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The city is set to spend $2.5 million to fight a surging gypsy moth population that is threatening trees all over Hamilton.

Hundreds of thousands of college students are expected to be back in class after the province passed back-to-work legislation on Sunday to end a five-week strike by Ontario college faculty.

The personal archives of beloved storyteller and award-winning humorist Stuart McLean have found a new home at Hamilton’s McMaster University.

Hamilton police will hold a recruiting event at a local mosque next week in hopes of evolving into a force that is more representative of a diverse city.

A Six Nations school is doing its part to keep Indigenous languages alive in the most modern of ways — with an app.

Check out brand new music from Stuck on Planet Earth, Bahamas and The Elwins.

A back-to-work bill that would end a strike by college faculty in Ontario appears on track to be pushed through the legislature on Sunday.

"There are systemic issues down there that we don't have up here, to some extent," including "concerns around race," one officer says. It was the third time the police board has decided to hold off on body-worn cameras.

Back in February we asked you to send us an iconic image of your city for display at the top of CBC Hamilton's new web page. The response was overwhelming and is deeply appreciated. We have a winner.

18 Patients have returned to St. Peter's Hospital after being relocated as a result of the Nov. 5 fire. The hospital says it'll take another three to four weeks to finish cleaning up the affected rooms.

Here’s a list of the Santa Claus Parades scheduled in and near Hamilton, Burlington and Niagara for the 2017 season.

Queen's Park analyst Robert Fisher weighs on in whether the tax cuts the Liberals are offering will win votes from business owners.

The holiday season is coming in swinging and there's lots to do around Hamilton this weekend. Here are a few ideas to get your weekend plan started.

Environment Canada issued a special weather statement for Hamilton, Burlington and Brantford, warning of heavy rain persisting into Saturday.

Snowy owls are arriving in southwestern Ontario for the winter, but life isn't always safe down south.

Toronto police Det. Gavin Jansz, who is an expert in street language, will be cross-examined this morning at the murder trial of Dellen Millard and Mark Smich who are accused of murdering Laura Babcock.

Madeleine Levy says she couldn't apologize about comments she made about Polish people while an Ontario Civilian Police Commission review was ongoing. However, she says it's been "weighing on me for quite some time."

Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne's office says her government is presenting legislation that will end the province's college strike, after negotiations reached an impasse.

Hamilton police officers were allegedly helping an accused mobster who is facing drug trafficking charges avoid arrest, according to a leaked confidential police report from 2002.

A local landlord says one of his tenants "subleased" his property multiple times, when in reality, she was being evicted.

This summer, Ottawa defence lawyer Michael Spratt worked six sexual assault cases back to back. The cases were traumatic and he needed help. Listen to or read our interview with Spratt as he makes his case for more mental health support for courtroom workers.

Accused killer Dellen Millard's uncle vehemently tried to dispel any notion he planned to go into the pet cremation business with his nephew, during his extremely tense and at times angry testimony at the Laura Babcock murder trial this afternoon.

Metro Morning food guide Suresh Doss visits Nabil's Grill in the 'epicentre' of Hamilton's food scene.

Police are reminding people to be vigilant about locking their doors after a homeowner in Norfolk County, south of Brantford, found a drunken stranger napping in the bathroom.

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

A disciplinary hearing for a Hamilton police officer who questioned the city's first black councillor while he waited for the bus concluded Thursday with closing arguments.

Ontario college students aren't headed back to the classroom anytime soon, after striking faculty voted overwhelmingly against the latest contract offer.

A Metrolinx director updated councillors on priority buses and all-day GO Wednesday, but not on whether HSR can run LRT.

In southwestern Ontario, the largest increase by far was in Brantford, where contraband cigarettes accounted for half of the cigarettes smoked, up from 36 per cent last year, according to a study commissioned by convenience store owners.

A 45-year-old Milton woman has been charged with fraud after taking money to arrange a mortgage for a person in Hamilton, Hamilton police said Wednesday.

Winter is coming as temperatures start to plummet — and children staying at The Good Shepherd’s Family Centre shelter now face the prospect of heading to school without mittens or gloves.

Two people are facing several weapons and drug charges, Hamilton police say, after an SUV crash was spotted by residents on a lower city street last week.

Sahra Soudi's HSR problems aren't just a matter of missed buses or jammed routes. Sometimes, they bring the threat of violence.

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

A Facebook page using Nathan Cirillo's name and photos has been used to lure and trick women into romantic relationships online. The profile has since been banned, after unrelated complaints about the page were made to Facebook.

The mechanic of co-accused Dellen Millard tells the Laura Babcock murder trial he saw ash and something that looked like bone, as he filled the propane tank on an animal incinerator purchased by Millard in the summer of 2012.

The family of Natasha Thompson held a funeral service for the deceased woman who died by gun violence.

The Waterloo woman charged with sex abuse-related offences against a seven-year-old admitted on the stand she created child pornography and participated in sexual offences against a minor.

The scam targets Chinese international students, who are told not to use their cell phones. Then the scammers tell their families back home that they've been kidnapped.

The City of Hamilton will be doing on-road inspections for taxis, partly to help find garages that are issuing false safety certificates.

A Hamilton police officer who was found guilty in April of assaulting a man in custody pleaded guilty Tuesday to a disciplinary charge of discreditable conduct under the Ontario Police Services Act.

A farm equipment salesman tells the jury at the Laura Babcock murder trial that he sold an animal incinerator to accused killer Dellen Millard in 2012 for $15,424. A forensics expert says a photo found in Millard's home of the inside of the machine appeared to show burning bones.

Police arrested a 23-year-old man Friday and charged him with several weapons-related offences.

Police in Niagara Falls are investigating two fatal traffic accidents.

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

Halton police say they have charged a 37-year-old teacher for allegedly sexually assaulting female students in Milton.

Rob Flosman is getting a Governor General's award for a teaching philosophy that involves more than teaching historical events.

The Ancaster Memorial School is turning into an arts centre, now with support of the provincial government.

Ontario's colleges have launched a website that they say will allow striking faculty members to see for themselves what's in their employers' latest contract offer ahead of a vote this week.

Hamilton Health Sciences says it will take at least a month to cleanup the areas affected by the fire on Nov. 5 at St. Peter's Hospital.