Police said all westbound lanes of the Queen Elizabeth Way just past Guelph Line are closed due to a collision that sent five people to hospital this afternoon. Around 3:30 p.m., police said the closure would take about two more hours.
  
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• 5 sent to hospital after crash on Westbound QEW near Guelph Line, OPP say

  27-10-2026 21:46 via CBC | Edmonton News
  
  Ontario Provincial Police said all westbound lanes of the Queen Elizabeth Way just past Guelph Line were closed due to a collision that sent five people to hospital this afternoon. Around 6:44 p.m., police said the lanes had reopened.
  
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• Andrea Horwath gives tearful address as outgoing mayor, saying it's been 'an honour to serve' Hamilton

  27-10-2026 20:41 via CBC | Edmonton News
  
  Following her election night loss Monday in the mayoral race, incumbent Andrea Horwath said it was a privilege to serve Hamilton in different capacities the last 29 years. She said she's not sure what's next for her, other than some rest, and feels she left the city in better shape than she found it.
  
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• Canada’s Eurovision finalists include Rêve, Tyler Shaw

  27-10-2026 20:16 via : Hamilton
  
  The public will be invited to vote for Canada’s Eurovision entrant from the five finalists, with the winner set to be announced by December.
  
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• Former Ontario cabinet minister who resigned over expenses scandal defends promotion

  27-10-2026 20:00 via : Hamilton
  
  A former member of Ontario Premier Doug Ford's cabinet who resigned his post over an expenses scandal is defending his recent promotion. 
  
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• Unclaimed $40M Lotto Max ticket expires Wednesday, OLG says

  27-10-2026 19:38 via : Hamilton
  
  An unclaimed Lotto Max ticket worth $40 million will expire Wednesday, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation says.
  
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• OSAP ‘fraudsters’ in private career colleges ‘going to jail,’ Doug Ford claims

  27-10-2026 17:12 via : Hamilton
  
  Ford insisted that while the government grants come with "trust" and an expectation that "people are going to be honest," the OSAP system was defrauded by "bad actors."
  
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• Leonard out at least a week with left knee injury

  27-10-2026 16:35 via : Hamilton
  
  Toronto Raptors star Kawhi Leonard will be out for at least one week due to swelling in his left knee.
  
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• Leonard out at least a week with knee swelling

  27-10-2026 16:35 via : Hamilton
  
  Toronto Raptors star Kawhi Leonard will be out for at least one week due to swelling in his left knee.
  
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• No evidence stolen Crime Stoppers data used for fraud, provider says

  27-10-2026 16:06 via : Hamilton
  
  The provider of software used by Crime Stoppers says it has found no evidence that personal information exposed in a cybersecurity breach has been used for fraud or identity theft.
  
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