John Best

Hamilton Police have arrested and charged a 30-year-old Hamilton man following a fire involving vehicles and a residence on the Hamilton Mountain. On Sunday, shortly before 10:30 p.m., Hamilton Police responded to reports of a vehicle and residential fire in the area of East 16th Street, between Inverness Avenue East and Mountville Avenue. Multiple calls were received reporting vehicles and a residence on fire. Hamilton Police and Hamilton Fire Department responded to the scene. A 30-year-old Hamilton man was subsequently located and arrested. He has been charged with arson-related offences.

In 2024, the township hired PRR to assist with negotiations for a data center for Amazon Web Services, according to the letter.

The McMaster Marauders closed out their 2026 regular season Saturday afternoon with a hard-fought 25-17 loss to the Queen's Gaels, finishing the campaign with a 6-2 record. Trailing by 15 points at halftime, the Marauders responded with 17 second-half points, powered by two rushing touchdowns from quarterback Lucas Barresi, and remained within striking distance until the closing minutes.

In a stunning repudiation, Hamilton voters turned their backs on the Andrea Horwath regime, handing Keanin Loomis the Hamilton mayoralty by a wide plurality. Loomis garnered nearly 42 percent of the vote with 61,000 votes. Rob Cooper came out of nowhere finishing second with 46,573 votes or 32 percent of the vote. For Horwath it was a crushing rejection, unprecedented in memory, which saw her drop nearly 40,000 votes from 2022 to 21,000 good for only 14.5 % of the votes cast. Sex worker advocate Scarlett Gillespie finished 4

Hamilton Police have charged a 24-year-old personal support worker following an investigation into fraudulent credit and debit card transactions involving residents of an Ancaster retirement home. In July 2026, Hamilton Police received complaints involving unauthorized purchases on the credit and debit card accounts of residents at Carrington Place in Ancaster. An investigation by the Hamilton Police Financial Crimes Unit identified a personal support worker employed at the retirement home as the suspect. Police allege the employee had access to residents' credit and debit cards while working at the facility.

The data center is proposed by Slate Belt Holdings

The Hamilton voting public's of the overwhelming rejection of Andrea Horwath is more than just a personal setback for the Mayor. When combined with the defeat of five incumbent councillors, the electors of Hamilton have voted thumbs down on the entire direction and policies of the class of 2022. Even the leftist survivors of the bloodbath– Wilson, Kroetsch and Nann will find themselves in very much in the minority when the new council is sworn in. A glance at the platforms of all eight of the new faces shows a similarity in their priorities–controlling taxes, public safety and infrastructure that the majority use—meaning roads.

The Downtown Hamilton BIA's Halloween Spooktacular is set to return to Gore Park on Friday the 30th of October. This free, family-friendly event, is the perfect way to start Halloween weekend. In addition to the programming of previous years that attendees already know and love, such as carnival rides, face painting, magic, music, pumpkin decorating, and giveaways, the Downtown Hamilton BIA announces several new additions to this year's Spooktacular. From an inflatable corn maze, to a Super Mario-themed funhouse, performances from the Hamilton Aerial Group, and comedic duo Captain Greed and first mate Phineus.

Hamilton Police have charged a 48-year-old Hamilton man following an investigation into more than $133,000 in fraudulent Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) payments.

Burlington's seven-member council will have a considerably new look when it next meets. Between the three members who left council seats to run for mayor, and the defeat of Councillor Paul Sharman, Only Marianne Meed Ward who won re-election by a wide margin, Ward One councillor Kelvin Galbraith and Ward six councillor Angelo Bentivegna remain of the 2022 council.