With Canada’s two main railway companies saying they are moving ahead to lock out thousands of rail workers, Hamilton’s port authority warns there will be disruptions in the shipping […]
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Hamilton’s safe drug use site to close in 2025 under new Ontario plan. Here are the concerns and hopes
Hamilton’s only safe drug consumption site will close, along with nine others in Ontario, if they don’t transition to a new hub model by March 31, […]
McMaster University student heads to Paris for Summer Paralympics
When Puisand Lai started playing wheelchair basketball at age 13, she said she “didn’t necessarily wanted to become a Paralympian.” “I just didn’t know it […]
Hamilton police arrest 2 U.K. men in roofing fraud targeting seniors
Two men involved in a roofing repair scam targeting seniors and other vulnerable residents have been arrested by Hamilton police. Officers responded to a fraud […]
Woodstock, Ont., man attempted to kill Hamilton sex worker in ‘explosive’ attack: judge
WARNING: This story contains disturbing details of violence and sexual assault. Peter Pasco was intent on killing a Hamilton woman when he strangled her with […]
Hundreds line up in Waterdown, Ont., to see hometown NHL star Carter Verhaeghe and the Stanley Cup
After sharing the Stanley Cup with 500 adoring fans at the Harry Howell Arena in Waterdown, Ont., on Monday, Florida Panthers winger Carter Verhaeghe was […]
Niagara Falls, Ont., man put 1 million km on his car. He wants to drive 1 million more
“Bro, go for one million.” That’s what Arun Ghosh’s friend told him after his car odometer clocked 500,000 kilometres. So he did. The 38-year-old Niagara Falls, Ont., man, […]
As rotting algae at Hamilton park ‘smells like crap,’ city tasked with preventing it next year
Visiting Hamilton’s Bayfront Park — which has been overwhelmed recently by the stink of rotting algae — Jackson Whalen had his sweater wrapped around his face to block […]
A Run for Chris returns to raise funds for people living with mental health, substance use concerns
A run-walk event hosted in memory of a Waterdown man who died in 2021 takes place Sunday, to raise funds to help support people living […]
After 7 years and almost $100K, Canadian woman born without arms and short legs can now drive
It took Talli Osborne seven years to get a vehicle she could drive and the licence to drive it. Osborne, who was born without arms and shortened legs, got […]