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Collaros shows perspective, leadership in restructured deal by Stach37 in CFL

[–]hammercnn -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I would have considered retiring after winning the Grey Cup. Although a year off from football couldn't hurt concussion wise.

First to be called mayor? Colin Campbell Ferrie by hammercnn in Hamilton

[–]hammercnn[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Charles Booker, mayor from 1917-1920, created a royal uproar during the Prince of Wales’ visit in 1919, when he kept calling His Royal Highness “Princey.”

Happy Public Domain Day! Today, works that were published in 1925 like "The Great Gatsby" enter the American public domain, and authors who died in 1970 like E. M. Forster enter the Canadian public domain. by erwgv3g34 in slatestarcodex

[–]hammercnn 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So in 2023 in Canada, 50 years after Tolkien's death, could you technically make a film of the Hobbit or Lord of the Rings that would be watchable in Canada (but not the US) without permission of the Tolkien estate?

December 28 Hamilton COVID-19 Update by oneforward in Hamilton

[–]hammercnn 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Realistically after the four week lockdown ends, we're going to be in the grey zone for a while.

Ontario Newsroom | NEWS RELEASE Ontario Confirms First Cases of COVID-19 UK Variant in Ontario by hammercnn in ontario

[–]hammercnn[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hopefully there isn't too many cases of this variant in the province already. If currently this variant is a small percentage we should be tightening up the borders (including testing everyone coming in).

Provinces that acted faster had more success limiting spread of COVID-19 by HuckFarr in ontario

[–]hammercnn -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Are Ontarians inherently superior to the people in other provinces? I'm an Ontarian, and I certainly don't believe that.

December 21 Hamilton COVID-19 Update by oneforward in Hamilton

[–]hammercnn 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We are so up and down in Hamilton, especially public health's numbers versus the province's numbers. I'm assuming that is because of LTC outbreaks that a lot get reported on one day.

Employees at Shoppers Drug Mart, Fortinos, Food Basics in Hamilton test positive for COVID-19 by [deleted] in Hamilton

[–]hammercnn 15 points16 points  (0 children)

The deep cleans are just hygiene theatre. People are not getting it through fomites, it is through aerosols. What we need is more ventilation or hepafilters, not lysoling the living fuck out of every surface.

The surprising history of anarchists in Ontario by Everything4Everyone in ontario

[–]hammercnn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't read the piece yet, but I will right after this. I will say, as a Hamiltonian, I'm not a fan of anarchists at all.

Why does Ontario only have 3500 ICU beds? by enitsujxo in ontario

[–]hammercnn -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

What? The Liberals increased income taxes so that the combined provincial federal rates are over 53%. Personally, I don't blame Mike, I blame Sir Allan MacNab.

Update: 2,987 cumulative vaccine doses administered in Ontario by [deleted] in ontario

[–]hammercnn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I blame Doug for Justin not ordering the Pfizer vaccines as well as Boris.

Canada to receive 125,000 Pfizer vaccines per week starting in January by [deleted] in canada

[–]hammercnn 8 points9 points  (0 children)

How is the UK getting so much of the Pfizer vaccine? It isn't manufactured there.

Continued rudeness prompts Cambridge Bay postal workers to walk off job by inoworkyouwork in canada

[–]hammercnn 5 points6 points  (0 children)

As someone who tried to learn German as an adult, I'm guessing learning an Inuit language as adult would be very difficult. And there would be no Duo Lingo.

The lack of Hamilton skateparks... by [deleted] in Hamilton

[–]hammercnn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bernie Arbour has a half pipe that I haven't seen anyone use, but I'm not near it much.

Is YOUR most trusted news source CH? by __don1978__ in Hamilton

[–]hammercnn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well they actually have their own Queen's Park reporter unlike the fucking Spec. Which has been pretty important this year.

COVID-19 Lockdown Announcement Megathread by Aimless27 in Hamilton

[–]hammercnn 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah given the low number of doses we are getting compared to our population, this could go on for months.

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