Desmond Brown

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Desmond Brown is a GTA-based freelance writer and editor. You can reach him at: desmond.brown@cbc.ca.

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Student killed by stray bullet remembered as 'sweet and beautiful,' as Hamilton police search for shooters

People gathered at Mohawak College on Wednesday to honour Harsimrat Randhawa, an international student who died after being hit by a stray bullet on April 17.
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Where do the parties stand on immigration? This consultant says recent caps left thousands 'stranded'

While immigration might not be the most pressing issue for some voters ahead of this year’s federal election, a Hamilton immigration consultant says whichever party forms government will need to address recent immigration caps.

Rare Catholic prayer book printed in 1596 uncovered at McMaster University had librarian 'freaking out'

Ruth-Ellen St. Onge was checking books for an upcoming exhibit at McMaster University Libraries' archives that will showcase a variety of texts published by the Plantin Press, when she came across a rare book printed in 1596.

North Bay Museum to mark city's Centennial anniversary with exhibition on different aspects of its history

The City of North Bay is marking the 100th anniversary of its incorporation as a city and the North Bay Museum has put together an exhibition — North Bay at 100, a people’s history — as part of the year-long Centennial celebrations.

1 person dead following 3-vehicle collision on highway north of Simcoe, Ont.

One person has died and four others were injured following a three-vehicle collision north of Simcoe Tuesday afternoon.

Fun in the sun becomes 'living nightmare' as Ontario man faces 'bogus' drug charges in Dominican Republic

Jane Wilcox and David Bennett of Burlington, Ont., were returning to Canada from a holiday in the Dominican Republic when he was pulled from a security-check line at the airport. Now, Bennett faces drug charges after a piece of luggage was mistaken for being his. "The fact that he's being held on these bogus charges is just so against his character," Wilcox says of her husband.

McMaster University researchers create guidelines to help COVID-19 longhaulers

Researchers at McMaster University say they’ve created Canada’s first-ever comprehensive guidelines for diagnosing, managing, preventing, and treating post COVID-19 condition (PCC), more commonly known as long COVID.

Hamilton police charge Alberta man with murder in killing of Waterdown father of 2

An Alberta man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of 55-year-old Dirk Nyhuis who was found dead in his Waterdown home on March 6, Hamilton police say.

It's official. The Junos are coming back to Hamilton in 2026

Canada’s biggest night in music — the Juno Awards — is returning to Hamilton in 2026, the seventh time the city is hosting the event, organizers announced Thursday.

GO bus to stop in Six Nations, Mississaugas of the Credit, 1st Metrolinx route to reach First Nations

Members of Six Nations of the Grand River and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation are welcoming news that a GO bus route will soon make stops in both First Nations for the first time.