City Life

The city is home to the only research centre specializing in chronic pain of veterans in Canada and the largest clinic nationally treating retired soldiers experiencing the debilitating effects of long-term pain.   By Lise Diebel, Hamilton Health Sciences Hundreds of Canadian veterans, including many treated for…

A car is not necessary to get to some beautiful trails in Hamilton, so hop on a bus to explore and check out the beauty of autumn. It’s autumn, the best hiking season of them all (don’t argue, it’s facts!). Warm days and cool nights mean fewer or…

Hamilton Day celebrates all the businesses that make this city great. So get out on Nov. 1-3 to support local. Hamilton Day is no longer a day, it’s now a weekend of celebrating local businesses and promoting the importance of keeping shopping dollars in our city. An initiative…

Organization is hosting its second annual Circle of Friends event to bring together local resources available to patients and families. Dying is a fact of life but even the healthcare system struggles to really talk about it, says a family physician who specializes in palliative care. Compassionate Hamilton…

Musician and audio tech Nim Agalawatte is the creator and host of the open mic events for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community at The Casbah. Nim Agalawatte, an audio tech and the self-identified bass and synth queen of Hamilton alt-rock band Basement Revolver, is the creator and host of Sounds…

Our municipal officials in Hamilton, and beyond, are prone to hiding behind endless studies and never getting anything done. But it’s time to take action on pressing social issues like homelessness. One of the highlights of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in the United States in August was…