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Kim Jones was in her final year of high school, thirty years ago, and torn between pursuing a career in engineering and science when a gunman opened fire at École Polytechnique de Montréal, killing 14 women. Jones was only 17 at the time,…

Hamilton’s major crime unit is investigating the death of a man on the Mountain. The victim is in his late 30s and died on West 4th Street, according to a tweet from police. Investigators say more information will be released later today.…

Hamilton police believe the victim of the city’s 13th homicide so far this year was shot while leaving for work Friday morning. The victim is in his late 30s.  His family was home when he was shot and Bereziuk said…

Police are investigating after someone shot up a home in Brantford, almost hitting a sleeping two-year-old girl. Investigators say an “unknown shooter” fired several times at the front of a home on Strawberry Lane around 11:15 p.m. Wednesday. Many of the…

Niagara police say they’re searching for two men wanted in connection with a double stabbing in Niagara Falls. Officers were called to the area of Main Street and Ferry Street around 3:25 a.m. on Dec. 3 after reports of a…

Nine times each day, Halton Police officers are called to respond to an incident of intimate partner violence. Now the service has decided it wants the community to know “how pervasive” the underreported violence is. The police service,  which polices Oakville, Burlington, Milton and other smaller…

Snow mixed with rain are in the forecast for Hamilton Friday, a mixture that could mean a messy commute. The precipitation is likely to end near noon and then be followed by a mainly cloudy Friday with a 40 per cent chance…

Snow, freezing drizzle and even rain are in the forecast for Hamilton Friday, a mixture that could mean a messy commute. There’s a 40 per cent chance of flurries Thursday evening, with snow beginning after midnight and a chance of freezing…

The 16-year-old who allegedly attacked and injured a baby Wednesday is facing charges including uttering death threats and assault with a weapon in connection with the incident. Police were called to a home on Rymal Road East around 3:30 a.m. after…

Hamilton’s billion dollar light-rail transit (LRT) project now includes fewer lanes for drivers, shorter crosswalks, and changes near Tim Hortons Field in its latest designs to “favour pedestrians over of all other users.”  The design changes  for the King St. route were presented to…