The gypsy moth blitz is expected to begin Monday, but not everyone is welcoming the aerial spray. Some residents are voicing concern over the use of Btk (Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki), a pesticide set to drop from the sky on nearly 2,000 hectares in the city.

McMaster grad student Larissa Vingilis-Jaremko was nine when she started a now-national organization designed to spark girls' interest in science. At 25, she's just been named one of 80 Canadian Women to Watch by Chatelaine magazine.

There's a lot of the 19th century in Canada's newest military medal.

Two suspected marijuana growers are charged with endangering the life of children after they offered money to two young boys to try and entice them to go into a townhouse after four armed men invaded it.

Some cried. Others ran. One asked, "Can't we do this another time?" Hamilton Police caught up with 23 criminals in a spring-cleaning sweep of the downtown core.

In response to Denise Neutral's letter to the editor of May 9, we suggest that Hamilton invest in a home-grown solution to waste management - namely EnQuest Power Corporation's steam reformation system.

I'll make no bones about it. I am a huge supporter of Canada's fighting men and women. In my opinion, the Canadian Armed Forces are a national treasure with an exceptionally proud history.

Look around during your next morning commute to work along Hamilton's congested highways and roads. What will you see? Hundreds of gas-guzzling personal vehicles all driven by one person with nobody else in the car.

A 31-year-old Mountain man faces drunk-driving charges after hitting two cars and then wiping out a bus shelter as he tried to pull his pickup truck into his home's driveway.

Hamilton Community News managing editor Mark Cripps brought home a national award from the Canadian Community Newspaper Association Better Newspaper Competition held May 9 in Toronto.

The logic of a proposed equity policy that seeks to eliminate homophobia at Hamilton public schools is being challenged by a group that says it represents “traditional Christian values.”

If you are planning on having a loud house party, or if you own a derelict building be prepared for a Rambo-like knock on your door from the city.

The chair of the accountability and transparency committee wants to eliminate a controversial “confidentiality clause” in the proposed integrity commissioner bylaw that was presented to politicians this week.

Hamilton residents accused city officials of providing preferential treatment to the owners of the Lister Block after a decision made by city officials to demolish the Balfour building after it partially collapsed.

Organizers of the 25th annual Ancaster Old Mill Road Race want you to Run the Distance and Make a Difference.

I support the opponents of the gypsy moth spray program. It is unethical to ignore the major health and environmental issues consequent to spraying. Studies show that Btk can be fatal to people who use anti-ulcer medication. Btk inhibits the DNA system.

I'll make no bones about it. I am a huge supporter of Canada's fighting men and women. In my opinion, the Canadian Armed Forces is a national treasure with an exceptionally proud history.

Look around during your next morning commute along Hamilton's congested highways and roads. What will you see? Hundreds of gas-guzzling personal vehicles all driven by one person with nobody else in the car.

A group of 46 students, teachers and members of the Orchard Park Secondary School community travelled overseas for 10 days. They visited Germany, Italy, Monaco and France.

On May 12, at 12:40 a.m., a 23-year-old male was walking to the Tim Hortons at Barton Street and Gray Road to get a coffee, when two males he didn't know approached him.

Outstanding contributors to conservation in Halton were recognized and applauded at a recent ceremony. More than 110 guests attended Wednesday's annual Conservation Awards of Excellence, held by Conservation Halton (CH) at its Burlington office.

A former longtime trustee and chair of the board for the Halton District District School Board has had a scholarship program named after her.

Skin cancer is the subject of Halton Healthcare's next Living Healthy seminar. The free seminar --The Skin Cancer Epidemic -- will see Dr. Sheetal Sapra, a Halton Healthcare Services Dermatologist, speaking and answering the public's questions on skin cancer.

The 16th annual golf tournament for Halton Women's Place tees off next month. Crosswinds Golf and Country Club in Burlington will host the fundraiser on Thursday, June 5.

The Halton Catholic District Board has selected its student trustees for the next school year. At a meeting earlier this month, the board of trustees announced the appointment of three student trustees for 2008-09.

Re: Apartheid Week Must Be Discussed Responsibly, May 9 The News. I think that Dr. MacQueen knows full well the truth but he chooses to hide behind rhetorical questions to which he knows the answers.

I'll make no bones about it. I am a huge supporter of Canada's fighting men and women. In my opinion, the Canadian Armed Forces are a national treasure with an exceptionally proud history.

Look around during your next morning commute to work along Hamilton's congested highways and roads. What will you see? Hundreds of gas-guzzling personal vehicles all driven by one person with nobody else in the car.

Hamilton councillors may have endorsed the concept of creating community councils, but it seems they will only thrive in the former suburban municipalities.

The trial of Robert Baltovich for the 1990 murder of Elizabeth Bain came to a dramatic and widely rumoured end last month when assistant Crown attorney Philip Kotanen stood up in court to say there was "no longer any reasonable prospect" of conviction.

GUELPH, Ont.–A woman who hanged her husband during a sex game was found guilty of killing him yesterday. Crystal Boarder, 31, pleaded guilty to criminal negligence causing death. Her husband, Tony Boarder, 46, died of asphyxiation during the hanging in September.

There will be no public inquiry into the agonizing 18-year ordeal of Robert Baltovich, who was convicted, imprisoned and then found not guilty of murdering his girlfriend Elizabeth Bain.

They lit candles, wore yellow ribbons, and shared stories of friends and family in China.

Young offenders are presumed to be less culpable than adults and forcing them to justify why they should be sentenced as juveniles violates deeply held notions of justice, the Supreme Court of Canada said yesterday in a major ruling.

Journeyman outfielder Jayson Werth enjoyed a career night on Friday in front of the home crowd at Citizens Bank Park, smacking three home runs as the Philadelphia Phillies drubbed the Toronto Blue Jays 10-3.

A family from the Barrie, Ont., area is making progress climbing the highest mountain in the world and will attempt to reach the summit next week.

Officials in Toronto are hoping humour will have tourists laughing and flocking to the city after naming comedian Russell Peters as the city's first new global ambassador for tourism.

OPP will be in the air, on the ground and on the water this weekend, watching for aggressive drivers and those who drink and drive motorized vehicles.

The body of a man has been discovered at the side of a road in Caledon, Ont., northwest of Toronto.

Margaret Bruyns is hoping that someone, somewhere, will do the right thing. The Barrie woman lost her brother, Ron Bruyns, when he died in a serious collision on April 2, 2006, at the intersection of Innisfil Beach Road and Sideroad 10. A memorial to [...]

Music is a passion for Kreesha Turner. Tonight, the 22-year-old up-and-coming R&B singer will be sharing that passion when she performs at the Barrie Waterfront Festival.

The Barrie Examiner will not be publishing on Monday, and its office will be closed for the holiday. The Examiner wishes everyone a safe Victoria Day.

Simcoe County's 'star' has been steadily rising in the television and movie industry. Over the last 10 years, media companies have had a growing interest in Simcoe County as a filming location. Big-budget feature films, TV series, commercials and music videos have all been shot in the [...]

Kempenfelt Bay, and all who sail and play in her waters, will be a little safer this summer. Barrie city police has a brand spanking new, 27-foot patrol boat that can be used in all kinds of weather and marine conditions. It begins patrols [...]