Looking for a new job or career can be a daunting task.

More options can mean “positive network effects” for others.

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.

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.

Ontario is losing about 320 acres on average every day.

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.

Here are the top five most in-demand trades in Ontario.

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.

For most people the future of work includes being trained in the latest and emerging technology.

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.

Copetown farmer Ken Forth says he has employed several seasonal workers for over three decades.

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.

More big-name grocery stores in Ontario are making significant changes to the way you shop.

One of the longest serving churches in Dundas has new leadership.

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.

While nominates for the Outstanding Business Achievement Awards are closed, the Flamborough Chamber of Commerce invites the community to secure their seat for the awards gala.

George Vergos loves hearing stories about couples who met at his family’s restaurants and went on to enjoy happy marriages.

Whether you’re cheering for the Chiefs or the Eagles this Sunday, nothing goes better with football than chicken wings. Now that Super Bowl Sunday is almost here, here are six places to find great wings in Hamilton.

Police said an east-end business was contacted by telephone.

A matching gift challenge from the Winona Men’s Club is helping to take a bite out of food insecurity in Stoney Creek and Grimsby.

Stoney Creek Coun. Brad Clark kicked Ward 2 Coun. Cameron Kroetsch out of meeting for using "unparliamentary" language.

The technical issues also affected card payments and returns

Alectra Utilities is reporting a limited power outage in Stoney Creek affecting 149 customers from Barton Street to Crompton Way between Grays and Green roads.

Terry Rhodes gets in some pre–Valentines’ Day practice with the Queen of Hearts at Penny Pincher Costumes Inc. on Concession Street.

Last week, Patrick Turgeon woke up and discovered he had pink eye, so he went to get it treated.

Get ready for some fun in the snow at Gourley Park.

Hamilton’s public school board is beefing up its bullying prevention and intervention policy in response to recommendations made by an expert panel following the October 2019 stabbing death of 14-year-old high school student Devan Selvey.

Section of road could be closed for paving during project.

Hamilton police are warning drivers to slow down on rural roads in a series of twitter posts on Feb. 8.

Injury hazards identified

Police watchdog details of guns, gunfire exchange between Const. Morgan Russell, Const. Devon Northrup and Christopher Doncaster at his Innisfil home.

Dundas 211 York Rd. application needs more information. Conversion of retirement home units to apartments not permitted under proposed bylaw.

The Hamilton Police Service (HPS) is looking to attract new recruits from the city’s Black community.

City councillors are asking staff for a public explanation of how settlements are reached on development disputes that are being adjudicated by the Ontario Land Tribunal.

Roger Kendrick laughed with joy when he discovered he had a winning hand in the Poker Lotto draw from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG).

Over the fire service's 10-year plan, it proposes to add 15 volunteer firefighters each year.

It seemed like destiny that Andrea Parcey would be the manager of Opies Waterdown: Imported British Grocery and Sweets.

Staffing issues have delayed completion of most recommendations from an audit of the one-year late and $1.4-million overbudget J.L. Grightmire Arena addition and renovation.

The free nutritional supplement cupboards at the Cancer Assistance Program are nearly bare and that has clients like Kevin Barnard concerned.

In a close 8-7 vote, councillors rejected a motion introduced by Coun. Esther Pauls to eliminate the policy for new hires.

A ratepayers’ association opposing a controversial plan for three skyscrapers near the lakeshore in Stoney Creek says it feels “sandbagged” by an agreement in principle that settles the city’s own dispute with the developer.

Drivers being warned

​Indigenous Tourism Ontario and the Tourism Innovation Lab have partnered to present another round of the Indigenous Tourism Skode Program in Ontario. The deadline to apply for the $20,000 grand prize is Feb. 13, 2023.

Projects could include land "securement" and habitat restoration to protect ecological corridors.

Parents are often stressed out and kids are coming to school hungry, reflecting “a system in crisis,” says a health and safety rep for Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union Local 527, which represents educational assistants and child and youth care practitioners.

"This will have an unreasonable impact on our homes," says Angelo Mosca Jr.

The musical Guys and Dolls is a happy tale of two couples singing their way through Broadway’s mission halls, nightclubs and sewers to their happy endings.

The 2023 Hamilton Jewish Film Festival returns Feb. 26 to 28 at The Westdale, 1014 King St. W.

Electric automobile-maker Tesla is a step closer to building a multi-million-dollar dealership and service centre at CF Lime Ridge.

After an almost three-year hiatus, the Ancaster Film Fest is back for its 18th season at the Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre.