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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.

One man is dead and another is in police custody after a stabbing in Burlington Thursday night.

Remembering Nathan Cirillo, digging in the dirt at Dundurn Castle and what made the PM cosy up to Ford Nation? These are a few of the top stories worth your time this morning.

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

Here's your Hamilton weather forecast for October 16, 2015.

Archaeologists are sifting through the largest dig in at least a generation on the grounds near Dundurn Castle and tracing a human history that goes back 9,000 years.

The Hamilton LHIN has some of the lowest scores in the province for getting cancer patients into surgery on time, a new report shows.

It's convoluted. It doesn't answer all the questions. And most importantly, it doesn't take a strong side either way. But Coun. Sam Merulla insists a new report analyzing how much Hamilton has benefited from downloading wasn't a waste of time or money.

A cannabis company called Tweed opened a modern-designed storefront "patient support centre" on James Street South on Thursday.

Nearly one year after news of Cpl. Nathan Cirillo’s death gripped the nation, his former unit has planned a sunset ceremony in Hamilton to honour the reservist’s service and support his family.

The decision is intended to help U.S. Steel Canada restructure, but that means "cash conservation" measures including suspending health-care benefits for tens of thousands of retirees.

Locally, the advance polls were most popular in Burlington and the new Hamilton West-Ancaster-Dundas riding.

The Ontario Court of Appeals decided Wednesday to reconsider a request to open a "secret deal" struck between the Canadian government and U.S. Steel in 2011, in which the feds dropped a lawsuit against U.S. Steel even after it broke promises to manufacture steel in Canada.

Police have charged a former Catholic priest with a historical sexual assault investigation in southern Ontario.