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Canada's truck driver shortage will grow by half in less than a decade as the industry grapples with an aging workforce and difficulties recruiting young people and women.

Hamilton's Candace Miles and Kate Dion are the first-ever Canadian duet team to win gold at the Karaoke World Championships (KWC), which took place in Tokyo at the end of November.

Police say they received a 911 call from a person who had watched a video on the photo-sharing app of a male driver whose car was "stopped in a turn lane facing a green light" at the intersection of Bronte Street and Steeles Avenue.

After stopping to help with the Ebola crisis, a Hamilton-based charity is aiming to raise $2 million to build Liberia's first library since the civil war.

From a noseless cat's wild adventure to ducks waddling through school and a doe making itself at home, here's a look at some of the best animal stories from Hamilton over the past year.

Highlights include LRT, clean water and zero unemployment.

Hamilton Police's Division 20 Heat unit and its Bear units had two separate investigations until realizing their cases were connected.

Most services are closed on Christmas Day and New Year's Day, but transit will run with limited service.

They shivered in below-zero temperatures. Their mittened hands held signs for a message they said couldn't wait: the Crown attorney's office needs to appeal the not-guilty verdict for the person who shot Yosif Al-Hasnawi, and it needs to happen now.

Hamilton-based Chef Jack Middleton talks cooking plant-based meals for the holidays, and how it's more simple and delicious than you might think.

Hamilton has had a 62 per cent chance of a 'white Christmas' between 1955 and 2017 — this year likely won't be one of them.

Hamilton bylaw officials have issued two trespassing notices under a new bylaw aimed at discouraging yellow vest wearers and groups such as the Soldiers of Odin and Proud Boys.

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are extending the contracts of offensive co-ordinator Tommy Condell and defensive co-ordinator/defensive backs coach Mark Washington.

Officers from the service's Child Abuse and Sexual Assault (CASA) unit and members of the Emergency Services Unit — including tactical and canine officers — worked with other investigators to arrest the man on Friday, Dec. 20.

Every house on Rio Lane in St. Catharines, Ont., is dressed up in lights for the Christmas season. It's a street tradition that's been going on for 40 years, with front lawns littered in holiday inflatables, homemade cutouts and thousands of lights.

Police and paramedics responded to a report of a shooting in the area of Oriole Crescent and Glengrove Avenue on Sunday just before 10 p.m.

The Hamilton branch of a global climate action group has claimed responsibility for dumping manure outside of Doug Ford's Etobicoke constituency office — a video of which went viral on social media Sunday.

Police originally charged Aristor with first-degree murder. The charge was dropped, but his claims of self-defence did not convince the jury, which found him guilty of second-degree murder.

A man has been charged with kidnapping and theft of a motor vehicle, police say, after he attempted to take a car and drive away with a passenger still inside.

Simply having a wonderful Christmastime becomes a lot more difficult if you're allergic to Christmas trees, poinsettias or even the cold. Dr. Samira Jeimy has some survival tips for the unlucky few who suffer through the holiday season.

They have been in power for 18 months, but the Ford government is still making things up as it goes along. And when it runs into turbulence, as it did this week in Hamilton, its favourite response is to pivot quickly to blaming the former Liberal government for its troubles.

Ontario's auditor general says she'll look at how reasonable the province's cost estimates were for Hamilton light-rail transit as part of an upcoming audit of Metrolinx.

A 10-year-old boy believes a guardian angel gave him the strength to keep his best friend's head above the surface after he fell into the frigid water of Hamilton Harbour.

Hamilton police say the canine unit helped locate cash and valuables in a false wall.

We've put together a list of activities sure to keep your holidays bright.

Snow and low visibility are expected for areas between Grimsby and Oakville, with total snowfall amounts of five to 10 cm possible.

Kim Jones and her son, Theo Risdale, made a gingerbread Death Star and surrounded it with X-wings, TIE fighters and Star Destroyers to celebrate the holidays and final trilogy of the Skywalker saga.

A top labourers' union that supported Hamilton light-rail transit (LRT) says it's doing its own studies to find out how much it would cost to build the system — and to change the mind of its old friend Doug Ford.

"Just one little pin," some chains and a lone brake line were connecting the truck to its load, according to provincial police.

Officers found drugs, fake money, weapons including a pellet handgun and pellet rifle, stolen IDs and ammo after pulling over the suspects.

A Brantford man has been charged with sex-related offences, police say, after officials in the United States alerted investigators he was allegedly luring a girl believed to be 14 years old.

Ontario’s tow truck association is calling on the government to implement provincial licences and a set of standards amid violence and chaos in the industry.

The union representing HSR workers is hoping to have its tentative deal with the city ratified by Christmas.

Travis Casagrande's microscopic creation is a home for the holidays — a gingerbread house complete with a wreath over the door, a cheery brick chimney, Christmas tree details carved into the walls and a patriotic Canadian flag doormat.

Hamilton's school boards bell time study will see some students starting school as late as 9:30 a.m. and ending the day at 3:50 p.m.

Ontario's transportation minister says she told city reps in September "in goodwill and good faith" that Hamilton's light-rail transit system was more expensive than anticipated.

The city of Hamilton has issued a cold alert as it drops to minus 15 C in the evening and minus 22 with the wind chill overnight.

Hamilton police are investigating after a collision left one woman dead. The driver fled the scene.

The city and LRT supporters saw the project not as just a transit initiative, but as an economic growth strategy that would spur development along the 14-kilometre line.

The Niagara IceDogs say injured goaltender Tucker Tynan is home with his family in Chicago, less than a week after sustaining a severe injury to his leg during an Ontario Hockey League game.

Bus drivers, mechanics and other transit workers will be in a legal strike or lockout position as of 12:01 a.m. Thursday.

The province won't release a report that prompted it to cancel Hamilton's long-awaited light-rail transit (LRT) project, but the mayor says he'll fight for its release.

Investigators say two men entered eight gas bars and two variety stores between Dec. 12 and 15, confronted employees and demanded cash while flashing a firearm.

Hamilton police are investigating the fires as arson. Meanwhile, the owner of a towing company says he's worried other trucks will get torched.

A warrant has been issued for a Burlington man sought in connection with alleged fraud related to the city's municipal election.

Transportation Minister Caroline Mulroney was the one who called the press conference to announce the province's decision, but she was a no-show after things quickly went off the rails.

The panel charged with reviewing how the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board handles bullying will host at least 20 sessions with students, parents and staff starting in the new year.

Ontario cancelled $1 billion in funding for Hamilton's LRT system on Monday, killing it amid a chaotic afternoon that included a hastily cancelled news conference, city councillors facing down police and Transportation Minister Caroline Mulroney leaving the city with a police escort.

Damir Ivankovic, who was the principal at Ryerson Middle School, has been charged with two more counts of sexual assault, two counts of sexual interference and assault for alleged incidents involving female students during the 2017-2018 school year.

Investigators say they found evidence shots had been fired, but no injuries have been reported.