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After initial reports that someone was throwing kittens out a moving car on the QEW, police say it now appears the animals were actually hiding in the engine compartment and fell out while driving.

A Toronto man has survived a skydive plunge from high above the Hamilton airport on Thursday after his parachute became tangled, police say.

Ontario's police watchdog has cleared five officers involved in a shooting that killed a man at a Burlington gas station.

The department hopes to add 104 full-time firefighters and 145 volunteer firefighters over the next decade.

The broad political support greasing the wheels of C-101, Finance Minister Bill Morneau's new legislation to change Canada's trade safeguard rules, may obscure the calculated risk the Liberal government is taking with its strategy to protect the steel industry.

The library picks a 'Hamilton Reads' title each year to promote reading and a "shared community experience."

It's a fight that could change his life. Boxer Steve Rolls started his career in Chatham, Ont., but now he's gearing up to square off against a former world champion on Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The Tiger-Cats will celebrate 150 years of Hamilton football this year — starting at their preseason game Thursday night.

People in Gatineau, Que., aren't the only ones in Canada frustrated with the skunky stink from some cannabis grow operations.

Officials confirm they’re investigating allegations of racist comments after a tense soccer game on Tuesday between Calgary’s Cavalry Football Club and Hamilton’s Forge Football Club ended in a tie and a shoving match.

A Glanbrook man eradicated the posted speed limit on the Linc Thursday, police say, when he was clocked going 207 km/h in a 90 km/h zone.

Jennifer Street was just seven-years-old on D-Day. She wants those who served to know how thankful she is for their sacrifice.

Niagara police have arrested a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a nine-year-old girl in St. Catharines this week.

Before game four of the NBA finals in Oakland, California on Friday, the Canadian national anthem will be sung by Burlington, Ont.'s Walk off the Earth.

A couple of key changes have stacked the odds against Dustin Johnson as he tries to defend his RBC Canadian Open title.

A person working for the People's Party of Canada riding association in Burlington has been removed from their role after sharing a racist meme on a party-branded Twitter account.

A Progressive Conservative MPP is under fire for a tweet linking the 75th anniversary of D-Day to the ongoing debate over alcohol sales in corner stores.

Niagara police are searching for a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a nine-year-old girl in St. Catharines.

After racist and anti-Semitic messages were found around Burlington, Halton Police are treating the incidents as hate crimes and want help identifying the suspects.

As Canada marks the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the HMCS Haida, Hamilton Military Museum and Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum are planning special acts of remembrance.

Brantford police have arrested a suspect in connection with an April shooting that left a man dead.

A last-minute penalty for Cavalry FC brought them to a heated 1-1 draw with Hamilton's Forge FC on Tuesday night in the Canadian Championship Qualifying Round 2 match.

In all that time the restaurant's lava stone facade have been a rock of stability amid the ever-changing landscape of Barton Street and Hamilton. It still serves up the same homemade, Italian food that's kept satisfied customers coming back for generations.

The Queen was joined today by world leaders including the U.K.'s Theresa May, Canada's Justin Trudeau, U.S. President Donald Trump and Germany's Angela Merkel to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day, paying tribute to the veterans of the largest seaborne invasion in history that helped end the Second World War.

The federal government is putting up $15 million over four years to rescue the 50 Million Tree Program which was cut by the Ontario government of Premier Doug Ford in its last budget, CBC News has learned.

Hamilton Police say they shut down the city's last "illegal" cannabis dispensary on Monday night — for now.

David Brace has been sober for two years, six months and four days. Now, he says, the province's move to put alcohol in corner stores is weighing heavily on him.

A single lane on each side of the bridge will still be open while the work takes place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. — though the schedule could change depending on the weather.

Home sales went up nearly 11 per cent this May compared to the same month last year, according to the Realtors Association of Hamilton-Burlington.

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats released veteran Canadian receiver Shamawd Chambers on Tuesday.

An 18-year-old with only her G2 licence has been charged with speeding and stunt driving, police say, after she was caught doing 102 km/h in a 50 km/h zone.

The vice president of the Native Women's Centre in Hamilton says it would be helpful if someone could break down the detailed report and its findings in order to showcase how recommendations can benefit local Indigenous communities.

Barton Street East has officially dethroned Burlington Street East to claim the dubious honour of Hamilton’s worst road, according CAA's annual list of the province's roughest roadways.

The grenade was an MK II, which was the standard issue anti-personnel grenade used in the Second World War.

Two people from Burlington are facing drug charges, police say, after someone called 911 over the weekend about a woman swaying back and forth and a terrible parking job.

The Golden State Warriors opened the third quarter on a 18-0 run and held on as they evened the best-of-seven NBA Finals series at one game apiece, with a 109-104 win over the Toronto Raptors.

All of that water has led to localized flooding, shoreline erosion and partial closures along low-lying sections of the city's waterfront trails, Cootes Paradise and at Fifty Point Marina, according conservation officials.

Police say a 41-year-old man was killed in the collision.

Fans hoping to cheer on the team can get general admission tickets online or after entering the building through the Bay Street Entrance after doors open at 7:30 p.m.

A Hamilton teen is facing firearm-related charges, police say, after a shotgun, replica handgun and brass knuckles were found at his home.

A GoFundMe campaign for the victim Tyquan Brown describes him as someone who was "intelligent, thoughtful and hilariously comical." He was stabbed Friday.

The Toronto Raptors made their first Finals, and won their first Finals game (118-109 over the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors, just to remind you). So how can they do that three more times?

Families who lost loved ones at the Barton jail painted 16 crosses as a memorial. Now someone is pretending to sell the crosses firewood — and offering extra money to see them burn.

Jenn Dahl says if she didn't have an abortion, she'd likely be dead now.

The Hamilton Golf and Country Club is hosting the RBC Canadian Open June 3-9. It's expected to cause road closures and service changes that may affect residents. Here's a rundown.

Zac Rinaldo will talk CBD at Hempfest, while the Innovations in the Science of Cannabis Conference is also running.

The thousands of Indigenous women and girls who were murdered or disappeared across the country in recent decades are victims of a “Canadian genocide,” says the final report of the national inquiry created to probe the ongoing tragedy.

Flags are flying at half staff on Hamilton public schools to mourn Chris Parkinson, a local trustee who founded the Hamilton Blue Dot environmental movement and a charity called Erich's Cupboard.

Toronto Raptors fans in Hamilton now have a dedicated place to cheer — FirstOntario Centre will host free viewing parties of games two and three of the NBA finals.

Check out new music from Fast Romantics, The Mooks and Kalle Mattson.