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With his name already being mentioned in the same sentence as NHL stars John Tavares and Connor McDavid, forward Shane Wright of the Kingston Frontenacs was named Ontario Hockey League rookie of the year.

The lawyers representing Peter Khill argue the Ontario Court of Appeal decision to overturn his not-guilty verdict "fundamentally" changes self-defence in Canada and leaves homeowners with little option but to call police and cower until they arrive.

In another glimpse of how expensive the COVID-19 pandemic has been for Hamilton, the mayor has put out yet another call for urgent funding from the provincial and federal governments.

Provincial and municipal police have noticed an increase in speeding and street racing during the pandemic, including an 18-year-old who allegedly hit 308 km/h on the QEW.

When Helen Keene entered St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, she had COVID-19 and wasn't sure if she'd ever leave. She beat the virus on Wednesday.

Environment Canada is warning Hamilton and the Niagara region will see a heavy downpour and thunderstorms Thursday afternoon into Friday morning.

Niagara Regional Police is sharing some of the different online scams they've been seeing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Former Hamilton mayor Bob Bratina, now a Liberal MP, spent 20 years doing play-by-play on Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Toronto Argonauts radio broadcasts before entering politics. He's questioning the CFL's strategy to get federal relief funding.

Hamilton front-line, health-care workers will host a small protest Thursday afternoon to protest about how some staff are not included in the $4 an hour COVID-19 pandemic pay raise.

McMaster University removed two job postings for positions with the Hong Kong Police Force advertised to students after complained the advertisements made the school complicit with police brutality in China.

McMaster University is opening its doors to medical residents and researchers working in high-risk environments or who may have been exposed to COVID-19 and are worried about exposing their families to the virus.

Women trapped at home with violent partners have been "struggling" to reach out to the Hamilton's shelters for help, but providing support during a pandemic can be a challenge.

Hamilton restaurants will woon be able to spread out onto sidewalks, parking lots and parts of select streets to allow more physical distancing between patrons.

The city has banned fireworks in Hamilton parks and backyards until after July 4 for fear the spectacle will encourage people to come together in spite of COVID-19.

Hamilton's teacher's union are resisting new calls from the province to incorporate more real-time video conferencing, or "synchronous" learning, into lessons amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tony Award-nominated Canadian actor Nick Cordero, hospitalized with coronavirus, has awakened from a medically induced coma, according to his wife.

First responders extinguished a fire on John Street South between Main Street East and King Street East on Wednesday afternoon.

Join our Facebook live on Thursday at noon with former Hamilton Ticat and Saskatchewan Roughrider Pete Dyakowski, winner of the CBC's Canada's Smartest Person competition in 2012 and Murray McCormick of the Regina Leader Post. We'll talk about if the CFL should get $150 million in federal funding.

A group of people who are homeless and were living in a sea container escaped injury, police say, after it caught fire early Wednesday morning, killing a dog.

A 50-year-old Welland man is dead and Niagara police have charged a man with second-degree murder.

COVID-19 has rocked Hamilton's economy but a Conference Board of Canada report shows the city is set to come back even stronger in 2021.

Councillors say it's too hard to keep a two-metre distance from people in a wave pool. They also warn this isn't the last of these decisions.

Provincial police are looking for a suspect after a verbal altercation over wearing a mask while shopping at a rural grocery store near Tillsonburg turned physical.

COVID-19 has infected 127 Hamilton front-line health-care workers during the pandemic, making up almost one in four of the city's positive cases.

Brant and H-N COVID-19 numbers plateau again, and Burlington, Niagara and Hamilton have small increases.

A Pelham councillor and Sobeys franchisee at the centre of a controversy around COVID-19 has issued a public apology, acknowledging some of his decisions were "imperfect."

Investigators say they've identified the remains of Monica Chisar and determined her death was a homicide, nearly two years after she was last seen in Hamilton.

Investigators say the charges are connected to the sale of fentanyl from a home near King and Albert streets in Welland.

There are 6 new cases of COVID-19 in Hamilton Monday, and slight increases in Brant, Haldimand-Norfolk, Burlington and Niagara.

The health unit for Haldimand and Norfolk has issued identification cards to the area's seasonal migrant workers, raising the eyebrows of some who say it seems to resemble carding.

The top 100 pre-interview ranked applicants will receive an offer into the doctor of medicine program. Most others who were slated to do interviews will have to rely on randomization.

Join our Facebook Live Tuesday at noon with parenting expert Joseph Wilson. He's a dad to three young girls and an educator. How are you handling home-based education? What's working? What's not? On Tuesday Wilson shares tips for balancing work life and home-based education from toddlers to teens.

An 18-year-old stopped by the Ontario Provincial Police after being clocked driving 308 km/h on a busy highway reportedly told the officer who pulled him over he was "comfortable" doing three times the speed limit, despite the fact he still doesn't have his full licence.

A Hamilton councillor is proposing the city create "outdoor dining districts" on streets and in parking lots to give restaurants and cafés struggling because of COVID-19 a boost.

Officers were called to a home near the corner of King Street West and Lake Avenue Drive just before 3:30 a.m. Monday after reports of a shooting. They found a man in his 20s with lower-body injuries.

Police in Burlington are investigating a video shared on social media they say shows two people throwing what appear to be eggs at vehicles driving by on the QEW.

There are 483 confirmed cases, according to public health, and five that are considered probable. Six community outbreaks are still ongoing.

A 19-year-old man has been charged with street racing after the Mercedes he was driving was clocked doing 308 km/h on an Ontario highway.

A frost advisory issued by Environment Canada Sunday says near-zero temperatures are expected to cause frost or "freeze conditions" for Hamilton, Burlington, Brantford and Niagara overnight and into Monday morning.

Emergency crews were called to the Niagara River Parkway near the Floral Clock in Niagara-on-the-Lake around 11:50 a.m. Saturday following reports a vehicle had gone into the gorge.

Residents in Hamilton, Burlington and Niagara turned their eyes to the skies Sunday afternoon as the Canadian Forces Snowbirds flew over the region as part of "Operation Inspiration."

The store learned of the COVID-19 case on Friday and cleaned the store that night. It reopened Saturday morning.

During Grey Cup week in late-November, CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie was almost teetering on the edge of being boastful about the league's future. Within six short months that swagger has all but disappeared, as the league has been brought to its knees by COVID-19.

Most are doing their best to avoid other people's germs right now. But for cleaners and those who get rid of that trash, they're coming into contact with COVID-19 every shift.

Mother's Day is coming up, but it doesn't feel quite right for Dawn Degeus. The 39-year-old mother from Ancaster, Ont., will try to celebrate while one of her two kids actively avoids her.

Normal life is slowly resuming as the city of Hamilton begins to relax tight measures set in place because of COVID-19. Mayor Fred Eisenberger said now it's up to the public to help the city move in the right direction by continuing to stay two metres apart from each other and be cautious.

A search warrant executed by Hamilton police vice and drugs officers at an address in the city’s east end has resulted in the arrest of a couple and multiple charges, police said in a Friday release.

McMaster University is planning for fewer international students, more deferred acceptance offers and online teaching for the thousands who are attending as the start of a new school year looms in the near future and in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr. Roselyn Wilson, a psychiatrist at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton’s Youth Wellness Centre, offers some tips to help young people cope with the stress and anxiety they face while on lockdown under COVID-19.

Flurries or rain showers are in the forecast for Hamilton on Friday, Environment Canada says.