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Michael Kras
07 Nov 2024

McMaster University graduate’s lost class ring returned after 47 years

In a happy and almost stranger-than-fiction story, a 1965 graduate of Hamilton’s McMaster University recently received a completely unexpected surprise. According to a release from McMaster’...

Michael Kras
02 Sep 2024

Hamilton school boards begin provincial ban on cellphones and vapes

Hamilton’s public and Catholic school boards are joining others across the province as Ontario’s new ban on cellphones during class time and vaping on school grounds takes effect. An effort to r...

Michael Kras
21 Aug 2024

Hamilton’s Mohawk College is expanding to Burlington

Hamilton’s Mohawk College has announced its plans to expand its operations and campus facilities to Burlington. A release from the college reveals that a letter of understanding has been formalize...

Michael Kras
16 Mar 2024

Hamilton schools will close on day of solar eclipse

Schools in Hamilton’s public and Catholic boards will be closed on the day of the solar eclipse. Both the HWDSB and HWCDSB have announced adjustments to their school year calendars, moving their r...

Michael Kras
30 Jan 2023

Someone set fire to a residence room at McMaster University

Someone set fire to an individual room in a residence building at Hamilton’s McMaster University over the weekend. Hamilton Police have arrested and charged a 20-year-old male after responding to ...

Michael Kras
04 Oct 2022

A brand new film school has opened in Hamilton

For those looking to learn about everything from screen acting to film editing to directing, a brand new film school has officially launched in Hamilton. The Hamilton School of Media Arts, founded by ...

Michael Kras
06 Sep 2022

Hamilton opens COVID-19 booster doses to children aged 5 to 11

The City of Hamilton Public Health has opened up third booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccines to residents ages 5 to 11. This move, effective as of September 1st, has been prompted by a directive for ...

Michael Kras
12 Aug 2022

Hamilton’s McMaster University is opening a building in Toronto

McMaster University is expanding beyond Hamilton with plans of opening a new building in Toronto. Construction of an 8,000 square foot event space and collaborative learning facility will soon be unde...

Michael Kras
17 May 2022

McMaster University will lift its mask mandate as of June 1st

Hamilton’s McMaster University has made some adjustments to its on-campus COVID-19 policies, including the lifting of its mask mandate as of June 1st, 2022. A release from the university notes that ...

Michael Kras
08 Apr 2022

Hamilton opens vaccine catch-up clinic for students’ non-COVID shots

Hamilton public health has opened up a temporary vaccine clinic offering ‘catch-up vaccinations’ to students in grades 7 to 10 who may have missed their grade 7 vaccinations due to pandemic-relate...