New app helps McMaster students guard against danger

Program provides security updates, quick line to emergency services By Cory Ruf, CBC News Posted: Aug 30, 2013 11:30 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 30, 2013 11:35 AM ET   Students returning to Mac this semester have a new lifeline at their fingertips...

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Supercrawl's growth is off the charts

In four years, Hamilton festival's attendance has grown more than 20 times By Adam Carter, CBC News Posted: Aug 30, 2013 11:45 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 30, 2013 2:16 PM ET   In four years, Supercrawl has blown up in a way few people expected....

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Ticats' win streak ends in loss to Lions

Travis Lulay threw three touchdown passes — including one for 80 yards to Emmanuel Arceneaux — and ran for another himself as the B.C. Lions beat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 29-26 in CFL action Friday night. Lulay passed for more than 300 yards for the...

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Mohawk set to transfer Brantford campus to Six Nations Polytechnic

By Julia Chapman, CBC News Posted: Aug 31, 2013 9:18 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 31, 2013 9:17 AM ET   Mohawk College is in negotiations to transfer their vacant Brantford campus to Six Nations Polytechnic, an indigenous educational institution...

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Police encourage public to call 911 if they spot a drunk driver

CBC News Posted: Aug 31, 2013 9:43 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 31, 2013 9:51 AM ET   Ahead of the Labour Day long weekend, Hamilton Police sent an important public message. "It's criminal, dangerous and 100% preventable. It's impaired driving....

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Guess which Hamilton politician admits to having smoked pot?

Which Hamilton city councillor is part of the joint committee of politicians who admit to having smoked marijuana? By Cory Ruf, CBC News Posted: Aug 29, 2013 6:35 PM ET Last Updated: Aug 29, 2013 6:41 PM ET   Justin Trudeau's toke took...

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Road fatalities rise on long weekends, but not for the usual reasons

In the days before long weekends come the inevitable police campaigns with their dire warnings of deadly crashes. Don't be one of the many fatalities, they warn. A recent Canadian study found that there's truth to the oft-repeated refrain that long-weekend...

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It's Labour Day but no Classic with the Argonauts for Hamilton

Hamilton Tiger-Cats visit B.C. Lions in Vancouver instead of hosting Argos on Labour Day weekend The Canadian Press Posted: Aug 30, 2013 7:59 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 30, 2013 8:47 AM ET   Things are definitely not the same for Henry Burris...

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SIU calls for witnesses following motorcycle crash on Red Hill Valley Parkway

CBC News Posted: Aug 30, 2013 7:30 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 30, 2013 10:57 AM ET Ontario's Special Investigations Unit is investigating a motor vehicle injury that occurred in Hamilton at about 7:30 p.m. Thursday evening. According to the...

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New app helps McMaster students guard against danger

Program provides security updates, quick line to emergency services By Cory Ruf, CBC News Posted: Aug 30, 2013 11:30 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 30, 2013 11:35 AM ET   Students returning to Mac this semester have a new lifeline at their fingertips...

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Rare sex assault ruling will discourage victims from speaking out, advocates say

Ontario siblings must pay uncle $125,000 in damages for alleging he sexually assaulted them By Adam Carter, CBC News Posted: Aug 28, 2013 1:10 PM ET Last Updated: Aug 28, 2013 2:55 PM ET   A controversial libel case in which a judge ordered...

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Can Hamilton afford Tasers?

New provincial regulations allow police to put less lethal Taser weapons in the hands of all frontline officers, but Hamilton will be hard pressed to afford them with the current budget crunch, some councillors say. The Tasers don't come cheap. One...

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Marijuana more risky for teens than previously thought

Adolescents face increased addiction. mental health risks, study suggests CBC News Posted: Aug 29, 2013 2:26 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 29, 2013 2:15 AM ET   Teenagers smoke pot outside the Vancouver Art Gallery: Some studies say it is riskier...

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Victim identified in Port Colborne murder as accused faces additional charge

Niagara police have identified the victim in a murder in Port Colborne, Ont. CBC News Posted: Aug 29, 2013 8:58 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 29, 2013 8:55 AM ET Niagara police have identified the victim in a murder in Port Colborne, Ont. The...

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Man in Hamilton jail charged with murder in 2010 shooting in Nova Scotia

Police in Halifax say a tip from the public has led to charges against a man accused in a fatal shooting in 2010 CBC News Posted: Aug 29, 2013 9:08 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 29, 2013 9:19 AM ET Police in Halifax say a tip from the public has...

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Ontario sisters must pay uncle $125K for false sex abuse claims

WARNING: This story contains graphic details By Adam Carter, CBC News Posted: Aug 27, 2013 11:37 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 27, 2013 2:05 PM ET A judge has ordered two sisters from Ancaster, Ont., to pay their uncle $125,000 in libel damages...

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Taser announcement 'step in right direction,' Mesic family says

By Adam Carter, CBC News Posted: Aug 27, 2013 12:43 PM ET Last Updated: Aug 27, 2013 2:33 PM ET   The Ontario government is for the first time allowing frontline police officers to use Tasers — something that Steve Mesic's family says...

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Argument over 'booted' car ends in theft, drug charges

A Hamilton woman was arrested on possession of stolen property and drug charges after angrily confronting municipal by-law officer CBC News Posted: Aug 27, 2013 3:47 PM ET Last Updated: Aug 27, 2013 3:46 PM ET A Hamilton woman who berated...

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Hamilton police arrest Port Colborne man wanted for murder

A Port Colborne man is in custody, charged with second degree murder CBC News Posted: Aug 28, 2013 7:49 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 28, 2013 7:47 AM ET Hamilton police have made an arrest in connection with a Port Colborne murder. A man from...

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New mothers, obese at greater risk of flu complications: McMaster study

A McMaster study suggests that previous assumptions about who is susceptible to flu-related health problems are based on a 'striking lack of evidence' By Matt Moir, CBC News Posted: Aug 28, 2013 8:14 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 28, 2013 8:25 AM ET...

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Police will be patrolling from school buses in September

Project Protector will put uniformed officers on buses to help with traffic safety CBC News Posted: Aug 27, 2013 8:41 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 27, 2013 8:37 AM ET   When school is back in session next week Hamilton police will be swapping...

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Officials investigating Ancaster house fire

Family escapes late night fire that causes $225,000 in damages CBC News Posted: Aug 27, 2013 10:31 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 27, 2013 10:28 AM ET A family home in Ancaster was significantly damaged by fire late Monday night. Fire officials...

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BIA wants McMaster University students to come downtown

By Joe Engelhardt, CBC News Posted: Aug 27, 2013 11:12 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 27, 2013 11:28 AM ET   Hamilton's downtown BIA wants McMaster's newest students to know all the good things downtown has to offer. They see thousand of potential...

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Ontario sisters must pay uncle $125K for false sex abuse claims

new WARNING: This story contains graphic details By Adam Carter, CBC News Posted: Aug 27, 2013 11:37 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 27, 2013 11:29 AM ET A judge has ordered two sisters from Ancaster, Ont., to pay their uncle $125,000 in libel...

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Ontario expands police Taser use after Sammy Yatim shooting

updated Police forces will make decision about which officers carry stun guns CBC News Posted: Aug 27, 2013 6:52 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 27, 2013 11:41 AM ET   Ontario's governing Liberals will allow police to expand the use of Tasers...

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Hamilton hopeful about using wasps to kill emerald ash borer

Federal government testing out unusual new pilot program By Adam Carter, CBC News Posted: Aug 24, 2013 8:51 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 24, 2013 8:49 AM ET   The federal government has a new plan to fight the emerald ash borer, a pest that...

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Woman flown to hospital after Flamborough collision

Ontario Provincial Police are investigating CBC News Posted: Aug 25, 2013 3:04 PM ET Last Updated: Aug 25, 2013 3:02 PM ET A helicopter shuttled an elderly woman to hospital after a crash in Flamborough on Sunday afternoon. Emergency crews...

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Report helps healthcare workers spot fabricated illness in kids

'People working with children need to recognize this as a kind of child maltreatment,' says McMaster researcher By Cory Ruf, CBC News Posted: Aug 26, 2013 7:16 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 26, 2013 7:15 AM ET   It's a rare, insidious form...

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Schools with gay-straight alliance clubs see less binge drinking, study shows

Hamilton Catholic board allows only all-encompassing equity clubs By Samantha Craggs, CBC News Posted: Aug 26, 2013 8:26 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 26, 2013 8:21 AM ET   A new study out of the University of British Columbia shows that high...

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