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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…...
Hamilton votes: Who is running in Ward 12 in the 2026 municipal election?
2+ week, 5+ day ago (206+ words) Hamilton residents head to the polls Monday, Oct. 26, 2026 to vote for councillors and the mayor in the municipal election. Here’s who is running for council in your ward and the key issues. Hamilton voters head to the polls to choose…...
Heat warning + Who killed Felicia Floriani? Police have a new lead: Top Hamilton stories today
1+ week, 4+ day ago (421+ words) One of the 52 Blanding’s turtles released by the Royal Botanical Gardens into Cootes Paradise Tuesday. Hamilton and area is under a heat warning this morning, a fog advisory has ended. The heat event is expected to continue through Wednesday and…...
Kelly leads Toronto to 37-22 Labour Day win over Ticats to clinch season series
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (900+ words) Toronto quarterback Chad Kelly (12) throws the ball during first half CFL football action in Hamilton on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Barry Gray HAMILTON - Chad Kelly and the Toronto Argonauts took a huge step toward punching their playoff ticket Monday....
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…...
Liberal leadership debate: Five candidates, no clear vision
4+ week, 1+ day ago (530+ words) They’re united against Doug Ford, but lack decisive proposals. From left, Ontario Liberal Party leadership candidates Lee Fairclough, Eric Lombardi, Navdeep Bains, Stephanie Bowman and Dylan Marando prior to their debate in Brampton on Monday. There was a provincial Liberal…...
Sept. 1: Doug Ford hiding behind Captain Canada cape and other letters to the editor
1+ week, 5+ day ago (491+ words) The premier should be spending our money on health care and education, not publicity stunts, a reader says. Premier Doug Ford unveils a sign for Lake Ontario at Fifty Point Conservation Area in Grimsby on Saturday. Ford is using the…...
Police ID remains near Barrie encampment as victim of 2025 double homicide
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (176+ words) A Barrie Police Service cruiser is shown in Barrie, Ont., on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Vanessa Tiberio BARRIE - Police in Barrie, Ont., say they have identified remains found last month as William “Blake” Robinson, the victim of an alleged…...
Back to school! + Here’s what mayor candidates have to say about crime in Hamilton: Top Spectator headlines today
5+ day, 6+ hour 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 business leaders to sports fans, Canada responds to trade war escalation
3+ week, 8+ hour ago (741+ words) Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks about Canada’s response to new U.S. tariffs during a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Patrick Doyle Rolled coils of steel sit in the yard at the ArcelorMittal…...