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Yaqoub Saeed was killed in a hit and run on Jan. 11. His brother Shirwa Geele remembers him as a funny, smart, and bright kid who cared for everyone.

City councillors are weighing whether to declare a state of emergency related to opioid overdoses — and are hoping the declaration could bring additional provincial resources to address the issue.

Hamilton police Chief Frank Bergen answered more than three hours worth of questions from city council during Wednesday's general issues committee meeting about the police service's request to have a roughly $196 million budget approved.

Hamilton's mayor wants the city auditor to review the 2022 municipal election after the campaign trail was riddled with problems for voters.

A new city council was sworn in Wednesday evening and Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath — the first woman to hold the title — says it's "a new era." The new mayor said addressing affordable housing was a top issue for the city.

Five elected councillors and five elected public school board trustees issued a joint statement saying they're refusing to speak to the Hamilton Spectator over news coverage it says is "framed in a way that contributes to anti-Black racism." The newspaper defends its coverage.

After an unprecedented election of change, Hamilton city council will soon be drastically different than the one elected in 2018. Here's what the full city council is set to look like for the next four years.

Mike Spadafora — the councillor-elect for Ward 14 — is speaking out after the candidate he beat by 79 votes plans to request a recount and also accused Spadafora of using illegal campaign tactics.