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Climate change is binding together energy and water issues and Canada must learn to think about them that way, says the newly appointed Canadian head of an international water institute at Hamilton's McMaster University.

Hamilton Police have charged a second man in connection with the attempted armed robbery at a jewelry store in Eastgate Square in January.

Paramedics in Hamilton are stressed, overworked and dealing with unmanageable patient loads - to the point where the system is “unsustainable,” say local emergency service officials.

Artist and musician Tom Wilson painted a painting called "The Mystic Highway" to be blown up and hung on the side of the CBC Hamilton building on James Street North during this month's Juno Awards festivities. It was unveiled Tuesday.

Activist Ken Stone has launched a crowdfunding campaign to help him fight a federal government security agency after agents visited him at his home and questioned him about his views on Iran.

City councillors spent a combined $44,407.80 last year on airfare, meals, mileage and other expenses while conducting city business, including trips to the Grey Cup and conferences around North America.

Police are seeking a suspect in at least the eighth pharmacy robbery in Hamilton in less than three months.

CBC Hamilton has four pairs of tickets to give away to Sunday's Juno Songwriters Circle performance.

Alexisonfire, a Canadian post-hardcore band with some Hamilton ties, is reuniting for a series of festivals and shows this year, including performances in Montreal, Toronto, Edmonton and Calgary.

Here's your news, weather and traffic for Tuesday, Mar. 10.

Hamilton is lagging behind most other cities when it comes to affordable childcare, a local advocate says. And our economy is suffering because of it.

A whack of tickets, backstage passes, posters and other memorabilia from several notable Hamilton musicians are on display in time for the Juno Awards.

Remaining Pan Am Games tickets for July will not be fore sale until mid-April.

A 14-month-old boy has died after being rushed to a hospital from a Burlington, Ont., daycare.

A 57-year-old man, apparently stabbed in the head, has been taken to hospital in critical condition, according to Hamilton Police. Police responded around 9 a.m. Monday to reports of the stabbing at 192 Hughson Street North.

At long last, the snow and ice is starting to melt. Now there’s a new issue — how to avoid flooding.

Home sales in February were up 14 per cent compared to the same month a year ago. But a "particularly cold February" contributed to an overall dip in home-building activity.

The head of the city’s Pan Am committee says he’s not concerned that a number of subcontractors have liens on the new Tim Horton’s Field stadium property because they haven’t been paid.

What do a century cottage selling for $20,000 above asking and $1.2 million condo penthouse have in common? They’re two sides of a hot housing market in the central city where new developments including a GO Transit station are driving up prices.

Overcoming sexual assault can be a difficult and slow journey. The process of healing takes time, and counselling doesn't always help, say two survivors who candidly reveal their stories to CBC News in exclusive video interviews.

Shoppers got a scare on Sunday when a 20-year-old man walked into Lime Ridge Mall with a paintball gun slung over his shoulder, prompting police to confront him at gunpoint.

Members of a committee designed to keep professional hockey in Hamilton say they’re not overly worried that the city would be without a major hockey team if the Bulldogs left. Someone would come and take their place.

When Geraldine Mainguy was growing up in Waterdown, there were only three real career options for girls – nurse, teacher and stenographer.

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 this week. Up this week: LeE HARVeY OsMOND, Allegories feat. Meagha and Dan Daly.

Looking for things to do Saturday afternoon and Sunday? Here are some suggestions that are happening in Hamilton.

According to the Winnipeg Free Press, there's a "strong chance" the Winnipeg Jets will move their AHL affiliate, the St. John's IceCaps, to the MTS Centre this fall, and that a deal has been struck for Montreal to move its AHL club from Hamilton to St. John's.

The Pan Am Games aren't just about soccer for Hamilton. The city hopes to use the games as a chance to lure millions of business investment, primarily from seven countries.

Hamilton’s transit landscape shifted yet again on Friday, as councillors passed a new 10-year transit strategy that asks the province to pump about $301 million into expanding HSR bus service.

The details of an "unprofessional" email between police colleagues that has caused a Hamilton Police officer significant "suffering" and "insurmountable" post traumatic stress disorder will not be made public.

Almost two months since his departure, Delvin Breaux continues to cast a huge shadow over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' secondary.

The man charged in the death of Harmanjit Singh is suspected of several weapons offences, police say.

Here's your news, weather and traffic for Friday, Mar. 6.

Hamilton Police have added new wording to public education materials that make citizens' rights clearer in interactions with officers when they're not under investigation.

Hamilton has amassed 3,074 volunteers for the Pan Am Games. It's more than double thank what they were seeking. Now the trouble is finding work for all the free hands.

A victim of road rage snapped a cell phone photo of a man who tried to fight her for a road rage incident. Police caught the man using a photo of the accused.

Around Hamilton, there will be 12 fewer doorsteps with inaccessible entrances, thanks to a ramp-building project at the Hamilton Tool Library. Provincial legislation requires buildings to be accessible by 2025.

New details emerged in a hearing in a Hamilton court Thursday as a judge prepares to decide if a man accused of kidnapping a child from Earl Kitchener Elementary School is criminally responsible for his actions.

Hamilton officials have received more than 900 calls about frozen pipes. A typical winter usually brings about 40. Mayor Fred Eisenberger said in a press conference Thursday the problem is unlikely to improve until next week.

Thanks to an immediate flood of tips, the Lincoln County Humane Society has identified the owner of an emaciated dog found wandering the streets of St. Catharines.

Three cats and two guinea pigs died in a 5 a.m. fire in the city's east end Thursday morning.

Here's your news, weather and traffic for Thursday, Mar. 5.

After a massive power surge in rural Flamborough scorched electronics and left homeowners with thousands in damages last month, residents want Hydro One to explain the burst of electricity that hit their homes – and pay for it.

A Hamilton OPP officer who helped pulled the driver from a burning fuel truck will be awarded a Medal of Bravery for his actions in 2012.

The grievance hearing is over, and 21 fired city workers are waiting to see if they’ll get their jobs back after allegations that they worked fewer hours than allotted.

The city has spent $3.1 million and 12 years on its Red Hill Valley Parkway lawsuit with the federal government, and one councillor estimates there’s at least another four years left to go.

Hamilton Police are investigating an incident involving assault and indecent exposure that happened Tuesday at 2:50 p.m. on the Red Hill Valley trail north of Queenston Road.

If a massive, stately Queen Street South home currently listed for $4.25 million sells for that price, it'd be the most expensive home sale ever recorded on the Realtors Association of Hamilton-Burlington rolls.

Two Hamiltonians helped hold down a suspect after a variety store was robbed in the downtown core Tuesday afternoon, police say.

It’s time to pick Hamilton’s best song – Junkhouse’s 90s rock anthem "Shine" or Rita Chiarelli’s ode to a maximum security prison, "These Four Walls." Vote now!

A man was taken to hospital Tuesday after holding a knife to his own throat in a public washroom, police say.