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Craig Clark
03 Mar 2021

Canada and Ontario to invest in culture and recreation infrastructure in Hamilton

It was announced last week that Canada and Ontario will be providing joint funding to support three culture and recreation infrastructure improvement projects in Hamilton. The three facilities that ...

Michael Kras
18 Feb 2021

Hamilton family builds an impressive ice igloo in their backyard

Hamilton’s been seeing its share of snowstorms in recent days; and one local family decided to use the sudden bouts of ice and snow to turn frozen lemons into frozen lemonade. The Staszko Family has...

Michael Kras
09 Feb 2021

Hamilton LRT is back on the table, pending federal funding

Hamilton’s long-troubled Light Rail Transit (LRT) project is officially back on the table with $1 billion in support from the province. Officials from the Ford government have said they will be subm...

Michael Kras
29 Jan 2021

BREAKING: Trudeau announces new COVID-19 international travel restrictions for Canada

The federal government has announced new restrictions and protocols for international travel amid COVID-19 in an effort to mitigate spread of the virus through travellers into Canada. Prime Minister J...

Michael Kras
28 Jan 2021

McMaster University awarded $1.2M towards advancing PPE amid COVID-19

McMaster University’s Centre of Excellence has just been awarded a grant of $1.2 million towards its research and development of personal protective equipment (PPE) amid the COVID-19 pandemic. McMas...

Michael Kras
22 Jan 2021

This online tracker counts every COVID-19 vaccine administered in Ontario

If you’re feeling a little in the dark about how rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine is progressing, an online vaccination tracker should help shed some light on progress in Ontario and across Canada. T...

Michael Kras
15 Jan 2021

Canada will see a temporary delay in Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shipments

A hiccup amidst the phased rollout of the COVID-19 across Canada, it has been announced that the arrival of further doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is being impacted by a temporary shipping delay...

Michael Kras
08 Jan 2021

Hamilton author Gary Barwin lands on Canada Reads 2021 longlist

A prolific writer and Hamilton resident has landed on the longlist for one of Canada’s most prestigious national literary recognitions. Hamilton author Gary Barwin’s nautical novel Yiddish for...

Robert Cekan
05 Jan 2021

7 Ontario Laws that take effect now that it’s 2021

Now that 2021 is in full swing, here’s a breakdown of the largest legal changes taking effect in Ontario now. Punishment for distracted driving increases There are no longer any warnings for distrac...

Michael Kras
23 Dec 2020

Health Canada has approved Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for use

With the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine already approved and being rolled out to priority Canadians, Health Canada has just officially approved Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for use as well, increasi...