Danielle de Graauw

Waterdown runners honour Charley Mae Stewart in 5k run for Aicardi syndrome VIDEO: It’s a rare disease with only a few cases in Canada. Those with Aicardi syndrome have what is called a life-limiting diagnosis and often don’t make it to adulthood according to experts. Joe Sams Leisure Park in Waterdown was the site of a 5k run Sunday, honouring the life of Charley Mae Stewart who’s life was taken by this disease.

Emilio Mascia, known to CHCH viewers in the 1960s as the host of Italian Panorama, died last weekend at the age of 94. On Saturday, his family and friends said their final goodbyes at a funeral service held on Hamilton Mountain. “Whether it’s his viewers on air, versus anyone he met in person, he loved them with the same affection,” said his son, Anthony. To Anthony, Emilio Mascia was first his dad and his best friend, and second, a teammate directing the longtime CHCH program Italian Panorama.

Hamilton is seeing football fever reaching a fever pitch at watch parties across the region, as Canada’s Men’s national soccer team took on Bosnia and Herzegovina. It’s not the first time Canada has hosted a World Cup tournament. It’s important to note that back in 2015, the FIFA Women’s World Cup was hosted across the country with Canada opening the tournament against China, ending in a 1-0 win for our Canadian squad.