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Hamilton's police services board will vote Thursday whether to move toward an independent investigation of how police responded at the Pride festival, and the chief says he's open to it.

A Hamilton anarchist whose incarceration was a flashpoint of anger for some in the LGBTQ community has been released.

A speech pathologist with the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board has filed a harassment charge against the board after an anti-Semitic comment toward her went unacknowledged.

An arbitrator ruled Tuesday in favour of the CFL's original two-game suspension handed Simoni Lawrence, a week following the Hamilton Tiger-Cats linebacker's meeting with the arbitrator after appealing the ban the CFL levied against him last month.

Hamilton police have arrested the second of three suspects wanted in connection to the stabbing death of Carel Douse.

The purse belonged to a 73-year-old woman who set it by her walker while she played bingo.

A 22-year old driver was taken to the Hamilton General Hospital after rolling a tractor trailer full of dish soap.

A 30-year-old man visiting from the United States has died, Hamilton police say, after drowning in a backyard pool.

An 18-year-old Hamilton man was driving his black, Volkswagen Jetta on a city street early Monday morning, police say, at more than double the speed limit.

Hamilton's mayor and his two special advisors will have another private meeting with LGBTQ residents again — but this time, he's inviting the chief of police.

Ontario's top court has upheld a decision allowing a man found not criminally responsible in a knife attack at a Toronto military recruitment centre to eventually take college classes on his own.

The number of employee complaints about harassment, bullying and discrimination have doubled at Hamilton city hall in the past six years, but the city says that's because it's been training people on how to point out such things.

The city has launched a hotline to encourage people to report fraud and waste when they see it.

The Halton Regional Police and a coroner are investigating the cause of death.

One firefighter was injured while fighting a fire that killed a cat. Six people living in the home were unharmed.

The abrupt cancellation of 30 Swoop flights is the latest incident to spark numerous customer complaints. New regulations rolling out, Monday promise to make life easier for disgruntled travellers — but the new rules also face a court challenge.

Debbie Wooldridge has lived in Hamilton for 62 years, but lately, she says, it hasn't felt much like home.

Vernon Adams Jr. threw for 327 yards and two touchdowns as the Montreal Alouettes defeated the Ottawa Redblacks 36-19 on Saturday.

Three boys pushed a woman's car close to 7 km — still wearing their swim trunks from an evening dip — and rolled into a Welland driveway about two-and-a-half hours later.

Social workers from Brant Family and Children's Services (BFACS) and their supporters rallied in front of their office Friday after their executive director was placed on leave.

It's also unclear whether there will be any sort of statement from the city once it's over, despite officials acknowledging the public interest in the situation.

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The anti-Pride protester Christopher Vanderweide, known on social media as "helmet guy," will appear in Hamilton court for a bail hearing next week.

The list of rules may have been aimed at hate-related protests, but a spokesperson for demonstrators camped outside said they see it as "just one more example of the city and police hand in hand criminalizing dissent."

Police were called to York Boulevard and MacNab Street just before 11 p.m.

There's something for everyone at the 2019 Hamilton Fringe Festival. Here's a handy guide. The festival runs from July 17th to July 28th.

The case of a Hamilton anarchist who is behind bars after a fiery speech at city hall has attracted the attention of a civil liberties watchdog.

The city is teaming up with Wesley Urban Ministries to try to save a day centre that serves people who are homeless or in precarious housing.

Ruetgers Canada Inc. has been fined more than $400,000, after a spill created a cloud of harmful yellow-green vapour that affected workers and evacuated nearby businesses.

A Canadian imprisoned in Indonesia since 2014 after being convicted on charges of sexually exploiting students at a school in Jakarta has returned home, CBC News has confirmed.

Notice to drivers with heavy feet: the city is reducing the speed limit in Hamilton neighbourhoods over the next three years to 40 km/h.

Police say a stray round of birdshot hit the man's neighbour in the torso, causing a minor injury that didn't require medical attention.

Environment Canada issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Hamilton, Burlington and the Niagara area Thursday.

Chisar was last seen in Hamilton, just after midnight on July 11, 2018. Police suspect foul play.

Police are investigating a crash that killed a woman near Niagara Falls.

Serge Currie's problems started when he tried to renew his Ontario health card two years ago. The Burlington, Ont., resident found out his Department of Defence birth certificate that was issued to his Canadian parents 52 years ago in Germany doesn't legally prove his citizenship.

Someone dropped off four Shakespeare-related library books overnight last week — after they were checked out in 1975.

Niagara police have arrested a woman they say set fire to seven cars in a little over a month in downtown St. Catharines.

More partially untreated sewage will spill into Lake Ontario over the next two years because the city is upgrading its wastewater treatment plant.

Police also addressed rumours circulating online that the Hamilton woman was pregnant when she died, describing it as "misinformation."

Police say the 73-year-old driver was pushed out the doors of the bus, causing him to fall into a fire hydrant and injure his face and head.

Health officials say the toxin-producing algae has been confirmed at the Bayfront Park Boat Launch, Pier 4, Harbour West Marina and throughout the marinas on Macassa Bay.

The median price of a condo in Hamilton is now $369,257, said the Royal LePage House Price Survey.

Temperatures are expected to reach a high of 31 C on Wednesday afternoon — but will feel more like 39 with humidity.

A few Pride-supporting groups will hold a family-friendly rally at Hamilton city hall this weekend to counteract violent attacks at the city's Pride festival last month.

Eat Smart brand kale salad has been recalled in six provinces because it could be contaminated with Listeria, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).

A veteran Go Bus driver is in hospital with a serious head injury after he was allegedly assaulted by a passenger in Hamilton Tuesday afternoon, Metrolinx says.

An emotional battle between two neighbours has resulted in a west Mountain woman having to get rid of her pet ducks.

Officers believe homicide was a "planned and deliberate act."

During a search at the base of the falls, police say the man was found sitting on some rocks near the water's edge. He was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.