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Justin Chandler @justinchandler.work · 04/06/2026

Tomorrow, my old comics radio show, Radio Free Krypton, returns to 1280 AM (and your podcast feed) for a special episode honouring the 10th anniversary of Met Radio (www.metradio.ca). Jacob and I interviewed friends of the show @jasonloo.bsky.social and @allisonmotoole.bsky.social. Stay tuned! 📻📚

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Justin Chandler @justinchandler.work · 09/02/2025

Stay safe, folks! Environment Canada snow warning for #HamOnt

Text reading:

What:
Snowfall accumulations of 15 to 20
cm possible.
Reduced visibility in heavy snow.
When:
Continuing tonight.
Additional information:
Snow associated with a fast moving low pressure system will continue tonight. The heaviest snowfall is expected this evening.
A narrow band of lake enhanced snow may develop off Lake Ontario impacting the area overnight. This may lead to snowfall amounts approaching 20 cm. There still remains a high degree of uncertainty as to whether or not the lake enhanced band develops. If it doesn't, then snowfall amounts will be in the 10 to 15 cm range.
The snow will taper to flurries early
Sunday morning.
Rapidly accumulating snow could make travel difficult over some locations.
Visibility may be suddenly reduced at times in heavy snow. Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become difficult to navigate due to accumulating snow.

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Justin Chandler @justinchandler.work · 31/01/2025

HSR reporting significant delays on most bus routes. Stay safe, #HamOnt. #OnStorm

Significant Weather Delays
Due to ongoing road and weather conditions, most bus routes are experiencing a significant delay. Please allow extra time for your journey and check real-time updates for the latest information on your route. We appreciate your patience as we work to keep you safe.
Posted on Jan 31, 2025 at 17:01
Source: Hamilton Street Railway

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Justin Chandler @justinchandler.work · 06/01/2025

“Justin Trudeau is expected to announce as early as Monday that he will resign as Liberal Party Leader, three sources said Sunday, as the Prime Minister faces a caucus revolt and dismal public opinion polls that show his party will likely be swept out of power by Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives.”

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Justin Chandler @justinchandler.work · 22/08/2024

[CN and CPKC] locked out workers in the early hours of Thursday saying they could not reach a deal with the union representing 9,300 engineers, conductors and yard workers. buff.ly/4fVipcs #HamOnt #Labour #CdnPoli

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Justin Chandler @justinchandler.work · 25/07/2024

People lined the main streets in Ohsweken, a community within Six Nations of the Grand River, on Wednesday to welcome hometown NHL hero Brandon Montour as he brought home the Stanley Cup. buff.ly/3yf0pc7 #SixNations #StanleyCup #NHL

A person in a hat and T-shirt hoists a big silver trophy

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Justin Chandler @justinchandler.work · 08/07/2024

A team of #McMaster University students in #HamOnt will soon head to Iceland, where they'll camp out by a series of underground lava tubes they plan to map with a drone. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Three young people pose outdoors in a field holding a drone and different electronics.

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Justin Chandler @justinchandler.work · 25/06/2024

The FloridaPanthers #StanleyCup win means a lot for Six Nations, community members say, and they're proud of Brandon Montour. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

A hockey player in a baseball cap holds a baby in the top of a big silver trophy, smiling.

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Justin Chandler @justinchandler.work · 24/06/2024

There was a soapy situation at a downtown Hamilton park Monday morning as the Gore Park fountain overflowed with bubbles. Like a dish-washing exercise gone wrong, suds spilled over the fountain's shallow concrete basin and onto the ground nearby. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #HamOnt

A fountain in a city park overflowing with soap

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Justin Chandler @justinchandler.work · 21/06/2024

A man is presumed dead after falling into the Niagara River whirlpool last weekend and regional police have suspended their formal search — although friends and family are working to encourage them to keep looking for the 25-year-old. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #Niagara

A person stands with their back to a river outdoors.

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Justin Chandler @justinchandler.work · 19/06/2024

A #HamOnt cyclist says several weeks after a driver hit him with a pick-up truck, the incident has caused significant physical damage — and damaged his sense of justice. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

A hill with a two-lane paved road winding down it

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Justin Chandler @justinchandler.work · 05/06/2024

A Hamilton man is relieved that his parents are safe in Canada after fleeing Gaza. However, he said, the family can't rest easy. His sister, her partner and their five children are still in Gaza, waiting to learn if they can get approval to join the others. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #HamOnt

Two older adults, two adults and two children pose by glowing neon YYZ letter in an airport.

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Justin Chandler @justinchandler.work · 04/06/2024

Police charged a #HamOnt woman, 39, with careless driving after they say she ran over a cyclist while turning into a downtown parking lot on Monday morning. The cyclist broke her pelvis and required surgery. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

A police officer carries a bicycle by the side of a city intersection.

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Justin Chandler @justinchandler.work · 03/06/2024

One of three peregrine falcon chicks nesting in downtown Hamilton has died, according to volunteer group Falconwatch. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... HamOnt

Gloved hands hold a fluffy peregrine falcon chick.

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Justin Chandler @justinchandler.work · 28/05/2024

Since 2021, Jones' team has released over 21,000 caterpillars and larvae at around 30 locations across Ontario. They only eat phragmites, Jones said, and as they grow, they'll "hopefully" munch through three or four stems and "do a fair amount of damage to the phragmites." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

A person in a plaid shirt stands amidst a swath of tall green and brown reeds on an overcast day.

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Justin Chandler @justinchandler.work · 16/05/2024

The trio of peregrine falcon chicks nesting in downtown Hamilton are all female, and as of Wednesday, they have names: Blakeley, Westdale and Stinson: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #HamOnt

A smiling person in a chefs hat holds a falcon chick.

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Justin Chandler @justinchandler.work · 23/04/2024

Hamilton photographer Jessie Golem was a basic income recipient as part of the program the Ford government cancelled in 2018. Now, she's part of a class action taking the province to court for damages. She says Ontario should fight poverty, not the lawsuit. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #OnPoli

A person speaks into a mic at a lectern, flanked by two others.

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Justin Chandler @justinchandler.work · 23/04/2024

Bring on the blooms 🌸 "Cherry blossoms and star magnolias will be eye candy for people out and about in the Hamilton area" www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

A closeup of pink magnolia flowers on a tree

A bee polinates white cherry blossoms on a tree branch

A closeup of pink flowers blooming on a tree low to the ground

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Justin Chandler @justinchandler.work · 16/04/2024

For budding Black business owners, education and administrative support are valuable, and so is having a group of peers to talk to. That's been the experience of three Ontario entrepreneurs who participate in the Southwestern Ontario Black Entrepreneurship Network: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #HamOnt

A portrait of a person in a blazer standing in front of a brick wall.

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Justin Chandler @justinchandler.work · 12/04/2024

While erosion along Hamilton's escarpment has caused costly clean-ups and headaches for drivers on the city's Mountain passes, researchers are trying to better understand the phenomenon to help the city respond to it: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #HamOnt

A rock face in winter with a large outcropping in the middle

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Justin Chandler @justinchandler.work · 08/04/2024

It's #Eclipse2024 Day! Here's what to expect in #HamOnt and #Niagara: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Justin Chandler @justinchandler.work · 05/04/2024

👀 🌞🚗 Eye injuries and car crashes: Some risks that go up during an eclipse and how to prevent harm buff.ly/4aFNnSl And I'll be in #HamOnt reporting live on News Network come #Eclipse Day! #CBC #Eclipse2024

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Justin Chandler @justinchandler.work · 03/04/2024

This Hamilton optician's experience in South Africa was eye-opening. Now she's started her own practice: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #HamOnt

Portrait of a person by a glasses display case indoors.

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Justin Chandler @justinchandler.work · 03/04/2024

A volunteer committee made up of current and former Hamilton Police Service members pulled support the YWCA Hamilton after an activist criticized police in a speech at a recent gala: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #HamOnt

A group of people pose in a line indoors. Most are in police uniforms.

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Justin Chandler @justinchandler.work · 25/03/2024

As thousands of runners neared the finish line on Sunday's Around the Bay Road Race, they were greeted with cheers, music, noisemakers and dancing — and at least one cheeky sign: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #HamOnt

A person in a toque and winter coat holds a bristle-board sign reading "Don't trust a fart after this point!"

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Justin Chandler @justinchandler.work · 21/03/2024

Biking around Hamilton is about to get quite a bit easier for McMaster University students, thanks to a small group of young people on campus who say they are "passionate" about making change and helped push a referendum on the issue forward: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #HamOnt

Four people stand arm in arm in front of a bike rack in the snow outside.

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Justin Chandler @justinchandler.work · 20/03/2024

Hamilton is set to see a new cast of baby peregrine falcons this year as two eggs have been spotted atop the Sheraton Hotel: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #HamOnt

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Justin Chandler @justinchandler.work · 18/03/2024

A late-night rock through the window, an unknown person pounding on the door and someone ransacking an apartment are a few of the problems two Hamilton tenants say they are dealing with. And that's just this month. Fighting eviction, 2 #HamOnt tenants feel unsafe after break-ins: buff.ly/49TTYc3

Two people stand by side by side in a front yard before a building's garden

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Justin Chandler @justinchandler.work · 12/03/2024

Federal funding announcements aren't always as emotional as one held Monday morning in Hamilton's east end. People teared up, hugged and expressed their appreciation for one another's work on a long-term Indigenous health and housing project. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #HamOnt

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Justin Chandler @justinchandler.work · 06/03/2024

The new Netflix movie Code 8 Part II is set in the fictional Lincoln City, but some of the millions of viewers who have streamed it in its first few days may recognize Ontario. The film was shot in cities including #HamOnt, whose history helped inspire the setting: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

An edited portrait of two men in front of a backdrop of a city with drones in its sky.

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Justin Chandler @justinchandler.work · 05/03/2024

The federal government is extending a program aimed at helping wine makers become more resilient in the face of challenges such as climate change. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #Niagara

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Justin Chandler @justinchandler.work · 29/02/2024

Robert Cockcroft's advice for people in Hamilton on April 8? Don't leave town — and expect some guests. The director of McMaster University's William J. McCallion Planetarium shared why this region will be such a great place from which to view the eclipse: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #HamOnt

A person in paper eclipse glasses looks up at the sun.

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Justin Chandler @justinchandler.work · 28/02/2024

As Hamilton's Playhouse Cinema prepares a screening of his 1981 cult-classic slasher My Bloody Valentine, director George Mihalka and local special effects artists Brian Rowe and Desirée van de Laar talked peel back the bloody curtain on the city's horror movie scene: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

A portrait of a person in glasses and a black jacket.

A portrait of two people posing in front of horrific models of human heads.

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Justin Chandler @justinchandler.work · 23/02/2024

"A judge has sentenced a Hamilton man to seven years in jail after he brought his illegal handgun to a party in 2020, which someone else accidentally fired, killing 17-year-old Myah Larmond." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #HamOnt via @bobbyhristova.bsky.social

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Justin Chandler @justinchandler.work · 23/02/2024

"McMaster University's Department of Physics and Astronomy is partnering with libraries in Hamilton and surrounding areas to provide free glasses so that people can safely view the solar eclipse on April 8." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #HamOnt

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Justin Chandler @justinchandler.work · 22/02/2024

Canada's comedy legends celebrated in Hamilton as hall of fame dream gets revived: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... Jim Carrey, Eugene Levy, Billy Van among those to be inducted into a virtual hall of fame this year

A smiling person in a hat points to a poster on a wall reading "Canadian Comedy Hall of Fame Festival Hamilton."

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Justin Chandler @justinchandler.work · 22/02/2024

It's mating season for coyotes. Here's how to limit encounters and stay safe: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... Coyotes are more likely to be out during the day during January and February as they seek to mate

A coyote seen on snowy ground through bare branches

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Justin Chandler @justinchandler.work · 21/02/2024

Mayor defends Hamilton police budget while experts weigh in on board's power to change it: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #HamOnt

Portait of a person seated in a chair next to a Canadian flag draped on a pole.

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Justin Chandler @justinchandler.work · 20/02/2024

Wearing green to show solidarity with my fellow CBC workers as our bargaining committee negotiates a fair deal. #CMGatCBC #GCMàRC x.com/conradcollac...

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Justin Chandler @justinchandler.work · 18/02/2024

I talked with Niagara's new police chief about his priorities, policing transnational crime, building trust with communities and community concerns of systemic racism: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #Niagara

A portrait of a seated person in a police uniform.

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Justin Chandler @justinchandler.work · 16/02/2024

This week, community members gathered in Hamilton where Heather Gillings's body was found in 1995, to remember her and the thousands of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, two-spirit and trans people. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #HamOnt

Paper hearts posted onto a city lamp post seen up close

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Justin Chandler @justinchandler.work · 15/02/2024

Hamilton city council is set to pass a 2024 municipal budget that will see a 5.8 per cent residential property tax increase, or about $286 more per household compared to last year. More to come: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #HamOnt

A sign in front of ground-level windows that spells out "Hamilton"

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Justin Chandler @justinchandler.work · 12/02/2024

The Hamilton Naturalists' Club was recently honoured for work revitalizing wetlands in Grimsby that it started over 20 years ago. Nearby, the Hamilton Conservation Authority is building several new wetlands — all in a region where that natural feature is disappearing. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

A wooden observation tower between three wetlands

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Justin Chandler @justinchandler.work · 09/02/2024

"You can stick me in the desert with nothing and I'm going to come out owning the desert." Private jets, yachts and parties: Ontario landlords flaunted lavish lifestyle as business began to crumble www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #HamOnt

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Justin Chandler @justinchandler.work · 07/02/2024

From Arkells to Zoon — Hamilton, Burlington and Niagara area musicians earn Juno nominations: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #Junos

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