By Rob Faulkner Mayor Fred Eisenberger says a long-awaited federal-province infrastructure pact will speed local water, transit and road projects.

By Lisa Grace Marr The Hamilton Spectator Hail is like a ghost, says fruit farmer Karen Whitty. It creeps in, creeps out and is isolated in nature. But there’s nothing intangible about the damage it leaves in its wake.

A charity barbecue for a Hamilton teen dragged over half a kilometre under a car drew hundreds of well-wishers yesterday. “This is unbelievable, I can’t believe it,” said Nickie Perkins, mother of 17-year-old Nick Perkins.

Five people were arrested and $14,000 in drugs has been seized in a drug raid at a Dundas home yesterday.

Christopher Sherman The Associated Press BROWNSVILLE, Texas–Residents and recovery teams began fanning out across south Texas Thursday and cars crept along roads with darkened stoplights as the region got its first look at the destruction left by Hurricane Dolly.

WINNIPEG - An international human rights group believes the 17-year-old victim of a police Taser in Winnipeg is the youngest Canadian to die after being zapped by a stun gun.

The man accused of slashing an acquaintance in the face with a fish knife was caught trying to slip over the border into the United States. Police issued a warrant for the arrest of 34-year-old James Moore Tuesday after the bloody confrontation outside the Hamilton central police station.

Jim Byers Torstar news services Mike Weir is off to an excellent start at the RBC Canadian Open and is near the lead after 11 holes.

LONDON, Ont. - The federal government will provide more than $3 billion to help Ontario repair its aging roads, bridges and other infrastructure. The provincial government will match that amount to raise the total investment to about $6.2 billion.

The Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A family court judge in New Zealand has had enough with parents giving their children bizarre names and did something about it.

By JILL LAWLESS The Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Motor racing boss Max Mosley won a closely watched privacy-invasion lawsuit Thursday over a British tabloid's claims he took part in a Nazi-themed orgy, and the judge ordered the newspaper to pay over $1 million.

Torstar News Service The federal government will pump almost $7 billion into Ontario's aging infrastructure – most of it in towns and cities – under a deal with Queen's Park to be announced today.

By NICK BUNKLEY New York Times News Service DETROIT — The Ford Motor Company posted a second-quarter loss Thursday of $8.67 billion largely because of write-downs.

Torstar News Service The head of a U.S. cancer centre is urging that children not use cellphones, except in emergencies, because of a growing body of literature pointing to possible adverse health effects, including cancer.

A contractor who installed a natural gas heater for a Burlington company has been fined $8,000 after pleading guilty to providing false information during a fuel safety inspection.

Concerns about rising incidence of C. difficile in younger patients in other countries are prompting warnings from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and mandatory reporting changes in the United Kingdom.

Hamilton, Burlington and other municipalities plan to seek financial help from the province since new legislation has forced them to pay large amounts all at once for firefighters' work-related illnesses.

A man who ran a heavily armed marijuana grow operation inside his central Mountain home pleaded guilty to a string of gun charges that carry a mandatory minimum of three years in prison.