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A vigil on a quiet Dundas, Ont., street Tuesday night drew hundreds of friends and neighbours, classmates and community members, many who said they hadn't even met Finnigan Danne, the 11-year-old neighbourhood boy who died over the weekend in a tragic drowning.

The offer includes the bidding company assuming the former Stelco's pension plan, and a "commitment to provide substantial post-employment benefits" to the company's active and retired employees.

Here's a look at some of the things to do in Hamilton today.

The City of Hamilton is entering what may be the longest and most significant heat wave of the summer so far.

There's a risk of thunderstorms overnight.

The Lakeshore West is moving as scheduled, as are local highways.

Dr. Kien Trinh is stitching up some of the best athletes in the world at the Rio Olympics.

Those designing Hamilton's light rail transit (LRT) system say there's no reason why Main Street can't stay one way through downtown Hamilton. But one councillor wants the city to look at it anyway.

"The mere sight of a person's genitals harms no one," says the nudist advocate.

Hamilton police say Finnigan Danne drowned in the sewer culvert where his body was found. Officers said the boy likely died shortly after he was last seen on Saturday and that his body was missed during initial searches because it was submerged in water.

A new report that says Hamilton's streets can accommodate light rail transit without it significantly adding to traffic congestion will be debated at city hall today.

Here's a look at some of the things to do in Hamilton today.

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

Today's high is 29 C.

​Brightly coloured flowers were laid amid the blackened remains of the Hamilton home left charred by a raging fire that killed a mother and two of her children on Saturday.

Police are worried about Arnold Knelsen's safety.

Finnigan Danne had special needs and used a wheelchair. He had last been seen barefoot and wearing a Special Olympics shirt.

Check out some new tracks from Babygirl, The Medicine Hat and Michaela May.

A mother and her two children have been identified as the people killed in a fire that engulfed one home and damaged a another in Hamilton early Saturday morning.

There was that Battlefield Park incident last week. But mostly, the city says it's thrilled that people are flocking to its parks to play Pokémon Go.

HSR rates are increasing.

The Hamilton police hate crime unit is now investigating an incident where three people allegedly screamed racial slurs at a group of black children downtown in July.

The oppressive heat Hamilton is facing will continue through the day, but some relief is coming tonight, Environment Canada says.

In 2012, Brock University's volunteer Muslim chaplain compared homosexuality to cancer or AIDS.

The CANUSA games competition, hosted each year by Hamilton or Flint, Mich. is bringing young athletes to the city once again. Concerns about Flint's ongoing water crisis prevented the games from being hosted in the Michigan city this year, despite it being their turn.

The 20-year-old man who died in the parking lot of a Waterdown Sobeys Thursday was struck and killed by a truck making a delivery, police announced Friday.

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Provincial police are investigating the discovery of a body in Lake Erie off Port Maitland.

A man is dead after a vehicle slammed into a tree overnight in Brantford.

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

Here's a look at the weather in Hamilton.

Photos of bright orange flames and melted, charred vehicles spread across social media following a three-vehicle collision that closed a portion of the QEW on Thursday afternoon.

Police are looking for two teenagers after a 60-year-old woman had her purse stolen from her while walking on a trail.

Critics say Soldiers of Odin are racist, anti-Muslim and anti-immigration, and not welcome in Hamilton. The group's national president says they're only focused on community service.

The city's Public Health Services is warning beachgoers to stay away from the water at Pier 4 Park beach.

Police are investigating after a man in his 20s was found without vital signs at a Sobeys grocery store in Waterdown.

Peel Regional Police say they have now uncovered 180 victims of Shaun Michael Nixon, who has been arrested for selling people non-existent tickets to concerts, sports, and other events.

Ontario's decision to issue gender-neutral health cards is making it more difficult for some people to get a passport, since the federal government wasn't consulted on the switch.

Here's a look at some of the things to do in Hamilton today.

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

Here's a look at the weather in Hamilton.

Matt Nichols threw for 246 yards and two touchdowns and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers scored 23 points off five Hamilton turnovers in a weather-delayed 37-11 victory over the Tiger-Cats on Wednesday.

The heat returns.

Hamilton police are investigating a sexual assault at Jackson Square that happened last month.

Traffic congestion will increase in Hamilton by 2031, shows a new city report. LRT, it says, won't add much to that.

A Hamilton Aboriginal group says Wednesday's official announcement of a national inquiry into murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls is a move in the right direction — but needs weight behind it before real change will happen.

Canada Jetlines has been asking for support for a financing model that doesn’t currently meet Canadian rules about foreign ownership.

Nearly 1,000 Syrian refugees have arrived in Hamilton this year. Matthew Green says everyone reading The Illegal can better understand the refugee experience.

A 22-year-old Niagara man is facing an animal cruelty charge in connection with an incident in St. Catharines.

Hamilton was the brunt of a joke during P.K. Subban’s comedy routine while hosting a Just for Laughs comedy gala in Montreal earlier this week.