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As the joint inquest into the overdose deaths at Barton Street jail continues, a woman wants answers for her brother's death, who isn't on the list.

Despite this weekend’s wet and dreary weather, hundreds of bikers will be making a pilgrimage to Port Dover today in what is now a well-worn tradition.

Police have issued a Canada-wide warrant for a man suspected of human trafficking and assaulting a woman in a Niagara Falls hotel room.

Niagara regional police say they are investigating a possible homicide after a man found injured in St. Catharines died in hospital.

Hamiltonians can expect some wild weather over the next few days.

The leader of the Ontario NDP says she's holding off on deciding if there's a culture problem in Hamilton MPP offices in the wake of employee complaints of bullying, abuse of power and racism.

The Ministry of Municipal Affairs has expanded the activation area for the flood assistance program available for Brantford residents whose homes were affected by the Grand River flood in February.

Suspended Hamilton cop Craig Ruthowsky says he didn't think he did anything wrong when he defied a direct order from the chief of Hamilton police while under suspension and talked about police procedures with a known drug dealer.

Two people in Thorold have been charged with alleged neglect of a woman under their care. The two people used to operate an adult care facility.

A 23-year-old Hamilton woman has been charged with arson after an empty home on Cannon Street was destroyed by fire Wednesday night.

Hamiltonians can expect some wild weather over the next few days.

In a new complaint filed to Ontario’s human rights tribunal, a Hamilton NDP MPP faces allegations he bullied an employee and made racist comments.

Hamilton city council will debate tonight helping a major steel employer in danger of closing with its taxes.

Hamiltonians can expect some freezing rain on Thursday morning and a potential ice storm over the weekend, says Environment Canada in a special weather statement.

Dwight Perry, a frequent panhandler in downtown Hamilton, just had two more tickets against him withdrawn. His pro-bono lawyer wants other similar tickets to be withdrawn.

The Crown prosecutor at the trial of a Hamilton police officer accused of taking bribes from a crew of drug dealers unleashed a scathing review of Hamilton police in court Wednesday — calling evidence tracking at one undercover police station "pathetic."

In late March, a Canada Goose that looked like it was covered in oil arrived at the doorstep of Hobbitstee Wildlife Refuge. It took two weeks before it was rescued, cleaned and released back into the wild.

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

Throughout her collegiate and international career, it never took long for Kia Nurse to prove that she belonged. Now, she'll embark on a professional career in the WNBA looking to do the same.

The inquest revealed overcrowded conditions where there's little monitoring of inmates.

A local anarchist charged in connection with a march and flurry of property damage on Locke Street has been denied bail.

Graffiti artist Banksy's Haight Street Rat piece is coming to Hamilton for the Liquid Art Festival in June.

For days, Craig Ruthowsky has been painting a picture of himself in court as a hard working police officer who was tireless in his pursuit of justice — but he was also turfed from Hamilton police's drug squad back in 2003 for mishandling evidence.

Hamilton police have arrested four men who they say were in possession of a large quantity of marijuana.

Hamilton police officer Craig Ruthowsky says he was a really bad bookkeeper — and he wants the jury to know it.

After an expensive, months-long fight for a new nomination race, Vikram Singh won't be a candidate in the new Ontario PC party contest after all. The party has rejected his candidacy.

After years of delay, the inquest into the deaths of eight men who died while in custody at the Hamilton Wentworth Detention Centre is finally underway.

Police in Niagara Falls say a man and a woman are facing charges after a violent assault.

The Niagara Regional Police Service is investigating a crash that killed a 75-year-old man.

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

Twelve years after losing her 10-year-old daughter in a car crash coming from a hockey game, Laurie Ulrich wants the community of Humboldt to know her thoughts are with them.

The drug deaths are happening against a backdrop of a broader city-wide drug problem and the inquest process itself is under scrutiny for how effectively it will search for solutions.

Hamilton police are looking for a male who robbed a Subway restaurant early Sunday morning at gunpoint on Barton Street East.

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

A day after to responding to the traumatic scene where an eight-year-old girl was hit by a train, two police officers describe how it was emotional as they stepped in to save her life.

When Alyssa Vito found a lump in her breast at the age of 23, she was told she was too young to have cancer.

Distraction in the cockpit was likely to blame for a fighter jet crash near Cold Lake, Alta., that killed a Canadian Forces pilot, an investigation concludes.

A Hamilton cop standing trial on corruption charges says he continued to pursue a big drug bust of a major trafficker while on suspension to prove to his superiors they had made a mistake.

An eight-year-old girl was taken to hospital in critical condition Thursday after she was struck by a train near Gage Park, police said Thursday.

Hamilton police have announced Friday the arrest of 31-year-old Peter Hopperton in connection with the vandalism on Locke Street last month.

Hamilton's mayor says it will be a wild year for light rail transit (LRT) now that Ontario PC leader Doug Ford says the city can have $1.3 billion no matter what happens. Opponent Ted McMeekin, meanwhile, says Ford "doesn't understand accrual accounting."

Burlington police have come out with a list of top vehicles stolen so far this year and topping the list, Chevrolet Silverado.

A 65-year-old woman from Welland is dead after being struck by two vehicles as she crossed a street on Thursday night.

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

An eight-year-old girl was taken to hospital in critical condition after she was struck by a train near Gage Park.

Shannon Windsor says her young children witnessed the shooting and that the 19 year old victim was the one who had called police for help.

The Hamilton region co-ordinator of Doug Ford's Ontario PC leadership campaign has thrown his hat into a controversial nomination contest.

A Hamilton cop who is facing a host of corruption charges says he wasn't being paid off by a drug dealer at all — instead, he flipped that same dealer after an arrest to become part of his huge stable of confidential informants.

She may only have two months to make good on the promise, but Premier Kathleen Wynne made a whistle stop in Hamilton this week to tell steelworkers she has their backs.

On Wednesday the Hamilton Police Service announced a new deputy chief and CAO.