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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.

On the Mountain, you can wake up to a changed neighbourhood overnight. In the lower city, an old brick building near a former crack den is now a goldmine. Meanwhile, an 1874 church in Hannon is a bit of refuge in a land of construction.

City planners recommend that the province upgrade the Highway 5 and 6 interchange within the next five years and add a lane in each direction to Highway 403 between the Linc and Main Street.

As house prices rise, the temptation to sell increases. In this commentary, Mountain resident Doug Sikkema ponders the personal and community costs of taking advantage of that real estate boom.

The city will hold a low-cost rabies vaccine and microchipping event at Gage Park this weekend.

It was Donna Skelly versus the rest of Hamilton city council Wednesday. She wanted to wait to pass a poverty reduction strategy because of a troubling audit report. Another councillor called that "unconscionable" and referenced Skelly was wearing a tinfoil hat.

Provincial NDP leader Andrea Horwath introduced a private member’s bill at Queen’s Park this morning that would give 10 days of paid leave to people enduring domestic abuse or sexual violence.

Young Marcel Ward brought his talent to Canada from Syria, and he already has plans to perform for the whole world.

Canadian mountaineer Peter Zabrok says he's lucky to be alive after watching a massive slab of granite break off beneath his climbing route on the legendary El Capitan rock wall in Yosemite National Park.

Three people are now facing charges in connection with the shooting death of a 27-year-old Six Nations man.

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

It epitomizes Hamilton's creative renaissance. Art Crawl has become more successful than anyone ever dreamed — and that success is dredging up problems.

Hess Village bar owners will continue paying extra policing costs after Hamilton police warned the area is too busy and too crime ridden to scrap the program altogether.

Stelco has filed initial paperwork to take the steelmaking company public, nearly three months after emerging from bankruptcy protection.

The past four days of temperatures that broke the 30-degree mark have never occurred this late in September, according to records going back to 1960 from Hamilton’s John C. Munro International Airport.

CBC Hamilton is digging into questions about Hamilton's changing identity, and what that means for workers, renters, retirees, commuters, homeowners, students and others who call the city home. Here are some highlights of what you've shared.

The CFL announced Wednesday it won't approve a contract for former Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel until next season, and only if the quarterback met certain conditions stipulated by commissioner Randy Ambrosie.

After days of blazing, late September sun, Hamilton’s medical officer of health has cancelled the city’s heat warning.

Flashy Toronto developer Brad Lamb, who wants to build 30 and 40-storey condo towers in Durand chatted with socially minded councillor Matthew Green about development, identity, affordability and the future of Hamilton.

Hamilton police say they’re trying to track down two expensive, high-end, mountain bikes that were stolen from a Westdale home sometime in the last few days.

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

Hamilton city council is poised to spend as much as half a million dollars trying to lure Amazon to the city. Now city council will debate asking the feds and province for help.

Port Authority president and CEO Ian Hamilton writes that the old Hamilton is changing, but the new Hamilton can be built on innovating and evolving the city's existing strengths.