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The pressure is growing on the Wynne government to tackle chronic overcrowding in the province's hospitals this fall after repeated revelations about patients being cared for in hallways and lounge areas.

Hamilton's city council wants the province to hit the gas on widening part of the Highway 403, saying it will scare away new jobs if Ontario doesn't make it a high priority.

An off-duty Hamilton police officer was arrested and charged with impaired driving on Wednesday afternoon.

Hamilton home prices continued to slide in September from a high reached in April, according to numbers released Wednesday by the Realtors Association of Hamilton-Burlington.

Ontario will mail cheques to 400 people this month as it begins its basic income pilot project, ministers announced in Hamilton Wednesday. The rollout hasn’t been smooth.

Police are investigating after a Hamilton city councillor got an email Wednesday that made a Las Vegas-style threat at several members of council.

The organization behind the Juno Awards wants Hamilton to bid to host them again in 2019, despite two other cities vying for the honour. And Hamilton is putting together as much as $1.5 million for the bid.

Over the past decade more than 150 people have died in Ontario jails. On Tuesday Howard Sapers, Ontario's independent adviser on corrections, delivered 62 recommendations aimed to "transform" the system. Listen to or read our interview with Sapers about the problems inside Ontario's prison system.

An inmate from the Hamilton Wentworth Detention Centre was rushed to hospital overnight in medical distress, CBC News has learned.

Bishop Tonnos high school was placed in a lockdown Wednesday morning after police were tipped off about a former student who was seen on a bus with a firearm, investigators say.

Greenwin Inc. is renovating two downtown highrises. The plan included phasing out most three-bedroom units and focusing more on singles.

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

What emerged in a two-week focus by CBC Hamilton on "Hamilton's Identity Crisis."

Liz Enriquez was greeted with "die yuppie" graffiti when she moved into her downtown home. But Hamilton is home, and in this commentary she wonders how to address anger that comes with change?

The city is investigating the feasibility of putting homes of no larger than 425 square feet down laneways.

The QEW has reopened after a major crash in Burlington that sent eight people to hospital Tuesday afternoon and closed lanes in both directions for several hours, snarling traffic.

McMaster University's ban on smoking will totally disrupt the professional lives of some medicinal marijuana users, an advocate says.

It's a program where students police students — Mohawk College co-op students slap tickets on properties around McMaster University to target derelict student housing. And despite outcry, Hamilton city councillors have voted to expand it and make it permanent.

Students at St. Augustine Elementary School in Dundas were evacuated Tuesday morning, police say, after a suspicious package was found at the school.

Ontario Health Minister Eric Hoskins responded to questions from Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath, saying the coroner's office operates at arms length from the government.

The missing coins are described as silver with a bison head on one side.

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

Assyrians have inhabited parts of Iraq for thousands of years, but for years, they couldn't teach their language there. They teach it in Hamilton, just as many others work to keep part of where they come from alive in churches, classrooms and community centres.

Hamilton police issued dozens of tickets on Saturday, investigators say, after a massive swarm of students descended upon Dalewood Avenue South for an outdoor homecoming party.

Sears Canada announced last Friday the full-line Sears store in Lime Ridge Mall in Hamilton will close.

Hamilton’s Paramedic Service is close to a breaking point, according to one frontline paramedic, who says morale among EMS workers is sinking while pressures and demands mount.

Where did life on Earth arise? A new Canadian study adds to evidence that it could have started in warm ponds on the planet’s surface, after meteorites splashed down and infused them with the building blocks of life.

The students who ride Hamilton's 51 route are pitching in to give "Friendly Frank," their favourite bus driver, a gift.

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Monday dealt veteran running back C.J. Gable to Edmonton for the rights to two negotiation-list players. Gable, 29, was a two-time East Division all-star and a finalist for the CFL's top rookie award in 2013.

A man fell and was injured while working on exterior of a Hamilton residence on Sunday.

Niagara Police announced Saturday that they have arrested a man and a woman wanted in connection with what investigators were calling a southern Ontario "crime spree."

A Niagara Regional Police officer is facing a slew of criminal charges.

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

More people are doing freelance or remote work, or creating their own jobs when they can't find ones that suit them. So in Hamilton, the coworking trend is growing.

Ricky Ray hit DeVier Posey with a TD pass in overtime to rally the Toronto Argonauts to an exciting 43-35 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Saturday night.

Council agreed to change the boundaries, but barely. Then a resident took it to the Ontario Municipal Board. Now they've reached a compromise.

A malfunctioning heater likely caused the fire at the tire shop. As for the car fire that spread to the attic, that's under investigation.

Hamilton police are looking for someone they say appeared to use a firearm to rob a lower city convenience store.

Check out some brand new music The Elwins, Alpha Cub and Day Trip.

Lynda Lukasik comes from a family of steelworkers, but has devoted her life to environmental activism. In this commentary, she looks at how the jobs and security that industry provided came with a cost and how cleaning up that legacy is helping create a new city.

Emergency officials have discovered another toxic gas leak in Norfolk County, Ont.

A Canadian woman who says she was raped by two Paris police officers inside the force's headquarters three years ago is relieved that the case will go to trial, her lawyer said Friday.

Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Hamilton Friday afternoon.

Next week Niagara will play host to the first conference focused on growing cannabis, something that is becoming a mainstream product with legalization set for next July.

Hamilton police are now trying to locate a truck they say was used to smash 19 bus shelters Sept. 19 between 4:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m.

Hamilton police are trying to find a man who they say chased down a woman in her car, blocked her in the road and then sexually assaulted her.

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

An investigation into an east Mountain fire that killed a mother and two of her children has shown the fire was caused by careless smoking.

Police are warning the public about a man and a woman they say are wanted in connection with what investigators are calling a "crime spree" across southern Ontario.

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