Mental Health

Michael Kras
17 Nov 2022

This Hamilton small business turns baking into therapy

If you’ve ever taken to the kitchen to bake up a storm during your down days, a new Hamilton business might be right up your alley. Field & Flour Therapy was founded in Hamilton in 2021, giving ...

Michael Kras
03 Aug 2022

Hamilton artist creates cookbook for those with depression

For those days where mental health can be a barrier to even the simplest self-care, an interdisciplinary Hamilton artist has created a special hybrid of a cookbook and zine. The cookbook is called Dep...

Michael Kras
27 Apr 2021

Holly Ellsworth-Clark’s family reveals results of final autopsy

Last September, the ongoing mass search for Holly Ellsworth-Clark came to a devastating conclusion when the 27 year-old’s body was discovered floating in Hamilton Harbour at Pier 11. The young music...

Michael Kras
30 Jan 2021

Hamilton offers mental health supports for youth during COVID-19

Though the COVID-19 pandemic’s primary risk is on our physical health, the dangerous impacts on our mental health should not be ignored. In a time where many of us are feeling the emotional and ment...

Michael Kras
09 Dec 2020

Here’s a list of COVID-friendly winter activities in Hamilton

In any other year, the winter and holiday season is a time when family and friends gather and spend time together. However, this isn’t really any other year. Even though the COVID-19 pandemic means ...

Michael Kras
27 Nov 2020

Ontario passes legislation to move permanently to Daylight Saving Time

The Ontario government passed legislation to permanently end the twice-a-year change in and out of Daylight Saving Time, instead keeping Daylight Saving Time fixed year-round. This massive change isn�...

Craig Clark
23 Nov 2020

McMaster University pushes back start date of the winter term

In an attempt to curb the spread of COVID-19 after the holidays, McMaster University has announced that the winter term will begin a week later on January 11th. Originally, everyone was due back to cl...

Michael Kras
20 Nov 2020

HWDSB cancels final exams and relaxes graduation requirements amid COVID-19

Amid a highly unusual and adaptive year for local schools, the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) has announced that they will be cancelling all final exams for high school students an...

Michael Kras
04 Mar 2020

Ontario will offer free therapy for people with depression and anxiety

The province’s health ministry announced on Wednesday that it will soon be offering free therapy for anxiety and depression. The new program, called Mindability, will be funded just like OHIP (Ontar...

Navkirat Chauhan
30 Jan 2020

Listen to understand, not to react

My first encounter with mental health happened when I was 21 years old and had just entered my second year of graduation. My best friend, who was otherwise the most cheerful and bubbly girl of our cla...