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Brandon Banks scored two touchdowns, one on a punt return and another in the air, as the visiting Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeated the Montreal Alouettes 43-16 on Sunday afternoon in a game with no playoff implications for either team.

The city's video meant to woo Amazon is just the latest in a long line of videos packaged to show off Hamilton's ambition, its mix of natural beauty and nose-to-the-grindstone industrial efforts.

Police are searching for suspects in 4 weekend robberies on the Mountain.

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Since a large burst of particulate pollution escaped from ArcelorMittal Dofasco, forming a cloud that drifted across some city neighbourhoods over Thanksgiving weekend, the steelmaker has outlined steps towards eliminating eruptions and emissions.

Fifty-two Hamiltonians died of opioid overdose last year — a death rate nearly double the provincial average.

A lower city home was gutted by fire today, officials say, forcing its occupants out of their home.

Environment Hamilton will plant 400 new trees at Windernere Basin Park as a means of improving air quality for Hamilton beach area residents.

The owners of the ailing, world-famous pig are petitioning the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to waive some of its rules on livestock transportation so they can seek medical help in the United States.

A college faculty strike is in its fourth day, and students fear losing their years. Ontario's auditor general blasts Premier Kathleen Wynne's Fair Hydro Plan, saying the premier is "improperly" keeping its debt off the government's books.

There's a wild array of things to do in Hamilton this weekend, including lacrosse and the philharmonic.

Paul Benson, who has lived with multiple sclerosis for more than 40 years, illustrates the logjam happening in many Ontario hospitals. While he waits for long-term care, he hasn't stopped trying to live the fullest life possible.

The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) has identified 1,846 babies admitted to hospital between April 2016 and March 31, 2017, after their mothers used opioids during pregnancy.

Hamilton’s police oversight board will sign up for regular “cultural competency and sensitivity” training after a dispute between some of its members has dragged on for nearly a year.

Calgary put ads on Seattle sidewalks and says it would fight a bear if Amazon chooses it as a second headquarters. Detroit encourages Amazon to "move here, move the world." And Hamilton hopes to lure the online retail giant with a slogan of its own.

The Hamilton Waterfront Trust has sidestepped calls for a forensic audit and more transparency — and says comments scrutinizing the agency are "an insult" to its past and present volunteers.

The possibility of a Canadian city turning into the next Seattle — Amazon's existing home — is tempting, but experts say it's a risky proposition that comes with some drawbacks, like making operations more challenging for local technology companies.

Police are searching for multiple suspects after a robbery at a Love Shop in east Hamilton overnight.

Police are on the lookout for a stolen black Mitsubishi after a man was carjacked on the Mountain overnight, investigators say.

Hamilton city councillors, eager to discourage militaristic white supremacists, are banning anyone who's not a licensed security guard from flexing muscle on city property.

Two men and a 15-year-old girl from St. Catharines are facing charges in a human trafficking investigation in Peterborough, Ont.

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

Police are looking for four or five men believed to be involved in three street robberies Tuesday night.

Hamilton will send its bid to be the new home of Amazon via courier Wednesday. But even if the online retail giant doesn't choose here, says the city manager, this hasn't been a waste of money.

Local school boards have fined a school bus company more than $10,000 for the ongoing driver shortage that is still impacting 1,300 students.

Julianna Almeida,17, has been struggling with a rare disorder that has forced her into home schooling— and now her mother is trying to spread awareness and hoping more doctors will be better educated and equipped to treat patients.

Hamilton will commemorate late Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie with a plaque at First Ontario Centre.

This year a father and son are putting on an event to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their transplant and to raise money to help others in the same situation.

The family of 37-year-old, Nicole Dragisic who was shot and killed in the doorway of her east Hamilton home Monday, is now raising money to help with funeral costs.

A 27-year-old St. Catharines woman has been charged with stunt driving after OPP say she was driving 200 km/h on the QEW.

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

Charges have been dropped against a local journalist who was arrested at the scene of a tense Waterdown crash in May. But a journalism advocacy group says it's still filing a police commission complaint.

Hamilton’s public school board is conducting a review of safety procedures at an Ancaster elementary school after a four-year-old student wandered away from school half naked last month.

Construction on Hamilton's light rail transit (LRT) system will likely exacerbate a problem with rats, and city health officials and Metrolinx have already met to talk about it.

Norfolk OPP say a report of vehicles swerving to avoid darkly-dressed pedestrians walking along murky rural roads Monday morning has prompted them to issue a warning to drivers to be extra careful now that daylight hours are shorter.

Hamiltonians will soon be able to say, “What happens in Vegas…” much more easily.

Hamilton is climbing through the ranks in an annual study of the best place in Canada to be a woman.

The economic mixed bag for the Hamilton census area, which includes Burlington and Grimsby, is part of a new report from the Conference Board of Canada released Tuesday.

Police in Niagara region say two men from Hamilton have been charged with human trafficking.

Firefighters put out two fires in the lower city on Monday night - one in a home on St. Clair Boulevard and one in a garbage chute in an 18-storey building.

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

The White Stallions looked a little bored this week before waking up in time to steal a win on a last-second field goal, helping them maintain their top spot.

Kim Lackie's sobs are out of control when she tells the story of her son's death on the Lincoln Alexander Parkway. But on Monday, she told the story anyway.

The province-wide strike affects more than 500,000 students. Here's how it is affecting one Mohawk College student and a professor walking the picket line.

The OSPCA says the city has to fix its aviary. The city wants to close it. Volunteers are scrambling to keep it open.

Police say a 10-year-old boy was seriously injured after he fell about 25 metres down the Niagara Gorge on Sunday afternoon.

Provincial police say a jogger has died after being struck by an out-of-control pickup truck south of Hamilton.

New research out of Hamilton’s McMaster University suggests that bolstering fat cells in bone marrow could help fight leukemia.

A woman was gunned down in the doorway of an east Hamilton apartment building early Monday, and now, detectives are trying to piece together the city's 7th homicide of the year.

A province-wide strike among Ontario public college faculty has shut down classes and apprenticeship programs at Mohawk College in Hamilton and Niagara College.