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Supercrawl is running September 13 to 15 on James Street N.

In an interview with CHML's Bill Kelly, the Hamilton police chief spoke about public sex when he was asked about the next steps for repairing relations with the LGBTQ community. He's now apologized.

Canadian municipal leaders are calling on federal parties to commit billions of dollars to improve local transit, cut emissions and protect communities against damage from extreme weather events due to climate change.

Hamilton city council has put off making a decision about the future of FirstOntario Centre for another week to grapple with a proposal made by the owner of the Hamilton Bulldogs.

Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Dunnville, Caledonia and Haldimand, saying the storms tracking through southwestern Ontario are capable of producing damaging winds and torrential downpours.

McMaster University students are navigating student life as the provincial government's 'student choice initiative' comes into play. The student union and clubs won't know how much money they have until halfway through the semester.

Drivers speeding past stop signs, vehicles rolling through an intersection and even a couple of near misses are captured in a video one east Hamilton resident says he shot in just 24 minutes Monday.

Halton police say they're investigating a handful of thefts targeting the wheels of pickups parked at the Aldershot GO station.

Ontario elementary teachers will be asked to vote on a strike mandate at mass meetings across the province this month and next.

According to the Insurance Bureau of Canada, there's an estimated $5 billion worth of cargo theft in Canada every year. Angelique Magi, of the Guarantee Company of North America explains why customers should care.

A Woodstock, Ont. father has died of his injuries, provincial police say, after he was pulled from a pond by a family member following a rollover crash in Nanticoke.

Niagara regional police say they're looking for two suspects in an alleged human trafficking case involving a girl under the age of 16.

Canadians "have an important choice to make" about their country's future path, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau said today as he triggered the official launch of the federal election campaign.

The election raises several interesting questions for the region. Will the NDP keep its grip on Hamilton Centre without longtime MP David Christopherson? Will Bob Bratina hold onto his seat even after alienating the steelworkers' union?

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will officially kick off the federal election campaign with a visit to Rideau Hall at 10 a.m. ET Wednesday, Liberal sources have told CBC News.

The 'super-wealth tax' would apply to Canadians with fortunes of over $20 million. Singh announced how much money the NDP expects it to raise at a Hamilton east end home earlier today.

The ManpowerGroup survey found seven per cent of participants in Hamilton were planning to hire, another seven per cent were expecting cutbacks and 86 per cent anticipated staffing levels staying the same.

Hamilton police have charged a 32-year-old man with stunt driving. Police say he was driving 165 km/hr in a 70 km zone.

From what ID to bring to a polling station to what to do if you see something suspect, here's what you need to know before you vote in this fall's federal election.

Phase 1 construction at Piers 5,6 and 7 is meant to build a boardwalk, new shoreline and fish habitat, but the city's West Harbour Development Sub-Committee heard Monday that the actual cost of turning the site into a public space is millions more than expected.

In a new study published Monday, researchers at Hamilton's McMaster University say more than 1,125,000 men around the world have hemophilia, and 418,000 of those have a severe version of the mostly undiagnosed disease.

A week after students across Hamilton returned to school from the summer break, many of them continue to be affected by a bus driver shortage.

John Turmel has been running for office for 40 years without success. He'll make his 99th attempt in Brantford during the federal election.

The city of Hamilton has launched the "Our City Survey" to hear how satisfied residents are with government services.

Hamilton police have charged two people with failing to stop for a school bus after a driver provided dash cam footage of the incident.

William O'Sullivan has been protesting in front of a Welland church every Sunday for a year. He wants an apology from the Diocese in St. Catharines for survivors of sexual abuse.

Hamilton police are investigating after a group of people threatened patrons and employees in a sports bar. They say the suspects joined up with a fourth person to invade a home.

The Ontario and federal governments say they have reached an agreement on jointly funding a proposed French-language university that Premier Doug Ford's government had previously scrapped.

We're looking for the local organizers, planners and champions who put in the time and energy to bring people together.

It's called a Seabin and in just 22 hours it swallowed a pair of plastic bottles, clumps of seaweed, a handful of cigarette butts and pieces of plastic.

Fisheries Minister Jonathan Wilkinson approved the permits for the move under exceptions to a new law that bans the import and export of live whales, dolphins and porpoises.

A final call for paramedic dispatcher Laura Grant echoed across the radio waves Friday.

Halton Region police say they've arrested two men who allegedly used a noxious substance on a woman before "violently" sexually assaulting her.

Here's a list of things to do in and around Hamilton this weekend.

Hamilton police are investigating a pair of car thefts over the past two days that appear to target pizza delivery drivers who left their keys in the vehicle.

Police are looking for a man they say walked into a Stoney Creek home while the resident was living there.

The OPP say a post mortem is scheduled Friday on the body of a 53-year-old woman that was pulled from Lake Erie in Nanticoke.

Over the past two weeks hundreds of turtles hatched in incubators have been set free, but this latest handful were extra special, because they were rescued from a nest on a construction site at McMaster University.

The Own Your Throne campaign plunges people into the fight against the "unflushables" that threaten the city's sewage lines and features a trio of clever characters with names that could leave a person flushed.

Hamilton's LGBTQ community will get six more voices at city hall now that councillors have voted to add to their queer and trans advisory committee.

The federal government has announced $29 million in funding for the 2021 Canada Games in the Niagara area. The money will go toward the construction of two new facilities and will help fix up seven other venues.

Patients spent an average of 16.3 hours waiting in emergency rooms last June, according to new data from Health Quality Ontario

Eastbound lanes of the Linc will close this weekend. This is the second of two maintenance weekends.

A trade tribunal has agreed to investigate the federal government's plan to add a third shipyard to its multibillion-dollar shipbuilding strategy following allegations from a Hamilton company that the process is rigged in favour of a particular Quebec shipyard.

A 24-year-old man tried to escape from a Hamilton police officer by bicycle. He was arrested. Officers say the bike he was riding had been stolen four years ago.

A prominent First Nations businessman is leading a relief effort to help the hurricane-stricken Bahamas that will see three jets leave Hamilton Wednesday evening loaded with supplies.

Hamilton city council will look at partnering with the private sector to build a new $130-million arena downtown to replace FirstOntario Centre. But that isn't stopping some councillors from proposing that the facility go on the Mountain instead.

Banging, clanging and the shrieking sounds chunks of metal make as they're smashed together have left Hamilton's Parkview neighbourhood so rattled residents are refusing to stay quiet.

A civil rights group is asking the courts to declare an Ontario law mandating anti-carbon tax stickers on gas pumps to be illegal.

A 36-year-old Hamilton man is dead, provincial police say, after a crash on Highway 8 in Flamborough.