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If you're struggling to find something to do with all the spare time that comes with the holiday season, this post is for you.

At a time of year when most people are thinking about cutting down and decorating Christmas trees, Peter Ormond wants you to consider planting some instead.

Hamilton police are investigating after several people were hurt with a knife in Ancaster on Sunday after a fight broke out at a soccer game.

Meet Santa Peter Sr. and Santa Peter Jr., two members of The Santa Family who consider brining holiday cheer an honour.

The westbound lanes of Highway 403 near Waterdown have reopened.

A Mississauga man is charged with two counts of attempted murder, Niagara police say, in connection with an incident that led to a police-involved shooting.

While most of the country's landmass will be blanketed in ice and snow this year, a climatologist with Environment Canada says much of southwestern Ontario will be left out of the cold.

Hamilton police are seeking witnesses to a Hess Village fight early Saturday morning where investigators believe a gun may have been fired.

The Mission to Seafarers is a Christian welfare charity set up in ports around the globe. In Hamilton it offers transportation for sailors, a place to talk with family and holiday packages.

Here's a look at what's open and closed in Hamilton over the holidays.

Here's a look at the best records to come out of Hamilton over the last year.

Hamilton has released its survey to see how the public feels about having legal cannabis stores.

One person has a "serious" injury and two others have "critical" injuries after a disturbance in Smithville, Ont. led to a police-involved shooting, Niagara police and Ontario's Special Investigations Unit say.

Hamilton's suburbs and rural areas are still years away from getting their own police station, but at least it's on the books now.

Watching the World Junior Hockey Championships has become as much a Canadian holiday tradition, across the country, as opening presents on Christmas Day. Here's Matt Cullen's preview of the tournament.

Halton police kept GO train passengers on lockdown for 20 minutes Thursday evening because they thought a human trafficking suspect might be on board.

An email scammer has targeted a Norfolk county man by threatening to spread around a list of his favourite pornographic websites.

While it's illegal to take cannabis across the Canadian border, the rules for travelling across provincial lines can get hazy.

At least five horses were killed and dozens were rescued from a barn fire during a major overnight operation in Milton that involved stable staff, police, firefighters, paramedics and veterinarians.

Hamilton's mayor is also the new chair of its police oversight board, saying he hopes to usher it into a time of stability.

The provincial government's move to slash funding for specialized programs across the province has cost Hamilton's public school board $270,000 in funding support for physical education, racialized students and indigenous training for teachers.

Hamilton will be in court to "protect our interests" Friday when a judge looks at the composition of the much-debated Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA) board.

Haiden Suarez Noa was sentenced Thursday in Hamilton to life in prison without chance for parole for 15 years for the second degree murder of 36-year-old partner, Tania Cowell in 2013.

To escape grief that comes with the death of a loved one, even sleep may provide no relief. During holidays, new research says, it is more common to have so-called "grief dreams." Joshua Black, a researcher at Brock University studies "grief dreams." He explains what they mean and why we have them.

An 82-year-old woman has died a month after a truck hit her in Hamilton's central lower city.

Provincial police in Norfolk County are investigating two Grinch-like incidents in Simcoe involving a stolen Santa and damage to a candy display at the Wellington Park Panorama of Lights.

A case of measles has been confirmed in Burlington, and health officials are looking for anyone who made contact with the person.

On Wednesday the City of Hamilton voted unanimously to allow the Hamilton Urban Core Community Health Centre to apply to the province's new Consumption and Treatment Service program.

The report that will help Hamilton city councillors decide whether to allow legal cannabis stores here just got a little more marijuana friendly.

Hamilton has dropped its plan to appeal a court ruling in favour of the Christian Heritage Party over some bus shelter ads aimed at transgender rights.

Hamilton police say two stolen white BMWs were found in Hamilton using tracking.

Haiden Suarez Noa will be sentenced for the second time this week, after two controversial trials. He killed his partner, Tania Cowell, in 2013 while their infant son lay nearby.

The band at Orchard Park Secondary School is more than a club, it's a special place where students have become like family. On Tuesday they won the high school instrumental category of CBC's Canadian Music Class Challenge.

The price increase in the Hamilton-Burlington market — where homes have an average price tag of $581,900 — is the fourth highest in Canada, the report says, but the jump was even greater in Niagara Region.

A Ministry of Labour investigation found there were issues with the "quality and clarity" of radios being used by the company.

Officers were conducting a R.I.D.E. program at the corner of Kenilworth Avenue North and McAnulty Boulevard around 8:30 p.m. on Dec. 17 when a black Chevrolet Aveo pulled a U-turn police believe was an attempt to avoid the ride check.

Where a person lives in Canada may affect their ability to make healthy choices due to a significant difference in environmental factors such as the price and availability of fresh fruits and vegetables in their community, a McMaster University study suggests.

Federal foot-dragging over secrecy is risking the right to timely justice for a man accused of trying to spy for China on Canadian shipbuilding plans, his lawyer charges.

Serial killer Dellen Millard has been sentenced to 25 years behind bars for the murder of his father, Wayne Millard.

Hamilton city council has voted to decide Jan. 14 whether to allow private cannabis retail stores in Hamilton. In the meantime, it'll ask what the public thinks.

An overwhelming majority of those who weighed in on Ontario's sex education on the first day of public consultations opposed Premier Doug Ford's repeal of a modernized curriculum introduced by the previous Liberal government.

We're accepting donation at 118 James St. N. and online until the end of the month.

Hamilton will spend an extra $358,000 this year to try to get people out of hotels and free up valuable shelter space.

The flu starts suddenly and can last longer than a cold. Symptoms include fever, aches, chills, weakness, runny eyes, stuffy nose and a sore throat.

Police say they found a rubber replica of a stop sign had been placed over the real thing in Haldimand County, along with an envelope containing clues for a treasure hunt.

Electronics, personal items, jewelry, money, alcohol, medication and a firearm were all taken sometime between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. after someone forced entry into the house, say police.

The Ontario government has introduced legislation that would prevent a strike or lockout at one of the province's major power utilities, a move its says is necessary to avoid power outages over the holidays.

In a series of videos posted to Twitter, OPP Const. Ed Sanchuk showed firefighters using an aerial bucket to pour water on flames, while thick smoke billowed from several boats.

Christmas was always a special time for Lucy van Oldenbarneveld and her sister, Tracy. Now Tracy is gone, and the people she left behind are figuring out how to make it through the season without her.

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board chair says it's still not clear what local programs, if any, will be affected by the government's decision to slash $25 million in funding for specialized programs across the province.