Ticats QB Bo Levi Mitchell will be ‘100%’ ready for 2024 opener
Hamilton's head coach says he is hopeful Mitchell doesn't have 'any more setbacks' as training camp continues at McMaster University.
Sports
May 13
McMaster University prof among winners of $100,000 prize for Canada’s top researchers
Gerry Wright, a professor at Hamilton's McMaster University, was one of five scholars announced Tuesday to each receive the cash award.
Canada
Mar 19
Competition Bureau to set sights on airline sector for latest market study
The bureau will examine barriers to competition, such as regulations or policies, within the airline industry and how governments can make improvements.
Consumer
May 9
3 new peregrine falcon chicks banded, named after Hamilton neighbourhoods
Offspring from falcon couple McKeever and Judson, three female chicks, were introduced to the public on Wednesday at the Sheraton hotel.
Environment
May 16
Hamilton Ticats training camp primer: 3 burning questions
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats' championship hopes in 2024 will hinge on a trio of questions that will be answered as the CFL season unfolds.
Sports
May 10
‘Giving us the runaround’: University of Toronto not addressing demands, protesters say
Organizers of a pro-Palestinian protest encampment at the University of Toronto say the school is ignoring their demands and instead focusing on the logistics of the demonstration.
Canada
May 8
Four people take their place in the Guelph Sports Hall of Fame
Paul Ante, David Clutchy, Pat teBoekhorst, and Danielle Everitt-Sinclair were officially inducted in a ceremony held at the Italian Canadian Club in Guelph on Wednesday night.
Sports
May 16
Doug Ford says pro-Palestinian university encampments ‘need to move’
Ford says he's getting messages from parents expressing concerns that their kids will be harassed or bullied because of the encampments, which have cropped up on several campuses.
Canada
May 6
Mortality rates among Hamilton’s unhoused are not getting better: report
Life-expectancy studies over the past three years from health and outreach workers suggest the mortality rate of people without shelter in Hamilton, Ont. hasn't changed much.
Health
Apr 30
McMaster to offer solar glasses for April eclipse with ideal sight lines in Hamilton-Niagara area
The university's department of physics and astronomy is partnering with local libraries and schools prior to the April 8 event to hand out solar eclipse safe-viewing glasses.
Canada
Feb 16
South Carolina can enforce 6-week abortion ban, U.S. judge rules
Planned Parenthood had asked the law be set aside as courts parse through its wording, which includes alternate definitions of when cardiac activity starts.
U.S. News
May 17
Bird flu: Experts urge more surveillance in Canada — before it’s too late
Experts are urging Canada to boost its surveillance of the bird flu after traces of it were found in milk in the U.S. and it has spread among dairy cattle in the U.S.
Canada
May 3
Some McMaster students still in temporary housing due to ongoing water issues
The co-chair of the tenants union at 10 Bay is 'disappointed' that recent water samples still tested positive for coliform bacteria within some floors.
Health
Feb 16
Winnipeg Blue Bombers trade down to select receiver in 2nd round of CFL Draft
After making a trade of draft picks, the Blue Bombers used the first of their 10 selections in the CFL Draft on receiver Kevens Clercius at 13th overall.
Sports
May 1
Mohawk College expands student housing with off-campus residence in downtown Hamilton
Mohawk College says it has acquired a nine-storey dorm-style residence at 55 Catharine St. S. to add 150 student units to its housing portfolio.
Canada
Apr 5
Resolution in $200M Ontario basic income class action could take ‘years’: lawyer
A lawyer from Toronto law firm Cavalluzzo LLP is representing thousands in a class action alleging Ontario breached the terms of a contract it entered with participants.
Canada
Apr 23
‘Enormous pressure’: Ontario’s spiking senior population and its impact on home care
A McMaster University study suggests an additional 6,800 PSWs will be needed in the years ahead to maintain current levels of home care.
Health
Feb 20
How caregiving impacts a generation of Canadians: ‘Unpaid work does not end’
Some 1.8 million Canadians are in a situation where they're providing unpaid care to multiple people, often a child and an older parent, putting a sizeable burden on caregivers.
Money
May 4
Ontario doctors offer solutions to help address shortage of family physicians
The number of students who are looking at fields outside of family medicine is a growing issue, according to the Ontario Medical Association
Canada
Apr 23
Delivery issue: Why Canada Post ‘must change’ to avoid collapse
Canada Post reported a sixth consecutive annual loss in 2023, prompting the Crown corporation to acknowledge its current business model is not working.
Canada
May 7