Port Fuels 'confident' gasification plant will pass environmental review

Port Fuels, the company behind a controversial waste-to-energy "gasification" plant proposal for Hamilton's waterfront, says it welcomes a third-party review of the potential environmental impacts of its project. That comes after the city's consulting...

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GO Transit to up fares on Sunday

Hamilton-Toronto fare set to rise by 50 cents CBC News Posted: Jan 30, 2015 4:50 PM ET Last Updated: Jan 30, 2015 4:50 PM ET External Links (Note: CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external links.)...

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Super mailboxes will likely cost city nearly $2M, report says

Canada Post's plan to cancel door-to-door mail service and install community mailboxes will likely cost Hamilton millions, a new city report shows. But the Crown corporation says it shouldn't cost nearly that much. Canada Post plans to install...

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Hamilton's new stadium to miss yet another completion deadline

Hamilton's stadium won't be done by Jan. 31, missing yet another deadline after it was supposed to be finished last June.  The city's head of public works, Gerry Davis, said the $145-million Tim Hortons Field will definitely miss Saturday's...

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Streaming music: a villain or saviour for local labels?

The CD is lying in a shallow grave, and the music industry is about to dig another one for digital downloads. That's because people just aren't buying music the way they used to, according to the 2014 Nielsen Music Canada report, which tracks music...

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Barton St. apartment fire is under investigation

Tenants of seven-storey apartment building evacuated Thursday evening CBC News Posted: Jan 30, 2015 8:32 AM ET Last Updated: Jan 30, 2015 8:32 AM ET A fire in a seven-storey apartment building on Barton Street East forced tenants to evacuate...

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Report warns Hamilton gasification plant needs independent review

A consultant's report to the city warns that the potential environmental impacts of the proposed gasification waste-to-energy plant for Pier 15 "may not have been appropriately assessed." WSP Canada, hired by the city to review...

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Paid duty policing costs are 'killing' us: Hess Village bar

Another Hess Village nightclub was hauled before the city's licensing tribunal Thursday, as businesses in Hamilton's entertainment district struggle to cope with a controversial bylaw that forces them to hire paid duty police officers. Social Bar and...

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Hamilton weather, traffic and more: Daystarter Friday

If you needed more of a reason than just "it's a snowy Friday and I feel like it" to eat a croissant this morning, you can indulge in solidarity with others celebrating National Croissant Day today.  Mmm, croissants. Where's the best place in town...

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Almost 3,000 Ontario health workers go on strike

The Ontario Nurses' Association says almost 3,000 community health workers are on strike today. The union says nine of 10 bargaining units of workers with the province's Community Care Access Centres have voted to strike. The workers include...

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Ride the bus to work? Councillors say they can't or won't

Environment Hamilton has set up an online fundraiser to persuade city councillors voting on important transit-related matters to ride the bus to get a better feel for what the service is like. With a title of "Throw Council on the Bus," the campaign...

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Police risk contaminating evidence without more forensics space: chief

Hamilton's police chief says the service needs a new investigative services building to guarantee that evidence doesn't get contaminated, among other factors. Chief Glenn De Caire told councillors on Wednesday that there have been no court cases lost...

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2025 Hamilton is an oppressive dystopia in new Toronto web series

Welcome to 2025 Hamilton – where cash is king, corporations rule, and the city has become a "special economic zone" where companies violate environmental and wage laws in the name of profit. That's the world Toronto writer Jim Munroe created in Haphead,...

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Hamilton weather, traffic and more: Daystarter Thursday

If you don't know the term Alberta clipper, you might after today. Environment Canada issued a special weather statement stating the weather system may bring 5-10 centimetres of snow as the day goes on, something the forecaster warns could snarl the...

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Pat Quinn to receive special memorial mass in Hamilton

New Hockey legend would have turned 72 today CBC News Posted: Jan 29, 2015 9:51 AM ET Last Updated: Jan 29, 2015 9:51 AM ET Pat Quinn, the Hamilton-born Canadian hockey icon, would have turned 72 today and this weekend he will...

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OPP name two men killed Tuesday in crash south of Hamilton

The Ontario Provincial Police tweeted this picture just before 9:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, just a few hours after a fatal collision on Highway 6 south of Hamilton. (Twitter @OPP_GTATraffic) Ontario Provincial Police have released the names of two men...

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U.S. Steel pensioners at risk: City report

About one of every 72 Hamiltonians is a U.S. Steel pensioner, and a new report outlines just how much they —and the city— stand to lose depending on the outcome of the company's bankrupcty protection process . City staff issued a report...

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Fully funded LRT? Half of Hamilton council still won't say yes

Judi Partridge and Brenda Johnson talk to reporters about the LRT announcement 1:33 Judi Partridge and Brenda Johnson talk to reporters about the LRT announcement 1:33 Hamilton's mayor announced Monday that the province is willing to...

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Lanes reopen after death on eastbound 403 in Burlington

CBC News Posted: Jan 28, 2015 7:26 AM ET Last Updated: Jan 28, 2015 8:04 AM ET The eastbound Highway 403 lanes at Waterdown Rd. in Burlington have reopened after a more than five-hour investigation into collision that killed a 23-year-old...

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Hamilton weather, traffic and more: Daystarter Wednesday

Good morning, Hamilton. Traffic was snarled this morning, backed up nearly eight kilometres for an investigation into a traffic accident that killed a 23-year-old Burlington woman.  Driving a red Suzuki, the woman was ejected from the vehicle...

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2015 Juno Award nominations to be announced today

New Watch the announcement being livestreamed here from Toronto, starting at 11 a.m. ET CBC News Posted: Jan 27, 2015 9:53 AM ET Last Updated: Jan 27, 2015 10:15 AM ET The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences is revealing...

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Province will fully fund LRT capital costs, mayor says

Fred Eisenberger on the LRT promise 1:01 Fred Eisenberger on the LRT promise 1:01 Fred Eisenberger on how he'll get council on board with LRT 0:43 Fred Eisenberger on how he'll get council on board with LRT 0:43 ...

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City making contingency plans in case of Pan Am labour disruptions

The city is working on back-up plans in case one of more of its unions — including transit drivers, landscapers, garbage collectors, and others — are on strike for the 2015 Pan Am Games. And right now, that's a possibility. 'Hopefully we...

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5 photos that help tell the story of Hamilton's sex workers

Andrea Carlton knows the kind of isolation sex workers can feel from their community and their neighbours. She spent nine years in the sex trade at the street level. It wasn't a choice – it rarely is on the street. It was a necessity to fuel an addiction...

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2 dead after fiery Mt. Hope crash

Two men are dead after a fiery, multiple car crash in Mt. Hope near Hamilton Tuesday morning. Ontario Provincial Police say Highway 6 will be closed for several hours while they investigate the collision at Chippewa Road West, south of Airport Road....

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City making contingency plans in case of Pan Am labour disruptions

The city is working on back-up plans in case one of more of its unions — including transit drivers, landscapers, garbage collectors, and others — are on strike for the 2015 Pan Am Games. And right now, that's a possibility. 'Hopefully we...

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Morphine too risky for kids after sleep apnea surgery: researchers

Clinicians are being asked to rethink post-operative care for children with sleep apnea, and avoid prescribing morphine, following clinical trials that revealed the drug can cause life-threatening breathing problems.  Midway through 2014, researchers...

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Province needs to fix psych test funding: school board

It's up to the province to alleviate the oppressively long wait times students are facing for special education testing in Hamilton, says the school board's chair.   It's a systemic problem that's been on the board's radar for years, says...

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Hamilton under snow squall warning

About 5 to 10 cm of snow expected throughout the day CBC News Posted: Jan 26, 2015 8:19 AM ET Last Updated: Jan 26, 2015 10:04 AM ET Hamilton is under a snow squall warning, as a blast of winter is hitting the city Monday. Messy weather...

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City to begin dismantling the bus lane Monday night

The city will start removing the downtown transit lane on Monday night. Crews will remove the overhead and ground-mounted "bus only" signs along the two-kilometre stretch of King Street. It's a fast turnaround on the $100,000 removal job. City council...

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Police budget will go up 2.95 per cent - if the city says OK

Councillors will vote next week whether to accept a Hamilton police budget that is a 2.95-per cent increase over last year. Glenn De Caire, chief of Hamilton Police Services, will present at city council chambers on Wednesday, making the case for what...

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