26-04-2025
Top Hamilton headlines this week: Community mourns the shocking death of a young bystander + Get ready to pick your next MP
T
he weekend is here, but plenty happened in the Hamilton area this week. Don't miss these top stories from Spectator reporters.
It's
Paris to Ancaster
race weekend and there are plenty more
family friendly activities
this weekend in the Hamilton area.
There's a chance of showers Saturday but brilliant sun is in the forecast Sunday. Expect temperatures to peak at 11 C Saturday and 17 C Sunday.
Joe and Fran Tingle were inseparable, living through the birth of a son and two daughters, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Their love story began as newlyweds in 1959. It ended earlier this month in a room at Juravinski Hospital, their deaths three days apart.
Who is Fame Cartell? Scott Radley explains in this fun read about an athlete-turned-musician-turned-athlete competing to win a senior hockey championship.
Community members gathered Sunday near the site of a tragic shooting to mourn the death of a Mohawk College student killed by a stray bullet while standing at a bus stop. Harsimrat Randhawa, 21, had come from India to study in Canada. Her death has shocked both the city as well as the broader Sikh community.
At a
Mohawk College vigil
later in the week around 100 people — classmates, staff, friends, family — came together to reflect on a life cut short.
Hamilton's building department has issued a stop-work order on the construction of a new house in Lansdale that led to the demolition of a home next door.
Hamilton area voters choose the next members of Parliament Monday as the snap federal election ends. Find everything you need to know about your
candidates
and all the issues that matter in Hamilton on
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