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Jason Pootoolal has pioneered artificial insemination of giraffes African Lion Safari. He explains why it's important for an animal most people don't think of as endangered.

The controversial scrapping of the long-form census was reversed by the Liberal government Thursday, and that move is going to shed some light on Hamilton.

Hamilton police continue to investigate a series of break ins at Hydro One, and have released photos of the suspect.

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The Hamilton area saw strong sales continue in October, with a 13 percent increase from the same time last year, the Realtors Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB) announced Thursday.

Firefighters have stopped a fire at a single-family home in east Hamilton, though crews remain on the scene.

Toxic PCBs have been flowing into Hamilton Harbour for years, new documents reveal, and now the Ministry of Environment has issued a draft order to four companies for cleanup and remediation.

An early-morning collision between a pickup truck and a motorcycle has sent the biker to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

If you look while on the Chedoke Rail Trail, you'll see them – little Stone inukshuks constructed every few feet. They're meant to represent the lives of missing and murdered aboriginal women – 1,181 of them, to be exact.

The CBC's Peter Mansbridge takes a behind the scenes look at Justin Trudeau's first day as Prime Minister. And, Quentin Tarantino says he won't be intimidated by police groups calling for a boycott of his upcoming film. These are a couple of our top stories worth your time today.

Your Hamilton traffic notes for November 5, 2015. Check here for traffic and commute updates.

Here's your Hamilton weather forecast for November 5, 2015.

Talk of widening the Lincoln Alexander and Red Hill Valley parkways spurred suggestions of tolls this week. But at least one Mountain councillor says that’s a non-starter for him.

The city of Hamilton will designate a handful of hills for safe tobogganing after community outcry against its bylaw banning the winter activity.

A giant version of a child's toy will be the public art created at Hamilton's newest GO station

The city of Hamilton is taking a closer look at an Enbridge plan to replace Line 10, a pipeline that runs through Hamilton with a larger line.

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats will have to try winning the East Division without their top two quarterbacks.

Hamilton Police collected 152 firearms, 10,000 rounds of ammunition, two matching spears from two different houses and some containers of explosive black powder under a six-week amnesty launched in September.

A woman was quickly arrested after a bank on James Street North was robbed Wednesday morning, police say.

The preliminary hearing for a woman charged with mischief after providing water to pigs en route to a slaughterhouse has been set for the end of November.

A local group is working establish a continuous trail system so people can walk or cycle through the city without interruption.

The Linc is reopen after a truck spill that left the parkway a snarled mess Wednesday morning, police say.

A man in his 50s was seriously injured on the job Tuesday night by a six-tonne steel coil, Halton Police said.

Niagara Regional Police say they're now investigating four cases of candy tampering.

Halton Regional Police are investigating after they say a pedestrian was struck and killed by a VIA Rail train in Burlington.

Your Hamilton traffic notes for November 4, 2015. Check here for traffic and commute updates.

Here's your Hamilton weather forecast for November 4, 2015.

Does getting trapped in a locked room where your wits and puzzle-solving skills are your only hope of escape sound like a good time?

Thousands more Ontario children with autism are on waiting lists for treatment than 10 years ago, and government figures suggest the number of kids receiving treatment may actually be dropping.

An animal rights activist will appear in court Wednesday to face charges related to giving pigs water in a sweltering truck while they were on their way to a slaughterhouse in Burlington.

The city's traffic engineers point to bad drivers, not road design, as the root cause of safety concerns on the Red Hill Valley Parkway.

Two Ontario MPPs are calling on the new Liberal government to help U.S. Steel pensioners and unseal a 2011 deal between the steel maker and the federal government. But the Liberals are keeping mum on what exactly they plan to do about that.

Here's a look at Fall in Hamilton captured, in all its beauty, by local photographers. Take a look at our Fall photo gallery.

Hamilton is making a bid to bring the Juno awards back to city in 2019 or 2020, CBC News has learned.

The power was out for Tuesday morning for about 270 customers on the Mountain in Stoney Creek, Horizon Utilities said.

The Special Investigations Unit has been called in to investigate a serious crash late Monday night in Fort Erie because it involved "an interaction" with the Niagara Regional Police.

A Palestinian lawyer kicks a tear gas canister back toward Israeli soldiers during a demonstration and the Internet rejoices. And, Anonymous says a group of U.S. senators were 'incorrectly outed' as KKK members. These are just a couple of our top stories worth your time today.

Your Hamilton traffic notes for November 3, 2015. Check here for traffic and commute updates.

Here's your Hamilton weather forecast for November 8, 2015.

Tassi is the newly elected representative for the new riding of Hamilton West-Ancaster-Dundas. She talked with CBC Hamilton as she prepares to take office.

Dying in Hamilton is about to cost you more. The city is boosting rates for grave plots, cremation, burial and other death-related services.

Somebody forgot to tell the universe that it’s November, apparently – because summer-like temperatures are in the forecast for most of this week in Hamilton.

City councillors have voted to ask the provincial and federal governments for money to widen the Linc and Red Hill Valley Parkways – although some say the request will put the highways ahead of housing, bridges and other Hamilton infrastructure needs.

Hamilton police Sgt. Jason Howard knows it was wrong to rack up hundreds of dollars in fraudulent benefit claims and blame it on his young daughter – but that doesn’t mean he should be fired, his attorney says.

It will cost $100,000 to hold a byelection to replace Mountain councillor-turned-MP Scott Duvall, and it will likely be held on March 21, 2016.

How would you like to erase an ex like they were never a part of your life - online, at least? Several online tools can give you a hand in deleting your ex's digital presence from your life.

Niagara Regional Police say they've arrested and charged a 37-year-old man in the death of his grandchild.

The Ontario government has reached a tentative labour agreement with education support workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE).

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Police are investigating after razor blades were discovered in Halloween candy in Thorold, Ont.