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Garth Brooks is playing in Hamilton five times in March.

Hamilton police want to know who sent them a fake warning about a Flamborough family in danger, prompting a needless response from heavily armed officers.

A dozen horses are dead after a fire late Thursday night at a barn in Mount Forest, Ont.

Your Hamilton traffic notes for Jan. 15, 2015. Check here for traffic and commute updates.

Expect a mainly cloudy Friday with periods of rain beginning this afternoon and a high of plus 5.

Coun. Matthew Green says it's not the same thing, and that 80 per cent of citizen advisory committees are the same people over and over again.

Starting Monday, Dellen Millard and Mark Smich stand trial for the 2013 death of Ancaster, Ont.'s Tim Bosma, each accused of first-degree murder. Bosma was killed trying to sell his truck in a case that captured attention across the country.

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Hamilton police will be releasing photos of stolen items in the hopes that someone can identify the owners.

Police say the stabbing happened "for reasons unknown."

The man was arrested after police searched two Hamilton residences and seized computers and tablets.

The trial to decide if Pittsburgh's U.S. Steel should be at the front of the line as a creditor in its claims for $2.2 billion in debts from struggling U.S. Steel Canada began Thursday in Toronto.

The province’s police watchdog is now investigating after a man was injured when police were called about a domestic dispute in Brantford on Wednesday.

The Conservative leadership race has yet to start, but potential candidates are gearing up, including celebrity businessman and ex-Dragon Kevin O'Leary. This is one of our top stories worth your time this morning.

Hamilton police tactical teams closed off parts of a lower city neighbourhood for hours Wednesday evening after a home invasion.

The Special Investigations Unit says a Niagara regional police officer was in the wrong, but shouldn't be charged in a collision that left a 51-year-old motorcyclist with a fractured pelvis.

Your Hamilton traffic notes for Jan. 14, 2015. Check here for traffic and commute updates.

Expect a few flurries ending early this morning then a cloudy rest of the day with a 60 percent chance of flurries this afternoon and a high of minus 2.

Police closed parts of Delaware and Myrtle avenues early Wednesday evening during an unspecified operation that brought tactical units and at least 10 vehicles to the scene, according to neighbours.

The province alleged more than 40 violations of mortgage regulations in a review of just nine mortgage files in 2014. But it didn't warn borrowers about broker Dennis Khanna until suspending his license a year and a half later.

Richard Patterson was released from jail on Saturday but didn't report to a probation officer. Now there is a warrant for his arrest.

The Ancaster councillor says letting the bakery pay to extend a wastewater line will make sure jobs stay in Hamilton, but his move was questioned by councillors worried about a dangerous precedent.

Finally, an excuse to toss an axe for sport.

A Niagara Regional Police officer has been suspended with pay after being arrested on multiple criminal charges.

Toronto-based Corus Entertainment is buying Shaw Media from Shaw Communications in a $2.65-billion deal, Corus said Wednesday. This is one of our top stories worth your time this morning.

Peel police say they've charged a St. Catharines man following an investigation into the so-called Canada Revenue Agency scam in Brampton.

Your Hamilton traffic notes for Jan. 13, 2015. Check here for traffic and commute updates.

Expect a few flurries ending early this morning then a mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of flurries and a high of minus 8.

A woman is dead and her sister is in hospital with serious injuries following a crash on the Queen Elizabeth Way in Burlington Tuesday night.

Delays are expected along the Lakeshore West Line for two to three hours, GO Transit says.

A Hamilton city councillor wants the province to force an industry here 40 years ago to clean up PCB-contaminated land. But one expert says that probably won't work.

Two officers walked into a Vineland house seconds before a man set himself and his mother - who used a wheelchair - on fire. A new investigation finds the officers weren't at fault.

2015's worrying trend isn't showing signs of stopping.

Over 20 people have now been charged driving for Uber in Hamilton.

St. Catharines residents will have a lot fewer chances to legally set off fireworks under changes passed by city council.

U.S. Steel Canada was in court on Tuesday, making the case it's time to put its Hamilton and Nanticoke mills up for sale- again.

Germany is preparing fraud charges. The U.S. is going after Volkswagen for $46 billion in fines, and other countries are setting penalties too over VW's emission cheating. And what is Canada doing? Neil Macdonald asks, and answers. This is one of our top stories worth your time this morning.

Veteran Canadian funnyman Martin Short, creator of kooky characters such as Ed Grimely, Jiminy Glick and Franz Eggelhoffer, will be honoured for his lifetime achievement at the upcoming Canadian Screen Awards.

People seeking to bring parents or grandparents to Canada this year were reportedly paying up to $400 to ensure their applications were at the top of the pile for the first-come, first served federal immigration program that was flooded with far more applications than available spots.

Your Hamilton traffic notes for Jan. 12, 2015. Check here for traffic and commute updates.

Expect periods of rain or drizzle throughout the day until the afternoon, which will be cloudy with 40 per cent chance of drizzle.

Researchers at McMaster University say the research is a "giant step" in identifying and predicting a deadly cancer.

5-10 cm of snow expected at the heart of the morning commute along with high winds.

Sgt. Helena Pereira contends a hearing officer's shared lunches with the prosecutor in her Police Services Act trial point to bias on the part of the hearing officer.

Halton regional police say a 21-year-old man is facing charges following an investigation into alleged human trafficking of a girl under 18 years of age.

A Mountain convenience store clerk also had his car stolen and used as a getaway vehicle after an armed robbery Sunday night, police say.

Hamilton police have arrested a man after two women were violently sexually assaulted in a lower city street on Friday. Police believe there may be more victims.

CBC Hamilton asked some of the city’s musical community how they remember 69-year-old legend David Bowie. Here’s what they had to say.

The woman's parole conditions ordered that she not knock on doors and ask for money.

Hamilton Police say they have two suspects in a four-month fraud where fake credit cards were used to buy more than $75,000 in gift cards for Walmart and other places.