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Your Hamilton traffic notes for Wednesday August 26, 2015. Check here for traffic and commute updates.

Here's your weather for Wednesday, August 26, 2015.

Angelo Mosca will be only the second player in Hamilton Tiger-Cats history to have his jersey retired, joining quarterback and good friend Bernie Faloney, whose No. 10 was retired in 1999. Mosca's No. 68 will be retired on Thursday night.

The Ottawa Street BIA says it is investigating an alleged "exile list" but is otherwise silent about the list, leaving many questions unanswered.

It’s a week for federal party leaders in Hamilton, with Conservative Party leader Stephen Harper due to make a campaign stop here on Thursday.

Hamilton police are investigating reports of a man with a gun on the Mountain Tuesday afternoon.

Police are asking for the public’s help in tracking down missing Hamilton man Neil Croft.

The provincial government's five-city public consultation tour will not stop in Hamilton.

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats continue their reign at the top in our weekly breakdown of the balance of power in the Canadian Football League.

It's a good week to be a Ticat. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats dominated the Edmonton Eskimos and now they're dominating the CFL Top Performer awards.

A local man ended up injured himself after he saw someone try to pick a fight in central Hamilton Monday evening.

Thomas Mulcair made a campaign stop in Dundas on Tuesday to announce a plan that he says will “kick-start manufacturing.”

Greenbelt Harvest Picnic organizers ousted Iron and Wine from this year’s show because of a beef over a side project’s Buffalo show, the prominent folk act says.

Ontario Provincial Police arrested a Hamilton man they say was driving the wrong way on Hwy. 403 on Saturday.

A new poll says Stephen Harper's advantage on the economy is shrinking and there has been a violent attack at the National Park where Cecil the lion was killed. Catch up on some of the top stories from Hamilton and beyond before you start your day.

Your Hamilton traffic notes for Tuesday August 25, 2015. Check here for traffic and commute updates.

Chef James Kayser, organizer of the new BARTCrawl event, sees Barton Street as Hamilton's next hip area. And he's not alone.

A group meant to promote businesses on Ottawa Street has an “exile list” of shops and food trucks blacklisted by the organization, says a staff member.

A Hamilton man is facing several charges after a crash between a bike and a car in the lower city Sunday evening.

A hiker was lucky to escape with just a sprained ankle after he fell at Tews Falls Monday afternoon, rescue officials say.

Three teenagers have been arrested after a woman was robbed on her way to work in Riverdale.

Canada’s looming fentanyl problem has become impossible to ignore – and one doctor says the way it has been prescribed for the last two decades is a big part of the problem.

It’s been a month and a half since the city asked nearly 100 municipalities for money to help with its Canada Post appeal, and so far, none has come through.

A Hamilton man ended up in hospital with serious injuries early Monday after he confronted three men who were creeping around in his backyard.

A Hamilton man who police say is responsible for two bank robberies in August has been arrested.

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Do not heckle former Saturday Night Live star Dana Carvey. Even if it's your birthday. It will not end well. Here's what happens when one woman makes that mistake. Thank You, Internet!

Why you might not want to believe claims made by cosmetics companies, how the election result might change the Enbridge Line 9 pipeline and what's killing whales off the coast in B.C.? Catch up on some of the top stories from Hamilton and beyond before you start your day.

Your Hamilton traffic notes for Monday August 24, 2015. Check here for traffic and commute updates.

Here's your weather for Monday, August 24, 2015.

As much as jobs, social programs and taxes, one local activist says this fall's federal election will impact another issue — the reversal of Enbridge's Line 9B.

All graves belonging to veterans at Hamilton's Eastlawn Cemetery have been decorated with a Canadian flag as part of the East Hamilton Decoration Day.

Catch up on some of the top stories from Hamilton and beyond before you start your Sunday.

Here's your weather for Sunday, August 23, 2015.

Check out great new tracks from Half Moon Run, Chris Hadfield and Mammoth Seed.

Drivers who use Sherman Access and Sherman Cut can expect partial and full closures for three weeks beginning Monday, as the annual rock-scaling work gets underway.

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.