The underpopulation crisis, that is. Photo credit: MedPage Today Most of us grew up being told that overpopulation posed a direct threat to the economic and environmental sustainability of the world. This argument was put forth based on naive assumptions regarding the permanency of globalism, world peace and the absence of any large global […]
The median price for a two-bedroom unit in the city stayed just below $2,000 per month in August. Pictured is Hamilton’s Redhill Tower apartment building. Photo credit: Skyview Living According to Zumper’s latest Canadian Rent Report, Hamilton remains middle-of-the-pack in terms of rental affordability in Canada. Released last Thursday, the monthly report ranked the […]
Since February the average price of residential property in the RAHB service area has dropped 22.3 per cent. Photo credit: AP/Reed Saxon In line with most other jurisdictions across the province, home prices in the Realtors Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB) service area continued their steady descent last month, inching closer to parity with levels […]
The university made the announcement Wednesday, as post-secondary schools across the country finalize their fall plans. Photo credit: McMaster University/Daily News McMaster University students and staff need not be triple-vaccinated against COVID-19 nor don masks in most on-campus settings when classes resume for the fall semester next month. The Hamilton post-secondary school made the […]
Edible products such as gummies and chocolates largely to blame, new study suggests. Photo credit: Toronto Life/Giordano Ciampini One of the central planks of the Liberal Party platform during the 2015 federal election read: “We will legalize, regulate, and restrict access to marijuana.” According to Team Trudeau at the time, Canada’s system of “prohibition” […]
Paul Paletta (pictured, centre) bestowed the multi-million-dollar gift to the Dr. Bob Kemp Hospice’s ongoing capital campaign to raise $25 million. An event celebrating the transformational gift was held at Carmen’s C-Hotel on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Pictured to the left of Paletta is the hospice’s CEO Danielle Zucchet. Photo credit: CNW Group/Dr. Bob Kemp […]
Released on Monday, the city’s most recent annual collision report reveals 19.1 per cent of all fatal and injury collisions in Hamilton between 2017 and 2021 were the result of inattentive driving. Difficult to fully verify, police estimate the actual percentage to be much higher. As part of the municipality’s ongoing Vision Zero initiative, […]
The Hamilton-based university placed 47 for clinical medicine in the latest major global ranking of academic subjects. Pictured is the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine at McMaster. Photo credit: McMaster University/Daily News On Monday, ShanghaiRanking Consultancy published its yearly Academic Ranking of World Universities, one of three established lists of the globe’s best […]
Mike Collins-Williams of the West End Home Builders’ Association, which represents the residential construction industry in Hamilton and Halton Region, said now that everyone is finally in agreement regarding solutions to the housing crisis, “it’s time for action”. Earlier this week, the Ontario Home Builders’ Association (OHBA), in conjunction with local partners including Hamilton’s […]
Hamilton Golf and Country Club (pictured) came in at number four in the country, while Dundas Valley Golf and Curling Club took the 99 spot. Photo credit: Facebook/Hamilton Golf and Country Club Earlier this week, sports website and magazine SCOREGolf released its biennial ranking of Canada’s top 100 golf courses. The now world-famous Cabot […]
The former leader of the Ontario NDP confirmed widespread suspicion that she would try for the city’s head of council Tuesday morning. Photo credit: Twitter/Andrea Horwath Precisely a quarter century after it began, Andrea Horwath’s political career has come full circle. On Tuesday morning, the former leader of the provincial NDP and head of […]
Officials are asking people to avoid unnecessary site visits and to practice patience when seeking care. Photo credit: Facebook/Hamilton Health Sciences Service impacts and increasingly high wait times are likely to remain an “ongoing reality” at Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) and St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton (SJHH) sites for the foreseeable future, as the hospital […]
Hamilton Mountain MPP Monique Taylor (left) was named deputy whip and critic for children, community, and social services. Hamilton West-Ancaster-Dundas MPP Sandy Shaw (right) was named critic for environment, conservation, and parks. Former Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath (not pictured) was given the lowly role of ethics and accountability critic, perhaps signalling a near-future departure […]
Jennifer Williams and Melissa Furtado will each receive $35,000 plus a $2,000 research allowance for their ground-breaking work into women’s health. Photo credit: Facebook/McMaster Faculty of Science On Monday, the Council of Ontario Universities announced its annual Women’s Health Scholars Award recipients for 2022, with two graduate researchers from McMaster University making up a […]
For the second consecutive year, the City of Hamilton reached the billion-dollar mark in less than six months. On Monday, the City of Hamilton revealed the municipality surpassed $1 billion in new building permits back in mid-June – the earliest the milestone has ever been reached. The June 17 date was almost two weeks […]
Councillor Jason Farr (left), Durand Neighbourhood Association member Janice Brown (centre), and Mayor of Hamilton Fred Eisenberger at a ceremonial ground-breaking event at St. Mark’s Church on June 6, 2022. After sitting vacant for decades, the 155-year-old historic building is being restored and expanded. It’s scheduled to reopen to the public in summer 2024. Photo […]
The average home price in the Realtors Association of Hamilton-Burlington market area fell five percentage points last month. Bucking the trend, however, was Burlington, where prices continued their steady upward climb. Interest rate hikes and fears of an impending recession continue to cool what was a red-hot housing market across much of the country […]
Parminder Raina (pictured) was named a Member of the Order for “his leading research in ageing and population health in Canada and for his impact on national policymaking in geriatric care services.” Photo credit: McMaster University/Laura Lawson via CBC Last week, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, announced 85 […]
The gift was announced on June 22, 2022. Pictured from left to right: Sarah Murphy, board chair Hamilton Community Foundation, Paul Paletta, Michael Paletta, and Cheryl Jensen, vice-chair Hamilton Community Foundation. Photo credit: CNW Group/Hamilton Community Foundation Last week, local philanthropists from the Paletta family announced a $50 million financial commitment to the Hamilton […]
Starting in the fall, certain spine, knee, and eye day surgeries will be performed at West Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Grimsby, freeing up space at Hamilton General Hospital and McMaster Children’s Hospital. Photo credit: Pexels/Anna Shvets A recent analysis by the Ontario Medical Association revealed that the current healthcare backlog created by the COVID-19 […]
Potholes and severe alligator cracking elevated the thoroughfare from third place last year to the top spot on CAA’s annual list for 2022. Photo credit: Global News Earlier this week, the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) released its annual list of Ontario’s worst roads. Topping the 2022 index was Hamilton’s Barton Street East, which runs […]
Staff will no longer have to waste time shuffling paper and searching for records, while patients will no longer have to tell their entire life story at every new interaction. Photo credit: Hamilton Health Sciences After more than two years of planning, Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) launched its new hospital information system ‘Epic’ on […]
The 1.7 per cent decrease in May was the third month in a row the average sale price for residential property in the RAHB market area went down. Photo credit: Pexels/Curtis Adams On June 3, the Realtors Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB) released its monthly real estate statistics for May 2022. For the third month […]
Launched in late 2021, the ‘Deep Space Healthcare Challenge’ is looking for innovative technological solutions to address the unique issue of remote, autonomous healthcare delivery. Photo credit: Canadian Space Agency If Elon Musk gets his way, human beings will reach Mars by decade’s end. The near two-year roundtrip between Earth and the Red Planet […]
Interim CEO of the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce Marie Nash kicks off the 2022 ‘Outstanding Business Achievement Awards’ ceremony Wednesday, May 11. Photo credit: Twitter/Hamilton Chamber of Commerce The Hamilton Chamber of Commerce hosted its 38th annual ‘Outstanding Business Achievement Awards’ at Carmen’s Banquet Centre last Wednesday. Held in-person for the first time since […]
University Hall, McMaster University. Photo credit: McMaster University Students, staff, faculty, and members of the public visiting McMaster University will no longer be required to wear a mask in most settings as of June 1, 2022. The university announced the policy update Monday, citing “expert advice” and “the changing course of the pandemic in […]
Yet city remains on track to terminate unvaccinated employees at end of month. Photo credit: EXP Just over two years from when it was originally instituted on Apr. 17, 2020, the City of Hamilton formally ended its COVID-19 emergency declaration earlier this week. Mayor Fred Eisenberger sent notice of the policy termination to the […]
Though the monthly decrease more than doubled in April, the average price remained above the $1 million mark. Photo credit: Zillow Last week, the Realtors Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB) released its monthly real estate statistics for April. For the second month in a row, the average sale price for residential properties in the RAHB […]
Bridge authorities say they have been informed by the federal agency that required use of the app is to be “made permanent.” Federal Liberals set aside $25 million in most recent budget to help the CBSA maintain the pre-entry requirement. Photo credit: The Niagara Independent/Nicholas Tibollo Speaking in the House of Commons last Thursday, […]
The investment will help Hamilton’s Heddle Shipyards secure more National Shipbuilding Strategy-related contracts from the federal government over the coming decades. Photo credit: Heddle Shipyards On Monday, the Ontario government announced it was investing $8.7 million in Heddle Shipyards to launch the Ontario Shipyard Modernization Project. The funds will be used to purchase state-of-the-art […]
Pictured left to right: Andrew Smith, Chair, Take It To The Finish Campaign; Kevin Antonides, Chair, West Lincoln Memorial Hospital Foundation; Tony Joosse, Co-Chair, Save and Rebuild Campaign; Sandra Easton, Mayor, Town of Lincoln; Sam Oosterhoff, MPP Niagara West; Rob MacIsaac, President and CEO, Hamilton Health Sciences; Mary Volk, Board Member, Hamilton Health Sciences; Jeff Jordan, Mayor, Town of […]
Liberty For Youth founder Frederick Dryden started his journey at Mohawk College in Hamilton on Thursday, April 28. He intends to run 21km a day for 10 consecutive days in an effort to raise $300,000 for at-risk youth programming. Photo credit: Liberty For Youth The pandemic was hard on a lot of people, particularly […]
The 855,000 square foot fulfillment centre – dubbed YHM1, given its proximity to the airport in Mount Hope – will create close to 1,500 new jobs. Pictured: Amazon associates discuss the facility’s robotic technology at the grand opening, Tuesday, Apr. 19, 2022. Photo credit: Amazon Canada Earlier this week, Amazon Canada officially opened its […]
Officials made the announcement Wednesday, Apr. 20, 2022. Pictured left to right: MPP for Flamborough-Glanbrook Donna Skelly, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health Christine Elliott, president and CEO of Hamilton Health Sciences Rob MacIsaac, and Chief of Emergency Medicine Dr. Kuldeep Sidhu. Photo credit: Twitter/Hamilton Health Sciences As part of its long-term commitment to […]
Since 1959, 402 scientists have received a Canada Gairdner Award and 96 have gone on to receive the Nobel Prize. Dr. Cook (pictured, centre) was given the 2022 Wightman Award “for pioneering research that has developed and defined evidence-based critical care medicine in Canada, informing best practices around the world.” Photo credit: Twitter/St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton Earlier […]
The city’s law enforcement will partner with several community-based social organizations to help better serve Hamilton’s most vulnerable populations. Photo credit: Facebook/Hamilton Police Service On Monday, the provincial government announced a “landmark investment” of more than $267 million over three years to help local police services around Ontario better safeguard their respective communities. Most […]
Brott, 78, was considered a titan in the world of classical music in Canada and beyond. Photo credit: Facebook/Brott Musical Festival Internationally recognized conductor, composer, violinist, member of the Order of Canada, and one of the “greatest Hamiltonians of all time” Boris Brott was tragically killed in an alleged hit-and-run in Hamilton earlier this […]
The average sale price for residential proprieties in the Realtors Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB) market area fell by 2.7 per cent month over month in March. Photo credit: CBC On Tuesday, the Realtors Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB) released its monthly real estate statistics for March. For the first time since late last year, the […]
Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, the hospital experienced a 33 per cent increase in urgent psychiatric care referrals. Photo credit: St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton On Monday, provincial officials announced $5 million in funding to redevelop the psychiatric emergency service department at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton. According to the government, the funding will […]
The Now Hiring Hamilton project commenced research in June 2021 as a collaboration between the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce, Mohawk College, Workforce Planning Hamilton, and the city’s economic development department. Photo credit: Tourism Hamilton Canada is facing a significant labour shortage across several sectors. Per data collected by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business […]
The West End Home Builders’ Association said it supports Ontario’s More Homes for Everyone Act and hopes all political parties will come together to quickly pass the legislation before June’s election. Photo credit: Pixabay/Paul Brennan On Wednesday, Ontario’s Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Steve Clark announced the introduction of Bill 109, More Homes […]
Blair McKeil. Photo credit: Breakwater Financial Described as an “industry icon” in the world of marine transportation, Blair McKeil – who sat at the helm of his family’s Burlington-based business McKeil Marine Limited for the better part of three decades up until 2016 – has been named Hamilton Chamber of Commerce’s 2022 ‘Citizen of […]
A candidate background search found that Hamilton MPP Paul Miller was reportedly a member of a Facebook group called ‘Worldwide Coalition Against Islam’. Miller denies all allegations. Photo credit: Ontario Legislative Assembly On March 17, Andrea Horwath and the Ontario NDP announced that 15-year veteran MPP for Hamilton East-Stoney Creek Paul Miller was no […]
Hamilton’s ‘Around the Bay’ 30km run is the oldest road race in North America. Photo credit: Facebook/Around the Bay After being cancelled in 2020 and held virtually last year, Hamilton’s iconic ‘Around the Bay’ road race is back in-person this Sunday, March 27. First held in 1894, the annual 30km run around Hamilton Harbour […]
February marked the second month in a row in which headline inflation topped 5 per cent. Gas was up 32.3 per cent year over year, while groceries were up 7.4 per cent. Photo credit: Pexels/Artem Beliaikin On Wednesday, Statistics Canada confirmed what many struggling Canadians already knew: everyday life is getting more and more […]
In the keynote address at the West End Home Builders’ Association industry luncheon last week, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Steve Clark (pictured) discussed the province’s housing supply shortage and some of the steps his government is taking to address the issue. Photo credit: WE HBA Following a brief hiatus, the West End […]
Artist rendering of the new WLMH site in Grimsby. Photo credit: Hamilton Health Sciences/WLMH On Monday, Hamilton Health Sciences and Infrastructure Ontario announced EllisDon Infrastructure Healthcare (EDIH) as the preferred proponent to design, build, and finance the West Lincoln Memorial Hospital (WLMH) redevelopment project. The EDIH team is made up of the following entities: […]
Based on reports to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, $379 million was lost to scams and fraud in 2021. Photo credit: Poike/iStock For nearly two decades now, relevant industry partners, government agencies, and law enforcement in Canada have observed March as ‘Fraud Prevention Month’. This year’s campaign to help individuals and businesses recognize and avoid fraud in all […]
Photo credit: Radio-Canada/Ivanoh Demers Though the Ontario government ended patron volume restrictions for all remaining indoor public settings on Monday, some establishments will continue to operate at reduced capacity for the foreseeable future. For many businesses, however, the choice to continue limiting operations is not necessarily out of an abundance of caution. Rather, it’s […]
Leaking underground pipes siphon away an estimated five to 10 per cent of Hamilton’s drinking water each year. The city’s new proactive detection program, which just completed its first full scale year of operation, aims to minimize the amount of water lost. Photo credit: Twitter/City of Hamilton After two years of testing as a […]
In January 2022, the average selling point for a home in the RAHB area soared passed the seven-figure mark for the first time in history. Last month, prices continued to climb. Photo credit: Reuters/Larry Downing On Wednesday, the Realtors Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB) – which also includes Grimsby, parts of West Lincoln, and most […]
Recognized for their exceptional service were Daniella Bozur of Hamilton, Lorraine Rollo of Burlington, and the Sexual Assault Support Program at the Victim Services Branch-Hamilton Police Service. Photo credit: Facebook/Hamilton Police Service On Wednesday, two local advocates and the Hamilton Police Service were named recipients of the 2021-22 Attorney General’s Victim Services Awards of […]
Photo credit: Global News On Tuesday, the provincial government announced that effective Mar. 13, 2022, Ontario would be eliminating licence plate renewal fees and the requirement to have a licence plate sticker for passenger vehicles, light-duty trucks, motorcycles, and mopeds. Premier Doug Ford said elimination of the fees “is a concrete way we can […]
The steel maker went from a net loss of $159 million in 2020, to a net income of over $1.6 billion in 2021. Photo credit: Twitter/Stelco Canada Earlier this week, Hamilton-based steel producer Stelco posted its year-end financials for 2021. The company, which employs over 2,200 people across its two facilities in Hamilton and […]
Hamilton philanthropists Charles and Margaret Juravinski at their Greensville home in 2019. Charles passed away peacefully in his sleep earlier this week. Photo credit: McMaster University On Tuesday, well-known philanthropist and businessman Charles Juravinski passed away at the age of 92. Juravinski, who donated tens of millions of dollars over the decades to building […]
The international crossing that connects Fort Erie to Buffalo is the third busiest commercial bridge in North America. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons A bi-national contingent of anti-mandate truck drivers and their supporters are expected to crowd both sides of the Peace Bridge this weekend. Departing from New York City and Tennessee, the ‘Convoy to […]
Photo credit: General Fusion/Bruce Power Last week, Bruce Power, General Fusion, and the Nuclear Innovation Institute (NII) announced that the trio have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on accelerating the delivery of fusion power in Canada. Together, the organizations will evaluate potential deployment of a fusion power plant in Ontario, […]
Ottawa police seize fuel from Freedom Convoy demonstrators Sunday night. Photo credit: Daily Mail/Pedro Colo It’s been nearly two weeks since the ‘Freedom Convoy’ rolled into the nation’s capital and took up position around Parliament Hill. And despite an accumulation of bad press from the legacy media, an increasingly discontented local population, threats of […]
Local operator John Doppenberg and his wife Anita have been in the nation’s capital since the convoy arrived on Saturday. Photo credit: AFP/Lars Lagberg Nearly a week after helping lead the region’s trucker convoy out of Niagara, local big rig owner and operator John Doppenberg and wife Anita are still in the nation’s capital […]
Six community projects, including one ran by the Port Colborne Historical and Marine Museum (pictured), will receive provincial funding to operate programs for Niagara’s over 65 population. Photo credit: Facebook/Port Colborne Historical and Marine Museum On Monday, the province announced nearly $72,000 in funding to help Niagara seniors stay both physically and mentally active […]
The Ontario PC Party officially named Neil Lumsden (pictured, 2016) its 2022 candidate for Hamilton East-Stoney Creek on Wednesday. Photo credit: Brock University Inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2014 after a successful university career with the Ottawa Gee-Gee’s and a decade in the Canadian Football League (CFL), Neil Lumsden has […]
Newly appointed chair of the Niagara Parks Commission April Jeffs. Photo credit: Niagara Parks Former two-time Niagara regional councillor and mayor of Wainfleet April Jeffs was officially named chair of the Niagara Parks Commission (NPC) last Friday. First appointed vice-chair of the provincial agency in Jan. 2019, Jeffs takes over as head of the […]
Premier Doug Ford and Minister Steve Clark met with municipal leaders from across Ontario on Wednesday to address the housing crisis and discuss ways in which the province can increase supply. Housing supply in Canada is at an all-time low. Per the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), prospective buyers across the country are facing […]
A recent letter sent to President Joe Biden and the DHS from two local congressmen and New York senator Kirsten Gillibrand appears to imply another border closure may be in the works. Photo credit: Agence France-Presse/Lars Harberg Late last week, high profile Democratic U.S. senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Western New York congressmen Brian Higgins […]
Artist rendering of the planned Darlington small modular nuclear reactor. Construction on the project could begin later this year and be completed by as early as 2028. Photo credit: GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy If you’re an Ontario resident, there is a two in three chance that the electricity used to charge the phone or […]
Conservative MP for Niagara West Dean Allison was not pleased by Premier Ford’s recent decision to reinstate a number of COVID-19-related restrictions. However, the seven-time member of parliament said that Prime Minister Trudeau (right) and his government can take away the main issue used to justify reinstating lockdown measures by adequately funding healthcare. Photo credit: […]
Ontario residents are no longer permitted to dine inside restaurants. Photo credit: Getty Images/CourtneyK On Monday, the provincial government announced a return to a modified ‘Step Two’ of Ontario’s Roadmap to Reopening. The shift includes limiting retail capacity to 50 per cent, closing gyms, banning indoor dining at restaurants, and shutting down a variety […]
Prior to the pandemic, nearly half of all annual passengers at Buffalo Niagara International Airport (pictured) were Canadian. It was recently announced that the airport would receive $7.3 million in federal funding as part of the U.S. bipartisan infrastructure bill passed last month. Photo credit: Facebook/BNIA On Nov. 15, 2021, President Joe Biden signed […]