Unemployment in Hamilton has jumped more than 67 per cent in the past year.
The latest numbers from Statistics Canada’s labour force survey show more than 14,000 jobs were lost in the Grimsby-Hamilton-Burlington region between September …

Replacement workers hired, say locked-out members.
About two dozen pickets are protesting the use of what they call scab workers outside the gates of U.S. Steel this morning.
They will head to Queen’s Park later this morning …

But Hamilton university slides slightly in rankings.
TORONTO — The prestigious Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings are out and 11 Canadian universities have made the Top 200 list.
Six Canadian universities have even advanced in their …

This year, we may be seeing a lot of popstars and whimsical wizardry this Halloween season. Here are the most popular costumes for 2009.
1. Michael Jackson

 
With the death of Michael Jackson, fans are finding new ways …

Original Downtown Hamilton Ghost Walk
The Ghost Walk of Downtown Hamilton takes you right to the heart of the City where you will learn about many local hauntings including The Royal Connaught Hotel, The Right House, …

Horizon lost $2.8m when U.S. Steel shut
Hydro bills could be going up across Hamilton and St. Catharines because U.S. Steel isn’t using enough electricity.
In a special appeal to the Ontario Energy Board revealed yesterday, Horizon …

Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, will visit 12 Canadian cities, incluiding Hamilton, next month in their first trip to Canada as a married couple.
Details of the previously-announced trip were released by the prime minister’s …

No. 2 in Ontario for real-estate buys
A new entrepreneurial spirit that is breathing life into a once-battered economy is the reason Hamilton has become one of the province’s top real estate bets.
The Real Estate Investment …

NHL shuts out Canada once again

By now, Canada should be getting the message.
From time to time, the NHL may expand to the Great White North, gobbling up expansion fees along the way.
But relocation? Never. Or …

Minister says damage not extensive enough
Hamilton will get no flood relief from the province.
That news, delivered in a letter from Municipal Affairs Minister Jim Watson to Mayor Fred Eisenberger today, means city taxpayers will have …

4th annual national Right to Know Week
Ontarians will have a chance to be educated about their right to know what government officials are up to.
The province’s Information and Privacy Commissioner is launching an information drive …

Residents in the Hamilton region will benefit from federal and provincial infrastructure funding to expand the Morgan Firestone Arena, thanks to a joint contribution announced today by David Sweet, the Member of Parliament for Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale, …

The hot pink lady is not welcome in Westdale.
She’s been given until the end of the month to vacate the premises and get out of the ‘hood.
“I am absolutely astounded at the level of thinking …

Shaw Communications’ purchase of smaller cableco Mountain Cablevision has been given the all-clear after the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed a motion filed by rival Rogers Communications seeking to block the acquisition based on …

Caleb Followill  looked out at the sold out crowd at Copps Coliseum and boldly announced that his   band was ready for bigger things.
“We’re about to take over,” declared the 27-year-old lead singer of The Kings …

A harmonized sales tax may create jobs, but at what cost to consumers?
The factory owner loves it, but it scares many consumers. Welcome to the brewing debate over Ontario’s plan to merge its provincial sales …