I am on scene at Jackson Square where a shooting occurred at approximately 515pm. Police confirm one person transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries. No further info at this time. #hamont

April 13, 2026, 10:46 AM: Lawyers for developers: City needs to have ground-related housing to meet housing demands of forecast population. [Semi- Single-detached and townhouses] April 13, 2026, 10:47 AM: Lawyers for developers: City’s own experts stated the City needs to expand its urban boundary

Due to Driver availability, Bookmobile service has schedule modifications during April 10-30. Please visit hpl.ca/bookmobile for the affected dates, times and locations. #HamOnt

Amazing week on the way, listen in … and Friday is our 👀 250th episode 🗣️ Monday(4/13) Maya Doig-Acuña, Harvard University Wednesday (4/15) Crystal Feimster, Yale University Friday (4/17) LeRhonda Manigault-Bryant, University of North Carolina

"There is a tendency in #HamOnt to treat hate as episodic. That tendency is not only inaccurate; it is harmful." www.thespec.com/opinion/cont...

Our 2025 Annual Report is here 📊 Take a look back at BACCC’s progress, initiatives, and impact shaping the Bay Area’s transition to a net-zero economy. 🔗 Visit the link below: drive.google.com/file/d/19PQ4... #HamOnt #BurlOnt #ClimateAction

Jocelyn Brown joins the podcast to talk about health disparities, structural racism, Black Studies, and black Appalachia. Here and on most streams: go.umd.edu/JocelynBrown

With the glitz and glam of the Junos coming to #HamOnt this week, I joined @elamin.bsky.social and @kojoeasydamptey.bsky.social on Commotion to talk about what's going on just down the road. www.youtube.com/watch?v=teIg...

Listen in to Andrea Mays on the podcast, talking about art, cultural studies, and the place of popular writing in the Black Studies tradition. Here and other streams: go.umd.edu/AndreaMays

I am at the Hamilton Public Library observing tonight's Hamilton Police Servvice Community Advisory Panel. There is another CAP public dialogue on April 22 at the McMaster David Braley Centre. There are good questions from the public tonight. #yhmcc #HamOnt

A collaboration podcast with Conversations in Atlantic Theory, out today! John E. Drabinski discusses his three new books ... Atlantic Theory (Edinburgh), So Unimaginable a Price (Northwestern), and At the Margins of Nihilism (Fordham). Here and at most streams: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

Hey @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social undergrads, a chill chance to learn about the fall 2026 Semester in Residence program at CityLAB from students who've done the courses. 15 units in an intensive semester downtown Hamilton. Open to all Faculties. Have some fun and make your fall plans.

Garnetta Cromwell rocked Valley Park earlier this week in recognition of International Women's Day! Energy was high as attendees enjoyed the band's synergy. You can find more Branch Concerts this month around town. Come take a seat and show your support for local musicians. hpl.ca/guide #HamOnt

Today 2-3pm on 93.3 CFMU 📻 It's our annual fundraising season at 93.3 CFMU! 📣 Raise Your Voice and support community radio by making a donation ➡️ cfmu.ca/fundraising ⬅️ Thank you for tuning into I Heart Hamilton - which began in 2013 (following the blog in 2011) ❤️📻🤘 #HamOnt

Bianca Beauchemin on the podcast discussing gender, history, and blackness and Black Studies in the Canadian context. Listen here or other streams: go.umd.edu/BiancaBeauch...

Ep 561 〰️ 2-3pm on 93.3 CFMU 📻 Ellis | Basement Revolver | No Beauty | Capitol | @kojoeasydamptey.bsky.social | Onglish | S.O.A.P. | Illitry | AOIFE | Alex Whorms | Lisa SQ | Wreckless Harbour | Golden Feather | Devin Bateson Tune in live or listen back ▶️ cfmu.ca/show/i-heart-hamilton #HamOnt

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/...

Kids had so much fun mixing playdough, sorting pom poms, and making rainbows with Bingo dabbers to create new colors in our recent Little Scientists program. Mark your calendars and drop in to Waterdown Branch: Wednesday, March 11, 10-11am Wednesday, April 8, 10-11am www.hpl.ca/events #HamOnt

Our Open Grants round is now open for applications! #HCFgrants #HamOnt Get your applications in by May 7 at 5 p.m. Read more about the round and apply: https://www.hamiltoncommunityfoundation.ca/grants/

Saturday morning in the Gage Park Greenhouse 🪴 #HamOnt

It's not too late to pick up these new #BlackHistoryMonth bookmarks honouring Hamilton's 2026 inductees, Dr. Anthony MacFarlane and Ona Mae Allen. Pick up at any Branch or Bookmobile visit this weekend. hpl.ca/black-histor... #BHM #HPL #HamOnt

Join me tonight for "Unnoticed Histories of Black Communities in Hamilton." Our guests tonight are Mara Benjamin site supervisor for Griffen House (#Ancaster) & high school student Daunte Hillen. Tune in tonight at 6;30 pm #HamOnt #BlackHistoryMonth2026 www.youtube.com/live/AIAsMTK...

Black politics in #Canada National panel. #BlackHistoryMonth2026 #cdnpoli #onpoli #HamOnt www.youtube.com/live/H2y-3ZD...

Mayor Andrea Horwath states she will not veto the Hamilton Library budget. The 2026 City of Hamilton is finalized and approved. #yhmcc #hamont

Tomorrow marks the 60th anniversary of the overthrow of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah's government engineered/backed by the CIA. 60 years later we remember Dr. #KwameNkrumah & #ThomasSankara through music. #Ghana #HamOnt #BurkinaFaso #GhanaMusic @bandcamp.com kojoeasydamptey.bandcamp.com/album/centra...

Check out the latest tragic report, covering June 2024 to May 2025, on deaths of homeless people in #HamOnt. 32 homeless people died in Hamilton over that time, at an average age of 48. hamiltonhomelessmortality.weebly.com/june-2024--m...

On Feb 24th 1966, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah's government was overthrown by a CIA backed coup d'etat. I am releasing a song exclusively on @bandcamp.com 60 years later to honour the legacy of Thomas Sankara & Kwame Nkrumah. kojoeasydamptey.bandcamp.com/album/centra... #HamOnt #Ghana #BurkinaFaso

New podcast out! Ronald Zeigler, emeritus director of Nyumburu Center at U of Maryland, talks about campus-community work, education in formal and informal spaces, and the politics of advocacy for Black lives. Here and at most streams: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Friday's Noon Hour Concert 🎙️ is on the road this week, #HamOnt! www.hpl.ca/events Due to Central Library's Living Room renovation preparation, Dionne R Grant will delight jazz lovers at Terryberry Branch from Noon-1pm this Friday (February 13), just in time for Valentine's Day! 💕

GOOD MORNING I'm at Osgoode Hall for Day 2 of 2 Court of Appeal oral arguments regarding the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and encampments. Officially, about Hamilton's encampment bylaw. In practice dealing w/ broader issue. Continuing with City submissions at 10am #yhmcc Live posts follow

60 years ago they took out Dr. Kwame Nkrumah's government. Watch out Central Imperial Agents go catch you. forms.gle/XQbiy4TJtnuy... #HamOnt #Ghana

Join Michelle Bonsu for an interactive, conversation-based workshop that celebrates African knowledge and shows how to apply African knowledge and wisdom to everyday life. 📍Central Library, 55 York Blvd - Hamilton Room 📅 Saturday, February 28, 1-3 pm 🎟️ events.hpl.ca/event/15154835 #HamOnt #BHM

It's @bandcamp.com Friday. kojoeasydamptey.bandcamp.com I have #newmusic coming out on Feb 24th, exclusively on @bandcamp.com 🙌🏿 #HamOnt #NewMusicFriday

New podcast out, Joanna Davis-McElligatt talking about literature, graphic arts, disciplinarily, and the Black Studies imagination. Really fantastic conversation, listen in here or your favorite stream: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Public lecture series about the "Unnoticed Histories of Black Communities in Hamilton." Starts tonight at 6:30 pm www.youtube.com/live/ABZ53bK... #HamOnt #BlackHistoryMonth

Looking forward to the #BlackHistoryMonth kick off launch at @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social The theme for this year is "Rooted: Our Legacy, Our Strength, Our Future." #HamOnt #BlackHistoryMonth2026

share.google/0LKk53U8JBRc... “One of the vile things about white male racists is that they start out in a relatively privileged socio-economic bracket in our society, and they use that status to look down at others, to bring hate and wish violence on the more vulnerable

Today the Hamilton Black History Council along with Black organizations, Black-led organizations & @cityofhamilton.bsky.social unveiled two Black icons in the field of healthcare in #HamOnt Ona Mae Allen & Dr. Anthony McFarlane. #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistoryMonth2026

Episode 556 〰️ Today 2-3pm on 93.3 CFMU 📻 Thomas Duxbury and New Mother Nature | Katie Bulley | Ian Flare | Bleach Dreamer | Patient Whales | AOIFE | Terra Lightfoot | Logan Staats | The Penske File + more Tune in live or listen back ▶️ cfmu.ca/show/i-heart-hamilton #HamOnt

We can’t wait for Winter Bike Day coming up on Friday, February 13th from 7:30am-9:30am on King William Street (between James St N and Hughson St N). 💌🚲❄️ Stop by for hot beverages, treats, good vibes and the opportunity to connect with other winter riders here in #HamOnt! ☕️

Important info for media here in #HamOnt from Nana Aba Duncan & Eternity Martis @hamiltonspectator.bsky.social @chchnews.bsky.social @joeycoleman.ca

James Mountain Road CLOSED [James Street to West 5th Mountain Access] HSR buses are detouring. Routes 20,21,33,35 are using the Jolley Cut instead. #HamOnt

#HamOntSnow Update: All City facilities, including arenas, community centres and Gage Park Greenhouse will close at noon today. All Museums are closed. The emergency Warming Centre at Bennetto Community Centre will remain open. For updates visit: www.hamilton.ca

Upcycle and save your broken household items from landfills by bringing them to our Repair Café next Saturday, January 31 at Red Hill Branch. From 1-4pm, HPL's volunteer fixers will explain the #DIY repairs needed to restore them back to life. #HamOnt, register at: events.hpl.ca/event/15154937

Residents of #HamOnt will always say no to White Supremacy. If you see White supremacist posters & similar messages in your neighbourhood please report it to the Hamilton Anti-Racism Resource Centre and/or Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion and/or submit pictures/incidents at wesupporthamilton.ca

Council just unanimously voted to change City policy - the new 'community liaison groups' will not be open to the public. This Council term has seen even further decreases in transparency --- the opposite of the promises every single member of council ran on during the 2022 election. #yhmcc

Take #TeamHPL's Scout advice and get outdoors this frosty ❄️ winter or borrow winter-themed titles from our collections! But step into Central Library next Friday, January 23 from 11am-1pm for our Winterfest ❄️ PA Day special programming and a fun day inside. events.hpl.ca/event/15130040 #HamOnt

#MakerspaceMonday New year, new opportunities to support your #SmallBusiness or #SchoolProjects! Dundas Branch has a new large-format printer located in its Makerspace that can help you have that polished look for your next sale or class deadline. www.hpl.ca/makerspaces #HamOnt #Makerspaces #DIY

"Nearly 21 years ago, MPPs across all parties at Queen’s Park pledged to make Ontario completely accessible to people with disabilities by the beginning of 2025. But with that date now well past, advocates say the process has been a failure..." #ONpoli #disability #accessibility #HamOnt

Episode 553 〰️ Today 2-3pm on 93.3 CFMU 📻 First show of 2026! 🥳 Looking back on a year of #HamOnt music. The Dirty Nil | CIN50 | Lisa SQ | Chore | Alex Whorms | Buddah Abusah | Superstar Crush | Drew Smith | Terra Lightfoot | The Isosceles Project Tune in/listen back▶️ cfmu.ca/show/i-heart-hamilton