"The Crownās position is the land grant was not a treaty and did not obligate the government to keep the territory as a reserve, while #SixNationshttps://buff.ly/4gISghk#OnPoli
After 40 years, lawsuit alleging breach of treaty obligations in the Haldimand Tract inches toward court date
"According to Albrecht, those who came to live on the tract 'paid lease payments to an Indian agent who was to then pass those payments on to #SixNations. The Indian agent never did that.'"
A Mennonite church in Kitchener, Ont.,Ā among four in CanadaĀ paying reparations to Indigenous people on whose land their church buildings are located, says its payments areĀ part of efforts to "repairā¦
"Think of 'no name,' the latest link in the Loblaw Companies Ltd. chain of grocery stores, as a stripped down-to-bone No Frills devoid of such things as weekly flyers, price matching and a dairy section." https://buff.ly/4eFxTjf#Niagara#Affordability
Loblaw testing discount pilot project in Windsor, St. Catharines, Brockville.
"A flood of tears, joy, and applause in central Hamilton on Friday, as five families received the keys to new homes. The Habitat for Humanity project on Sherman Avenue North was years in the making, supported by volunteer groups, the federal government, and donors." https://buff.ly/3XKVaK3#HamOnt
A flood of tears, joy, and applause in central Hamilton on Friday, as five families received the keys to new homes.
"Hamilton's first outdoor shelter officially has council's approval and will open by December, city staff say." https://buff.ly/4gBEE7z#HamOnt#Homelessness
Hamilton council has officially approved $7 million in spending to set up and run the tiny home site that'll serve as the city's first outdoor shelter, and will look to the federal government forā¦
"The Amalgamated Transit Union is hoping a new ābus design innovationā partnership with Torontoās transit commission will help make the case for funding protective shields in more cities, including Hamilton." https://buff.ly/47XYNB7#Transit#HamOnt#Toronto#HSR#TTC
The Amalgamated Transit Union showed off test barriers in Hamilton last week.
The Ontario NDP is looking into possibly bringing MPP Sarah Jama back into its fold, a year after kicking her out. The party's executive passed a motion to study "electoral scenarios" in the #HamOnt Centre riding that will include nominating Jama as its candidate.
The Ontario NDP's executive has passed a motion to study āelectoral scenariosā in the Hamilton Centre riding that will include nominating Independent MPP Sarah Jama as the party's candidate.
"Shane doesn't have the opportunity to turn his life around but Mr. Silverthorne does." Members of Shane Grenier's family spoke at the sentencing of the man who killed him in 2022. They, and the justice hearing the case said it exemplifies the harm trafficking causes.
The Hamilton man who shot and killed Shane Grenier in 2022 was sentenced to 5Ā½ years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter, in a case the justice described as a āstark example about theā¦
"Israeli troops raided the offices of the satellite news network Al Jazeera in the Israeli-occupied West Bank early Sunday, ordering the bureau to shut down amid a widening campaign by Israel targeting the Qatar-funded broadcaster ... ."
Al Jazeera aired footage of Israeli troops live on its Arabic-language channel ordering the office to be shut for 45 days
A worker at #HamOnt steel maker ArcelorMittal Dofasco has died on the job, the company's vice president said. The Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development said they learned about the death on Sept. 20 and an inspector "attended the scene."
A worker at Hamilton steelmaker ArcelorMittal DofascoĀ has died on the job, the company's vice president said. The company did not confirm when the worker died, but the Ontario Ministry of Labour,ā¦