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Local Black Market Hummus delivery service gets serious

Posted: Aug 26, 2016

Sneaky deals no more; Nabil Fahel offers homemade hummus delivery service to KW businesses

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Black Market Hummus is a hummus-as-a-service subscription business, delivering homemade hummus to businesses in Kitchener Waterloo. (Provided by Black Market Hummus)

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Homeless for a decade, Waterloo grad Jesse Thistle wins Trudeau scholarship

Posted: Aug 26, 2016

‘Once I won the Trudeau, I went, Oh, my life is going to change now’

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University of Waterloo graduate and Trudeau Scholar, Jesse Thistle has come a long way from living homeless in the GTA. (University of Waterloo)

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3 tips on what to eat in the heat

Posted: Aug 11, 2016

When its too hot to even think about turning on the oven, what’s the best way to eat well?

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Dishes like this ‘raw’ pad thai are made without heating any ingredients above 115 degrees Celsius. A perfect cooking technique for hot summer days. (Clare Bonnyman/CBC)

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Ending human trafficking in Ontario needs more commitment, MPP Laurie Scott urges

Posted: Aug 09, 2016

Conservative MPP says human trafficking needs more commitment, provincial task force

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A Canadian PSA to raise awareness about sex trafficking. In Ontario today, 90 per cent of victims of human trafficking are Canadian born. (Joy Smith Foundation/Vimeo)

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Foreign investment limits ‘overly restrictive’ for Canadian airlines, says Laurier economist

Posted: Aug 04, 2016

WLU economist says limits to foreign investment for Canadian airlines no longer relevant

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The current 25 per cent limit on foreign ownership for Canadian-based airlines is based on decades-old thinking, and came into place during the Second World War, says economist Bill Morrison. (CBC)

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Parks are brown deserts: Here’s what’s feeling the heat in Hamilton

Posted: Jul 20, 2016

How the city is reacting to rising temperatures

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Dead grass is abundant in Hamilton’s Bayfront Park, and weeks of heat and little precipitation. (Clare Bonnyman/CBC News)

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Guelph’s Hillside Festival feeling the pinch from WayHome

Posted: Jul 19, 2016

Southern Ontario music festivals are struggling against increased competition

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This year’s Hillside Festival will be the thirty third annual Music Festival at the Guelph Lake Conservation Area. (Hillside Festival)

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Metrolinx warns heat wave could impact rails with ‘sun kinks’

Posted: Jul 05, 2016

Metrolinx says hot weather could impact GO Transit and UP Express rails in Southern Ontario

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Metrolinx says the heat wave in Southern Ontario may cause delays on the GO Transit system. (CBC News)

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Home What you need to know about possible work stoppage at Canada Post

Posted: Jun 29, 2016

The latest updates on the potential Canada Post work stoppage.

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Postal workers took part in a 24-hour strike in Calgary in 2011. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is in a strike position starting July 2. (Jeff McIntosh/Canadian Press)

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A summer’s worth of heat this spring

Posted: Jul 01, 2016

Hamilton experienced a summer’s worth of days above 30 degrees in May and June

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This spring Hamilton experienced 11 days of above 30 degree weather, almost double the number experienced throughout all of last year, according to Climatologist Dave Phillips. (Brad Pipe)

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