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He/Him | CBC #HamOnt reporter: https://cbc.ca/1.5256053 | @cmglaguilde.bsky.social / @cwacanada1.bsky.social union organizer | Comic-book enthusiast | Ex: @wearetvo.bsky.social, CBC Radio, Radio Free Krypton | DM for Signal | http://justinchandler.work/

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Want to make a complaint about a councillor in Niagara Falls? It will now cost you $1,000 | CBC News The cost to file a code of conduct complaint against elected officials in Niagara Falls has doubled, after councillors approved a motion for an increase.

The cost to file a code of conduct complaint against elected officials in Niagara Falls has doubled. According to the council, filing a complaint will now cost $1,000, up from the $500-fee that had been in place since 2021. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

10.03.2026 12:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Canadian military personnel identified on white supremacist dating site | CBC Accessibility Members of the Canadian Armed Forces are among the profiles leaked from a white-only dating website that promoted white supremacist ideology, a CBC News visual investigation found.

"... CBC News found more than 500 accounts based in Canada. Of those, roughly 200 have been matched to real people by CBC.
Among WhiteDate's Canadian users, CBC News discovered three members who identify themselves on social media as military personnel."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

09.03.2026 20:13 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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How live music helped make Hamilton home for these residents | CBC News Ahead of the Juno Awards, we asked Hamiltonians for memorable music stories. Two live-music lovers said the city's concert scene drew them here in the first place.

I enjoyed chatting with two local lovers of live music ahead of #HamOnt hosting the Juno Awards.

Read why they think this city's scene is special:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

09.03.2026 18:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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On #InternationalWomensDay, we celebrate the women in our union & Canadian media whose work strengthens democracy. Equity must be structural: better parental leave, safer workplaces, and dignity for all tinyurl.com/ywx9m6nj

06.03.2026 19:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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'We are standing with them:' Event in Stoney Creek to show solidarity with Iranian and Afghan women | CBC News The Iranian Cultural and Social Association and the Afghanistan Association of Hamilton are collaborating to put on an event in Stoney Creek marking International Women's Day, in solidarity with women...

β€œWe're trying to use this event to be the voice of people and to show the Iranian people that we are standing with them in solidarity, and we will raise as much awareness as we can to help them for the freedom of Iran.” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #HamOnt

05.03.2026 16:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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'No cuts, no fees, no corporate universities': Students stage mass protest over Ford government’s OSAP cuts | CBC News Students across the province are protesting recent changes to the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) β€” the post-secondary financial aid system will go from a majority grant structure to a major...

"Students across the province are protesting recent changes to the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) β€” the post-secondary financial aid system will go from a majority grant structure to a majority loan structure in the new school year."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #OnPoli

04.03.2026 20:55 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Niagara councillors tell regional chair to put brakes on amalgamation talks | CBC News Niagara’s regional council voted to hold back its chair Bob Gale from β€œany further action” concerning amalgamation, while it recognized it needs to do its own review on how services are working and ar...

"Niagara’s regional council voted to hold back its chair Bob Gale from 'any further action' concerning amalgamation, while it recognized it needs to do its own review on how services are working and are shared among the 12 municipalities." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

04.03.2026 14:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Officer's Jeep seen with symbol β€˜appropriated by’ neo-Nazis, group says, after Hamilton police OK him to work | CBC News A Hamilton community group is calling for action after it says a resident discovered a police officer's vehicle is once again displaying a sticker β€œassociated with white nationalist extremism." Police...

A #HamOnt police officer, back at work after he was investigated for sharing racist and extremist content online, is again displaying a sticker "associated with white nationalist extremism" on his vehicle, a community group says. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

04.03.2026 14:11 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Episode 297: Absolute Reimagining of DC Comics β€” Imaginary Worlds Imagine if Bruce Wayne had no money, if Superman grew up on Krypton and came to Earth with emotional scars, or if Wonder Woman had been raised in Hell. Welcome to the Absolute Universe – a dark parall...

DC superheroes have been reinvented in a dark parallel universe, and the fans can't get enough of it. I talked with editors Chris Conroy and Katie Kubert, and writer Kelly Thompson about why the Absolute Universe has resonated so strongly with fans and how it has thematic parallels with our world.

25.02.2026 20:10 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hamilton police officer charged with possession of child sexual abuse material has history working with teens | CBC News A police officer who has worked 19 years with the Hamilton Police Service has been charged for allegedly possessing and transmitting material that shows child sexual abuse and exploitation. He was arr...

A police officer who has worked 19 years with the Hamilton Police Service has been charged for allegedly possessing and transmitting material that shows child sexual abuse and exploitation. CBC #HamOnt reviewed publicly available sources showing he worked with teens. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

25.02.2026 20:03 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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ANALYSIS: Will Burlington’s housing bet pay off? | TVO Today The city is desperate for more housing starts. It’s set to try something new.

New from me at TVO, on a housing gamble being contemplated in Burlington. www.tvo.org/article/anal...

24.02.2026 18:14 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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'Deeply offensive': Hamilton mayor among those condemning white supremacist group's latest gathering | CBC News Hamilton's mayor and anti-racism advocates are among those condemning a white supremacist group's demonstration on the weekend outside city hall.

"Caitlin Craven, executive director of the Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion, told CBC in December there is a feeling of 'utter exhaustion' at having to see and then say 'the same things over and over,' after such demonstrations."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #HamOnt

24.02.2026 14:13 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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How L.A.-based YouTube star LaurDIY started out as a kid crafter in St. Catharines, Ont. | CBC News With nearly 8.5 million followers on YouTube, LaurDIY is one of the most recognizable names in crafts and lifestyle content. The St. Catharines-born content creator made a recent visit to her hometown...

β€œThere is nothing that I would rather be doing, but there is a lot more responsibility tied to it.”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #Niagara

24.02.2026 14:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Closing Hamilton Central Library 'off the table' for now as staff look at other ways to stop on-site drug use | CBC News Staff might start checking people’s library cards before letting them into the Central branch, in an attempt to deter patrons from selling or using drugs inside, says CEO.

β€œWe need to make sure we're not setting up unnecessary barriers for people and that the library is still a welcoming place for everyone,” but something has to change, Takala told CBC Hamilton Friday.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #HamOnt

23.02.2026 17:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hamilton social work student says OSAP cuts 'a punch in the gut' that endanger her education | CBC News Hamilton college student Marcelle Slote says Ontario Student Assistance Program changes and Premier Doug Ford's basket-weaving comments feel like "a punch in the gut" and are "absolutely disrespectful...

"It feels like such a punch in the gut and absolutely disrespectful."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #HamOnt

23.02.2026 17:03 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This was the game.

Deserves to be a stamp.

22.02.2026 16:02 πŸ‘ 88 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3
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USA GOES FOR GOLD! πŸ₯‡πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

Jack Hughes scores the golden goal and the United States takes down the Canada in overtime!

#MilanoCortina2026

22.02.2026 15:58 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 3
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Canada has tied the men's hockey gold medal game 1-1 πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

Cale Makar with a wicked wrist shot from the faceoff dot gets past Connor Hellebuyck.

22.02.2026 14:49 πŸ‘ 156 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 3

What a period of hockey. US leads 1-0, and Jordan Binnington has made the saves he needs to make to keep it a one-goal game. Canada's skill advantage has had its moments, but the US teamwork and speed has been impressive, too. Great, great intensity.

22.02.2026 13:48 πŸ‘ 58 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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2026 Olympic Games: Sidney Crosby will not play in men's gold-medal game against the U.S. | CBC

πŸ‘πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‘Let’s gooo, Canada
www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...

22.02.2026 13:05 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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ANOTHER MEDAL FOR MALTAIS πŸ₯‰

ValΓ©rie Maltais wins bronze in the women’s 1500m to win her third medal of the #MilanoCortina2026 Olympics

20.02.2026 17:16 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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CANADA IS GOING TO THE GOLD MEDAL GAME! πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ₯‡

CANADA COMES BACK TO BEAT FINLAND!

#MilanoCortina2026

20.02.2026 18:14 πŸ‘ 142 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 12
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20.02.2026 15:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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2026 Olympic Games: Canada takes on Finland without Sidney Crosby in men's hockey semifinals | CBC

Let's go! www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...

20.02.2026 15:46 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Connor McDavid will wear the 'C' in Canada's semifinal with Sidney Crosby ruled out to injury. #MilanoCortina2026

20.02.2026 14:27 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Burlington β€˜Olympics junkies’ say being at overtime men’s hockey semi-final was β€˜thrilling’ | CBC News A recently-retired Burlington, Ont., couple has become β€œOlympics junkies.” Bud and Mary Vallee are partway through a trip to Milan that has included attending several events, including the men’s thril...

β€œPeople were high-fiving them, and high-fiving in line. It's almost like if you're wearing a maple leaf or red and white, you don't have to say anything. You don't have to be speaking French or English. There is a brotherhood.”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

20.02.2026 13:43 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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'You destroyed our family,' slain real estate agent's partner tells man given 6Β½ years in prison for mischief | CBC News Sorossa Moude of Toronto pleaded guilty to mischief endangering life in association with a criminal organization leading up to the March 2020 death of Giorgio Barresi, who was shot multiple times in h...

"A man initially charged with first-degree murder of #HamOnt real estate agent Girogio Barresi has instead pleaded guilty to mischief." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

20.02.2026 13:41 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Residents say needles, urine, feces only steps away from units in this building run by the City of Hamilton | CBC News Conditions in the building have been deteriorating steadily since the fall, says resident Rose Hamilton. In the stairwells especially, she’s seen it all β€” needles, pipes, blood, vomit, spilled food an...

β€œ'I feel terrible about the tenants involved in the program that depend on it,' Rose wrote. 'But I cannot continue, nor ask my volunteers to continue, walking these halls and stairwells.'”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #HamOnt

20.02.2026 13:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

at least it was a really sick goal

19.02.2026 20:58 πŸ‘ 98 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

USA wins in overtime.

A late third period goal to tie it.

And the overtime winner to become Olympic champions.

What a battle between Canada and the Americans.

19.02.2026 20:56 πŸ‘ 159 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 3