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The predictions for the economic benefit of light right transit were already rosy when studied five years ago. But after a five -year real estate boom, city officials think those estimates need to be revised— upwards.

ArcelorMittal Dofasco has been fined $130,000 after two workers at its Hamilton plant were injured within a week in 2012.

Ward 3 Coun. Matthew Green hosted an anti-gun and neighbourhood pride rally Thursday, a day after getting council to back his plan for a gun buyback program.

Sahab Jamshidi will stand trial for the drowning death of a four-year-old St Lucian boy, a High Court Judge on the Caribbean island ruled Thursday.

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are moving up the AM dial and onto the new, all-sports TSN Radio, taking over CKOC 1150 in Hamilton.

Now that we're well into gardening season tell us what you are growing and how it's going. Join our live gardening chat on Monday at 12:30 p.m. Also listen to the call-in show with Ontario Today's Ed Lawrence. Call in by dialing 1-888-817-8995.

Ontario singer-songwriter Sarah Blackwood of Walk Off the Earth says she was kicked off a United Airlines flight in San Francisco because her toddler wouldn’t stop crying.

Police say a woman posed as a police officer and a nurse to get residents to buzz her in to an apartment building. But her second visit to the same apartment building led to her arrest.

A Dunville woman is facing fraud charges after running out on some expensive hairstyling.

City council voted unanimously to look into a program to buy back guns. A grieving mother says that helps.

One of the city’s most-heralded grassroots street transformations is about to undergo another massive overhaul. Thanks to a $1 billion light rail transit investment, James Street North will start to look completely different in 2019.

A judge grilled the attorney representing the city of Hamilton in court Wednesday, asking why, if it wanted some input on the placement of mailboxes, it didn't just give that input to Canada Post when the postal service asked for it last fall.

The OPP has dropped their investigation against Coun. Lloyd Ferguson in the matter of him grabbing a local journalist at Hamilton city hall last year.

Hazmat was called in to ArcelorMittal Dofasco today after a fire erupted on a conveyor belt, said to have traces of lime.

The city of Hamilton was found guilty of negligence for not following bylaws in maintaining a snowy sidewalk.

A record number of people are expected to be saying “up high” in Hamilton on Friday, taking part in UNICEF Canada’s #HighFiveIt campaign.

The Claremont Access will be closed Thursday between 9 a.m. and noon.

Yesterday’s announcement of provincial funding for light rail transit has many people in Hamilton buzzing, including Coun. Aidan Johnson.

A local man broke into two Dundas homes early Monday, police say – to raid the fridge and take a nap.

Environment Canada issued a severe thunderstorm watch Wednesday morning, for Hamilton and much of southern Ontario.

Here's your Hamilton news, weather, and traffic for Wednesday, May 27.

The provincial announcement Tuesday to put $1 billion into building a light rail transit line answered a lot of questions for Hamilton. But in many ways, the work has just begun.

The landmark court case between the city of Hamilton and Canada Post began Tuesday afternoon. It's being watched around the country for its implications on other municipalities unhappy about the Crown corporation's planned changes to mail delivery.

The province is paying $1 billion to build a light rail transit system through the lower city. It will also pay to fast track the Centennial GO station. Here are answers to your questions about what Tuesday's announcement means to you.

Continuing their investigation of the May 17th shooting at Main Street E and East Avenue, police have released enhanced photos of suspects and witnesses.

After two high-profile suicides in two years, Hamilton Police Chief Glenn De Caire says he won't talk about any individual police officers who have killed themselves. But he maintains the police service is making strides to break down the barriers and stigma that prevent officers from seeking help.

A Hamilton police officer who is already serving a demotion for having sex with a prostitute has been demoted again — this time for picking up a drunk woman on duty and having sex with her.

Premier Kathleen Wynne has committed to up to $1 billion for the capital costs of light rail transit in Hamilton.

Vineyard owners in parts of southern Ontario are assessing the damage from a record-breaking plunge into cold weather that some growers say has devastated their grape crops.

Hamilton has had some dramatic proposals for tall buildings in the downtown core that would have an impact on neighbourhood character and help the city meet its growth goals. The city wants citizen input on how to deal with such proposals.

Take a ride on the B-Line to see five key places along the route and some of their implications — good and bad, depending how you look at it.

Fresh off a Hamilton Music Award win, The Dirty Nil is about to embark on a stretch of Warped Tour and is mixing a brand new, full length album.

Hamilton police are searching for a suspect after an early morning knife-point robbery left a cabbie without his cab.

Cities across the country will be watching Tuesday as Canada Post faces off in a Hamilton courtroom against the city over where it can put super mailboxes.

Hamilton Health Sciences is about to shut down local hospital food operations and bring in meals prepared out of town, CUPE says.

Home sales in Hamilton will decline this year and into 2016, according to a new report from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.

After months of uncertainty, an announcement on rapid transit funding is finally happening in Hamilton Tuesday morning. Plenty of questions still remain about the announcement, though. Here are five key issues that need answers.

A provincial announcement on public transit is happening in Hamilton Tuesday morning, according to both local and provincial sources. But it will not be for the full line originally proposed.

The dynamic guitarist was posthumously presented with a lifetime achievement award, and also won the guitarist of the year award at Saturday night’s industry awards.

Police stopped a man riding a bike on the sidewalk on Saturday night and discovered he was on the run from break-and-enter warrants in another city, according to Hamilton Police.

Here's your Hamilton news, weather, and traffic for Monday, May 25.

John Kearns, the controversial inventor who says he's been barred from Six Nations with threats of violence, will be in Brantford Ont., Thursday for a no holds barred discussion on his deal to sell a garbage solution to the reserve.

Bankruptcy court filings show a past president of Stelco says U.S. Steel never gave the Canadian operations a chance and is playing shell games to recover its acquisition costs ahead of pensioners.

An HSR bus was one of three vehicles involved in a collision at James and Main Streets Sunday morning.

The 11th annual HMA Industry Awards took place Saturday night at the Dofasco Centre for the Arts. There were plenty of awards to go around. Here's a list of the winners in case you missed out.

Crowds in what was once the city’s sole nightlife entertainment destination have been shrinking for years, with some estimating they’re down by more than half. So how did we get to this point, and what needs to be done to get people back in Hess Village?

Check out great new music from Aron D’Alesio, Cody Allen and Glass Face.

Road work season is officially in full swing, and for part of Concession Street, it is going to last the whole summer.

If you're driving this weekend, steer clear of James Street.

Sometimes he reads books like Justice Belied. Sometimes he chats with neighbours. Sometimes he brings his dog, Albert. Henry Evans-Tenbrinke has been sitting on a concrete pad on Brucedale Avenue to prevent Canada Post contractors from installing a super mailbox.