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CHCH’s New Year’s Eve show draws record audience

1.27M viewers across Canada watched The Countdown to 2026 broadcast live from Hamilton. CHCH TV’s live countdown on New Year’s Eve, broadcast in front of a studio audience from the station’s Hamilton studio, was the most watched all-Canadian program ringing in 2026 in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area.
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HPO concert celebrates heroic music

In Monomyth: The Hero’s Journey, the orchestra presents Mozart piano concerto and Beethoven symphony during a Jan. 17 matinee concert. Do you want to choose a concert to go to where you just can’t go wrong? This is the one: Mozart’s "Piano Concerto No.
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Drury Lane’s Cinderella is a holiday treat

There is a lot to like about this Christmas pantomime. From zany slapstick to on-point choreography, this community showcase is fun for the whole family. A holiday tradition across the world, Cinderella pantomime shows have a lengthy tradition going back centuries. Featuring outlandish costumes and slapstick comedy while…
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‘I’m an Anna through and through,’ says Frozen star

It’s a challenging role and a demanding run of 45 shows in 40 days, but Jessica Gallant feels she was born to play the awkward and intrepid younger sister in the musical adaptation of the Disney hit. Editor’s note: Check out our Instagram on Wednesday, Dec. 17…
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Hamilton Literary Awards announced

The winners of the 2025 awards were announced at the Hamilton Public Library on Dec. 11. The winners of the 32nd annual Hamilton Literary Awards, which celebrates local authors from the Greater Hamilton Area & Six Nations, were announced at the Hamilton Public Library on Dec. 11.
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PREVIEW: A Nook & Cranny Christmas mystery

The Spirit of Christmas, on this weekend at The Staircase, sees Hamilton comedy collaborators Justin Shaw and Devin Bateson reprise their roles as wild and lovable twin detectives. Comedy collaborators Justin Shaw and Devin Bateson are back as wild and lovable twin detectives Nook & Cranny. This time,…