(Nov 7, 2009) - The 2015 Pan Am Games are coming to Ontario and bringing $170 million worth of sports facilities to Hamilton and Burlington.

(Nov 7, 2009) - Take a walk on the wild side with the Hamilton Naturalists' Club this afternoon, start your holiday shopping at an art or pottery sale, or honour our veterans at the Remembrance Day parade happening tomorrow.

(Nov 7, 2009) - Yesterday

(Nov 7, 2009) - Hamilton's sports community says the city has netted a legacy for local and Canadian athletes that will go on long after the 2105 Pan Am Games are in the history books.

(Nov 7, 2009) - The news that Hamilton had been waiting years to hear caught almost everyone in the city off guard.

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There’s his version and her version and the truth lies somewhere in between. It can apply to many of life’s challenges, including putting the garden to bed.

Seventy years ago Canada was thrust into a war to defend Great Britain and to free Europe from the grip of Nazi domination. Hamilton was abuzz with military activity.

“Every day should be Remembrance Day,” Margaret Davies says as she talks about the mural she commissioned to honour her son and other Canadian soldiers.

Police are investigating a growing number of smash and grabs at Mountain businesses in recent weeks. “There’s definitely a theme,” said Acting Sgt. Patrick Mitchell. “They all seem to be related.”

Businesses can’t get enough of the Ancaster Industrial Park.

2009 was a fruitful year for the Ancaster Farmers Market.

Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak wants to restructure the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board while cutting payroll taxes and streamlining environmental and other government red tape to assist small businesses as they wallow in the economic downturn.

A provincial inspection of the Hamilton Police Service found problems with the facility management and review process, 12 months before a report to the local police services board revealed insufficient space is a problem, that most branches are at capacity and there is little opportunity for growth.

While today’s 22-year-olds make better lives for themselves through post-secondary education, enjoy night-life with friends and twitter about their latest exploits, how often do they think about those who made their good fortune possible?

Hamilton officials are hoping their 2015 Pan Am Games party Friday is a more joyous occasion than the deflating kick-in-the-butt the city received after the 2010 Commonweath Games announcement left people dejected.

I am a mother of two – a little boy just about three years old and a little girl who is 15 months old. I have prided myself on being a well-informed parent who always tries to make the best decisions with regard to their health and safety.

In honour of Remembrance Day, I am dedicating this space in memory of the 26 Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan in 2009. Since 2002, 133 Canadians have made the Supreme Sacrifice.

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When it starts getting rainy and chilly, it’s time to reach for the lentil stash. Lentils cook quickly, but it’s hard to catch them before the point of mushiness.

When Rev. Thomas Greene and his wife Kate settled on their 200-acre farm in Burlington some 170 years ago, little did they know Kate’s green thumb would influence one of Burlington’s oldest social clubs.

Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital and Smith’s Funeral Home are hosting the upcoming 21st Annual Care for the Caregivers Luncheon. The caregivers luncheon celebrates the important role that caregivers play in our community and provides due recognition to caregivers for their outstanding efforts.

It’s already time to think about Christmas cake.

Burlington-based CUMIS Group Ltd. has been named a Top 10 employers in the Niagara/ Hamilton area for a second year in a row.

When it comes to Habitat for Humanity, great things seem to come in 10s. Internationally, the organization builds a house every 10 seconds and during Habitat’s 10 years in Halton, they have built 10 homes — providing 10 families with a renewed sense of hope, dignity and inclusiveness.

Dundas Baptist Church on Governor’s Road will remain one of Hamilton’s four HINI influenza immuniza... | read more | A proposal to redevelop the former Rona-Cashway site on King Street West into a two-storey 28,944 s...

Both Hydro One and the Hamilton Conservation Authority were tight-lipped this week about ongoing work in a natural area and hydro corridor south of Cootes Drive at Olympic Drive, in Dundas.

Dundas Blues head coach Dan Caco is glad the Junior C hockey team has a week off until their next game, giving some injured players time to return to the roster..

A proposal to redevelop the former Rona-Cashway site on King Street West into a two-storey 28,944 square foot featuring Shoppers Drug Mart retail and second floor medical offices was circulated for comments last month.

Dundas Baptist Church on Governor’s Road will remain one of Hamilton’s four HINI influenza immunization clinics as long as the city still has doses of the vaccine, despite problems with traffic safety in the surrounding area.

is unique. It might be fair to go one step further and suggest that Haldimand as a county is a special place to be. More and more it becomes evident just how much citizens in this area care about their neighbours and the region as a whole.[...]

Though the Dunnville Terriers lost to the Glanbrook Rangers Friday at home, the team is collectively learning the meaning of "perseverance," said co-coach Terry McArthur.[...]

Most people can look in a phone book knowing what they are looking for with complete clarity. People with dementia cannot perform some simple daily tasks such as looking up a phone number without confusion and lack of understanding what they are doing or why.[...]

Residents gathered to peek at plans, pasting green dots on parts they agreed with, and red dots in places they didn't, during last week's public Open House unveiling Phase 3 of Haldimand's new Streetscape Plan.[...]

Patricia Valladao, Senior Media Relations for the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs, contacted the Chronicle last Wednesday afternoon to clarify some information that was written in the paper about the correspondence from Haldimand County Mayor Marie Trainer to Minister Chuck Strahl, [...]

So, that's what it feels like to win, to shed the image of Loserville, to take on sporting challengers as a city and emerge victorious.

An OPP helicopter sweep of two Toronto parks Friday failed to turn up new leads in the search for Mariam Makhniashvili.

A big hole in a downtown sidewalk has been covered with planks for so long that they've blended into the streetscape.

The TTC is launching an experiment later this month to try to relieve the crowding and train delays at Bloor, the system's most notorious bottleneck, where about 200,000 people jockey for elbow room every day.

First the silence, then the cheers: Even victory party emcee Marnie McBean was among Toronto backers caught by surprise at early win and first ballot victory.

Chris Bosh scored 27 points and the Toronto Raptors used a 27-4 run in the third quarter to take control of a 107-90 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Friday night.

The visiting Toronto Maple Leafs overcame a two-goal deficit to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Friday during a battle between the two worst teams in the NHL.

All H1N1 vaccination clinics in Peel Region will be closed Sunday through Wednesday because they don't have enough of the serum.

Ontario doesn't plan to expand its H1N1 vaccination program to school-age children next week and will continue immunizing only those in priority groups.

It's mission accomplished for Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty, Toronto Mayor David Miller and all other members of the delegation supporting Toronto's bid to host the 2015 Pan Am Games.