- Craig Clark
- 16 Jul 2021
Dundas Street to be renamed in some Ontario cities
Toronto city council voted 17-7 to remove and rename Dundas Street and other public amenities bearing that name. The street is named after Henry Dundas who played a key role in delaying the end of the...
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- Michael Kras
- 08 Jun 2021
Hamilton school board unanimously votes to rename Ryerson Elementary
A unanimous vote will see Egerton Ryerson’s name dropped from one of Hamilton’s public elementary schools. Cam Galindo, trustee for Wards 9 and 10, put the motion forth last week calling for the H...
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- Craig Clark
- 03 Jun 2021
Charlottetown removed their Sir John A. Macdonald statue this week
Charlottetown city council moved quickly Tuesday morning to remove a statue of John A. Macdonald after they voted to get rid of the monument the evening before. Council voted unanimously to have the s...
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- Michael Kras
- 09 Sep 2020
Collective Arts creates scholarship to support marginalized brewing students
In a year that has seen increased awareness of – and considerable uprising against – systemic racism in many forms, one of Hamilton’s craft breweries is taking steps to remove persistent...
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- Michael Kras
- 03 Sep 2020
Hamilton police will not lay charges following ‘Defund the Police’ painting
Following an investigation after a peaceful protest in which the phrase ‘Defund the Police’ was painted in yellow paint on a massive stretch of Main Street outside City Hall, Hamilton Police have ...
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- Michael Kras
- 23 Jul 2020
Hamilton activists paint massive ‘Defund the Police’ message across Main Street
In an act of peaceful protest on Thursday afternoon, over 100 Hamilton activists organized to paint a massive ‘Defund the Police’ message across a sizeable stretch of Main Street directly out fron...
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- Michael Kras
- 07 Jul 2020
Ontario high schools to end ‘streaming’ program for incoming students
A practice that has long been part of the fabric of Ontario’s secondary school system is being abolished as the provincial government re-examines practices and systems within Ontario’s public educ...
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- Craig Clark
- 17 Jun 2020
McMaster student union votes to remove former police chief as head of security
McMaster University’s Student Union (MSU) voted for a motion late Sunday night to remove former Hamilton police chief Glenn De Caire as the school’s current head of parking and security se...
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- Craig Clark
- 12 Jun 2020
Hamilton police are exploring cutting some of their budget
Hampton’s police board discussed what slashing 20 per cent of their budget would look like during a virtual meeting on Thursday. Police services decided to implement an exploration into the bu...
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- Craig Clark
- 01 Jun 2020
Peaceful protest held at Gore Park in support of Black Lives Matter
Protesters in Hamilton took a knee with a fist in the air for a moment of silence to show togetherness with thousands of other demonstrators around the world rallying in response to the murder of Geor...
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