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Canada is warming at twice the rate of the rest of the world. The city has declared a climate emergency. So what are we supposed to do about it?

The Ford government left Ontario’s lowest-paid workers with less money in their pockets by giving them a tax break instead of boosting the minimum wage, says Ontario’s non-partisan number cruncher.

Const. Kerry Schmidt said a witness called emergency services to report a single-vehicle rollover on the Fort-Erie bound QEW near Sodom Road.

Investigators found the driver sleeping in his vehicle beside the pump and arrested him without incident.

The 37-year-old Norwich man is facing a long list of charges after police determined the cause of the crash was driver error and the truck he was using wasn't fit for the road.

Vito Sgro spent more than twice what Fred Eisenberger did, including hiring an airplane. Eisenberger spent less on signs, ads and almost everything else.

The average price of a home in Hamilton rose almost five per cent in March compared to the same month last year. In response, people are choosing “more affordable” homes and communities, according to the latest report from the Realtors Association of Hamilton/Burlington.

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats re-signed veteran Canadian kicker Lirim Hajrullahu to a two-year contract Monday after he hit 46 of 54 field-goal attempts (85.2 per cent) and 41 of 46 conversions (89.1 per cent) last season.

Hamilton police are trying to track down a man wanted on a nationwide warrant for several violent offences.

Former premier Kathleen Wynne, speaking at an event in Hamilton Monday, criticized the Ford government's decision to end the pilot program that gave 4,000 people in Ontario a guaranteed basic income.

The city's inability to fully shut down illegal storefront cannabis dispensaries in Hamilton is Premier Doug Ford's "biggest frustration" when it comes to legalization in the province.

Police, paramedics and fire fighters were called to a home near the corner of King and Albert Streets around 6:45 p.m. Sunday after reports of a baby boy in medical distress.

The Fairview Street location boasts 4,600-square-feet of retail space, a number operator David Nguyen says makes it the biggest store currently open in the country.

The three-vehicle crash has temporarily closed the road near the Burlington Lift Bridge, say police. The QEW Niagara-bound on-ramp is also closed.

Starting today, residents are asked to toss all yard waste in a brown paper bag or open-top, reusable container marked with a yard waste sticker.

Investigators say the 73-year-old crashed into a minivan carrying a woman and her three-year-old daughter.

Participants in the now-cancelled basic income pilot project shares their stories and heard from former premier Kathleen Wynne on Monday in a public event in Hamilton.

Runners hit the pavement in Hamilton Sunday morning, for the 125th Around the Bay road race.

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As the racers take their mark this Sunday, here's a look at some highlights from the kilometres of history the race, route and runners have covered.

Diversity advocates say they're disappointed Hamilton hasn't used its latest appointment to add some marginalized voices to the police services board.

Hamilton's supervised injection site has received official approval and will receive government funding, along with 14 other sites across Ontario with the "greatest need."

A Hamilton man is facing drug trafficking charges, police say, after officers seized an estimated $1.3 million worth of drugs Friday.

Provincial police say Vernon Shipman has been charged with three counts of accessory after the fact to murder.

An Etobicoke man is facing charges after police say he threw plastic cups in a Hamilton courtroom, then went outside and smashed a front window with a two by four.

Acoustic telemetry is helping scientists monitor the massive goldfish taking over Hamilton's Harbour and posing a potential threat to other Great Lakes.

After eight years on James Street North, David Brace is closing his b contemporary art gallery this weekend, forced to move to the more affordable Barton Street.

After a "heavy" fire on the Mountain late Thursday night, Hamilton fire officials say four adults and three children escaped unharmed.

In Haudenosaunee philosophy, there is the principle of seven generations: the awareness that the consequences of your decisions will ripple seven generations into the future, and your current situation is the product of actions taken by the seven generations prior.

A Niagara-area police officer has been charged with attempted murder, after another officer was shot at a rural crossroads in November.

The statement of claim filed today argues the early termination of basic income payments amounted to a breach of contract.

After a seven-month pause, Metrolinx will start buying property again for Hamilton's planned light rail transit (LRT) system.

April 1 is the first day legal storefront pot shops can open in Ontario — but it’s going to be tough for stores in the Hamilton area to meet that deadline and be ready for business, one store owner says.

Runners are lacing up for the annual Around The Bay race this weekend — and that means road closures in Hamilton on Sunday.

The former head of St. Joseph’s Healthcare and the president of Hamilton Health Sciences were among the top public sector earners in Hamilton last year, according to public salary disclosure released by the province this week.

The Ottawa 67's have won a playoff round for the first time since 2012, knocking out the OHL's defending champions in four games.

Ontario Provincial Police in Norfolk County are asking the public not to call 911 for frivolous reasons — like finding bugs in your house, say.

A 39-year-old man is facing charges after refusing to get out of someone’s home when he was kicked out, and then allegedly assaulting police officers once they showed up to make sure he left.

Robert Badgerow, the Hamilton man tried four times in the killing of Hamilton nursing assistant Diane Werendowicz is asking the province's highest court to overturn his murder conviction and put the case on hold indefinitely.

For the first time, Hamilton has hired a woman to its top bureaucratic job, and it's someone who describes the role as a "dream job."

Hamilton property taxes are about to increase 2.5 per cent this year for the average homeowner — not including money to investigate the Red Hill Valley Parkway.

Legal Ontario cannabis shops will average as much as $1.25 million per month in sales when they open in April, says one business expert. And some insiders say that estimate is too low.

A bell times study is currently underway for both boards with the goals of getting students to class on time, combating a bus driver shortage and finding ways to afford the anticipated multi-million dollar price increase.

Emergency crews are expecting a lengthy cleanup stretching into the afternoon rush hour after a tractor-trailer rolled over the 403 westbound on ramp from the Linc Wednesday.

The famous peregrine falcons that make their home atop the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Hamilton have laid their first egg of the season.

Ontario Provincial Police have charged a fourth person in connection with the deaths of three Six Nations residents.

A 73-year-old woman is dead after a crash left two cars demolished with debris scattered over a roadway in Haldimand County Tuesday.

When Herman Ohrt got on his bike to ride to a medical appointment last August, he thought it was just the start of his day.

A family of Syrian refugees has forged an unlikely fellowship with a sponsor group of extreme metal fans.

The heavy bronze plaque pried off a memorial commemorating the invention of the telephone has been returned.