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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

Hamilton Canada Post union head in Hamilton warns of ‘race to the bottom’ after back-to-work order ends strikeThe fight for better jobs at Canada Post continues after a federal back-to-work order ended the roughly one-month strike, but the government has made it more difficult, a local union president says. MakingContinue Reading

Hamilton The owner of Theodore Too, the life-sized replica of a beloved CBC-TV character, says he’s committed to executing a “safe and successful refloat” of the boat, which was built in Nova Scotia in 2000 and has been in Ontario waters since 2021. Replica of the CBC-TV character is partially submerged inContinue Reading