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Dundas’ Caribou made the cut, and is on the 2015 Polaris Prize shortlist for best Canadian album.

A 68-year-old man from Hamilton is facing drunk driving charges after police arrested him eating at Taco Bell Wednesday afternoon.

Here's your Hamilton news, weather, traffic and more for Thursday, July 16.

A new ranking of Canadian cities puts Hamilton near the bottom of the pack as a good place for women to live.

A 27-year-old Hamilton man faces child pornography charges after an investigation that started with his email account.

A Hamilton woman has been charged with careless driving in the collision that sent a transport truck into the Red Hill Creek, forcing the closure of the southbound lanes for the majority of Tuesday.

New building permit numbers show that Hamilton's building boom appears to be for the long haul. But the city appears to still be lacking growth where it's desperately needed — affordable housing.

Hamilton's record-breaking housing market is having an impact even outside of the region, helping to stabilize national real estate market trends.

A seniors home care company that posted an ad last week looking for a Caucasian nurse in Burlington, Ont. is apologizing for what it’s calling an “unfortunate mistake.”

Police are looking for three teenage suspects they say rode bicycles as they approached a man and stole his wallet.

The Canadian Olympic Committee confirmed Wednesday that hip-hop heavyweight Kayne West will be the headline attraction for the closing ceremony at the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto.

A cheese grater was used as a weapon in an early morning assault in the lower city on Wednesday.

Parenting expert Alyson Schafer offers tips on how to keep the kids from being bored in the summer and explains why boredom is particularly bad for teens and tweens.

Hamilton Fire officials said a fire in a row house on Rebecca St. caused $175,000 in damage early Wednesday.

Here's a list of what you need to know about the Pan Am games schedule and local cultural events on Wednesday, July 15.

Check out our gallery of portraits of people from the Pan Am Games.

After debates and numerous meetings over deficiencies with the new stadium, the city and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats have reached a temporary rental agreement for the rest of the year.

Public health officials have closed Bayfront Beach to swimming and wading because of blue-green algae.

Police have charged a Hamilton man with robbing a Big Bee variety store after he ran out with the whole cash register and left his ID behind.

Hamilton police need the public’s help to find a missing 14-year-old girl.

An online ad to recruit home care workers for seniors in Burlington has a catch: you have to be white.

The city has closed its sports fields and recreation park programs on Tuesday because of the rain.

One year ago today, Neil Bantleman voluntarily went to the Jarkarta police station for questioning in a child sexual assault case. He has been behind bars ever since and is now serving a 10 year sentence.

Hamilton's debate over free parking for veterans has Robert Smol arguing that Canada has an unhealthy and unfair fixation of veterans of the Second World War and needs to better recognize more recent service.

The city should be licensing payday loans stores in Hamilton to prevent them from preying on Hamilton's most vulnerable residents, says a local politician calls the businesses "economic violence."

Is Red Hill part of your commute home? Portions will be closed right into this evening.

Canada's Carling Zeeman won gold in the women's single sculls event on Tuesday, while Liz Fenje and Katherine Sauks earned a first-place finish in the lightweight double sculls.

Here's a list of what you need to know about the Pan Am games schedule and local cultural events on Tuesday, July 14.

Hamilton will have to endure a soggy Tuesday, according to a special weather statement from Environment Canada. Thunderstorms with heavy rain are expected over the course of the day.

Here's your Hamilton news, weather, traffic and more for Tuesday, July 14.

Some seats with obstructed views in the new stadium were sold at full price during the Pan Am Games soccer matches on the weekend.

We captured some of the personalities of the Pan Am Games, from volunteers to soccer fans to people parking cars on their lawns.

Once again, water sports will headline Canada's chances today at the Pan Am Games. The home country will face off against USA in the gold medal of women's water polo, and the swimming competition will get underway.

Tom Jackson's election expenses came under scrutiny today after a complaint from a citizen. The main issue: More than $24,000 spent on gift cards for volunteers.

It’s a new era in the city’s quest to keep excess GTHA dirt from being dumped within its borders — it’s fined a Flamborough landowner $1,500 for taking more than 2,000 loads of fill.

Hamilton Animal Services are still taking leads, but believe they have found the potential owner of the dog involved in an attack associated with the death of Matthew Brigmantas last week.

Since January 2013, researchers from McMaster University and clinicians at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton have been granting dying wishes for patients in palliative and critical care. What they found was amazing — most people's wishes could be granted for under $200.

Police didn't have to go far to arrest two men vandalizing the main sign outside Hamilton Police headquarters Sunday morning.

Though the Pan Am Games were not the most important competition on their 2015 calendars, Canadian paddlers Adam van Koeverden and Mark Oldershaw didn't earn the medals they wanted on Monday.

A Hamilton man is facing assault charges after allegedly punching someone in the face at Lime Ridge Mall – but he did so recovering from a stab wound sustained at the same mall just the day before.

The case of five suspended Hamilton police officers charged in connection with an alleged fake ticket conspiracy got underway in court Monday – but it won’t continue until September.

On Tuesday, NASA's New Horizon's space ship will get its closest look at Pluto after a nine and a half year trek. That's a 4.7 billion kilometre drive. Give or take. Here's a list of six cool things about Pluto from McMaster University astronomer Rob Cockcroft.

Soccer and cultural events continue in Hamilton Monday: Here's a list of what you need to know.

Hobnobbing with other countries. A new stadium. Here are some of the ways the city is measuring whether the games are successful.

Here's your Hamilton news, weather, traffic and more for Monday, July 13.

A 14-year-old was rushed to hospital Sunday night after he was stabbed in the abdomen near the Pan Am stadium in the city’s east end.

Four-time Olympic medallist kayaker Adam Van Koeverden headlines Monday's action as he goes for his first Pan Am medal. Canada will also have contenders in rowing and diving.

We captured some of the personalities of the Pan Am Games, from volunteers to soccer fans to people parking cars on their lawns.

Canada’s medal count reached a Games-leading eight before after Day one of the Pan Am Games, including four gold medals. Day 2 offers a number of other opportunities as a total of 20 medal events are scheduled throughout Sunday.

Hamilton native Rose Hopkins will perform a play about abortion in the 1950s, one of 48 performances at the Hamilton Fringe Festival in July.