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12/09/2021

11/22/2021

Amazon employees in 20 different countries are planning to go on strike on Black Friday to protest working conditions and other areas of concern. The Make Amazon Pay coalition says the strike aims to highlight how Amazon "places profits ahead of workers, society, and our planet."

11/17/2021

The United States reopened its land border to Canadians who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 on Nov. 8, but a negative PCR test for any trip appeared to be a deterrent.

11/15/2021

The Canadian Football League (CFL) announced a full week’s slate of festivities for the week of the 108th Grey Cup in Hamilton. Fans will be able to enjoy both free and ticket-based activities. “Excitement is building in Hamilton and throughout the region as we get closer to hosting the 108th Gr...

11/15/2021

The Christmas tree shortage has continued this year 🎄 As a result, IKEA will not be selling any live trees.

The reasoning:
- Farmers going out of business during the pandemic
- Increased demand
- Bad weather conditions/climate change
- Trees not growing to appropriate size

11/12/2021

Ahead of the re-release of the Director's Cut of 'Rocky IV', Sylvester Stallone shared the story of how he nearly died while filming the movie 🥊 Stallone explained that Dolph Lundgren, who played Ivan Drago in the film, went off script and nearly beat him to death.

11/10/2021

A booster dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine has been approved by Health Canada for those 18+, though it is still up to provinces to decide how to roll out the third-dose plans.

11/09/2021

: Due to an emergency evacuation at the Mountain Transit Centre, multiple afternoon buses have been delayed departing the garage for afternoon service. We will continue to provide route updates when available. We thank you for your patience and are working to have all routes back on schedule as soon as possible.

11/08/2021

One of Hamilton’s most prominent greasy spoon diners is closing one door and opening another. Wimpy’s Diner, a Canadian ‘60s style diner chain with a handful of locations in the Hammer, is probably best known for its 24-hour location that has been a fixture at 405 Main Street West for nearly a...

11/05/2021

The Ontario government has announced its plan for a staycation tax credit 🧳 If you plan a trip within the province in the 2022 tax year, you could be eligible. Ontarians would get a 20% personal income tax credit on eligible accommodations between January 1st and December 31st.

Do you do staycations frequently?

11/02/2021

The CNE has been one of those things in Toronto we've now been missing for far too long, and it's one of the last things to come back, after eating...

11/02/2021

https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/mobile/ontario-increasing-minimum-wage-to-15-per-hour-in-january-sources-say-1.5647763

Ontario will increase minimum wage to $15 per hour starting in January, CTV News Toronto has learned.

10/27/2021

Bad & Boujee on John Street South was issued nine tickets on Oct. 23, the highest number of charges for a Hamilton business on a single day, according to the city.

10/26/2021

As of Monday, capacity limits have officially been lifted in all Hamilton restaurants, bars, fitness centres, and other businesses where proof of vaccination against COVID-19 is required. It’s a move by the Ontario government that marks the first step of a gradual, phased approach to lifting COVID...

10/25/2021

Does this affect you?

Ontario's provincial government wants to give residents the "right to disconnect" from work when they're off the clock — which, as obviou...

10/22/2021

Effective October 25 at 12:01 a.m., Ontario will lift capacity limits in the vast majority of settings where proof of vaccination is required. Limits will also be lifted in certain outdoor settings.

Continued improvements to public health and health care indicators, including ongoing stability in the province’s hospitals, have guided this cautious and gradual approach.

Ontario will also allow other settings to lift capacity limits if they begin requiring proof of vaccination. This will not apply to key services such as medical care, food from grocery stores, medical supplies, and the like.
https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1001027/ontario-releases-plan-to-safely-reopen-ontario-and-manage-covid-19-for-the-long-term

10/22/2021

The Santa Fe Sheriff's Department has confirmed that actor Alec Baldwin 'discharged' a prop gun on [...]

10/21/2021

The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) is making significant changes to its student dress code amid loud criticisms of the existing dress code’s outdated and problematic guidelines. The decision comes after a controversy at Waterdown District High School at the beginning of October, ...