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Expect a mix of rain and sun this weekend, with daytime temperatures in the double digits, according to Environment Canada. On Saturday, there is a 30 per cent chance of showers and a high of 12 C, leading into a sunny Sunday with a high of 11 C. Is it open or closed this Easter weekend? Here’s what you can get up to this long weekend: Catch a candlelight show Candlelight Spring will host hour-long string quartet concerts at The Cotton Factory on Fri. April 18 and Sat., April 19.

1 week ago | thespec.com | Cheyenne Bholla

Growing up, Lance Stakwahereshi would play his uncle’s old, beaten up acoustic guitar, searching on a too-slow internet connection to find tabs and chords to learn. The indie/alternative-folk songwriter never imagined he would perform because of his crippling anxiety. “I think at the beginning, this feeling of anxiousness was rooted in what people thought of me or that I wasn’t good enough,” said Stakwahereshi, who grew up on the Six Nations of the Grand River.

1 week ago | thespec.com | Cheyenne Bholla

Starting Tuesday, Farm Crawl Hamilton is offering tickets at a discounted price for the three-date event that allows attendees to tour local farms, meet farm animals and buy products from the farmers. Early-bird tickets are $17.50 ($2.50 off) for adults or $35 ($5 off) for a family pass for the June 21 date, running from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event also runs on July 19 and Sept. 13. June includes farms such as Angora Springs, Heart’s Content Organic Farmstead and Lotsa Hostas.

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Area car dealers are following the news of the tariff war on the auto industry between Canada and the U.S. and preparing for an uncertain future. U.S. President Donald Trump walked back some reciprocal tariffs on Wednesday, the same day Canada’s counter-tariffs on American cars went into place. But the U.S. government’s flip-flop did not affect the current tariff war between the two countries.

1 week ago | thespec.com | Cheyenne Bholla

Verica Grgic rented out her east Hamilton home in late in 2023. That’s when her nightmare began. “Every penny, I invested in this (house) myself,” Grgic said tearfully as she stood outside the McQuesten neighbourhood bungalow. The home was recently vacated after a year-long battle to evict a tenant who, according to Grgic, failed to pay more than $24,000 in outstanding rent and trashed the home. Even empty, it stinks of the dog feces and urine that seeped in to the floorboards.