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Monday is election day! What voters need to know before heading to the polls thespec.com/news/municipal-e…

Only 35 per cent of eligible Hamilton voters cast ballots last election

The city’s election includes races for mayor, ward councillor and school board trustee, and voters can use Vote Compass to compare candidates.

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Hamilton youth advocate urges action on vacant Sir John A. Macdonald site thespec.com/news/hamilton-re…

Youth advocate urges action on vacant downtown Hamilton school site

Mayoral hopefuls say the eight-acre parcel should remain in community hands.

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Mystery company’s now-deleted website fuels data centre rumours across region 👉 thespec.com/news/hamilton-re… A now-deleted website from a company with no online footprint claimed three data centres were being built in 2027.

Mystery company's now-deleted website fuels data centre rumours across region

Residents questioned fake data centre developments by HyperCan AI in Hamilton, Brant County and Niagara Region.

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Senior dies of injuries after being struck by vehicle in Burlington crash thespec.com/news/hamilton-re… via @TheSpec

Pedestrian crash on Mainway near Walkers Line leaves one with life-threatening injuries

Halton Regional Police are investigating the Burlington crash

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Bo Levi Mitchell commits to Ticats through 2028 — and says he would have have been back for the playoffs if Hamilton had made it this season #HamOnt #Ticats #CFL thespec.com/sports/football/… via @thespec

Bo Ticats' Levi Mitchell signs two-year extension

Injured quarterback hopes commitment will entice players to stick around — and more to join

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Hamilton launches campaign focused on hate prevention and response thespec.com/news/hamilton-re… via @TheSpec

Hamilton launches hate prevention campaign

Hamilton Together comes amid a rise in police-reported hate and bias incidents

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MS Chi-Cheemaun wintering at Hamilton dry dock thespec.com/business/hamilto… via @TheSpec The ferry routinely travels between Tobermory and Manitoulin Island.

MS Chi-Cheemaun wintering at Hamilton drydock

The ferry routinely travels between Tobermory and Manitoulin Island.

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Bo Levi Mitchell signs two-year extension with Ticats thespec.com/sports/football/… via @TheSpec

Bo Ticats' Levi Mitchell signs two-year extension

Injured quarterback hopes commitment will entice players to stick around — and more to join

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Join us now for a live chat: Spec city hall reporter Mac Christie is taking your municipal election questions. Mac will be in the comments section at the bottom of this story from 10 to 11 a.m. to answer questions and comments thespec.com/news/municipal-e…

Live chat Friday: Join Spec city hall reporter Mac Christie takes your municipal election questions

Mac will be in the comments section at the bottom of this story from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, to chat and answer questions

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Opinion | Graeme MacKay: Carney and Ford throw billions at steel and auto sectors thespec.com/opinion/editoria…

Graeme MacKay editorial cartoon

Carney and Ford throw billions at steel and auto sectors

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A dozen great things to do around Hamilton this weekend from Zombies walking to Ticats and a vintage marketplace thespec.com/news/hamilton-re… via @TheSpec

12 things to do this weekend around Hamilton

Weekend events in Hamilton include film festival, Mum show, Zombie Walk, music concerts and vintage marketplace.

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Hamilton Halloween events for 2026: Trick, or treat yourself to these scary family and adult activities thespec.com/things-to-do/ham…

Hamilton Halloween events for families and adults: What to do on or before Oct. 31

Search no more for fun adult-only events, as well as all the kid-friendly things to do.

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Share haunted homes in Hamilton this Halloween season. Use the map to find where some top frights thespec.com/things-to-do/tou… via @TheSpec

Hamilton's spookiest Halloween homes this season

Interactive map: Find the best Halloween decorations near you

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Hamilton, Halton and Toronto police services suspend use of Crime Stoppers amid massive data breach thespec.com/news/hamilton-re… via @TheSpec

Canadian Crime Stoppers data affected by cyber security breach

Halton and Toronto police have suspended Crime Stoppers use

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This Hamilton chef beat out 18 competitors at a national pizza summit to win the Canadian title thespec.com/life/food-and-dr… via @TheSpec

This Hamilton chef beat out 18 competitors at a national pizza summit to win the Canadian title

Alon Fuks won Chef of the Year at the Canadian Pizza Summit in Toronto.

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Hamilton's 20-year-old Zombie Walk is coming back from the dead thespec.com/entertainment/ha… via @thespec

A woman spent 17 hours sewing her wedding dress just to zombify it for a 20-year-old Hamilton...

Organizers are rebuilding Hamilton's Zombie Walk after attendance dropped to just 25 people last year.

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Hamilton’s largest hospital network is eliminating 37 jobs in surgery, says a union informed about the first wave of cuts brought on by a $150-million deficit. thespec.com/news/hamilton-re…

HHS is cutting 37 surgical jobs. What does it mean for wait times?

Union says cuts come at same time 30,000 are waiting for surgery in Hamilton and the surrounding area

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Cleveland-Cliffs owner demands union cooperation as Stelco lays off hundreds of workers thespec.com/business/lourenc…

Cleveland-Cliffs owner demands union cooperation as Stelco lays off hundreds of workers

Speaking to The Spectator by phone Wednesday, Lourenco Goncalves again blamed the job losses on the Canadian government for not adequately addressing foreign steel imports.

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Breaking news: One person is dead after shooting in Flamborough thespec.com/news/crime/one-p…

One person dead after Flamborough shooting: police

Residents told to expect heavy presence near Carlisle Road

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SIU investigating motorcycle crash on Hwy. 403 near Burlington 👉 thespec.com/news/hamilton-re… A 27-year-old man on the motorcycle was transported to hospital with serious injuries.

SIU investigating motorcycle crash on 403 near Burlington

A 27-year-old man on the motorcycle was transported to hospital with serious injuries.

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