Hamilton official says new social assistance software should be dumped until fixed

Hamilton's head of social services says "beyond stressed" social assistance staff are spending 90 per cent of their day dealing with problems caused by a new computer system, and she is urging the province to return to the old one. Joe-Ann Priel has...

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Vanier Cup: Montreal Carabins outlast McMaster Marauders

Coach Danny Maciocia spoke throughout the post-season of the mental toughness of his University of Montreal Carabins. That big game attitude was evident once again as the Carabins used a fourth-quarter comeback and Louis-Philippe Simoneau's game-winning...

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Hamilton Tiger-Cats Grey Cup greats weigh in on the big game

Tiger-Cats fans send team off to Grey Cup 0:51 Tiger-Cats fans send team off to Grey Cup 0:51 No one knows what the Hamilton Tiger-Cats are going through as they gear up for the 102nd Grey Cup like the Ticats that came before them....

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Hamilton mudslide: slope stabilization may take up to a week

The City of Hamilton will start stabilizing the slope along Highway 403 near York Boulevard on Monday, following a mudslide on Friday that closed part of the highway for most of the day and wreaked havoc on traffic. The eastbound highway between Main...

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3 new Ontario music releases you need to hear this week

It's that time of the week again – CBC Hamilton reporter Adam Carter is back with his three picks for new Ontario music that you need to listen to this week. Adam is on the air each week on CBC Radio for In the Key of C, hosted by Craig Norris. He'll...

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Airport cargo terminal will create jobs for Hamilton, officials say

By Samantha Craggs, CBC News Posted: Nov 07, 2014 4:39 PM ET Last Updated: Nov 07, 2014 4:39 PM ET Politicians and executives gathered at the Hamilton airport on Friday to do an official groundbreaking for the new $12-million cargo...

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Hamilton orchestra plays ‘healing music’ for Remembrance Day

Video Over 250 military personnel and their families are expected to attend the concert By John Rieti, CBC News Posted: Nov 07, 2014 4:38 PM ET Last Updated: Nov 07, 2014 4:38 PM ET Conductor Gregory Vajda says many Hamiltonians...

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Father killed, son charged with murder after east end attack

Hamilton murder charges 5:41 Hamilton murder charges 5:41 Four days before Tony Robles, 66, was due in a Hamilton courtroom to face charges including domestic assault and child pornography, he was found dead behind an auto repair shop....

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5 things to do in Hamilton this weekend

The weather's turning cold, and Remembrance Day is just around the corner. Here are five things for you to check out in Hamilton this weekend. In Remembrance: Fanfare for the Common Man The Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra is putting off this concert...

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New councillor says he'll take up the cause for Westdale Theatre's future

Hamilton's new Ward 1 councillor says he'll carry the torch in a local effort to make sure his beloved Westdale Theatre stays where it is. Aidan Johnson becomes Ward 1's new representative in December. He says he'll pick up where outgoing councillor...

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Hamilton police searching for break and enter suspect

CBC News Posted: Nov 07, 2014 10:01 AM ET Last Updated: Nov 07, 2014 10:01 AM ET Hamilton police has released a security camera photo of a suspect from a break and enter that took place at a downtown location last month. According to...

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Stoney Creek man 'suddenly disappeared': homicide unit

Hamilton homicide detectives are searching for clues after a 19-year-old Stoney Creek man "just suddenly disappeared" more than a week ago. Harmanjit Singh was last seen the morning of Oct. 27 in a white vehicle around Delawana Drive. But what...

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Burlington's Neil Bantleman moves to maximum security prison

Canadian teacher Neil Bantleman has been moved from a police detention centre and is en route to an Indonesian prison where he will await charges in connection with a sexual assault investigation.  The Burlington, Ont. native's family denies he...

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Man killed in east end, another faces 1st degree murder charges

CBC News Posted: Nov 07, 2014 8:23 AM ET Last Updated: Nov 07, 2014 9:50 AM ET A 35-year-old man is facing murder charges after a 66-year-old man was found dead in the east end Thursday evening. Hamilton police said in a press release...

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Hamilton's unemployment rate drops again

Unemployment has dipped again in Hamilton over last month, landing at 5.6 per cent, a full percentage point lower than the national average. Statistics Canada figures show the three-month moving average of unemployment is below the national rate of...

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Woman survives repeated stabbing attack

Police are still searching for a suspect after a woman was repeatedly stabbed in a central Hamilton home Tuesday evening. It happened around 7:15 p.m. on Elgin Street, just south of Barton Street East, police say. There was a knock on the door of a...

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Fire stopped before reaching retirement home

CBC News Posted: Nov 05, 2014 8:04 AM ET Last Updated: Nov 05, 2014 8:04 AM ET Hamilton firefighters managed to stop a shed fire from spreading to an East End retirement home early Wednesday. Six units were dispatched to Montgomery...

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Cuban-Canadian finds inspiration in family's revolutionary past

A Cuban-Canadian actress goes onstage in a role that takes her back to a time and place she left behind 7:04 A Cuban-Canadian actress goes onstage in a role that takes her back to a time and place she left behind 7:04 For actor Carla...

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Food recall warning: Cranberry-apple cider from Mustard Seed

CBC News Posted: Nov 05, 2014 1:25 PM ET Last Updated: Nov 06, 2014 8:12 AM ET The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has upgraded its warning, and is now recalling unpasteurized cranberry-apple cider sold at the Mustard Seed...

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Dakota Hart deemed fit for trial in Earl Kitchener charges

Hamilton man Dakota Hart, 47, is in custody after a child abduction at Earl Kitchener Public School last week. (Skylar.tigblog.org) A man charged with abducting a west Hamilton elementary school student has been deemed mentally fit to stand trial....

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Fire stopped before reaching retirement home

CBC News Posted: Nov 05, 2014 8:04 AM ET Last Updated: Nov 05, 2014 8:04 AM ET Hamilton firefighters managed to stop a shed fire from spreading to an East End retirement home early Wednesday. Six units were dispatched to Montgomery...

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Get used to taller buildings as Hamilton's housing boom continues

If Hamilton wants to keep its healthy housing growth, experts say, it's going to have to get used to intensification. That includes more buildings, taller buildings and condo towers in new locations. Hamilton housing prices are on an upward swing, and...

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Man who died at Road2Hope Marathon was an experienced runner

Ancaster's Richard Greidanus, who died after collapsing near the finish line of Sunday's Road2Hope Marathon, was an experienced runner who had successfully competed in many long distance events. Race co-ordinator Gord Pauls had trained with Greidanus,...

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Hamilton dragon boat team wins international regatta

A Hamilton dragon boat team was victorious in an international competition, coming first out of over 100 teams from around the world. Knot A Breast, a club with about 70 Hamilton area paddlers, sent a team to compete at the International Breast...

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Homeowners without insurance struggling after Burlington flood

Hundreds of Burlington homeowners are still waiting to learn how much money they'll get in disaster relief after a devastating flood hit the area last summer. Many who visited a town hall meeting Tuesday night in Burlington to talk about financial assistance...

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Man who died at Road2Hope Marathon was an experienced runner

Ancaster's Richard Greidanus, who died after collapsing near the finish line of Sunday's Road2Hope Marathon, was an experienced runner who had successfully competed in many long distance events. Race co-ordinator Gord Pauls had trained with Greidanus,...

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Man dead after Bay Street motorcycle crash

(The Canadian Press) A man is dead after a fatal crash involving a motorcycle and a taxi in downtown Hamilton Monday evening. Emergency crews were first called to the area of Bay Street and Robinson Street near city hall around 6 p.m. Monday. According...

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How a McMaster University map got into Brad Pitt's new film 'Fury'

What do the producers of a Second World War epic starring Brad Pitt and geography students at McMaster University have in common? Both groups have consulted the Hamilton, Ont., university's map collection in a bid to score high marks with audiences...

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Brock University students in blackface win Halloween contest

A group of faculty members at a university in Ontario's Niagara Region is accusing students who won a campus pub Halloween contest of "racist" behaviour after they wore blackface to dress as the Jamaican bobsled team. In a letter on the Facebook page...

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City shuts down 28 Lister Steakhouse

The city has shut down the beleaguered 28 Lister Chophouse Grill because owner Chris DesRoches hasn't paid his bills. City staff and officials were on site Tuesday morning changing the locks. DesRoches' cutoff was 8 a.m., said Rom D'Angelo, director...

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How can Hamilton boost its voter turnout?

He doesn't want to give voters money. In fact, he's not exactly sure what he wants to give people to encourage them to use their democratic right to vote. But after voter turnout in this week's municipal election was only 34.02 per cent, Coun. Sam...

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Hamilton Road2Hope marathon runner dies after collapsing

A marathon runner in Ontario has died after collapsing near the finish line at the Road2Hope marathon in Hamilton on Sunday, the city's emergency service confirmed. The collapse happened around 10 a.m. local time near the finish line. The runner,...

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Hamilton Road2Hope marathon draws 5,000 runners

Alexandre Boule completed the Road2Hope full marathon on Sunday in 2:41:44, a stunning first-place finish in his age group and third place overall. But his race didn't stop at the finish line.  After pacing around with a gold ring in his hand,...

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'Light at the end of the tunnel' gone for Canadian in Indonesian jail

Neil Bantleman, the Canadian man detained in Indonesia after being swept up in a high-profile child sexual assault investigation, has written a second letter to the Canadian government calling for support as he waits for pending charges and...

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