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CRIME SCENE: 14-year-old boy charged with murder in stabbing of senior
A 14-year-old boy is now behind bars accused of murdering a 71-year-old woman who was fatally stabbed after heading out to pick up some groceries. A 35-year-old Hamilton man is facing numerous weapon and drug charges after cops pulled over a motorcyclist in Steeltown’s east end. Police have asked for help in identify a bandit who robbed a convenience store on east Hamilton Mountain. Police said they are looking for a white male in his early 20s who is about 6-foot with a thin build and a tattoo on his right forearm. He was wearing a green shirt, black pants, red and black shoes and a green sling bag. A 39-year-old man is fighting for his life in a hospital after a two-vehicle crash in Whitby overnight that left several others injured. Man in 70s dead, woman injured in Toronto apartment fire Teen dies after small plane crashes into Lake Scugog dock

Letters to the Editor, July 20, 2025
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EDITORIAL: Find savings in Grits’ climate boondoggle
Since Prime Minister Mark Carney is seeking savings in the federal budget, we can think of no better place to start than the 149 programs costing more than $200 billion that the Liberal government has earmarked for climate change.

Fixes needed or this could be Vancouver’s last Celebration of Light, producer warns
As producer Paul Runnals busily prepares for the weeklong Honda Celebration of Light fireworks festival, the largest public event in British Columbia, he faces a difficult reality: this could be the final year of the show.

Jasper points to 'mischaracterization' of wildfire report after Alberta premier calls for apology
OTTAWA — The top administrator in Jasper, Alta., downplayed claims Friday that a report his town commissioned into last summer’s devastating wildfire was about blaming the province for making things worse, after the premier called on the town to apologize.
