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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.

Hamilton city councillors have rejected two requests from people who wanted to present to them — one from a member of the local yellow vest group, and one from white nationalist Paul Fromm.

Math expert Vanessa Vakharia explains why she thinks the Ontario government's plan to test new teachers math skills won't solve the problems students in the province are having with the subject.

The Realtors Association of Hamilton-Burlington reports that housing sales are down in August compared to previous months and the same month last year. The average sale price has increased.

There's something about facing the Toronto Argonauts that brings out the best in Bralon Addison.

Police are asking the public for video or any information after a 19-year-old and 20-year-old were stabbed and sprayed with a noxious substance last Thursday.

Police say the Burlington man who was injured after an SUV crashed into his motorcycle has died.

The family of a teen who who died at a provincially-run school for the blind in Brantford is calling for a coroner's inquest to uncover the "truth" of how he died, amid what they describe as "conflicting" reports.

It's back to school for students across Hamilton. Bernie Custis, the new high school downtown, is opening its classes for the first time.

Are you ready to have the best garden on your block? Here's how: Ask an expert. Be part of our award-winning live chat with expert gardeners. Also listen to the call-in show with Ontario Today's Ed Lawrence. Call in by dialling 1-888-817-8995 on Tuesday.

A new study from McMaster University in Hamilton offers some advice for doctors poking around the heart to reopen a clogged artery that has caused one type of heart attack: Come back again to finish the job.

Police say a Burlington man remains in critical condition after an SUV crashed into his motorcycle last night.

Jackson Bennett and Bralon Addison scored fourth-quarter touchdowns as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats rallied for a 38-27 Labour Day win over the visiting Toronto Argonuats on Monday.

Wooing workers in Canada's union heartland was the focus for federal party leaders this Labour Day.

James Greenlee has been playing softball at McMaster every summer for more than five decades. In that time the league has changed and the fields too, but one thing has stayed the same: Summer means Doc is always on the diamond.

The city expects the road will remain closed until Friday at 7 p.m.

September 1 marks a far increase for the HSR.

Ontario college and university students are heading back to school with lower tuition fees, but accompanying cuts to government assistance mean many will have both less help paying for school and more debt.

City staff are recommending Hamilton apply for a government grant to install a minimum of 20 vehicle charging stations at municipal parking lots to keep up with the rising popularity of electric vehicles.