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Former Lourdes resident wins firefighter challenge in Las Vegas
Dwayne Drover, who grew up in Lourdes, is the individual category world champion of the Scott Firefighter Combat Challenge held in Las Vegas last week.
Bennett contract increased, stock shoots higher
Bennett Environmental Inc shares rose to a year high on Friday after the company announced a big increase in the size of its contract to clean PCB-laden soil in southern Ontario.
Is Metro Moncton enjoying the benefits of an extended Indian summer? Over the past three weeks, southeastern New Brunswick has basked under unseasonably warm temperatures and mostly clear skies with not even a hint of snow.
Charges pile up for two women accused of crime spree
Police hold two women at Royal Windsor and Ford Drs. in Oakville after a 160-km/h car chase followed by a foot chase Nov.
Two charged in Thelma-and-Louise crime spree
Police hold two women at Royal Windsor and Ford Drs. in Oakville after a 160-km/h car chase followed by a foot chase Nov.
Woman recovering after injuries at condo
A 39-year-old Burlington woman was not as seriously injured as originally believed in a freak accident at a Mississauga condominium last Thursday.
Wheels in motion for new North Oakville high school
The Halton District School Board knows that North Oakville is growing-up and so are its children.
Sex assault unit reopens book on troubling crimes
Today they are young adults, but back in the early 1990s they were youngsters who had experienced unimaginable horror at the hands of a sadistic serial rapist.
Ontario-based utility agrees to buy Tinker hydroelectric dam
New Brunswick will soon have a new player in the energy field - other than Hydro-Quebec - if a purchase deal goes through as planned.
Halton Healthcare asks Town for $200 million for new hospital
Halton Healthcare Services has asked the Town to contribute $200 million to the cost of building the New Oakville Hospital.
Freeman says kids in his southern U.S. hometown 'warped' by racism
Morgan Freeman says he agreed to participate in a Canadian-made documentary about his Mississippi hometown because he felt that children there were being "warped" by racism.
Investors have become more cautious, they're opening multiple trading accounts, seeking safety in big institutions and demanding a lot more from anyone who is handling their investments.
Vaccine for pregnant woman has arrived
Above is a microscopic view of the H1N1 virus, from the U.S. Centre for Disease Control.
Veterans share their stories of valour and sacrifice with a new generation
With an average age of 86 and a fatality rate of 500 per week, Second World War veterans, a valuable and dwindling resource, are being urged to share their stories of valour and sacrifice with a new generation before it's too late.
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Off Ice With . . . Monsters goalie Trevor Cann
Born: March 30, 1989, Oakville, Ontario. Ht/Wt: 5-11, 180. Catches: Left. Acquired: Second round, 2007 draft.
Kitchener's Fanelli in critical condition after on ice hit
Kitchener Rangers' defenceman Ben Fanelli is listed in critical but stable condition in Hamilton General hospital after being injured by a devastating hit during Friday night's OHL game between the Rangers and Erie Otters.
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