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Michael Kras
06 Apr 2023

Ontario’s minimum wage will increase this year

Ontario’s minimum wage is set to see an increase later this year, benefitting nearly a million people in the province’s workforce. The minimum wage is getting a bump as of October 1st, 2023, inc...

Michael Kras
04 Apr 2023

Hamilton just got its own network of e-scooters

Another public transportation option has landed in Hamilton in the form of compact e-scooters. As part of an Ontario pilot program to evaluate the integration of e-scooters into our transportation i...

Michael Kras
29 Mar 2023

GO Transit launches direct service between Hamilton and Waterloo

GO Transit is making it easier to travel between Hamilton and Waterloo. The transit agency is adding a direct bus service between the two cities, which is expected to reduce current travel times bet...

Michael Kras
17 Mar 2023

NDP’s Sarah Jama wins Hamilton Centre in byelection

Hamilton Centre will stay orange as NDP candidate Sarah Jama wins the city’s byelection, becoming the next member of provincial parliament (MPP). 28-year-old Jama is a major human rights and disab...

Michael Kras
15 Mar 2023

Three Hamilton festivals named among top 100 in Ontario

Hamilton proves it’s a major festival city as three of the city’s big annual events took home provincial honours recently. Festivals & Events Ontario (FEO) just announced their Top 100 Ontar...

Thomas Lewington
03 Mar 2023

A punk rock brewery tour is stopping in Hamilton this weekend

Hamilton’s punk fans will be thrilled to hear that a punk rock brewery tour is making its way to Hamilton this weekend. Fairweather Brewing will be hosting The Brewery Tour featuring Ontario pun...

Michael Kras
26 Jan 2023

Hamilton city bus riders can now tap credit card to pay fare

Riders on Hamilton’s public transit system are now able to tap their credit card on a PRESTO card-reading device to pay their fare. In a move by the Ontario government that officially went into ef...

Michael Kras
17 Jan 2023

Bimbo Canada bakery in Hamilton will see $15 million expansion

The Hamilton facility of Canada’s largest and oldest commercial bakery Bimbo Canada – formerly known as Canada Bread – is receiving a large expansion to the tune of $15 million. The expansion ...

Michael Kras
19 Dec 2022

Hamilton opens bivalent COVID booster to all residents ages 5+

Hamilton residents ages 5 and up are now eligible to receive a bivalent booster of the COVID-19 vaccine. The move comes in alignment with direction from the Ontario government following Health Canada�...

Thomas Lewington
23 Nov 2022

Rod Wave is performing in Hamilton this weekend

Hamilton’s hip hop fans are in for a treat this weekend when Florida superstar Rod Wave brings his Beautiful Mind Tour to FirstOntario Centre on Saturday, November 26th. The concert is the only ...