Marineland Canada has revealed details about its late June opening and some well-known attractions, like roller coasters and some animal exhibits, will not be an […]
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Hamilton’s falconwatch spots first chick from peregrines living downtown
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The group watching over a pair of peregrine falcons living atop the Sheraton Hotel have spotted the […]
Ontario First Nation declares state of emergency amid skyrocketing benzene levels
Aamjiwnaang First Nation, near Sarnia, Ont., has declared a state of emergency after a significant spike in the cancer-causing substance benzene was detected as a […]
Green building standard for Hamilton key to reaching zero-emissions target: city
As Hamilton, Ont., seeks to reach net zero emissions across the city in the next 25 years, adapting green building standards is turning out to […]
Chemical plant shuts down after high benzene levels detected near Ontario First Nation
Days after high levels of the cancer-causing chemical benzene were detected on the northern border of Aamjiwnaang First Nation, a chemical plant in Sarnia is […]
Ontario takes action against chemical plant after Aamjiwnaang First Nation residents fell ill
The Ontario government says it’s taking swift action against a chemical plant following a spike in benzene readings and after members of Aamjiwnaang First Nation […]
High benzene levels detected near Ontario First Nation for weeks, residents report sickness
Staffers of the Aamjiwnaang First Nation leaving their band office with complaints of headaches, nausea and dizziness. A family of three rushed to the hospital. […]
Ont. First Nation calls for chemical plant to be shut down amid ‘dangerously high’ benzene levels
Dangerously high levels of the cancer-causing chemical benzene have left residents of a First Nation near Sarnia, Ont., sickened and hospitalized. Aamjiwnaang First Nation, with […]
Researchers to explore ‘rotten egg smell’ complaints in Hamilton’s lower end
A Toronto-based research group hopes to get to the bottom of an “eggy, sulfurous” smell residents in Hamilton’s lower city often complain about. Matthew Adams, […]
Anxious or oblivious? Canadian zoo studying behaviour of animals during eclipse
When millions tilt their heads to the sky to watch the solar eclipse Monday, Chelsea Paquette will instead be watching a pair of Asian Himalayan […]