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York Boulevard set for major facelift

The new faces of Hamilton's Central Library and Farmers' Market will look out on a dramatically different York Boulevard this fall. And a master plan for the stretch of York between Bay and James streets envisions more improvements to come.

Winter wallop on the way
There’s a winter storm warning up for Niagara and Haldimand-Norfolk as a storm bears down on the Western end of Lake Ontario. When it is over late...
A white Christmas for most of Canada
Most of the country will have snow for Christmas, although several big cities will be short of the white stuff. In addition, holiday travellers will...
HPO Not Moving To Burlington
Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra officials said yesterday they talked with Burlington officials about someday staging concerts in the $36m facility...
Projects Target Spencer Creek
Dundas's Spencer Creek will be the focus of upcoming improvement projects in different sections of the historic waterway, two and a half years...
Star Trek Is #1 For 2009... Unfortunately For The Studio
JJ Abrams' Star Trek wasn't just a hit at the box office, it's also a chart topper when it comes to illegal downloads. No wonder...
Video Games Need More Diversity: Census
The first "virtual census" of the human characters that inhabit U.S. video games exposes how much they diverge from reality: Males, adults...
Winter Olympics to Demo Thought-Controlled Lighting
A Canadian company has created what it calls the “largest thought-controlled computing installation,” an experiment that lets visitors to the...
The tobacco belt tries to rise from the ashes
The region was built on the strength of tobacco leaves, but the industry has dwindled sharply and new crops are springing up in an attempt to salvage...
Balloon Boy parents hit with $42,000 tab for October stunt
The parents in the "Balloon Boy" ruse have been hit with a tab of $42,000 from local, state and federal agencies for their October stunt...
The Grinch diagnosed with depression
The Grinch likely suffers from some well-defined mental health conditions that others might be able to identify with, some psychologists say.
Brand = User Experience: The Interface of a Cheeseburger
Both McDonalds and Google have a lot in common: both are designed for you to switch off your brain as soon as you enter the “door”.
Conan O'Brien, NBC reach deal
NBC confirmed Thursday that O'Brien will conclude his run on the show, seven months after he took the reins from Jay Leno. O'Brien's...
DeAngelis Signs In TigerTown
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats announced today that the team has signed the most accurate kicker in Canadian Football League history, Sandro DeAngelis.
Youth Elixir Found by Mac Scientist?
The secret? A supplement consisting of garlic, ginger root, ginkgo biloba, ginseng, green tea extract, cod liver oil, vitamins B1, C, D and E,...