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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.

Here's a guide to transportation, sports and where you can go for good food and music.

Early estimates show fewer than 4,000 people showed up for the first soccer game of the Pan Am Games in Hamilton. But residents and officials say they're not discouraged.

Check out great new tracks from Twin Within, Steph Copeland and West Nile.

The crumbling historic buildings lining Gore Park received a facelift this week.

Driving? Taking the bus? Want to go to a community event and eat a lot of food? Here's everything that's happening today in Hamilton as it relates to the Pan Am Games.

A McMaster engineer is taking part in a NATO-funded project to develop devices that help military and civilian security personnel detect concealed weapons with radar technology.

Relatives recall him as a positive child growing up, but someone who had lost his way as an adult

Craig Ruthowsky, a Hamilton police officer who was arrested in a gang bust by Toronto police, was released on bail.

Pan Am begins but there is much more than the games to keep you busy this summer weekend.

Coun. Lloyd Ferguson’s push to make sure only “true” veterans get free parking in Hamilton landed with a thud at city hall Friday, as councillors decisively voted against his amendment to a new parking pilot project.

A colourful cauldron at the base of CN Tower will be unveiled Friday night during the opening ceremony of the Pan Am Games. And it has a strong Hamilton connection.

Police are searching for five suspects who damaged several vehicles in a car sales lot back in June and spray painted derogatory remarks on them.

The city will pay half of Hess Village club owners’ paid duty policing costs for the next two years as part of a special pilot project passed at city council Friday.

Lots of people are excited about the Pan Am Games. For those who aren't, there's a good chance you will be soon, according to veteran CBC journalist Andi Petrillo. Why? Because everybody loves a winner.

A city councillor, an architect and other interested residents are among those who want to take another stab at getting CN to move some of its west harbour rail yard.

A McMaster professor won an award for his part in developing an automated robot used for detecting the early stages of breast cancer.

The Greek Parthenon might have housed hundreds of millions in coins in its attic, according to new research from McMaster University.

Housing starts were trending up in the Hamilton for the month of June after seven straight months of decline.

With the Pan Am Games set to kick off tomorrow, one of Hamilton's big contributions to the festivities will be lighting up the games tomorrow night.

Craig Ruthowsky is back in court Thursday and has new charges laid against him him.

An overnight fire at a Hamilton sushi restaurant is being investigated for arson, said Hamilton Fire.

Hamilton’s new West Harbour GO Station officially opened for business Thursday morning, as commuters headed towards Toronto for the first time from the new station.

Today marks the first day of trains leaving Hamilton from the new West Harbour GO station for Union.

The dog that witnesses say fatally attacked a man in central Hamilton Wednesday night did not cause his death directly, said the regional coroner, and it is unclear what role the dog played in the incident.

It was a two-hour session that included talk of messaging accountants on Facebook, reusing 15-year-old election signs and conflicting interpretations of the elections act.

A service that connects artists and musicians with prospective rehearsal and performance space is now running in Hamilton.

Researchers from Hamilton’s McMaster University have created a new test to help identify diseases like hepatitis C and superbugs like C difficile much earlier than ever before.

Hamilton Police outline what's okay and what's not inside the soccer stadium.

Niagara Regional police have identified the two officers who were involved in an incident that also left two people dead in Lincoln, Ont. over the weekend.

An afternoon fire gutted a central Hamilton home Wednesday, causing $150,000 in damages, officials say.

The West Harbour GO station is opening tomorrow. At 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, the station is very much alive with some last minute work.

Dr. Hendrik Poinar is the McMaster University scientist whose research might some day help bring ancient, extinct animals like the wooly mammoth back to life. The CBC spoke with Poinar about the movie, interest in a real Jurassic Park and what it would take to bring a real dinosaur back to life.

A Hamilton trivia buff made an appearance on popular game show Jeopardy on Tuesday, realizing her dream of more than two decades.

Two Hamilton men are facing mischief charges after they were allegedly caught taking selfies next to spray-painted trains at the Hamilton GO Centre early Wednesday.

Police say foul play is not suspected in the death of a four-year-old boy who was killed in a farm tractor tire accident in Southgate Township over the weekend.