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Hamilton A technical error by Tim Hortons led coffee drinkers across Canada to falsely believe they had won a $55,000 boat as part of the franchise’s Roll Up To Win promotion. Coffee chain sent email to contest participants Wednesday, apologizing for the error Bobby Hristova · CBC News · Posted:Continue Reading

Hamilton·Video As the Southwestern Ontario Black Entrepreneurship Network marks its first anniversary, CBC Hamilton spoke to three participants about their experiences. They are among the 150 businesses the network supports, based in cities such as Hamilton and Windsor. The SWOBEN network recently marked its first anniversary Justin Chandler · CBCContinue Reading

Hamilton Samir Supermarket launched in 2005. Almost 20 years later, it has four locations and helps newcomers find their footing and get work. The newest location opened downtown recently, in time for Eid al-Fitr celebrations. Samir Supermarket launched nearly 20 years ago, 4th shop opened in time for Eid al-FitrContinue Reading

Hamilton Diagnosed with cancer, this Hamilton man didn’t expect to live past 55. The solar eclipse will mark his 60thOn the day of the total solar eclipse, Prof. Eric Seidlitz of Hamilton’s McMaster University will not only be experiencing the celestial event of a lifetime, but also a birthday thatContinue Reading

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