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John Verbeek, deputy fire chief, tells CBC News when first responders arrived, they were met with “heavy fire conditions” in the front of the single storey home

The initiative called “Designing Paradise” highlights the inclusion of American artist and landscape architect Patricia Johanson, who uses sculptures to fix ecological problem spots.

The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) has announced that, on Thursday, teachers in Niagara schools will join a one-day strike.

A public complaint filed against Hamilton Police Chief Eric Girt for comments he made about LGBTQ issues during a September radio interview has been dismissed by the Office of the Independent Police Review Director (OIPRD).

Two people were forced from their home after a car became fully engulfed in flames inside a townhouse garage in Burlington on Saturday, Halton police say.

Curtis Bowles Johnson talks about his father's days training in Hamilton and the lasting legacy he believes the Soul Man has left behind.

Hamilton and Brantford have increased the number naloxone kits in communities to prevent more overdoses.

Holly Hamilton's friends and family gasped, and some broke down in tears, as a judge declared a mistrial in the case of the ex-boyfriend charged with stabbing her to death.

The first incident at the Hamilton steelmaker happened on May 23, 2018 and involved carbon monoxide exposure. The second took place on Dec. 6, 2018 when a worker's hand was caught in the "pinch point" of a machine, according to the Ministry of Labour.

Officers found two large-calibre shell casings and dug a bullet out of the front door of a Stoney Creek home.

Sandee Ewasiuk, 55, who teaches at the Art Gallery of Burlington and the Dundas Valley School of Art, is selling paintings of images she took in Australia with all proceeds going directly to the WIRES Australian Wildlife Rescue Organization.

It started as a call about a man uttering threats but quickly morphed into a high-speed chase on one of the GTA's major highways.

The weather agency says a low pressure system is approaching southwestern Ontario Friday night and heading east to the Golden Horseshoe early Saturday.

Tyson Foerster showed the scouts taking in the CHL top prospects game what he has to offer to NHL clubs. The 17-year-old Foerster had two goals and an assist and Connor Zary tacked on three helpers as Team White beat Team Red 5-3 on Thursday at the showcase event for junior hockey's elite.

LiUNA, a pro-LRT union, is on the province's task force deciding how $1 billion will be spent on transportation in Hamilton.

Gabor Lukacs, founder of Air Passenger Rights, says the passengers on Flight WO651 could be eligible for compensation if they use the Montreal Convention, part of the Carriage by Air Act.

Dan Priljeva says the coyote soaked up some sun and napped in his neighbour's yard for a few hours this past weekend.

In a safety notice to the public, officers urge residents to administer Naloxone and call emergency services if they fear someone is overdosing.

Police say they still don't know why someone shot Jeffrey Johnson, 39, when he was on his way out to his car to go to work.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says poor leadership among teachers’ unions is to blame for the protracted labour dispute gripping the province’s education system.

Hamilton could have allowed marriage ceremonies in city hall as early as 2004, but officials say the discussion never came up until the governance review subcommittee recently asked the clerk’s office to gather comments from the public.

Jeffrey Johnson, 39, was shot to death while leaving for work on Dec. 6, 2019.

Alexis Lafreniere has raised some eyebrows. Heading into the world junior hockey championship, there was no doubting the projected No. 1 pick at the 2020 NHL draft had a clinical scoring touch, silky smooth hands and a superior skating stride.

After delaying the flight back to Hamilton all afternoon, passengers say the airline 'ignored' them and offered to pay for a two-night stay in a hostel, and 'dingy' motels in 'unsafe' areas of Cancun.

Brenda Johnson takes over from Dave Bylsma, who says he doubts the role CO2 has in climate change.

The proposal for an arena at Lime Ridge Mall is almost dead at Hamilton city hall.

Two male international students at Ridley College in St. Catharines, Ont., have been arrested on sexual assault charges following incidents police say involved another student and happened on campus.

Today's edition of our newsletter is mostly about rising Canadian NBA star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Plus, another NHL coach got fired and a Canadian tennis player called out the game's two biggest names.

King Street Tenants United, a grassroots group made up of people displaced by the LRT has released a list of demands to Metrolinx and the city, including that all properties purchased for the project be turned into affordable housing.

Convicted sex offender Gordon Stuckless, infamous for the Maple Leaf Gardens sex abuse scandal, is now out on day parole.

Investigators are looking for a grey 2010 Dodge Caravan that's believed to have been damaged in the collision.

Police say two suspects are in custody in connection with a stabbing that killed a man in St. Catharines.

The mayor told CBC he has a motion coming forward on Jan. 27 to name the new pavilion in Lakeside Park after Peart.

Iman Aghabali and Mehdi Eshaghian, PhD students at McMaster University, as well as former post doctoral fellow Siavash Maghsoudlou, were among those who died when the Ukraine International Airlines flight was shot down.

All public high schools in Hamilton will shut down on Jan. 15 and elementary schools start rotating strikes on Jan. 20

Mould, pests, broken door buzzers and mailboxes, cosmetic work and dirty ventilation are among the problems tenants in the city face, but find no support for when seeking enforcement under the current bylaw, according to Hamilton ACORN.

The city of Hamilton is poised to install photo radar around local schools, despite city staff warning about the cost.

Six Nations officials have closed parts of 4th Line Road and are warning residents of the dangers of flooding after the swollen Grand River broke its banks.

Police say a woman at a Stoney Creek apartment building suffered minor injuries after she opened her door to a stranger who pushed his way inside her home and stole her purse.

Police were called to the area of Queenston Street and Eastchester Avenue where a man was found with life-threatening injuries just before midnight Monday.

Scientists in Hamilton have found a way to dissolve the rubber used in car tires, which they say could eventually help keep what is typically a single-use item out of landfills.

A Hamilton city councillor says there are "maybe 100" people who ride bicycles in Hamilton — and in doing so, she illustrated the divide on council between those who are fans of bike lanes, and those who aren't.

River flows in the Grand River watershed south of Caledonia are expected to continue rising Monday and peak overnight Monday into Tuesday morning.

While the chamber's feelings of betrayal from the LRT cancellation contributed to shutting down its own event, some major sponsors also backed out

Former EQAO chair Charles Pascal says the EQAO test results have been misused. The data was never meant for school rankings. He says the system is broken and the Ford government can't be trusted to fix it.

In an email to Mayor Fred Eisenberger and council John Hertel, the director of communications for the city, says staff have determined the smell the band complained about was caused by the combination of garbage and a hot July day.

The 53 millimetres of rain over the weekend caused a secondary bypass at the Woodward plant, which, according to the city, means the partially treated sewage would not include large solids and floatables.

Iman Aghabali and Mehdi Eshaghian were McMaster University engineering students.

A 23-year-old man died on the Niagara-bound QEW late Saturday night after his Honda Accord hit a tanker truck.

Hamilton police are investigating after a 29-year-old was killed in a hit and run on Upper Wellington Sunday.