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Updated 2024-12-22 09:15
Plug pulled on Hamilton’s Commonwealth Games bid
Without province’s commitment, national organizers say they have to look at other locations
Hamilton 100 bid for Commonwealth Games dismissed
Group’s bid is no longer Canada’s ‘preferred candidate’ to host the international event, Commonwealth Sport Canada said in an email to organizers Mond
Brantford shooting sends man to hospital
Shooting is ‘not believed to be a random incident,’ according to police.
Schedule changes coming to GO Transit starting Feb. 21 impacting riders on the Lakeshore West, Lakeshore East, Barrie, Kitchener, Milton and Stouffville lines
GO Transit is making some changes to scheduling, effective Feb. 21.
Reports of explosion noise at scene of Sanford Avenue South house fire
Blaze caused $250,000 in damages; Hamilton police are investigating
Remembering an ambitious guitar amplifier company in Hamilton from the 1960s
It piqued my curiosity to find out more about the stories behind these largely forgotten gems from Hamilton history, writes Mark McNeil.
Hamilton police investigating fatal crash on Burlington Street North
Burlington Street remains closed between Strathearne Avenue and Nikola Tesla Boulevard and Parkdale Avenue North is closed north of Glow Avenue.
Paid lakeside parking in Norfolk County made money but proved unpopular, report says
Council to debate whether to run controversial pilot project for a second summer
Obituary: McMaster nursing professor Gina Browne was ‘an extraordinary scholar’
Won many awards for her research into health care for the disadvantaged
Council urged to act as Hamilton’s overdose death toll rises
City politicians endorse agency’s plan for supervised drug-use site on Barton Street East
Long road back for Whitney Horne after being struck by pickup truck in 2020
Hamilton woman is disappointed charges police laid in the collision have not made it to court.
Looking for a job? 5 ways Waterdown's YMCA Employment Services can help
Looking for a new job or career can be a daunting task.
FUTURE OF WORK: Efficiency key to future of small, independent businesses
More options can mean “positive network effects” for others.
FUTURE OF WORK: Saltfleet District High School construction program lays path to promising trades careers
Open to students in Grade 11 and 12, the construction program prepares students for eight possible apprenticeships, including to become carpenters, electricians, plumbers, roofers, painters, and brick and stone masons.
FUTURE OF WORK: Key to future of work in Hamilton is flexibility
The folks at the Goodwill Career and Donation Centre on Upper Gage see the future of work as a mixed bag of home/remote, office and other workplace jobs with flexibility as the key to success for employees and employers.
FUTURE OF WORK: Loss of farmland, high costs, development contributing to Hamilton farmers' economic plight
Ontario is losing about 320 acres on average every day.
Black Entrepreneurs Marketplace comes to Mohawk College
Black business owners will be on hand to showcase their products and services and help boost budding entrepreneurs and business owners at the Black Entrepreneurs Marketplace in the C wing of the Fennell campus at Mohawk College on Feb. 15.
Hamilton highway closures for planned roadwork (Feb. 14, 2023)
Avoid traffic jams before they happen: The Ministry of Transportation has scheduled six closures in Hamilton on Feb. 14, 2023 for roadwork on Highway
COVID in Hamilton wastewater increasing
One in five Hamiltonians had a COVID booster in the last six months
Teen not guilty of second-degree murder in Ali Mohummad stabbing death
Judge found cellphone video not clear enough to prove accused took part in parking lot ambush
Hamilton pasta shop expands and rebrands
Pasta Mercato, which opened a year and a half ago on Locke Street South, is now known as Artie’s
Hamilton police find sawed-off shotgun during impaired driving stop
A 37-year-old man faces charges of driving while impaired by drug and multiple firearm offences
Norfolk’s aging system losing $333,000 clean water annually
Rural county seeks funding from Queen’s Park to revamp water system
Three Hamilton men named special ambassadors by Sicilian senate
Gabe Macaluso, Charles Criminisi and Joe Grimaldi receive rare government honour for work bridging Racalmuto and Hamilton, writes Jeff Mahoney
Hamilton Bulldogs’ red-hot winger Nick Lardis is making his point(s)
Seventeen-year-old from Oakville, obtained in Avery Hayes deal, is central to Bulldogs’ surprising playoff push, writes Steve Milton
Paramedics now distributing sterile drug-use equipment
Free supply kits include needles, alcohol swabs, sterile water, glass stems and cookers
Uncharted territory — Warren Hoyano’s maps invite exploration
In “Folded Pieces: Maps of a Blind Brush” at You Me Gallery, paintings verge on abstraction with absorbing detail that rewards close attention, Regina
New east Hamilton athletic facility looks to empower newcomer and marginalized youth
Ubuntu Athletic Centre will open in April as part of Empowerment Squared’s recently built, 20,000-square-foot facility on Arrowsmith Road
Hamilton council divided on encampment response, pushing for provincial funding
City politicians split on strategy that bolsters law enforcement contingent
Construction tops list of in-demand trade skills in Ontario
Here are the top five most in-demand trades in Ontario.
Preparing students for the workforce requires good data
When Ontario students enrol in programs, write tests, or register for extracurricular activities, they create data. Imagine if every school, college and university collecting that data could knit it together in one provincial database. Researchers c
Helping graduates meet the challenges of a rapidly changing world
At Mohawk College, we’ve spent the past 55 years anticipating the future of work and responding to employers’ changing needs. Then, we develop programs to provide people with the skills necessary to thrive in their work. Our success can be directly
Future of Work: Hiring Indigenous people means making space for Indigenous knowledge and worldview
Bizaanini, or Quiet Man, said that in order for work to be fair and inclusive for Indigenous people, it needs to go beyond land acknowledgments and hiring just diversify a workforce.
FUTURE OF WORK: Micro-credentials key to future of work training at Mohawk College
For most people the future of work includes being trained in the latest and emerging technology.
FUTURE OF WORK: Dundas independent auto shops support small business
A unique arrangement between three Dundas businesses that might otherwise be seen as competitors set the stage for the independent repair shops to thrive into the future.
FUTURE OF WORK: Canada's seasonal workers program essential for keeping agribusinesses operating
Copetown farmer Ken Forth says he has employed several seasonal workers for over three decades.
FUTURE OF WORK: Orchard Park Secondary School energy program wired for many pursuits
Teacher Sam Bassani says the Specialist High Skills Majors program gives students sector-specific knowledge, whether they want to enter the workforce, take an apprenticeship or go to college or university.
'SAYING GOODBYE': Big announcements from Metro, Food Basics, Fortinos and other grocery stores that will impact many shoppers
More big-name grocery stores in Ontario are making significant changes to the way you shop.
Police investigating death at Waterford home
Crime unit takes lead after victim discovered Sunday morning
Dundas Baptist Church welcomes new pastor
One of the longest serving churches in Dundas has new leadership.
Man threatening customers with knife at Hamilton business was ‘hate motivated assault’: police
Police looking for customers who may have filmed the incident
‘Resubmitted at the next opportunity’: What's the latest with the proposed east Waterdown school?
The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board submitted a business case to build a junior kindergarten to Grade 8 elementary school in east Waterdown, south of Dundas Street East in both the spring of 2021 and spring 2022, but the proposal was not approved by the Ministry of Education either time.
Hamilton highway closures for planned roadwork (Feb. 12, 2023)
Expect delays, especially during heavy traffic periods: The Ministry of Transportation has scheduled two closures in Hamilton on Feb. 12, 2023 for roa
‘I hope I’m right’: Behind the decision to let accused cop killer out on bail
A judge was balancing many factors when releasing the man accused of murdering OPP Const. Greg Pierzchala, Susan Clairmont writes.
Hockey Night in ... Stoney Creek: A look at the team that creates Olympic champions
‘You’d figure it would be a Toronto program drawing these players’ — but it’s Stoney Creek that brings in crop after crop of elite girls on the path t
Stoney Creek Sabres’ skills team full of big-name instructors
Megan Bozek, who’s in demand around the world, has made a one-year commitment to the Sabres program, Steve Milton writes
Olympic champs Megan Bozek and Victoria Bach part of elite instructors in Stoney Creek hockey development program
Bozek, who’s in demand around the world, has made a one-year commitment to the Sabres program, Steve Milton writes
Oscar Awards season: It’s my favourite time of the year
Leading up to the big night my friends and I would run off to Toronto for a triple bill of films to make sure we’d come into the evening well informed
Hamilton Health Sciences has 270 patients stuck in hospital awaiting other types of care
In addition, surgeries have been cut back while patients are being cared for in unconventional spaces
Forever young: ‘The Contemporaries’ return with first show in years at McMaster
Hamilton’s most beloved art collective returns to the campus where it all started 40 years ago in ‘This Must Be the Place’ at McMaster Museum of Art,
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