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Want to stop scrolling? New app by and for McMaster students aims to curb device time
LockIn founders say their app helps increase focus and eliminate distractions, while rewarding users with discounts at real-life venues near the Hamilton university.
Community rallies around 70-year-old transgender actor who lost teeth in attack near 2SLGBTQ+ bar in Hamilton
Lisa Stroud went without many teeth — and as a result, acting gigs — for seven months after being attacked in March outside The Well, Hamilton's only bar marketed to the local 2SLGBTQ+ community.
Hamilton staff to try 'experimental treatments' to reduce harbour's stinky, toxic algae blooms
City staff are working on long-term plans to prevent toxic and smelly algae blooms at the Hamilton harbour – and short-term plans to mitigate blooms when they happen – but are cautioning residents that it’s not the type of problem with a quick fix.
Keddy Access Trail, built after cyclist killed there, among Hamilton bike lanes up for provincial review
A separated bike lane up Hamilton Mountain’s Claremont Access – built after a kindergarten teacher was killed while cycling there – is one of at least 16 bike lanes that could be up for review by the province after it passed a bill aimed at protecting car lanes last week.
Hamilton man charged in 2022, 2023 sexual assaults after extradition from U.S.
A 22-year-old Hamilton man who was recently extradited from the U.S. to Canada has been charged following a two-year investigation into sexual assaults — one on a trail in 2022 and another during a 2023 home invasion — after forensic evidence found a link between the two.
Overnight warming bus service cancelled by Hamilton councillors, as they opt for new drop-in
A transit bus designated as a moving, overnight warming centre is unlikely to be on Hamilton streets this winter, after councillors voted unanimously Wednesday to replace the program with a 25-person overnight drop-in centre and additional permanent shelter beds.
Council won't ask the province to use notwithstanding clause to clear encampments
Hamilton council has defeated a motion that would have seen it join others in Ontario asking the province to override sections of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in order to ban encampments in parks and public spaces.
Hundreds fill Hamilton's downtown Gore Park to remember Canada's war dead
Hundreds of observers marked Remembrance Day and the 80th anniversary of D-Day during a downtown ceremony at the Gore Park cenotaph on Monday, recalling efforts by local soldiers who gave their lives on the battlefield.
Hamilton building collapse at downtown park could've had 'terrifying' consequences, mayor says
Two buildings collapsed on Hamilton’s Gore Park early Monday morning after being boarded up for over a decade. The fire department says no one was injured and the city has issued an emergency demolition order.
Hamilton council bans encampments in 7 parks nearest new shelter beds
Hamilton city council has voted to ban encampments from seven green spaces in Ward 3, just east of downtown, once 123 new shelter beds open up in the area in the coming weeks.