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On Sunday the city of Hamilton announced it is planning to temporarily shut down its compost plant because of the odour coming from it. But the city wants residents to continue with their normal habits.

Two pictures of Peter Khill were painted for jurors Monday. In one he's a cruel killer who snuck up on the man stealing his truck and gunned him down. In the other, he's a military man who fired in self-defence.

OPP say two people were on an ATV driving on the QEW coming from Beamsville Ont. before they slammed into an OPP cruiser on Eastport Drive.

Formerly sleepy secondary airports in Canada's two busiest air markets are in for a new lease on life thanks to the rise of discount airlines and projected growth in travel over coming decade.

Police have arrested, in Niagara Falls, New York, a man suspected of cutting off his pregnant wife's arm.

Police say a 79-year-old woman has died after she was struck by an SUV while crossing the road in St. Catharines, Ont.

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

The fate of twice-convicted killer Dellen Millard will soon be in the hands of a judge in Toronto.

East Hamilton Coun. Sam Merulla says the stench is "paralyzing" parts of the lower city.

John Holer, founder of the Niagara Falls amusement park and zoo Marineland, has died.

Thousands of yellow rally towels whipped through the air at Tim Hortons Field Saturday night, as fans danced on seats and belted out song lyrics along hometown heroes the Arkells.

The St. Catharines woman was crossing Geneva Street when she was struck by a 2007 Chevrolet Equinox.

Some parts of southern Ontario could see up to 50 millimetres of rain Sunday as a slow moving, moist air mass rolls through the region.

A B.C. man discovered that he will only get partial CPP after splitting it years ago with an ex-spouse who died before it was ever claimed.

On Friday 17-year-old Kaitlin Coghlin of Brantford Ont. got to meet Hamilton band, Arkells before their show Saturday that they're also going to after the band heard about their story.

Luke Tasker and Mercer Timmis each recorded a pair of touchdowns as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats picked up their first win of the season, defeating the Edmonton Eskimos 38-21 on Friday.

Somewhere on a pond in St. Catharines, Ont., a swan has Fred Bowering to thank for her life.

Here's a list of things going on in Hamilton this weekend.

Hamilton's annual FrancoFEST is getting underway Friday at Gage Park. Here's a look at the two-day festival.

When Peter Khill shot Jon Styres in his driveway in the middle of the night, the former reservist could have been acting on training as engrained as riding a bike, says a psychologist.

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Hamilton band, Arkells will be hosting their largest show on Saturday at Tim Horton's Field and they've been promoting the city in the process of planning for what they're calling, "The Rally."

Hamilton police say a 19-year-old Hamilton man has been charged with careless driving after he drove his car into two hydro poles.

Hamilton’s Audit Services Division is pushing for the creation of a Fraud and Waste Hotline that it says could significantly affect the way it detects wrongdoing citywide.

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

Canadian guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was drafted No. 11 overall by the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday. He wasn't a Hornet long, as moments later Gilgeous-Alexander was headed to the Los Angeles Clippers in a trade.

The Police Services Board approved the service's recommended purchase of 26 C8 carbine rifles during its monthly meeting Thursday afternoon.

Niagara Regional Police Service say a 41-year-old Port Colborne​ teacher has been charged after allegedly sharing sexually explicit material to students as young as 16.

Hamilton police say a 19-year-old woman, who was charged with child abduction on Wednesday, may have had two other interactions with young girls earlier this week.

Host Waubgeshig Rice is broadcasting live from Mount McKay starting at 4 p.m.

Hamilton police say a number of emergency vehicles are assisting with a "serious" industrial accident near Leckie Park Thursday afternoon.

On Thursday members of Hamilton's police service gathered for an Aboriginal sunrise ceremony.

Police from Hamilton and the Halton Region worked together to arrest a man who they say used a firearm to rob five convenience stores.

One of the world's fastest-growing airlines is spreading its wings to Canada this fall as Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA enters the country's increasingly crowded travel market.

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

Hamilton's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is expected to be a top pick in the first round of the NBA draft.

Imagine being told never to speak the language you were first taught. That's what Wikwemikong First Nation's Rita Corbiere was told when she went to residential school. Since then, the 83-year-old Corbiere has laboured tirelessly to ensure an integral part of her culture isn’t lost.

It's possible for the city to convert Main Street to two-way traffic east of Wellington Street, says a new Hamilton plan meant to guide transportation decisions. But converting Main west of Wellington is too complicated to try right now.

Hamilton police are looking to add 26 more rifles capable of stopping criminals wearing body armour.

Police were called to the Jackson Square Mall doors near King Street and Summers Lane around 11 a.m. by a person who claimed they saw a young woman try to steal the child and flee.

Hamilton police are continuing to investigate a fatal hit and run that took the life of Troy Armstrong, 20 years ago on June 20.

An Ancaster city councillor says a local school board has declared war by wanting to sever 4.5 hectares of green space off the town's public high school.

Hamilton police are warning local businesses to be on the lookout for fraudsters posing as CEO's in need of fast cash.

Hamilton police say 38-year-old Jason Murray turned himself in to Sarnia police early Wednesday morning, one week after he went missing from St. Joe's West 5th mental health campus.

Bird-watchers in Hamilton say one of four baby peregrine falcons born at the city's Sheraton hotel last month has died.

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

Elizabeth Fleming isn't allowed to have the house she wants yet. But standing outside Hamilton's city council chambers, she already knows what she wants it to look like.

Hamilton police say a 40-year-old man was transported to hospital with unknown injuries from a construction site in Waterdown.

WestJet's discount airline Swoop took to the air on its maiden flight from Hamilton Wednesday, arriving on time in Abbotsford, B.C., at 7:42 a.m. PT.

A Hamilton man charged with second-degree murder says he was relying on his military training to "neutralize a threat" when he loaded a shotgun, ran outside and gunned down the man trying to steal his truck.