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A new study from the Conference Board of Canada suggests the City of Hamilton's economy will grow in 2016, outpacing the national average for a second straight year.

Two researchers connected to McMaster University in Hamilton have published a new study identifying what they think is our best chance, if extraterrestrials call, to make sure we hear the message.

Police confirm the search warrant is related to ongoing fraud and sexual assault investigations.

The lawyers representing the two men accused of killing Hamilton man Tim Bosma spent most of Thursday arguing with each other in court, as the location of a key piece of evidence in the case — a bullet casing found in Bosma's truck — showed a sharp divide between them.

The head of a Catholic health care organization in Hamilton says he's hoping provincial legislation will allow it to opt out of providing the service altogether.

Here's a look at travel in Hamilton on roads and rails for March 3, 2016.

Police say a 20-year-old man carrying a sword has been arrested near a Hamilton school.

Jurors will hear evidence Thursday from a blood spatter expert who will discuss forensic evidence discovered during the investigation into the death of Tim Bosma.

Here's a look at Hamilton's weather for March 3, 2016.

Two years ago, the city fired and suspended numerous roads workers after a sweeping investigation. City councillors and officials made comments that had a "negative impact" on the workers, the union says.

Here's what you need to know about this week's ruling in the long-running saga of U.S. Steel's investment in the former Stelco operations in Hamilton and Nanticoke.

Kyle Turnbull can remember working scaffolding on the Skyway Bridge and warning his colleagues about the approaching truck. The trial of dump truck driver Sukhvinder Singh Rai began Wednesday.

The tech giant is partnering with Hamilton Health Sciences and will occupy six floors of the now partially vacant tower.

Investigators examining computers found at Dellen Millard's Toronto home discovered pictures of guns and the online ad for Tim Bosma's truck in the internet browsing history, court heard Wednesday at the trial of two men accused of killing the Hamilton-area man.

Jim Falconer from the OPP will be back in court Wednesday to give the bulk of his evidence as to what he found on the electronic devices seized in the case.

All Hamilton public schools are closed Wednesday but the Catholic schools are open. Here's a look at commute and weather conditions, what's open, what's closed and more.

Fred Eisenberger struck a citizens' jury, which recommended looking at the area rating of transit. But the mayor and others say the city is too busy dealing with LRT to look at the issue.

Graffiti perpetrators are getting very creative with the way they deploy their paint.

The man is wanted for the sexual assault of a woman who got off a bus around 6:30 a.m. on Feb. 27.

Police arrested five people they say were involved in trafficking and seized cocaine, oxycodone, codeine, hydromorphone, fentanyl and marijuana.

Investigators combed the property around Mark Smich's Oakville, Ont., home looking for a gun in 2013, court heard Tuesday in the trial of two men accused of killing Hamilton-area man Tim Bosma.

Hamilton's streets and sidewalks remained dry and snow-free until about 5:30 p.m., but that quickly changed Tuesday evening.

Gentrification in the lower city is pushing low-income people to Ward 7, where they are more isolated and have poorer transit, one advocate says. And they need affordable places to live.

In February, one city councillor called out another at the city council table after the latter made insensitive remarks about Colombia. The next Ward 7 councillor should do that too, says a diversity consultant.

Although a winter storm warning from Environment Canada is in effect for the Hamilton area, the roads are dry and clear this morning.

Jurors will hear the defence cross-examine James Sloots today. He's the forensic expert who testified Monday that there is a one in 18 quadrillion chance that the blood found inside Tim Bosma's truck didn't come from Bosma.

Here's your Hamilton weather forecast for March 1, 2016.

Ontario Superior Court Justice Herman Wilton-Siegel said more than $2.2 billion spent to acquire and keep afloat the former Stelco should be repaid.

A worker at the Waterdown company fell from a ladder while watering bales and died of head injuries weeks later.

Hamilton Police will have to reconcile its ACTION team's use of carding and policing of vulnerable people downtown with new parameters being drafted by the province.

There is a one in 18 quadrillion chance that the blood found inside and outside Tim Bosma's truck came from someone other than the slain man, a Hamilton jury heard Monday as the trial of two men accused of killing the father of one continued.

Environment Canada has issued a winter storm watch for the City of Hamilton with anywhere between 15 to 30 cm of heavy snow expected to fall on Tuesday.

The Burlington Ont. teacher's family wants him set up in a proper cell as soon as possible and is prepared to pay money to ensure he gets safer conditions.

Houghton Avenue by Main Street East and Dunsmore Road is closed as emergency crews investigate an incident involving suspected hazardous materials.

A local man is dead after a fatal collision in Ancaster Monday morning.

The trial of two men accused of killing Hamilton's Tim Bosma enters its fifth week today, with testimony expected from a forensic biologist who examined a portable incinerator.

Catch up on the Oscars, look ahead to Super Tuesday and in the U.S. presidential primaries and find out about NHL trade deadline day.

The roads are mostly dry and traffic is moving well this morning.

A mild windy day with rain and flurrries is in store. But watch out for Tuesday

With 90 minutes, it won't exactly be a proper debate.

Former chief Glenn De Caire's departure comes at a time of big questions for one of his most visible, lauded and controversial projects, the ACTION team. A new chief will have to decide what the future of the team looks like.

Homegrown Hamilton set to host fundraiser show for the Brian Lee Griffith Guitar Bursary.

Hamilton Police are investigating a crash between two vehicles on Saturday night that sent a 58-year-old man to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Support from Canadian government is "extremely helpful," says wife of Burlington, Ont. teacher fighting a sentence to 11 years in Indonesia on sexual assault charges.

A 21-year-old man was rescued and taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries after he fell down a cliff at Albion Falls early Saturday morning.

The company announced its presence this week and is already looking at expanding its Flamborough facility.

There's a wood show, Maple Syrup events a McMaster hackathon for healthcare, a pair of Hamilton Bulldogs games and if you are up for a bit of a drive, a Ron Sexsmith concert.

Hamilton police have charged a 19-year old with speeding and stunt driving after an incident on the Red Hill Valley Parkway.

The city of Hamilton has approved its budget, which means $67 on a home valued at $295,300.

The new Ontario budget includes expanded options for Brant residents travelling in and out of the area.