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Dozens of bursaries, scholarships handed out at 2025 John C. Holland Awards celebrating Black youth
A record 38 awards and scholarships were handed out during the 2025 Reverend John C. Holland Awards, an event celebrating Black youths' community achievements and contributions to Hamilton. One recipient, high school student Maya Ahmed, says when her name was called, it was "like I was just transported to a fantasy land."
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Ford's focus on tariffs not enough to 'unsettle' NDP in Niagara, most of Hamilton: expert
Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives (PCs) won a third straight majority government Thursday night, but in the Hamilton and Niagara region, the NDP were able to hold onto all but one of their seats that were at risk of a switch.
Ontario's top court dismisses Peter Khill's manslaughter conviction appeal but reduces sentence
An Ontario court has dismissed a conviction appeal by Hamilton man Peter Khill, who was found guilty in the shooting death of an Indigenous man in 2016, while agreeing to impose a lesser sentence. The decision comes after a Superior Court judge admitted he mistakenly read aloud the wrong prison term.
Trump tariff threats partly to blame for dip in Windsor-Detroit tunnel traffic, says CEO
The Windsor-Detroit Tunnel Corporation has seen daily traffic through the tunnel drop nearly nine per cent in the last four weeks according to its CEO Tal Czudner.
40 Hamilton stylists do their part to ease costs, giving free hair services to Black youth next month
For Debbie Johnson, the high cost of living has meant making fewer trips to the salon to get her daughter Harper's textured hair styled. On March 15, Black youth like Harper will benefit from an event organized by Hamilton hair stylist Lohifa Pogoson Acker, as dozens of stylists and barbers will offer free hair-care services to racialized youth.
Paying for every meal in packed Canadian restaurant, U.S. couple apologizes for Trump politics
“Everyone was cheering” after an American couple dining at a Windsor, Ont., restaurant on Saturday stood up, apologized for what U.S. President Donald Trump is doing, and paid for everyone's lunch, according to the co-owner of Toast, a local restaurant.
St. Clair College students vote on bus pass referendum, mayor says Transit Windsor is 'not a free service'
The Transit Windsor Saints Bus Pass for students at St. Clair College is set to increase in August, but students are voting in a referendum this week which will determine whether or not to continue with it.
Hamilton crews continue to clear snow near schools, businesses and waterfront trail
Snow removal operations are continuing this week, the City of Hamilton says, following significant snowfall over the weekend that dumped about 31 centimetres of snow in the area in two days.
Brace for 'bitter cold' Environment Canada says, as Hamilton digs out from significant snowfall
As people in Hamilton and surrounding areas continue to dig out from Saturday’s and Sunday’s “significant snowfall,” Environment Canada is warning of a cold snap in the coming days.
City of Hamilton opens 55 new affordable housing units for vulnerable women and children
The City of Hamilton added 55 affordable housing units available for rent with the opening of a new building on Bay Street North on Monday.