• Council backs rezoning of city-owned east end parking lot for affordable housing

    Local

    Hamilton City Council’s Planning Committee voted on Jan. 13 to permit the rezoning of a city-owned parking lot at 70 Hope Avenue to a “Mixed Use Medium Density Zone.”

    As such, the city will permit “a multiple dwelling and multiple dwelling townhouses with a maximum height of four storeys and a maximum of 50 units, and a maximum of 225 square metres of non-residential uses on the ground floor.”

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    City receives “strong interest” after call for public-private partnership on new police station

    Local

    The City of Hamilton and Hamilton Police Service (HPS) announced they received “strong interest” after recently issuing a call for public-private partnership proposals to design, build, finance…

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    Manufacturing in crisis

    National

    The Canadian manufacturing sector has been shrinking for some time. Manufacturing production volumes are currently at their lowest levels in over five years.

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    Stephen Harper’s legacy of leadership

    National

    In politics, a day can feel like a lifetime, and we sometimes need to take a step back and realize that time is a necessary antidote to heal wounds and reputations.

     

    An economy on life support

    National

    David Rosenberg’s interview on BNN Bloomberg this week stripped away all the government rhetoric about how strong the Canadian economy is performing

     

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    Hamilton Police present budget to Council with 6.81 per cent tax-funded increase

    Local

    Hamilton Police Service (HPS) officially presented its budget to Hamilton City Council last Tuesday, with a 6.81 per cent tax-funded increase, representing a net total operating budget of $239 million.

    Hamilton’s Chief of Police Frank Bergen explained to Council that, even before they opened their book to start the 2026 budget, they had to start with at least a 4.2 per cent increase because of collective agreement obligations.

     

    Horwath reverses closure of Stoney Creek Arena five days after it was announced

    Local

    On Friday, Jan. 23, Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath presented her revised budget for 2026, which would see a residential property tax increase of 4.25 per cent…

     

    Poilievre’s leadership was worth renewing

    National

    Pierre Poilievre received an overwhelming affirmation at the recent Conservative Party convention. That’s good.

     

    The future is Conservative

    Opinion

    For the past few days, this author has been attending the Conservative Party of Canada’s Leadership Review and Policy Convention in beautiful Calgary, Alberta.

     

     

    Doug Ford’s surprising transformation from populist to pragmatist

    Provincial

    Nearing the anniversary of his latest majority government, Doug Ford, Ontario’s premier since 2018, has some strong words for separatists in other provinces.

     

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