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Burlington, Ont., considers making transit free for all, after reducing fares for youth, seniors

As council in Burlington, Ont., considers making it free to ride public transit, the city is looking to hear from its residents on what they think of the idea. A survey opened on this week and will close Sept. 15.

Hamilton safe drug use site says it plans to pivot to model touted by province to prevent full closure

Hamilton Urban Core Community Health Centre says the organization plans to pivot to the new hub model the government is proposing but that the closure of its supervised consumption serviceswill likely cause more drug-related deaths in the city.

This former police officer used to dig into crime. Now she digs up Hamilton history

Liz Cabral was a Halton police officer for years, until her vertigo forced her to retire. Now, Cabral runs her own YouTube channel called Digging Canuck where she shares her metal-detecting adventures online.

Paris Paralympics start Wednesday. Here are 4 Hamilton-area athletes to watch

TheParis Paralympic Gameskick off are set to begin Wednesday and there are a few athletes on Team Canada with connections to the Hamilton area.

Man arrested with 'modified' gun at Peach Festival. Organizers say incident is 'anomaly' in its history

On Saturday, Hamilton police arrested a 23-year-old man from Toronto who they said had a semi-automatic gun modified to be a fully automatic gun, along with a prohibited high-capacity magazine and ammunition. The local councillor says the incident was "highly unusual."

Great baseball is 'right here' in Hamilton, says Cardinals owner as season nears its end

When Eric Spearin moved back to Hamilton from Los Angeles, he didn't yet know the next chapter of his life would involve running one of the city's oldest sports teams.In the two years under his ownership, the stands are consistently full, he says.

McMaster University student heads to Paris for Summer Paralympics

Lai, 24, has been preparing for her second go at the Paralympic Games and has spent the last few days training with her teammates in Quebec City before heading to Paris. The games start on Aug. 28 and go until Sept. 8.

After 7 years and almost $100K, Canadian woman born without arms and short legs can now drive

Talli Osborne, an inspirational speaker andformer Hamilton resident, got her driver's licence three weeks ago and is now able to driveher dream car, a modified fuchsia Mini Cooper, without any assistance.

Marineland ordered to pay $85K after failing to improve living conditions for 3 young bears

Marineland has been ordered to pay nearly $85,000, months after it wasfound guilty under Ontario's animal cruelty laws of charges related to its care of three blackbears.

77-year-old woman stabbed last week in her apartment was killed by neighbour, Hamilton police say

A woman who had been living in a Hamilton apartment for at least six months was found dead last week in her bed after being stabbed by a 51-year-old neighbour, Det.Frank De Vuonotold a news conference Monday. Police also confirmed the man took his own life.