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McMaster Invests $90K in Student Startups
"Six student and alumni startups have been awarded $15,000 each through the new McMaster Student Seed Fund to advance their innovations ranging from AI-enabled reforestation to 3D-printed prosthetics. Their judges? Fellow students from McMaster’s first cohort of...
IKEA Starts Building $300M Customer Distribution Centre in Hamilton
"...IKEA Canada hosted a groundbreaking ceremony at the location of the future IKEA Hamilton Customer Distribution Centre (CDC) and Collection point. The new unit is part of a more than $400 million investment to enhance its omnichannel journey and retail experience...
Hamilton Greenlights $8.2 Million for New Affordable Housing Units
"The City of Hamilton has reached a significant milestone in its ongoing commitment to affordable housing. Through the Affordable Housing Development Project Stream process’ inaugural intake round, 11 projects will receive municipal funding contributions to move...
FedDev Ontario Invests $4 Million to Expand Drug Discovery at McMaster University
"McMaster University has received $4 million in federal funding to upgrade and significantly expand its drug discovery infrastructure. With the new investment from the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), McMaster’s Global Nexus...
Hamilton Airport takes off with a new $15 million facility
"John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport celebrated a significant milestone on Thursday (Nov. 24) with a groundbreaking ceremony for a new multi-use Fixed-Base Operator (FBO) facility. Biddle Carson Developments’ transformational construction plans were unveiled...
Faster GO Service Hits Hamilton with West Harbour Line Integration
"As part of its plan to deliver faster and more reliable GO service across the Greater Golden Horseshoe, the Ontario government has completed construction at West Harbour GO Station, including a recent upgrade that will save more than 250,000 commuters in Niagara...
Local Hamilton Leader Receives Life Sciences Community Impact Award
“Life Sciences Ontario (LSO) proudly announces the recipients of the 2025 LSO Awards, celebrating excellence and innovation in life sciences. Now in its 22nd year, the LSO Awards continues its longstanding tradition of recognizing outstanding individuals and companies...
Hamilton Surgeons Use AI to Revolutionize Post-Surgery Care and Save Costs
"Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) surgeons are testing an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can catch signs of life-threatening complications early in patients recovering from certain colorectal, liver and pancreatic surgeries. This innovative AI tool, created by...
McMaster Researcher Makes One of the Top Discoveries According to The New York Times
"In a celebration of transformative discoveries of 2023, The New York Times calls McMaster researcher Jon Stokes’ innovative work on antibiotic resistance one of the year’s most important scientific and technological advances. The article, which includes...
Hamilton enters a new era of research
"McMaster University and Neutrons Canada celebrated the launch of the Canadian Neutron Beam Laboratory (CNBL) — a new suite of facilities built to advance neutron beam research in Canada. Neutron beams are an essential tool for materials research and innovation....
Canadian Government Partners with OmniaBio to Expand Facility at McMaster Innovation Park
"The Government of Canada is working tirelessly to build up Canada’s life sciences and biomanufacturing sector to develop safe and effective next-generation treatments. Since March 2020, over $2.3 billion has been invested to rebuild Canada’s vaccines, therapeutics...
Porter Airlines lands in Hamilton
"Porter Airlines is bringing significant new air service to Hamilton, with four routes launching in June. John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM) will be connected coast to coast through daily flights to Calgary (YYC), Edmonton (YEG), Halifax (YHZ) and...
New Bioprocessing Lab at McMaster to Accelerate Life Sciences Innovation
"A new bioprocessing automation lab has opened on campus, thanks to a longstanding partnership with Sartorius — a leading international partner in life sciences research from the biopharmaceutical industry. The state-of-the-art, 1,600-square-foot research facility...
$10 million investment to Redevelop Juravinski
"HAMILTON — The Ontario government is connecting people in the Hamilton area to better, more modern specialized adult health care services by investing $10 million to support the redevelopment of Hamilton Health Sciences’ Juravinski Hospital. ‘Our government is making...
HOPA Ports paves the way for greener marine transportation
"Hamilton Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA Ports) welcomes the announcement of two transformative projects supported by Transport Canada’s Green Shipping Corridors Fund, marking a significant step forward in sustainable marine transportation on the Great Lakes.... HOPA...