Justin Chandler

Hamilton police say a venue that had rented space to an anti-immigration group for its national conference later this week has cancelled the booking. This follows weeks of community groups, politicians and experts condemning Dominion Society of Canada.

Politicians, anti-hate experts, labour organizers and a former Alberta premier are calling out Dominion Society of Canada, an anti-immigration group planning a conference in Hamilton on Aug. 29.

Hamilton police have charged a 26-year-old man with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of Zenin Roussel, who was found by a taxi driver early Sunday morning and died in hospital.

Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath says she has sent letters to local businesses about an anti-immigration group that could be renting space in the city for a conference. Horwath says people are free to promote their views, but wants the community to be informed.

Dominion Society, which supports deporting immigrants en masse, is advertising a conference in Hamilton this month. It's prompted anti-racism groups to advise venues and businesses on how to avoid unwittingly booking events by groups they say promote hate, an issue that's come up in other parts of the country.

The City of Hamilton updated its Vision Zero plan to improve road safety. At a committee meeting last month, staff told councillors collisions dropped 34 per cent through the first six years of the plan. The goal is to reduce collisions another 20 per cent by 2032.

The manager of Hamilton Animal Services says that although there are always a lot of animals needing care these days, the shelter is not in desperate need like a trending social media post said.

The CEO of the Hamilton Family Health Team says investments like the ones Health Minister Sylvia Jones promoted in Hamilton today, have meaningfully addressed the family doctor shortage in Hamilton.

The man who took a Hamilton city bus on a joy ride — with passengers still on board — is serving nine-months in jail. Though the Crown asked for a lower sentence, the man agreed to serve an extra month so he could get into a Brockville, Ont., treatment facility the judge recommended.

Ten months after the start of the Ontario murder trial for Becky Hamber and Brandy Cooney, the focus at their sentencing hearing Friday in Milton was on the young brothers in their care who suffered abuse, and the family and community members impacted in turn.