McMaster opens centre to bring research into 21st century

To hear Dale Askey tell it, the university research process is pretty outdated. "Researchers walk in, sit down, stare at their computer and walk out. They probably wouldn't even talk to anybody all day," Askey said. "That's very 20th century. Or even...

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Crews breaking ground on Hamilton health complex

By Samantha Craggs, CBC News Posted: Nov 30, 2012 7:06 AM ET Last Updated: Nov 30, 2012 7:04 AM ET   Shovels will officially go in the ground Monday on the new McMaster University Health Campus on Main Street East. McMaster officials...

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Non-profits work together for hungry Hamiltonians during holidays

By Kaleigh Rogers, CBC News Posted: Nov 30, 2012 7:42 AM ET Last Updated: Nov 30, 2012 7:41 AM ET   When 2,500 people wait in line — some for up to four hours — just to get a hot meal, it's clear the holiday season keeps Hamilton's non-profits...

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Hamilton's Junior Boys perform on Q

video CBC News Posted: Nov 30, 2012 8:18 AM ET Last Updated: Nov 30, 2012 10:36 AM ET   Do you need more proof that Jian Ghomeshi host of Q on CBC Radio really digs Hamilton? Hamilton's electropop stars Junior Boys let loose on Ghomeshi's...

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NHL players, Hamilton labour expert weigh in on NHL lockout

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman proposed Thursday that the leadership from both sides step aside for the next bargaining session, leaving a group of owners and players to try and break the current NHL lockout stalemate. (Kathy Willens/Associated Press)...

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Hamilton elementary teachers to give 'ample notice' of strikes

Parents will get three days' notice when elementary teachers and education professionals move ahead with planned strikes next month, the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario said Wednesday. A Wednesday news release from ETFO said there are currently...

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Hamilton boosts loans for Royal Connaught, Vrancor and others

Council approves $200k ahead of budget By Samantha Craggs, CBC News Posted: Nov 29, 2012 7:22 AM ET Last Updated: Nov 29, 2012 7:20 AM ET   City council has voted to put more money into a loan program to make room for the Royal Connaught...

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Home on Hamilton's Wilson St. in flames again

By Kaleigh Rogers, CBC News Posted: Nov 29, 2012 8:37 AM ET Last Updated: Nov 29, 2012 9:32 AM ET An early morning fire on Wilson St., at a former marijuana grow op, is under investigation by police. At 2:55 Thursday morning, Hamilton police...

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Mustard Seed downtown food co-op launching membership campaign

new By Kaleigh Rogers, CBC News Posted: Nov 29, 2012 9:28 AM ET Last Updated: Nov 29, 2012 9:56 AM ET   The organizers behind the Mustard Seed Co-op grocery store will take the next big step towards realizing their dream at a public...

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Brantford casino could be Hamilton's future

Open every day of the year — including Christmas — OLG Brantford Casino is a sensory experience. Rows of slot machines flash millions of bright lights in every direction. Strains of music compete with each other. There's music on the overhead radio....

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Local filmmaker creates tribute to Hamilton Harbour

Mayor Bob Bratina narrates By Flannery Dean, CBC News Posted: Nov 28, 2012 7:42 AM ET Last Updated: Nov 28, 2012 7:47 AM ET   Hamiltonians may be unaware of how important the city's Harbourfront really was to its development, said filmmaker...

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Hamilton homes some of most affordable in Canada

Survey conducted prices of 4-bedroom homes across North America CBC News Posted: Nov 28, 2012 9:09 AM ET Last Updated: Nov 28, 2012 9:01 AM ET   Looking for a family home? Hamilton may be the place to go. A new survey names Steel City...

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Reduced Hamilton police budget would mean less service: chief

Police asking for $7.1M increase By Samantha Craggs, CBC News Posted: Nov 27, 2012 8:42 PM ET Last Updated: Nov 27, 2012 8:26 PM ET   If Hamilton police do not get a $7.1-million budget increase, the Mountain and east-end stations will...

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Hamilton's water services safe from CETA, say Council of Canadians and CUPE

By Flannery Dean, CBC News Posted: Nov 28, 2012 7:22 AM ET Last Updated: Nov 28, 2012 7:21 AM ET   Hamilton water services won't be on the table during the ongoing talks between Canada and the EU for the Canada-European Union Comprehensive...

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What's the social cost of a casino in Hamilton? Brantford knows

Near the OLG Casino Brantford, Darren Blackey and Ian Jones sit at a bar on a Thursday afternoon and talk about the local amenity. Blackey lives a four-minute walk from the casino but rarely goes. Jones hasn't been there for a year. The reason? "Sometimes...

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Some Brantford charities hurt by post-casino bingo closure

When Bill Sanderson discusses the OLG Casino Brantford, the frustration still inches into his voice. Sanderson is the former voluntary general manager of the Brantford Charities Bingo Palace, where 28 charities once rallied to raise money for their...

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Hamilton group looks at making Queen and Cannon two-way

By Samantha Craggs, CBC News Posted: Nov 27, 2012 7:14 AM ET Last Updated: Nov 27, 2012 7:34 AM ET   When Joe Collins moved to Hamilton from Vancouver nearly two years ago, he found a lot to like. Living in a condo in the Pigott building,...

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Bone fragment testing in Treadwell case could take a month

new CBC News Posted: Nov 27, 2012 9:02 AM ET Last Updated: Nov 27, 2012 10:27 AM ET DNA testing to determine if the bone fragments found during a search for the remains of a 62-year-old woman could take a month, Hamilton Police said Tuesday...

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Is Laval eyeing Hamilton's Bulldogs?

No new lease, yet, for the Bulldogs in Hamilton CBC News Posted: Nov 27, 2012 8:45 AM ET Last Updated: Nov 27, 2012 9:46 AM ET   It looks like Montreal Canadiens owner Geoff Molson might have his sights set on Hamilton's hockey team....

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Masked man robs Mountain pizzeria

CBC News Posted: Nov 27, 2012 10:21 AM ET Last Updated: Nov 27, 2012 10:19 AM ET Hamilton police are looking for a man who robbed a pizzeria Monday afternoon on Mohawk Road W., near Magnolia. On Nov. 26 at approximately 5:15 p.m., a man wearing...

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Argos fans thrilled with Grey Cup in city starved for a championship

Over one hundred years after the first Grey Cup was played, the Toronto Argonauts brought the iconic trophy back to where it all started. A sold-out crowd of 53,208 at the Rogers Centre rose to their feet and erupted into a deafening roar as the final...

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Casino means money for a new downtown, Brantford mayor says

Sitting tidy and groomed between Colborne to Dalhousie streets, Harmony Square is a symbol of Brantford's new downtown. The square is home to year-round events. It holds a skating rink in the winter and a splash pad in the summer. Built in 2008, the...

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Hamilton course helps teenagers become father figures

Fatherhood class is being offered only at Sir Winston Churchill S.S. By Julia Chapman, CBC News Posted: Nov 26, 2012 7:25 AM ET Last Updated: Nov 26, 2012 10:36 AM ET   Teacher Taylor Elson has been at Sir Winston Churchill S.S. for five...

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Foster parents urgently needed in Hamilton

'When it comes to finding homes for children under five, we are in crisis' By Denise Davy, special to CBC News Posted: Nov 26, 2012 8:23 AM ET Last Updated: Nov 26, 2012 8:22 AM ET   Rachel Threlkeld, Homes for Kids coordinator, talks...

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Hamilton Bulldogs lose Lake Eerie Monsters

The Canadian Press Posted: Nov 26, 2012 10:13 AM ET Last Updated: Nov 26, 2012 10:15 AM ET   Sami Aittokallio stopped 41 shots as the Lake Erie Monsters defeated the Hamilton Bulldogs 4-1 in American Hockey League action Sunday. Bill...

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Police continue to comb field for missing woman's body

CBC News Posted: Nov 24, 2012 9:11 AM ET Last Updated: Nov 24, 2012 9:10 AM ET Police and forensic experts spent a second day combing a field near Winona, Ont., on Friday searching for the remains of a Stoney Creek woman. "They were out searching...

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Man stabbed in Hamilton's Hess Village

CBC News Posted: Nov 24, 2012 10:17 AM ET Last Updated: Nov 24, 2012 10:16 AM ET   A man was stabbed in Hess Village early Saturday morning, police say. Officers were called to George Street in Hamilton around 2:30 a.m. There had been...

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Hamilton Police seek $7.1M budget increase

By Adam Carter, CBC News Posted: Nov 24, 2012 4:11 PM ET Last Updated: Nov 24, 2012 4:29 PM ET   The Hamilton Police Service is looking for a $7.1 million increase for its 2013 operating budget — something some councilors say the city...

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Man sent to hospital after home invasion, beating

By Adam Carter, CBC News Posted: Nov 25, 2012 9:40 AM ET Last Updated: Nov 25, 2012 9:39 AM ET   Three masked men beat a man in his east end residence early Sunday, and police aren't yet sure why they did it. Around 3:20 a.m., three men...

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Hamilton firefighters save man trapped in burning apartment

CBC News Posted: Nov 25, 2012 10:06 AM ET Last Updated: Nov 25, 2012 10:05 AM ET   A man has been sent to hospital with serious injuries after firefighters found him collapsed in a burning basement early Sunday. Just before 5:30 a.m.,...

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