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Halton Regional Police are seeking the public's help in identifying and locating a man who allegedly stabbed another man in Burlington who he met through an online dating app.

Hamilton's conservation authority wants the province to clarify what it's asking when it told authorities to "wind down" activities that fall outside of their core mandate.

Provincial police are investigating after they say several suspects armed with handguns robbed a legal marijuana farm, injuring a staff member in the process.

Hospice Niagara launched its 'Before I Die' project at the Pen Centre in St. Catharines over the weekend. People were invited to write their goals on four blackboards with chalk.

The Bridge provides a haven for men who spent times behind bars to transition from incarceration to the community, but its housing program is set to shut down Friday, leaving four men with nowhere to go.

John Wallace Findlay has been sentenced to two and a half years behind bars for breach of trust and fraud over $5,000 in connection to misappropriating money awarded to people and businesses as part of the Caledonia class action lawsuit.

The city of Hamilton is holding an online survey to better understand its residents' experiences of racism. The city plans to use the information for the Hamilton Anti-Racism Resource Centre project, which was put on hold in February.

Two Hamilton teenagers have been charged in the robbing of a liquor store in Hagersville. After investigating, police found the getaway car was stolen.

The third-party advertising group behind billboards promoting Maxime Bernier and his stance on immigration is now distancing itself from the message, saying it never signed off on the controversial campaign.

Peel Regional Police want to speak with two hikers who found the keys of Lovleen Dhawan at Websters Falls. Dhawan has been missing since Aug. 14.

It was a storybook ending Sunday afternoon in Saskatoon as the hometown Saskatchewan Rattlers made history by capturing the first-ever Canadian Elite Basketball League title.

The owner of billboards currently showcasing ads that seek to promote the People's Party of Canada's controversial stance on immigration reversed course on Sunday, saying the company would take the material down in response to "overwhelming" criticism.

Hamilton fire officials say careless smoking sparked a fire that caused an estimated $250,000 in damage to a home on Cloverdale Avenue Sunday.

Coworkers say Zoe was the light of Laura Grant's life. They want to continue supporting her the way her grandmother would have.

The move-in is a mammoth effort involving more than 3,900 students, 100 staff members and 1,250 volunteers.

Following a fight the victim returned to the emergency room where they were treated for serious, but non-life-threatening injuries, say police.

Emergency crews were called to the eastbound exit ramp at Upper James Street at 6:05 a.m. on Sunday, following reports of a collision.

A touchdown by David Watford powered the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to a 13-10 win over the B.C. Lions on Saturday.

McQuesten Urban Farm tackles food insecurity in Hamilton's east end. They put their faith in the neighbourhood kids, who have become food champions for their families and leaders in their homes.

The city of Hamilton is paving Cannon Street in order to re-open a section in time for Supercrawl. This is also the first of two maintenance weekends for the Linc, with all westbound lanes closing.

Andrea Horwath is calling for a stop and review into the closure of the Hamilton forensic pathology unit. She says allegations show this closure could be "rooted in revenge."

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

McMaster Alumni Association are sending out letters from past graduates to incoming students. They're hoping that these words of encouragement and advice give students a positive start to their university experience.

Laura Grant spent nearly 26 years calmly answering the panicked calls of people in need and dispatching ambulances to help them.

After stopping an erratic driver, Niagara police say, one of their officers was dragged a short distance as the driver sped away, firing a shot at the suspect's vehicle.

A 34-year-old woman is dead after a fiery, multi-vehicle crash on the Queen Elizabeth Way in Oakville, Ont., provincial police say.

The Lincoln County Humane Society captured a python that was on the loose in Thorold. Now, they're looking for its owners.

The video shows a series of charges exploding near the base of three separate sites, before the blasts become more rapid fire and the facilities collapse, releasing billowing clouds of brown and grey smoke and dust.

A man found with cocaine in his car had his trafficking conviction quashed on Thursday because the trial judge failed to properly consider his racial profiling claim.

Halton police have charged a Burlington man with first-degree murder for the shooting death of his wife, Laura Grant.

A man was crossing the street in Hamilton's east end on Wednesday when he was struck by a Jeep. Police say that he suffered a serious head injury.

Niagara police say the Pelham man is charged with dangerous driving causing death and failing to stop at the scene of an accident.

YWCA will receive $1 million to expand their women in entrepreneurship program. The Minister of Small Business and Export Promotion, Liberal MP Mary Ng, announced $19M in funding for women entrepreneurs across Ontario.

A 14-year-old boy is facing charges for driving his parent's Honda at more than double the speed limit. Police also arrested another man and charged him with stunt driving.

Media in Miami are reporting that a boy from Hamilton was bitten by a shark while vacationing with his family at a Florida beach.

A woman is dead and a man is in custody, Halton regional police say, after a shooting in Burlington.

A mother of two, who was working at a Niagara-on-the-Lake fruit farm, is dead after a hit-and-run crash Saturday.

Hamilton MP, Filomena Tassi, announced $5 million in funding from Transport Canada for the Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority's expansion project. It includes a new storage facility and the dredging of the Wellington slip.

More retail cannabis stores will be coming to Hamilton, Burlington and the Niagara area if their authorizations are approved. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario released the results of its draw for 42 cannabis stores coming to Ontario.

Charges have been laid against a Hamilton man for his part in a car crash that killed a 60-year-old man.

The Ontario government's revised sex-education curriculum for elementary schools includes instruction on health, cyber safety and consent, and requires school boards to allow parents to exempt children from certain teachings — though it's not clear how that policy will play out.

Officials in Hamilton are celebrating a record-breaking, economic milestone — hitting $1 billion in building permits in just eight months.

John Wallace Findlay has disgraced the legal profession, the Crown argues, and should spend 3 years in prison.

Hamilton police are searching for suspects after a drive-by pellet gun shooting that hit a five-year-old child in the face.

Police were called to a Hamilton neighbourhood after one neighbour allegedly threatened to shoot the other. Police seized guns, ammunition, and a firearm licence.

The city of Hamilton is closing the east leg of the Sherman Access for two weeks from Aug. 21 to Sept. 5. The Sherman Cut will be closed for two days in both directions.

Hamilton firefighters were called to a 4 a.m. house fire on the Mountain Tuesday morning. The fire marshal has been called in to investigate.

Police say a woman who was hit by a pickup truck in an alleged hit-and-run in Niagara-on-the-Lake over the weekend has died in hospital.

The family that owns Pioneer Family Farms, which was devastated by fire over the weekend says photos of the charred wreckage bring them to tears.