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The pilot of a small plane was taken to hospital after his plane crashed into a field in Grimsby on Saturday.

Catch up on some of the top stories from Hamilton and across the country before you start your weekend.

Here's your weather for Saturday, August 22, 2015.

Ontario public school teachers are set to receive higher pay, improved benefits and other perks if they vote to ratify a tentative agreement reached Thursday with the province.

Terrell Sinkfield reeled in a pair of touchdown passes as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats won their fifth straight game, with a dominating 49-20 victory over the Edmonton Eskimos on Friday. Hamilton moved into 1st place in the East Division with the win.

A two-day fest, the Hamilton Beer Festival will feature 100 different beers to sample, live performers and a variety of food to soak up some of that alcohol.

A passenger jet leaving from Toronto’s Pearson Airport on Friday will have some unusual cargo in its belly – 17 large alligators.

A horse brought in from Sudbury is dead after it was hit by a car near the Ancaster Fairgrounds Friday morning.

A Kenny Chesney fan is seriously injured after he fell off the roof of First Ontario Place during Thursday’s concert.

A Hamilton man who is under a court order not to own a cell phone was arrested Thursday after a call on his blue tooth tipped off a police officer during a traffic stop.

The Edmonton Eskimos have leaned heavily on their CFL-leading defence this season, but they may not have that luxury against the high-flying Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Friday (9 p.m. ET).

Niagara Regional Police say a long-standing St. Catharines church member and volunteer has been charged with sexual assault.

A momma bear and her cubs took a dip in the backyard pool behind a home in Rockaway, New Jersey as the homeowners looked on from an upstairs window. Thank You, Internet!

The Hamilton senior who was hit by a car while walking through a Mountain parking lot Tuesday afternoon has died, police say.

A woman who swerved her car to avoid a falling real estate sign ended up in hospital Thursday evening.

The top 10 songs downloaded by Canadians between 2007 and 2014, AshleyMadison.com gets sued and a court is told that Ray Novak, the PM's top aide, was told twice that Nigel Wright would cover Mike Duffy's expenses. These are just a few of the top stories worth your time this Friday morning.

A trouble free early Friday morning on the roads and rails. Check here for traffic and commute updates.

Here's your weather for Friday August 21, 2015. The rest is up to you.

Here are the top 10 most downloaded songs in Canada in the last several years, according to new data from McMaster University's Digital Music Lab.

The Liberals had their nomination meeting Thursday night, deciding who will try to take back the former Liberal stronghold in Hamilton Mountain.

Studying the lasting impacts of congenital cataracts, in which babies are born with clouded eye lenses, scientists determined that patients with temporary blindness have their brain's visual pathways wired differently.

A $110,000 backhoe was stolen from a job site in broad daylight Sunday in Waterdown.

Heavily armed police officers raided a home near Lime Ridge Mall Wednesday looking for weapons. They didn't find any, and made a pot bust instead.

Traffic on the 403 near Aberdeen Avenue is completely backed up after a four vehicle crash Thursday morning.

A man is facing breaking and entering charges after a lower city home was robbed Wednesday morning while the homeowners were out in the backyard.

Heavy rains and thunderstorms will hit Hamilton Thursday morning, a special weather statement warns.

About 1 out every 13 Hamiltonians registered on the infidelity dating service Ashley Madison, according to a data analysed by dadaviz.com. Multiple city of Hamilton and McMaster University emails were included in the hack.

Norwegian skateboarders Jørund Bratset and Lars Mikalsen went for a wild ride down a mountain in western Norway. Here's what it looked like. Thank You Internet!

Remembering the raid on Dieppe, help for missing women and a teacher's union strikes a deal. These are just a few of the top stories worth your time this Thursday morning.

Here's your weather for Thursday August 20, 2015. The rest is up to you.

New research out of McMaster University’s Digital Music Lab shows just how open minded music fans are to different genres of music, based on their favourite genre. Where do you rank?

Not many people in Hamilton hear the name Susan Gourley anymore, and Alissa Watt, founder of the Missed Lives Project, can’t help but lament that.

Getting to the Pearson Airport from Hamilton just got a little easier.

Heading out for a night on the town? You might want to bring a ping pong paddle.

The last three veterans of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry stood as tall as they could for a trio of 90-year-olds, "overwhelmed" by the support at a ceremony marking the 73rd anniversary of the disaster at Dieppe.

A Hamilton man took such offense to two women smoking near a Hamilton long term care home Monday afternoon that he allegedly sprayed them in the face with a can of air freshener, police say.

Friends and family members of 14-year-old Jesse Clarke gathered Tuesday night to mark the one-year anniversary of his tragic death. A 17-year-old male was arrested for causing a disturbance outside the memorial.

A 71-year-old woman is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after she and another pedestrian were hit by a car in a Mountain parking lot.

Hamilton lawyer Hussein Hamdani was suspended as a federal security adviser at the end of April. He recently received a letter of appreciation from the government that made no mention of his suspension.

A former Hamilton mayor is one of seven lobbyist listed in the city's new online registry.

Remember when Hamilton had a chance to end the summer with a waterslide down Macklin Street? Here's how people in Salt Lake City have filled their need for a wild waterslide in Summer. And, Thank You Internet!

The Toronto Argonauts have "been talking to the Ticats at great length" about playing home games at Tim Hortons Field if the Toronto Blue Jays make the playoffs.

Conservative supporters shout down questions about Mike Duffy, the U.S. approves a drug to boost female libido and how a wild night in Burlington ended. These are just a few of the top stories worth your time this Wednesday morning.

Here's your weather for Wednesday August 18, 2015. The rest is up to you.

A trouble free early Wednesday morning on the roads and rails. Check here for traffic and commute updates.

While the taxi industry and Uber fight it out, most riders only care about the same things – whichever one is easiest to call, is lightest on the wallet and gets you there the quickest.

One moment he was telling security that a stripper was going to give him a ride home, and then shortly after he was peeling out of the club's parking lot, swerving down the streets of Burlington.

To go behind the scenes of the battle between Uber and Taxi drivers, the Walrus's editor Jonathan Kay went to taxi school and hit the streets as an Uber driver. Here's what that taught him about the future of the taxi industry.

Hamilton police have released a video of an armed robbery that took place at a Barton Street convenience store earlier in the month.

Saint John city council has turned down the City of Hamilton's request for a financial contribution to its court battle with Canada Post over community mailboxes.