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The Hamilton Spectator
thespec.com > news > canada > how-much-for-a-canadian-pig-quebec-farmers-ask > article_cc1262eb-39c4-578c-a438-7f157e54c2d0.html

‘How much for a Canadian pig?’ Quebec farmers ask

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (231+ words) Pork producers in Quebec want the province to establish a price reporting system to enhance ‘transparency.’ For years, pig farmers across Canada have been selling their hogs based on pork prices in the United States. Now, Quebec producers want to…...

The Hamilton Spectator
thespec.com > business > schwartz-s-deli-swaps-black-cherry-soda-for-local-alternative-as-u-s-tariffs-bite > article_8d53b657-0034-5759-b611-0a6c0b510569.html

Schwartz’s Deli swaps black cherry soda for local alternative as U.S. tariffs bite

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (986+ words) Employees pick up smoked meat sandwiches at Schwartz’s deli, in Montreal on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov Smoked meat sandwiches and poutine wait to be served next to a can of Canadian made Fleischer’s black cherry soda, which…...

The Hamilton Spectator
thespec.com > news > canada > where-everything-comes-together-new-banners-celebrate-shared-corridor > article_6b3acde2-0155-50ad-a701-5d1ff64fc353.html

‘Where Everything Comes Together’: New banners celebrate shared corridor

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (277+ words) A fresh visual identity now greets shoppers and visitors along Manning Road, as Tecumseh and Lakeshore unveiled new banners that reflect the energy and diversity of their shared commercial corridor. The branding campaign, centered on the theme “Where Everything Comes…...

The Hamilton Spectator
thespec.com > news > canada > homelessness-threatens-mother-with-disability-three-children > article_8772114b-a8ad-5a73-989f-3644ec08af73.html

Homelessness threatens mother with disability, three children

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (623+ words) The Spec After nearly a year-long search, no suitable home found A Carleton County mother with a disability and three children living at home faces homelessness at the end of the month after spending nearly a year trying to find…...

The Hamilton Spectator
thespec.com > news > hamilton-region > new-home-rises-for-hamilton-family-that-lost-house > article_63a00750-e408-5fc8-80fa-46f95ccc258b.html

From teardown to triumph: A new beginning on St. Matthews Avenue in Hamilton

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (563+ words) A new home is nearly finished — 18 months after construction next door left the original “imminently unsafe.” A new home has been built at 54 St. Matthews Ave. in Hamilton. In April 2025, the home that had stood there for more than 100 years…...

The Hamilton Spectator
thespec.com > news > canada > nb-housing-advocate-says-long-way-to-go-on-affordable-units > article_7f8cf832-e562-5e2f-a641-8a3bbabe9422.html

N.B. housing advocate says ‘long way to go’ on affordable units

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (527+ words) Peter Corbyn said there must be growth for the non-profit housing sector. The executive director of the New Brunswick Non-Profit Housing Association says the waitlist for non-profit housing is at 14,000 — almost three times the number pre-pandemic. Peter Corbyn said the…...

The Hamilton Spectator
thespec.com > business > economic-chemotherapy-business-groups-wary-of-counter-tariffs-federal-aid-package > article_3bd96bbf-2ca5-5c20-a9c1-c6adcc8065e0.html

‘Economic chemotherapy’: Business groups wary of counter-tariffs, federal aid package

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (769+ words) Dan Kelly, President of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) speaks in Toronto on Thursday, September 11 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young Despite Ottawa unveiling an aid package for Canadian businesses affected by the trade war with the United States,…...

The Hamilton Spectator
thespec.com > opinion > letters-to-the-editor > aug-25-canadians-need-to-stand-strong-and-other-letters > article_79fe5722-e114-5e90-a79e-130e887a8b57.html

Aug. 25: Canadians need to stand strong and other letters to the editor

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (865+ words) Readers say it was better to call off trade talks with the U.S. than to accept a bad deal. Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks Saturday in Ottawa about Canada’s response to new U.S. tariffs as Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc…...

The Hamilton Spectator
thespec.com > business > safety-deposit-boxes-can-offer-peace-of-mind-but-headaches-if-no-one-else-has-access > article_860a5570-68f8-59e9-ad30-e52cc811fbef.html

Safety deposit boxes can offer peace of mind, but headaches if no one else has access

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (716+ words) Most of us haven’t set foot in a bank vault, but many of us still have the instinct: important documents and prized possessions belong somewhere locked away. Yet a safety deposit box only holds real value if our financial lives…...

The Hamilton Spectator
thespec.com > news > canada > home-builders-association-notes-challenges-to-development-in-the-region > article_450777c7-49e2-53d4-ab2f-e55a918683b5.html

Home builders’ association notes challenges to development in the region

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (686+ words) Layout of the development proposed for Bridge Street West in Woolwich Township. Nobody wants an industrial site in their backyard. That is why proposed land changes north of Bridge Street have local residents concerned about what the owner, CRA Lands…...