Tim Hortons Field: Fire won't affect construction efforts, police say

The early morning fire at Hamilton's Tim Hortons Field won't affect whether the stadium will be ready for Monday's Labour Day Classic between the hometown Tiger-Cats and the Toronto Argonauts, investigators have concluded.  A fire broke out in...

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Labour Day 2014: What's open and closed in Hamilton

Whether Tim Hortons Field will be ready for the Labour Day Classic isn't the only question troubling Hamiltonians this long weekend. Surely, many of you will be wondering which businesses, government services and recreation centres will have...

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City of Hamilton confident Tim Hortons Field will host Monday game

With less than two days left until kickoff, Hamilton city officials say they expect Tim Hortons Field will be ready for the annual Labour Day Classic between the Tiger-Cats and the Toronto Argonauts. "Contractors have advised us that they will...

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Ontario colleges set to vote on tentative agreement with employer

A tentative agreement has been reached between Ontario's colleges and the union representing its faculty, just in time for the start of the school year.  Faculty members at all Ontario colleges will vote on the agreement reached with the College...

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While ISIS destroys, Hamilton man battles to preserve historic texts

A group of librarians led by a Hamilton man is racing against time to preserve inscriptions of centuries-old artifacts and documents currently threatened by ISIS's destruction across much of Iraq and Syria. In June, for the first time in 1,600 years,...

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Ticats stadium ready or not? We won't know until Sunday

City officials expect it'll be Sunday afternoon before they issue a partial occupancy permit for Tim Hortons Field. But that's still two days after the Hamilton Tiger-Cats say they have to let the Rogers Centre know if they'll play the Labour Day Classic...

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West Nile virus found in Hamilton mosquitoes

Public health officials have put out a warning after mosquitoes in Hamilton tested positive for the West Nile virus. These are the first positive results of 2014, the city said in a Thursday news release. City staff set mosquito traps each year...

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Experimental aircraft crashes near Brantford airport

An experimental, lightweight aircraft crashed near the Brantford airport Friday morning, fire officials say, sending two men to hospital with serious injuries. Firefighters were called to a tobacco field just west of the airport around 7:45 a.m., Deputy...

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Is this Hamilton's lobbyist registry's last chance before the election?

Hamilton's city councillors will debate again next week — possibly for the last time — whether to implement a registry that will let the public see when they meet with lobbyists. Councillors will vote at a general issues committee Thursday to implement...

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Canada Post honours Canuck comedians with new stamp series

Five Canadian faces who put their stamp on the comedy world now appear on a series of limited-edition stamps.  Canada Post released its Great Canadian Comedian series on Friday. The collection features powerhouse laugh-masters Jim Carrey,...

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Hamilton weather, traffic and more: Daystarter Thursday

Updated All lanes re-open after three-vehicle crash closed eastbound 403 at Mohawk Rd. Thursday is an important day in human rights history. On Aug. 28, 1833, British parliament passed a bill to abolish slavery in the United Kingdom as well...

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Healthcare quality as important as lowering heart disease risk: study

You can quit smoking, eat healthier and exercise more to lower your risk of having a heart attack, stroke, heart failure or death. But avoiding heart disease risk factors is only as important as the quality of healthcare available to you, according...

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Father, daughter rescued after hours clinging to capsized boat in Lake Ontario

With a couple of soggy $20 bills in his pocket, all Alun Phillips wanted was a floating Tim Hortons to buy his daughter dinner as they clung shivering to their capsized boat in Lake Ontario Tuesday night. He and his daughter Morgan had been in there...

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Collaros, Tim Hortons Field, both questionable for Labour Day Classic

The Ticats practice at the new stadium for the first time 1:21 The Ticats practice at the new stadium for the first time 1:21 The advent of home field advantage for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats was supposed to be the big psychological boost...

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No takers for Hamilton police heroin amnesty

RAW: Lethal heroin press conference 10:25 RAW: Lethal heroin press conference 10:25 How does it feel to be hooked on opioids? 3:57 How does it feel to be hooked on opioids? 3:57 Hamilton has avoided more overdose...

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OPP searching for sex offender with ties to Hamilton

Daniel Kirkey, 55, wanted for breaching bail conditions CBC News Posted: Aug 27, 2014 10:47 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 27, 2014 10:47 AM ET A convicted sex offender who has multiple convictions for sexual assault with a weapon may be in...

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Here are the Tiger-Cats's 2 back-up plans for the Labour Day Classic

They hope the new stadium is finished by the Labour Day Classic, but in case it's not, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats have released two back-up plans for the annual CFL tradition — and one involves Toronto. The first option — and preferred one — is playing...

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Hamilton police release footage from gas bar robbery

CBC News Posted: Aug 27, 2014 9:32 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 27, 2014 9:32 AM ET Hamilton Police have released security camera footage from a Canadian Tire gas bar robbery that happened in Stoney Creek earlier this month in the hopes of...

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Hamilton hit hardest in Canada by tighter EI rules

Of all the unemployed in Hamilton, just 21.6 per cent of them are receiving employment insurance (EI) benefits, according to a new report that shows Hamilton has been the hardest hit city when it comes to tighter rules to access EI benefits.  The...

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Hamilton man who fell from off-duty cop's Jeep dies in hospital

Charges against Brantford police officer Ryan Grant will be upgraded to impaired driving causing death, after 27-year-old Joey Flaherty, a passenger who fell out of Grant's Jeep in early Tuesday morning incident, has died in hospital.  Hamilton...

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Careless smoking fire guts east end Hamilton home

Careless smoking aided by an open door caused a fire that ravaged an east end home early Tuesday, fire officials say. Firefighters were called to 69 Martha Street by Oriole Crescent just after 3 a.m. They found a two storey home with flames and smoke...

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Brantford police officer charged after man falls from jeep

A Brantford police officer has been arrested on impaired driving charges and a Dundas man is in hospital with life threatening injuries after falling out of a jeep in the city's west end early Monday. The officer was off duty at the time of the...

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Hamilton under heat warning Tuesday

Weather could feel near 40 degrees in the afternoon: Environment Canada CBC News Posted: Aug 25, 2014 3:58 PM ET Last Updated: Aug 26, 2014 8:44 AM ET Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for the city of Hamilton for Tuesday....

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Why Hamilton has had zero smog days in 2014

Breathing easier this summer? A summer free of smog days will do that. Along with no 30-degree days yet this summer, Hamilton hasn't had any days warranting official smog warnings yet in 2014. Neither has anywhere else in Ontario, for the first...

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Stay away from west Hamilton harbour's 'green scum': Public Health

Hamilton Public Health is telling people to avoid swimming in the west end of the harbour because of green surface scum. Blue-green algae has been detected in the water and so Bayfront Beach has been closed to swimming. This is the second warning Public...

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Collision kills 2, demolishes truck on Highway 6

A crash between a pickup truck and a transport truck killed two people and sent a third to hospital in Caledonia early Monday, police say. Crews were called to the crash site at Highway 6 near 5th Line around 1:45 a.m. The truck and the pickup collided...

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Bidding war homebuyer beware: Appraisers may not be as eager

Competitive homebuyers in Hamilton's hot housing market are often facing a critical disagreement as they try to buy a house – the property appraiser doesn't share their opinion about how much the house is worth. And that can leave homebuyers...

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Morrow changes tune on waterfront waste-to-energy plant

It's still not clear whether the waste-to-energy gasification project's proponents will pursue city zoning permission, or stick with their contention that their project is on Port Authority lands and therefore won't need the city's OK. But...

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Live chat with expert gardeners: August 25, 2014

Click on the image to listen live. Get your garden growing with a live call-in conversation with Ontario Today's Ed Lawrence starting at 12:30 p.m.. We'll also have expert gardeners Donna Parker, Jon Peter and Linda Hugli. Join us online or by phone...

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McMaster rises in world university rankings

McMaster University is moving up the ranks of the world's universities, the school announced Monday. The Shanghai Jiao Tong Academic Ranking of World Universities moved McMaster up to 90 from 92 on its world ranking list of 500 universities. McMaster...

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Burlington Skyway crash: Driver to plead not guilty

The lawyer for the Brampton man who caused traffic mayhem earlier this month when he drove a dump truck with the bucket raised into the Burlington Skyway says his client plans to plead not guilty. "Right now we'll start with the assumption he's pleading...

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Cooler Hamilton weather could stick around for fall

The cooler-than-normal weather we've been having in Hamilton could be sticking around come fall. There tends to be a "persistence" in weather as the seasons change, said Dave Phillips, a climatologist with Environment Canada. 'Given the fact that...

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Ryerson Camp counsellor charged after sexual assault identified

Police have identified the camp counsellor from Ancaster charged after an alleged sexual assault at a summer camp in Norfolk County, Ont. The incident occurred at Ryerson Camp "in the early hours" of Thursday, according to OPP Const. Ed Sanchuk,...

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Jesse Clark's funeral draws hundreds

About 250 family members and friends attended the funeral of Jesse Clark on Saturday, mourning the death of the 14-year-old who was killed in an east-end stabbing in Hamilton on Monday. Clark was stabbed during a brawl between two groups of young men...

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Bidding war homebuyer beware: Appraisers may not be as eager

Competitive homebuyers in Hamilton's hot housing market are often facing a critical disagreement as they try to buy a house – the property appraiser doesn't share their opinion about how much the house is worth. And that can leave homebuyers...

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