The OPP say the Ontario Liberals paid $10,000 to have gas plant data erased from 20 computers. And, will the federal Liberals save door-to-door mail service for the 32 per cent of households that still get it? These are a couple of the top stories worth your time this morning.

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Hamilton police board should do its own officer survey: Whitehead

Coun. Terry Whitehead, who sits on Hamilton's police oversight board, wants the board or the service to conduct an independent, anonymous survey of Hamilton Police Service employees.

The proposal, which he plans to raise at the board's November meeting, comes two weeks after a union survey revealed the vast majority of sworn officers who responded to the survey oppose extending Chief Glenn De Caire's contract and reported a "culture of fear" at the Hamilton Police Service.

U.S. Steel makes good on Randle Reef cleanup steel

The embattled company may be going through a bitter court battle that has steelworkers and pensioners crying foul, but U.S. Steel has managed to deliver the steel it promised to contribute to cleanup efforts for Randle Reef.

Hamilton Mayor Fred Eisenberger told CBC News that the company has contributed $12-million worth of steel to the federal government to be used as part of a plan to cap one of the country's worst environmental blights.

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Ontario Liberals paid $10,000 to have gas plant data erased: OPP

IT consultant Peter Faist, who is the spouse of former Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty's deputy chief of staff, was paid $10,000 by the Liberal caucus to wipe data off approximately 20 government computers, police claim.

The allegation, unproven in court, comes from an Ontario Provincial Police Information to Obtain document released by the Ontario Superior Court on Thursday. The document was used to get a search warrant, which was executed at a government office in late November.

Canada Post's delivery debate reignites as Liberals set to take office

News of Canada Post's temporary reprieve on cutting door-to-door service has reignited the debate about the future of the Crown corporation — and whether it provides an essential service.

Some have interpreted the Liberal pledge to deliver "high-quality service at a reasonable price to Canadians, no matter where they live" as a promise to save door-to-door mail service for the 32 per cent of households that still get it.