J.J. Abrams beams back into Star Trek with the sequel Into Darkness, a new journey offering a mix of fun and familiar, anchored by the relationships of the classic characters.

The LCBO is facing the first strike in its 86-year-history. That could shut the government outlets, but Greater Hamilton is blessed with three "agency stores" on the edge of town.

We've had an Anchor Bar for a few months. In Buffalo, the famed house of chicken wings has been around for nearly 80 years. Can the new Hamilton outpost measure up? We do a cross-border taste test.

Marguerite Mooney looks out and sees the view she's known for nearly a century suddenly erased. Otis Elevator and the Studebaker plant, empty these many years, are now just rubble.

McMaster graduate student Kate Einarson talks about her thesis, Finding the Beat, in 3 minutes.

Gil Simmons moved to the North End more than 50 years ago and found the waterfront was off limits. She led a drive to take it back, and now she's being remembered at the park she helped build.

Here's a collection of images that tell the story of Hamilton this week in pictures.

The director of a children's aid agency warns of a 'bloodbath.' The lead singer of a now-defunct rock band recalls 'pulling the trigger." (Don't worry — neither was speaking in literal terms.)

Author Paul Morley recalls two Eastwood Park footballers' forgotten role in the famous Dambusters raid. Today is the 70th Anniversary of the raid. one of the most daring efforts of the war.

This weekend is Doors Open and they've put four architects on the list this year. All are located in buildings that used to be other things: bowling alley, clothing factory, furniture store, barrel shop. We stop by each architect for a word on that noble profession.

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Here are some of the best photos taken in and around Hamilton in the last seven days.

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The CBC has been in Hamilton for one year on Friday - and CBC staffers are sharing their favourite stories.