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New wave 80s throwbacks Men Without Hats and The Psychedelic Furs are headlining this year’s Festival of Friends, alongside Canadian rock acts Big Wreck and Junkhouse, and Grammy winner Travis Tritt.

The 2015 Canadian Football League season kicks off this week. Join our live chat with CBC reporters from across Canada who will give you an inside look at what to expect this summer in the CFL.

A Hamilton man is facing assault charges for allegedly attacking a Jackson Square security guard on Wednesday.

City council unanimously approved road closures for a Slide the City event in Hamilton that’s slated for this summer.

A couple who were using the glow of their cell phones to navigate the steep path by The Devil’s Punch Bowl at 3 a.m. ended up calling firefighters for help getting out Thursday morning.

Hamilton police are trying to track down a man wanted for trying to break into an east end convenience store back in May.

Here's your Hamilton news, weather, traffic and more for Thursday, June 25.

Hamilton is officially appealing a court decision about Canada Post super mailboxes, even though about a third of its local politicians say doing so will be a waste of time and money.

Five important questions remain unanswered as the force's oversight board will hear Thursday a call for an end to what are called "street checks" here.

It wasn’t easy to hear. Phrases included a “culture of fear,” “helpful but not enough” and “critical and mounting issues.” But the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) says it’s still happy to get the results of a survey aimed at helping change its culture.

The city jumped five spots from 2013 to become the eighth most popular destination for those heading here in a U-Haul.

Auchmar Mansion is already headed for the real estate market. Now, Terry Whitehead will try to convince his fellow councillors to delay that for a while. Follow this and other debates at council live here.

The medal winning paddler will be providing CBC Hamilton with exclusive updates on his training and preparation for the Pan Am games as part of CBC's nationwide #ourathletes program.

Collision around 10 a.m. with CHCH news live truck and minivan sends driver to hospital.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada believes the Chinese Mitten Crab found in Hamilton Harbour was released intentionally – and whoever did it wasn’t doing anyone any favours.

A smashed GPS unit that appeared broken to the naked eye led police to a Niagara-on-the-Lake chop shop stacked with high-end parts from stolen GTHA vehicles.

Quarterback health, the challenge of repeating, a second-year team trying to gain respectability, some scheduling quirks and the uncertain status of a high-profile player are just some of the intriguing angles as the CFL kicks off its 2015 season on Thursday night.

A fire that spread from one central Hamilton home to another, putting a family of four out of a home, is estimated to have cost $350,000 in damages according to Hamilton Fire.

Here's your quick hit Hamilton news, weather and traffic for Wednesday, June 24.

A major corporation is in talks with landowners across north Flamborough to install about 60,000 solar panels through the area.

Elsewhere in the province, mayors and police chiefs have been weighing in on the controversial practice of "carding or "street checks." But so far in Hamilton, activists and a councillor have been the loudest voices in the conversation.

Two central Hamilton homes are destroyed after a fire started at one and spread to another.

A new report from Hamilton police on the city’s controversial paid duty bylaw in Hess Village contains no mention of crowd counts and declining attendance – something city councillors specifically asked for to decide if a bylaw change is warranted.

A crab with the dubious honour of being dubbed one of the 10 most unwanted species in the world was found in Hamilton Harbour Monday, and officials have no idea how it got there.

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats open the season with 22 starters returning from last year's squad that lost a 20-16 Grey Cup decision to the Calgary Stampeders.

Police are investigating two collisions involving people in the Cannon Street bike lanes Monday. One driver has been charged so far.

A north Hamilton auto scrapyard is dealing with $100,000 dollars in damages after three people broke in early Tuesday and started wrecking the place.

Warning: there are plumbers sending out false advertising in Hamilton, specifically for the backwater valve and lead water pipe replacement programs.

Ismael Traore, a member of Black, Brown, Red Lives Matter, argues Hamilton police need open up about their "street checks" and the address issues around race, privacy and rights.

Waterdown animator Harry Rasmussen is responsible for making cartoon icons like Scooby Doo, Tony the Tiger and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles come to life.

It’s been seven months since the province implemented a faulty case management system for social assistance, and Hamilton still doesn’t know how many people got improper payments.

Niagara Region police have issued arrest warrants for two people from Hamilton named as suspects in the death of a 70-year-old man whose body was found in his apartment last Friday.

Despite attempts to draw industry, homeowners are still shouldering the bulk of the tax bill.

Hamilton already has a GO Station at Hunter St., but LRT and waterfront proximity make James St. N. a different animal.

The Pan Am games torch made its way to Tim Hortons Field Monday, hoisted by two of Hamilton’s burgeoning athletic superstars: Kia and Darnell Nurse. The siblings arrived to cheers from a small crowd of supporters and students, who lined the field for the games next month.

The 2015 CFL season kicks off Thursday night when the Ottawa Redblacks visit the Montreal Alouettes. Here are 10 key players to watch this year around the league.

The temporary HOV lanes designed for the Pan Am/Parapan Am Games will be in use starting on June 29 . Here are 5 things you need to know to get you moving and avoid fines.

An Ontario man spent Father's Day on a bicycle to raise money to find a cure for a fatal condition that his young son suffers from. Andrew Sedmihradsky's son Max has been diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy and he decided to embark on a 600 km cycling journey from Parliament Hill to Hamilton.

Here's your quick hit Hamilton news, weather and traffic for Monday, June 22.

Hundreds of trucks arrive in Flamborough every day carrying potentially contaminated fill from GTHA sites. Robert Pasuta says despite cracking down, the problem isn't going away.

Hamilton Police conducted 3,000 to 5,500 "street checks" yearly between 2010 and 2013. And so new provincial standards for street checks coming in the wake of the 'carding' controversy in Toronto would dramatically impact the day-to-day operations of Hamilton police officers.

The Pan Am torch travelled all over Hamilton on Sunday on its way to light the community cauldron at the waterfront at 7 p.m.

Sixties Scoop, the forced adoption and relocation of aboriginal children, went on from the 1960s to 80s. Its lasting impact, however, is still shaping the faces of Hamilton’s aboriginal community today.

Check out great new tracks from Pistol George Warren, Jessy Lanza and Painted Faces.

Part of Confederation Park beach and waterpark were shut down briefly Saturday morning when a beachgoer found a metal cylinder used in search-and-rescue maneuvers.

Justin Medlock booted four field goals and Zach Collaros passed for 183 yards and one touchdown as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 26-15 in exhibition play on Friday.

Craig Ruthowsky is no longer under paid suspension, but the police service won't comment on why they removed the officer from the list while he awaits his charges.

A Slide the City massive water slide event for Hamilton has been approved by the Special Events Advisory Team and councillors on public works committee. Council approval is next.

A suspicious package found at a Brantford church on Thursday contained an "improvised explosive device' that was inoperable, police said.

The Pan Am Games Torch Relay comes to town this weekend. Find out where you can catch it.