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The shift from Imperial to Metric in Canada started 40 years ago on April 1, 1975. No joke. All weather forecasts switched to Celsius. Dave Phillips, senior climatologist with Environment Canada was there. He spoke with CBC Hamilton about how Canada handled the change.

Mohawk College and McMaster University say exams and classes will go ahead as scheduled even in the event of a strike and students should figure out alternatives ahead of time.

Police arrested 64-year-old Hamilton man Pablo Bonillo on March 25 and have charged him with four counts of sexual assault and four counts of "sexual interference," stemming from allegations involving two children who are now adults

Hamilton Police are looking for a person wanted on charges of failing to comply with probation, assault, mischief under $5,000 and being "unlawfully in a dwelling."

Here's your Hamilton news, weather, and traffic for Wednesday, April 1.

An increase of $500,000 for Hamilton arts has arts leaders watching closely how the balance will be struck between funding the arts for their own sake and funding them to foster an economic spinoff.

Councillors Matthew Green and Chad Collins blasted a garbage plant proposed for the waterfront that received zoning approval from the city Tuesday, while community opponents were in a state of "disbelief."

The company proposing the energy-from-waste plant for Pier 15 will be getting a zoning verification from the city that confirms it meets all city zoning rules.

Health Canada has signalled it is willing to loosen the rules on the use of fecal transplants to treat persistent C. difficile infections.

City council unanimously approved the proposal for a 22-storey condo tower on the site of the Tivoli Theatre on James Street North on Tuesday -- but there are conditions.

Here's your Hamilton news, weather, and traffic for Tuesday, March 31.

The Tivoli Theatre condo tower proposal has changed, says a lower-city councillor. And he hopes the changes are enough to convince his fellow decision makers to vote in favour of it.

The city is hoping a famous hockey name will mean the second time is the charm for its foray into the restaurant business.

A municipal law expert once retained by Rob Ford when he was the beleaguered mayor of Toronto is Hamilton’s new integrity commissioner and lobbyist registrar.

City councillors have reluctantly agreed to review Hamilton's ward boundaries — a move several years overdue — out of fear that the public will force it on them.

A Hamilton man was caught literally red-handed, covered in cuts and glass from a car window he shattered moments earlier, and was not only charged with theft, but in breach of his house arrest terms as well.

Councillors voted on Monday to save the historic Jimmy Thompson Pool.

Supporters of Neil Bantleman will hold a vigil for him Monday night in Burlington. On Thursday April 2, the elementary school teacher could be found guilty of sexually assaulting three young boys in Indonesia.

More than two years after a public falling out with the Ottawa-based firm Dialogue Partners, the city is finally finishing its plan to get public input on which services it should prioritize.

Ontario's Superior Court will hear plans that outline the potential sale of U.S. Steel Canada mills and properties in Hamilton and Nanticoke Monday.

Hamilton's transit union has voted overwhelmingly in favour for a strike if talks break down between the union and the City of Hamilton. The 682 transit workers could walk off the job as early as April 9.

What was it like to run the Around The Bay road race? The oldest long distance race in North America? Check out this remarkable video from Hamilton runner and journalist Wayne MacPhail.

Here's your Hamilton news, weather, and traffic for Monday, March 30.

GoPro camera captures the strenuous journey as firefighters take on a 5K running race in full bunker gear to raise awareness for the effects of PTSD on first responders.

Thousands of runners and spectators streamed into Hamilton on Sunday for the annual Around the Bay Road Race.

Ankixa Risk is an affable and enthusiastic Hamilton business owner who just happens to enjoy skinning rats. Now, she’s bringing her art to the masses with one-day lessons in “casual taxidermy” where you too can learn to gussy up a rat and turn it into art.

Family members and friends held a candle light vigil in front of a charred house to remember Hamilton's second homicide victim, known as a loving sibling, a bubbly friend and a strong woman.

An 18-year-old man has been taken to hospital after an afternoon shooting in the downtown area of Hamilton Saturday. Police are hoping witnesses will come forward with information on the shooting.

It’s that time of the week again – CBC Hamilton reporter Adam Carter is back with his three picks for new Ontario music that you need to listen to this week. Up this week: Dana Sipos, West Nile and Ken Tizzard.

Three people were arrested after police recovered a loaded handgun and drugs while stopping a suspicious car Friday afternoon.

Around the Bay, the oldest road race in North America, will send runners meandering through Hamilton’s waterfront on Sunday. Whether you are a runner, a spectator or a commuter, here is the information you need to know.

As spring creeps in and gets water running again, we got up close to the natural wonder that is Tews Falls with a drone. Check out this gorgeous video.

Two incumbent city councillors raised thousands more than their spending limit and spent the bulk of it on voting day parties and gifts for volunteers.

New site specific air quality standards for steel mills in Hamilton and across Ontario were approved by the province Friday, covering the next five years of operations.

Ancaster manufacturer Fibracast has received a $10-million loan from the federal government to scale up water treatment technology developed in Hamilton.

There's plenty to do in Hamilton over the next few days. Check out this list to give yourself a guide to good time for the end of March.

We break down the Sunshine List in 7 categories, showing the top-10 earners, to help navigate Hamilton's contribution to the first ever sunshine list of more than 100,000 workers.

Mayor Fred Eisenberger spent just $106,000 in October’s municipal election, less than both of his main contenders in the campaign.

A Hamilton man is facing impaired driving charges after a police officer was nearly run over at a RIDE checkpoint Friday morning.

A Hamilton police officer who pleaded guilty and was demoted for assaulting his ex-wife has had Police Service Act charges in a second assault of a different woman withdrawn.

Hamiltonians are finding out how many of the city’s public employees earned more than $100,000 in 2014, as the province released its annual list of highest salaries Friday morning. CBC Hamilton will have a live update of the latest numbers.

Here's your Hamilton news, weather, and traffic for Friday, March 27.

Hamilton police have met with local Muslim leaders seeking help identifying potential radicals in their communities, and will meet with them again in April.

Racially motivated offences made up the majority of hate crimes in Hamilton in 2014, and the city's black community continued to be the most common target, according to the latest police report.

Police are looking for a man suspected of dressing as a woman to rob a bank on Locke Street earlier this month.

The fire department is crediting a working fire alarm with alerting a resident to a fire in his Bold Street apartment Wednesday night.

Multiple Juno Award winners Arkells, singer-songwriter Laura Cole and Juno nominee Jeremy Fisher have all been announced as nominees for the Hamilton Music Awards.

The fire that claimed the life of a 26-year-old Hamilton woman has been ruled a homicide, police announced Thursday afternoon and they have charged a male with second degree murder.

Residents worry about where they'll park during the Pan Am Games. But most are still just happy the government is finally paying attention to their neighbourhood.

Here's your Hamilton news, weather, and traffic for Thursday, March 26.