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Man asks off-duty cop to donate to fake charity, gets arrested
A Hamilton man attempted to scam the wrong person when he asked an off-duty cop to donate to a fake charity, police say.
Hamilton doctor, Sahab Jamshidi, arrested in St. Lucia after boy dies
A Hamilton man, apparently on holiday in the Caribbean island of St. Lucia, has been arrested after the drowning death of a four-year-old boy, according to local police.
CBC's Transforming Gender comes amid headlines over gender identity
Eleven Canadian transgender people tell their stories in Doc Zone feature airing Thursday on CBC-TV.
Best Hamilton Song: Junkhouse versus Warsawpack
We’re down to the final four in CBC Hamilton’s best Hamilton song competition, and it’s time to pick our last band before the finals – It’s rock titans Junkhouse versus hip-hop fusion act Warsawpack.
Transit, tobogganing and violated codes of conduct at city council
A Hamilton councillor will push to establish designated tobogganing areas when city council meets on Wednesday.
Bosma trial delayed, QEW fire cleared: Daystarter Wednesday
Here's your news, weather and traffic for Wednesday, Feb. 25.
Tim Bosma trial delayed to next January
The trial for Dellen Millard and Mark Smich was scheduled to begin in September, but after this week's meeting the trial has been postponed to January 11, 2016.
Queen Elizabeth Way reopens in Burlington
Police began reopening lanes on the Queen Elizabeth Way in Burlington after a transformer fire caused the major highway to close for several hours during Wednesday's commute.
Integrity commisioner: Coun. Ferguson violated code of conduct
Hamilton’s integrity commissioner has found that an Ancaster councillor violated the city’s code of conduct when he grabbed a local journalist after a long day of contentious meetings.
School locked down after student suspected of having a gun
A Hamilton Mountain school was locked down on Tuesday after a student as suspected of having a firearm.
Caught on video: Hamilton Taxi driver robbed at knifepoint
Police are looking for two suspects after a Hamilton taxi driver was robbed at knifepoint this week.
Stadium likely won't be finished until mid April
It will likely be mid-April before the city will get its hands on the new Tim Horton’s Field stadium.
Suburban councillors prepared to fight area rating motion
Flamborough is gearing up for a fight on Wednesday when a lower-city councillor tries to eliminate area rating for transit.
Woman mugged as she walks her dog in Beemer Park
Police are asking for the public’s help to identify two teenagers suspected of mugging a woman who was walking her dog in Beemer Park.
Tunnel discovery prompts call for a Pan Am security update in Hamilton
A Hamilton councillor wants reassurance about Hamilton's safety during the 2015 Pan Am Games in Hamilton after a mystery tunnel was found near a venue in Toronto.
Hamilton breaks 134-year-old cold record
Hamilton broke a 134-year-old cold temperature record on Tuesday morning, set way back in 1881. Tuesday’s low was –24.8 C, set around 1 a.m. at the Hamilton airport. The previous record was –23.3 C, which was set at a lower city weather station.
Hedley’s Jacob Hoggard named host of Juno Awards
Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard will pull double duty as host and performer in the 2015 Juno awards in Hamilton next month, organizers announced Tuesday.
Pan Am Games torch relay route revealed
The Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games will kick off with a 41-day torch relay that will cross the whole country and bring the celebration to more than 180 communities, organizers have announced.
Extreme cold, Juno news and secret tunnels: Daystarter Tuesday
Here's your news, weather and traffic for Tuesday, Feb 24.
Toronto tunnel posed no threat to Pan Am Games, police say
Toronto police say they don’t know who built a mysterious tunnel near York University and a venue for this summer's Pan Am Games, or what may have been the motivation for it, but they are seeking the public's help in trying to determine the answers.
Tim Bosma trial judge bans public and media from pre-trial hearing
The judge in the case of two men accused of killing Tim Bosma is conducting pretrial hearings behind closed doors.
3 new Ontario songs you need to hear this week
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: Great Lake Swimmers, Jon Lawless and West Nile.
Best Hamilton Song: Rita Chiarelli versus Crowbar
We’re down to the final four in CBC Hamilton’s best Hamilton song competition, and it’s time for two heavyweights to slug it out – a classic rock staple from Crowbar versus Rita Chiarelli’s stunning blues.
What Google knows about data security that you should know too
A new report on cloud storage prepared for Google by a Hamilton-based risk advisor shows that businesses and individuals need to take a global approach to keeping data safe.
16-year-old exposes himself on bus then smashes window to escape: police
A Hamilton teenager is in custody after exposing himself to a woman on a city bus.
Stoney Creek rollover seriously injures driver
Hamilton police are trying to figure out what caused a vehicle rollover in Stoney Creek early Sunday morning that sent a man to hospital and injured his two passengers.
Hamilton news, weather, traffic and more: Daystarter Monday
Here's your news, weather and traffic for Monday, Feb. 23.
Hamilton blows away 50-year-old cold record
Hamilton shattered a decades-old cold weather record on Monday, as temperatures plummeted below –23 C with a wind chill of –31 C.
Extreme cold weather warning issued, -40 C overnight with wind chill
In the winter that will never end, another batch of arctic air will sweep through Hamilton and Southern Ontario Sunday night, with temperatures that could dip to -40 C overnight.
School board votes to reconsider Mountain closure
Ward 3 public school board trustee Larry Pattison is calling on the board to reverse its decision to shutter Mountain high school, to save the programming and small class sizes the special needs school provides now.
What is in Ontario's revamped sex ed curriculum?
Students will learn about the benefits and potential dangers of online activity in Grade 1 and about "sexting" in Grade 4 under Ontario's revised sex education curriculum, which will be released Monday.
Hamilton's Josh Taylor teaches black history through dance
Award-winning dancer and instructor has been teaching a routine based on Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Selma to Montgomery marches.
Oscars 2015: How to watch tonight's big show
The 87th annual Academy Awards, the biggest, glitziest and most-coveted movie industry awards are being handed out tonight in Hollywood. Here's what you need to know.
Hamilton's Muslim community praised at Whitehouse anti-terror summit
In touting Canada's anti-terrorism act, Bill C-51, to a counter-terrorism summit hosted by the White House, Hamilton found itself in the spotlight for all the right reasons.
Toronto drivers urged to slow down amid messy conditions
Police are advising drivers to slow down as today's snowfall has caused dozens of accidents throughout the Greater Toronto Area, including a six-vehicle collision in Burlington.
This is why black music matters
As part of Black History Month, CBC Hamilton asked two black Hamilton musicians from two very different backgrounds to explain why black music is important in their own words.
Ontario sex ed: Liberals to release updated curriculum Monday
Ontario's Liberal government will release details of the province's new sex education curriculum on Monday, The Canadian Press has learned.
Flamborough gets one new school, not 2 as planned
It’s a partially fulfilled wish list for Hamilton's public school board. It gets one new elementary school in Flamborough, but as for the second, it will have to make due with renovations.
Smoked trout and smoked arctic char recalled
Lake Land Meats and Farm Market is recalling smoked trout and smoked arctic char from stores because of the potential presence of dangerous bacteria.
Guelph police charge Hamilton man with attempted murder
Guelph police have charged a 46-year-old Hamilton man with attempted murder following an investigation.
Hamilton police officer arrested, charged with obstructing justice, theft
A veteran Hamilton police officer was arrested Friday and charged with theft and obstructing justice in what police are calling an "on-duty incident."
Woman arrested in bizarre fake pregnancy, pizza day scam
A Hamilton woman was arrested Thursday in a bizarre scam that included a fake pregnant daughter and a fictional pizza day, police say.
Councillors want province's help to escape huge conservation levy hike
At least two Hamilton councillors are calling on the province to intervene after the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA) voted Thursday to take nearly $700,000 more per year from city taxpayers.
Niagara Falls spectacular ice boulders form
Some remarkable drone video has captured ice boulders forming and growing at the foot of Niagara Falls.
Best Hamilton Song: Junkhouse versus the Forgotten Rebels
It’s time to choose who should move on to the next round of CBC Hamilton’s best Hamilton song competition, and two beloved groups are facing off – Junkhouse and The Forgotten Rebels.
Hamilton news, weather, traffic and more: Daystarter Friday
Here's your news, weather and traffic for Friday, Feb. 20.
Downtown apartment tenants ‘don’t want to leave’ amid rent hikes, renos
Furious residents of two downtown apartment towers voiced their outrage Thursday night about the deteriorating conditions of their buildings and the property management company they claim is trying to force them out.
City will set up dental care program for seniors
Public health staff is setting up a new program to provide dental care to low-income seniors that it hopes to roll out in January 2016.
French Catholic board demands to province: ‘Give us our school’
The message from Hamilton’s French Catholic school board leaders is clear: we want our own new high school.
Inquest called into death of Hamilton construction worker Luigi Stinellis
The province is calling an inquest into the death of a Hamilton construction worker who died after he was struck by a man charged with impaired driving.
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