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Updated 2024-12-28 15:00
Highway closures for Hamilton this week (June 19)
Plan your route before you’re on the road: your weekly roundup of Ontario highway closures for new and ongoing construction in the Hamilton area, including Burlington, Stoney Creek, Flamborough, Ancaster, Dundas and Glanbrook.
Firefighters battling multiple-alarm blaze at Westdale highrise
At the scene, smoke could be seen billowing out of a unit on the 11th floor
Where can you pick-your-own local strawberries?
Strawberry fields are open and ready for picking
Sitting down with Dame Diana Rigg
She played everything from Emma Peel in ‘The Avengers’ to Martha in ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf,’ Gary Smith writes.
2022 John C. Holland Awards winners
With a record number of nominees this year, the organization awarded 16 scholarships and bursaries and recognized dozens of nominees
Pedestrian in late 60s taken to hospital after central Hamilton hit-and-run
A dark-coloured sedan failed to remain at the scene
Bruce Arthur: Tears. Doubts. Death threats. And a job well done. COVID-19 warrior Peter Jüni bids Ontario adieu
It’s a beautiful day on a rooftop patio and Peter Jüni is screwing up his face, trying not to cry. He is sitting next to flower boxes in the afternoon sunshine, and it’s gorgeous here. The now-famous doctor has accepted a job at Oxford, one of the world’s finest universities; his house is sold, his life is packed, his time as the face of Ontario’s independent volunteer science table is all but over.
Motorcyclist killed in crash near Waterford
Norfolk OPP responded to the area of Cockshutt Road and Thompson Road East, near Waterford, just before 7 p.m. Friday
Hamilton police probing downtown shooting Saturday
No one was hurt in the incident that occurred around 2:30 a.m. at John and King William streets
‘A total loss’: Giant fire downtown Hamilton closes King Street West, collapses historic warehouse
A portion of the building’s eastern wall tumbled onto the adjacent A&W restaurant and embers from the fire landed on a 24th floor balcony of Marquee R
Giant fire downtown Hamilton closes King Street Saturday morning
Residents as far away as Hamilton Mountain are warned to close their windows to block the heavy smoke from the downtown fire.
Shawn Micallef: ActiveTO’s death shows how one person’s street festivity can be another person’s traffic jam
ActiveTO as we knew it finally died on Wednesday, but the knives sticking out of its corpse have been there a long while.
City to appeal — again — ‘ludicrous’ $100-an-acre tax ruling on Hamilton steelmaking land
Local taxpayers out more than $8 million due to Assessment Review Board ruling, city says
A few moments from Hamilton Bulldogs’ enchanted evening
Memories and emotion from ice level after the home team won the OHL Championship, writes Steve Milton
Pollution complaints hit Coco Paving’s west Hamilton plant again
Residents describe brown clouds billowing out of the stack, but the company says the asphalt plant is ‘in compliance’ with environmental requirements
Penny’s ‘dragon’ flies! Picked up on first try
Penny Mitton always wanted to write a children’s book. After a long career as a kindergarten teacher, she retired and now she has her first book out,
Skyrocketing rents in Hamilton causing some residents to ‘to fall further and further behind’
The average rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Hamilton has surpassed $2,000 a month.
Dundas home listed for $2.85M has ‘the best of both worlds’
The Park Street West home features an in-ground pool and an in-law suite.
The wait is over — 100 caring women/men back together in Hamilton
The 100 Women Who Care and 100 Men Who Give a Damn organizations in Hamilton are having their first live joint meeting since COVID began. June 22, at
Research study looks at LRT’s impact on neighbourhoods
Residents along corridor can weigh in on issues such as gentrification, affordable housing and transportation
Put your fans first and entertain always
Jesse and Emily Cole spent months chasing customers after buying an independent-league ball club in Savannah, Georgia. It didn’t go well until they st
Jays Care Foundation Bellmore Elementary School Hamilton
About 120 Bellmoore Elementary School girls are learning to play ball — and have confidence in themselves — through Blue Jays’ Foundation program Girl
Youth taken to hospital after being struck by vehicle
Hamilton police are investigating the collision
Multiple-alarm fire on Kenilworth North
At least 12 units from the Hamilton Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 7 p.m. Friday
MPPs call for action on National Steel Car deaths
Ontario’s Labour Ministry said it will arrange meetings with both the railcar maker and the workers’ union
City to stick with $7.3M charge for delayed Hamilton business park project
DCR Holdings Inc. is developing brownfield at site of former Otis Elevator and Studebaker factories
Police investigating homophobic message at east Hamilton school as hate crime
Latest threats are part of ‘disturbing trend’: school board
Accused in Waterdown cemetery vandalism agrees to peace bond
Waterdown’s Nicholas Grodzinski entered into a peace bond June 16 in relation to a series of vandalism incidents at Union Cemetery in 2021.
Park-Cross intersection collision in Dundas results in careless driving charge
Intersection has long history of safety concerns and studies
Fundraiser for Dr. Bob Kemp Hospice on Hamilton Mountain targets $125K
Cid Pasquale will be walking in memory of her husband Marco while Sara Filice will be walking or running in memory of her grandmother Anna Maria Passaretti.
YOUR PHOTOS: Favourite beach destinations in the Hamilton area
Hamilton Community News recently asked you to send us photos of your favourite local beaches.
Hamilton examines whether to take over White Brick Church cemetery in Ancaster
The Bereavement Authority of Ontario recommended the city take control of the cemetery because it was not being maintained.
'When I realized I was a winner I started crying': Stoney Creek resident takes top prize on Instant 777
Najlaa Sulaiman of Stoney Creek is planning to spend some money on her children and complete some home renovations after winning the top prize of $77,777 on an Instant 777 ticket from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG).
Next time you want to play 12, Buncrana Golf Course is the place
For Valentina Sergeeva and her parents, their Highway 8 course is all about relaxed fun, Garry McKay writes.
Verdict reached in murder trial of Oakville man accused of killing his mom and stepdad
The former teacher burned them alive in 2018, Susan Clairmont writes.
Richard Taylor found guilty of killing his mother and stepfather in Dundas fire
The former teacher burned them alive in 2018, Susan Clairmont writes.
Three teens arrested after pellet gun fired near St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School
No one was hurt and the school is operating normally
Facebook is locking people out of their accounts. Here’s how to activate Facebook Protect
Facebook Protect emails look like phishing scams, but are, in fact, legit. Why this Star editor stopped ignoring them, and here’s how to make sure you don’t get locked out.
Toronto, Vancouver to be Canadian host cities for FIFA World Cup 2026
Nothing like a Friday morning to-do list to suddenly make things feel real.
'FIRE AT THE PLUG': The Home Depot recall triggers Health Canada warning to 'immediately stop using' these heaters after multiple fires and overheating incidents reported
Health Canada is warning shoppers about a big recall at Home Depot after dozens of hazardous incidents have been reported.
Hamilton firefighters rescued two people trapped at Tew’s Falls
No one hurt during rope rescue
OPP looking for missing fisherman near Port Maitland
The 74-year-old man went fishing around 4 a.m. Thursday and has not returned
YMCA looking to recruit ‘host homes’ as Ukrainian refugees land in Hamilton
As of Monday, nearly 100 families were on the waiting list for a host home in the region.
Things to do around Hamilton this Father’s Day weekend
Environment Canada says sunny and around 19 C but be sure to wear sunscreen
Hamiltonians can check wait times before visiting passport office
Both Hamilton locations are updating their estimated wait hours three times a day
Historic North End buildings take a TV bow on ‘Murdoch Mysteries’
Cameras rolled in the city for its upcoming 16th season
Rain, rain go away: a ‘green steel’ revolution at Dofasco could end Hamilton’s infamous storms of black soot
Industrial fallout is a fact of life for resigned lower city residents. But the worst incidents of ‘black snow’ will be history if Hamilton steelmaker
Open Heart Arts Theatre’s experimental production draws us all into the circle
Play by, and for, homeless as Open Heart Arts Theatre presents ‘Conversations Around the Table,’ at Theatre Aquarius’ Brave New Works Festival, Jeff M
Grey Cup $14.5M win for Hamilton, suggests report
Ticats lost 33-25 to the Blue Bombers, but ‘outcome surpassed our expectations’
Rolling job fair brings Ukrainian refugees to Norfolk County
New arrivals to Canada look for work while keeping a worried eye on their homeland
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