Fanshawe College will announce in spring which programs will be cut and how many people will lose their jobs, the school's head said during a town hall meeting this morning.

A sudden uptick in coyote sightings and dog attacks this winter have downtown residents on edge - and one local politician reaching for solutions.

Brampton is creating a taskforce to help local businesses identify new global and interprovincial markets in response to the U.S. threat to slap a 25 per cent tariff on most Canadian goods next week, Mayor Patrick Brown said on Wednesday. 

Join United Way Centraide Windsor-Essex Chatham-Kent and the Windsor & District Labour Council at Harbour House Waterfront Eatery for Period Promise (formerly Tampon Tuesday)!

Menstrual hygiene products are one of the most requested, yet least donated items at food banks and shelters.  With your help, we can change that.

Period poverty profoundly affects vulnerable people in our community and the efforts of Period Promise, previously known as Tampon Tuesday, have made a real impact on this issue. But we can’t stop there.

Beyond menstrual products, ensuring access to other necessities like hygiene products and healthy food, through programs like Summer Eats for Kids, is crucial.

Addressing diverse needs and removing barriers empowers everyone to thrive, fostering overall well-being and dignity. Together, let’s unite to provide wrap around support that will empower the journey toward a bright future.

What:
Period Promise Event

When:
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
from 4-8 p.m.

Where:
Harbour House Waterfront Eatery
9550 Riverside Drive East, Ontario
N8P 1A1

In-Person Social Gathering inside
Complimentary appetizers, live music & door prizes

Drive-Thru Donation Drop-Off outside

Collect donations on your own or with your organization and drop them off to celebrate International Women’s Day.

If you have any questions, please contact [email protected] or 519-817-2204.

Make a Donation

The products & donations are given to local food banks, shelters and other organizations that work with those in need in Windsor-Essex County. Your donation stays 100% local.

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On Tuesday, shortly after 3:30 p.m., the Hamilton Police Service responded to a townhouse complex at 238 Highway 8 in Stoney Creek for a report of a shooting. Investigators believe that the shooting occurred inside the residence. Numerous people were present in the home during the shooting, however there are no reported injuries. The Shooting Response Team will be investigating and are appealing to the public for any information regarding this shooting. Anyone with any information that may assist the investigation, are encouraged to contact the Shooting Response Team by calling 905-546-4883 or by emailing [email protected]

Bank Robbery

For those who wish to provide information anonymously, please consider reaching out to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or submit your anonymous tips online at Crime Stoppers Hamilton’s Website. Hamilton Police have released pictures of an unmasked man they believe responsible two bank robberies that took place in the city’s east end over the past several weeks. On February 10, a lone male suspect entered a financial institution, brandished a knife, and robbed the institution of currency. On February 25, 2025, the same suspect entered a different financial institution, displayed a knife, and robbed a customer who was making a deposit. In both cases the suspect scooped up the cash and fled.

The suspect is described as male, white, 50-60 years old, 5’8” to 5’10” tall with a medium to heavy build.

Anyone with any information that could assist police with this investigation are asked to contact the D/C D. DiCienzo of the Hamilton Police Service B.E.A.R. Unit at (905) 546-8934 or D/Sgt. S. Groombridge (905) 546-2991.

Open Mic at The Grovedale is happening this Tuesday, March 4, 2025 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm at The Grovedale Arts & Culture Centre (103 Park Street). Come enjoy live entertainment for the night or take your talents to the stage.

Everyone of any talent is welcome to come and perform. Hosted by and featuring live performances from Tina Schroeder.

The event is free for everyone. Coffee is available by donation.

Open Mic happens every first Tuesday of the month (except July, August, and September) from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm:

• Tuesday, March 4, 2025 – 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm – The Grovedale Arts & Culture Centre
• Tuesday, April 1, 2025 – 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm – The Grovedale Arts & Culture Centre
• Tuesday, May 6, 2025 – 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm – The Grovedale Arts & Culture Centre
• Tuesday, June 3, 2025 – 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm – The Grovedale Arts & Culture Centre
• Tuesday, October 7, 2025 – 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm – The Grovedale Arts & Culture Centre
• Tuesday, November 4, 2025 – 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm – The Grovedale Arts & Culture Centre
• Tuesday, December 2, 2025 – 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm – The Grovedale Arts & Culture Centre

Image by Irina L from Pixabay

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My life has been marked by good fortune. Yes, I inherited good genes and followed a sound lifestyle. But I’ve also had the luck of the Irish. I often think about those people who lead a sound lifestyle, but who get terribly unlucky. These are people, sometimes in the prime of life, and through no fault of their own, die from accidents, infections, cancer, or dozens of other common and rare diseases.

My life nearly ended when I had a severe heart attack at 74 years of age. I was advised by several cardiologists in Toronto and others I knew internationally of bad news. They said I would be dead in a few years or less if I did not take cholesterol-lowering drugs (CLDs). But I had witnessed severe complications among those taking CLDs.

I knew, for instance, 25 percent of those on long-term treatment developed type 2 diabetes, not a good disease, as well as muscle pain and neurological problems. My cardiologists were not amused when I said no to CLDs.

I had interviewed Dr. Linus Pauling, a two-time Noble Prize winner. He was convinced that the societal increase in heart attacks and cardiovascular disease was due to a deficiency of vitamin C. None of my esteemed professors at the Harvard Medical School had told me that humans, due to a genetic mishap eons ago, had lost the ability to produce vitamin C. But all other animals, except the guinea pig, make their own vitamin C.

I made the decision to take large amounts of vitamin C. Pauling had told me that he took 20,000 milligrams (mg) of C daily. I decided to take 10,000 mg of C daily and have done so for 28 years. My cardiologists are now dead, and I am still on this planet.

I now live in a retirement residence, and I offer a summary of my advice in a new book called  Healthy Retirement Residence Living: What Does the Doctor Say? It’s available for purchase at www.docgiff.com.

Seniors in any circumstances, but especially in retirement residences, need to hear this message. Pauling was right that we can fight the effects of aging and poor health with high amounts of vitamin C. It’s not feasible to get the high doses needed through diet; you must supplement.

And when you take high doses of vitamin C, it circulates to all organs of the body, generating positive effects for cardiovascular health and much more. So for 28 years, I have been taking tons of C, and I believe it has kept me alive.

When will medical schools start to train physicians to consider natural remedies before leaping to pharmaceutical treatments that involve risky complications and great expense?

When will doctors ever learn to read history and uphold the Hippocratic oath? “First, do no harm.”

I’ve been lucky that I became a medical journalist. It was the necessity of investigating new topics to write about each week that made me an inquisitive physician.

At 101, I am no less insistent on my quest to help people lead healthier lives. I do this by promoting Giff’s Own CardioVibe, my own “forever formula” that is a combination of vitamin C, lysine, magnesium, coenzyme Q10, quercetin, and proline, in a powdered form that allows ease in taking high amounts, in divided doses, over the course of the day. It’s available at giffsown.ca.

I wish everyone the best of luck – but also advise not to count on it.  Longevity means hard work in making healthy lifestyle choices, starting at a young age, and never wavering.

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After years of displaying the American flag at the arena inside the West Lincoln Community Centre, the local council has voted to take it down.

Part of the east wall seems to have fallen or been taken off a Slater Street parking garage overnight Tuesday into Wednesday.

Advocates are calling on Ontario's next government to ramp up affordable and transitional housing for women fleeing domestic violence, and to increase funding for shelters in the interim so they can meet the growing demand.

Roofers in southwestern Ontario are trying to keep up with calls this week from homeowners experiencing major water damage as the snow and ice melts. 

Residents in one northwest Toronto neighbourhood say they are worried about water in their basements as snow on the streets begins to melt due to a rise in temperature.

Karla Ghartey, a community health nurse who helped pioneer many of Sudbury's supervised consumption initiatives, says the opioid crisis will be top of mind when she heads to the polls this week. Yet, the crisis was only touched on for 10 minutes during the recent 90-minute debate northern issues debate of the major parties' leaders. Here's where they stand on the issue.

The Liberal Party of Ontario held only nine seats in the provincial legislation when this election was called. Four were in Ottawa.

From diplomas in business to broadcasting, and tourism to technology, public colleges across Ontario have made headlines over the past several weeks as they move quickly to slash dozens of programs before budget time. 

As voters cast their ballots Thursday, this riding not only reflects the challenges confronting the province: it also acts as a proving ground for the parties and their policies.

After a strong year for housing starts in 2024, London home builders are bracing for what could be a bumpy 2025 amid concerns a trade war with the United States could drive up housing costs.

Authorities have blocked off a part of downtown Ottawa as a four-storey parkade is at risk of collapsing. Ottawa Fire Services said five to six girders in the building were bowing.

A man in his 30s has been arrested for impaired driving after a wrong way driver drove into a closed off construction site on the Gardiner Expressway and his vehicle fell through a hole onto the road below, Toronto police say.

Parents of children who attend alternative schools are putting their heads together, as the program faces looming changes. The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board's trustees may vote to cut the entire program, turning five alternative schools into regular schools.

Tenant rights advocates rallied in downtown London Tuesday calling on provincial political parties to tighten rent controls and put housing affordability at the forefront, as a provincial election is days away.

Access to polling stations must be a top priority for the city and the province with the Ontario election just two days away, advocates for people with disabilities say.

15 to 20 Hamilton Police officers are currently combing through a section of the Glanbrook Landfill searching for the remains of Shalini Singh, who police believe was a homicide victim. The woman has been missing since December 10, 2024, when Shalini’s family members reported her missing to Hamilton Police. Her family had not heard from her in several days and were concerned for her well-being. Family and friends last spoke to Shalini at 7:10 p.m. on December 4.

The information initially gathered caused growing concerns about Shalini’s safety and the investigation was assigned to the Homicide Unit. In the beginning, Shalini was reported missing alongside her common-law boyfriend but he was located on December 11 after attending a family member’s residence outside Hamilton. He is not cooperating with the investigation and has provided no information that could assist in locating Shalini. Acting Det. Sergeant Daryl Reid told reporters that the boyfriend was known to police.

At the time of her disappearance, Shalini was living with her boyfriend in a downtown Hamilton apartment building. Despite searching the building several times, police have not located any evidence relating to her disappearance. Homicide investigators have obtained hundreds of hours of CCTV footage from the building to trace Shalini and her boyfriend’s movements in the days surrounding her disappearance. There is no CCTV footage that shows Shalini leaving her building after December 4.

Police are investigating the possibility that Shalini was killed in her apartment and removed from the building through the building’s garbage disposal system. Early in the investigation, detectives learned that some of the garbage from the apartment building might still be at the Kenora Waste Transfer Station. Police secured and searched the waste on December 15 but nothing was located. The majority of waste collected from the apartment building had already been moved to the Glanbrook Landfill.
Police are concentrating their search on an 80 by 100 metre portion of the site. Sergeant Reid explained how police were able to identify a location with such precision.

Reid said the search will continue Monday-to Friday until evidence is found. The systematic search of the landfill had been in the planning stages for several weeks. It is believed to be the first time Hamilton Police have undertaken a search of a landfill of this magnitude.

Anyone with any information that could assist police with this investigation or the whereabouts of Shalini Singh, are asked to contact Detective Adam Baglieri by calling 905-546-3859.

To provide information anonymously call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or submit anonymous tips online at http://www.crimestoppershamilton.com

Ontario will replace its main method of cervical cancer screening next week to a more accurate and less frequent test, but the dreaded speculum exam is not in the rear-view just yet.