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Defensive end Eric Norwood was injured in last Sunday's East semifinal, the latest of many injuries to hit the key defensive unit this year.

Two people are facing a host of charges after separate raids in the city.

The hacktivist group Anonymous has declared war on ISIS after the Paris attacks. And, they're already claiming some early success - thousands of Twitter accounts shut down. McMaster University cyber security expert Ken Owen explains what Anonymous can do to ISIS.

It's taken more than 10 years, but Hamilton anti-racism advocates have finally convinced the city to approve an anti-racism resource centre.

An axe-wielding man stormed a central Hamilton residence early Wednesday trying to get back some of his property, police say – yet no one inside knew him at all.

A man is facing careless driving charges after a vehicle he was driving plowed into a pole.

Leaders of the Samaj Hindu temple in Hamilton that was burned to the ground after the 9-11 attacks in the U.S. have met to discuss security in light of apparent attacks on at least two other places of worship in the province.

Here's your Hamilton weather forecast for November 18, 2015.

Pot possession charges have more than doubled in recent years, yet 62 per cent of those charges were dropped by the courts last year. So why are police bothering with these arrests?

A reader's guide to some highlights and tense moments from the six years Glenn De Caire has been at the Hamilton Police helm.

Hamilton has a huge waiting list of people who need affordable housing, but hundreds of damaged units sit vacant. One councillor has come up with a new way to fix it.

What's it like to live in a refugee camp, fleeing a war zone? Students at Wilfrid Laurier's Brantford campus want the world to know. Their mock refugee camp is meant to give people a glimpse of what refugees face in the world's crisis zones.

Police are investigating two pharmacy robberies that happened Friday and Monday.

CBC News asked a new Liberal MP about her Halloween costume, a stereotypical Asian hat and robe. Soon after, the images disappeared from Linda Lapointe's Facebook page. This is one of our top stories worth your time today.

Your Hamilton traffic notes for Nov. 18, 2015. Check here for traffic and commute updates.

Here's your Hamilton weather forecast for November 17, 2015.

Melissa Thompson says her daughter is too afraid to go to Hamilton Tiger-Cats games because of the peanuts there.

Grand opening events at the new Arts and Science craft brewery on Burlington Street in Hamilton drew thousands on Saturday and Sunday. But there are still hurdles to jump.

Two activists took to floating on a raft to draw attention to a spill on the Waterfront Trail shoreline. The spill was discovered shortly after a major rainstorm overwhelmed parts of Hamilton's sewage system allowing wastewater into the harbour.

The owner of a Shih Tzu named Lucy tied up the dog outside Tim Horton's to go inside for a coffee. Then a dog-napper rode up on a yellow and black bike, police say.

When a crisis hits, people turn to social media to find out what's happening, or more importantly, find out that loved ones are safe. Our technology columnist Jesse Hirsh talks about the role it played during and after the attacks in Paris.

Two men were involved in a "consensual fight" on Saturday when a third man appeared with a hatchet.

Right now, some store owners are charging too much for bus tickets and keeping the profit. Hamilton city officials are working on a new law to stop it.

Police say the same suspect is being charged with breaking into dry-docked boats last week and stealing flare guns.

These are a couple of our top stories worth your time today.

Your Hamilton traffic notes for Nov. 16, 2015. Check here for traffic and commute updates.

How Hamiltonians are responding to the violent attacks in Paris, Beirut and elsewhere.

Justin Medlock's 46-yard field goal on the final play of the game earned the Hamilton Ticats an exciting 25-22 win over the Toronto Argonauts in the East Division semifinal Sunday.

Santa isn't known for being fit and trim, but 100 people dressed as him are working their way there.

Hamilton mayor Fred Eisenberger: "It's an important part of who we are as Hamiltonians, who we are as Canadians. We'll do our bit to accommodate them."

Check out great new tracks from Falcon Jane, Danielle Fricke and Young Rival.

Three companies want to build parking garages in downtown Hamilton. Now the city has to agree to negotiate.

Can you really compare Hamilton to a bustling metropolis of 2.6 million people? Let's see.

A handful of stores didn't make it through the Concession Street construction. But after nearly nine months, it's finished.

Should Hamilton vendors be able to sell bus tickets at a premium? The city says no, but right now, it has no way to stop it.

When sizing up the East semifinal matchup between the Argonauts and Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Sunday (1 p.m. ET), the game will come down to the battle of the quarterbacks, a position Toronto holds a significant advantage in.

Niagara Regional Police aren’t welcoming Uber with open arms.

Serial killer Paul Bernardo has self-published a violence-filled e-book on Amazon from prison, according to a report from Global News. And, Canada's new Minister of Defence says there's no reason for Canadians to fear ISIS. These are a couple of our top stories worth your time today.

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

Here's your Hamilton weather forecast for November 13, 2015.

What a government economist predicts will happen in Hamilton's housing market next year.

Flu season is officially upon us, as Hamilton’s first official case of influenza has been confirmed, the city announced Thursday.

The province is handing out $333 million in gas tax money to 95 municipalities and Hamilton is high on that list.

Supercrawl, Hamilton's free, three-day outdoor music and arts festival in the downtown core, attracted more than 165,000 visitors and had an economic impact of over $14 million in 2014, according to the awards' promoters.

A post-mortem is expected Thursday on the body of a Niagara Falls fire official who reportedly died while trying to save his dog.

How do you remove a federal court judge from the bench? It doesn't happen often. And the new James Bond film set a Guinness record for the biggest explosion in film history. These are a couple of our top stories worth your time today.

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

Coun. Doug Conley's pitch to do a separate study on widening the two local highways met with resistance from lower city councillors.

David Sweet, MP for Flamborough-Glanbrook, is the first elected national caucus chair of the Conservative party. He talks to CBC Hamilton about his role and the future of the party.

Brace yourself for high winds in Hamilton on Thursday.