OMB's Aerotropolis decision could take weeks

By Samantha Craggs, CBC News Posted: Feb 28, 2013 7:07 AM ET Last Updated: Feb 28, 2013 7:05 AM ET   It could be another few weeks before the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) rules on the largest urban boundary expansion in Hamilton's history....

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Icy roads cause 7-car pileup in Glanbrook

CBC News Posted: Feb 28, 2013 8:21 AM ET Last Updated: Feb 28, 2013 8:19 AM ET   A seven-vehicle pileup in Glanbrook sent one person to hospital Thursday morning. Treacherous road conditions caused several vehicles to slide along a stretch...

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Hamilton ahead of game on score-less soccer for kids

Ontario Soccer Association asks all teams to stop keeping score as of 2014 CBC News Posted: Feb 28, 2013 7:31 AM ET Last Updated: Feb 28, 2013 10:05 AM ET   The Hamilton District Soccer Association is on the ball when it comes to a change...

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Hamilton reviews budget requests

live CBC News Posted: Feb 28, 2013 10:34 AM ET Last Updated: Feb 28, 2013 10:33 AM ET   The City of Hamilton will review numerous budget requests today. Councillors will hear budget requests from the advisory committee on immigrants...

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Benedict poised to leave Vatican in last hours as Pope

live Benedict heading to summer papal retreat CBC News Posted: Feb 28, 2013 3:45 AM ET Last Updated: Feb 28, 2013 10:43 AM ET   Pope Benedict XVI is scheduled to leave the Vatican for the last time as Pope at 11 a.m. ET, just hours...

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Hamilton man to serve life for 2010 murder

CBC News Posted: Feb 27, 2013 8:31 AM ET Last Updated: Feb 27, 2013 8:30 AM ET A Hamilton man is guilty of the 2010 murder of shopkeeper Elham Dashti. Patrick Smith will serve a life sentence after jurors found him guilty of first-degree...

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Snowfall alert for Hamilton cancelled, schools open

CBC News Posted: Feb 27, 2013 6:38 AM ET Last Updated: Feb 27, 2013 8:41 AM ET Environment Canada has cancelled its snowfall warning for the Hamilton region, calling now for periods of wet snow through the day, but the warning remains in effect...

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CAA survey reveals 'emotional' objections to two-way streets

Hamilton research shows slight majority opposed to east/west conversions CBC News Posted: Feb 27, 2013 8:13 AM ET Last Updated: Feb 27, 2013 10:06 AM ET   Hamilton city council is set to review new public opinion research about one-way...

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Hamilton teen's video of a lucky basketball shot goes viral

video Josh can't dunk but he's got game CBC News Posted: Feb 27, 2013 9:16 AM ET Last Updated: Feb 27, 2013 10:32 AM ET   Josh Allinott didn't think he was good enough to try out for his high school's basketball team this year, but...

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Facing charges for selling pot to pain patients, Hamilton man 'not ashamed'

As Peter Melanson sees it, he went into business to help others. "It just gives me goosebumps to help somebody feel better," said Melanson, sitting in an east Hamilton living room that's filled with children's books and toys. "By helping somebody by...

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Hamilton city council hot on LRT, cool on bikeshare proposal

Adam Carter, CBC News Posted: Feb 25, 2013 9:57 AM ET Last Updated: Feb 25, 2013 8:37 PM ET   Hamilton councillors voted unanimously to send a report on the city's expectations for rapid transit to Metrolinx on Monday, with one caveat...

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Hamilton-area First Nation pursues human rights complaint

Mississaugas of the New Credit head to tribunal over special education funding Jody Porter CBC News Posted: Feb 26, 2013 7:08 AM ET Last Updated: Feb 26, 2013 7:07 AM ET   A First Nation near Hamilton is moving ahead with a human rights...

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Hamilton police looking for flasher

CBC News Posted: Feb 26, 2013 7:23 AM ET Last Updated: Feb 26, 2013 7:21 AM ET Police are looking for a suspect after a man exposed himself to a 26-year-old woman walking in the west end. Around 10 p.m. Friday night, the woman was walking...

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Fatal Via crash could have been avoided, ex-CN supervisor says

A deadly high-speed Via Rail train derailment in Burlington, Ont., one year ago might have been prevented had CN heeded warnings and removed or upgraded an "obsolete" crossover between tracks designed mainly for freight trains at a maximum speed of 24...

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Ontario police to launch campaign against 'legal pot'

new Windsor, Halton, Niagara police aim to get synthetic marijuana off store shelves, starting this week CBC News Posted: Feb 26, 2013 7:09 AM ET Last Updated: Feb 26, 2013 8:47 AM ET   Police in Windsor, Halton and Niagara Falls will...

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Only 60 per cent of Hamilton and GTA workers have secure jobs, report says

No full time work, no benefits, and no job security. Sound familiar? It should, according to a new report on "precarious employment" and household well-being released Saturday by McMaster University and United Way Toronto. According to the report,...

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Oprah's coming to Hamilton

Oprah Winfrey comes to Copps Coliseum on April 13 CBC News Posted: Feb 25, 2013 7:35 AM ET Last Updated: Feb 25, 2013 7:54 AM ET   Quick. Somebody polish the silverware. Oprah's coming. She'll be here Saturday April 13. According to...

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Ontario teachers' union says not all will resume extra-curriculars

updated 'Anger' among public high school educators over OSSTF announcement CBC News Posted: Feb 25, 2013 9:12 AM ET Last Updated: Feb 25, 2013 9:21 AM ET The president of the Ontario secondary school teachers union says it's entering a...

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Public transit debate at Hamilton City Hall

live Adam Carter, CBC News Posted: Feb 25, 2013 9:57 AM ET Last Updated: Feb 25, 2013 9:55 AM ET   Hamilton city council is meeting Monday morning to discuss public transit in the city. Council is set to discuss the possibility of...

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NDP wants northern Ontario mine to bolster steel industry

Changes to Mining Act required to turn Ring of Fire chromite into Ontario stainless steel By Jody Porter, CBC News Posted: Feb 25, 2013 7:01 AM ET Last Updated: Feb 25, 2013 10:22 AM ET   The provincial NDP wants to see a vast mineral...

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Extra-curricular activities returning to Ontario public high schools

Wynne 'glad' extra-curriculars back CBC News Posted: Feb 22, 2013 3:47 PM ET Last Updated: Feb 22, 2013 7:45 PM ET   Extra-curricular activities are set to return to Ontario high schools — bringing to an end a months-long protest that...

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Burlington man to climb Mount Kilimanjaro for charity

By Kaleigh Rogers, CBC News Posted: Feb 23, 2013 9:00 AM ET Last Updated: Feb 23, 2013 8:58 AM ET   Paul Wouters, 56, is doing the fundraiser in memory of his friend who Larry Hodgson. (Supplied) Paul Wouters is 56 years old and in less...

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Two men with Hamilton-area roots up for Oscars

CBC News Posted: Feb 24, 2013 9:13 AM ET Last Updated: Feb 24, 2013 9:18 AM ET   Two creative-types with roots in the Hamilton area are up for golden statues at Sunday night's Academy Awards. Steve Pilcher, a Hollywood production designer...

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Only 60 per cent of Hamilton and GTA workers have secure jobs, report says

No full time work, no benefits, and no job security. Sound familiar? It should, according to a new report on "precarious employment" and household well-being released Saturday by McMaster University and United Way Toronto. According to the report,...

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Riverdale: Hamilton's 'arrival city' facing underemployment

By Kaleigh Rogers, CBC News Posted: Feb 24, 2013 8:19 AM ET Last Updated: Feb 24, 2013 8:23 AM ET   Hamilton's immigrant population is constantly growing and changing, nowhere moreso than in the east end neighbourhood of Riverdale. According...

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Ancaster food drive founder says need for donations keeps growing

By Julia Chapman, CBC News Posted: Feb 22, 2013 2:49 PM ET Last Updated: Feb 22, 2013 2:48 PM ET   For food bank worker Rachel O'Reilly, the idea of Hamiltonians — especially children — going to bed hungry at night is disturbing. "Hunger...

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Police budget negotiations shouldn't be behind closed doors: Whitehead

By Adam Carter, CBC News Posted: Feb 22, 2013 1:56 PM ET Last Updated: Feb 22, 2013 3:07 PM ET   The issue of transparency at Hamilton City Hall reared its head again on Thursday night, as council searched for a resolution on a police...

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Dragons' Den descends on Hamilton

CBC News Posted: Feb 22, 2013 2:12 PM ET Last Updated: Feb 22, 2013 4:36 PM ET   The excitement over the chance to face off with the dragons was just too much for some entrepreneurs to handle — three of them stopped by the CBC Hamilton...

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