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thespec.com | Sebastian BronReporter |Sebastian Bron
Hamilton police are investigating an armed robbery at an east-end Dairy Queen. Police say a man entered the Dairy Queen at 1205 Main St. E., near Ottawa Street North, around 8 p.m. on March 21 before approaching the register, pointing a silver handgun at staff and fleeing with cash to a car waiting outside. No injuries were reported.
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1 week ago |
thespec.com | Sebastian BronReporter |Sebastian Bron
By the time he got chatting with his local newspaper, Pau Pujolas was ready for a break. “Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, BBC, The Times, Globe and Mail, CBC, some radio stations in Latin America,” the Hamilton man said, rattling off some of the media outlets he’d spoken with in the past week. “This is my last interview for a bit.”Why the sudden interest in him?
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1 week ago |
thespec.com | Sebastian BronReporter |Sebastian Bron
Early-bird Hamilton voters can cast a ballot at advance polls for this federal election starting April 18. So if you don’t want to wait until election day on April 28, advance poll stations will be open between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m., Friday through Monday. Despite the Easter long weekend, Elections Canada says it’s had “no problem” staffing local poll sites, where workers will earn 1.5 times their regular hourly rate on the Friday and Monday holidays.
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1 week ago |
thespec.com | Sebastian BronReporter |Sebastian Bron
Hamilton residents are once again eligible for a free tree as the city begins its annual giveaway later this month. The initiative, now in its fourth year, is part of council’s effort to boost urban tree canopy and biodiversity in local neighbourhoods. Forestry and horticulture manager Robyn Pollard said nearly 18,000 trees have been doled out since 2021.
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1 week ago |
thespec.com | Sebastian BronReporter |Sebastian Bron
With nearly $396,000 in earnings in 2024, Hamilton police Chief Frank Bergen was the city’s top municipal earner for a second straight year. It’s the first time since Ontario introduced the “sunshine list” in 1996 that a Hamilton police chief has finished atop the municipal payroll in consecutive years, a spot traditionally dominated by medical officers of health and city managers. Bergen was named chief in 2021 and took home about $272,900 after just under seven months at the helm.
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