Lisa Polewski

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• Mohawk College opening new training campus at Burlington, Ont. long-term care home

  A Burlington retirement and long-term care home will be the new home training location for Mohawk College students who are looking to enter the LTC field.

  Education

  Jan 13
• Feds invest $7.5 million in community, tourism projects in Hamilton and area

  The federal government has announced $7.5 million in funding for more than 30 community infrastructure and tourism projects across Hamilton and the Greater Golden Horseshoe.

  Canada

  Jan 10
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• Eva Rothwell Centre looking to reduce barriers to health care with primary care clinic

  Work is underway to establish a primary care clinic at the Eva Rothwell Centre and reduce the barriers to health care for underprivileged residents in Hamilton.

  Health

  Jan 4
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• Winter storm causes closures, cancellations at schools and programs across Hamilton and Niagara

  There are cancellations and closures at schools and other organizations across Hamilton and the surrounding regions as of Friday due to the winter storm.

  Education

  Dec 22, 2022
• Hamilton man released on bail pending sentencing for fatal shooting of Six Nations man

  Peter Khill from Binbrook in southeastern Hamilton has been released on bail until he's sentenced for manslaughter in connection with the 2016 shooting death of Jonathan Styres.

  Crime

  Dec 20, 2022
• Police investigate arson at home in north Hamilton neighbourhood

  Police are investigating an arson in a north Hamilton neighbourhood that they say could have ended in tragedy if a neighbour hadn't put out the fire.

  Crime

  Dec 19, 2022
• Hamilton man found guilty of manslaughter in 2016 death of Indigenous man

  A jury has found Peter Khill guilty of manslaughter in the death of Jonathan Styres, a Six Nations man who was fatally shot by Khill in his Binbrook driveway in February 2016.

  Crime

  Dec 16, 2022
• Hamilton public and Catholic school boards remain open amid freezing rain warning

  Most schools are open and transportation is running in the Hamilton region as the area contends with a freezing rain warning on Thursday.

  Weather

  Dec 15, 2022
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• Closing arguments wrap up in trial for Hamilton man charged in death of Six Nations man

  Closing arguments are finished in the trial for the Binbrook man charged with fatally shooting a Six Nations man on his property in February 2016.

  Crime

  Dec 14, 2022
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• Nurses rally against changes in operating room staffing at Hamilton hospitals

  Nurses from the Ontario Nurses' Association rallied outside Hamilton General Hospital to raise concerns about a change in who's working with patients in the operating room.

  Health

  Dec 7, 2022
• Police investigate 3rd shooting in Hamilton this week

  Police are investigating another shooting outside a Hamilton residence — the third one to happen this week.

  Crime

  Dec 2, 2022
• Success of City School program crucial to Mohawk College’s workforce recovery plan

  Mohawk College says it has accomplished two out of three of the main goals laid out in its five-year workforce recovery plan, primarily thanks to its City School program.

  Education

  Nov 17, 2022
• Temporary location secured for community of tiny cabins for Hamilton homeless

  A developer has offered the Hamilton Alliance for Tiny Shelters temporary use of a lot on Barton Street to establish a community of about ten cabins for homeless residents.

  Canada

  Nov 16, 2022
• Cardus officially becomes caretaker of Hamilton’s Chedoke Estate

  The City of Hamilton has officially turned the keys for Chedoke Estate over to Cardus, the think tank that will be renovating and repairing the 186-year-old heritage property.

  Canada

  Nov 14, 2022
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• Police investigating two targeted overnight shootings in Hamilton

  Police say two suspects have been arrested in connection with one of two separate targeted shooting incidents in Hamilton on Thursday night.

  Crime

  Nov 11, 2022
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• Purse Project Network hopes to collect 2,000 purses for women in need in Hamilton area

  This November, the Purse Project Network is hoping to collect 2,000 purses filled with essential items that will be distributed to women in need in Hamilton and Halton.

  Canada

  Nov 4, 2022
• McMaster Children’s Hospital to reduce inpatient surgeries to cope with ‘unprecedented pressures’

  McMaster Children's Hospital's inpatient capacity is nearing 135 per cent and the hospital is taking serious steps to try and mitigate what it calls 'unprecedented pressures.'

  Health

  Oct 31, 2022
• Hamilton youth rally to urge new city council to take stronger action on climate change

  Students from Westmount Secondary School held a climate strike to send a message to newly elected Hamilton politicians that more needs to be done to address the climate emergency.

  Environment

  Oct 29, 2022
• New McMaster student residence to be named after Lincoln Alexander

  McMaster University has announced that a new student residence - scheduled to open in fall 2026 - will bear the name of beloved Hamiltonian, the late Lincoln Alexander.

  Canada

  Oct 20, 2022
• Trudeau in Hamilton to mark ArcelorMittal Dofasco’s move toward greener steel production

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in Hamilton on Thursday for a groundbreaking ceremony to mark ArcelorMittal Dofasco's progress in moving toward decarbonization.

  Canada

  Oct 13, 2022
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• Hamilton police investigate vandalism of Black council candidate’s ad as hate crime

  Hamilton police say the hate crime unit is investigating an incident involving someone putting a white supremacist sticker on top of an ad for a Black city council candidate.

  Canada

  Oct 11, 2022
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• Tenants rights group says next Hamilton city council needs to do more to stop renovictions

  ACORN Hamilton said the next city council needs to take stronger action to stop landlords from 'renovicting' tenants amid an increasingly expensive rental market.

  Canada

  Oct 6, 2022
• Andrea Horwath and Keanin Loomis face off in Hamilton mayoral candidate debates

  Hamilton mayoral candidates Andrea Horwath and Keanin Loomis have faced off during two debates ahead of the October municipal election.

  Canada

  Sep 28, 2022
• Ontario invests $90 million in skilled trades program for those facing barriers to employment

  The province says the funding opens on Thursday to anyone who is unemployed or underemployed.

  Politics

  Sep 26, 2022
• Barton Street community cleanup highlights need for 2nd safe consumption site in Hamilton

  Supporters of a planned supervised consumption site on Barton Street East have held a 'community cleanup' event to show why a safe place for people to use drugs is needed.

  Canada

  Sep 22, 2022