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Wilmer Flores singled to cap a two-out, two-run rally in the 11th inning and the New York Mets ended Toronto's team record-tying 11-game winning streak, beating the Blue Jays 4-3 Monday night.

Consider it a caution to homeowners and renters in every area of Hamilton: we’re in the midst of a rat infestation, and it’s only going to get worse.

The cost of renting has shot up more in Hamilton this year than anywhere else in the province, according to new numbers from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.

The city is looking at new options for its public golf courses after word that the sport is in decline, and not many new people are taking it up.

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Here's your quick hit Hamilton news, weather and traffic for Monday, June 15.

Environment Canada has called a fog advisory Monday morning as murky conditions have left the area with near zero visibility.

Emergency crews have recovered the body of Hamilton athlete Peter Simon from a Binbrook Lake.

After Toronto's mayor called for an end to 'carding,' Hamilton's mayor says no conversation about Hamilton's similar "street safety checks" has come across his radar. That will soon change.

Hamilton's Andrea Lynn Sloan and a friend from Burlington, Tim Nelson, are heading to New York City on Friday to run for the better part of 24 hours straight.

The experience of total road construction on Concession Street has been mixed for the business owners there.

Residential school survivors in Six Nations share their experience with CBC Hamilton after their emotional trip to Ottawa to witness the release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission report.

The hashtags #MacGrad2015 and #MohawkGrad kept tweeters in touch with the ceremonies as graduates and audience members updated social media on the days' events.

Until now, it’s been a pie-in-the-sky idea. But the city wants to take gondolas into the mainstream and has added the idea to its transportation planning.

A child's gender identity is at the centre of a custody decision this month in a case that involved threatening emails and burning girls' clothes.

The Hamilton District Soccer Program received some steel reinforcements today as ArcelorMittal Dofasco announced they are donating $250,000 donation a new inner-city youth soccer program.

It's a busy weekend in Hamilton for festivals, concerts, farmers markets and more fun things to do outside.

Burlington’s Mark Oldershaw will be providing CBC Hamilton with exclusive updates on his training and preparation for the Pan Am games as part of CBC's nationwide #ourathletes program. Follow Mark's journey to the games here.

A forced-network graph showing common charges and co-accused gives you a different look at how suspended officer Craig Ruthowsky fits in to Project Pharaoh's allegations.

After a week of wet weather, Hamiltonians can expect a dry and sunny weekend.

A new survey of the workplace culture in the city's embattled public works department reveals a dismal workplace of unhappy, disenchanted workers with little faith in their managers and little belief things can improve.

The family of a Canadian teacher imprisoned in Indonesia on widely criticized child-abuse convictions says the police officers who handled the controversial case are now under investigation.

Justice Alan Whitten has declared the city of Hamilton's bylaw regulating the placement of community mailboxes "inapplicable and inoperative."

At first, it paints an unfriendly portrait of Hamilton – the second highest number of hate crimes in Canada, second only to Thunder Bay. But local police and civic leaders insist that’s only part of the story.

Tim Bosma's accused killers were in a Hamilton courthouse again Thursday for discussion on pretrial motions, which are set to begin at the end of September.

Police are looking for a suspect after someone robbed a Mega Family Mart Store last month.

A man is charged with careless driving after a car hit an east-end school.

A calm Thursday is in store after the meteorological medley of messy weather yesterday.

Anyone who wants to see light-rail transit in Hamilton should think hard before they oppose the privatization of Hydro One, says a west-end councillor and LRT advocate. Because the one is happening — at least in part — because of the other.

The city has found another way to halt the Port Fuels waterfront gasification plant – but it’s a race against the clock that it might not win.

A court has ruled Hamilton failed in its responsibilities and awarded an 89-year-old woman who slipped and fell on a 23.8 millimetre bump in the sidewalk $192,000 in damages.

Hamilton’s local politicians will decide Wednesday at council whether they should formally oppose the sale of Hydro One on behalf of their residents.

This Friday is World Day to End Child Labour. To mark the day World Vision Canada asked 'When it comes to kid's chores, how much is too much?' Cheryl Hotchkiss, manager of World Vision's "No Child for Sale" campaign, tells us what Canadians think is the right kind of work for kids.

The severe thunderstorm warnings for Hamilton and the rest of southern Ontario have ended, but the tornado watches remain in effect across the region.

An elderly woman who was seriously injured in a fire in the lower city on Tuesday has died.

The search for a missing swimmer at the Binbrook Conservation Area continues for the third day on Wednesday.

A port-mortem is scheduled to be performed in Hamilton today on the body of an adult male found in water near a yacht club west of St. Catharines on Tuesday evening.

Don't put away your umbrellas just yet.

Hamilton Police officer Craig Ruthowsky, who is charged with participating in a criminal organization, was denied bail Tuesday by a Toronto court.

Hamilton has had a real estate boom, which means a lot of social housing is on land worth drastically more than it was when CityHousing Hamilton first bought it. Now at least one city councillor says the agency should take advantage.

All sports fields and baseball diamonds have reopened Tuesday, a day after heavy rain forced them to be closed.

Love it or hate it, you may as well embrace the Pan Am Games. The Games are expected to bring in a lot of traffic. Here's Hamilton's plan to handle the games.

Light rail transit will have growing pains, says Fred Eisenberger. But eventually, everyone will agree that it was long overdue. Not everyone listening to his speech was so sure.

Transportation planners with the Pan Am/Parapan Am Games unveil sweeping transit plans for the Golden Horseshoe region.

Police continue to search for a Hamilton man at Binbrook Conservation Area after he went missing during a swim Monday night.

An elderly woman was seriously injured in an early morning fire at a seniors' housing complex in Hamilton on Tuesday.

Quarterback Jeff Mathews threw two touchdown passes and led the Tiger-Cats to 20 points in the first half as Hamilton cruised to a 37-10 victory over the visiting Ottawa Redblacks on Monday night in CFL pre-season play.

The bail hearing for the Hamilton police officer arrested during a series of gang raids and charged with participating in criminal activity continues Tuesday.

Hamilton taxpayers haven't been burned by city bureaucrats jumping ship to work for the other side. But one councillor says it still looks bad.

Go Transit announced train schedule for the new West Harbour Station on James North as part of a package of schedule changes.