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Kbre Hamilton has long worked as a model and a tavern server, but five years ago when he snagged a dresser at a garage sale and gave it a coat of Emperor's Silk red paint and some new knobs, he stumbled onto a new way to make money.

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

As Liberals crash in the polls and Ford Nation politics fails to satisfy, suddenly an NDP win in Ontario is no longer far-fetched. But will their economic policies survive?

A boy believed to be three years old is dead after police were called to a parking lot outside a television station in Burlington, Ont., by a man reporting that a child was found inside a car and had no vital signs.

A Hamilton man has been charged with first degree murder in connection with the death of Johnathan Bailey, whose body was found in West Lincoln in November.

Vehicle fire temporarily blocked lanes near Woodward Avenue.

Hamilton city council will deal with a ruling tonight that says it broke provincial rules by holding two committee meetings without telling the public.

A bus full of environmental experts rolled through Halton Wednesday, before stopping at the Hamilton's waterfront for a tour and roundtable discussion about fighting back against algae blooms.

A Hamilton veteran who was one of the last known survivors of the Dieppe raid has died.

Police are looking for a man they say took a $7,000 bicycle for a test drive and never came back.

Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford says his party will release a fully costed campaign platform some time before the June 7 election.

The judge in the trial of corrupt cop Craig Ruthowsky made it abundantly clear Wednesday that the disgraced Hamilton police officer is in line for a heavy sentence.

A local Liberal candidate would prefer that Wynne not visit and Andrea Horwath returns to her Hamilton roots by picking up an arc welder. This is your Campaigner.

Swoop has officially christened it's first plane the #Hamilton, a nod to the carrier's first airbase at the city's John C. Munro International Airport.

Halton regional police say they're still trying to identify a second suspect in a home invasion in Burlington.

James and Hillary Alton have voted red provincially for the last 18 years. But this election might just be enough to change their minds.

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

It's been 28 years since the Ontario NDP had a real shot at winning an election. That's so long ago that the SkyDome was still brand new, and only a select few carried cellphones, which were the size of bricks.

Robert Thomas scored the winner on the power play as the Hamilton Bulldogs edged the Acadie-Bathurst Titan 3-2 on Tuesday in the Memorial Cup round-robin finale for both teams.

A Hamilton pharmacist is facing charges in connection with diverting powerful prescription painkillers and selling them, the RCMP announced Tuesday.

A lawyer who has appeared at several inquests into the deaths of Ontario inmates says the massive examination of eight overdose deaths at Hamilton's jail may not produce the change family members hope for.

The federal government says it has no plans to renew funding for a critical Hamilton at-risk youth program, which is slated to shut its doors for good this summer.

Hamilton police say a local sushi restaurant was burglarized five times in just a one-day period over the long weekend, with the same man breaking in to steal booze each time.

Two Hamilton teens are facing charges after police say they stole an Audi A4 and spent the next 13 days thieving gas and running from the law.

With two weeks down in the Ontario election campaign, voters are on the move.

The long weekend has wrapped, which means campaigning will ramp up as we almost hit the halfway mark of this election campaign. Here's where we are on day 14.

Spraying starts Wednesday, weather-permitting, and will continue on Thursday and Friday from 5 a.m. to 7:30 a.m.

A Hamilton man who police say outran their cruisers by weaving his motorcycle in and out of traffic on the QEW and driving more than 200 km/h is facing charges after an OPP helicopter tracked him to his garage.

A G1 driver was ticketed after police say he stopped suddenly and reversed into another vehicle to avoid a R.I.D.E. check in Niagara Falls over the long weekend.

A Six Nations school has launched a new program to teach low-income women to weld.

Marian Studenic scored the winner as the Hamilton Bulldogs edged Swift Current 2-1 on Monday night to win their first game at the Memorial Cup despite a standout performance from Broncos goaltender Stuart Skinner.

Nicholas Caamano's favourite memory of Bulldogs head coach John Gruden stems from their difficult days with the Flint Firebirds during the 2015-16 OHL season. Now they have a chance to win a Canadian junior hockey title with Hamilton.

Victoria Day fireworks displays are being prepped in across the province, but sparks are already flying on the campaign trail this holiday Monday.

Every morning, Dave Cherkewski wakes up and shuffles to the fridge in his Beasley apartment, where he's faced with a symbol of his newfound agency — fruit smoothies.

Ontario New Democratic Party leader Andrea Horwath is admitting to a $1.4 billion error in her campaign's fiscal plan, meaning that if elected, the party would be deeper in the red in its first than accounted for.

It's day two of the May long weekend and all of the Ontario party leaders are making moves around the province. Kathleen Wynne gets questioned on spending a lot of time in Mississauga, an area that leaned strongly Liberal in 2014.

It hasn't taken long to see Johnny Manziel's impact with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Roughly 200 fans took in the opening day of the CFL team's training camp at Ron Joyce Stadium, which also happened to be Manziel's first practice with the Ticats after signing with the club Saturday.

Ontario's police watchdog is investigating after a 25-year-old man in Brantford, Ont., was found seriously injured under a police cruiser.

The long weekend is here, but it's no holiday for some of the leaders as they continue to campaign across the province.

Former Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel says he has signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, posting to his Twitter account on Saturday that joining the CFL "is the best opportunity for me moving forward and I’m eager for what the future holds.”

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Ontario's police watchdog is investigating after a man was wounded by police at a Fort Erie, Ont. hospital following the stabbing of another man.

The jury took two days to consider the 47 proposed recommendations, which suggested upgraded searches, a designated canine unit to sniff our contraband and better video equipment.

Hamilton has seen a "significant rise" in the number of reported animal exposures from people interacting with baby raccoons, prompting a warning about the contagious, viral disease.

The provincial police watchdog says there are “reasonable grounds” to suggest a Hamilton cop broke the rules of the highway traffic act when she hit a senior in a crosswalk — yet no criminal charges are being laid.

As of Friday morning, PC candidates have reportedly skipped meetings in at least 25 ridings across the province.

A woman who police say was running a rental scam out of a home where she was about to be evicted is now facing criminal charges.

It's the final day before the Victoria Day long weekend but things are not slowing down on the campaign trail. Many party leaders know that voters use the weekend to gather with family and, in many instances, talk politics.

NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says she is "100% committed to funding the Hamilton LRT" — a day after saying that if she is elected premier, the city could use the $1 billion the province has earmarked for the project for other transit projects if it chooses.

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