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Data from Hamilton Food Share show that 80% of local food bank users, up from 49% a year ago, spend more than half of their monthly income on rent--a distribution the CMCH says represents an "extreme" risk of homelessness.

The parents of an alleged "hacker-for-hire” connected to a massive international data breach maintain that their son is innocent, and a “scapegoat” in a case that is tearing them apart.

The attack inspired an anti-violence vigil that drew about 100 people last year.

With rain falling Monday morning, be careful on the roads and sidewalks this morning. Here are your traffic and commute updates.

Scattered showers are expected for Monday and Tuesday.

Hamilton police have arrested a Brampton man in the city's first homicide of 2017. Antonio Sedeno Charles, 30, was arrested Sunday night after a warrant was issued for his arrest.

Matthew Carrabs, 14, has a group called "Yes to LRT in Hamilton."

Cooking was the cause of a fire Saturday that destroyed an east-end townhouse unit and killed a cat.

The Arkells are up for group of the year during the televised awards Sunday.

Police say Melvin Jn'marie, 40, was likely injured as a result of "a minor altercation that quickly escalated."

Despite setbacks like tree-killing disease and even unexploded shells, Monty McDonald remains determined to fulfill his dream of building a living memorial of oak trees at Vimy Ridge to honour Canadians who fought there 100 years ago.

Check out new music from Dalia Dargazli, Lee Watson and Steve Strongman.

The provincial and federal governments have announced that Hamilton will see 13 new projects funded to improve the city's public transit system.

Hamilton police raided a house in the Gibson neighbourhood Thursday and seized illegal drugs and an unauthorized handgun.

The hands and labour of immigrant workers at Coppley Apparel in Hamilton are at the heart of an art exhibition, "Piece Work," on view at the Art Gallery of Hamilton.

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

The annual Sunshine List of the top-earning employees in Ontario's public sector has grown by seven per cent, with more than 123,000 people paid more than $100,000 last year.

The Niagara Region will host the bi-annual, multi-sport event in 2021.

After a crash Wednesday that killed three young people in Caledonia and injured five others, two of the children who survived are still in intensive care.

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

One person has died and another was injured after in a house fire in Dunnville on Wednesday.

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.

Three people are dead, including two girls and a 21-year-old man, and four others are in hospital following a crash Wednesday night on a rural road near Caledonia, Ont.

Students and tenants contact us to describe what it's like living in houses that have been split into dorms style with multiple bedrooms.

Three people were killed Wednesday night in a two-vehicle collision south of Caledonia on Highway 6, Ontario Provincial Police say.

Gerald Blanchard, a man once identified by police as a "criminal mastermind", had his case adjourned Wednesday in Milton court.

Gord Bond has mastered the art of flubs, not quites and missteps — and he's had a show every month since October as a result.

A new report pegs the cost of renovating FirstOntario Centre to an 'NHL-ready' level at $252 million.

Years of planning have produced thousands of pages of LRT studies and plans. Here is pictorial ride along Hamilton's LRT plans thanks to a collection of concept art.

Environment Canada says some snow and freezing rain as a storm system moves throug the area.

After initially closing the west leg of the Sherman Access for two weeks in March, the city is implementing a longer-term lane restriction lasting for "the coming months."

Ken Weatherill will assume the role of deputy chief May 23, when current deputy chief Bruce E. Carlson retires.

Diana Panton is leading a double life. The Hamilton high school teacher hasn't told her students much about her other career as a Juno-winning jazz musician, but as she contends for a trophy at Saturday's Juno Awards gala dinner it's getting hard to dodge the subject.

First it lived. Then it died. Then it lived again. Then it died. Now it has one more chance at life, but there may not be much hope.

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

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

As part of our Hard at Work series, CBC News is looking at how employees in Ontario could benefit from proposed changes to the Employment Standards act. This Hamilton building superintendent tells of the long hours that come with the job.

For tenants living in crowded houses or circumstances that make them feel nervous or unsafe, there are some ways to improve safety, and get help.

Monday afternoon fire in 16-storey apartment building caused by careless smoking, Hamilton Fire Department said.

Workers were evacuated from the HSBC building in Gore Park after a suitcase was discovered chained to the outside. Police say there was "no criminal intent" discovered in the suitcase.

Two female students at Caledonia's Mckinnon Park Seconday School met with police after a social media post of a gun with a caption "Don't come to school tomorrow" sparked concern among students and staff.

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

Police are investigating a stabbing that happened just after midnight in central Hamilton.

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.

A Bay Street stop. Who will operate the system. These are some of the many questions Hamilton councillors will face during a marathon meeting. Follow the discussion live.

CHCH's parent company has reached a settlement with the union representing its workers who were laid off en masse in 2015.

From contaminated land to whether Metrolinx should spend $2.6 million on a stop at Bay Street, here's what will be discussed at a marathon meeting Tuesday.

Sandra Holder got a special welcome at the finish line at the Around the Bay road race this weekend — even though she came in dead last.