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Most Syrian newcomers are still struggling with English, but learning their way around Hamilton.

We asked some engaged and passionate Hamiltonians from different spheres to share three wishes for the city in 2017, and we hope you'll share yours, too.

Ken Simmons started teaching in 1954. The 85-year-old now has a semi-annual reunion with students from the first class he ever taught at Major Ballachey School in Brantford, Ont. He was 23 and just graduated teacher's college.

In this latest in a series of December columns, food blogger Chanry Thach goes in search of Hamilton chefs's best holiday recipes. This week its Sara Wiseman from Green Bar

In accordance with Pope Francis's dire warnings about climate change and environmental sustainability, the Diocese of Hamilton is encouraging all churches to give up bottled water.

Santa Claus is coming to town, so check in here to follow his route.

Nick Radojevic didn’t expect that a simple backyard hockey rink would turn into six weeks of paperwork and $700 worth of city permits.

Everything you need to know about what's open and what's not across the city over the Holiday weekend.

A 16-year-old boy and 18-year-old woman from Hamilton are facing a number of charges related to human trafficking.

The funeral for Tammy Burd and her two children, killed when they were trapped inside their burning home on Dec. 9, was held Friday in a local church.,

Here's a pretty great list of things to do in Hamilton on Friday.

Temperatures will reach 10 C here on Boxing Day.

Traffic is sailing along on the QEW and local highways.

Cold December weather made for an exceptional year for icewine in southern Ontario. A sustained cold snap meant wineries across the region were able to harvest frozen grapes weeks earlier than normal, in some cases even months, meeting Vintners Quality Alliance regulations way ahead of schedule.

Hamiltonians will be lacing up their skates this weekend to glide around a narrow loop lined with pine and spruce trees that the Hamilton Conservation Authority has transformed into a new winter skating trail at Valens Lake Conservation Area.

Half of McMaster Childrens Hospital's underground parking will re-open Friday morning, after a water main bursting on Forsyth Street flooded the lot with more than six million litres of water Monday afternoon.

At long last, Hamilton's transit agency, the Hamilton Street Railway, will publish updates online about delays and detours, storms, bad weather, or accidents affecting bus service.

Nicole had to leave her dog when she fled to a women's shelter, but strangers helped pay the boarding bill for Cuddles so the pair could be reunited.

Heritage advocates worry Hamilton council will disregard the municipal heritage committee's recommendations to preserve some of the heritage buildings.

Hamilton Police say a bust at a local dispensary is an indication it will continue to enforce marijuana selling and trafficking laws, even as the federal government commits to changing regulations.

Take in a Christmas show, sing a few songs, and get the rest of your shopping list checked off Wednesday in Hamilton.

Temperatures will get up to 3 C Thursday with no snow expected.

Traffic is moving well and there are no local GO delays.

Hamilton can expect a white Christmas this year, but it’s going to be a warm one. Temperatures are expected to rise over the next two weeks, with Environment Canada predicting a high of 8 degrees on Boxing Day.

Outside Hamilton City Hall, frustrated Syrians, members of the Muslim community and Hamilton residents chanted Wednesday night to bring awareness to the conflict in Syria and to stand in solidarity with the Syrians who lost family, friends and homes.

You don't have to go all corporate just because you've waited 'til now to get your gifts together.

Slippery streets are causing issues across the city, with limited salt, and tricky conditions for pedestrians, cyclists, mail carriers and more.

Delft Blue Veal Inc. had a spontaneous fire burst out on December 17 at 4:45 a.m., as a result of a storage facility housing organic materials. The second spontaneous combustion occurred yesterday afternoon, around 4 p.m. in the exact same structure.

After years of a complicated legal struggle over banned sledding, the city has four designated hills and they are about to officially open.

It's the shortest day of the year and the first day of winter. So laugh, give and celebrate the last week before Christmas with our Things To Do list.

Your up-to-date traffic on the first day of winter.

Today will have a high of -1 C. Tonight, it will snow.

It's already the lowest increase for Hamilton police budget in 18 years. But on Thursday, Hamilton trimmed one of its few embellishments — $44,000 for someone to do social media.

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

Forsyth Avenue is still closed near McMaster University this morning after a water main broke and flooded the area, and the underground parking of the McMaster Children’s Hospital.

More charges have been laid against a Hamilton doctor who's accused of sexually assaulting two female patients.

The latest updates on the roads and rails for your morning commute in and out of Hamilton.

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

The Hamilton Fire Department is reminding citizen all the steps to having a safe and happy holiday season this winter.

Tony Divers’ siblings are grieving and confused after their 36-year-old brother was shot and killed by police close to midnight one Friday night in September.

A water main break has flooded King Street and Forsyth Avenue near McMaster University and the Children's Hospital.

Hamilton police are investigating a string of 4 fires set last weekend, Dec. 10.

The trial of four Hamilton police officers reconvened briefly Monday to finish off the questioning of Const. Shawn Smith, the only officer of the four on the police mounted unit.

Canadian entertainer and former CBC broadcaster Gordie Tapp, once described as the "world’s finest storyteller," died Sunday at 94.

The Special Investigations Unit is digging into a police chase that left a man and woman with minor injuries after a vehicle fleeing Hamilton police crashed into another vehicle along Rymal Road, Saturday afternoon.

Police are investigating a shooting Sunday night near Westmount Secondary School. One victim was taken to Hamilton General Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Temperatures continue to plummet today as Hamilton's acting medical officer of health issued an extreme cold weather alert on Sunday. As of 7 a.m. Monday, the temperature was - 17 C, but felt more like - 23 C with the wind chill.

Fire crews pulled the final body trapped inside the charred remains of a family home in Port Colborne, Ont., where a house fire Wednesday killed four people. The operation to recover the remains entered its fourth day due to perilously icy conditions.

This week on CBC Radio's true crime podcast, Someone Knows Something, the team unravels another piece of the mystery by introducing listeners to Sheila Darbyson, who was romantically involved with Michael Lavoie shortly after Sheryl Sheppard disappeared.

Police arrested three men believed to be "cooking crack cocaine inside [their] vehicle as they drove around and sold it from the car" overnight Sunday. Police discovered the operation when they pulled the vehicle over at Ferguson Street and Simcoe Street for a traffic violation.