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Hamilton Animal shelters in the Niagara and Hamilton region are seeing a record-breaking number of abandoned pets in the region. Rising cost of living is partially to blame for the increase, according to local agencies Aura Carreño Rosas · CBC News · Posted: Jan 05, 2025 4:00 AM EST |Continue Reading

Hamilton Wondering how you can get a nature prescription and what to do with it? Here’s what you need to know. There’s a ‘pretty low bar’ to get a nature prescription, according to a doctor in Halton, Ont. Aura Carreño Rosas · CBC News · Posted: Jan 04, 2025 4:00Continue Reading

Hamilton Conservation Halton has partnered with Halton Healthcare and PaRx to offer up to 10 free visits to conservation areas in the region when receiving a prescription for nature. Program launched Dec. 2 in the Halton region but has been running since 2020 in other parts of Canada Aura CarreñoContinue Reading

Hamilton Court decision won’t immediately change how city deals with encampments but officials are looking to change rules next year. Legal team who filed Charter challenge on behalf of 14 unhoused residents say they’re disappointed by ruling Samantha Beattie · CBC News · Posted: Dec 24, 2024 1:58 PM ESTContinue Reading

Hamilton Ontario’s little-known team of taxpayer-funded animal cruelty investigators recently issued its first-ever news release, years after launching in 2020. Animal Welfare Services issues first statement, years after launching in 2020 Liam Casey · The Canadian Press · Posted: Dec 24, 2024 10:12 AM EST | Last Updated: December 24Continue Reading

Hamilton ‘Everybody needs friendship’: How Helping Hands Street Mission in Hamilton is meeting that needFriendship is at the heart of everything the small staff and volunteers do at Helping Hands Street Mission in Hamilton, and the organization’s executive director says it’s especially important over the holidays. The street mission isContinue Reading

Hamilton City of Hamilton wins encampment case as judge rules it can enforce tent ban in parksOntario Superior Court Justice James Ramsey sided with the City of Hamilton on Monday in a scathing rebuke of encampments, following a three-day hearing last week. 14 applicants, who’ve all experienced homelessness, were seeking a total ofContinue Reading

Hamilton This Hamilton-led group’s ornament exchange is helping people with their grief over the holidaysDuring one recent Christmas, this Hamilton woman was looking for a way to deal with her grief. Now, she’s helping others around the world with theirs. Kelly Sammon’s virtual grief support group is doing a cardContinue Reading

Hamilton Theodore Tugboat replica ‘safely righted and refloated’ in Ontario port, says ownerTheodore Too, the 65-foot replica tugboat that was built in Nova Scotia and named after a years-long TV series, has been refloated in St. Catharines, Ont., after partially sinking this week, according to the boat’s owner. 65-foot boat was partiallyContinue Reading