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The escalating violence that led to Shariek Douse being shot and killed in the North End Wednesday night stemmed from a “previous stupid Twitter beef,” his cousin and friends say.

One of three people walking along Highway 2 just east of Brockville was struck and killed on Wednesday night, Ontario Provincial Police say.

Ethan Scott is colour blind. He sees the world "in a way that are a little bit more dull than usual." Here's what happens when he sees purple for the first time. Be warned. Ethan uses 'colourful' language as he sees the world in all its beauty.

The key question that was not asked to the Prime Minister's former Chief of Staff in the Mike Duffy trial and climate change killing trees in California means trouble in Canada. These are just a few of the top stories worth your time this Thursday morning.

The GO train departing Hamilton heading east to Toronto's Union Station is delayed by about 7 minutes Thursday morning. Check here for traffic, commute updates.

A chance of thunderstorms in Hamilton this afternoon. Here's your weather. Now get your day started.

Hamilton's goal to have food allergy injectors in every food court and restaurant will live on for another year.

An 18-year-old man was shot and killed in Hamilton’s North End on Wednesday night. Friends and family have identified him as Shariek Douse.

The owners of Sarcoa, a waterfront bar and restaurant, say they’re willing to go to court over the ability to play live music on their patio.

A new review from a McMaster doctor and researcher published Wednesday delves deep into the subject of gangrene – a terrifying and potentially life-threatening condition that has baffled doctors for decades.

A former principal, teacher and truancy counsellor with the Hamilton and Peel school boards has pleaded guilty to 10 counts of indecent assault involving young boys.

Heavily armed Hamilton police officers spent hours Tuesday morning outside a home on Cathcart Street with guns drawn – but when they stormed the home, no one was there.

A 21-year-old man is facing stunt driving charges after police caught him speeding at 172 km/h on the Lincoln Alexander Parkway.

A foreign steel maker that has previously purchased a Sault Ste. Marie steel plant is interested in U.S. Steel’s Canadian operations, according to a report in the Hamilton Spectator.

Saturated fats should still be eaten in moderation. But when compared to other evils, a new study shows, they’re not quite as bad as we might have thought.

This woman got cake, a party hat, a marching band and a whole lot of embarrassment for being a store's 10,000th shoplifter. Thank You, Internet!

Have you heard about the drug hundreds of times more powerful than heroin? And the Internet is about to get much faster. Fast enough to download an HD movie in about a minute. These are just a few of the top stories worth your time this Wednesday morning.

It's another fine day Hamilton. Here's your weather. Now get your day started.

Not much traffic yet on local roads and rails Wednesday morning. Check here for traffic, commute updates.

A needed food bank in Hamilton's east end should also have a kitchen, and facilities for teaching cooking and healthy eating classes, says Coun. Chad Collins.

Spurred by bylaw complaints about the growing monthly celebration of homegrown culture, city officials have been meeting with members of the arts community to figure out just what to do about Art Crawl.

On the surface, it looks like just another bureaucratic planning decision at Hamilton's city hall. But Aidan Johnson says it's much more than that – it's a new era at city hall in fighting what he calls bad student housing.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats great Angelo Mosca will be only the second player in team history to have his number retired. It will happen at a ceremony at Tim Hortons field later this month.

As part of an ongoing effort to gather street level pollution data, some parents are even volunteering to attach air quality monitors to their baby’s strollers and head out for a walk.

The defending East Division champion Hamilton Tiger-Cats claw their way into the top spot in our weekly breakdown of the Canadian Football League.

CMHC analyst Abdul Kargbo said increased interest in condos and townhouses comes at a time when the resale market is tight and the number of affordable homes is lower.

Police officers executed a search warrant to enter a multi-unit building in Beasley after reports a man was assaulted with a pistol there on Monday.

A 70-year-old Dundas man who'd been missing since early afternoon Saturday was found safe and rescued from a ravine on Monday evening.

This is the closest you will likely ever get to flying a WWII P-51D Mustang fighter bomber. Put your cursor on the video, hold it down and move around the cockpit. It's amazing. Check out what the pilot does at 4:25.

Roads and rails are starting to get complicated on your Tuesday morning. Check here for traffic, commute updates.

More rain could come Tuesday after a wet start to the week. Good morning Hamilton.

Gas stations. Fast food drive-thrus. Single-family homes. These are all things city planners don’t want to see along Hamilton’s future LRT line, but currently, there's no way to stop it.

It caused a lot of debate, and five people voted against it, but Hamilton city councillors have voted to change how they get paid.

International Village business owners worried that light-rail transit (LRT) will block off vehicle traffic forever don’t need to panic – yet.

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board is advertising 21 schools with some empty classrooms in hopes of finding possible tenants or community groups that want to share their space.

Hamilton Police are looking for three suspects following a daytime shooting Saturday afternoon.

Who's got no thumbs and isn't the smartest dog in the world? Diesel the English Bulldog.

An Indonesian court has thrown out a $125-million civil lawsuit against the Jakarta International School where now-jailed educator Neil Bantleman and Ferdinant Tjiong worked.

From the return of the Mike Duffy trial to a police shooting during a protest to mark the anniversary of the death of teenager Michael brown in Ferguson, Missouri to stories about a pair of very different solar projects, here are the top stories in Hamilton and beyond.

The OPP have cleared a collision on the Burlington Skyway. Check here for traffic, commute updates.

Turn off the sprinklers. There's a good chance Mother Nature will make sure your lawn gets watered.

Hamilton Police are looking for three suspects following a daytime shooting Saturday afternoon.

It's up to quarterback Drew Willy and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to try and do something that's never been done at Tim Hortons Field.

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

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. has pulled the plug on its proposal to build a 60,000-solar-panel farm in Flamborough after the project failed to get Hamilton city council approval last month.

Getting tests for cervical, colon and breast cancer can be uncomfortable for anyone, and it can get even more complicated when patients feel their doctors may not understand their gender or sexual identities.

A 35-year-old Hamilton man died after the vehicle he was driving crashed into a transport truck on the QEW near Fifty Road, police say.

The city is nearly one year into its pilot project to have food allergy injectors in local malls — but so far, no one has needed it.

Five things to do on a sunny August weekend.

The Canadian Mental Health Association is warning Hamilton residents of a scam where someone is posing as a volunteer looking for donations.