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Hamilton Nurse 911 system in Niagara leads to less need for emergency ambulance responsesNiagara Emergency Medical Services began including nurses to handle 911 calls in 2019, one of only three in Canada to do so, says Marty Mako, commander of mobile integrated health care with Niagara EMS.  Niagara EMS 1Continue Reading

Hamilton Jim and Sue Waddington, now in their 80s, have whitewater canoed, portaged and trekked around the country to track down the places that inspired the famous artists. A new documentary, narrated by their granddaughter, explores some of those trips. A new documentary, narrated by their granddaughter, explores some ofContinue Reading

Hamilton The high-profile case of a Brantford, Ont., woman who was rearrested while serving house arrest for faking pregnancies and duping doulas may be an extreme and “unique” case, but scams targeting workers in the field are more common than people may think, say doula organizations. DONA International head, Hamilton Family Doulas ownerContinue Reading

Hamilton Michael LaCombe, 54, will instead serve 12 months of house arrest followed by 12 months of probation. He resigned from the Hamilton Police Service after a judge found him guilty of two counts of sexual assault against a woman who he was mentoring to become a police officer. MichaelContinue Reading

Hamilton Hamilton woman excited to ‘shed a new light’ on slam poetry after winning national titleHamilton-based poet Karessa McQueen won the Canadian Individual Poetry Slam competition in April. She got back into poetry last year after a long break and won with a final, deeply personal poem about domestic violence.Continue Reading

Hamilton A Brantford, Ont., woman sentenced in February to house arrest for faking pregnancies, harassment and fraudulently seeking the services of numerous doulas is in custody and facing new charges, Hamilton police say. Kaitlyn Braun, 25, in custody on allegations she ‘falsely solicited’ pregnancy support, Hamilton police say Bobby Hristova · CBC News · Posted:Continue Reading

Hamilton Animal advocates are celebrating after parts of a controversial Ontario agriculture law that made it illegal to get a job on a farm under false pretences to expose conditions inside were deemed unconstitutional. In 2020, protester Regan Russell was killed outside a slaughterhouse in Burlington Ont. Liam Casey ·Continue Reading

Hamilton It’s ‘a labour of love’ on and off the rink as Ontario roller derby team preps for playoffs in U.S.Tri-City Thunder, based in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ont., has players from across southern Ontario. Ranked 12th in its division, the team is fundraising to go to the playoffs in May. Tri-City Thunder,Continue Reading

Hamilton The Landlord and Tenant Board dismissed the renoviction request because the only building permit the landlord had from the city was limited to making minor repairs. It also said it wasn’t convinced the work would require the units to be vacant. The landlord claimed he needed 7 tenants evictedContinue Reading