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The Liberals took the seat in 2015, and the NDP are fighting hard to get it back. But Bob Bratina, a former Hamilton mayor, is used to winning elections.

Hamilton police are still searching for one man connected with the incident, who they say is "armed and dangerous."

A private landfill in Stoney Creek, originally known as Taro East, has been approved for a major expansion that will extend its life by at least 10 years.

Cardinal Newman Catholic Secondary School has been renamed to St. John Henry Newman Catholic Secondary School after the cardinal was canonized over the weekend.

A local NDP candidate has written to Hamilton's mayor asking him to make transit free on election day, but it seems unlikely that it'll actually happen.

Provincial police say they are speaking with the driver of the vehicle that police say collided with the roof of the Thorold Tunnel and caused part of the ceiling to fall on the roadway.

Hamilton police are searching for a suspect they believe is connected to four separate reports of hate bias graffiti.

A small group of protesters hoping to encourage government action on climate change blocked a road Thursday morning at the Burlington Canal Lift Bridge.

The tourist attraction in Niagara Falls, Ont., has struck a deal with Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut, which plans to breed the whales.

Here's what you need to know about where the leaders of Canada's political parties are on Day 37 of the election campaign.

Andrew Scheer spoke to supporters in a packed Ancaster restaurant Wednesday night. But a business owner next door was left with an empty patio after a last minute change.

The Comfort Maple has survived wind, lightning strikes and seed thieves. Now a group of horticulture students are trying to preserve the tree's DNA and ensure its legacy lives on for lifetimes to come.

Provincial police say the crossing could be closed for anywhere from six hours to several days depending on the level of damage.

The health unit says most people with the virus won't show any symptoms, while others will experience flu-like symptoms including a fever, headache and body aches.

Three Hamilton Centre candidates met Tuesday night to field questions about income security, climate change and affordable housing in the city with a less than a week to go until the federal election.

A survey released on Wednesday by Royal LePage suggests newcomers to Canada are contributing "significantly" to demand for real estate, with about one in five homes sold to people who've arrived here in the last 10 years.

The Ontario Cannabis Store says it will launch consultations later this month in an effort to get the private sector involved in the storage and distribution of marijuana.

A small group of anti-abortion protesters in the Niagara Region hope to use this election to change how most Canadians think about abortion.

Police say a 36-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a rash of thefts that saw 61 catalytic converters stolen over the past six months.

Polyamorous families face stigma during pregnancy and birth because of attitudes and policies in health care that are built around monogamy, researchers at McMaster University in Hamilton say.

With just one week left until the federal election, Justin Trudeau decided to set aside time to rally support in a stronghold riding for the New Democratic Party. Hamilton Centre has been orange under David Christopherson since 2004.

Environment Canada has issued a frost advisory for Hamilton, warning that some crops in frost-prone areas could be damaged overnight.

Hamilton and its music culture have undergone quite a few changes since Houston, now 58, was a teenage punk rocker in the band Forgotten Rebels. But his mind is still full of memories of the the city's thriving punk scene, which served as an incubator for bands like the Teenage Head, Simply Saucer and Forgotten Rebels.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh appears to be stepping back from the idea of putting together a formal coalition government as the federal election campaign heads into its critical final week.

Darrel Crimeni said students like his grandson, who had learning challenges, feel particularly unsafe at school because of bullies who are often known to administrators but face little or no consequences.

Two males were arrested for bringing weapons to Glendale Secondary School on Friday, police say, after an online feud led them to look for another student.

A portion of Highway 8 in Dundas will remain closed for at least the next month, following a partial collapse due to heavy rainfall.

With mourners wearing pink as a message against bullying, hundreds of people attended the funeral Saturday of 14-year-old Devan Bracci-Selvey, who was stabbed to death outside his school in Hamilton.

A board spokesperson says staff have already begun a "school-level" investigation into the "behaviours" of teens arrested after the fatal stabbing of Devan Bracci-Selvey, including a 16-year-old boy and girl who were released Tuesday.

Two male suspects are on the run, police say, after a shooting early Friday morning that sent another male to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Here's a list of city services that will and won't be accessible over Thanksgiving weekend.

The crowd spilled in through the gates, grabbing pizza slices and throwing on their purple t-shirts before finding a vacant patch of grass to watch the big game. They were there to watch, but more importantly, to remember the 14-year-old boy whose life was taken days ago not far from the football field.

A motorcyclist is dead after a three-vehicle collision on the QEW in Burlington, Ontario Provincial Police say.

It's not yet clear how big of a role bullying played in Devan's death, but police say that aspect of their investigation is "growing" and the teen's mother has tearfully shared some details of what her son suffered through. Meanwhile, a powerful anti-bullying message has started to spread.

Deaths and injuries have decreased drastically on the Red Hill Valley Parkway since enforcement was beefed up along the stretch, Hamilton police officials say.

A new study says two-thirds of Hamiltonians report very good or excellent mental health, but that's overshadowed by other findings, which show a substantial rise in poor mental health for children and youth in the city this year.

Hamilton's police services board will spend as much as half a million dollars to hire an outside lawyer to investigate how police officers responded to violence at a June Pride celebration.

Police say reporting hate crimes is an important step in "stopping the cycle of hatred and preventing others from being victimized."

The province is pledging nearly $40 million for student mental health initiatives, including permanent funding for about 180 mental health workers in secondary schools.

Hamilton police are searching for two men considered "armed and dangerous" after a stabbing at a west end bar.

The Syrian owners of a Toronto restaurant they closed after receiving death threats and hate messages say they will reopen Friday with help from another business.

A large crowd filled the front lawn of Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School Wednesday evening to remember Devan Bracci-Selvey, who was stabbed on school grounds and passed away Monday.

Devan Bracci-Selvey was attacked before his mother's eyes outside Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School on Monday. His mother says the 14-year-old, who was stabbed and later died, had been bullied since the beginning of the school year.

Lincoln County Humane Society launched an investigation Monday into animal cruelty and neglect after they received videos of a number of dogs being mistreated in a Niagara Falls home.

Two 16-year-old youths, who were arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of Devan Bracci-Selvey, 14, have been released without conditions. Two other teens were charged with first-degree murder.

Hamilton police have released security photos showing four suspects as part of their investigation into hate-based graffiti that was scrawled outside the Beth Jacob Synagogue.

Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School has brought in resources to help support their students and staff as they grieve after a 14-year-old boy was killed outside the school.

Some Canadian cities have comprehensive definitions investigators use to determine if a crime is hate-based. Others don’t have a definition at all. That makes it difficult to determine accurate numbers across the country.

Devan Bracci-Selvey's family describes him as shy, quiet boy who loved animals and hoped to become a mechanic someday. The 14-year-old was killed outside his Hamilton high school Monday.

As tensions mount at demonstrations and statistics suggest Hamilton had the highest per capita rate of hate crimes in the country in three of the past five years, an expert says the city should serve as a cautionary tale for other communities in Canada.