Ontario NDP leader calls for coroner's inquest into St. Joe's suicide deaths

by Kelly Bennett

Horwath, leader of the Ontario NDP party, plans to call Friday morning for the coroner’s office to undertake a public review of the deaths. The appeal comes after the hospital released a review it commissioned earlier this summer.

Don't fall for this phone scam, Alectra warns

Alectra utilities is warning Hamiltonians about a phone scam targeting its customers.

Protestors occupying Enbridge pipeline construction site

by Adam Carter

A group of protestors began occupying an Enbridge Line 10 construction site in Jerseyville this morning, protesting what they call the oil giant’s “failure to appropriately consult with Indigenous Nations.”

Special places: 5 Hamiltonians took us to places in the city meaningful to them

by Samantha Craggs

Ticat Adrian Tracy's whole family is moving to Hamilton, one by one. Musician Harrison Kennedy says the city is "no longer tribal." They're among five Hamiltonians who shared their meaningful places with us. Share yours too.

Hamilton senior hit by truck in parking lot, hospitalized

Hamilton police are investigating after an 80-year-old man using a walker was struck by a reversing truck in a lower city parking lot and rushed to hospital.

Ministry investigating after guard at Barton jail falls ill on shift

A number of other correctional officers from the same shift also went to hospital as a precaution

GM laying off 255 at St. Catharines plant due to strike at CAMI facility

Layoff notices have been handed out to 255 workers at the General Motors transmission-making factory in St. Catharines, Ont., as effects spread from a strike that started Sunday at the GM CAMI plant in Ingersoll, Ont.

Hamilton man's death from natural causes, dog bite not a factor say police

After an investigation by the coroner's office into the death of a Hamilton man in his 60's, who was bit by a dog Wednesday, it was determined the man died of natural causes according to police.

Hamilton school bus shortage gets worse, won't improve until mid-October: HWDSB

by Laura Clementson

Hamilton's school bus driver shortage has gotten worse since the beginning of September and it's not projected to get better until October 16 according to Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board chair Todd White.

Point of View My name is Kevin and I am a gentrifier

'We've been a part of a lot of good things in this city. The uncomfortable reality is that we've changed it in other ways as well.'

Dave Hanley, co-founder of Pop Up Hamilton, dies

Dave Hanley, the co-founder of Pop Up Hamilton, has died.

Man thrown from car, killed in Caledonia crash

by Adam Carter

A man is dead after a crash in Caledonia last night, Ontario Provincial Police say.

Mayor withdraws plan for what to do when monuments are pegged as racist

by Samantha Craggs

Some furrowed their brows. Some fidgeted in their seats. Some whispered to each other, and took notes, and sighed loudly at the ceiling. But in the end, most Hamilton city councillors seemed to wish the mayor didn't bring up the idea of racist statues.

A father and son, both steelworkers, witness labour's change in Hamilton

by Kelly Bennett

Steve Lechniak, 67, didn’t think for a moment about whether he’d be able to find work when he graduated from high school in Hamilton in the late 1960s. But the world looks a lot different for his son, Michael, 35.

Man dies, coroner investigates as dog seized

by Adam Carter

A man in his mid-60s has died after being bitten by a dog in east Hamilton today, police say — but it isn't clear what impact the bite had on his death.

Mainly sunny Thursday: DayStarter weather

Here's a look at the weather you can expect in Hamilton today.

City will spend $1M a year on Indigenous poverty and homelessness

by Samantha Craggs

The city will sink $1 million a year for the next 10 years into getting Indigenous Hamiltonians out of poverty — a move one worker says is a turning point.

Niagara human trafficking investigation leads to multiple arrests, drug charges

As a result of an investigation that began in August, one man has been charged with human trafficking related offences and two other men have been charged with drug-related offences.

SIU calls for witnesses to arrest of woman outside Burlington mall

Investigators with the province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) are looking to speak with anyone who may have witnessed the arrest of a woman in the parking lot of Burlington Mall on Sept. 14.

Niagara College first to offer certificate in production of commercial cannabis

Niagara College will be the first to offer a post-secondary certificate in the production of commercial cannabis.