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The Gore Park fountain needs work. Here’s how the city is avoiding a costly reconstruction thespec.com/news/council/ham…

The Gore Park fountain needs work. Here’s how the city is avoiding a costly reconstruction

Staff report recommends enhanced cleaning, chlorination as part of pilot project

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Trump boasts of ending a war he didn’t need to start and couldn’t finish Today's MacKay cartoon: thespec.com/opinion/editoria…

Trump boasts of ending a war he didn’t need to start and couldn’t finish

Amid global skepticism, Donald Trump's theatrical power play collides with a fragile peace proposal as he faces weary G7 leaders.

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Hamilton restaurant that operated without a licence or inspection has reopened — with both thespec.com/business/hamilto… #HamOnt

Hamilton restaurant that operated without a licence or inspection has reopened — with both

City continues to investigate the business and its previous operations.

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Hamilton wants to curb Gore Park rats without poison — but needs budget approval first 🐀🏴‍☠️ 👉thespec.com/news/council/gor… #HamOnt

Hamilton wants to curb Gore Park rats without poison — but needs budget approval first

Hamilton staff say non-poison options could reduce rodent activity downtown, but implementation depends on the 2027 budget

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Hundreds of Hamilton-area school bus drivers vote to unionize in rare first for city thespec.com/news/hamilton-re…

Hundreds of Hamilton-area school bus drivers vote to unionize in rare first for city

Drivers at First Student — city’s top school transit provider — want better pay, work conditions

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Hamilton gets an ‘F’ grade in national financial accountability ranking thespec.com/news/council/ham…

Hamilton gets an ‘F’ grade in national financial accountability ranking

City cites 2024 cybersecurity incident, says transparency and accountability remain top priorities

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Major intersection closure, demolitions planned on LRT route this summer 👉 thespec.com/news/lrt-constru… Work to prepare for the Hamilton light rail transit project may affect daily commutes — especially for residents in east Hamilton.

Major intersection closure, demolitions planned on LRT route this summer

Work to prepare for the Hamilton light rail transit project may affect daily commutes — especially for residents in east Hamilton.

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Good morning! It's 11 C⛅️ Hamilton-area Today: Council takes on billionaires with AI data centre vote Evicted music teacher’s mobile class keeps rolling 👉 thespec.com/news/hamilton-re… Here is what’s happening this morning with your top news, weather & traffic now:

Hamilton-area Today: Council takes on billionaires with AI data centre vote Evicted music...

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

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Hamilton councillors to vote on proposed data centre moratorium as another protest looms thespec.com/news/hamilton-re…

Hamilton committee to vote on data centre moratorium Tuesday

AI data centres will become a municipal election issue, advocates say

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Dundas’ Mark Jankowski celebrates Stanley Cup victory with Hurricanes #CanesNation #StanleyCup thespec.com/sports/hockey/du…

Dundas’ Mark Jankowski celebrates Stanley Cup victory with Hurricanes

Dundas product started dreaming of the moment when he was a boy. It finally came true.

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Police looking for missing 15-year-old boy last seen in Dundas thespec.com/news/hamilton-re…

Police looking for missing 15-year-old boy last seen in Dundas

Brian Smart was last seen in Dundas on June 8, according to a police release Monday afternoon

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Stephen Ross has a lasting legacy in Canadian golf history | Obituary thespec.com/news/hamilton-re…

Stephen Ross has a lasting legacy in Canadian golf history

Ross — who died Feb. 18 at 71 after a brief illness — served as executive director of the organization between 1989 and 2007 and guided it through a period of unprecedented growth and major changes.

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Gofundme started for family involved in fatal crash where 5 children died thespec.com/news/ontario/map…

Gofundme started for family involved in fatal crash where 5 children died

The crash in Mapleton Township involved 10 members of the Doerksen family – grandparents, parents, and children – with five children from the family deceased as a result.

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Last chance to see the Snowbirds in Hamilton this week 🛩️ thespec.com/news/hamilton-re… Iconic nine-jet aerobatic team to visit Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum Wednesday.

Last chance to see the Snowbirds in Hamilton this week

Iconic nine-jet aerobatic team to visit Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum Wednesday.

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Hurricanes football team searching for a way to stay in Hamilton 👉 thespec.com/sports/football/… #HamOnt Team displaced to Burlington as stadium challenges mount.

Hurricanes football team searching for a way to stay in Hamilton

Football team has been playing at Hamilton Stadium but that won’t work anymore thanks to changes coming to field dimensions

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‘Mud is being flung on both sides’: Turmoil at Hamilton Sikh temple leads to court action thespec.com/news/hamilton-re…

‘Mud is being flung on both sides’: Turmoil at Hamilton Sikh temple leads to court action

Gurdwara has long history of division

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How many jobs do data centres create? 👉 thespec.com/news/hamilton-re… Experts weigh in as Hamilton debates Steelport future

How many jobs do data centres create? Experts weigh in as Hamilton debates Steelport future

Residents and experts are scrutinizing whether proposed data centres on Hamilton’s harbourfront would create enough long-term employment to justify their footprint

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Ancaster residents decry Tiffany Falls parking lot plan 👉 thespec.com/news/hamilton-re… #HamOnt HCA proposal would see new parking lot for visitors of popular waterfall built off Lower Lions Club Road.

Ancaster residents decry Tiffany Falls parking lot plan

Hamilton Conservation Authority proposal would see new parking lot for visitors of popular waterfall built off Lower Lions Club Road

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Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week thespec.com/business/five-th…

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

TORONTO - Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week:

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Good morning! It's 10 C &🌤️ Hamilton-area Today: Upheaval ‘rips apart’ Sikh community How many jobs will a Hamilton data centre create? Here is what’s happening this morning with your top news, weather & traffic now 👉 thespec.com/news/hamilton-re… #HamOnt

Hamilton-area Today: Upheaval ‘rips apart’ Sikh community How many jobs will a Hamilton data...

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

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