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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.

Justice Robert Clark threw out a defence motion for a stay of proceedings in a Toronto courtroom Monday morning, calling it a “baseless and specious argument.”

On Friday, trustees at HWDSB announced that they received approvals to move forward in tendering the project for the new school and could break ground in July.

Ontario's Liberals say the NDP made a $5.7 billion mistake in the budget of its election platform, but the NDP says the criticism is nothing more than a "pathetic attempt" to discredit its plans.

A Brantford man was killed in a three-vehicle collision in Hagersville Saturday after the driver of one of the vehicles went into medical distress.

Nicholas Caamano scored the eventual winner into an empty net as the Hamilton Bulldogs pulled out a 5-4 win over the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds on Sunday in Game 6 of the Ontario Hockey League final.

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

Niagara police have laid a number of charges against four Ontario adults after a months-long drug investigation.

A Burlington home has been heavily damaged after a fire broke out Saturday morning on Malvern Road.

Hamilton police say a 19-year-old was stabbed on King Street West just before 3 a.m. Sunday. Two men from Hamilton have been arrested in connection to the stabbing.

After a busy beginning, the campaign is slowing down for its first Sunday — there's only a handful of scheduled party events, with the PCs taking the day off entirely. But there's still lots to talk about.

OPP are appealing to the public in identifying a male pedestrian who was stuck by two vehicles and killed along the QEW Saturday night in Grimsby.

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

Data from CBC's voter engagement survey is beginning to provide insight into the minds of Ontarians less than one month before the election.

A Progressive Conservative government would invest $98 million per year to help low-income access dental care, Doug Ford said Saturday.

It's the first weekend of campaigning for the Ontario party leaders after a week of two debates that saw PC Leader Doug Ford twice comment on Liberal Leader Kathleen Wynne's smile and Andrea Horwath's New Democrats gain momentum on the trail.

Doug Ford is facing criticism for suggesting Ontario has to "take care of our own" before pushing for immigrants to move to northern Ontario.

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Hamilton Police Chief Eric Girt says the service supports harm reduction, but that doesn't mean they're going to let illegal drug dealers who may take advantage of the city's new overdose prevention site to go unchecked.

Here's a list of things to do in Hamilton this weekend.

The facility where all food for Fortino's supermarkets is stored and packaged suffered heavy smoke damage after a fire broke out in a back storage area Friday morning.

On Thursday and Friday Iraqis got to vote in their general election from Hamilton, an election being marked as a significant one since the country declared victory over the Islamic State extremist group.

The sentencing of corrupt Hamilton cop Craig Ruthowsky was delayed Friday so the judge can weigh a defence motion to suspend the proceedings — which means Ruthowsky keeps getting paid, even though he's been convicted of several crimes.

The 33-year-old pedestrian was struck on St. Paul Street West near Seventh Street South around 5:45 a.m., according to Niagara Regional Police.

Doug Ford and NDP Leader Andrea Horwath sparred during the provincial election's northern debate, as Liberal Premier Kathleen Wynne defended her government's record in the region.

The Hamilton Conservation Authority says the waterfall shuttle will back for another season, taking visitors to see the city's popular waterfalls.

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

A Hamilton councillor has decided to stop donating to the United Way and is encouraging her fellow city staff members to do the same after the social services organization cut off funding to 12 area organizations.

Clara MacDougall said her brother Quinn was shot and killed by police on April 3 after he called them about threats he was receiving on social media. She wants to know why the two officers involved chose to shoot instead of de-escalate the situation.

Halton police have charged a 63-year-old Oakville man working as a ride-share driver with sexual assault of his 18-year-old passenger.

A Liberal government will hire 3,500 more nurses in Ontario, Kathleen Wynne said Thursday, as she took aim at the PCs promises to cut the corporate tax rate and reduce government spending.

Niagara police arrested a 29-year-old from Grimsby Ont. on Tuesday at Toronto Pearson International Airport and charged him with possession of child pornography and access to child pornography.

According to the YouthfulCities 2018 Canadian Index that was recently released, Hamilton is ranked second last when it comes to youthful cities in Canada.

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Though Doug Ford's PCs enter the Ontario election campaign with a commanding lead in the polls, Andrea Horwath's NDP might have the momentum.