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Hamilton's integrity commissioner says Terry Whitehead should lose a month of pay after finding the Mountain councillor bullied city staff in a meeting about traffic on Aberdeen Avenue, and that he should be restricted in which staffers he deals with directly.

Hamilton has enough land to accommodate its future population growth, many say. But are its residents willing to abandon the post-war suburban dream?

The site on Woodview Road is currently known as Ryerson Park, but the city is looking to give it a new name that reflects "equity, diversity and inclusion."

Officers with the child abuse unit began investigating an alleged sexual assault of a girl under the age of 16 in January of 2017, police say. They believe there may be more victims.

According to Ontario’s Ministry of the Attorney General, more than half of the individuals who had charges related to Land Back Lane have had them withdrawn, or resolved by diversion.

Experts commenting on the results of a new Canadian study that found alcohol and cannabis sales were well above predictions say that as the pandemic wanes, more attention will be needed on treating addictions.

Eight days after announcing an inquest into the death of Samuel Brown, a student at a provincially run school for the blind, the Ontario Ministry of the Solicitor General says it will be postponed to early next year.

Hamilton will revisit its fireworks bylaw amid personal displays the city says are louder, more dangerous and a long way from the simple Roman candles people set off in the driveway with a bucket of sand.

Two people are in hospital after firefighters pulled them from a burning apartment on Main Street East Thursday morning.

An estimated 317 city employees are on unpaid leave Thursday after failing to pick up a COVID-19 testing kit or provide proof they have two doses of a vaccine.

Hamilton police have charged a Catholic school teacher with numerous sex crimes after allegations surfaced on social media in September.

Joann Chechalk a garlic farmer near Grimsby, Ont., for the past 20 years and president of the Garlic Grower Association of Ontario talks about Ontario's first garlic week.

The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said in a Wednesday press release shots were fired near a home close to Highway 6 and Highway 24 around noon while Toronto police executed a search warrant.

Sitting inside a tent wrapped with sleeping bags for insulation against the cold, Gord Smyth can't help but feel he's right back where he started.

A McMaster University professor has been recognized with an international award for research into water quality at Ontario's Six Nations of the Grand River.

Omar Browne and Mo Babouli scored wonder goals for Forge FC against Costa Rica's Santos de Guapiles on Tuesday, helping the CPL champion to a 3-0 win on the night and a 4-3 comeback aggregate victory in their Scotiabank CONCACAF League quarter-final.

A quarter of fresh drinking water never makes it to Hamilton homes, but the city is trying to stop that.

An attempt to get a court injunction barring the city from tearing down encampments has failed, with a judge ruling the city can enforce its bylaw against tents in public parks.

The federal government took another step toward rebuilding the travel industry Tuesday by announcing an expansion of the number of Canadian airports that will accept international flights.

Hamilton police say a Monday morning crash ended with not just one, but both drivers being charged with impaired driving.

Hamilton police say a 78-year-old Ancaster woman who had been missing since Halloween night has been found dead.

The case of a truck driver charged in the death of an animal activist who was run over outside a slaughterhouse in Burlington, Ont., has been adjourned after its first court appearance Monday.

From Nov. 8 to Dec. 2, Haudenosaunee hunters will be able to harvest a maximum of 60 deer from two areas in the Dundas Valley Conservation Area.

In 2019, Hamilton's living wage was $16.45. Now, it's $17.20 and rent prices are a big reason why the living wage shot up in just two years.

Every year, francophones and francophiles from across Hamilton gather in Gage Park for concerts, comedians and vendor booths. But Steeltown's French presence wasn't always so prominent.

The Ontario government will raise the province's minimum wage to $15 an hour on Jan. 1, 2022, Premier Doug Ford announced Tuesday morning.

Fred Eisenberger says people still need to wear masks and get vaccinated, but he's optimistic about the future.

It was Saturday night at his family's apartment in Hamilton when five-year-old Sameer Alshaer got up and made sure the door was shut and locked. Separated from his dad and two sisters in Gaza since he was a toddler, Sameer wanted to make sure no one was leaving.

Denise Gloster was last seen around 8 p.m. at her home near Mineral Springs and Slote roads, according to police.

Haldimand County OPP issued a media release around 9:20 a.m. ET saying the "solidarity blockade" was being cleared and the Ontario Ministry of Transportation had inspected the road.

No injuries have been reported, according to a tweet from the service.

An 86-year-old woman is dead after an SUV hit her in Stoney Creek Saturday night, police say.

The HRS is warning riders service disruptions are possible as soon as this week because it expects up to 10 per cent of its drivers will not to have both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.

A landscape architect and environmental artist from Hamilton walks the streets of Hamilton two days a week documenting the oldest trees in the city. They have to be at least 150 years old to make the list. It's part of a project funded by the Canada Council for the Arts.

Chances are more than a few brave souls will try their hand at weaving a spooky or supernatural tale out of thin air this Halloween. With that in mind, CBC reached out to Sean Howard and Eli Hamada McIlveen, a pair of Hamilton podcasters, to get their takes on what makes for a good scary story.

A 76-year-old Hamilton man was behind the wheel of the truck involved in the crash. Police say he stayed at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation.

The trio of masts that have long crowned "La Grande Hermine" — which loosely translates to The Big Weasel — are up for a trim.

Ontario will release its plan next week for administering third doses of COVID-19 vaccine, the health minister said Friday, after Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) recommended booster shots for adults aged 80 and older and suggested some other groups could also become eligible.

Last year, Brantford police said it received reports of sewing needles and a razor blade being found in candy. Here are a few tips to make sure you have a safe Halloween.

Divers used satchels, bricks, even weighted fitness belts to get their pumpkins down to depth and test their underwater carving skills.

Skyler Williams, spokesperson for 1492 Land Back Lane, said the action was carried out in solidarity with Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs who are against a pipeline through their territory in northern B.C.

Const. Brandon Terdik has been charged with pointing a firearm and careless use of a firearm, according to a media release from the service.

Barton Street has been shut down between Ferguson Street North and Victoria Avenue North. Wellington is closed from Birge Street and Cannon Street East.

Ontario is expanding its COVID-19 testing options for students and staff at the province's 4,800 schools as well as increasing rapid testing requirements for unvaccinated staff.

The Brampton family of Samuel Brown hopes to get closer to the truth now that the province has announced an inquest into the sudden death of the W. Ross Macdonald student, who had been attending an Ontario school for the blind in Brantford.

Hamilton city council says it wants a more thorough apology from a veterans committee member who took part in an online meeting while driving.

Bad & Boujee on John Street South was issued nine tickets on Oct. 23, the highest number of charges for a Hamilton business on a single day, according to the city.

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating after it says someone stole $100,000 worth of chocolate on Saturday.

A lawyer representing 1492 Land Back Lane spokesperson Skyler Williams told Ontario's Court of Appeal on Tuesday that the legal process that led to injunctions around a disputed housing development contained "no attempt at reconciliation."

Patients who were remotely monitored for a month after non-elective surgery had medication errors fixed more quickly and endured less pain than those given standard post-surgery care, according to a new Canadian study published in the British Medical Journal.