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Still-shuttered Marineland puts its amusement park rides up for sale
Marineland, the still-shuttered Niagara Falls aquarium and theme park where 18 beluga whales have died since 2019, has put its rides up for sale. The park has not indicated plans to open this summer.
'Rotten garbage' smell disturbs Cotton Factory tenants, neighbours after recycling site opens next door
In recent months, a liquids processing business on a residential street near the Cotton Factory has begun operating as a recycling transfer station, without providing notice or consulting the local community. The operator said the site is fully approved.
Ward 8 residents to head back to the polls to replace councillor in byelection
Residents of Ward 8 in the City of Hamilton are likely to soon go to the polls once again after councillors voted Wednesday to hold a byelection there to replace former councillor John-Paul Danko, who was recently elected as a member of parliament.
City of Hamilton infrastructure deficit is somewhere between $3B and $8B
Hamilton city councillors heard Wednesday that the municipality needs between $3 billion and $7 billion to repair and replace existing infrastructure over the next 10 years.
Battle of Stoney Creek win over the U.S. in 1813 offers lesson about peace, say re-enactment organizers
Despite the muskets, bayonets and firing cannons, organizers of the annual Battle of Stoney Creek re-enactment — which takes place this weekend — see the event as a celebration of peace.
Binbrook Pride brings community together, after a year of feeling both love and wrath of social media
Binbrook Pride host its fifth annual celebration Sunday at the fairgrounds. Despite the ups and downs of the past year, it's 'so important' for queer people in the rural area to show up and make themselves seen, says festival co-chair.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's dad says son's NBA MVP award is '100% surreal'
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s father says it’s “100 per cent surreal” witnessing his son being named the NBA's Most Valuable Player.
Former city director called off enforcement at Gore Park building that later collapsed: report
A City of Hamilton timeline of interactions with owners of the Gore Park buildings that collapsed in November shows a former director of licensing and bylaw services advised officers not to enforce deficiencies at the property on multiple occasions.
Bird electric scooter program expanding across a big swath of Hamilton Mountain
No longer is whipping along a city pathway with the wind in your hair just for lower-city residents.
Hamilton water operators go on strike demanding better pay from the city
Union says 54 workers have walked off the job after they failed to reach a collective bargaining agreement with the City of Hamilton by Tuesday night.