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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.

The female victim who died in a "suspicious" Hamilton apartment fire Monday night was likely couch surfing, police said, and may have died of smoke inhalation.

Everyone inside the home managed to get out before the fire department arrived, said fire chief David Cunliffe. One person was assessed by paramedics at the scene for smoke inhalation and released. No other injuries were reported.

Hamilton police say they're investigating the city's sixth homicide of the year after a shooting that left one man dead.

Welland residents say they're shocked and fighting back, after learning the city may sell a cherished forested area to a developer.

A female has been pronounced dead after being pulled from a residential fire in what Hamilton police say are "suspicious circumstances."

Hamilton has moved a step closer to boosting surveillance of demonstrations on city property in the name of trying to deter hate groups.

Statistics Canada's latest job numbers show a continued healthy economy in Hamilton, an economist says, with more employment in most Canadian regions year-over-year.

Cedar Hopperton, a Hamilton anarchist who's been behind bars following a heated speech at a city hall public meeting, will continue to have their parole revoked.

Hamilton has endorsed a plan that includes setting up a new Indigenous cultural centre, and including Indigenous people more in the decisions that impact them.

Passengers planning to take Swoop Airlines flights from airports across Canada and the U.S. face lengthy delays and nearly a dozen outright cancellations because of unscheduled maintenance.

The city is looking at changing how it hands out grants to improve properties along Barton/Kenilworth to make sure it doesn't squeeze out people who need affordable housing.

A man is dead, Brantford police say, after an early-morning shooting.

Provincial police have identified the victim of a fatal collision south of Hamilton as 65-year-old David Gregory of Brantford, Ont.

Hamilton's major crime unit is investigating after a man believed to be in his 20s was shot dead Monday morning.

The city of Hamilton is taking steps to curb actives relating to hate from happening on city properties. The general issues committee will look at a report with purposed changes Monday.

Here's a look at what the corpse flower looks like and what people thought of it whiling catching a glimpse of the large flower at McMaster University.

A heat warning that was issued for Hamilton on Friday has now been cancelled.

Wade Anderson is in the middle of an epic two-month road trip to extreme points around Canada and the U.S.A. and hoping he can keep his car charged the whole way.

The apology from came after a meeting with members of the community organized by the mayor to improve relations between the city and its LGBTQ residents. Several people who were invited declined to attend, requesting an apology from the city and police first.

What's taller than a human, as smelly as a dead body and open to visitors?

Protesters who have blocked elected officials at the Six Nations of the Grand River from accessing its administration building for more than a month are rejecting allegations their demonstration is scaring off emergency crews from other municipalities.

Sweltering temperatures and a humidex that could make it feel like 40 degrees will stick around Hamilton until Saturday.

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OPP investigators have determined the vehicle was heading west when it left the road and hit the the ditch, and the driver was ejected.

Disgruntled passengers are stranded at Hamilton airport and sleeping on benches because of the "unscheduled maintenance" of a Vegas-bound Swoop flight.