Hamilton Police Service says a 15-year-old is dead and an 18-year-old has been charged following a Friday collision on the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway.

"Remarkable" longtime Hamilton resident Ann Konkel passed away on Sept. 27.

Award-winning journalist and member of the Fort William First Nation, Tanya Talaga, will be in Hamilton on Oct. 10 to discuss her new book and docuseries, The Knowing, with director of the McMaster Indigenous Research Institute, Dr. Savage Bear.

Take your pick at a nearby fall fair, a bunny-fest, and many other events going on in Hamilton and surrounding areas this Thanksgiving weekend.

Police believea 53-year-old man, was struck by a vehicle whilewalking onSilver Bay Roadsouth of the Friendship Trail in Port Colborne, Ont., sometime between 10 p.m. ET and midnight on Saturday.

A 33-year-old man from Welland, Ont. was arrested on Monday after police say he strangled and hit his Shih Tzu then assaulted police officers.

Hamilton police are investigating after a couple's home and a truck were spray-painted with homophobic graffiti, in what's being considered a hate-motivated crime. "I'm scared for my safety and my partner's safety," says Kevin Harris, adding there have been a series of incidents in recent weeks.