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Hamilton How teams in the Hamilton area are fighting dog-strangling vine and other invasive speciesIn Norfolk County, Hamilton and Burlington in Ontario, teams are working to control invasive dog-strangling vine, Japanese knotweed and the hemlock woolly adelgid, among other non-native species. Vines produce chemicals that enter soil and inhibit nativeContinue Reading

Hamilton A resident of Brantford-Brant is currently hospitalized with rabies. The health unit says it’s the first case in Brantford-Brant ever and the first in Ontario since 1967. Suspected exposure was from a bat in Gowganda area of the Timiskaming regionCBC News · Posted: Sep 06, 2024 3:54 PM EDTContinue Reading

Hamilton Students, faculty condemn McMaster ban of 3 activists from campus except for classes pending investigationThree McMaster students say a lengthy ban from campus activities — except to attend class — amid an investigation over a pro-Palestinian protest is hurting their academics and employment. A spokesperson for the Hamilton school says people have a right toContinue Reading

Hamilton Two sexual assault charges against Bruxy Cavey, former pastor of The Meeting House megachurch in Ontario, were withdrawn Wednesday in a Hamilton court, with the Crown citing no reasonable prospect of conviction. Another charge was stayed in July. Bruxy Cavey in Hamilton court Wednesday and agreed to peace bond,Continue Reading

Hamilton A New Jersey gamer with muscular dystrophy teamed up with a graduate from Wilfrid Laurier University’s Brantford, Ont. campus to design accessibility software for video games. With Overjoyed, they say, you can play games even if you can’t move. Anthony DeVergillo and Jonah Monaghan released Overjoyed on the MicrosoftContinue Reading

Construction has yet to begin on ArcelorMittal Dofasco’s massive “green” steel upgrades, despite plans by Ontario’s largest industrial carbon emitter to phase out coal at its Hamilton plant and cut emissions 60 per cent by 2028. A CBC Hamilton investigation, which included capturing drone footage of the plant and speakingContinue Reading

Hamilton Lorenzo Insigne’s goal early in the second half carried TFC to a 1-0 win over Hamilton’s Forge FC on Tuesday and a berth in the Canadian Championship final. Toronto FC will face the Whitecaps in the championship final after Vancouver dispatched Pacific FC 1-0 John Chidley-Hill · The CanadianContinue Reading

Hamilton With a camera and a book of maps, a retired professor travelled Ontario to documents the province’s oldest stone buildings, several of which are in Niagara. Author Michael Robert Bussière travelled across Ontario to photograph early Georgian-style buildings Justin Chandler · CBC News · Posted: Aug 25, 2024 4:00Continue Reading

Hamilton Six people’s deaths at the Niagara Detention Centre in Thorold, Ont., will be investigated by an inquest. Jurors will seek to determine how they died and might make recommendations aimed at preventing future deaths.  Mother of a 22-year-old who died in 2018 previously raised concerns over access to drugsContinue Reading