Will U.S. Steel's closure of steel making cause your taxes to go up?

U.S. Steel has already applied to pay lower taxes, and city officials worry that the decision to permanently shutter steel-making operations in Hamilton will mean an even larger tax burden for residential taxpayers. The corporation is Hamilton's third...

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Hamilton’s STI report card: Chlamydia is up, HIV is down

Hamilton's STI (sexually transmitted infections) report card is in, and there's some good news and some bad news. First the good news: Hamilton saw its lowest number of new HIV cases in two decades last year at 16. All but one of those cases were found...

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Hamilton filmmaker fights after losing leg in collision as SIU investigates

Stephen Hayes's surroundings are a little different from what he thought they'd be two months ago. Life was looking up then. He was moving out of his apartment near Locke Street and into a new condo he'd just bought at 41 Catharine. He'd started...

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New Scott Park high school: How we got to this point

It's been a long road to get to Monday night, when the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board decided to tear down King George and Parkview schools to build a new north high school. Trustees also voted to expropriate and demolish the former Scott...

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2013 Hamilton Music Awards nominees announced

The 2013 Hamilton Music Award nominees have been announced, highlighting some of the best music southern Ontario has to offer this year. Blues giant Harrison Kennedy is leading the way with five nominations, including male artist of the year, blues...

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Mayor fears tax hit from U.S. Steel changes

Mayor Bob Bratina hopes to meet with U.S. Steel by the end of the week to talk taxes and waterfront property in light of the company's decision to permanently shutter its steel-making operations. On Tuesday, the CEO of U.S. Steel announced plans to...

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Disabled cyclist died 'a cruel death,' family says

Michael Sullivan's grieving family made a desperate plea Tuesday for anyone with information on how the disabled father of two was murdered to come forward to police. "This was an evil act. A cruel death," said Sullivan's sister Teresa Mummery at a...

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U.S. Steel permanently closes Hamilton blast furnace and steelmaking

In the Shadow of Steel 53:59 In the Shadow of Steel 53:59 U.S. Steel will permanently close its idle iron and steel-making operations in Hamilton by the end of the year, but coke production at the plant will continue, officials...

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Idle No More protests block King Street downtown

CBC News Posted: Oct 29, 2013 7:03 PM ET Last Updated: Oct 30, 2013 7:25 AM ET About 40 Idle No More protesters briefly closed lanes on King Street downtown during the afternoon rush hour. The protesters were demonstrating to show...

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'Fake weed' CEO arrested again in $2-million drug raid

The chief executive of a synthetic marijuana company whose product was being sold in Hamilton is in trouble with the law again after a $2-million drug bust. Toronto police arrested Adam Wookey, 29, on Monday alongside four others. The CEO of The Izms...

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22 Minutes takes on the senate expense scandal

Watch "We Will Never Be Tories" by Borde CBC News Posted: Oct 29, 2013 10:16 AM ET Last Updated: Oct 29, 2013 10:54 AM ET What's it like to live life like a Tory senator? The team at This Hour has 22 Minutes has an idea. Watch "We Will...

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Watch this gory 80s Hamilton Crime Stoppers PSA

The 80s were a different time, in many ways. Bob Saget was starring in a wholesome family sitcom, Motley Crue was on top of the world — and Crime Stoppers was producing gruesome depictions of stranglings in Hamilton. Cheeky web-magazine Slate dug...

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Hamilton crisscrossed by more than a dozen pipelines

Interactive Map: Click and drag on the map above to see the locations of the major oil and gas pipelines in Hamilton. More than a dozen major oil and gas pipelines run through Hamilton, several of them more than a half-century old. Released...

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Flamborough man found dead in field

CBC News Posted: Oct 29, 2013 8:30 AM ET Last Updated: Oct 29, 2013 8:30 AM ET Police are trying to figure out how a Flamborough man died in a field Monday evening. Around 5:35 p.m., police and ambulance crews were called to a field...

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Slain cyclist’s family to make plea to public Tuesday

The family of a Hamilton cyclist who was hunted and run down by someone in a pickup truck will be making a plea to the public for information about the killer on Tuesday. Michael Sullivan, 51, was killed by a truck driver who chased him through the...

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Paul Wilson: Decision day for priciest parking lot in Hamilton

Paul Wilson With all due respect, the Hamilton board of education's decision last week to expropriate the former Scott Park secondary school, tear it down and build a parking lot is just plain wacky. Illegal too, if that matters. You've probably...

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Drunk driving charges laid after morning crash, fire

Raw video: Morning car fire 0:55 Raw video: Morning car fire 0:55 A car burst into flames in Hamilton's north end after crashing into multiple parked vehicles, an incident police say resulted from a case of drunk driving. ...

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Corvette hits pole in Dundas, leading to power outage

Power has been restored for most of the residents of Dundas who were without power after a car crashed into a pole on Sunday morning. At 3:45 p.m, Horizon Utilities said around 30 customers — in an area bounded by...

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Hudak questions why NDP willing to 'prop up' Liberals

Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak wants to know why the New Democrats are continuing to "prop up" the governing Liberals at a time when he believes there should be change at Queen's Park. Hudak penned an open letter to NDP Leader Andrea Horwath on Sunday,...

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Hamilton second in Ontario in pipeline safety incidents

Hamilton experienced nine safety incidents on its major oil and gas pipelines in just over a decade, second in Ontario only to the 10 recorded in Sarnia. The Hamilton cases are part of a nationwide swell in the number of safety-related incidents on...

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Ontario NDP unlikely to trigger fall election, Andrea Horwath says

The Ontario NDP, which kept Premier Kathleen Wynne's minority Liberal government afloat on a budget vote last spring, almost certainly won't try to trigger an election this fall, party leader Andrea Horwath says — though that doesn't mean there won't...

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Five Hamilton young professionals to watch

There's a lot of talk about Hamilton building its profile as a hub of culture, innovation and creativity. It's the young professionals who are truly making waves in this city, bringing passion and expertise to drive the momentum. They work in a variety...

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OPP catch wanted federal offender in Hamilton

The Canadian Press Posted: Oct 26, 2013 12:28 PM ET Last Updated: Oct 26, 2013 12:28 PM ET Ontario Provincial Police have caught an offender who was sought on a Canada-wide arrest warrant for breaching his parole. Joshua Buckle, 37,...

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Ticats eke out win over Als in rollercoaster rematch

Hamilton receiver Brandon Banks scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns, including a 107-yard return of a missed field goal as the Tiger-Cats came from behind to defeat the Montreal Alouettes 27-24 in front of 13,012 at the University of Guelph's Alumni...

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Two injured, one charged after vehicle crashes into parked cars

CBC News Posted: Oct 27, 2013 9:56 AM ET Last Updated: Oct 27, 2013 9:56 AM ET An early morning crash in Hamilton's north end sent two people to hospital and has one person facing impaired driving charges. Around 6 a.m. on Sunday, a...

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Leblanc nets two in Bulldogs' OT win over Rochester

Louis Leblanc scored two goals, including the overtime winner, as the Hamilton Bulldogs defeated the Rochester Americans 4-3 in American Hockey League action on Friday. Nick Tarnasky and Magnus Nygren also had goals for the Bulldogs (3-1-2), and Robert...

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Police search for 'dangerous' suspect in Hamilton stabbing

Phone 911 if you see 34-year-old Jonathan Beaver, police say CBC News Posted: Oct 25, 2013 4:37 PM ET Last Updated: Oct 25, 2013 4:37 PM ET Hamilton police have issued a warrant for a suspect in an attempted murder and urge members of...

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