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In 2017, according to an annual gauge of the rental market released Tuesday, apartments in Hamilton were more expensive and tougher to find than in 2016.

Dellen Millard called three witnesses Tuesday, including an expert in animal bones, at the Laura Babcock murder trial in Toronto. The accused killer is acting as his own lawyer in Ontario Superior Court.

William Shatner says he would like Toronto condo developer Brad Lamb to make a donation to his charity to settle a dispute over the use of the Montreal-born actor's name and image to promote a condo development in Hamilton.

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

Patrick Brown and his Ontario PCs are making clear that they are in it to win it, offering a platform jam-packed with promises designed to appeal to that crucial swath of voters who aren't bound to a political ideology.

Hamilton's transit authority can operate the city's future light-rail transit (LRT) system, Metrolinx says — but adds that it's not a very good idea.

As overdoses and deaths due to opioid use continue to mount across the city, a Hamilton man has launched an addiction and recovery nonprofit organization specifically for the music industry.

Hamilton police are studying boxes full of ballots, credentials forms and other election-related material as part of an ongoing investigation into a local PC party nomination.

Hamilton police say they tracked down two men who had stolen a city truck Sunday night — because they had stopped to watch the Grey Cup just after doing it.

Devon Freeman has gone missing before, police say, but now his family and friends are worried.

The former Target location in The Centre on Barton will welcome a stage reading of a play about Target Canada's collapse in 2015 on Dec. 3.

A woman in her 60s was dragged to an alleyway and sexually assaulted while she was walking in the middle of the afternoon Sunday near Catharine and Rebecca streets in downtown Hamilton, police said.

The Ontario Association of Food Banks has released its annual Hunger Report, showing nearly half a million people in the province used a local food bank last year. The report cites insufficient social assistance rates and a lack of affordable housing as the main reason.

Dellen Millard skips presenting his opening statement and instead begins his defence at the Laura Babcock murder trial by reading pages and pages of text messages — including some he wrote to co-accused Mark Smich — that focused on his problems sleeping.

A father of two from Hamilton lost his appeal claiming the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board infringed on his freedom of religion by refusing to provide him notice when topics such as same-sex marriage surfaced in classrooms.

A man in his 40s died after a trench collapsed on him while he was digging in the backyard of a Hamilton residence Friday afternoon.

A man from Maryland was charged with causing a disturbance after hurling a lewd statement at a TV reporter outside of Hamilton Police Station.

A look at the weather for Hamilton this Sunday.

Ontario is allowing several bottled water companies to take up to 7.6 million litres of groundwater per day on expired permits, as it gives them time to amend renewal applications in light of new rules.

To help make up lost instruction time, colleges have lengthened semesters and cancelled reading weeks — but some students say its not enough to make up for missed lessons and dramatically compressed exam schedules.

WestJet and Air Canada have both blamed Puerto Rico flight cancellations on hurricane damage at Puerto Rico's San Juan airport. But the airport says there's nothing preventing the airlines from flying in.

The Ontario PCs are laying all their cards on the table, releasing a full campaign platform with more than six months to go until election day, in an effort to take down Premier Kathleen Wynne and end the Ontario Liberal Party's 14-year hold on power.

Check out brand new tunes from Mike Charette, Beverly Sound and Grandson.

Packaged foods show it. But restaurauters tell Andrew Coppolino that it might be shaking up the food industry too much if the sodium content in their dishes was published on the menu.

A group of five Prince of Wales Elementary students spearheaded a drive to donate food to Hamilton Food Share.

The elevators and escalators at Hamilton's main arena are in such bad shape that the city needs to spend $4.3 million next year to fix them, a new report says. And it's making Hamilton look bad.

Police say people nearby were instrumental in catching three suspects, recovering a loaded handgun and finding crucial evidence after a marijuana dispensary on James Street North was robbed Tuesday night.

Here's a pretty great list of things to do this weekend in Hamilton.

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

For a few years, Miriam Richards thought her Niagara bee project was going well. Now she's seeing a slow decline, and she fears it's a nationwide trend.

The owner of a house rented to multiple students near McMaster University pleaded guilty and was fined after failing to provide proper fire-safety measures for tenants.

Hamilton police found the gun they believe was used to kill Natasha Thompson just over two weeks ago.

Ontario’s police watchdog has concluded a man who fell from a second story apartment in Hamilton was injured without police being at fault.

A group of Hamilton city councillors — including some light rail transit (LRT) opponents — want to talk transit issues directly with the province. But the mayor — who's historically done the job — knew nothing about it and isn't happy.

A 70-year-old school bus driver has been charged with abduction after police say a 14-year-old girl was abducted on four separate occasions last month.

New research from McMaster University says that periods of high intensity exercise aren't just good for your muscles, they're good for your memory.

Mohawk College’s security team is investigating after a CHCH News television reporter had a lewd phrase screamed at her twice while doing a report on campus this week.

Ann Sloat was a long-time mayor of Ancaster and the first woman on Hamilton's police commission. She also had "a wicked sense of humour."

Police say a man is facing multiple charges after allegedly spraying a person and dogs with dog repellent at Fireman's Park in Niagara Falls.

Metro Morning food guide Suresh Doss visits a Burlington roti shop that elevates its roti dish by dousing it in even more curry.

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

The jury at the Laura Babcock murder trial saw some of the 65 handwritten letters accused killer Dellen Millard sent to then-girlfriend Christina Noudga, where he detailed "the night Laura disappeared."

Three cars parked in a driveway on the east Mountain were shot at overnight one night earlier this month. Police released information about the shooting on Wednesday.

Police put out better photos Wednesday in hopes of catching the person who stole an $86,000 Rolex watch from Lime Ridge Mall in July.

​Hamilton city council voted Wednesday to look at affordable transit options, as well as the future of dozens of brightly coloured talking birds.

Police arrested three men and are looking for a fourth after an armed robbery at a medical marijuana dispensary in Hamilton’s downtown.

For National Housing Day, local experts shared ideas on how more affordable housing could be created in Hamilton.

Actor William Shatner has taken issue with a local condo developer using his name and likeness in promotional materials without permission.

A photo of a .32-calibre handgun was projected on several large flat screens in front of the jury Wednesday at the Laura Babcock murder trial — a firearm sold to accused killer Dellen Millard days before Babcock disappeared in the summer of 2012.

A woman who stopped to help out at the side of vehicle rollover in Niagara Falls was killed last evening as she darted across a road.