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Four city employees took a city van to Washington, D.C. this month. They visited some community hubs. They also attended the Women's March. One city councillor says they seemed to do as much marching as working, so they shouldn't have taken the van.

Coun. Matthew Green says there's no point in meeting if no one's willing to compromise.

Attorney General Yasir Naqvi announced the Juror Support Program on Tuesday afternoon, offering support to jurors suffering PTSD after trials end.

With Canadians ranking as the second highest users per capita of opioids in the world, a team of doctors is recommending doctors use greater caution and lower prescription doses.

January has been an especially dark month for the Greater Hamilton Area, where the average for this time of year is 85.9 hours of sunshine.

Here's a sample of what's going on in Hamilton Tuesday.

It may be cold out now, but snow is on its way with rising temperatures later this morning. The temperature as of 7 a.m. Tuesday was - 5 C, but felt more like -11 with the wind chill.

The collision has been cleared near Oakville.

Ontario's Attorney General, Yasir Naqvi is set to make an announcement about support for Ontario jurors Tuesday afternoon in Hamilton.

The event, which was organized in response to a tragic shooting during prayers at a mosque in Quebec City on Sunday night and to the U.S.'s ban on refugees from seven Middle East countries, drew crowds so large that most of the city hall forecourt was packed full.

Hamilton urbanists say scrapping bike lanes to make way for diverted car traffic defeats the purpose of LRT

Ali Yazdankia once planned to go the the U.S. for law school, but all those hopes have been dashed and a Hamilton tech developer has second thoughts about attending a U.S. conference

Police are searching for someone who stole metal nozzles attached to fire hoses in two central Hamilton apartment buildings.

Hamilton students and Muslim leaders are staging a rally and vigil in support of the local Muslim community Monday.

Here's a pretty great list of things to do today in 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 handful of peer mentors and researchers have been enlisted by public health officials and a network of more than 30 local health organizations to figure out the barriers to birthing and raising healthy babies in the city.

Fire crews were called to a vacant house fully aflame just after 3 a.m. on Sunday morning. No one was injured.

Check out new music from Megan Landry, Sunnsetter and Timid, the Brave.

A 22-year-old man who has problems with alcohol and anger was sentenced to three years in prison for a "vicious" and unprovoked assault on a Hamilton cab driver in 2013.

A Hamilton man who was once jailed for stealing women’s underwear is now facing charges of child luring, and police believe there may be more victims out there.

The provincial government has told Ontario Colleges to come up with new salary proposals for their presidents and executives — including nixing a $140,000 raise at the highest end for Mohawk College’s president.

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

What looks like a quiet lower city street in the light of day has endured three different violent episodes at night since the end of December. What is happening on Mary Street?

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 Brantford, Ont., man who raped a 14-year-old schoolgirl in the late 1990s and escaped from a Kingston halfway house has been arrested in Cornwall, Ont., police say.

Premier Kathleen Wynne will reject Toronto's request to impose tolls on the Don Valley Parkway and Gardiner Expressway, a move the city had asked for in order to pay for new transit projects.

Local environmentalists are planning a rally to protest the decision, which will see Enbridge install a larger pipe through Hamilton.

As opioid overdose deaths continue to mount, Hamilton will commit to a new surveillance and monitoring system in an effort to share information and save lives, the city says.

On Friday morning, Zachariah Ristic will be sentenced after being found guilty of a brutal, life-altering assault on Hamilton cab driver Muhammad Anwar Sajid.

Three months after sounding its first 'red alert' on the state of the country's housing market, CMHC said Thursday that evidence of 'problematic' conditions nationally have continued for a second consecutive quarter.

Hamiltonians with library cards use them more than library users in any other major municipality in Ontario. And with the proliferation of fake news, city councillors say, that's a good thing.

A 94-year-old Flamborough man is facing attempted murder and assault charges after a machete attack in Carlisle Wednesday evening.

A crash on the Linc that killed one man and sent another to hospital late Wednesday afternoon happened after a van jumped the median and slammed into a truck, police announced Thursday.

Hamilton treasure and “failed showman on the skids” B.A. Johnston just announced a brand new album, called Gremlins III.

Marineland lawyers appeared briefly in a Niagara Falls, Ont., court Thursday. The tourist attraction faces 11 charges of animal cruelty.

A group called Friends of the Gore has been rallying to save the 19th century buildings. But councillors voted 9-4 to let go of all but two of the four facades.

A Brampton man faces several charges following a human trafficking investigation in Niagara Falls.

The car was parked on the same street where gunshots have been fired in recent weeks into homes, both times when people were inside. It's not clear if the fire is linked to those shooting incidents.

Niagara regional police say a 32-year-old man is facing charges in a fraud investigation.

A 15-year-old boy was taken to hospital early Thursday morning after a reported shooting. A male suspect was last seen running away from the area.

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

Last year, the Christian Heritage Party paid for three bus shelter ads targeting transgender people's use of public gendered restrooms. The city removed the ads and called them offensive. Now the party is in court, arguing for freedom of speech.

One person is dead and another was rushed to hospital in critical condition after a truck rollover on the Linc at Dartnall Road late Wednesday afternoon.

A coach is facing assault charges after allegedly jumping into an on-ice fight involving his son at the Rosedale Arena in Hamilton Tuesday night.

A Hamilton man is recovering from his injuries and an 18-year-old man has been charged after a stabbing in Hamilton on Tuesday afternoon.

The Gore buildings, licensing cash for gold places and putting rules on Uber are on the city council agenda Wednesday.

An inquest has been announced into the death of Hamilton father of two, killed while working at a limestone mine in Flamborough.