A St. Catharines, Ont., auto plant says it has been cleared to reopen after an acid spill sent up to two dozen of its employees to a Niagara Region hospital on Tuesday. Approximately five litres of hydrochloric acid spilled at the THK Rhythm Automotive plant after...

Stocks rallied on Wall Street to their first gain in more than a week, as some calm returned to markets around the world Wednesday after the Bank of England moved forcefully to get a budding financial crisis there under control. The Standard & Poor’s 500 jumped...

On Monday morning, Hurricane Ian had wind speeds of 75 miles per hour. Just 48 hours later, those speeds had more than doubled. On Wednesday, as the storm made landfall in southwestern Florida, Ian’s wind hit 155 mph — just shy of a Category 5 storm,...

A five-year-old Hamilton boy battling brain cancer had one request: he wanted to see monsters. Earlier this month, 1,000 strangers made his wish come true. Alexandros, also known as Alex, Hurdakis was first diagnosed with a type of brain tumour called Ependymoma when he was 10-and-a-half...

A five-year-old Hamilton boy battling brain cancer had one request: he wanted to see monsters. Earlier this month, 1,000 strangers made his wish come true. Alexandros, also known as Alex, Hurdakis was first diagnosed with a type of brain tumour called Ependymoma when he was 10-and-a-half...

OTTAWA – Canada Post is launching four new stamps showcasing Indigenous artists’ visions for truth and reconciliation. The Crown corporation says this is the first in an annual series meant to encourage reflection on the painful legacy of Canada’s residential schools. The stamps will be released...

Kim Mulkey, the head coach of Louisiana State University’s women’s basketball team and a former coach to WNBA star Brittney Griner, made headlines earlier this week with her cold response to a reporter mentioning Griner’s detainment in Russia. Mulkey, who rode Griner to an NCAA championship...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Hurricane Ian made landfall in southwest Florida on Wednesday as a catastrophic Category 4 storm. About 2.5 million people were ordered to evacuate the region before the storm hit the coast near Cayo Costa with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph. It...

Between playing golf, watching television, promoting QAnon content, and meeting with his defense attorneys, Donald Trump is probably quite busy. But this morning, the former president published a missive in which he suggested he was prepared to help lead diplomatic negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. No,...

In the past week, I’ve watched with interest as right-wing lawmakers, seemingly self-assured they’ll retake the House this fall, offer conflicting remarks on their political strategy if they regain the majority. There’s tension in the conservative movement. A storm is brewing.  Two clear factions seem to...