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A fire in a home in central Hamilton Wednesday proved difficult for firefighters to put out, officials say.

Representatives from the city say the long-awaited Randle Reef cleanup project will start sometime this year – even though no contractor has yet been approved for the scaled back project.

A Canada Goose that was shot with an arrow in Burlington, Ont., has had it removed successfully at the Toronto Wildlife Centre.

Two years ago, the city refused to partner with the school board on a high school complex in the north end, saying there were trust issues. Now Coun. Robert Pasuta is hoping that's changed. Follow Hamilton city council live here.

Here's your Hamilton news, weather, and traffic for Wednesday, April 22.

The first year of a program to get Tasers into the hands of more officers has seen a big jump in their use.

The Attorney General, Six Nations, a Hamilton hospital and the girl's family are all part of a joint submission on the case that allowed a First Nations girl with cancer to seek alternative treatments.

Strong southwest winds of 60 km/h gusting to 90 km/h are expected

Homicides, violent crimes and overall crime have decreased over the last year. Attempted murders, big-ticket thefts and sexual offences against children increased. Here's what you need to know about crime in Hamilton in 2014.

One person has died in a fire after a car smashed into a Mountain townhouse complex Monday afternoon.

Thousands of votes have been cast, and it’s time to reveal the top 10 Hamilton acts for the CBC’s Searchlight competition to find the country’s best new artist.

A Hamilton man drew the ire of local musicians when he posted a Kijiji ad asking musicians to play for free at an event next month — but the city says the man is not part of planning for the event, and the musicians he has supposedly recruited are not playing.

Hamilton is one of the most segregated cities in the country by income, with clear divides between rich and poor neighbourhoods. But a new McMaster study says the inner city housing boom can help change that.

The province held a splashy media event on Tuesday morning to announce a light-rail line for Mississauga and Brampton. And as the pot dwindles, no announcements are planned for Hamilton.

Here's a list of five things you can do to make the earth a better place this week in Hamilton.

Here's your Hamilton news, weather, and traffic for Tuesday, April 21.

Hamilton's Medical Officer of Health will join a chorus of voices asking the province for greater scrutiny of a proposed gasification plant on the city's waterfront.

One person has died in a fire after a car smashed into a Mountain townhouse complex Monday afternoon.

A judge will rule in a week whether the out of court settlement should be unsealed as part of the company's bankruptcy protection hearings.

A Hamilton family doctor is pushing the city to establish tougher rules around what he says is a top unconsidered public health risk – burning wood.

The industry award nominees have been announced for the Hamilton Music Awards, and Laura Cole, Arkells, Jeremy Fisher, the Dinner Belles and Elliott Brood are leading the pack.

A Hamilton teen is facing multiple charges including drunk driving and auto theft after police arrested him in downtown Hamilton Saturday morning.

Canada Post would make short work of the city's new super mailbox bylaw if it ever went to court, says an expert in municipal law.

Queen Elizabeth honoured the First World War contributions of three Canadian regiments on Sunday including the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, the Calgary Highlanders and the Canadian Scottish Regiment.

Here's your Hamilton news, weather, and traffic for Monday, April 20.

A woman fondly known as 'the Co-op Angel' has been giving away free memberships to deserving customers at a not-for-profit grocery store in downtown Hamilton.

The Picone sisters use their father's signature on their store's sign. It's a way of connecting them to the store's long traditions and what it has taken to succeed over a century of being in business.

A 14-year-old boy faces numerous charges after a grass fire in Burlington caused a power outage and hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage.

Calvin Pickard made 40 saves and Joey Hishon scored the only goal in the shootout as the Lake Erie Monsters edged the host Hamilton Bulldogs 4-3 on Saturday in American Hockey League action.

Andrew Sedmihadsky's son Max is four years old. And, for about half his short life, he has lived with a rare disorder that causes muscle degeneration and affects boys between the ages of two and three years old.

Preliminary testing has confirmed the presence of H5 avian influenza on a second Ontario farm, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says.

It’s that time of the week again – CBC Hamilton reporter Adam Carter is back with his three picks for new Ontario music that you need to listen to. Up this week: Megan Landry, April Verch and Lee Harvey Osmond.

Six months after Cpl. Nathan Cirillo was shot while standing guard at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, his regiment in Hamilton opened its armoury to thank the public for its support in the aftermath of the reservist's death.

​Ben Street had two goals and an assist as the Lake Erie Monsters doubled up the Hamilton Bulldogs 6-3 on Friday in American Hockey League action.

Saturday may well be the last American Hockey League game in Hamilton. We look back at 19 years of AHL hockey in the city

The provincial government announced billions in new funding for GO Transit service on Friday, and said some $16 billion is now ready to spend on transportation infrastructure in the GTA and Hamilton.

A Jaguar and several snowmobiles were among the stolen goods recovered

The trail has gone cold for investigators examining the badly decomposed body found in Stoney Creek on Easter Sunday.

The Supreme Court of Canada's landmark end-of-life ruling played a role in helping a Hamilton man charged with assisting suicide avoid jail time, his lawyer said.

Cathy Cirillo and her son Nathan's regiment, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada, are inviting Hamiltonians to the armoury for an honours parade Saturday, six months after his death at the National War Memorial.

Hamilton student Mitchel Bonaccorso has been suspended from school for 10 days for a series of online videos he posted last summer - even though the videos have nothing to do with his school and weren’t filmed on school property.

Police have arrested four Hamilton men this week and charged them with possessing and accessing child pornography.

The Hamilton-Burlington housing market equaled Toronto for the largest house price increases over the first quarter of 2015 according to realtor group Re/Max.

Doctors have tried to wean Brad Clark’s son off painkillers despite his devastating shotgun injuries in an effort to wake him up, but so far he has not regained consciousness.

Here's your Hamilton news, weather, and traffic for Friday, April 17.

Hamilton electricity users will become the centre of a political debate next month as a city councillor tries to stop the merger of Horizon Utilities with three other companies.

Reem Sheet and Eyrie Clark, grade 11 students from Orchard Park High School, were some of those recognized for their volunteer efforts with Volunteer Hamilton, at the 17th Annual Community Builders Breakfast on Thursday.

It’s a milestone 10 months in the making – at long last, the city has issued an occupancy permit for Tim Horton’s Field.

The Canadian teacher serving a ten-year prison sentence in Indonesian on child-abuse convictions says the federal government has done little to protect him from what he calls an abuse of his human rights.

Hamilton police say they were called to the Hamilton central library, Wednesday night, after a man was said to be causing a disturbance, including challenging guests to a fight.