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Deteriorating conditions on the water forced a Hamilton man to call off his attempt to swim from Point Pelee to, and then around, Pelee Island.

A Hamilton gun ban is unlikely. HitchBOT will likely hitch again. And it's not Hamilton related, but Thursday is Jon Stewart's last Daily Show.

GO Transit is running on time.

It's another pleasant weather day in Hamilton, with sunny skies and warm temperatures in the forecast.

Mayor Fred Eisenberger asked city staff to research the feasibility of banning guns entirely after a brazen daylight shootout.

Dakota Hart wants a transfer from Hamilton to a Toronto mental health facility on the basis that he will have access to more programs suited to a gay man.

HitchBOT's California dreams have been dashed for 2015, but there is a possibility the robot will have its thumb out again at the side of the road next year.

The condo project restoration of Hamilton's most historic hotel is well underway, and that means from the right angle, you can see straight through the front windows to the greenery of the Escarpment in the distance.

Canada post says it is shameful a city councillor has labelled a $28,000 grant for reading tutoring at Mountain area schools a “public relations exercise."

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats won't have running back C.J. Gable and Canadian slotback Andy Fantuz when they face the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Sunday night after both players were placed on the six-game injured list Wednesday .

The city will move ahead with its light rail transit dream next week when it will establish an office and hire a company to design the $1-billion system.

A pair of YouTube pranksters have admitted to faking a surveillance video that purported to show the destruction of the hitchhiking Canadian robot hitchBOT.

Hamilton Police are investigating four vehicle fires that appear to have been intentionally set early Wednesday morning.

Also, photos of summer wildlife in Hamilton.

A fundraiser for a broken robot brings a groundswell of support. A TV host remembered. A former UK prime minister investigated amid sexual abuse allegations. Here's what's happening on Wednesday.

Delays on GO trains out of Hamilton, and on the Burlington Skyway.

It will be a pretty tame day on Wednesday — partly cloudy skies with a high of 24 C.

Robin Lajoie, 60, is about to attempt a 55-kilometre swim around Pelee Island later today. As far as he knows he's the only swimmer who has taken on this challenge in recent memory. While he has no examples to follow, he's feeling fairly confident.

Scott Duvall will lose his paycheck, but will still continue to represent Ward 7 while he bids to replace Chris Charlton as NDP MP Hamilton Mountain.

After the destruction of hitchBOT, the hitchhiking robot who went offline in Philadelphia on Saturday, the city has rallied to repair the friendly, child-sized robot and shed its image as the city that killed it.

Firefighters rescued three people from a multiple-alarm fire on Wentworth Street South Wednesday.

Three Hamilton teens are facing robbery charges after another teen was beaten and robbed near a school on the Mountain Saturday.

Box office totals for the Hamilton Fringe Festival were down 17 per cent from 2014, organizers announced Tuesday – and festival officials believe the Pan Am Games are partly to blame.

Here are four important federal issues that have extra significance for Hamilton voters.

A Hamilton man is facing multiple charges after challenging people to a fight in an east end bar Saturday, and then taking a swing at a police officer who showed up to question him.

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A Hamilton paramedic ended up needing medical help herself Friday after a drunk man allegedly kicked her in the face after he was picked up near Jackson Square.

A moody shot of Hamilton's waterfront, and fast food workers scream, jump and lock the window when a robot comes through.

A very long election campaign has started, and someone destroyed Hamilton's hitchhiking robot.

Buses and trains are running on time and there are no major traffic issues yet.

Be prepared for a thunderstorm Tuesday afternoon, and an increasingly windy day.

Zach Collaros threw three TD passes as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeated the Toronto Argonauts 34-18 on Monday night to remain unbeaten at Tim Hortons Field.

Surveillance camera footage obtained by Philadelphia YouTuber Jesse Wellens appears to show Canada's favourite hitchhiking robot being destroyed.

Here is a list of candidates from four major political parties in the Hamilton area who are running in the Oct. 19 federal election.

The word of the week, indeed this entire campaign, is change. Of course, change can mean many different things, and if day one of the election campaign is anything to go by, Canadians are about to find out just how many.

Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Hamilton and much of southern Ontario Sunday afternoon.

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats not only return home after opening the season with four straight road games but are also poised to get some of their walking wounded back.

For 70 days, Montreal photographer Johany Jutras will travel through nine cities and 9,000 kilometres to capture the culture of the Canadian Football League.

Even though hitchBOT's U.S. tour was cut short by vandalism, the celebrity status of the globe-trotting social media darling remains strong.

Conservative Leader Stephen Harper has kicked off what will be the longest federal election campaign in recent history.

A hitchhiking robot that captured the hearts of fans worldwide met its demise in the U.S.

Check out new tracks from West Nile, Murder Murder and Life in Vacuum.

After eight years and numerous delays, Hamilton’s own lobbyist registry has finally come into force on Saturday.

Malls, liquor stores remain open, but most city services will be closed on Aug. 3.

Hamilton Police say their focus on downtown — with its larger population of visible minorities residents compared to the whole city — is why the number of visible minorities in the carding/street check numbers are so high.

A Hamilton church ravaged by fire over a year ago is looking for help from its community Friday night.

After this lengthy heat wave, perhaps the best thing to do this weekend would be attending the Ice Cream Festival at Westfield Heritage Village.

Despite days of sweltering heat in the past week, the city has yet to record a single smog day for 2015. And to find the last smog advisory, you'll need to turn back the clock to 2013 leaving a city long known for its industrial "smell" breathing easy.

Hamilton firefighters had to move quickly to douse the fire that was eating away at an SUV in an east-end parking lot Thursday night.

Communications giant Rogers says it is sorry for accidentally showing hardcore pornography in place of a news show on CHCH television this week.