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The Hamilton Spectator
thespec.com > news > canada > magna-donates-simeon-park-converting-95-acre-corporate-retreat-to-public-asset > article_c0760ace-bcda-5a60-9dce-9858efa685e7.html

Magna Donates Simeon Park, Converting 95-Acre Corporate Retreat to Public Asset

1+ hour, 33+ min ago   (1237+ words) After more than 40 years as a private retreat for Magna International and its employees, Simeon Park is beginning a new chapter as Stouffville’s largest public park. The Aurora-headquartered auto parts manufacturer marked its donation of the 95-acre Gormley property to…...

The Hamilton Spectator
thespec.com > news > canada > calgary-police-charge-three-in-extortion-case-search-for-wanted-man > article_db615c86-5bf9-55a4-b509-7c523064b09b.html

Calgary police charge three in extortion case, search for wanted man

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (257+ words) Calgary police have charged two adults and a youth in what they say was an extortion scheme that included threats for money and gunfire at a woman's home, and they are asking the public to help find a man still…...

The Hamilton Spectator
thespec.com > globenewswire > circle-cardiovascular-imaging-ready-to-help-heart-teams-meet-the-next-era-of-tavr-as-cms-finalizes-expanded-medicare-coverage > article_e07c4b4e-4fc3-571f-a221-9f87abc4623d.html

Circle Cardiovascular Imaging Ready to Help Heart Teams Meet the Next Era of TAVR as CMS Finalizes Expanded Medicare Coverage

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (165+ words) Every Scan. One Plan. One Platform. With Medicare coverage now finalized for asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis, cvi42 gives TAVR programs the automated planning, standardized reporting, and single-platform efficiency needed to scale safely and sustainably Imaging Is the Gateway to TAVR — and…...

The Hamilton Spectator
thespec.com > news > canada > gym-health-pilot-program-rolls-out-as-manitoba-children-go-back-to-school > article_3fee5ea1-adb0-58b9-94aa-d3b063683aa3.html

Gym, health pilot program rolls out as Manitoba children go back to school

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (594+ words) Ethan Minski, 7, walks to school for his first day of Grade 2 with his mom Christy Smolik at Prince Edward School on Wednesday morning. Phys-ed is on the minds of many Manitobans — seven-year-old Ethan Minski included — as roughly 200,000 kindergarten-to-Grade 12 students start…...

The Hamilton Spectator
thespec.com > news > canada > portage-walks-from-darkness-into-light-for-suicide-awareness > article_23d482a9-3b32-5cdb-bb8f-457be74e5806.html

Portage walks from darkness into light for suicide awareness

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (343+ words) Community members, including Mayor Sharilyn Knox and City Manager Nicole Chychota take part in the second annual ‘Light the Way’ suicide awareness walk on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. Community members, youth, Elders, and local organizations gathered in the early morning darkness on…...

The Hamilton Spectator
thespec.com > news > canada > williams-lake-walks-to-raise-awareness-of-fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorder > article_93519363-3709-5e42-857e-0d911243c964.html

Williams Lake walks to raise awareness of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (477+ words) From left, Rachel Cross, Alana Meger and Jessica Marcil wear red during the FASD Awareness Day event in Williams Lake on Sept. 9. Williams Lake residents participated in a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Day walk on Sept. 9 to raise…...

The Hamilton Spectator
thespec.com > news > canada > quebec-children-s-welfare-commissioner-kicks-off-tenure-with-three-investigations > article_48b2dc76-ca7f-5458-b9d5-cd302d2ba4b7.html

Quebec children’s welfare commissioner kicks off tenure with three investigations

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (296+ words) Two women pay their respects in front of the house of a seven-year-old girl who died after being found in critical condition in her home in Granby in 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson MONTREAL - Quebec’s commissioner for children’s rights and…...

The Hamilton Spectator
thespec.com > business > cp-newsalert-ontario-science-centre-laying-off-entire-science-department > article_9b98b648-d187-5cce-b24c-41bb90207f79.html

Ontario Science Centre laying off entire science department

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (145+ words) Premier Doug Ford speaks to media at the construction site of the future science centre at Ontario Place in Toronto, on Feb. 26, 2026. TORONTO - The Ontario Science Centre has laid off 30 workers including the entire science department, The Canadian Press has…...

The Hamilton Spectator
thespec.com > news > canada > new-sheen-reported-on-bear-river > article_4e827b5d-345b-58c5-b8bc-ff54b72a1318.html

New sheen reported on Bear River

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (414+ words) The City of Grande Prairie is dealing with its second “suspected release” into the Bear River since July. A “visible sheen” was reported Sept. 6 and is currently under investigation. The City of Grande Prairie is once again investigating a “suspected…...

The Hamilton Spectator
thespec.com > news > canada > three-weeks-of-empty-grocery-store-shelves-causes-mass-buy-event-in-nunavut-community > article_1ecce300-1931-5fa4-a0c2-ac23e7141aab.html

Three weeks of empty grocery store shelves causes mass buy event in Nunavut community

3+ day, 16+ min ago   (586+ words) Grocery stores in Cambridge Bay have been short on produce and staples for at least three weeks, with bare shelves lining the aisles, according to Rosabelle Aknavigak. Fresh vegetables, bread, rice, flour, and even frozen pizza have been rare finds…...