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Man charged with arson after authorities say he sparked New Jersey Pine Barrens blaze

13 hours ago | haltonhillstoday.ca | Bruce Shipkowski

CHATSWORTH, N.J. (AP) — A man set wooden pallets on fire and failed to properly put them out in New Jersey's Pine Barrens, sparking a quick-moving wildfire, authorities said Thursday. Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer and Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn LaTourette said the Waretown man faces aggravated arson and arson charges in the southern New Jersey wildfire, which authorities said Thursday morning grew to more than 23 square miles. (59 square kilometers).
Speed humps, raised crosswalk coming to streets near Acton school

6 days ago | haltonhillstoday.ca | Herb Garbutt

Halton Hills Council has thrown its support behind a variety of traffic calming measures on the streets around Acton’s McKenzie-Smith Bennett Public School. The plan, endorsed at this week's council meeting, will see the installation of six speed humps, a raised crosswalk and a speed limit reduction on Peel Street.
Federal NDP hope to replicate Ontario party’s poll defiance

1 week ago | haltonhillstoday.ca | Katherine DeClerq

Editor's note: This article originally appeared on Parliament Today, a Village Media newsletter devoted exclusively to covering federal politics. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is looking at the success of his Ontario counterparts in the last provincial election as proof that the polls don’t always reflect New Democrat support; however, according to a polling expert, the political scenarios are very different. Leading up to election day on Feb.
Social media report sparks heated debate between Halton Hills councillors

1 week ago | haltonhillstoday.ca | Herb Garbutt

A Town staff report regarding social media prompted a back-and-forth between councillors this week that resembled a live X exchange. The report presented at Monday's Halton Hills Council meeting suggested that the Town begin transitioning from X (formerly Twitter) to Bluesky as its main social media platform while keeping both accounts active. The Town currently has more than 7,700 followers on X. It launched its Bluesky account yesterday.
MP hopefuls discuss small business, housing and tariffs in Georgetown

1 week ago | haltonhillstoday.ca | Herb Garbutt

While the four contenders at the Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce’s candidates open house found common ground on issues like eliminating inter-provincial trade barriers and the need for affordable housing, they also presented a range of issues facing residents in the newly-formed Milton East-Halton Hills South riding.
Violent offences down in Halton as overall crime rate sees little change

1 week ago | haltonhillstoday.ca | Herb Garbutt

While the crime rate in Halton has remained virtually unchanged year over year, the rate of violent crime in the region dropped by almost 10 per cent when taking population growth into account. According to the crime statistics presented at the most recent Halton Region Police Board meeting, there were 2,377 violent crimes reported in Halton in 2024 -- 141 fewer than the previous year.
'Precedent-setting': Ontario measles case count exceeds 800 infections

1 week ago | haltonhillstoday.ca | Hannah Alberga

TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 155 new measles cases over the last week, pushing the province’s case count to 816 since an outbreak began in the fall. The number of new cases has increased again after a few weeks of appearing to stabilize in the 100-per-week range, which public health physicians had taken as a sign of potential optimism. Dr. Sarah Wilson, public health physician at Public Health Ontario, says the fact that Ontario has exceeded 800 cases is striking.
B.C. premier tells government to cancel American contracts 'wherever viable'

2 weeks ago | haltonhillstoday.ca | Ashley Joannou

British Columbia's premier says U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to pause much of his tariffs for the rest of the world while excluding Canada is "insulting." David Eby made the comments while announcing that he is directing B.C.'s Crown corporations, ministries and health authorities to cancel American contracts "wherever viable," in the latest move to cut reliance on goods from the United States.
Who’s behind the ‘Do you believe the polls’ hoodies, and what they could mean for the campaign

2 weeks ago | haltonhillstoday.ca | Katherine DeClerq |Jessica Cross

Editor's note: This article originally appeared on Parliament Today, a Village Media newsletter devoted exclusively to covering federal politics. “Do you believe the polls?” That’s the question Canada’s major federal political party leaders were asked Thursday after a handful of people wearing hooded sweatshirts with that slogan appeared at Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre’s rally in Brampton, Ont. Wednesday night.
New Halton Police station serving Halton Hills, Milton on schedule to open at end of this year

2 weeks ago | haltonhillstoday.ca | Herb Garbutt

Halton Police’s new District 1 station remains on schedule, but American tariffs could impact the final cost. “It is progressing quite well,” Chief Stephen Tanner said in an update at the most recent Halton Police Board meeting. “It’s on budget and on time, so we are hoping for the end of this year.” Once completed, the 66,000-square foot building in Hornby will serve as a base for approximately 390 staff and officers for Halton Hills and Milton.