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If Hamilton really wants to curb its rash of gun violence, says one expert, it should take a look at what youth programs it has available.

Police have released a physical description of the man they believe to be the gunman involved in the Hamilton North End shooting last week.

The city of Edmonton has an original take on why people should ride the bus. Does it work? And would it work in Hamilton? Thank You Edmonton! And, Thank You Internet!

There was some bad news for Conservative leader Stephen Harper in a new poll and Rolling Stone picks its greatest songwriter of all time. These are just a few of the top stories worth your time this Tuesday morning.

No major delays to report early Tuesday morning. Check here for traffic and commute updates.

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

The man who abducted a small child from Earl Kitchener Elementary School in Hamilton last fall will spend at least a year inside the secure forensic unit at St. Joseph’s Healthcare’s psychiatric hospital.

It's hot out there, and while the outdoor activities might've slowed with the heat, the social media posts have not.

Autopsies performed on a Waterdown couple who were found dead inside their home Friday have revealed that the woman died from being smothered.

A Hamilton city councillor is threatening legal action against a resident who has publicly scrutinized his election expenses.

The dog that attacked Matthew Brigmantas just before he died last month has been put down, the city announced Monday.

Hamilton police are asking the public to be on the lookout after a woman was assaulted by an unknown man in east Hamilton early Friday.

A Dundas man is facing assault charges for hurling a fish – among other things – at another person Friday night.

Saint John city councillors will consider a request from the city of Hamilton on Monday night for a financial contribution to a court case that city is involved in.

A St. Catharines man has been charged with a child luring offence.

Do vitamins really work? Study after study says they don't. And how to save money at home like a superstar. One family has tips on how to keep more of your cash. These are just a few of the top stories worth your time this Monday morning.

Eat and westbound GO Trains on the Lakeshore West line are dealing with some delays Monday morning. Check here for traffic and commute updates.

Here's your weather for Monday August 17, 2015. The rest is up to you.

Kia Nurse led the way with 20 points as Canada defeated Cuba 82-66 in the gold medal game of the FIBA Americas women's basketball championship in Edmonton on Sunday to officially clinch a berth at next year's Olympics.

A well-known tobacconist in Hamilton and longtime neighbourhood fixture died at the age of 91.

Two people from Ancaster have been charged after an apparent car-surfing stunt on Highway 403 early Sunday morning.

Paramedics say citizens in the town of Lincoln, Ont., may have saved the life of a man who was badly injured in a motorcycle accident.

Zach Collaros threw four TD passes and Brandon Banks scored on a 96-yard punt return as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats dismantled the B.C. Lions 52-22 on Saturday night to remain unbeaten at Tim Hortons Field.

A Canadian teacher who was convicted of sexually abusing young children at an elite international school in Jakarta has been freed from jail, but the case that has made international headlines is far from over.

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Heat warnings from Environment Canada and the city's medical officer of health are in place for Hamilton Sunday as residents brace for hot, humid weather over the weekend and into Monday.

It was impossible to ignore the subject of youth gang violence at the John Sopinka courthouse Friday, as the first part of Brodie Nicholls’s sentencing was held for the stabbing death of 14-year-old Jesse Clarke.

Despite concerns from a citizen group, Hamilton city councillors have followed through on an earlier vote to change the way that they pay themselves.

Fraudsters have been calling Hamilton residents and claiming to be the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), local police say. And they want people to be wary.

Hamilton police are investigating two mysterious sudden deaths at a Waterdown home on Friday.

A Hamilton woman who faces extradition on charges of abducting her children is getting a lawyer.

A 14-year-old Hamilton teen faces 22 charges – including seven gun-related charges – after a drug and weapons bust this week.

A Hamilton area man is $50 million richer and it feels "unbelievably overwhelming."

A man in his 50s was rushed to hospital Thursday night after being struck by a van in central Hamilton.

This WestJet flight attendant puts everything he's got into making sure passengers pay attention to his safety demonstration. Thank You Internet!

The man who spent a year in jail for child sex crimes that the High Court in Indonesia now says he did not commit and the mayor of Montreal takes a jackhammer the spot where a Canada Post mailbox would have been. These are just a few of the top stories worth your time this Friday morning.

Eat and westbound GO Trains on the Lakeshore West line are dealing with some delays Friday morning. Check here for traffic and commute updates.

Here's your weather for Friday August 14, 2015. The rest is up to you.

Neil Bantleman has tasted freedom for the first time in more than a year, after the Jakarta High Court overturned convictions against the Burlington, Ont., teacher and his Indonesian teaching assistant on allegations they abused students at an intercultural school.

Indonesia on Friday freed a Canadian teacher, Neil Bantleman, and an Indonesian teaching assistant, Ferdinant Tjiong, who had been jailed for sexually abusing students at an international school in a case critics say was fraught with irregularities and put the country's justice system under the spotlight.

A woman accused of abducting her two children was found in Hamilton on Thursday after a five-year international search.

A Stoney Creek high school teacher was found guilty Thursday of two sexual-related charges involving a former student.

Hamilton Police executed two search warrants at two central Hamilton homes Thursday at noon, seizing a semi-automatic handgun, ammunition, drugs and money.

Police have released a composite photo of a suspect wanted in three cases of grabbing women in the buttocks.

The escalating violence that led to Shariek Douse being shot and killed in the North End Wednesday night stemmed from a “previous stupid Twitter beef,” his cousin and friends say.

One of three people walking along Highway 2 just east of Brockville was struck and killed on Wednesday night, Ontario Provincial Police say.

Ethan Scott is colour blind. He sees the world "in a way that are a little bit more dull than usual." Here's what happens when he sees purple for the first time. Be warned. Ethan uses 'colourful' language as he sees the world in all its beauty.

The key question that was not asked to the Prime Minister's former Chief of Staff in the Mike Duffy trial and climate change killing trees in California means trouble in Canada. These are just a few of the top stories worth your time this Thursday morning.

The GO train departing Hamilton heading east to Toronto's Union Station is delayed by about 7 minutes Thursday morning. Check here for traffic, commute updates.

A chance of thunderstorms in Hamilton this afternoon. Here's your weather. Now get your day started.