Desmond Brown

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Desmond Brown is a GTA-based freelance writer and editor. You can reach him at: [email protected].

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Hamilton police charge Alberta man with murder in killing of Waterdown father of 2

An Alberta man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of 55-year-old Dirk Nyhuis who was found dead in his Waterdown home on March 6, Hamilton police say.

It's official. The Junos are coming back to Hamilton in 2026

Canada’s biggest night in music — the Juno Awards — is returning to Hamilton in 2026, the seventh time the city is hosting the event, organizers announced Thursday.

GO bus to stop in Six Nations, Mississaugas of the Credit, 1st Metrolinx route to reach First Nations

Members of Six Nations of the Grand River and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation are welcoming news that a GO bus route will soon make stops in both First Nations for the first time. 

1 dead after early-morning fire at townhouse complex in Hamilton's west end

One person has died following a fire in Hamilton's west end Monday morning, says the fire department.

How the NHL killed Hamilton's hockey franchise 100 years ago, after players went on strike for $200

It was in March of 1925 — 100 years ago last week — that Hamilton’s National Hockey League team, the Hamilton Tigers, was shut down forever because players went on strike.

OPP investigating suspicious fire at Harrow, Ont., home

Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a suspicious fire that heavily damaged a home near Harrow.

Hamilton councillor says he's being 'silenced' on police board as suspension continues 1 year later

A city councillor says his voice as a member of the Hamilton Police Service Board has been “effectively silenced” for a full year as an oversight body investigates a complaint made against him by some of his fellow board members.

Hamilton child with measles was at a local Costco and 3 other locations last week, city says

Hamilton Public Health Services (HPHS) has issued a warning about exposures to a travel-related confirmed case of measles in a Hamilton child.

Six Nations man and partner killed in Buffalo, shocking 2SLGBTQ+ groups and Ontario friends and family

A Six Nations man killed in Buffalo, N.Y., this week in a double homicide is being remembered as "an amazing artist" whose death marks "a terrible loss" for the arts as well as the 2SLGBTQ+ community. Jordan Celotto was from Six Nations of the Grand River, a Haudenosaunee First Nations reserve in Ontario.

Hamilton public health warns patients of possible exposure to unsterilized instruments at dental office

Patients of a Hamilton dental clinic may have been exposed to improperly sterilized instruments, according to an advisory from Hamilton Public Health Services (HPHS).