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Justin Medlock of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats has the distinction of being the most accurate kicker in CFL history. having made 166 of 190 field-goal attempts (87.4 per cent) over his five-year career.

Anyone heading down James Street North on Friday will notice that two parking spots do not look like parking spots. In fact, they'll look a little more like a city park.

The city wants you to help pick public art at the West Harbour GO station.

Why did the chicken cross the road? One chicken in Hamilton tried to live out the old joke.

Meet the woman who thumped the Trump in Wednesday night's GOP presidential debate. And how an Alberta woman's act of kindness was rewarded with her car being stolen. These are a few of the top stories worth your time this morning.

Here's your Hamilton weather for September 17, 2015.

Your Hamilton traffic notes for Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015. Check here for traffic and commute updates.

Locked out Max Aicher workers have been slogging it out on the picket line for over two years – and now they’re getting help from a legendary Canadian punk band.

The city and the Hamilton Port Authority are going to have to mend their relationship if Hamilton hopes to pull off a new strategy to revive the city’s waterfront.

Social housing units are destroyed every year by people with mental health issues who shouldn't be in them without support in the first place, the city's social housing provider says — but it lacks the resources to do anything about it.

The provincial government will cut in half the funding Hamilton Police have used to pay for its high-profile downtown ACTION team.

Twenty years ago, Hamilton city council stopped issuing proclamations to avoid approving a gay pride week. An attempt to declare Pollinator Day sparked a debate about ending that ban.

It’s been nearly 20 years since Hamilton hosted the Grey Cup, and Sam Merulla says it’s time to do it again.

A man sleeping at home in east Hamilton woke up in the worst kind of way Wednesday morning – to a stranger in his bedroom ransacking his home, police say.

The Hamilton Bulldogs enlisted some huge stars to cheer the team on before its home opener this month.

Local advocates say that childcare is at a crisis point, and that it needs to be the election issue of 2015.

Ontario's highest court has ordered a new trial for a star lacrosse player who was convicted of second degree murder in the death of his ex-girlfriend.

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

Here's your Hamilton weather for September 16, 2015.

Look at Those Cows! A new book by Hamilton artist Julia Veenstra and daughter Rachel Cuthill will be in every school in Ontario.

A diverse crowd of more than 200 crammed Hamilton city hall Tuesday to call for an end to the controversial policing practice of street checks, or carding, held by many to be unconstitutional and a violation of privacy.

A win over rival Toronto coupled with Calgary's loss to Edmonton gives the Hamilton Tiger-Cats the upper hand for top spot in our weekly breakdown of all nine Canadian Football League teams.

The average price of a home shot up more steeply in Hamilton than anywhere else in the country, comparing this August to a year ago, according to the Canadian Real Estate Association.

An “egg-shaped” senior who could be pushing 70 years old is one of two people wanted for allegedly breaking into a North End home, pepper spraying the occupants and robbing them, police say.

Minutes after being chased through a north Hamilton neighbourhood with an armful of power tools, a suspect was allegedly seen trying to sell them to a mechanic, police say.

Someone in Hamilton has contracted West Nile virus, the city announced Tuesday.

Hamilton police are investigating after a man was robbed at knifepoint near McMaster University early Tuesday.

Candidates and advocates will meet on Tuesday to discuss affordable childcare and how it factors in to the federal election.

An Alberta mother whose daughter has severe epilepsy has travelled to a clinic in St. Catharines, Ont. for a medical marijuana prescription after the girl's doctor said he was no longer allowed to provide permission to purchase the product.

How worried is the GOP about Donald Trump? Read Neil Macdonald's take on the Republican's Trump crisis. And, Matt Damon has a few words about the Republican plan to put a wall across the Canadian border. These are a few of the top stories worth your time this morning.

Here's your Hamilton weather for September 15, 2015.

A local Muslim youth leader says his experience being stopped and asked for ID by police is the kind of thing that makes building trust between young newcomers and law enforcement difficult.

A community advocate who has advised Hamilton's police chief on racism and diversity is just one of a number of anti-racism advocates to criticize the chief over the email.

Hamilton police are searching for a man’s stolen SUV after he was beaten by an assailant while trying to unload his groceries on the Mountain Sunday.

An impaired driver forced his way onto a closed highway this weekend, hitting construction barriers and raised sewer covers, police say.

Police have laid careless driving charges after they say a driver crashed his parent's car in the ditch on the Red Hill Valley Parkway and ran away.

GO Transit has resumed some bus service at the Union Station terminal on Monday, hours after a bus got wedged between the platform and an overhang, seriously damaging the building.

One person ended up in hospital Monday afternoon after a ride-on lawn mower crashed into two vehicles driving on an east end road, police say.

Three police officers were sent to hospital Sunday night after trying to subdue a man they say was clutching a screwdriver and threatening others at a home on the Mountain.

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Police have charged a Hamilton man with impaired driving after they say he sideswiped a tractor-trailer and kept going.

Prosecutors in Indonesia are appealing a High Court decision that overturned convictions against teacher Neil Bantleman, a Burlington, Ont., native, and an Indonesian teaching assistant on allegations they sexually abused students at an intercultural school.

Here's your Hamilton weather for September 14, 2015.

Your Hamilton traffic notes for Monday, Sept. 14, 2015. Check here for traffic and commute updates.

The city is reconsidering the way it doles out taxpayer money to private developers and business owners to foster urban renewal.

Former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien made a campaign stop in Hamilton with Liberal Party Leader Justin Trudeau on Sunday.

A headlining set from Daniel Lanois closed off Supercrawl 2015, capping off a weekend of music, art, food, and rain.

When the Ontario Legislature resumes sitting on Monday after a three-month summer break, keep your eyes on the newest MPP, who happens to be the leader of the Official Opposition.

Hamilton Police are investigating reports of an early-morning assault that sent one man to hospital.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats head coach and general manager Kent Austin was fined $5,000 on Sunday for bumping into Toronto receiver Dave Stala during Friday's win against the Argonauts.