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Hamilton Tiger-Cats fans who braved the cold in Hamilton to watch their team play for the CFL championship were left disappointed by their performance. But some are already looking forward to next season.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers ended a 29-year championship drought by defeating the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 33-12 in the 107th Grey Cup from McMahon Stadium in Calgary.

Andrew Harris rushed for one touchdown and caught another as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers ended a 29-year championship drought by beating the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 33-12 in the 107th Grey Cup in Calgary.

Residents living above Happy Hourz Pub in downtown Hamilton were evacuated Sunday after careless smoking sparked a fire in one of the building's apartments.

The truck is described as a grey 1997 Ford F-150 with silver trim and bumpers. Police say it has a rusted front rim on the passenger side and a white sticker on the rear driver's side window.

Investigators say a 31-year-old man suffered serious, but non-life-threatening injuries after an alternation at a home near Page and Manning Streets.

City residents and visitors were treated to country music, a huge hospitality tent and hope for a win at the Canadian Football League's championship game in 1972.

A proposal to import five whales to Connecticut has sparked a standoff between animal welfare groups and an aquarium that says the animals will contribute to its research.

From the teams that brought us the Fog Bowl in 1962 and the Wind Bowl in 1965, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Hamilton Tiger-Cats are now preparing for what many are calling the Drought Bowl.

The 107th Grey Cup is this Sunday, but team pride in Hamilton happens all year long. Here's where you can see Hamilton Ticats love across the city.

CBC Hamilton is teaming up with Hamilton Food Share to raise donations and support local food banks during the holiday season.

The Crown has dropped the charges against one of the officers in a shooting involving two Niagara police officers last year.

At five-foot-seven and 150-pounds, Hamilton Tiger-Cats receiver Brandon Banks is used to being thought of as the little guy. That just serves as motivation for the CFL's most outstanding player.

Hamilton police are investigating after a Ford pick-up truck collided with a GMC SUV, killing one person.

Two Hamilton city councillors say the city owes residents an apology after an estimated 24 billion litres of sewage and stormwater runoff spilled into Chedoke Creek over four years, and all the reports should be made public.

He's an imaginative playcaller and regarded as an offensive genius, but Tommy Condell's biggest strength is subscribing to the most basic of coaching principles: Creating a system showcasing a player's ability.

Watch live coverage of CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie’s annual state of the league address on Friday at 10:30 a.m. ET/8:30 a.m. MT from Calgary, site of the 2019 Grey Cup.

Brandon Banks is the CFL's most outstanding player. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats receiver captured the honour for the first time Thursday at the CFL awards banquet in voting conducted by the Football Reporters of Canada and nine league head coaches.

Hamilton city councillors say they were following legal advice when they decided to keep secret the full extent of a leak that spilled an estimated 24 billion litres of sewage into Chedoke Creek over more than four years

A staff report says pets at work improve mental health, but councillors say they intimidate people and aggravate allergies.

The crash happened around 9:30 p.m. when a Honda Civic crossed the centre line between Book Road West and Butter Road West, colliding with a GMC Sierra pickup that was heading in the opposite direction, according to police.

Provincial police say a 54-year-old man is dead after driving the wrong way down a highway and crashing into a truck in the Niagara Region.

About 50 people came out for a community meeting about the botched demolition that coated their neighbourhood in dust. Some came seeking an explanation, others an apology and one woman looking for someone to cover her cleaning bill.

Winnipeg and Hamilton don't have the kind of long-standing rivalry the Blue Bombers' home city has with Regina, for example — but there are a few areas where the home cities of this year's Grey Cup contestants are natural competitors.

Diehard Hamilton Ticats fans are headed to Calgary to see the Grey Cup. After 20 years, they say it's about time for a win — and they've got a hunch that one is in the cards.

Jim Barker will have a unique opportunity Sunday. Barker will watch two of his coaching proteges battle for their first title as CFL head coaches.

OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt tweeted a photo of a heavily-damaged pickup truck near the duty free just after 4 p.m., saying the crash happened on Highway 405 on the Canadian side of the Queenston-Lewiston Bridge

Residents learned of the leak which was allowing untreated wastewater to flow into the creek in July 2018, when the city says staff discovered it. But an investigation revealed the gate, which was supposed to be fully closed, had been left about five per cent open on Jan. 28, 2014.

The man who's pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the shooting death of Yosif Al-Hasnawi will undergo scrutiny in the witness box today.

Hamilton police in Binbrook have charged two drivers with speeding and stunt driving after they were found going over double the posted speed limit.

After two days of meetings with a provincial mediator, McMaster University and the local union representing teaching assistants have reached a tentative agreement. It comes before the union's strike deadline of Monday, Nov. 25.

Canada will be up a creek without a paddle if it doesn't acknowledge threats to its fresh water, says a report from some of the country's top water scientists.

Halton regional police have charged a 32-year-old Milton woman with theft for allegedly stealing poppy boxes across Burlington.

Hamiltonians whose neighbourhood was coated in a thick layer of dust and debris after a demolition at 319 Sherman Avenue North will have a chance to get some answers during a community meeting Wednesday.

As Ticats players coaches and staff boarded buses outside Tim Hortons Field Tuesday en route to the airport a roaring crowd of hometown fans in black and yellow provided them with a heroes' send off.

The union representing public elementary school teachers in Hamilton asked for and received a special exemption from job action so staff can attend a PA day dedicated to addressing bullying.

Tiger-Cats star linebacker Simoni Lawrence is full of praise for Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback and former Hamilton teammate Zach Collaros heading into Sunday's Grey Cup.

Are you eager to catch the Grey Cup but aren't able to make the trek to Calgary? Don't worry, the City of Hamilton are teaming up with the Ticats to offer fans a chance to watch the game somewhere a little closer to come.

Dale King says the social media post he made where he appears to mimic holding a gun shortly after Yosif Al-Hasnawi died was directed at a friend, and he wasn't bragging that he had just shot and killed someone.

Environment Canada issued a fog advisory for the city Tuesday morning and said there was also a risk of freezing drizzle that could make road surfaces and sidewalks slippery.

Police say the man was at Cause and Effect, a restaurant and bar in a plaza near Stone Church Road East and Upper Mount Albion Road around 10 p.m. Monday when he got in some sort of dispute with someone in a black BMW and shots were fired.

Chris Van Zeyl usually isn't one to draw attention, but the Hamilton Tiger- Cats' veteran offensive lineman plans to be very vocal this week.

The test area is aimed at testing communication and sensor technology in a live urban environment "without impacting live city service."

Hamilton city councillors have rejected another shot at making garbage collection a biweekly affair.

A new study reveals the damage to areas along Hamilton's shoreline from the extreme storms and high water levels over the past few years.

Police have released video of an attempted murder at a central Hamilton bar that left a man with a gunshot wound to his head.

Since their last Grey Cup title, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats have become accustomed to bad breaks.

When they face off against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers Sunday the Ticats have a chance to break the CFL's second-longest drought by bringing home the cup home for the first time in 20 years.

Police have confirmed shots were fired in a "targeted" shooting near the corner of King Street East and Gage Street North Monday morning.

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats topped the Edmonton Eskimos 36-16 in the East Division final Sunday, meaning for the first time since 2014, the team is headed to the CFL's biggest game.