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June 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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"Where do you want us to go?" buff.ly/E1rPMtb via @samanthakb.bsky.social #HamOnt
'Where do you want us to go?' People living along Hamilton's rail trail hide as city says they must leave | CBC News
When couple Margaret de Jong and Calvin Graham got a city notice ordering them to leave their rail trail encampment last week, they say they had no choice but to retreat deeper into the forested side…
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May 13, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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"The SIU said investigators in the case have completed interviews and collected and analyzed evidence. A report with all the findings is with the SIU director for review." #HamOnt
More than 140 days after he was killed by Hamilton police, family of Erixon Kabera still waits for answers | CBC News
It’s been more than 140 days since Erixon Kabera was killed by Hamilton police officers. His family wants answers from the Special Investigations Unit.
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April 3, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Dangerous offender who sexually abused boys in Niagara region granted unescorted leave from prison.

He was convicted of crimes that took place between 1996 and 2002, and later admitted in prison to sexually abusing 20 to 30 children beginning in the 1980s.

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Dangerous offender who sexually abused boys in Niagara region granted unescorted leave from prison | CBC News
Cory Newton deliberately lured, abused and victimized boys for years in the Ontario cities of St. Catharines and Welland and was incarcerated indefinitely beginning in 2006. The 54-year-old is now all...
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March 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Hamilton's delayed outdoor shelter 'crushingly disappointing,' says advocate, as a few people move in
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Hamilton's delayed outdoor shelter 'crushingly disappointing,' says advocate, as a few people move in | CBC News
The city has shared few details in recent weeks about when people will be moving into the tiny shelters.
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February 24, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Check out CBC Hamilton's Ontario election coverage and ridings to watch in Hamilton, Burlington and Niagara:
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February 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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"'I live in fear that maybe my building will be taken over by a landlord that decides to renovate' and evict tenants in the process, Schurter said." https://buff.ly/3WZUMaZ #OnPoli #HamOnt #Niagara via @samanthakb.bsky.social
Ontario opposition parties promise more rent control. Here's what Hamilton, Niagara voters think | CBC News
For three years, a St. Catharines retiree and her partner have been renting a townhouse built after 2018. Under Ontario rules, the 71-year-old's landlord can increase rent by any amount. "We are at…
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February 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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"We're highly integrated [with U.S. industries] and this is going to have huge disruptions for us for sure."

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Steel contracts cancelled, orders slow as Hamilton companies react to tariffs | CBC News
Looming tariffs are "already being felt" by the steel industry, says one expert. "Contracts are getting cancelled, bids are getting cancelled, and it has already impacted the price of steel."
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February 2, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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"To cut costs this year, Hamilton police say they will not be launching a new intimate partner violence unit as planned." https://buff.ly/4jyU3Hl via @samanthakb.bsky.social
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Hamilton police delay new intimate partner violence unit to save $3.6M despite epidemic: chief | CBC News
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.
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January 30, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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"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 #HamOnt. They've since stayed in touch and have become close." https://buff.ly/40G7zQK via @samanthakb.bsky.social
Teen and the man he saved from tent fire at Hamilton encampment have become 'almost family' | CBC News
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…
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January 30, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Party says reasons for rejecting application are confidential amid backlash from riding association

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Hamilton MPP Sarah Jama to run as Independent after Ontario NDP blocks her from seeking nomination | CBC News
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.
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January 28, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Well-established Indigenous tiny home company says it could've delivered shelters to Hamilton on time
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City of Hamilton under fire by local tiny homes companies for ordering shelters made in China | CBC News
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 ...
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January 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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"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." cbc.ca/1.7433470 #HamOnt #Homelessness @samanthakb.bsky.social
In wake of Ontario court ruling, Hamilton councillors OK restarting ban on tents in parks | CBC News
Hamilton councillors and the mayor voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to end the city’s encampment protocol, rules dictating where people in tents could stay and not be forced to move. The vote was on a m...
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January 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Man convicted in 1981 murder of Hamilton woman gets chance for early parole — but then yesterday suddenly dropped his bid.

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Man who killed Hamilton woman in 1981 a 'wolf in sheep's clothing,' Crown says as he seeks early parole | CBC News
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...
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January 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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3 Hamilton men plead guilty to manslaughter for shooting 21-year-old, kidnapping father in 2021
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3 Hamilton men plead guilty to manslaughter for shooting 21-year-old, kidnapping father in 2021 | CBC News
They were sentenced to 17 years for the killing of Hasnain Ali, 21, aggravated assault of his brother and kidnapping of his father from their Mount Hope home.
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December 30, 2024 at 4:43 PM
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Hamilton encampment residents seek $445K from city over tent ban they say violated Charter rights

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Hamilton encampment residents seek $445K from city over tent ban they say violated Charter rights | CBC News
The case from 14 people who've experienced homelessness is being heard in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice this week.
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December 17, 2024 at 5:31 PM
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Niagara Health and the Service Employees International Union have yet to reach a pay equity agreement as required under Ontario law. For retired registered practical nurse Sandra Commerford, it's meant waiting for compensation since 1998.
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Retired nurse who fought for raise in 1998 among Ontario RPNs still waiting for pay equity deal | CBC News
Niagara Health and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) have yet to reach a pay equity agreement as required under Ontario law. For retired registered practical nurse Sandra Commerford,…
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December 5, 2024 at 5:17 PM