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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...

Michael Kras
17 Mar 2022

Hamilton public schools shorten mask policy to April 1st

The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) still plans to continue enforcing mask-wearing at the city’s public schools after the provincial mandate ends on March 21st; however, they’ve s...

Michael Kras
11 Mar 2022

Hamilton public school board votes to keep masks until April 15th

The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) has become the first public school board in the province to announce that they will be maintaining mask-wearing for a while longer. This move comes...

Michael Kras
08 Mar 2022

Hamilton’s Catholic schools will fly a Pride flag for the first time

Beginning this June, Catholic schools in Hamilton will raise the Pride flag for the first time in the board’s history. The Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board (HWCDSB) voted 6-3 in fav...