Hamilton-area Today: Worker killed in Hamilton + Overdose calls double in Hamilton + Could an AI factory come to town?

Good morning! It’s April 29, and here are the top stories today in the Hamilton area.

Boehringer Ingelheim and Eko Health Inc. launch new AI-based solution that detects heart murmurs in dogs

CANINEBEAT® AI helps veterinarians detect, visualize, and grade heart murmurs in dogs that can otherwise go undetectedThe CANINEBEAT® AI algorithm detects heart murmurs associated with structural hear ...

First Atlantic Nickel & Cobalt Welcomes Dr. Douglas Wicks, Former Program Director for the U.S. Department of Energy’s ARPA-E (Advanced Research Projects Agency-E…

WINDSOR, Newfoundland and Labrador, April 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Atlantic Nickel & Cobalt Corp. (TSXV: FAN | ...

Prospective McMaster students among Palestinians facing months-long delays getting student visas

Roughly 130 Palestinian students with hopes of continuing their education are in limbo due to months-long delays with getting ...

EU chief warns billions could be wasted if energy aid is not well targeted as the Iran war bites

European Union countries must funnel their energy aid chiefly to vulnerable households and industries or risk wasting ...

Hamilton highway closures for planned roadwork on April 29

Continuous Highway 6 northbound between Mountsberg Road and Mountsberg Road, Hamilton: one right lane closed from April 29 at ...

Hamilton overdose calls double following closure of safe consumption site

Hamilton public health issued a drug alert as paramedics continue to respond to “persistent high numbers” of overdoses. The ...

Hamilton launching real-time heat illness tracker

Starting this summer, Hamilton will be publicly tracking heat-related illnesses. The new dashboard by Public Health Services ...

Ridgeline Introduces AI-Powered, Real-time Market News in its Investment Management Platform

Ridgeline, the first front-to-back system of record for investment management, today announced the release of Ridgeline ...

Unique ways to celebrate Mother’s Day in Hamilton

Mother’s Day is coming up and there’s no shortage of activities and events in the Hamilton area that will allow you to spend ...

Developers hope to bring Canada’s first ‘publicly owned AI Factory’ to Hamilton

Slate Asset Management and the Digital Research Alliance of Canada have applied for federal funding to pay for the ...

This Toronto ice cream parlour is expanding to Hamilton

Summer’s Ice Cream announced on social media in that it would open a location in Steeltown this summer; however, the company ...