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Hamilton Spectator @thespec1846.bsky.social · 12m

Construction on the brand new, two-level location in the former Sears space is nearing completion.

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New two-level Walmart at Lime Ridge Mall opening soon, months ahead of schedule

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Hamilton Spectator @thespec1846.bsky.social · 1h

Victim from Cambridge died after car collided with tractor-trailer near Windham Centre

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Driver killed in head-on crash with tractor-trailer

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Hamilton Spectator @thespec1846.bsky.social · 2h

Specialized court makes room for elders’ guidance and cultural practices, while judges retain authority over sentencing decisions.

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Hamilton’s Indigenous Peoples’ Court offers a different path toward justice

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Hamilton Spectator @thespec1846.bsky.social · 2h

Police investigating “targeted” shooting near 461 Green Rd. around 7:30 a.m. Sunday

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Police find signs of injury, but no victim in Stoney Creek shooting

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Hamilton Spectator @thespec1846.bsky.social · 3h

Hamilton police temporarily put St. Charles Learning Centre on E 5th Street into lockdown.

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Hamilton student taken to hospital after BB gun incident

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Hamilton Spectator @thespec1846.bsky.social · 3h

Police said a pickup truck left the roadway in the area of Cayuga Rd. and 6th Line and struck a large tree.

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Fatal Thanksgiving Day crash in Ohsweken leaves 18-year-old dead

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Hamilton Spectator @thespec1846.bsky.social · 4h

We are losing jobs all over the place and yet high paying government positions are increasing right before our eyes, a reader complains.

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Oct. 13: OSAP freeze harms Hamilton students and other letters to the editor

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Hamilton Spectator @thespec1846.bsky.social · 5h

McLean Centre gives DeGroote students a live trading floor, robot labs, AI hub and room to ‘collide’

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McMaster's new $50M business centre is 10 floors of hands-on learning and panoramic Hamilton views

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Hamilton Spectator @thespec1846.bsky.social · 5h

The Ward 6 assistant to councillor Tom Jackson was one of the city’s longest-serving employees. Colleagues remember a ‘matriarch’ of councillors’ offices

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Nancy Burden dies at 70 after 50 years at Hamilton city hall

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Hamilton Spectator @thespec1846.bsky.social · 6h

Victim of ‘horrific’ Waterford crash airlifted to hospital; man saved from fiery wreckage charged with impaired driving

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'It was carnage': Former Ontario firefighter pulls driver from fiery car crash

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Hamilton Spectator @thespec1846.bsky.social · 6h

Here is what’s happening in Hamilton and the surrounding area this morning with your top news stories.

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Tuesday Hamilton road closures, weather updates and top news of the morning

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Hamilton Spectator @thespec1846.bsky.social · 7h

While people worry about "Terminator" becoming a reality, the world's climate continues to slide toward a point of no return.

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Greg Perry: Worrying about the climate crisis is so 2025

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Hamilton Spectator @thespec1846.bsky.social · 7h

A $5.2-billion backlog and rising service costs make promises to cap municipal tax increases at inflation difficult to deliver.

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When it comes to tax cuts, Hamilton gets what it pays for

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Hamilton Spectator @thespec1846.bsky.social · 8h

“Tranq dope” in Hamilton's street drugs is causing heavy sedation and severe withdrawal symptoms, says MPP Dr. Robin Lennox.

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Ontario MPP raises alarm over veterinary tranquilizer-tainted opioids sending overdose patients to ICU

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Hamilton Spectator @thespec1846.bsky.social · 8h

Specialized court makes room for elders’ guidance and cultural practices, while judges retain authority over sentencing decisions.

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Hamilton’s Indigenous Peoples’ Court offers a different path toward justice

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Hamilton Spectator @thespec1846.bsky.social · 23h

One Hamilton homeowner said rats began burrowing into his home shortly after the intersection at Main Street East and Ottawa Street North was closed for LRT construction.

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LRT construction sends rats into nearby homes

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Hamilton Spectator @thespec1846.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Spider's Community Services, a Hamilton volunteer group, regularly hosts food giveaways and cleanups.

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They were houseless for two years. Now, they're handing out Thanksgiving meals

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Hamilton Spectator @thespec1846.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

President of United Steelworkers Local 1005 says Stelco's American owners are trying to use layoffs to get Ottawa to accept a deal with the U.S. that will likely "hurt Canadians overall."

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Stelco owner using layoffs to pressure Ottawa into a trade deal that will 'hurt Canadians,' union says

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Hamilton Spectator @thespec1846.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Hamilton police are investigating scam phone calls in which suspects pose as police officers and ask for money.

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Suspects pose as officers, ask for cash in fraudulent phone calls, Hamilton police say

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Hamilton Spectator @thespec1846.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Hamilton police were called to a Book Road West property after three heavy machines were allegedly set ablaze.

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Hamilton police probing suspected arson at rural Ancaster property

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Hamilton Spectator @thespec1846.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Hamilton police and the Ontario fire marshal are investigating what caused a garage explosion on Springside Drive that critically injured a man

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Hamilton garage explosion: police search Springside home

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Hamilton Spectator @thespec1846.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Delayed-onset muscle soreness, or DOMS, isn't caused by lactic acid. Here is why you're sore after a workout.

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Why do your muscles hurt two days after exercise?

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Hamilton Spectator @thespec1846.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Women underrepresented in public memorials, but remembered through history walks and cemetery tours.

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The women missing from monuments

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Hamilton Spectator @thespec1846.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

By the break, Hamilton hadn’t scored a point and quarterback Harrison Frost had been sacked three times.

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Hamilton Ticats' offence disappears in loss to Edmonton Elks: 'We got whipped in the first half'

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Hamilton Spectator @thespec1846.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Candidates vary on tax relief and other letters to the editor

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Spectator readers write

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Hamilton Spectator @thespec1846.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

At some point, managers of successful companies will face human right complaint

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Making good notes saves companies money

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Hamilton Spectator @thespec1846.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Jakub Szott, Wynton McManis and Kurleigh Gittens Jr. judge two teams’ menus inspired by game-day food.

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Tiger-Cats chat game-day memories ahead of 'MasterChef Canada' appearance

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Hamilton Spectator @thespec1846.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

The Smashing Pumpkins played their first-ever Hamilton show, celebrating 31 years of “Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.”

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Smashing Pumpkins deliver nearly 3 hours of ’90 nostalgia at sold-out TD Coliseum in Hamilton

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Hamilton Spectator @thespec1846.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

It’s helped patients stabilize and get secure housing, but its funding remains uncertain.

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Hamilton addiction outreach brings treatment to patients

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Hamilton Spectator @thespec1846.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Is Costco open? Can I grab some flowers or a pumpkin pie on the way to dinner? Can I go to the drug store, see a movie or go to a pumpkin patch?

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What’s open and closed in Hamilton on Thanksgiving Monday, from Costco to LCBO

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Hamilton Spectator @thespec1846.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

One Hamilton homeowner said rats began burrowing into his home shortly after the intersection at Main Street East and Ottawa Street North was closed for LRT construction.

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LRT construction sends rats into nearby homes

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Hamilton Spectator @thespec1846.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Spider's Community Services, a Hamilton volunteer group, regularly hosts food giveaways and cleanups.

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They were houseless for two years. Now, they're handing out Thanksgiving meals

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Hamilton Spectator @thespec1846.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Police officer arrested for breaching a court order was previously charged in a “historical domestic incident.”

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Cop charged with breaching a court order after previous domestic violence charge

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