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St. Catharines anti-racism committee wants Jeff Dunham comedy show cancelled
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Bobby Hristova
on (#631DV)
St. Catharines's anti-racism advisory committee is asking city council to cancel Jeff Dunham's comedy show at the Meridian Centre in November — but officials at the city-owned venue have not yet announced their plans.
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Hamilton's Laura Fortino becomes 1st female assistant coach in Ontario Hockey League history
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CBC News
on (#6319V)
Canadian national women’s team icon Laura Fortino is the Hamilton Bulldogs' new assistant coach, becoming the first female in Ontario Hockey League history in the position, the club’s president and general manager announced Monday.
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Filming for BlackBerry movie wraps up in Hamilton
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Aura Carreño Rosas
on (#63086)
The story of the rise and fall of Canadian company Research In Motion, creators of the BlackBerry, just wrapped filming in Hamilton Tuesday, for a big-screen adaptation.
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At age 29, illness shattered my dreams. And I wasn't the sick one
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Jason Miller
on (#630ED)
Jason Miller dreamed of a life with a good career, a loving partner and family. But when his wife, Jennifer, was diagnosed pulmonary embolism, it changed the trajectory of their life and their relationship when he became a young caregiver.
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Meet the librarian in rural Vermont helping stranded travellers with the ArriveCAN app
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Guy Quenneville
on (#630EC)
Ten years ago, Vermont librarian Sharon Ellingwood White was helping local residents create Facebook accounts. Now she says she's become the "de-facto" cross-border expert in another must-have app: ArriveCAN.
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Two women assaulted on Chedoke trail in Hamilton, less than a week after women's safety walk
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Cara Nickerson
on (#62Z5S)
Hamilton Police say that two women were assaulted separately Thursday on the Chedoke Radial Trail, likely by the same man on a bicycle. The assaults come less than a week after the 'Keep Women Safe Walk,' meant to empower women after a series of trail assaults this summer.
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Hamilton's Beasley Park among six projects to get a combined $3.6m in federal funding
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Michael To
on (#62Z5R)
The City of Hamilton is receiving investments from the federal government for six community infrastructure projects. The announcement was made Friday.
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What's a trustee anyway? Everything you wanted to know about school board elections
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Kerri Breen
on (#62Z4C)
When Ontarians head to the polls on Oct. 24, they won’t just be picking their next batch of municipal representatives. They’ll also be picking school board trustees.
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From the peach festival to campground comedy, what to do in Hamilton this weekend, Aug. 26-28
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Cara Nickerson
on (#62YHC)
August is coming to a close and this weekend is packed with summer fun for family, friends and neighbours. From music festivals to carnival rides, from porch front performances to historic garden discoveries. Here's what's happening in Hamilton this weekend.
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Lantern festival wrongly used Six Nations, Ont., land, community member says about chaotic event
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Bobby Hristova
on (#62YCA)
The organizer of a recent lantern festival in Six Nations of the Grand River, Ont., is giving his side of the story about the event police said was "unauthorized," and that angered some ticket holders and locals. One resident says local laws around land use are different than other jurisdictions and need to be respected.
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Ontario's COVID-19 Science Advisory Table to dissolve next month
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CBC News
on (#62YXQ)
Ontario's COVID-19 Science Advisory Table, a key group of experts in the province's response to the ongoing pandemic, confirmed Friday that it will be dissolved early next month.
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Can Ontario force hospital patients into long-term care homes? It's complicated
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Laura McQuillan
on (#62YCB)
Advocates are gearing up for legal battles against Ontario's plan to move elderly and chronically ill patients out of hospitals and into long-term care homes, with lawyers warning the proposed change is a breach of patients' human rights.
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Hamilton pauses dredging work in Chedoke Creek to consult with Haudenosaunee group
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Bobby Hristova
on (#62XEV)
Hamilton is pausing its dredging work in Chedoke Creek to consult with the Haudenosaunee Development Institute about how the work may impact treaty rights and the environment.
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Hamilton man arrested after 4 stabbing incidents over 2 days: police
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Bobby Hristova
on (#62XCK)
Hamilton police say a 39-year-old man has been arrested after he was involved in four stabbings this week — three of which took place Wednesday.
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Hamilton resident Talli Osborne picked as face of new Punk Rock Museum in Las Vegas
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Cara Nickerson
on (#62XCM)
Talli Osborne, 42, is leaving Hamilton behind to work at the new Punk Rock Museum in Las Vegas. Osborne has been a well-known figure in the punk scene for decades, and an accomplished public speaker. Now she is opening a new chapter, as the official spokesperson for the museum.
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2 Toronto men arrested after 'grandparent scam' in Niagara: police
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Bobby Hristova
on (#62X1Z)
Niagara police say two Toronto men are facing fraud charges after an alleged scam targeting seniors, also called a "grandparent scam."
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Highway construction is expected to cause heavy traffic in downtown Hamilton this weekend
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CBC News
on (#62X20)
The Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has several "rehabilitation work" projects planned this weekend. The construction will close down two on ramps and several portions of road, including Macklin Rd. and Old Guelph Rd. Drivers will be detouring onto the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway and traffic jams in downtown.
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Dallas Cowboys cut St. Catharines kicker Lirim Hajrullahu
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The Associated Press
on (#62WTP)
The Dallas Cowboys waived former CFL kicker Lirim Hajrullahu on Tuesday, leaving Brett Maher as the only kicker on the roster going into the final preseason game Friday against Seattle.
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No fines issued by Ontario regulator for developer price hikes despite promised crackdown
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Adam Carter
on (#62WTQ)
Nine months after the province pledged to crack down on developers for cancelling housing build contracts or demanding more money from buyers, Ontario’s Home Construction Regulatory Authority has yet to levy any fines for these controversial practices, CBC News has learned.
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2 teens charged after acts of racist and homophobic vandalism in St. Catharines, police say
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Bobby Hristova
on (#62W3X)
Niagara police have charged two teen boys with 13 counts of mischief after a string of racist and homophobic acts of vandalism near downtown St. Catharines.
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Hamilton-area post-secondary schools, including McMaster, say vaccines not mandatory this fall
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Bobby Hristova
on (#62W20)
McMaster University and Mohawk College are among post-secondary schools that are continuing to pause their COVID-19 vaccine mandates as they prepare for a new semester.
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Hamilton, Toronto and Winnipeg artists painting six new murals along the Keddy Access Trail
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Michael To
on (#62VZT)
The Keddy Trail Street Art Project is installing six murals along the trail this week. A public celebration is being held Wednesday afternoon.
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Haudenosaunee group to monitor city clean up of Chedoke Creek, citing lack of consultation
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Bobby Hristova
on (#62VTP)
The Haudenosaunee Development Institute is asking Hamilton to pause dredging in Chedoke Creek until the city consults with them about how the work may impact treaty rights and the environment.
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This Ontario man's flag was raised at an Olympic protest in 1976. It's now in Ukraine as a symbol of defiance
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CBC News
on (#62V8B)
From Montreal to Ukraine by way of northern Ontario, a flag used in an anti-Russian protest at the 1976 Olympics is being used again as a symbol of resistance, this time for Day of the National Flag celebrations in Ukraine.
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Opioid deaths in Ontario rose dramatically in pandemic's first 2 years compared to 2019, early data shows
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Liam Casey
on (#62TQ5)
There were large leaps in the number of people killed by opioids in Ontario, especially in the north, during the first two years of the pandemic compared to 2019, according to newly released preliminary data from the province's chief coroner.
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In a tight labour market, this is where Canadian workers are going
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Benjamin Shingler,Graeme Bruce
on (#62TQ6)
Five charts show what’s behind the shifting landscape — and why the worker shortage will likely persist for years to come.
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How a lantern festival in Six Nations, Ont., billed as 'magical evening' in Toronto, turned into 'mayhem'
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Bobby Hristova,Michael To
on (#62SY3)
Dozens of people are outraged after they say they were turned away from a lantern festival on Saturday in Six Nations of the Grand River. The territory says the organizers weren't allowed to fly lanterns, but the event planners say it was "100 per cent approved."
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So many birds are in the sky at Ontario's Long Point right now, they're showing up on radar
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Colin Butler
on (#62SY2)
There were so many birds in the skies above Ontario's Long Point peninsula on Sunday morning that they appeared as a massive doughnut on American weather radar in Buffalo, N.Y.
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This UW professor says the province should shift away from its low-wage, temporary foreign workers program
on (#62V33)
Mikal Skuterud, an economic professor at the University of Waterloo, thinks Ontario's low-wage temporary foreign workers program should come to an end. This comes after a group of Jamaican migrant workers in Ontario wrote an open letter to their government, calling the working conditions here akin to systematic slavery. Some have said offering workers a path to permanent residency would help.
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Woman sent to hospital after being hit by a driver on Upper Ottawa, police say
by
CBC News
on (#62S9C)
A woman was taken to the hospital Monday after being hit by a vehicle on Upper Ottawa Street in Hamilton. Hamilton Police say she 'entered the roadway' and was hit by a driver who remained at the scene.
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Norfolk County race for mayor is crowded after 1st term for controversial mayor
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Jessica Maxwell
on (#62S61)
Norfolk County's outspoken, controversial mayor Kristal Chopp will run against fellow councillors among others in the coming municipal election.
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56% of Canadians say they can't keep pace with high cost of living, according to survey
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Jenna Benchetrit
on (#62S9D)
In a new Angus Reid poll, 56 per cent of Canadians surveyed say they're struggling to keep pace as high inflation and interest rates force them to tighten their belts.
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New Vision church needs $3.9M to transform auditorium into 1,000-seat live music venue
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Desmond Brown
on (#62RR9)
Hamilton’s New Vision United Church is plodding along with a project to transform its auditorium into a 1,000-seat live music venue.
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B.C. lacrosse team wins gold at Canada Games in Niagara for teammate recently diagnosed with cancer
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Josh Grant
on (#62S62)
A week after his team qualified to represent British Columbia at the Canada Summer Games, lacrosse player Ben Pawluk found out he had Burkitt's Lymphoma. Despite not being able to compete, he's been in close contact with his teammates.
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Indigenous fashion designers gaining recognition on international runways
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Tarini Fernando
on (#62R8H)
Melrene Saloy’s love for fashion began as a child, making clothes for her dolls after her grandmother and aunts taught her to sew. Today, she runs her own business, making culturally appropriate First Nations jewelry and accessories.
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How the luxury fitness bubble popped as the pandemic wore on
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Jenna Benchetrit
on (#62R4A)
The fitness industry is between a rock and a hard place, with two previously reliable business models floundering at this stage of the pandemic. While in-person studios are still recovering from government shutdowns, at-home fitness brands are losing clientele while people favour affordable brick-and-mortar gyms and fitness centres.
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Jamaican migrant workers in Ontario pen open letter likening conditions to 'systematic slavery'
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Ali Raza
on (#62R0J)
Jamaican migrant farm workers in Niagara Region wrote an open letter to Jamaica's Ministry of Labour requesting more support in the face of what they call "systematic slavery," days before a migrant worker died in Norfolk County.
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Côté kicks game-winning field goal on final play to lift Alouettes over Tiger-Cats
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Tristan D'Amours
on (#62RVG)
David Côté of the Montreal Alouettes kicked a 48-yard field goal on the final play of the game to steal a 29-28 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Percival Molson Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
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Truck carrying live chickens overturns in Hamilton
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Cara Nickerson
on (#62PSN)
A truck carrying live chickens overturned on Rymal Road. The driver isn't hurt, but a passing chicken enthusiast has questions about the treatment of the animals.
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Here's the final list of who's running for mayor and council in Hamilton this year
by
Aura Carreño Rosas
on (#62PSP)
Aug. 19 was the last day for candidates to register for this year's municipal elections. Here's the full list.
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Hamilton to receive $4M from feds to stop gang and gun violence
by
Aura Carreño Rosas
on (#62PNG)
Hamilton has been promised a $4 million fund to help local organizations that assist young people at risk.
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Niagara police officer with history of violence charged in suspected road rage incident
by
Cara Nickerson
on (#62PGF)
A Niagara police officer with a history of charges and disciplinary hearings has been charged with assault and mischief under $5,000 following a "suspected road rage incident." Const. Nathan Parker previously was accused of assaulting a superior officer in 2018 before an Ontario court stayed the charges this past December.
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Ontario megachurch says they told police a new allegation against former pastor involves a minor
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Bobby Hristova
on (#62P9F)
An Ontario megachurch says a former pastor is facing more allegations of sexual misconduct, including one from a minor. The allegations haven't been tested in court
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Part currency, part status symbol: Pin-trading becomes 2nd sport for people at Canada Summer Games
by
Saira Peesker
on (#62NHY)
With her hammer throw competition behind her at the 2022 Canada Summer Games, Chanell Botsis is ready to turn to her second sport: pin trading.
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Burlington, Ont's fire department warns of scammers selling fake fire kits
by
CBC News
on (#62NFW)
The fire department in Burlington, Ont. is warning people of a new scam involving fraudsters who they say are impersonating "fire personnel" to sell fake safety kits.
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Suspect in Hamilton Mountain shooting arrested at Edmonton airport, police say
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CBC News
on (#62NDR)
Hamilton police have arrested a man wanted for shooting at a West Mountain townhouse complex – critically injuring a 27-year-old man – at the Edmonton airport.
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New Hamilton program helps Indigenous single moms get a diploma and 'build confidence'
by
Desmond Brown
on (#62N3D)
A program being run by the Hamilton Regional Indian Centre (HRIC) is helping Indigenous women who are single mothers get a college diploma.
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Niagara police charge driver after SUV hit and killed migrant worker
by
Aura Carreño Rosas
on (#62MY7)
The driver who hit and killed migrant worker Fermin Soto Sanchez in June was charged on Wednesday, with careless driving causing death, according to police.
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4 people arrested, police look for 1 more after man tied up in east-end basement
by
CBC News
on (#62MA7)
Hamilton police have arrested four people and are looking for one more after a man woke up tied to a chair in an east-end basement, then managed to escape.
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Mayors, police and businesses urge Ontario to step up help on homelessness, opioid crises
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The Canadian Press
on (#62M44)
Mayors, police leaders and businesses in Ontario are calling on the province to provide more help in dealing with the growing homelessness and opioid crises gripping both big cities and small towns.
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