Around the Bay Road Race 2014 live blog

Recap After a frigid winter for training, runners were treated to a sunny spring day CBC News Posted: Mar 30, 2014 9:04 AM ET Last Updated: Mar 30, 2014 2:48 PM ET It was run day in Hamilton on Sunday as the annual Around the...

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Hamilton adult tests positive for measles

Should measles vaccinations be mandatory? 13:53 Should measles vaccinations be mandatory? 13:53 A Hamilton adult has tested positive for the measles and may have exposed others to the virus, public health officials warn. "This case...

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Around The Bay 2014 in photos and video

Around The Bay 2014 from Wayne MacPhail on Vimeo. The Around the Bay Road Race isn't just an athletic competition — it's a festival of fitness. And like any festival worth its rehydration salt, this Sunday's edition of the annual run boasted bright...

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Hamilton Daystarter: Everything you need to know Monday

Morning, Hamilton! We don't want to jinx it — but it actually seems like spring might start springing this week. We might even venture into double-digit temperatures today. How's that to make your Monday better? GO Transit isn't reporting any...

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Double carjacking sends five to Hamilton hospital

A man is in custody after a wild double carjacking in Hamilton Sunday night sent two children and three adults to hospital and wrecked two cars. Around 9:30 p.m., a man approached a Silver Chevrolet Silverado that was left running just outside an address...

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Downtown Hamilton collision sends pedestrian to hospital

Driver charged under Ontario's Highway Traffic Act CBC News Posted: Mar 30, 2014 8:04 AM ET Last Updated: Mar 30, 2014 8:04 AM ET A 40-year-old driver faces a provincial Highway Traffic Act charge after a collision in downtown Hamilton that...

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Stream Hockey Night in Canada games on Saturday

It's do-or-die time for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Vancouver Canucks. Chasing the final wild-card spots in their respective conferences, both Canadian NHL clubs are playing high-stakes games on Saturday night. Those two Hockey...

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Around the Bay primer: Road closures, bus detours, weather

Thousands of runners will hit Hamilton streets on Sunday morning for the 120th annual Around the Bay Road Race. The oldest meet of its kind in North America, the event is set to host around 13,000 participants — including embattled Ontario Premier Kathleen...

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Around the Bay: 5 special moments along the 30-km course

Maybe you're about to run your first Around the Bay and are trying to envision how Sunday morning will play out.  Perhaps you competed years ago, but want to revive the memories — the emotional highs...

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Around the Bay Road Race 2014 live blog

Tweet your #AroundtheBay thoughts, photos to @cbchamilton CBC News Posted: Mar 30, 2014 9:04 AM ET Last Updated: Mar 30, 2014 9:04 AM ET It's run day in Hamilton as the annual Around the Bay Road Race courses back for another lap....

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Two horses dead after crash at Flamboro Downs in Hamilton

Warning: video contains graphic images By Adam Carter, CBC News Posted: Mar 28, 2014 11:12 AM ET Last Updated: Mar 28, 2014 11:12 AM ET Two horses died after a freak head on collision during a harness race at Flamboro Downs in...

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Hamilton's top 10 public salary earners of 2013

Hamilton's senior healthcare executives once against topped the annual list of the highest-paid public employees in the city. Released on Tuesday, the province's so-called "sunshine list," which details which Ontario public servants who were...

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848 city employees made over $100K in 2013

There were 848 municipal employees making over $100,000 in Hamilton last year — 30 more than in 2012. The province's so-called "sunshine list," which details which Ontario public servants were paid more than $100,000 in the previous year, was released...

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Things to do in Hamilton this weekend

Plaidiators Improv Comedy Group Two unscripted hours of short and long improv games. The Plaidiators are considered to be a fresh and funny improv comedy group featuring the city's youngest up and coming performers. This show will take place...

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Why U.S. college hockey paid off for NHL-bound Hamilton brothers

College athletes can unionize, U.S. federal agency says 2:32 College athletes can unionize, U.S. federal agency says 2:32 Word that the Toronto Maple Leafs had signed defenceman Eric Knodel out of the University of New Hampshire...

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Hamilton breeder sent to jail after 17 dogs die in his care

A Hamilton man has been sentenced to 140 days in jail after 17 dogs died in his care and 13 others were found living in what the SPCA calls deplorable conditions.   The sentence is one of the longest anyone in Hamilton has ever received for animal...

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Suspect in Mountain sex assaults is a 14-year-old boy

A 14-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with a series of sexual assaults on the Central Mountain that spanned five months. On Thursday at around 1 p.m., detectives with the Hamilton Police's sexual assault unit arrested the person they believe...

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Eisenberger announces mayoral bid

Former Hamilton mayor Fred Eisenberger will become Hamilton's newest mayoral candidate Friday. Eisenberger tweeted Friday morning that he will be at the City Hall clerks counter to file his nomination papers at 11:30 a.m. His candidacy is not a surprise...

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Man accused in Hess stabbing released on bail

18-year old David Periera was killed in the September incident By Victoria Stunt, CBC News Posted: Mar 28, 2014 10:59 AM ET Last Updated: Mar 28, 2014 10:59 AM ET The man accused of first degree murder in a Hess Village...

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Two horses dead after crash at Flamboro Downs in Hamilton

Warning: video contains graphic images By Adam Carter, CBC News Posted: Mar 28, 2014 11:12 AM ET Last Updated: Mar 28, 2014 11:12 AM ET Two horses died after a freak head on collision during a harness race at Flamboro Downs in...

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Hamilton mom arrested after toddler saved from burning home

Police arrested and charged a Hamilton mother on Wednesday after firefighters found her 15-month-old son alone inside a burning home last week. The toddler is doing well and is being cared for by the Children's Aid Society, police say. The 25-year-old...

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Public garbage collectors working fewer hours than private counterparts

Some public sector garbage collectors in Hamilton are working fewer hours than their private sector counterparts — but city officials say that's just fine, because their routes are still getting finished and citizen complaint levels are low. The...

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Hamilton cop 'more or less' admits to sex with prostitute allegation

By Adam Carter, CBC News Posted: Mar 27, 2014 10:14 AM ET Last Updated: Mar 27, 2014 10:14 AM ET A Hamilton police officer is "more or less" admitting he is guilty of the allegation of sexual activity with a prostitute, according...

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East Mountain stabbing sends man to hospital

CBC News Posted: Mar 27, 2014 10:17 AM ET Last Updated: Mar 27, 2014 10:17 AM ET A stabbing on the east Mountain sent a man to hospital Wednesday night, police say. Media officer Const. Debbie McGreal-Dinning tweeted Thursday morning...

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Maple Leaf shaking up execs after sale of Canada Bread

Maple Leaf Foods (MFI:TSX) is shaking up its executive suite following the sale of its 90 per cent stake in Canada Bread Co. Inc. to Grupo Bimbo. The company named a new chief operating officer and a new chief financial officer on Wednesday that...

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Burlington-born cop Robert German gunned down in Florida

Robert German, 31, killed after stopping two teenagers along a road in Windermere, Fla. The Associated Press Posted: Mar 26, 2014 8:57 AM ET Last Updated: Mar 26, 2014 8:57 AM ET Funeral plans have been announced for a Burlington,...

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Too many lanes? City stands to save thousands cutting excess lanes from major roads

Hamilton stands to save thousands of dollars a year if it scales back on traffic lanes that aren't needed on roads that no longer get the traffic they were designed for, city hall officials say. And it's already in the process of identifying some...

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Racist apartment graffiti stuns residents but goes unreported

Danielle Wong is no stranger to seeing racial slurs and symbols in her apartment building. They've been scrawled across the walls at her John Street North building before. A swastika. "F--k Somalia." The N-word. Then on Friday, she came home to find...

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Hamilton drug raid yields 'array of drugs,' ammunition

A police raid on a central Hamilton home last week yielded an "an array of drugs," including crystal meth, ketamine and marijuana, and saw a man climb out a second floor window to evade arrest, police say. Armed with a search warrant...

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Dr. Salim Yusuf, Canadian cardiovascular expert, wins Gairdner Award

A Canadian researcher who has spent more than three decades investigating how to prevent and treat cardiovasculardisease among populations around the world is among the winners of the 2014 Canada Gairdner Awards for significant medical research. Dr....

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New school named after female pioneer, a controversial pick

Hamilton's newest public high school will be named after a woman, which trustees say is a fitting nod to gender equality. But some union fans aren't big on the name. The new high school southeast of the Lincoln Alexander Parkway will be called...

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Marineland school trip cancelled after complaint from Hamilton mom

Marineland accusations 8:51 Marineland accusations 8:51 Marineland answers critics 2:19 Marineland answers critics 2:19 Jennifer Jamieson's kids won't be making school trips to Marineland in Niagara Falls anytime...

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Follow the debate as Hamilton board discusses city-wide school closures

CBC News Posted: Mar 24, 2014 5:17 PM ET Last Updated: Mar 25, 2014 7:22 AM ET Public school board officials will begin debate Monday on a sweeping set of potential school closures that could impact more than a dozen Hamilton neighbourhoods....

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Hamilton board can still be swayed on school closures: chair

The public still has a chance to reverse the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board's plans to close 11 elementary schools in the area, says its chair. There are four delegation nights coming in April and May, and trustees promise to hear people out,...

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Hamilton Daystarter: Everything you need to know Tuesday

It's another balmy spring day in Hamilton – at 7 a.m. it was –10 C, but felt more like –15 C with the wind chill. These frigid mornings aren't getting any easier, are they? Oh, and how could we have forgotten — Happy New Year! March 25 is actually...

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HWDSB trustees debate closing 10 elemetary schools

Tens of millions of dollars along with the fate of more than a dozen Hamilton neighbourhoods are at stake as public school trustees begin debate Monday on a sweeping set of proposals to close schools in hopes of funding new replacements. Monday's...

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