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Children are most often assaulted or abducted by someone they know, and that has Hamilton police using a new phrase to teach kids about the dangers they face – “tricky people.”

A downtown Hamilton grocery store has been fined $60,000 after a worker had a "critical hand injury" in a meat grinder.

U.S. Steel is moving production out of plants in Hamilton and Lake Erie against the wishes of the chief restructuring officer and before the court appointed monitor has assessed the idea.

The national oral history project is in Hamilton this week, and you could be part of its Supercrawl exhibit.

Housing in Hamilton is becoming less affordable for potential owners of bungalows and two-storey houses, but condo affordability remains relatively stable, according to new numbers released Monday in a quarterly report from RBC.

The Calgary Stampeders supplanted the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at the top in our weekly breakdown of the balance of power in the Canadian Football League.

High Noon, the latest album from Hamilton favourites Arkells, has gone gold.

Conservative leader Stephen Harper took questions about the pensions for U.S. Steel workers and the recession Tuesday at a campaign stop in Burlington, Ont. while the NDP and Liberals were quick to respond.

Sudden U turns. Chewing massive amounts of gum. A recent Hamilton incident shows that neither will help you beat a RIDE stop.

Centuries-old papers and books often have no protection from the heat and humidity in southwest India. A Hamilton-based librarian who witnessed their condition wants to do something about it.

Alabama fishermen catch two very cute kittens while fishing on the Black Warrior River. Thank You, Internet!

Your Hamilton traffic notes for Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015. Check here for traffic and commute updates.

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The city is about to do a major study to try to protect its flood-prone lower city from a potential massive flood.

Eastbound traffic on the 403 was backed up near the Waterdown Road exit thanks to a disabled vehicle, the OPP says.

The province didn’t include Hamilton in its consultation stops about police carding. So one city councillor says he’s holding his own.

A witness ended up punched for his trouble Friday night when a group tried to stop an impaired driver in the east end.

Local anti-poverty groups will launch a campaign on Tuesday to try to get voters thinking about poverty issues during the federal election.

Hamilton police have recovered the body of Neil Croft, who went missing last week.

About 100 people ended up spilling into a residential street on the Mountain Friday night after a house party got out of control, police say.

It took pepper spray and a Taser for police to break up a fist fight in Hess Village early Saturday – but no charges ended up being laid because it was deemed a “consensual fight.”

Asher Hastings threw for 383 yards and five touchdowns as the defending Yates Cup champion McMaster Marauders opened their season with a 55-33 win over the Toronto Varsity Blues on Sunday in Canadian Interuniversity Sport football action.

Some dads are ninjas. Here's proof. Thank You, Internet!

A republican presidential candidate says it's worth considering putting up a wall to separate Canada and the U.S. and word of a possible recession could be bad news for Conservative leader Stephen Harper. These are some of the top stories from Hamilton and beyond before you start your day.

Your Hamilton traffic notes for Monday August 31, 2015. Check here for traffic and commute updates.

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The paper form that Hamilton Police use to document personal information from people they stop on the street looks nearly identical to the "carding" form used in Toronto.

Only one of the major-party candidates for Flamborough-Glanbrook lives in the riding.

The science surrounding a low-fat diet has changed, but our attitudes haven’t kept up, a dietitian says.

Here are your top stories in Hamilton, Canada and around the world for Sunday, Aug. 30.

Here's your weather for Sunday, August 30, 2015.

Tired of boring Facebook quizzes? Get a real-time assessment of how your positions on the issues compare with the platforms of the major parties.

Check out great new tracks from Kalle Mattson, Grey Lands and Megan Hamilton.

The Greenbelt Harvest Picnic and the Winona Peach Festival were the talk of the town Saturday. Here's a taste (not a literal one, sadly) of the music, food and fun:

More than a year after youth from the Crown Point neighbourhood pitched the city on building a BMX-style track in Gage Park's southwestern corner, the hilly course formally opened Saturday.

Here are your top stories in Hamilton, Canada and around the world for Saturday, Aug. 29.

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There's lots of live music and festivals happening in Hamilton this weekend.

An elderly woman is in critical condition after her van hit a tree in Durand early Friday morning.

Hamilton police are searching for a man who tried to break in to a Stoney Creek market, and officers think he’s responsible for more break ins throughout the city.

Traffic is moving slowly on the Linc as police deal with two separate crashes near West 5th.

Hamilton area's unemployment rate is lower than both the provincial and national averages and has seen a hefty decrease since last year, according to new numbers from Workforce Planning Hamilton.

Anisa Ibrahim, the mother of two who faces extradition to the U.K. on charges of abducting her children, received support from members of Hamilton's Somali community at court on Friday.

Dr. Mark Loeb, an infectious disease specialist for Hamilton Health Sciences, offers advice on how to stay protected from West Nile Virus.

Forget corporate sponsors – one of Hamilton’s biggest rock bands wants to back a youth hockey team for the upcoming season.

A man is dead and is now the city’s fourth pedestrian death of 2015 after he succumbed to his injuries after being hit by a car earlier this month.

A made-in-Hamilton Harper meme, the call for a cop carding forum and the province pushes to get rid of the old health cards. These are some of the top stories from Hamilton and beyond before you start your day.

Your Hamilton traffic notes for Friday August 28, 2015. Check here for traffic and commute updates.

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