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thespec.com > news > ontario > police-id-remains-near-barrie-encampment-as-victim-of-2025-double-homicide > article_b5cfa998-163b-56ec-b7b5-4a540d1138c1.html

Police ID remains near Barrie encampment as victim of 2025 double homicide

4+ day, 2+ hour ago (176+ words) A Barrie Police Service cruiser is shown in Barrie, Ont., on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Vanessa Tiberio BARRIE - Police in Barrie, Ont., say they have identified remains found last month as William “Blake” Robinson, the victim of an alleged…...

thespec.com > news > ontario > deep-river-ont-under-shelter-in-place-order-as-police-investigate-stabbing > article_5f3886e4-7c43-599a-ad35-7d8cd9834b32.html

Deep River, Ont., under shelter-in-place order as police investigate stabbing

4+ day, 3+ hour ago (156+ words) An Ontario Provincial Police patch. DEEP RIVER - Residents in a town northwest of Petawawa, Ont., have been asked to shelter in place as police look for a suspect in a reported stabbing. Police in Deep River, Ont., issued the notice…...

thespec.com > news > hamilton-region > morning-news-traffic-weather-report > article_8de01b59-7f28-5bbc-81b0-7fbe5684805b.html

Back to school! + Here’s what mayor candidates have to say about crime in Hamilton: Top Spectator headlines today

6+ day, 7+ hour ago (326+ words) Here is what’s happening in Hamilton and the surrounding area this morning with your top news, weather and traffic. A pair of window washers clean the glass at the new Lincoln Alexander Hall student residences at McMaster University on Main…...

thespec.com > news > hamilton-region > morning-news-traffic-weather-report > article_5510f44e-9e31-547f-b149-1bb1741c56a9.html

Heat warning + Who killed Felicia Floriani? Police have a new lead: Top Hamilton stories today

1+ week, 5+ day ago (421+ words) One of the 52 Blanding’s turtles released by the Royal Botanical Gardens into Cootes Paradise Tuesday. Hamilton and area is under a heat warning this morning, a fog advisory has ended. The heat event is expected to continue through Wednesday and…...

thespec.com > news > canada > voters-head-to-the-polls-in-federal-byelection-for-torontos-beaches-east-york-riding > article_13b05e47-c580-5d6e-8509-c647d07a96c8.html

Voters head to the polls in federal byelection for Toronto’s Beaches-East York riding

2+ week, 10+ hour ago (142+ words) Elections Canada signage is seen at an advance polling location, in Toronto, Friday, April 18, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Proctor TORONTO - Voters are heading to the polls today in the Liberal stronghold of Beaches—East York in Toronto. It’s one of…...

thespec.com > news > hamilton-region > new-home-rises-for-hamilton-family-that-lost-house > article_63a00750-e408-5fc8-80fa-46f95ccc258b.html

From teardown to triumph: A new beginning on St. Matthews Avenue in Hamilton

2+ week, 2+ day ago (563+ words) A new home is nearly finished — 18 months after construction next door left the original “imminently unsafe.” A new home has been built at 54 St. Matthews Ave. in Hamilton. In April 2025, the home that had stood there for more than 100 years…...

thespec.com > news > municipal-elections > hamilton-votes-2026-who-is-running-for-council-in-ward-1 > article_0b42dffe-952a-5185-8eb6-2f3ccecb13fe.html

Hamilton votes: Who is running in Ward 1 in the 2026 municipal election?

2+ week, 6+ day ago (166+ words) Hamilton residents head to the polls Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. Here’s who is running for council in your ward and the key issues. Hamilton voters head to the polls to choose the next council on Oct. 26. Here are some key local issues…...

thespec.com > news > municipal-elections > hamilton-votes-2026-who-is-running-for-council-in-ward-12 > article_2ae81818-9248-542b-9ea2-acf29e830463.html

Hamilton votes: Who is running in Ward 12 in the 2026 municipal election?

2+ week, 6+ day ago (206+ words) Hamilton residents head to the polls Monday, Oct. 26, 2026 to vote for councillors and the mayor in the municipal election. Here’s who is running for council in your ward and the key issues. Hamilton voters head to the polls to choose…...

thespec.com > news > labour-day-stat-holiday-ontario > article_c97f4e71-7ce0-5a15-b7a4-b91e47803c18.html

Why Ontario’s last long weekend of summer will feel a little different for some families this year

2+ week, 6+ day ago (251+ words) Labour Day weekend marks the unofficial end of summer. The last long weekend of summer is nearly here, marking the unofficial end of the summer season. Labour Day, which falls annually on the first Monday of September, is a national…...

thespec.com > news > ontario > ontario-woman-charged-after-assault-of-two-children-running-lemonade-stand > article_02b5b090-124c-5eac-9466-dc3065c62cf5.html

Ontario woman charged after assault of two children running lemonade stand

3+ week, 3+ day ago (143+ words) A Windsor Police Service logo is seen in Ottawa, on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby WINDSOR - Police in southern Ontario say a woman has been charged with the assault of two children who were running a lemonade stand....