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Updated 2024-12-23 13:00
Mohawk’s City School ‘thrived’ amid flexible learning, demand for entry-level employees during pandemic
Two of three challenges in a multi-year campaign to accelerate the college’s community-based school have been met three years in
McMaster grad wins international James Dyson Award for his invention
Swaleh Owais and his U.S.-based project partner Reiten Cheng won approximately $45,000 for their device
'A taste of Christmas': Flamborough Santa Claus Parade returns on Nov. 26
Get your chairs ready — the Flamborough Santa Claus Parade is returning to Waterdown on Nov. 26.
Barton Salumeria offers perfect cheese and meat pairings
If you love cheese as much as I do, you are in for a treat at Barton Salumeria Charcuterie & Cheese Bar, Joyce Leung writes.
‘Really, really promising’: McMaster researchers discover potential treatment for deadly pediatric cancer
Enzyme responsible for the growth of an often-lethal childhood brain cancer may actually hold the key to breakthrough treatment, new study suggests
Hamilton public board below provincial average on first post-pandemic EQAO assessment
Forty-four per cent of Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board third-graders met provincial standards for math, compared with 59 per cent provinciall
With new council term about to begin, questions linger around Ward 14 race
Mike Spadafora won narrowly after promoting endorsement outgoing mayor Fred Eisenberger says did not exist.
Flu shot season on Hamilton Mountain
Karly Radko didn’t flinch when the needle jabbed her in the left arm just below the shoulder.
Hamilton Conservation Authority urged to showcase Saltfleet park’s ‘giant sponge’
The Hamilton Conservation Authority is being urged to give two newly created wetlands a starring role in a master plan for the Saltfleet Conservation Area’s main property that proposes to add looping trails, lookout platforms and other amenities.
WHAT’S GOING ON HERE? City looking to modify memorial fountain at Centennial Park in Dundas
City parks staff looking to get memorial fountain permanently operating.
I spent an entire day hunting for children’s painkillers. Here’s what I found, besides (barely any) drugs
The Costco hotdog was a big mistake. On my ninth pharmacy of the day, with cold rain falling from a nasty grey sky, the futility of my task began to mingle with regret over my lunch. Dread — or maybe processed meat — began to rise inside me.
Fire engulfs the bedroom. Something blocks the door. A desperate rescue attempt. Then, he names the killer
As an inferno engulfs Al and Carla Rutherford’s bedroom — the killer blocking an exit — Al desperately tries to save his wife, his dogs and himself. W
Fake bank statements. Maxed credit cards. Piles of lies. After the fire, a killer’s shocking secrets are revealed
“You’re a monster and you should never see the light of day,” the judge tells Richard Taylor, who watched as his mother and stepfather burned alive. H
He was an athlete and an environmentalist. She loved her family, her dogs and travel. They were supposed to live happily ever after. Instead, her son killed them for the money
Rich Taylor grew up in a ‘normal household’ in Dundas. There were no hints he would become a liar, a thief and eventually, a killer.
The teacher had scandalous secrets. When a trip to Greece threatened to expose his lies, he did the unthinkable
As a reckoning approached, Richard Taylor set his childhood home on fire and burned his mother and stepfather alive, “for the money.”
MPP Sandy Shaw taking step back from legislative duties to support ailing parent
Shaw says her absence will be temporary
McMaster Children’s Hospital running out of cribs during crisis expected to get worse
Doctors having to make ‘very difficult’ decisions about what surgeries are most urgent
Hamilton-area health units recommend masking in schools to slow ‘sharp increase’ in respiratory infections
Local school boards stop short of requiring masks be worn by staff and students
Are you going to wear a mask?
Local epidemiologist says the government strongly recommending wearing masks ‘will not be enough to get Ontarians to wear masks again’
Doug Ford unmasked at question period a day after Ontario’s top doctor urges their use
A day after Ontario’s top doctor urged indoor masking to slow the spread of respiratory viruses, Health Minister Sylvia Jones said it’s a “personal choice” and rejected calls for mass advertising campaigns on wearing masks and getting flu and COVID-19 vaccines.
Training for life with osteoporosis
In this week’s column, I’m sharing some of the details of a conversation that I had with the content lead and lead trainer of Bone Fit, Dr. Judi Lapra
Danielle Strauss identified as fourth homicide victim of year in Hamilton
Police looking for four youths seen leaving 38-year-old’s apartment
Canadian scientists discover new COVID-19 variant in deer that may spread to humans
Researchers have discovered a “highly divergent” variant of COVID-19 in Canadian white-tailed deer — and it’s already been detected in at least one person.
Hamilton’s Milli Gould built a retail empire in the face of great barriers. Now, her family wants to help others achieve the same
The family’s ‘significant investment’ to launch Milli Gould Entrepreneurial Centre will see YWCA Hamilton grow its women in business programs
Historic steam locomotive at Westfield Village needs major repairs
There is something about the big, black Locomotive 103 that attracts children, and adults.
Hamilton-based Baffin kicks off a multi-year partnership with CFL
Baffin has been expanding its partnership with companies across Canada, and more importantly, with brands in Hamilton
Concern over ‘vertical sprawl’ after province nixes Hamilton’s 30-storey height limit
Municipal officials had hoped to enshrine the 30-storey cap across the city
Hamilton federal Liberal Minister Filomena Tassi says negotiations best way to get a good deal for workers
Tassi, toured MIP touting the federal government's fall economic statement and the benefits it will have on the economy.
Santa returns to CF Lime Ridge on Hamilton Mountain Nov. 18
Cadillac Fairview is ushering in the holiday season with a tree lighting event Nov. 18 at CF Lime Ridge, 999 Upper Wentworth St.
Winona Men’s Club issues food bank challenge
The Winona Men’s Club is pledging to match up to $25,000 in donations to the Stoney Creek Community Food Bank as part of a postcard campaign that hopes to draw more attention to the steep rise in people struggling to make ends meet.
Edward Keenan: Sick children are swamping pediatric ICUs. What will it take to get us to wear a mask?
We’re generally a rule-following culture, here in Toronto and in Canada. A comedian I used to see in the 1990s — I think it was the late Eric Tunney — used to riff on this, talking about how when Americans hated a tax they responded by throwing tea in Boston Harbour and launching a revolution and when Canadians at the time hated the GST, they responded by … well, by paying it.
Hamilton highway closures for planned roadwork (Nov. 15)
Expect delays along the following routes: The Ministry of Transportation has scheduled seven closures in Hamilton on Nov. 15 for roadwork on Queen Eli
Living Wage Hamilton says $19.05 an hour the minimum rate needed ‘to thrive’ locally
Hamilton’s new living wage is $3.55 higher than the provincial minimum wage.
Canada’s border agency blasted for delays in providing ArriveCan app costs
The Canada Border Services Agency was blasted Monday for delays in providing a parliamentary committee with all invoices related to the ArriveCAN app, as questions continue to swirl about its cost and who exactly built it.
Ford government kills controversial bill that ordered CUPE school staff back to work
The Ontario government has repealed a controversial bill that ordered striking CUPE school support staff back to work and imposed a contract on them.
Author Sylvia Fraser's memoir on incest and sexual abuse was groundbreaking
Hamilton native recounted living under roof with a molester in 'My Father's House'
Province strongly recommends wearing masks in public as hospitalizations rise among the young
The province is strongly recommending that families, or anyone interacting with young children, wear masks due to a sudden rise in hospitalizations among young people.“We’re calling on all families in all social settings, as we go into a very soc
‘Claire, we’ll not forget’: Small German town minds gravesite of five-month-old ancestor of Hamilton man
Hamilton’s Doug Baggs was astounded to learn that a small German town has been tending the gravesite of the five-month-old daughter of his great-grand
Legal Matters: Can unionized workers sue their employer?
Q: I’m in a union – can I still sue my employer?A: Unionized employees are largely shut out of the courts and must seek recourse for workplace wrongs through their union, which is the gatekeeper of the grievance process. Courts and arbitrators hav
Hamilton landlords claim they’re owed $11,000 by tenant who refuses to move out
Massive backlogs at Landlord and Tenant Board allowing tenants to ‘get away’ with not paying rent, says rental expert
Hamilton youth honoured at annual African Caribbean Cultural Potpourri awards
Twelve of Hamilton’s young people awarded for their academic excellence and community service at the annual awards ceremony
Burlington’s Foli sows ‘slam dunk’ deal on Dragons’ Den
The e-commerce plant company was launched by Emily Wight just months before the pandemic.
Carolyn Dover’s paintings remind us that local farmlands are under threat
Carolyn Dover’s landscapes, which focus on local farmlands, are especially timely in view of the current controversy over Hamilton’s urban boundary, w
James North mixed-use building one of the most energy efficient in the world
The structure’s passive house design, first developed in Germany, uses 80 to 90 per cent less energy than conventional buildings
Hamilton Mayor Fred Eisenberger says he is leaving city in a 'great place'
'We are not that smelly, dirty place anymore. That is a sea change'.
Stoney Creek Santa Claus Parade is back Dec. 3
The Stoney Creek Santa Claus Parade is back for the first time since 2019, making its way down Gray Road and King Street on Saturday, Dec. 3. The 64th parade begins at 2 p.m.
Dundas Cartwright Nature Sanctuary pipeline maintenance expected to start after Nov. 15
Project anticipated to take about a week.
Lest We Forget at Hamilton Mountain legion
Young and not so young, they came to remember.
Hamilton highway closures for planned roadwork (Nov. 14)
Expect delays along these routes: The Ministry of Transportation has scheduled eight closures in Hamilton on Nov. 14 for roadwork on Highway 403 and Q
Garrison parade remembers those who served
Annual garrison parade marched from armoury, down James Street North for Gore Park service.
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