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Hamilton police are willing to reopen historic sexual assault cases from 2010 to present day in light of a new community review showing 70 per cent of "unfounded" cases reached inaccurate conclusions.

A Michigan man is facing a careless driving charge after allegedly falling asleep at the wheel and causing a chain-reaction crash that closed the Linc for several hours Wednesday.

Researchers at McMaster University found the words most disproportionately typed out by Twitter users on both sides of the border line up with national stereotypes — Canadians tend to be polite and positive while Americans are more assertive and negative.

Hamilton police believe that drugs, alcohol and excessive speeds were all factors in a single-vehicle crash that sent two men in their 20s to hospital Wednesday night.

The city is being forced to repave a section of the Red Hill Valley Parkway Thursday that's slated to be repaved again in just a few months — because a tractor-trailer struck a bridge and rolled over on the roadway, spilling about 44,000 litres of liquid asphalt.

The Ford government is changing its definition about who qualifies for disability assistance while also allowing people to earn more money while receiving social assistance.

Investigators are searching for a man police say assaulted a customer at a downtown Hamilton bar during a fight that could have sparked a shooting that left one man dead and three others with bullet wounds.

Two years after Jeffrey Robert's body was found in a field near Highway 403, police are urging anyone with information about his death to contact them.

Yvonne Alexander is steeling herself for what will undoubtedly be one of the most difficult moments of her life.

In the sad case of the drowning death of 8-year-old Thomas Rancourt, a boy who was out on a canoe with his mother's boyfriend when it capsized, the trial judge, last week, made a precedent setting ruling that could help make Ontario waterways safer.

Two Hamilton small business owners are reeling after a van containing all of their product was stolen from the Locke Street area Monday evening.

Hamilton police are investigating a five-car crash on the Linc that happened Wednesday morning.

Ontario Provincial Police were called to a Norfolk County roadway Monday evening after a crash where a truck ran into a horse, investigators say.

The rules are in place to keep tenants safe, the city says. But a tenant rights group says they need to be more flexible.

More than five years after Hamilton man Michael Sullivan was hunted down, run over and killed by a man in a truck, his family says they can finally move on with their lives.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford spent the election campaign pledging to end, in Ontario, what he called "hallway healthcare." A new report says Ontario's healthcare is failing on many levels.

Dispensary owner Britney Guerra argues in this opinion piece that Hamilton councillors will forgo a major economic opportunity if they opt out of retail pot.

A pedestrian has sustained serious injuries Tuesday after being hit by a truck in east Hamilton.

Investigators have released an image captured by surveillance video showing a masked male suspect who police say entered the store on Cannon Street East around 7 a.m. on Nov. 9, brandished a knife and demanded cash from the register.

Canada Post is warning customers of "prolonged delivery delays for the foreseeable future" because of rotating strikes by its largest union and it says the worst delays are expected to be in southern and southwestern Ontario.

A Toronto cultural icon that has hosted the likes of The Rolling Stones and U2 is finally making a comeback — and a group of designers from Hamilton are on the ground floor.

Investigators relied on rape myths, interrogated victims like they were perpetrators and gave "disproportionate weight" to what the accused said.

A section of the Waterfront Trail is closing as of Monday for construction and will remain closed until the end of 2019, the city has announced.

Hamilton police believe the family and friends of two men wanted for the killing of mobster Angelo Musitano know where they're hiding — and $50,000 might be enough to make them talk.

Hamilton police are investigating after two people reported being attacked with what is believed to be bear spray on Main Street West Sunday night.

Written in the 50s, but popularized by a National Film Board video in 1979, the tune about a young woman's delight in dancing with a light-footed log driver has been turned into a children's book published by Simon & Schuster.

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. says it has bought a 13.7 per cent stake in steel producer Stelco Holdings Inc. for roughly $250 million.

A local landlord and a tenant action group both say they don't have much hope that the province's changes to rent control will spur more new apartments in Hamilton.

Trevor Harris threw a CFL playoff-record six TD passes to lead the Ottawa Redblacks to an emphatic 46-27 East Division final win over the visiting Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Sunday afternoon.

Check out new music from AlphaCub, Jack Moves and The Dunlop Brothers.

After recent attacks on Hamilton dogs, the city has released a series of tips for keeping your pets safe from coyotes.

With the holidays around the corner, there are lots of ways to get in the seasonal spirit this weekend.

The 36-year-old from Hamilton died in hospital on Oct. 1, 2016 after being shot on a busy downtown street, right by Hamilton GO Centre.

Bar staff, bouncers and musicians might not be what you think of when it comes to first responders to the opioid, crisis but Ace Piva sees them as part of the frontline for stopping overdoses.

Ontario Hockey League players are highly skilled and provide, mostly free, labour for team owners and star in a high profile and often dangerous big business across the province. Should they be paid, at the very least, as well as other minimum wage workers in Ontario?

The annual Hamilton Santa Claus Parade starts at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, beginning at the corner of Bay Street N. and Barton Street W.

A 62-year-old man, 44-year-old man and 36-year-old woman were all charged with possession of a controlled substance, along with failing to comply with probation.

City crews estimate the road should be open in both directions by 4 p.m.

More than 50 years after taking his first football coaching gig, Hamilton Ticats coach Jerry Glanville sees the light at the end of the tunnel like only he can.

Ontarians who were bracing for slashing and burning by the Doug Ford government may be relieved that no huge program cuts were unveiled in Thursday's mini-budget.

Dellen Millard's final fate is now in the hands of a judge, after his sentencing hearing for shooting his own father, Wayne.

Several city councillors say they want to opt out of having private cannabis stores in Hamilton, especially given how close they can be to schools.

Hamilton is getting its first ever snowstorm where residents can see where the snow plows are.

Months after Ontario's finance minister said finding fiscal balance will "require everyone to make sacrifices without exception," the public got its first glance at how the government will try to do it.

A Six Nations post-secondary school will spend $732,000 over three years to help revitalize the nearly lost Cayuga language.

Homicide investigators, Six Nations officials and grieving family members all made emotional pleas for anyone with information about the killings of a woman and two men from the reserve near Hamilton to come forward.

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Hamilton Thursday telling people in the area to expect "poor winter driving conditions" once snow starts to fall this afternoon.

Hamilton's minority groups are rallying to fill a vacancy on the police services board in the hopes of getting a new board that's adept at handling race issues.

Ronald Chamberlain and his wife, Mildred, crashed into the grass near a runway at the Brantford airport around 1:19 a.m. Tuesday. Emergency crews didn't arrive on scene until almost seven hours later.

A new book released by former PC leader Patrick Brown raises allegations of spying by members of his former party and sexual misconduct against a current cabinet minister. He describes the night he was forced to resign as 'The Night of Knives.'