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Hamilton police board budget committee recommends 5.7% — $12.25M — increase for 2025
Hamilton's police board has recommended a 5.7 per cent, or approximately $12.25 million increase over last year for the 2025 budget.
Hamilton Cardinals sign Major League Baseball champ Fernando Rodney for 2025 season
The Hamilton Cardinals have made a 'significant' addition to their lineup with the signing this week of the former MLB all-star Fernando Rodney for the 2025 season.
What does affordable housing really mean? Kitchener MP calls on federal government to improve definition
Kitchener Centre MP Mike Morrice on Wednesday announced a private members motion calling on the federal government to adopt consistent criteria for what constitutes affordable housing, and how programs are funded.
How TheMuseum in Kitchener plans to help kids get letters to Santa Claus in lieu of postal strike
As a strike by Canada Post employees continues, TheMuseum in Kitchener is taking steps to ensure children’s wish lists make their way to Santa Claus in the North Pole.
Hamilton's Afro Canadian Caribbean Association marks 45 years, honours founding members
A group of immigrants who arrived in Hamilton in the late ‘50s and early ‘60s have laid a strong foundation for Black people to retain their culture while contributing to the wider Canadian society.
Man, 47, charged in St. Catharines homicide
Niagara police have charged a 47-year-old St Catharines man following a double-shooting on Friday that left one man dead.
City says it recorded 89,737 calls without residents' knowledge
In August, city officials learned 11 phone lines were recording calls without informing members of the public. It took three months for officials to share this.
Cambridge council votes in support of motion to clear encampments
A majority of Cambridge city councillors on Tuesday ignored pleas by three community advocates and voted to support a motion that would see municipalities clearing encampments, and moving people experiencing homelessness and addiction into treatment.
Waterloo region families call on Ontario coroner to speed up inquests
Family members of two men who died either in police custody or at the hands of the police are calling for coroner’s inquests to be held in a more timely manner.
Why Cambridge's mayor wants Ford to use notwithstanding clause for encampment action
Mayor Jan Liggett believes Ontario Premier Doug Ford has no choice but to use the notwithstanding clause if he wants to help municipalities deal with the issue of homeless encampments.