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The city ordered this downtown Hamilton food giveaway program to move. Now they’re operating from a parking lot thespec.com/news/hamilton-re…
Complaints around new location for downtown food program

Complaints around new location for downtown food program

Organizers and the city are engaged in a year-long fight over a planned relocation of a weekly food giveaway event that used to operate from Ferguson Station Park.

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Hamilton Halloween events for 2026: Trick, or treat yourself to these scary family and adult activities Find seasonal outings across the area, from pumpkin trails and costume celebrations to ghost walks, film screenings and nightlife, through Oct. 31. thespec.com/things-to-do/ham…
Hamilton Halloween events for families and adults: What to do on or before Oct. 31

Hamilton Halloween events for families and adults: What to do on or before Oct. 31

Search no more for fun adult-only events, as well as all the kid-friendly things to do.

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Inquest called for death of woman at Barton jail more than 7 years ago thespec.com/news/hamilton-re…
Coroner calls inquest for death of woman at Hamilton jail

Coroner calls inquest for death of woman at Hamilton jail

Inquest called for suspected overdose at the Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre seven years ago.

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HSR ridership flatlined in 2025 due to drop in international students What are some planned 2027 service changes? thespec.com/news/hamilton-re…
HSR ridership flatlined in 2025 due to drop in international students

HSR ridership flatlined in 2025 due to drop in international students

Planned 2027 enhancements include replacing TransCab with MyRide in Mount Hope, Stoney Creek.

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Keanin Loomis has a plan to address homelessness and affordability in Hamilton. Can he get it done? thespec.com/news/council/is-…
Is Keanin Loomis's housing and homelessness plan realistic?

Is Keanin Loomis's housing and homelessness plan realistic?

Experts warn the new mayor-elect’s success could depend on his ability to advocate higher levels of government for support.

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Collision on #HWY6 Northbound at REGIONAL ROAD 97, Hamilton. Left shoulder and 3 left lanes closed. #Incident #ONHwys 511on.ca/map#Incidents-33052…
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Provides up to the minute traffic and transit information for Ontario. View the real time traffic map with travel times, traffic accident details, traffic cameras and other road conditions. Plan your...

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Hamilton’s Halloween weekend combines neighbourhood festivals with theatre and live music 🐈‍⬛👻🎃🪦💀 #weekendplanner thespec.com/things-to-do/ham…
Hamilton’s Halloween weekend offers events across the city

Hamilton’s Halloween weekend offers events across the city

Families can find costume parades, trick-or-treating, live entertainment and markets from Gore Park to Dundas.

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Hamilton Hammers get first win on home ice thespec.com/sports/hamilton-… The American Hockey League club toppled the Hartford Wolf Pack 5-4 on Thursday night at TD Coliseum to send 3,942 fans home happy, writes Scott Radley.
Hamilton Hammers get first win on home ice at TD Coliseum

Hamilton Hammers get first win on home ice at TD Coliseum

Four powerplay goals lead AHL team to win over Hartford.

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A father and his two sons were laid off at Stelco. He says the uncertainty is the hardest part thespec.com/business/stelco-…
Father, two sons among 175 laid off at Stelco: ‘We’re pawns’

Father, two sons among 175 laid off at Stelco: ‘We’re pawns’

United Steelworkers Local 1005 and NDP Leader Avi Lewis call on Cleveland-Cliffs to reverse the layoff of 175 Hamilton workers, which Ottawa says breaches Investment Canada Act commitments.

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Keanin Loomis to appoint Chris Murray as Hamilton’s acting city manager thespec.com/news/hamilton-re…
Keanin Loomis to appoint Chris Murray as Hamilton's acting city manager

Keanin Loomis to appoint Chris Murray as Hamilton's acting city manager

Murray was Hamilton's city manager from 2009 to 2018.

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Two hurt in random, unprovoked Hamilton stabbings thespec.com/news/crime/hamil… A 24-year-old man was arrested walking down York Boulevard with knife in hand.
Two hurt in random, unprovoked Hamilton stabbings

Two hurt in random, unprovoked Hamilton stabbings

A 24-year-old man was arrested walking down York Boulevard with knife in hand

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Illegal cannabis dispensaries shut down by police thespec.com/news/crime/hamil…
Hamilton dispensary reopened after police raid, then officers shut it down again — The repeat raid...

Hamilton dispensary reopened after police raid, then officers shut it down again — The repeat raid...

Multiple charges laid.

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Update: Fire department identifies suspected cause of blaze at Hamilton Mountain apartment thespec.com/news/hamilton-re…
Hamilton firefighters called to apartment blaze on Mountain

Hamilton firefighters called to apartment blaze on Mountain

At the scene, multiple balconies on the southeast side of the building on Ben Lomond Place, roughly 10 storeys from the ground, appeared be damaged.

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#DaylightSavingTime ends this Sunday! With all that extra time from the clocks falling back on Sunday, use some of it to change the batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, then test them to ensure they're working properly. Stay Safe #HamOnt!
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Resident, dog escape burning house in Norfolk thespec.com/news/hamilton-re…
Family dog escapes house fire in rural Ontario

Family dog escapes house fire in rural Ontario

The cause of a fire that destroyed a house near Scotland is still under investigation.

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Hamilton police arrested a 24-year-old man who was allegedly walking down York Boulevard with a knife in his hand after two random, unprovoked stabbings downtown Thursday. thespec.com/news/crime/hamil…
Two hurt in random, unprovoked Hamilton stabbings

Two hurt in random, unprovoked Hamilton stabbings

A 24-year-old man was arrested walking down York Boulevard with knife in hand

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‘Multiple alarm’ fire closes Ottawa Street North thespec.com/news/hamilton-re…
‘Multiple alarm’ fire closes Ottawa Street

‘Multiple alarm’ fire closes Ottawa Street

Police have closed Ottawa Street North between Campbell Avenue and Cannon Street.

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Hamilton police announce new chief thespec.com/news/hamilton-re…
Hamilton police announce new chief as Frank Bergen nears retirement

Hamilton police announce new chief as Frank Bergen nears retirement

Deputy Chief Ryan Diodati will move into the role of chief on May 7.

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Opinion | Graeme MacKay: Young Doug Ford seeks OSAP for his education thespec.com/opinion/editoria… via @TheSpec
Graeme MacKay: Young Doug Ford seeks OSAP for his education

Graeme MacKay: Young Doug Ford seeks OSAP for his education

Premier Doug Ford says he feels “terrible” for honest students caught up in a career college system where financial aid is now unavailable, but opposition leaders say the students are

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Ontario nurses demand safe staffing ratios as HHS, St. Joe’s slash nursing jobs thespec.com/news/hamilton-re…
Ontario nurses push staffing ratios amid hospital job cuts

Ontario nurses push staffing ratios amid hospital job cuts

ONA says 1,907 nursing jobs have been cut since 2025, including 143 at Hamilton Health Sciences. The province calls the union’s claims misguided.

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