02-05-2025
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- Hamilton Spectator
Hamilton-area Today: The hot seat over $5M cabins + Red Dress Day + More students on vaccine suspension
G
ood morning! It's May 2, here are the top stories today in the Hamilton area.
Cloudy with more rain this morning before the risk of thunderstorms hits the area in the afternoon and evening, says
Environment Canada
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Last fall, city politicians endorsed the 40-cabin project with beds for 80 people, along with the creation of 192 more indoor shelter spaces.
'Fundamental breakdown': Hamilton staff on hot seat over $5M cabin project overru
n
Councillors say they should have been told earlier about issues with outdoor shelter initiative.
Hamilton Native Women's Centre to mark Red Dress Day May 5
May 5 is National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People.
Opinion | Harrison the therapy dog helps brighten the cruellest of times at Juravinski Cancer Centre
In this week's Upbeat column, Jon Wells brings us joy in the form of a therapy animal and a hidden message inside a violin.
How the federal election might have affected Hamilton's next mayoral race
Scott Radley eyeballs three veteran local politicians who are now out of work. Might any or all set their sights on the mayor's chair?
What's happening in Hamilton and area this weekend?
Reporter Cheyenne Bholla brings you a roundup of 10 events happening this weekend
Hundreds more Hamilton students out of class for vaccine suspensions
Of the first two cohorts to undergo enforcement, fewer than 400 were still missing records
Hamilton exploring municipal vaping tax
Measure would be 'one tool in the tool box' to keep teens away from habit.
Motherlode | Home on the mange
Seeing this mangy squirrel every day was concerning me, and I wondered if there wasn't anything that could be done, writes Lorraine Sommerfeld.
And, in case you missed them yesterday,
Hamilton man, 76, charged in fatal city worker crash
No tailgate parties on city property as Hamilton tightens drinking rules
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