He/Him | CBC News reporter in #HamOnt | @cmglaguilde.bsky.social / @cwacanada1.bsky.social union organizer | Comic-book enthusiast | Ex: @wearetvo.bsky.social, CBC Radio, Radio Free Krypton | DM for Signal | https://www.justinchandler.work/https://bsky.app/profile/justinchandler.workhttps://bsky.app/profile/justinchandler.work/post/3mtyispku3k2eHamilton police say a venue that had rented space to an anti-immigration group for its national conference later this week has cancelled the booking. The Dominion Society's chair says the conference is still going ahead. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/dominion-society-conference-booking-cancelled-9.732000326 Aug 2026 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:dgj5ltzxtear7fvc2rendrok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyispku3k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/justinchandler.work/post/3mtjeha2lrs2cHamilton's associate medical officer of health is clarifying and putting into context the public health department's finding there are no short- or long-term impacts linked to the grime coating city neighbourhoods in July. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/hamilton-soot-grime-health-9.7313009 #HamOnt20 Aug 2026 13:36 +0000at://did:plc:dgj5ltzxtear7fvc2rendrok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjeha2lrs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/justinchandler.work/post/3mtbupdrgss25Some elected officials in Hamilton and Burlington say Ontario's new plan to attract data centres needs more transparency for residents. Premier Doug Ford unveiled a new data centre framework last week. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/ontario-data-centre-playbook-hamilton-burlington-9.7307748 #HamOnt #Burlington #OnPoli17 Aug 2026 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:dgj5ltzxtear7fvc2rendrok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbupdrgss25https://bsky.app/profile/justinchandler.work/post/3mtbuns63vc25While some people in Hamilton report feeling unsafe in the city, Statistics Canada crime data confirms what police have been saying: overall, crime in Hamilton is trending down, and below Ontario and national averages. There are two major exceptions. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/hamilton-crime-statistics-9.7306458 #HamOnt17 Aug 2026 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:dgj5ltzxtear7fvc2rendrok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbuns63vc25https://bsky.app/profile/justinchandler.work/post/3msxwkvqfgs2dEmissions from manufacturer Birla Carbon were "a primary source" of the soot falling on Hamilton neighbourhoods last month, Ontario's Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) has said. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/birla-carbon-9.7304954 #HamOnt13 Aug 2026 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:dgj5ltzxtear7fvc2rendrok/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxwkvqfgs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/justinchandler.work/post/3msvbfmanvs2kHamilton 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. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/dominion-society-hamilton-mayor-s-letter-9.7303558 #HamOnt12 Aug 2026 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:dgj5ltzxtear7fvc2rendrok/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvbfmanvs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/justinchandler.work/post/3msvbb5ofps2kA local photographer captured images of a river otter in the Grimsby Wetlands early this month. Experts say otters used to be rare in southwestern Ontario, but this and other sightings point to a welcome comeback. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/grimsby-wetland-river-otter-9.7303346 #Niagara #HamOnt12 Aug 2026 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:dgj5ltzxtear7fvc2rendrok/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvbb5ofps2khttps://bsky.app/profile/justinchandler.work/post/3mssoabvev22uMcMaster University researchers studying the soot falling on Hamilton neighbourhoods have determined the grimy, black substance contains toxic chemicals consistent with coal combustion. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/what-s-the-grime-9.7302194 #HamOnt11 Aug 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:dgj5ltzxtear7fvc2rendrok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mssoabvev22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/justinchandler.work/post/3msqalteymk2hDominion 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. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/dominion-society-9.729972810 Aug 2026 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:dgj5ltzxtear7fvc2rendrok/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqalteymk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/justinchandler.work/post/3mse2b7bkhk2aSince Hamilton introduced its Vision Zero plan in 2019, collisions in which people were hurt or killed fell 34 per cent, from 1,483 to 978, city staff said last week. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/vision-zero-hamilton-9.729604205 Aug 2026 17:25 +0000at://did:plc:dgj5ltzxtear7fvc2rendrok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mse2b7bkhk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/justinchandler.work/post/3mse27r6xws2a"The City of St. Catharines, Ont., has declared a state of emergency after two extreme rainstorms in less than a week triggered widespread flooding, overwhelmed municipal infrastructure and caused significant damage to homes, businesses and public property." https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/st-catharines-state-of-emergency-floods-9.729514205 Aug 2026 17:24 +0000at://did:plc:dgj5ltzxtear7fvc2rendrok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mse27r6xws2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/justinchandler.work/post/3mrx4hoeyps2fCBC has now posted six jobs related to the expansion of my newsroom in Hamilton, plus other Ontario positions: https://www.cbc.ca/news/apply-now-to-jobs-in-southern-ontario-9.7287244 [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Jul 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:dgj5ltzxtear7fvc2rendrok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrx4hoeyps2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/justinchandler.work/post/3mqcdzwcg2k2aHamilton's move to pause data centre development could be the first of its kind in Canada, a professor studying such developments says. buff.ly/mfwkf84 #HamOnt https://buff.ly/mfwkf8410 Jul 2026 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:dgj5ltzxtear7fvc2rendrok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqcdzwcg2k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/justinchandler.work/post/3mqc7a4odxk2uPeople in #HamOnt are reporting homes and properties are coated in soot this week. Soot is a perennial concern for communities near the city's industrial area, but the office of Ward 4 councillor Tammy Hwang says this time is different, with people further away affected. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/soot-in-hamilton-9.726438810 Jul 2026 12:58 +0000at://did:plc:dgj5ltzxtear7fvc2rendrok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqc7a4odxk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/justinchandler.work/post/3mporefybx227"Our people are not homeless. We are displaced. There is an important difference." https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/niagara-falls-jim-diodati-kashechewan-first-nation-evacuees-9.725453602 Jul 2026 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:dgj5ltzxtear7fvc2rendrok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mporefybx227https://bsky.app/profile/justinchandler.work/post/3mpomzbqs2k2qHamilton police are looking for a missing 7-year-old boy who they say was last seen on the beach at Binbrook Conservation Area around 3 p.m. on July 1. https://youtube.com/shorts/pAwgf0ItAe0?si=Wlpah-JywUXfHv1F02 Jul 2026 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:dgj5ltzxtear7fvc2rendrok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpomzbqs2k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/justinchandler.work/post/3mpj6hdwpj22hLatin American residents in the Hamilton-Niagara area are working with an Ontario-wide network of community members to send aid to Venezuela as rescuers continue searching for survivors of last week's earthquakes. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/supporting-venezuela-hamilton-niagara-9.725308830 Jun 2026 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:dgj5ltzxtear7fvc2rendrok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpj6hdwpj22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/justinchandler.work/post/3mpj6as3noc2hStay safe, folks. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/heat-wave-hamilton-9.7252511 #HamOnt30 Jun 2026 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:dgj5ltzxtear7fvc2rendrok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpj6as3noc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/justinchandler.work/post/3mp7gipidcc2oWho's running for office in Hamilton's municipal election this October? CBC Hamilton will be updating this list as we get closer to voting day on Oct. 26. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/whos-running-hamilton-2026-9.7249262 #HamOnt #OnPoli26 Jun 2026 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:dgj5ltzxtear7fvc2rendrok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp7gipidcc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/justinchandler.work/post/3mp4xmo3lzc2zHamilton police board member Dr. Anjali Menezes has resigned from the police oversight body and is calling for it to be dissolved. She says the board has failed to fulfill its function and other members have mistreated her. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/anjali-menezes-resignation-9.7248712 #HamOnt #OnPoli25 Jun 2026 17:33 +0000at://did:plc:dgj5ltzxtear7fvc2rendrok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4xmo3lzc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/justinchandler.work/post/3mp2gehwz7225Story now updated with what happened in the meeting and background on the issue. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/data-centre-moratorium-9.7247233 [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jun 2026 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:dgj5ltzxtear7fvc2rendrok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp2gehwz7225https://bsky.app/profile/justinchandler.work/post/3mp2dhkzzdk2qA temporary pause on data centre development in Hamilton is another step closer to becoming a reality following a Wednesday-afternoon vote at city council: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/data-centre-moratorium-9.7247233 More to come.24 Jun 2026 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:dgj5ltzxtear7fvc2rendrok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp2dhkzzdk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/justinchandler.work/post/3mozw54wqws2tHamilton city council is poised to decide whether to approve a moratorium on data centre development pending new local rules. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/hamiltonians-react-to-data-centre-9.7246232 #HamOnt #OnPoli24 Jun 2026 12:29 +0000at://did:plc:dgj5ltzxtear7fvc2rendrok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mozw54wqws2thttps://bsky.app/profile/justinchandler.work/post/3moigkpc3os2eTenants in Hamilton are staring down another summer with no bylaw forcing landlords to cool units to 26 C — three years after city council directed staff to draft it. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/heat-bylaw-delayed-9.7238002 #HamOnt17 Jun 2026 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:dgj5ltzxtear7fvc2rendrok/app.bsky.feed.post/3moigkpc3os2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/justinchandler.work/post/3mogxiqgywk2mHamilton has taken the first steps toward a moratorium on the development of artificial intelligence data centres. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/data-centre-moratorium-9.7237420 #HamOnt16 Jun 2026 23:33 +0000at://did:plc:dgj5ltzxtear7fvc2rendrok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mogxiqgywk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/justinchandler.work/post/3mog6e235zk2g“In a joint statement, Rogers Sportsnet and the CBC say that the public broadcaster will no longer carry NHL broadcasts.” https://www.thespec.com/news/canada/cp-newsalert-hockey-night-in-canada-wont-return-to-cbc-this-fall/article_f0b9af42-2427-5698-a171-00ef97e1921d.html16 Jun 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:dgj5ltzxtear7fvc2rendrok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mog6e235zk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/justinchandler.work/post/3modjl6mhhc25"The head of an Ontario company behind a Hamilton data centre proposal says the best way to address the environmental impact of such facilities is not to stop their development, but to build them better." https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/frid-street-data-centre-9.7235088 #HamOnt15 Jun 2026 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:dgj5ltzxtear7fvc2rendrok/app.bsky.feed.post/3modjl6mhhc25