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Hamilton Spectator
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hamilton Spectator
‘Handmaid's Tale' author Margaret Atwood coming to Hamilton
The author of 'The Handmaid's Tale' will be in Hamilton in November. Local shelter Interval House of Hamilton will hold 'An Evening with Margaret Atwood' at the Hamilton Convention Centre on Tuesday, Nov. 25 at 7 p.m. to boost funding for women and children escaping abuse. TVO's Steve Paikin will host the hour-long conversation, which will touch on themes of power, gender, justice and the evolution of feminism and women's rights. Ticket prices are $75 for general admission and $125 for preferred seating and an exclusive VIP reception from 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tickets are available at . Interval House is hosting the event in recognition of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. All proceeds will go to organization, a 26-bed shelter for women and children fleeing violence. The proceeds will fund shelter operations, counselling, transitional housing and programs for survivors. Hamilton Convention Centre is located at 1 Summers Lane . Cheyenne Bholla is a reporter at The Hamilton Spectator. cbholla@
Hamilton Spectator
15-05-2025
- Climate
- Hamilton Spectator
What will the weather be like this Victoria Day weekend in Hamilton?
While it might be considered the unofficial first long weekend of summer, don't expect scorching hot temperatures this Victoria Day. 'Typically, this time of year, Hamilton sees high temperatures around 19 degrees and we're (below) that into the weekend,' said Trudy Kidd, a meteorologist with Environment Canada. Friday's temperature is expected to peak at 26 C, with a 40 per cent chance of rain showers in the early morning. A battle of warm southerly and cool northerly winds will produce an expected high of 18 C on Saturday and Sunday, and 15 degrees on Victoria Day Monday, with a mix of sun and cloud. On Saturday, there is a 60 per cent chance of rain. For Victoria Day plans, Kidd suggested watching the forecast closely in case the weather changes. Temperatures are forecasted to drop slightly below average next week after a spout of warm and wet temperatures. Cheyenne Bholla is a reporter at The Hamilton Spectator. cbholla@
Hamilton Spectator
08-05-2025
- General
- Hamilton Spectator
Hamiltonians celebrated V-E Day on the streets and in their hearts
V-E Day was celebrated hard in Hamilton 80 years ago. Here are some photos from The Hamilton Spectator archives that show Hamiltonians as they were back in May 1945. May 7, 1945 - Scott Park. Hamilton Historical Collection. Illustration of war depicted in The Hamilton Spectator March 2, 1942. V-E Day copy of The Hamilton Spectator. Downtown Hamilton in front of what was then Renner's Drugs. Thousands gathered in downtown Hamilton on V-E Day, to celebrate the end of the Second World War. Photo courtesy of Hamilton Public Library. Celebrating the end of the war, V-E Day in downtown Hamilton. Photo courtesy Hamilton Public Library. Argyll and Sutherland Highlander Bert Eden of Port Colborne, smuggled his puppy , Amos, all the way home. A Lancaster in Europe 1945. May 7, 1945 - Hamiltonians celebrate V-E Day at King and Hughson streets in downtown Hamilton following the announcement of the German surrender. Celebrating the end of the war, V-E Day in downtown Hamilton. Photo courtesy Hamilton Public Library. Celebrating the end of the war, V-E Day in downtown Hamilton. Photo courtesy Hamilton Public Library. Thousands gathered in downtown Hamilton on V-E Day 80 years ago, to celebrate the end of the Second World War. Photo courtesy of Hamilton Public Library. Celebrating the end of the war, V-E Day in downtown Hamilton. Photo courtesy Hamilton Public Library. Celebrations marked the end of the war, V-E Day in downtown Hamilton. Photo courtesy Hamilton Public Library. V-E Day parade in downtown Hamilton. Photo courtesy Hamilton Public Library. A hastily painted car becomes a rallying point for people celebrating the end of the war in Europe, May 8, 1945. Photo courtesy of the Special Collections, Hamilton Public Library. Celebrating the end of the war, V-E Day in downtown Hamilton. Photo courtesy Hamilton Public Library. V-E Day in downtown Hamilton. Photo courtesy Hamilton Public Library. A Spitfire plane in downtown Hamilton, part of V-E Day celebrations. Photo courtesy Hamilton Public Library. A plane in downtown Hamilton, part of V-E Day celebrations. Photo courtesy Hamilton Public Library. Thousands gathered in downtown Hamilton on V-E Day to celebrate the end of the Second World War. Photo courtesy of Hamilton Public Library. May 8, 2020 - Ken Griffin from the Dundas Pipes & Drums plays the bagpipes in Woodland Cemetery to commemorate the 75th anniversary of V-E Day, the end of the Second World War in Europe. Five pipers from the Pipes & Drums played at various locations at 3 p.m. Ken was also playing for his uncle James Greenaway, a Navy vet from the Second World War who is buried at Woodland.
Hamilton Spectator
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hamilton Spectator
Local folk artist to debut trio at Saturday show
A Hamilton singer-songwriter is debuting her trio on Saturday, May 3 at an intimate gathering in a book store café. The Laura Keating Trio will perform at the Dog-Eared Café in Paris, Ont., with members Laura Keating, drummer Gord Moss and lead guitarist Paul Llew-Williams. Keating had her first paid gig in 2014. Four years later, she started performing with Moss. Although she wrote songs on the piano as a teen, Keating did not start performing until after she had already entered and left the corporate world. She worked in radio advertising as a writer before leaving the workforce to raise her four sons. For the next 20 years, she would teach piano at home, to have some extra income and exercise her love for music again. 'In the middle of that, there was a real rough spot in my life and I hadn't written songs in a few years and I really needed something to get me through,' said Keating. 'The music came back to me.' This was after a push from her son to take her acoustic guitar out of hiding and start playing again. 'I started writing like a maniac and I wrote for two, three years,' she said. 'I got a lot of music and I got this desire to perform.' That led her down the path of busking and performing at open mics. Keating writes all of her songs and has a bunch that have not yet been released, she said. The singer released her first and only album, 'Let Me Tell You,' in 2017. Now Keating hopes to record with her new band, on top of performing as a trio. She does not see herself moving away from music again, but developing within it. 'When you need something to pull you through things, whatever your passion is, that's usually very helpful to you,' said Keating. Cheyenne Bholla is a reporter at The Hamilton Spectator. cbholla@
Hamilton Spectator
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Hamilton Spectator
Spectator's Clairmont named Canada's top beat reporter
Susan Clairmont of The Hamilton Spectator brought home top honours on Friday night at the National Newspaper Awards in Montreal, winning the Joan Hollobon Award for Beat Reporting. 'I'm thrilled for Susan,' said Spectator editor-in-chief Cheryl Stepan. 'She is extremely deserving of this honour.' Judges for the competition said Clairmont was nominated for her 'exclusive reporting and authoritative analysis' in a submission that ranged from high-profile criminal trials to complex court proceedings. 'Her portfolio of stories is a great example of the excellence she brings to her reporting and writing every day at The Spectator,' Stepan said. 'She never ceases to engage, inform or delight readers with her thought-provoking work.' This marks Clairmont's second national honour; she previously won Canada's top newspaper columnist award in 2011. Clairmont's award submission included coverage of Paul Bernardo's latest parole board hearing ; as well as consent videos and their role in sexual assault cases . Her body of work for the judges also included a feature story about a son who repeatedly warned doctors and a judge he was thinking of killing his family before murdering his mother ; and a column about a man who spent 14 years hiding millions of dollars from his ex-wife and children in violation of court orders. There were 69 finalists in 23 categories, representing 26 news organizations in the 76th year for the NNAs. They were selected by three-judge panels in each category from among 864 entries across 82 news organizations in Canada. Spectator reporter Matthew Van Dongen was also recognized in Montreal with a nomination in the business category for his investigation into real-estate investment firm Forge & Foster and its ongoing financial woes .
