OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt gives motorists advice on what to do with tow trucks seeking your business following a fender bender

Arson victim says violence down to bad actors, while industry expert says government should step in with regulations.

Hamilton public schools are on pace to issue the highest number of student suspensions and expulsions in more than a decade.

Hamilton-Wentworth Heritage Association created historical wraps along Bay Street and York Boulevard.

After eliminating about $9 million in items over the last two months, average tax increase is at 3.2 per cent.

Buying legal cannabis in upper Stoney Creek just got easier with the opening of Tokyo Smoke near the liquor store at the corner of Upper Centennial Parkway and Rymal Road East.

Stoney Creek’s third Firehouse Subs location opened on Feb. 24.

THE ISSUE: Eight-month closure of Highway 8 hill between Dundas and Greensville for road reconstruction and drainage improvement.THE LOCAL IMPACT: Detours direct traffic around closure, using Highways 52 and 6.

Halton Regional Police are investigating a single-car crash at a Burlington intersection Monday morning that has sent one person to hospital.

An Oakville man claiming he was clearing out the system in his Porsche is facing a number of charges after Halton Regional Police say the luxury car was going 85 km/h in a residential area.

Clare Crozier deserves heritage award, says former Dundas Coun.and long-time friend Russ Powers.

Clare Crozier deserves heritage award, says former Dundas councillor and longtime friend, Russ Powers.

By eliminating paper tickets and adopting PRESTO cards, low-income people will have to pay higher bus fares.

Waste audits conducted last year found pet feces, batteries, household garbage in public recycling bins.

Hilborn wraps up All You Feel Is Love February 29

As teachers and educational staff across Ontario joined forces for a one-day strike on Feb. 21 — the first time since 1997 that the province's four largest education unions have had a joint strike— parents and students were left in limbo.

Teachers from Catholic, public, elementary and secondary schools across Flamborough picketed along Parkside Drive on Feb. 21 as part of a provincewide strike by the four biggest education unions in Ontario.

Teachers and other education workers at Hamilton’s public and Catholic high schools will again be on strike on Feb. 28, a week after their participation in a provincewide one-day walkout.

Durham MP releases five-point plan that includes the criminalizing of setting up blockades.

Stoney Creek’s first legal recreational cannabis outlet is opening on Monday, Feb. 24.

A police officer who lives in Burlington has been demoted after pleading guilty to drinking and driving, a charge laid when he was pulled over for excessive speeding on the QEW.

Hamilton will be taking a two-prong approach to make menstrual products available free to low-income residents.

OAKVILLE- Halton police are investigating after a Bobcat Skid Loader was stolen from a parking lot in Oakville.

City officials says the 15 beds will be allocated to other organizations.

Cardus, a faith-based organization, will assume all capital costs of the 1830s structure, located at 1 Balfour Dr.

A projected increase in secondary students should help the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board’s enrolment top 50,000 next September for the first time in 13 years.

Since 2015 Zachary’s Paws for Healing has been bringing cats and dogs to see their owners while they are in hospital and has been fostering pets for hospital patients who don’t have anyone to look after their furry friends.

Projected cost to host 2030 Commonwealth Games is about $1.425 billion, with the city contributing between $200 million to $300 million.

THE ISSUE: Trash and recyclingLOCAL IMPACT: Those items in your blue box or green bin might not belong there

Rochelle Lewis was celebrating her 28th birthday with a barbecue with family and friends when the happiness of the occasion was shattered by gunfire, leaving two fathers dead and her paralyzed.

THE ISSUE: Another lakefront highrise approvedLOCAL IMPACT: Residents concerned about traffic and density

OAKVILLE – A woman who went into active labour in a vehicle at the side of an Oakville road on Valentine’s Day has decided to name her baby boy after his impromptu birthplace.

Clarity Cannabis workers have agreed to join the United Food and Commercial Workers, the same union organizing gig economy workers

Bryan O’Gorman started a bucket list when he was 25. After decades of work and travel, he finally completed the last item on his list — Antarctica.

The introduction of a rebate program to help a Milton farmer who had to pay over $100,000 in development fees has been pushed back until next month.

After collecting Ontario licence plates for the last 50 years or so, Dave Steckley said he’s relieved to finally see a plate that deviates from the standard plate with its white background and blue text.

Hamilton hired the extra parking enforcement official in January 2019. Estimated annual cost is about $85,300.

Hamilton hired the extra parking enforcement official in January 2019. Estimated annual cost is about $85,300.

Neighbours upset with the location and sightlines of Stoney Creek’s Memorial public elementary replacement school are being promised some limited relief once the building gets nearer to completion.

The new blue licence plates with white lettering were introduced to the public Feb. 1.

Sally Meseret, president of the Ontario Student Trustees’ Association, says both the government and teachers need to look at education as an investment rather than a cost.

Work can finally begin on additions to Stoney Creek’s Collegiate Avenue and Mount Albion public elementary schools now that they’ve received the province’s long-sought approval to proceed to construction.

A 43-year-old driver walked away from a tractor trailer collision in Mississauga with only minor injuries.

After eight years with the Guelph Police Service — around 60 in dog years — General the police service dog will soon retire.

Halton Regional Police told drivers to expect delays after a three-vehicle crash in Burlington Tuesday (Feb. 18).

When Jerry Kalata was ready to move away from Oakville, he did what three members of his family had recently done before him, and set his sights on Flamborough.

Governance review subcommittee approves extending contract of current Integrity Commissioner Principles Integrity.

Four years ago, Dan Brennan discovered a passion for standup comedy.

The issue: The Dundas Peak’s growth as a tourist hot spot has prompted HCA staff to recommend lining the perimeter with a metal picket fence.Local impact: A fence near escarpment edge would make the area safer

Cost of expanding sidewalk snow clearing could be anywhere from nine dollars per resident up to $22 per average household.