News/Canada/Hamilton (Page 19)

Hamilton·Video At the height of the pandemic, YWCA Hamilton staff were encountering women experiencing homelessness who were pregnant but going without prenatal care late into their pregnancy, or not at all. The non-profit started a small, low-barrier program to help in 2021 and are now looking to expand. YWCA has 3Continue Reading

Hamilton Eye injuries and car crashes: Some risks that go up during an eclipse and how to prevent harmDoctors are warning about the risks of eye injuries as a result of this Monday’s solar eclipse, while a study indicates an increase in traffic incidents during the same spectacular event inContinue Reading

Hamilton A body that washed up on the shores of Lake Ontario in 1992 has been identified as a Buffalo man who is believed to have died going over Niagara Falls. Vincent Stack, 40 at the time, was ID’d after renewed DNA efforts by police on both sides of borderTheContinue Reading

Hamilton Why the Hamilton-Niagara area is the place to be in Ontario for the total solar eclipseRobert Cockcroft, director of McMaster University’s William J. McCallion Planetarium, explains why the Hamilton-Niagara area is the place to be during the total solar eclipse in April and why the eclipse is such aContinue Reading

Hamilton As Hamilton’s Playhouse Cinema prepares a Wednesday night screening of his 1981 Canadian cult-classic slasher My Bloody Valentine, director George Mihalka and local special effects artists Brian Rowe and Desirée Van De Laar talked with CBC Hamilton to peel back the bloody curtain on the city’s horror movie scene. Continue Reading

Hamilton This Ontario support program for Muslim women helped them feel safe. It’s now looking for restart fundsAn Ontario mental health service is looking for funding to restart a series of Muslim women’s support groups launched in response to Islamophobic attacks, including the Afzaal family killings in London. The Brave Space program, whichContinue Reading

Hamilton The split 8-8 vote at general issues committee meeting Wednesday was condemned by Mayor Andrea Horwath, who said in a statement afterwards that the councillors opposed were “choosing parking lots over housing people.” Andrea Horwath’s office says she hasn’t ruled out using her strong mayor powers to push through staff’s plan Samantha BeattieContinue Reading

Hamilton A comic with a dream 20 years in the making to create a Canadian Comedy Hall of fame is hoping he’ll soon be a step closer, as he brings comedians together to drum up support for the project this week in Hamilton.  Jim Carrey, Eugene Levy, Billy Van amongContinue Reading

Hamilton Burlington, Ont., is reminding residents they’re more likely to see coyotes since it’s mating season. They also amended a bylaw making it easier for wildlife management companies to use guns. However, the city says, the plan is not to shoot more coyotes. Coyotes are more likely to be outContinue Reading