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The city has reached an agreement with eight supervisors who were disciplined in a sweeping roads work investigation involved nearly 50 employees.

A criminal charge has been dropped against a Hamilton police officer charged with sending a threatening email while off duty.

The Calgary Stampeders hope to start their Canadian Football League season the way they finished the 2015 campaign -- with a victory over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

For the schools closing for good this year, the last day of school carries a different weight.

Hamilton police have arrested and charged a fourth man in connection with the shooting death of Toronto man Nathan Miller.

Forecasters are expecting "cool wind-driven rain" beginning Saturday, creating a "very un-summerlike weekend" across southern Ontario.

Prabhdeep Srawn, the Hamilton man who went for a bush walk through Australia's Snowy Mountains has been declared dead by a coroner in New South Wales, Australia, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation is reporting.

An American white pelican spotted in Cotes Paradise is odd on several levels. The birds don't normally fly this far east. They also don't migrate at this time of the year, and they're usually in colonies of thousands.

Grass pollen season is here and a McMaster University allergy specialist has tips on how to get through it.

Eight councillors will face scrutiny next month when a city committee decides whether to take a closer look at their election expenses.

Police and a military explosives unit were called to a home in Port Dover Wenesday after a Second World War shell was found during renovations.

Two men are facing a host drug charges after police seized several different drugs during an arrest on Wednesday.

Hamilton Police Chief Glenn De Caire agreed Thursday to provide answers about the service's on-the-street policing tactics in response to concerns raised about privacy and racial bias.

New wave 80s throwbacks Men Without Hats and The Psychedelic Furs are headlining this year’s Festival of Friends, alongside Canadian rock acts Big Wreck and Junkhouse, and Grammy winner Travis Tritt.

The 2015 Canadian Football League season kicks off this week. Join our live chat with CBC reporters from across Canada who will give you an inside look at what to expect this summer in the CFL.

A Hamilton man is facing assault charges for allegedly attacking a Jackson Square security guard on Wednesday.

City council unanimously approved road closures for a Slide the City event in Hamilton that’s slated for this summer.

A couple who were using the glow of their cell phones to navigate the steep path by The Devil’s Punch Bowl at 3 a.m. ended up calling firefighters for help getting out Thursday morning.

Hamilton police are trying to track down a man wanted for trying to break into an east end convenience store back in May.

Here's your Hamilton news, weather, traffic and more for Thursday, June 25.

Hamilton is officially appealing a court decision about Canada Post super mailboxes, even though about a third of its local politicians say doing so will be a waste of time and money.

Five important questions remain unanswered as the force's oversight board will hear Thursday a call for an end to what are called "street checks" here.

It wasn’t easy to hear. Phrases included a “culture of fear,” “helpful but not enough” and “critical and mounting issues.” But the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) says it’s still happy to get the results of a survey aimed at helping change its culture.

The city jumped five spots from 2013 to become the eighth most popular destination for those heading here in a U-Haul.

Auchmar Mansion is already headed for the real estate market. Now, Terry Whitehead will try to convince his fellow councillors to delay that for a while. Follow this and other debates at council live here.

The medal winning paddler will be providing CBC Hamilton with exclusive updates on his training and preparation for the Pan Am games as part of CBC's nationwide #ourathletes program.

Collision around 10 a.m. with CHCH news live truck and minivan sends driver to hospital.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada believes the Chinese Mitten Crab found in Hamilton Harbour was released intentionally – and whoever did it wasn’t doing anyone any favours.

A smashed GPS unit that appeared broken to the naked eye led police to a Niagara-on-the-Lake chop shop stacked with high-end parts from stolen GTHA vehicles.

Quarterback health, the challenge of repeating, a second-year team trying to gain respectability, some scheduling quirks and the uncertain status of a high-profile player are just some of the intriguing angles as the CFL kicks off its 2015 season on Thursday night.

A fire that spread from one central Hamilton home to another, putting a family of four out of a home, is estimated to have cost $350,000 in damages according to Hamilton Fire.

Here's your quick hit Hamilton news, weather and traffic for Wednesday, June 24.

A major corporation is in talks with landowners across north Flamborough to install about 60,000 solar panels through the area.

Elsewhere in the province, mayors and police chiefs have been weighing in on the controversial practice of "carding or "street checks." But so far in Hamilton, activists and a councillor have been the loudest voices in the conversation.

Two central Hamilton homes are destroyed after a fire started at one and spread to another.

A new report from Hamilton police on the city’s controversial paid duty bylaw in Hess Village contains no mention of crowd counts and declining attendance – something city councillors specifically asked for to decide if a bylaw change is warranted.

A crab with the dubious honour of being dubbed one of the 10 most unwanted species in the world was found in Hamilton Harbour Monday, and officials have no idea how it got there.

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats open the season with 22 starters returning from last year's squad that lost a 20-16 Grey Cup decision to the Calgary Stampeders.

Police are investigating two collisions involving people in the Cannon Street bike lanes Monday. One driver has been charged so far.

A north Hamilton auto scrapyard is dealing with $100,000 dollars in damages after three people broke in early Tuesday and started wrecking the place.

Warning: there are plumbers sending out false advertising in Hamilton, specifically for the backwater valve and lead water pipe replacement programs.

Ismael Traore, a member of Black, Brown, Red Lives Matter, argues Hamilton police need open up about their "street checks" and the address issues around race, privacy and rights.

Waterdown animator Harry Rasmussen is responsible for making cartoon icons like Scooby Doo, Tony the Tiger and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles come to life.

It’s been seven months since the province implemented a faulty case management system for social assistance, and Hamilton still doesn’t know how many people got improper payments.

Niagara Region police have issued arrest warrants for two people from Hamilton named as suspects in the death of a 70-year-old man whose body was found in his apartment last Friday.

Despite attempts to draw industry, homeowners are still shouldering the bulk of the tax bill.

Hamilton already has a GO Station at Hunter St., but LRT and waterfront proximity make James St. N. a different animal.

The Pan Am games torch made its way to Tim Hortons Field Monday, hoisted by two of Hamilton’s burgeoning athletic superstars: Kia and Darnell Nurse. The siblings arrived to cheers from a small crowd of supporters and students, who lined the field for the games next month.

The 2015 CFL season kicks off Thursday night when the Ottawa Redblacks visit the Montreal Alouettes. Here are 10 key players to watch this year around the league.

The temporary HOV lanes designed for the Pan Am/Parapan Am Games will be in use starting on June 29 . Here are 5 things you need to know to get you moving and avoid fines.