Top 10 ridiculous 911 calls

Top 10 ridiculous 911 calls

This is a recent post that highlights abuse of a valuable resource. Police service in the Toronto area has released its list of the most ridiculous 911 calls, and it includes non-emergency requests related to uncooperative children, long drive-thru lines and prank calls. In a news release

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Tips for Staying Cool in a Heat Wave

Tips for Staying Cool in a Heat Wave

I’m sure by now most of you have noticed, it is hot outside. Sticking-to-your-patio-furniture hot. Cook-an-egg-on-the-sidewalk hot. Though these temperatures are something Canadians pray for during our winter months, we must remember the necessary precautions to protect ourselves while still enjoying the weather. Show of hands, what

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Tragedy for Hamilton Resident

Tragedy for Hamilton Resident

A man died early Saturday morning after climbing an electrical tower near Dundas, Hamilton police say. Hamilton Paramedics Supt. Dave Thompson said emergency responders were called the area of Romar Drive, just off of Sydenham Road, around 1:30 a.m. Saturday for reports that a man had climbed

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Tragedy in Hamilton

  The Ministry of Labour is investigating after a person died at a recycling facility on Hamilton Mountain. Hamilton police staff Sgt. Maggie Schoen said Tragedy in Hamilton. The Ministry of Labour is investigating after a person died at a recycling facility on Hamilton Mountain. Hamilton police

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Rabies or Distemper

On December 16, 2015 I wrote about some local raccoons that tested positive for rabies. The total number in the area is 10. With any luck, the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) plan of dropping raccoon food with rabies vaccination will continue to show no new cases.

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Rabies: The Fear Factor

Ontario has recorded it first case of rabies in 10 years. This has happened in my backyard (sort to speak). Stoney Creek is the site of as many as four rabid raccoons. As of December 14th, a fifth raccoon tested positive for rabies in the Haldimand Region.

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Pharmacy robbery numbers triple

Yet another Hamilton pharmacy was robbed over the weekend, as the number of narcotics thefts in the city this year soars. It happened on Sunday around 9:30 p.m., police say, at a pharmacy at 1395 Upper Ottawa Street. Witnesses told police that a man walked into the

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