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Dozens of firefighters battled a massive fire that tore through a Burlington car dealership and caused an estimated $1 million in damage Thursday.

Country music star Tim Hicks performs live at CBC Hamilton on Thursday Sept. 6 at 6:30 p.m. E.T.

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One person was taken to hospital, emergency officials say, after an industrial explosion at a Brantford paint factory Thursday.

Police in Burlington are seeking witnesses who observed an early morning assault outside a bar.

The 49-year-old was driving east on Queenston Road around 11:53 p.m. when he collided with a westbound vehicle that was trying to make a left turn into a shopping plaza, according to a police media release.

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

Hamilton's $1-billion light rail transit (LRT) project is the lone Metrolinx project to be paused by the provincial government's move to halt discretionary spending, but the city's mayor says the stoppage isn't a "major issue."

Dozens of family and friends of those who died from overdoses gathered in the park Thursday for the 4th annual Overdose Awareness Day ceremony organized by the city's Mental Health & Harm Reduction program.

Prospective home buyers in Pelham might have questions about the neighbours this week, after a real estate agent showing a home was confronted by a man holding what looked like a gun.

A Hamilton children's hospital has opened an Indigenous families room in memory of an 11-year-old First Nations girl who opted out of chemotherapy in favour of alternative healing methods to treat her cancer.

If you're spending the last gasp of summer in the city, trying to wrangle together last minute school supplies and work essentials, here is what you need to know to navigate Labour Day Monday.

Two people are recovering in hospital after a double shooting in downtown Hamilton overnight.

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

After years of having more teachers than there were jobs, Ontario teachers colleges are concerned cuts in 2015 are sending the province toward a teacher shortage.

A local man is both disheartened and puzzled after his soon-to-open sandwich shop was vandalized three times.

An offer to pay double for a used handgun being sold online in Hamilton highlights issues with tracking crime guns in Canada.

A Burlington mayoral candidate is seething over an election-focused telephone campaign that she says makes false statements about her positions on domestic violence, the hijab, and unemployment.

Three men are facing charges after a break-in and shooting at a marijuana growing facility that police say left a 49-year-old with serious injuries.

Hamilton police are warning people to lock their doors and windows after two incidents where Westdale women woke up to find a stranger in their room.

Hamilton police are investigating after a man was found with apparent stab wounds in the city’s east end early Wednesday.

Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for Hamilton on Wednesday.

A 38-year-old Hamilton man has been found guilty of making child pornography linked to a case where a seven-year-old girl was advertised for abuse on Craigslist.

A dilapidated downtown Hamilton home that looks like the set of a horror movie sold for $455,000 late last week. That’s $5,000 over the asking price.

Jessie Golem is hoping Humans of Basic Income will give participants a voice and help them share their story and combat stigma.

More than 1,000 medical trainees from Saudi Arabia have been told they can stay in their Canadian positions for a while longer, bringing relief to teaching hospitals and universities that have come to depend on them.

Stoney Creek sports complex Players Paradise has been sold to a marijuana producer in advance of pot legalization in Canada this fall.

Firefighters from five stations arrived at the barn early Monday morning to find it fully engulfed in flames.

The Tory Hill man was riding in a 2015 Nissan Rogue when he fell out near the intersection of North Shore Boulevard and Eagle Drive shortly after midnight Tuesday, police say.

Niagara regional police say they are investigating after a man died from a possible drowning on Sunday.

Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for Hamilton on Tuesday.

Erinn Monture was diagnosed with ovarian cancer is 2015 and has created a cancer awareness and resource centre called, Edwadadrihwanokwa:k to help patients in other First Nations communities.

One of the men regained consciousness and was taken to hospital where he was treated for hypothermia. But a 50-year-old man from Germany was pronounced dead at hospital.

Sam Merulla says if he's reelected, he'll be aggressive in pushing to have a smelly composting facility moved right out of the east end. And the city, meanwhile, is looking for some easier options.

Eight teenagers are now facing charges in connection with a massive beating in Gage Park earlier this month, police announced Monday.

Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said two people were taken to hospital by ambulance, but are expected to survive.

A loonie can now buy you a can of beer in Ontario — that is, if you can find some.

The biker hit the deer and lost control of his motorcycle, according to police, who say the collision caused him to careen into oncoming traffic and crash into a Mercedes.

Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for Hamilton on Monday.

A Niagara MPP is calling on the Ontario government to prevent sewage from flowing into the Niagara River after a water treatment facility in New York state released eight million gallons of wastewater and stormwater into the river earlier this week.

The Ontario government says it is working to identify "harmful gaps" in its prisons and policing systems and it will release "proposed solutions" in the coming months.

Check out brand new music from Donovan Woods, The Dill and Mawzy.

The city is urging residents to take precautions after confirming the first local human case of West Nile Virus.

Two Hamilton teenagers are now facing assault charges in connection with a brutal beating that happened in Gage Park last weekend.

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Just one year after its creation, the city is shutting down its “City of Music” website — marking the latest setback for Hamilton’s beleaguered music strategy.

An expert in teacher discipline is calling the Doug Ford government's plan to put up a website where students and parents can anonymously complain about teachers, "needlessly disruptive."

Hamilton police are trying to figure out who stole a statue of the Virgin Mary from a local Catholic school sometime this week.

Ontario’s provincial police watchdog announced Friday that it is now investigating a Hamilton police officer in connection with the death of 19-year-old Yosif Al-Hasnawi.

Local cannabis producers, among the 26 approved suppliers who will be providing pot products to the province's online store starting Oct. 17, have a message for Hamilton workers — "we need you."