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Michael Kras
20 May 2021

Hamilton’s ‘high-risk’ healthcare workers can get 2nd COVID-19 vaccine dose sooner

With increases in COVID-19 vaccine dose supply, The Ontario government is looking to shorten the extended interval between first and second doses. As a result, Hamilton public health has said that loc...

Michael Kras
17 May 2021

Hamilton named one of Canada’s best cities for youth to work

Go Hamilton go! The Hammer has been named one of Canada’s best cities for youth to work in the most recent Youthful Cities Urban Work Index. Coming in below Vancouver at number one overall, Hamilton...

Michael Kras
14 May 2021

Greyhound is permanently shutting down all bus service in Canada

It’s a sad day for Canada’s commuters, as Greyhound has announced that they will be ending all bus service in the country permanently. The announcement on Wednesday shook up countless Canadian cit...

Michael Kras
12 May 2021

Federal government will invest $1.7B in Hamilton’s rapid transit project

The Canadian government has announced a multibillion dollar investment into transit projects within the greater Toronto and Hamilton area. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has committed to a contribution...

Michael Kras
07 May 2021

Health Canada approves Pfizer vaccine for 12-15 year olds

Health Canada has officially approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use in Canadian residents 12 to 15 years of age. This comes after the vaccine was approved for use in individuals 16 year...

Michael Kras
28 Apr 2021

The Disney Store is closing its doors in Lime Ridge Mall

Hamilton’s Lime Ridge Mall is about to become a lot less magical. That’s because The Disney Store – which has taken up prominent residence in the Hamilton Mountain shopping centre for decade...

Craig Clark
20 Apr 2021

Federal government invests in high-speed internet for rural areas of Hamilton

Member of Parliament for Hamilton West – Ancaster – Dundas, Filomena Tassi, announced last week that the Government of Canada is taking immediate action to provide high-speed internet to r...

Craig Clark
02 Apr 2021

What happened to Hamilton’s former Blockbuster locations?

With Blockbuster Video being on the periphery of the nostalgic pop culture zeitgeist, I thought it would be interesting to revisit some of the old locations throughout Hamilton to see just how much th...

Michael Kras
16 Mar 2021

Walmart is closing a location in Hamilton

Superstore giant Walmart has announced their plans to close numerous locations across Canada; including one right here in Hamilton. Walmart will be closing its enduring location at the corner of Upper...

Craig Clark
09 Mar 2021

Burlington company wins funding to develop a new way of recycling textiles

The Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Jonathan Wilkinson, announced the four winners of the latest Canadian Plastics Innovation Challenge last week who are looking for a better way to recyc...