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Doing a double take over how much it costs to fill up a tank of gas is a classic Canadian irritation. But a confluence of factors are teaming up at the moment to make that process even more gobsmacking than usual. Here's a look at five big reasons why gas prices are soaring.

The second week of the Hamilton jail inquest reveals that medical staff are not always the one providing emergency care to inmates, even when they're present.

Hamilton police say they located a male Wednesday in west Hamilton. Police say they're also investigating after human remains were discovered near the shore in the area of Millen Road in Stoney Creek.

A Hamilton-area MPP questioned a staffer's commitment to his job for taking parental leave to care for his baby, in a voicemail obtained by CBC News.

Installation of the illuminated Hamilton sign outside of city hall began Thursday. Here's a first look at the structure.

Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford is calling on the CEO and board of Hydro One to resign immediately after a newspaper reported that the board has agreed to measures that would increase the CEO's severance if the government intervenes in the company.

The elderly man missed a medical appointment this week, but has been found safe.

The truck went through multiple lanes and a median before it hit the guardrail.

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

At two large Ontario universities, alcohol sales have declined while coffee sales have spiked at campus pubs.

Traffic backed up near Highway 403 during rush hour Wednesday after a fiery two-vehicle crash involving a hydro pole.

The city has declared the weekend rain and ice storm a disaster so homeowners have access to compassionate grants — especially those in Stoney Creek.

The wild, Winter week that began with freezing rain and an ice storm will end in Hamilton, Environment Canada says, with more snow mixed with rain.

All hope to save Hamilton Specialty Bar vanished after potential buyer backs out.

Hamilton city councillors have a novel idea to ease the city's affordable housing crisis. They want people to consider living at the mall.

Hamilton police officer Craig Ruthowsky will soon know his fate. Closing arguments in the corruption case against him took place in a Toronto courtroom Wednesday.

Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne blasted Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford on Wednesday, comparing him to U.S. President Donald Trump and saying he 'stands for nothing other than Doug Ford.'

Blood donations are "strongly" needed right now and the Canadian Blood Services says it's the cold, icy Winter and early Spring to blame.

The Ontario PC Party nomination meeting in the Hamilton-West Ancaster Dundas riding that was originally held in May 2017 then rescheduled to April 15 after the controversial results were dismissed then cancelled due to weather, is finally back on again.

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

Ontario PC leader Doug Ford's big campaign promise for minimum wage workers, announced this week, is to offer them an income tax credit.

New city rules say high-rise buildings downtown can't be any taller than the Niagara Escarpment. But one 15-year-old city hall watcher says Hamilton should broaden its mind and start thinking like a big city.

Early Tuesday morning a cargo plane on its way to Regina had to make an emergency landing back in Hamilton after reporting engine failure.

Hamilton police say they have identified the body of a Hamilton teen who went missing in October of last year.

The city has no say over the locations but has stated its preferences to the province.

It's been a years-long fight, but it appears Hess Village bar owners are finally off the hook for paying extra money to the city for policing. At least for now.

Company's president says upgrades and changes to its supply chain distribution centre were causing trouble with shipping out products.

Summer will last 116 days. Three times as many nights will have sweltering temperatures. And there will be at least 100 more days where temperatures don't reach the freezing mark at all.

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

More than 20 million Canadians use Facebook every month, and with elections looming in Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick and a federal campaign next year, many of us will be besieged by political ads on the social media site. CBC is asking its readers to help track some of those ads by installing a browser extension created by the U.S. investigative news organization ProPublica.

Much of Southern Ontario was hit by a winter storm over the weekend creating dangerous conditions, closures, and travel delays. Here's a look at how Hamilton was hit and how the city is dealing with the fallout.

A 29-year-old Burlington man faces handful of drug-related charges after home search leads to seizure of thousands worth in drugs.

The Ontario NDP revealed its election platform on Monday as the party looks to sway disillusioned voters to its camp.

The city lost ground in its epic battle with potholes this weekend when the rare mid-April ice storm heaved asphalt "like a shovel."

NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is unveiling her party's platform at a Toronto rally.

Niagara police say a woman was taken to a parking lot in St. Catharines by her cab driver where she was allegedly sexually assaulted.

A Hamilton-made hot sauce is making it into the minds of spicy food lovers by being featured in the latest season of Hot Ones. The show features celebrities being interviewed while eating chicken wings dipped in various hot sauces.

Police have made an arrest in a suspicious death in St. Catharines.

The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board and the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board are closed Monday morning after a weekend of wild weather in the city.

More than 104,000 people in Ontario are without power as a spring storm moves east after it lashed southern parts of the province on the weekend.

Fresh polling provided to CBC News shows the depth of opposition to Premier Kathleen Wynne and her party, but suggests her government's big budget promises could swing NDP voters into the Liberal camp.

The rescheduled Hamilton-West-Ancaster-Dundas PC nomination meeting was supposed to be Sunday afternoon, but it has been cancelled due to inclement weather. No new date has been announced.

Reid Coolsaet and Eric Gillis have shared the start line at two Olympic marathons, world cross-country championships and countless other races. So, perhaps it is only fitting they toe the line together Monday morning in the elite men’s race of the 122nd Boston Marathon.

Freezing rain continues in Hamilton on Sunday and Environment Canada has issued an additional rainfall warning for the city.

Two men in their 50s were hit by a large commercial sign that fell in downtown Hamilton Saturday.

There are times during a marathon when all Krista DuChene thinks about is reaching the finish line. During Monday's 122nd running of the Boston Marathon, DuChene’s thoughts will be focused on her family and those in a small farming town in Western Canada.

Hamilton, Halton and Niagara Regions are bracing for a "potentially historic ice storm" this weekend that's expected to deliver power outages, Environment Canada warns.

Nearly three years after a debilitating injury, this Niagara Regional Police officer is running the 2018 Boston Marathon with his twin brother.

Metrolinx has shortlisted three consortiums who want to build and run Hamilton's light rail transit (LRT) system — and one includes the much-criticized company Bombardier.

Niagara police say they found the body of a 55-year-old woman, on Thursday morning, in a Port Colborne dog park.