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'I felt so close to him,' says teen who saved man from tent fire at Hamilton encampment
Seventeen-year-old Zeke Fox dragged Shawn Goodwin to safety on the night of Jan. 5 as a fire destroyed his encampment at Bayfront Park in Hamilton. They've since stayed in touch and have become close. "You go through something like that with someone and you feel like you’re almost family," Fox says.
Hamilton police delay new intimate partner violence unit to save $3.6M despite epidemic: chief
The unit originally planned for this year would've seen 17 officers dedicated to investigating domestic violence and supporting survivors. Police are now looking to start it in 2026.
Hamilton MPP Sarah Jama to run as Independent after Ontario NDP blocks her from seeking nomination
The MPP for Hamilton Centre says the Ontario NDP has decided she isn't eligible to seek the local party nomination. Jama was ousted from the party in late 2023.
St. Catharines, Ont., educational assistant charged with assault with a weapon used against child: police
An educational assistant at a Catholic elementary school has been arrested after police say he physically assaulted a nine-year-old student.
Well-established Indigenous tiny home company says it could've delivered shelters to Hamilton on time
A co-founder of Grand River Modular in Brantford says he’s “utterly appalled” at the City of Hamilton’s decision to order cabins for its first outdoor shelter from a newly formed Ontario company that ordered them from China.
Hamilton encampment residents appeal court decision upholding city tent ban
A recent Ontario Superior Court decision backing the City of Hamilton's encampment ban will be appealed, say lawyers representing 14 applicants who've experienced homelessness and evictions from public property.
Ontario police investigating at least 11 suspicious fires across Norfolk County since November
OPP are investigating suspicious fires in abandoned homes, greenhouses, barns and other buildings across Norfolk County in recent months, including three last night.
Hamilton 'ambassador' thrilled after Chillin' Dylan snowplow named in his honour
After a flurry of votes and community spirit, Hamilton's "positive ambassador" Dylan Atack has inspired the new name of a city snowplow.
As tiny homes arrive in Hamilton, councillors ask why city bought made-in-China units for $35K each
When City of Hamilton staff agreed to buy 40 tiny homes from a Brantford, Ont., company, they say they didn't know MicroShelters was a new corporation that would go through an American company to order the tiny homes from China.
Man convicted in 1981 murder of Hamilton woman gets chance for early parole
In 2016, Robert Badgerow was convicted in the first-degree murder of a Hamilton nursing assistant 35 years earlier and given mandatory life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years. The 66-year-old is now seeking an early release after he was granted a review under the Criminal Code's Faint Hope Clause.