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It's the final day before the Victoria Day long weekend but things are not slowing down on the campaign trail. Many party leaders know that voters use the weekend to gather with family and, in many instances, talk politics.

NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says she is "100% committed to funding the Hamilton LRT" — a day after saying that if she is elected premier, the city could use the $1 billion the province has earmarked for the project for other transit projects if it chooses.

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Here's what's open and closed in Hamilton for your holiday Monday.

As retailers face the challenge of growing online sales, shifting demographics and the demise of department stores that traditionally anchored shopping centres, one expert says the Burlington Mall is off to a great start when it comes to surviving.

A number of needle drop boxes have been placed around Brantford in an effort to reduce the risk of discarded needles.

Here's a look at the weather you can expect in Hamilton today.

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the city have tentatively settled a lawsuit over Tim Horton's Field Stadium arising out of construction delays and months of problems with the stadium after it opened.

Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford faced tough questions on Thursday as controversy dogs the abrupt resignation of the party's candidate in Brampton East.

The John Howard Society's YARD Program is making a last-ditch effort to secure federal funding, or else Hamilton’s critical at-risk youth program will have to shut its doors as of Aug. 1.

The NDP leader was in St. Catharines when she said the current tourist-centred seasonal service needed to be expanded.

People are so reluctant to take their inhaler medication for mild asthma on a daily basis that a pharmaceutical company has come up with a different approach.

After widespread online backlash, Hamilton is backtracking on a bylaw order that put the anarchist symbol in the same "hate material" category as the swastika.

Patrick Brown may not be PC party leader any longer but he's making news on the campaign trail. With 21 days to go, here's what you need to know about the Ontario election.

Controversial YouTuber Nicole Arbour has landed herself in a mess of vitriol once again — this time for a “women’s edit” of Childish Gambino’s full-on cultural phenomenon, This Is America.

A Hamilton man who police say was driving with an invalid licence plate and a warrant out for his arrest, has been charged after he was pulled over and an officer found he was in possession of cocaine.

The Memorial Cup will celebrate its 100th year when the tournament kicks off on Friday, and a familiar city is returning to the festivities. The Regina Pats host the tournament for the first time since 2001, and will be looking for revenge after an early playoff exit in the WHL this season.

Patrick Brown says he sees himself as the victim of a wicked plot to end his political career — and he intends to shed light on the circumstances behind it in a new book.

Here's a look at the weather you can expect in Hamilton today.

After six weeks and around 100 witnesses, the jury of an inquest into eight overdose deaths at the Barton Street jail has been provided with a list of 47 recommendations aimed at ensuring more deaths don't happen.

The Canadian Armed Forces have slammed the brakes on their downtown Hamilton military training because it was disturbing a nest of baby falcons.

A PC government would reduce gas prices in Ontario by 10 cents per litre by scrapping the province's cap-and-trade program and reducing the provincial fuel tax, Doug Ford said on Wednesday.

It's day eight of the campaign, with 22 days to go until the election. There's still a lot of campaigning ahead. Here's your cheat sheet for the day.

Students from Sir Allan MacNab Secondary School in Hamilton debated a hot topic today: should Canada's voting age be lowered to 16?

Grammy-winner Keith Urban is coming to Canada, with the country music star set to perform at the Canadian Country Music Awards in Hamilton in September.

A Cambridge woman is facing stunt driving charges after she was clocked going 142 km/h in an 80 km/h zone, Hamilton police say.

Ontario Provincial Police say they are looking for someone who may have unknowingly given a lift to some people who had crashed a car after stealing it from a home in Hamilton.

Provincial police say they're looking for suspects after someone shot up a tractor in Dunnville.

Here's a look at the weather you can expect in Hamilton today.

Election campaigns are all about having a clear and powerful message that resonates with voters. During the first week of Ontario's election campaign, it's not been totally clear what Liberal leader Kathleen Wynne's message is.

Hamilton city councillors will start storing away money to deal with the future impacts of climate change.

Police are asking for the public’s help in tracking down a missing Hamilton man.

Canada's mortgage stress test is cutting down on the buying power of house hunters in Hamilton, pushing them into smaller homes and in some cases, out of the area altogether, according to industry experts.

The City of Hamilton has designated the circle A anarchy symbol as “hate material” in a similar vein as the swastika — something one expert calls a “lawsuit waiting to happen.”

One year after winning its own battle against a waste disposal plant, Hamilton is throwing its weight behind a small Ontario town in a similar situation — Ingersoll.

It's all about hydro Tuesday, with news of Hydro One board members giving themselves raises. All the leaders have criticized the move, with Doug Ford even bringing it up at a rally in front of Hydro One's annual general meeting.

Ontario Liberal's premier says it's unacceptable that Hydro One's board decided to give themselves pay increases and that's why her government pushed for a review of the utility's compensation package.

What started as a routine traffic stop Monday, police say, became a drug bust after they found cocaine, methamphetamines and cash in the pickup truck of a suspended driver.

The 27 year old and two children were riding the ATV near Deeks Road South and Forks Road in Welland around 4:30 p.m. Sunday, when she lost control and rolled into the ditch, according to Niagara Regional Police.

A Caledonia resident who thought they'd won a large sum of money and a new vehicle, police say, is out $4,000.

The Niagara Falls Aquarium in New York has started construction of a jellyfish exhibit that will be called "Aliens of the Sea."

Here's a look at the weather you can expect in Hamilton today.

Hamilton's board of health has voted to ban the sale of sugary drinks and bottled water in its arenas, rec centres and other facilities. But not everyone is convinced it will make people healthier.

Halton health officials are trying to track down a cyclist who handled two raccoons in Burlington last weekend, in the midst of a rabies outbreak among local wildlife.

It's been a year of beach grooming, bird control and treating sand with peroxide, and Hamilton's man-made Bayfront Beach is still no closer to being safe for swimming again.

Hamilton will be hit with significant rainfall overnight, with thunderstorms and 20 to 40 mm of rain in the forecast, Environment Canada warns in a special weather statement.

Doug Ford's campaign says the Progressive Conservatives would cancel some business support programs if they form government next month, but would keep others.

Hamilton police say they need the public’s help in tracking down a suspect from a break and enter in the lower city last month.

Cedar Hopperton, the lone person charged in connection with an anarchist march and flurry of property damage on Locke Street in March, has been granted bail.

From head-scratching campaign ads to a new northern riding to watch, here's The Campaigner — rounding up the moments you might have missed and things to watch on the campaign trail.