Wednesday, July 29, 2026

The YMCA of Hamilton Burlington Brantford has says Camp Chippewa will remain closed for the remainder of this week due to the impacts of an overnight fire at the camp’s facilities within the Christie Lake Conservation Area.

Camp Chippewa is a day camp program.

Families will receive refunds for the affected camp days.

Source: https://www.ymcahbb.ca/news/impact-camps-due-overnight-fire-christie-lake-conservation-area

The Hamilton Police Service will hold a press briefing this afternoon regarding an overnight double homicide, according to an advisory on the HPS website.

At 4:05 a.m. this morning, Hamilton Police posted on X, “Hamilton Police are investigating an early morning shooting on Candlewood Drive that has resulted in the deaths of two individuals. The Homicide Unit has assumed carriage of the investigation.”

CHCH usually provides a livestream of police updates on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CHCHNews11