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A public ceremony attended by hundreds of soldiers, dignitaries and citizens at the National War Memorial in downtown Ottawa commemorates the first anniversary of the shootings at the memorial and inside Parliament Hill, and the deaths of two soldiers on home soil.

With a ceremonial beam of light streaming into the dusk sky, the family of Cpl. Nathan Cirillo stood with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in Hamilton Wednesday to remember a son, brother and father who was shot and killed in Ottawa one year ago.

The violence Michael Zehaf Bibeau visited upon an unsuspecting Ottawa one year ago not only killed Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, but irrevocably altered the way Martin Magnan looks at his own life and the people around him.

Though it has been operating in the city for months, city council passed a motion Wednesday asking Uber to suspend operations in Hamilton while the city examines changes to taxi regulations.

Hamilton Police Chief Glenn De Caire's submission to the province on carding warns that limiting or ending it will hurt police ability to solve crimes.

The McMaster student whose viral act of compassion on a Hamilton bus touched the hearts of thousands received a $2,000 reward for the act Wednesday.

A Hamilton-based company is recalling a brand of peanut sauce because it may permit the growth of the bacteria that causes botulism.

In St. George, Ont., the lights are up, the main street is full of decorations and carolers are making their way door to door. It’s Christmas in October - all for a little boy who is terminally ill.

The RCMP had 3 warnings about terror-related attacks before the Parliament Hill shootings that killed Cpl. Nathan Cirillo. And, in Hamilton, the city names a leash-free dog park after the reservist. These are a few of the top stories worth your time this morning.

Your Hamilton traffic notes for October 21, 2015. Check here for traffic and commute updates.

Here's your Hamilton weather forecast for October 21, 2015.

A new report about Taser usage coming to the Hamilton Police Services Board this week shines a light on the dangerous situations in which officers have used the energy weapons in the city over the past year.

Internal documents obtained by CBC News show the Mounties received at least three warnings about terror-linked attacks before a gunman shot a soldier on guard at the National War Memorial and stormed Parliament Hill on Oct. 22, 2014. But the understaffed RCMP unit on the Hill had reduced its patrols in the days before the assault by Michael Zehaf-Bibeau.

Prime minister-designate Justin Trudeau said he was still committed to a number of promises he made during the campaign, but would not be pinned down on timelines, committing only to naming a new cabinet on Nov.4.

On Tuesday, the city of Hamilton formally named the Ancaster leash-free dog park after fallen Argyll reservist Nathan Cirillo, with his family looking on.

An act of compassion on a Hamilton bus that went viral on social media is being rewarded.

The results are in and twitter has spoken.

Here's a look at the winners and losers in Hamilton from last night's federal election.

Police are searching for a suspect who stole narcotics from a pharmacy at knifepoint Monday morning.

Did Canada make the right decision? If you had to do it all over again would you vote the same way? Did you get what you want? Have your say in a live chat and two-hour radio special, starting at noon. CBC Ontario's Today hosts a two-hour look at Canada's new government.

Your Hamilton traffic notes for October 20, 2015. Check here for traffic and commute updates.

Here's your Hamilton weather forecast for October 20, 2015.

The 2015 Canadian election was about whether Canadians wanted change, and whether that change would be Liberal Red or New Democrat Orange. McMaster University political scientist says people voted for a change in style, but not in content.

People didn’t want Stephen Harper to win again, and they had to pick a vehicle to ensure that. And while it seemed like that might be the NDP for a while, in the end, they went with the Liberals.

Inadvertently, Stephen Harper managed to do for many communities what activists in those respective communities had previously failed to do, local lawyer Hussein Hamdani says: unite them under one cause.

He said he would do it, and he did. Bob Bratina, former Hamilton mayor, has become an MP for Hamilton East-Stoney Creek.

Tassi and Bratina win for the Liberals, as party makes a comeback in Hamilton after being shut out in the city for almost a decade.

Filomena Tassi became the first Liberal elected in Hamilton in over a decade on Monday, winning the newly created riding of Hamilton West-Ancaster-Dundas.

Justin Trudeau will be Canada's next prime minister after leading the Liberal Party to a stunning majority government win, dashing the hopes of Stephen Harper, who will now step down as party leader.

Anyone who wants to know what a light rail train could look like can head down to city hall this week for a closer look.

With voting underway and people flocking to have their voices heard, there's been a few issues at the polling stations in Hamilton.

CBC is projecting a Liberal government Follow along for live updates of election results in Hamilton-area ridings.

An officer with the Hamilton Police Service has been charged with assault after an arrest in April.

A Hamilton man accused of drowning a boy in St. Lucia will appear in court Monday.

Social media experts say two threats against Ontario universities, Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo and McMaster University in Hamilton, in the past few days are symptoms of an online "echo chamber" that creates a breeding ground for hoaxes.

Everything you need to know about the election plus what's on the mind of the chicken that tweets. These are a few of the top stories worth your time this morning.

Your Hamilton traffic notes for October 19, 2015. Check here for traffic and commute updates.

Here's your Hamilton weather forecast for October 19, 2015.

Haven't been following the election? Here's everything that's happened in Hamilton - and background on the riding races.

Jeff Mathews threw a touchdown pass to Terrell Sinkfield as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats took over top spot in the CFL East Division and ended a 13-year winless run in Montreal with a 23-11 victory over the Alouettes on Sunday afternoon.

Police stepped up their presence at McMaster University this weekend when after a 16-year-old posted what officers call a "possible threat" online.

A youth is charged with hitting a cab driver with a steel pole in an early-morning incident in Hamilton’s east end that also damaged a hydro tower.

Jean Chretien has been there. So has Paul Martin. So has Mike Harris, and Elizabeth May, and John Turner. But this is the first federal election in recent memory where Picone Fine Food hasn't handed out pies.

Check out great new tracks from James Hoffman, Jennifer Budd and Poor Young Things.

Local lawyer Craig Burley is offering his services free of charge on Monday to anyone who is turned away at a polling station and told that they can’t vote.

At a time when housing advocates are sounding an alarm over low rental vacancy rates in Hamilton, the city is poised to approve a new 12-storey building downtown that will house as many as 100 new apartments.

Almost three-quarters of Hamilton police officers who responded to a police union survey oppose extending Police Chief Glenn De Caire's contract.

Alex Johnstone, the NDP candidate who made headlines after admitting her ignorance about Auschwitz, has just returned from a "humbling" visit to the former Nazi death camp in Poland.

Hamilton police arrested an intoxicated driver going 28 km/h over the speed limit in a school safety zone Thursday morning.

Kevin Glenn is slated to start at quarterback against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats for a second game in a row, but this time with a new team.