Happy St. Patrick's Day!
In the mid-1800s, a sizable portion of the inhabitants of Hamilton were Irish, and the vast majority of them were Catholic. And so when the second bishop of the local diocese purchased a swampy plot of land to build a church, the community decided it should be named after the Irish St. Patrick. The 13th-century Gothic structure is the second oldest church in town, designed by Irish architect Joseph C. Connolly.
The popular connotation of the day has more to do with green-dyed beer and less with going to church, for most people at least. But the parish invites those so inclined to Mass at 12:15 p.m., or to take a virtual tour of their beautiful building online.
There is a slight delay reported on the 6:32 a.m. train out of Hamilton bound for Toronto, and a 25-minute delay on the westbound Toronto-to-Aldershot train.
Here's what's being reported on the roads:
- There's a vehicle blocking the left lane of the Toronto-bound QEW, and emergency crews are on scene. 6:46 a.m.
- Hamilton Police aren't reporting any collisions on local roads.
In keeping with the Irish theme, it's a little wet this morning. It'll be cloudy with a 40 per cent chance of showers, clearing later this morning. Winds will be gusting up to 50 km/h, and the temperature will fall to –3 C this afternoon.
Overnight, expect those winds to continue up to 50 km/h with a low of –8 C.
In case you missed it, here are some tips to avoid flooding as all that snow melts.
How's this for a springy sight? The free-admission spring bulb show at Gage Park is on until Sunday:
The Ontario government now has until April 2 to appeal a controversial court ruling that said the family of an 11-year-old First Nations girl with cancer has a constitutional right to choose traditional aboriginal medicine over chemotherapy.
MP and Green Party leader Elizabeth May was in Hamilton Friday and talked with us about air and water quality, the need she sees for Great Lakes cleanup and rail cargo safety.
Ontario's highest court dismissed an appeal Monday from a man who argued his gun offence convictions were the result of racial profiling. Richard Steele had argued he was a victim of "driving while black."
Hamilton police are looking for a robbery suspect who allegedly swung a belt at a young person and took his bike on the Mountain in Hamilton over the weekend.
This duckling may or may not represent how we're feeling this morning:
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