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Nunavut Teachers’ Association president hopes made-in-Nunavut curriculum expansion is a success
2+ week, 5+ day ago (555+ words) date, and we want to ensure that the Department of Education is learning and improving on their responsibilities...
Back to school! + Here’s what mayor candidates have to say about crime in Hamilton: Top Spectator headlines today
5+ day, 44+ min ago (326+ words) Here is what’s happening in Hamilton and the surrounding area this morning with your top news, weather and traffic. A pair of window washers clean the glass at the new Lincoln Alexander Hall student residences at McMaster University on Main…...
From teardown to triumph: A new beginning on St. Matthews Avenue in Hamilton
2+ week, 1+ day ago (563+ words) A new home is nearly finished — 18 months after construction next door left the original “imminently unsafe.” A new home has been built at 54 St. Matthews Ave. in Hamilton. In April 2025, the home that had stood there for more than 100 years…...
Voters head to the polls in federal byelection for Toronto’s Beaches-East York riding
1+ week, 6+ day ago (142+ words) Elections Canada signage is seen at an advance polling location, in Toronto, Friday, April 18, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Proctor TORONTO - Voters are heading to the polls today in the Liberal stronghold of Beaches—East York in Toronto. It’s one of…...
Why Ontario’s last long weekend of summer will feel a little different for some families this year
2+ week, 5+ day ago (251+ words) government offices will be closed on Labour Day. Schools, post offices, banks and libraries will also be...
Heritage Toronto’s Plaque Friday videos showcase city’s history with viral moments
3+ week, 4+ day ago (738+ words) TORONTO - If you’ve walked around Toronto, you might have noticed plaques scattered around the city. Some are new, some are old, and Heritage Toronto is trying to encourage people to stop and give them a read — through a weekly short-form…...
‘We are talking about people’s livelihoods’: Premier Holt responds to new U.S. tariffs
2+ week, 4+ day ago (330+ words) New Brunswick prepares countermeasures after the U.S. introduces tariffs that could impact hundreds of provincial jobs At a press conference on Monday, Aug. 24, New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt addressed the collapse of a proposed Canada-U.S. trade deal. The province was originally…...
In the news: Trade war ignites, Poilievre wants Parliament recalled, businesses brace
2+ week, 6+ day ago (865+ words) The Governor General of Canada Louise Arbour speaks at the 150th Commemoration marking the signing of Treaty 6 at Fort Carlton Provincial Historical Park, in Duck Lake, Sask., Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Matt Smith Supporters of Ukraine rally outside the Embassy…...
Hamilton votes: Who is running in Ward 1 in the 2026 municipal election?
2+ week, 5+ day ago (166+ words) Hamilton residents head to the polls Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. Here’s who is running for council in your ward and the key issues. Hamilton voters head to the polls to choose the next council on Oct. 26. Here are some key local issues…...
Graeme MacKay: Sneaky Doug Ford and his peeping Tories
3+ week, 5+ day ago (73+ words) The Spec Editorial cartoon for Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026 Graeme MacKay is an editorial cartoonist at The Hamilton Spectator. [email protected] Ontarioâs PC Party, under Doug Ford, faces backlash for a creepy surveillance operation on Bonnie Crombie in Jamaica and lavish use…...