Hamilton stories

Sep 28, 2026

Cleveland-Cliffs' Stelco to lay off hundreds in Hamilton as Carney accuses U.S. owner of betraying Canadian workers

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney accused Cleveland-Cliffs of betraying Canadian workers after its subsidiary Stelco announced layoffs of up to 500 employees at its Hamilton, Ontario plant, citing U.S. President Donald Trump's steel tariffs. The accusation highlights the irony that Cleveland-Cliffs' CEO has publicly championed the same tariffs now forcing the company to idle operations.

Sep 28, 20268 sources

Aug 12, 2026

Oakville becomes first Ontario municipality to enact one-year moratorium on AI data centres

Oakville has implemented a one-year pause on new data centres, becoming the first municipality in Ontario to take such action as local governments across the province grapple with concerns about the facilities powering artificial intelligence. The move comes after a similar motion failed to pass in Hamilton.

Aug 12, 20262 sources