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A former drug dealer who alleges Hamilton police officer Craig Ruthowsky sold him a cocaine press from a secret police location told a jury in Toronto Tuesday that he sought $100,000 from the authorities in exchange for his cooperation and testimony.

Hamilton police say a 29-year-old man was caught going 87 km/hr over the speed limit along the Red Hill Parkway early Saturday morning.

Police say a pickup truck smashed into a variety store in Dundas Tuesday morning around 3 a.m. This is the second time this has happened to the store.

Three men have been arrested, police say, after a kitchen supply store in Stoney Creek was robbed at gun point and the suspects crashed their getaway car.

A 29-year-old St. Catharines man is facing charges after allegedly using pepper spray in a government building last Wednesday.

Police say a woman was walking down a laneway in the area at about 3 a.m. when she was "accosted and sexually assaulted" by a group of five men.

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

A CBC analysis of federal inmate deaths has found that drug-related fatalities nearly doubled between 2010 and 2016. Some provinces have given the responsibility for inmate health to health ministries - but not Ontario.

The Ontario government is pushing back against New York State's Buy American law by limiting public sector procurement with suppliers in that state, but the opposition is blasting the move as "grandstanding."

Hamilton Fire officials said both ramps from the Red Hill Valley Parkway to the QEW Toronto-bound are closed after a dump truck rolled over and spilled fuel onto the roadway.

Across the world in February for four days, people participated in a citizen birding program. In Hamilton, people spotted 88 species of birds.

The sun is expected to shine all day in Hamilton this Easter Monday, with a high of 6 C.

A 19-year-old Hamilton man is dead following a collision between a car and a bus late Saturday night.

Police in southern Ontario are investigating an alleged group sexual assault in Niagara Falls.

Police in Hamilton have charged a 60-year-old local woman with attempted murder.

Ontario's Special Investigations Unit, the province's police watchdog, is now investigating after a Hamilton man was shot by a Waterloo police officer after he attempted to flee police on foot.

Arike Ogunbowale's jumper from the corner with one second left lifted Notre Dame to a 91-89 overtime victory over UConn on Friday night in the national semifinals.

Hamilton's mayor highlights how certain items on the provincial budget 2018 will affect people in the city and says he would have liked to see more commitment to affordable housing.

Edmonton Eskimos defensive end John Chick announced his retirement Friday, ending a CFL career that lasted eight seasons.

Ontario's Special Investigations Unit has ended its probe into a case where a 63-year-old man became involved with the Hamilton Police Service in his home and was sent to hospital with injuries.

A pedestrian was hit by a car Thursday night on John Street and sent to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

It's a fairly warm weekend in Hamilton, but there will be some clouds and showers.

Police say they seized $195,000 worth of drugs, including fentanyl, in a Hamilton home on Wednesday night.

Canada's Kia Nurse has been named NCAA Division I defensive player of the year by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association.

Hamilton police have lifted a hold and secure order on five schools in Dundas after a teen with a BB gun was found.

Not everything is closed this Easter long weekend. Here are five things to do in the city.

A drug dealer who once operated in Hamilton testified in court Thursday that he bought a massive cocaine press from police officer Craig Ruthowsky at an undercover police location.

The Easter weekend starts Good Friday. What's open and closed in the city?

With just four weeks until she was set to walk down the aisle, Ashleigh Post learned the celebration she and her fiance had planned at a local waterfront restaurant had to be moved elsewhere after the venue's lease was suddenly terminated.

An Edmonton man is facing charges after a child pornography investigation that began at the Peace Bridge border crossing in Ft. Erie.

A man died after his car hit a large "construction type vehicle" on Highway 3 shortly after 5 a.m. Wednesday.

Thursday in Hamilton is rainy and cloudy throughout the day with a high of 5 C.

Thursday in Hamilton is rainy and cloudy throughout the day with a high of 5 C.

Hamilton Fire's 2017 annual report shows that only 54.4 per cent of the homes to which firefighters were called had working smoke alarms.

McMaster University officers will start carrying naloxone spray at the end of April.

Ontario’s Liberals will plunge back into the red for at least the next six years to fund an array of big-ticket commitments outlined in the government’s pre-election budget on Wednesday.

The city’s subsidized housing agency plans spend $63.3 million for major expansion and renewal of the city's inventory of affordable housing.

Hamilton police say two masked where involved in a home invasion early this morning. One was in possession of a firearm. Police believe it was a targeted attack.

Even though a Hamilton steel mill has been officially transferred to a liquidator, union leaders at Hamilton Specialty Bar still think there's a chance their company won't be sold for scrap.

The drug-dealing key witness in the case against Hamilton police officer Craig Ruthowsky alleged in court Wednesday that Ruthowsky had offered to transport a shipment of cocaine from Jamaica to Canada for him.

Hamilton firefighters were called to a residence on East 26th Street just before 5 a.m. on Wednesday, where crews saw fire and smoke from the back of the building.

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

CBC News has learned of at least nine small business owners around Ontario and the U.S. who have collectively given more than $650,000 to a Niagara businessman in exchange for investment loans and deals. But the loans never materialized, and most didn’t get a cent of their money back.

After facing a rebuke from senior New Democrat MPs, party leader Jagmeet Singh has backed away from a punishment he levied against his party’s former deputy leader.

Tensions rose again in court Tuesday, as Craig Ruthowsky’s lawyer continued his cross-examination of the drug dealer who allegedly paid off the Hamilton cop in exchange for police protection.

The CFL remains very much an option for Johnny Manziel. The former Heisman Trophy winner says if he doesn't get an NFL opportunity this off-season he'll play in Canada in 2018.

A 42-year-old man faces nine charges in connection with drug trafficking in West Lincoln, where police seized drugs with a potential value of $21,770.

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

Minorities are almost invisible among Ontario's best-paid public servants as research done by CBC Toronto shows a lack of racial and gender diversity among the annual Sunshine List's top earners.

Fresh off the heels of London Fashion week, Cree-Métis fashion designer Angela DeMontigny showcased her collection at Ryerson University for a special event planned by fashion event planning students and faculty.