Hamilton historian investigates classic Canadian ghost story

By Samantha Craggs, CBC News Posted: Jul 31, 2013 7:27 AM ET Last Updated: Jul 31, 2013 7:24 AM ET   It's considered one of the best-known ghost stories in Canada, and a Hamilton historian is looking to get to the bottom of it. Christopher...

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Payphones disappearing but still a necessity for many

'Other people can afford a cell phone — I can't. What about us?,' Hamilton resident says By Adam Carter, CBC News Posted: Jul 31, 2013 7:16 AM ET Last Updated: Jul 31, 2013 8:05 AM ET   The payphone is turning into an endangered species....

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Locked out steelworkers in Nanticoke, Ont., to vote on new contract

The Canadian Press Posted: Jul 31, 2013 9:03 AM ET Last Updated: Jul 31, 2013 9:02 AM ET   Locked out workers at the U.S. Steel plant in Nanticoke, Ont., vote today on the company's latest offer. More than 900 members of United Steelworkers...

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Hamilton man tries to escape arrest on east end rooftop, police say

'When they knocked on the door he didn't want to get arrested, so he climbed out onto the roof,' officer says By Adam Carter, CBC News Posted: Jul 31, 2013 8:59 AM ET Last Updated: Jul 31, 2013 11:02 AM ET   A man jumped onto a roof on...

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Queen Street Hill closure extended

Access closed until mid-to-late October, city says CBC News Posted: Jul 31, 2013 10:01 AM ET Last Updated: Jul 31, 2013 10:00 AM ET   Work on the Queen Street Hill was originally slated to finish by Labour Day. But construction crews...

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Candlelight vigil being held for Hamilton crash victims

Steve Last and Shawn Bell died in a car crash early Friday in rural Hamilton By Adam Carter, CBC News Posted: Jul 29, 2013 11:14 AM ET Last Updated: Jul 29, 2013 3:04 PM ET A candlelight vigil is being held outside Saltfleet District High...

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Hamilton man petitions to boycott Sochi games

David O'Garr says the country's new LGBT laws are a human rights abuse CBC News Posted: Jul 30, 2013 7:22 AM ET Last Updated: Jul 30, 2013 10:47 AM ET   A Hamilton man has started a petition encouraging Canada to boycott the 2014 Olympic...

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McMaster researcher makes major Huntington's breakthrough

Discovery means faster results in developing new medications By Samantha Craggs, CBC News Posted: Jul 30, 2013 7:48 AM ET Last Updated: Jul 30, 2013 7:47 AM ET   It's being heralded as one of the biggest discoveries in Huntington's disease...

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Hamilton crash victims remembered at candlelight vigil

Steve Last, 42, and Shawn Bell, 17, were killed in a head-on collision early Friday By Adam Carter, CBC News Posted: Jul 30, 2013 9:27 AM ET Last Updated: Jul 30, 2013 9:26 AM ET   Over 100 students and community members gathered outside...

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Canadians see income, housing as determinants of good health

Hamilton hosted one of the town halls that led to the recommendations The Canadian Press Posted: Jul 30, 2013 10:29 AM ET Last Updated: Jul 30, 2013 10:28 AM ET   A new report says how much you earn, where you live and how well you eat...

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Hamilton couple invents self-teaching dictionary

Justin and Annmarie Page sit at the kitchen table of their east Hamilton redbrick, beaming over freshly printed copies of their new book. The couple's first title isn't a memoir or a work a fiction. Rather, it's a dictionary — coil-bound with a black,...

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Hamilton man shot dead at Brampton banquet hall

Blood trail leads police to see possibility of second victim in same shooting CBC News Posted: Jul 28, 2013 11:09 AM ET Last Updated: Jul 29, 2013 6:25 AM ET A Hamilton man who was gunned down at a Brampton banquet hall early on Sunday morning...

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Eight major construction projects around Hamilton

Summer is the time for love... and construction. In Hamilton, major development projects are happening all around the city. It's not like this in every town. In fact, Hamilton is bucking an national construction trend — Statistics Canada released numbers...

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Classic Canadian record label resurrected in Hamilton

Greg Hambleton worked on Tragedy Trail, the second record from a guy by the name of Stompin' Tom Connors. The producer/engineer's handiwork is all over early records by the Stampeders and the Irish Rovers. Hambleton was there during the birth and infancy...

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Candlelight vigil being held for Hamilton crash victims

Steve Last and Shawn Bell died in a car crash early Friday in rural Hamilton By Adam Carter, CBC News Posted: Jul 29, 2013 11:14 AM ET Last Updated: Jul 29, 2013 11:44 AM ET   A candlelight vigil is being held outside Saltfleet District...

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Hamilton police chief credits economy, law enforcement for plunging crime rate

Police heralded on Wednesday a new Statistics Canada report showing the violent crime rate in the Hamilton area in 2012 was down 19 per cent over the previous year — the largest decrease of any region in the country. And for the fifth year in a row,...

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Fatal Binbrook crash raises legal questions about teen drinking

Friday collision kills two drivers, sends three minors to hospital By Cory Ruf, CBC News Posted: Jul 27, 2013 7:24 PM ET Last Updated: Jul 27, 2013 7:23 PM ET The possibility that alcohol may have played a role in a fatal crash in Binbrook...

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Roughriders cruise past Ticats, remain unbeaten

Corey Chamblin heads into the bye week with peace of mind concerning his backup quarterback. With starter Darian Durant ailing, backup Drew Willy threw three first-half touchdown passes as the Saskatchewan Roughriders beat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 32-20...

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Hamilton couple unveils next chapter in fight for literacy

Justin and Annmarie Page sit at the kitchen table of their east Hamilton redbrick, beaming over freshly pressed copies of their new book. The couple's first title isn't a memoir or a work a fiction. Rather, it's a dictionary — coil-bound with a black,...

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Police seek public's help in search for missing Hamilton woman

CBC News Posted: Jul 28, 2013 9:55 AM ET Last Updated: Jul 28, 2013 10:00 AM ET Police are asking for the public's help in the search for a missing Hamilton woman. Karen Golightly was last seen near the intersection of Main Street East and...

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Royal baby frenzy difficult for parents coping with infant loss

Charity for bereaved parents launches peer support group in Hamilton CBC News Posted: Jul 26, 2013 10:35 AM ET Last Updated: Jul 26, 2013 3:52 PM ET   Tiny footprints of Aaron Lazare's daughter Annabelle, who was born after 22 weeks of...

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Hamilton teen had been drinking before deadly collision, friends say

updated Drivers of both cars die in early morning collision CBC News Posted: Jul 26, 2013 6:12 AM ET Last Updated: Jul 26, 2013 6:28 PM ET A 17-year-old from Hamilton had been drinking with friends before he got behind the wheel and ended...

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Hamilton police chief credits economy, law enforcement for plunging crime rate

Police heralded on Wednesday a new Statistics Canada report showing the violent crime rate in the Hamilton area in 2012 was down 19 per cent over the previous year — the largest decrease of any region in the country. And for the fifth year in a row,...

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Veteran linebacker Isaac looking forward to taking out frustration on Riders

Brandon Isaac will make his Hamilton Tiger-Cats debut with a huge chip on his shoulder. The veteran linebacker will be in Hamilton's lineup Saturday versus the Saskatchewan Roughriders (4-0) in Guelph, Ont. The game will be a shot at redemption for...

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