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Hamilton The inquest for six inmates at the Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre heard Tuesday that five of the men died overnight, one of several commonalities noted in testimony by a corrections consultant. Photos released at the hearing also provide an emotional look at the six lives that were lost between 2017 and 2021.Continue Reading

Hamilton Everything changed for Kia Nurse when she tore her anterior cruciate ligament in the 2021 WNBA playoffs. The basketball star from Hamilton was locked in as starter for a team in the semifinals. But in one bad fall three years ago and she was plunged into the depths ofContinue Reading

Hamilton Halton police say 40 people have reported paying a third party a total of $70K for non-existent tickets, while an Ontario mom says she’s heard from nearly 160 people who bought what turned out to be fake tickets. Halton police say 40 people reportedly paid a third party $70KContinue Reading

Hamilton Less than a week after anti-immigrant demonstrators stood in the heart of downtown Hamilton, community leaders called for solidarity and denounced what they say is a rise in hate against newcomers. Newcomers being made scapegoats for society’s economic problems, they say Justin Chandler · CBC News · Posted: NovContinue Reading

In the midst of a budget freeze, trustees at an Ontario Catholic school board sent a senior staff member to Brazil, Italy and Germany this year, and have approved a fourth trip to the United Arab Emirates in 2025, at a total cost of more than $41,000.  The purpose of all four trips wasContinue Reading

Hamilton Two buildings collapsed on Hamilton’s Gore Park early Monday morning after being boarded up for over a decade. The fire department says no one was injured and the city has issued an emergency demolition order. Police and city officials say no injuries have been reported The rubble from aContinue Reading

Three weeks after the death of another beluga whale at Marineland, the Ontario government is speaking publicly about its ongoing investigation of the park, saying water troubles are under control after a recent investment. The province’s chief animal welfare inspector told The Canadian Press that to her understanding, marine mammalContinue Reading

Hamilton The theft happened on Oct. 29 at about 8:25 p.m. from a grocery store at Lynden Road and Wayne Gretzky Parkway, Brantford Police Service say. Brantford police are looking for 2 suspects who made their escape in a white van on Oct. 29 Samantha Beattie · CBC News ·Continue Reading

Hamilton·Updated After 2-year cancer battle, Fort Erie, Ont., man reunites with dog he never thought he’d see againFort Erie, Ont., resident Mike Nayler never thought he’d see his “four-legged daughter” Minnie again after having to surrender her to a shelter two years ago while he was enduring terminal cancer. Last week, NaylerContinue Reading