Hamilton has taken the first steps toward a moratorium on the development of artificial intelligence data centres. Council's planning committee unanimously supported a motion to have staff draft a bylaw pausing development pending the creation of a local framework for such facilities.

The Association of Ontario Road Supervisors says it has been asking the province to do more to improve safety on rural roads and provide more funding to municipalities to make simple but effective upgrades. The need to address rural road safety is top of mind following the fatal collision in Mapleton Township where five children died.

Dundurn Street S. will be closed between Main and Hill streets from June 22 to the end of July for water main and sewer work, meaning more complications for Hamilton commuters.

The budget will represent the total amount of carbon that can be emitted, in an effort to limit global warming.

Dozens of trees, including memorial trees planted to honour loved ones, were vandalized along a popular trail bisecting the city of Niagara Falls. The city said on Monday that 32 trees were intentionally damaged, some snapped in two, along the length of the 7.5-kilometre trail connecting the city's north and south ends along the length of the Ontario Power Generation hydro canal.

The head of an Ontario tech company proposing an AI data centre for the old Hamilton Spectator building on Frid Street says he understands people's concerns about such facilities and wants to build them better.

Starting next month, Ontarians who are 45 years old will be eligible for colorectal cancer screening. Some patients and advocates question whether the province is ready for the additional pressure on the system, but Ontario says it's boosting capacity.

Her collection Flint and Feather is one of the all-time best-selling volumes of Canadian poetry but Pauline Johnson's complexity as a woman ahead of her time, straddling two cultures is still debated. Scholars have referred to Johnson as both a controversial figure and an early literary activist.

Rural Ontario communities are reeling with grief after a deadly crash on Friday took the lives of five children in one family from a town near Kitchener-Waterloo. The township's mayor says many in the area are turning to their faith to reckon with the loss.

Environment Canada said Sunday Haldimand County and Niagara could experience a severe thunderstorm and heavy rain. The storm watch ended but there is still a flood watch.

Doug Ford appears to be throttling back on aggressive anti-Trump rhetoric with key trade talks looming with the U.S., stepping up a charm offensive aimed at politicians and lobby groups in the mercurial president's orbit.

The Commissioner of Canada Elections (CCE) has fined a Hamilton Centre poll worker $1,250 after he was found to have voted twice in the 2021 federal election.

Five children between the ages of four and 12 were killed in a two-vehicle collision in rural Ontario, according to OPP. Several others, including one infant, were injured.

Several provinces are calling for a constitutional change to give themselves more say in how federal judges are appointed at the provincial level. What does Chief Justice Richard Wagner make of this ongoing political debate over Canada's judicial system? CBC's The House spoke with him earlier this week to get his thoughts.

Rhythm Automotive Canada has been a fixture in St. Catharines, Ont., for 97 years and looks good to be around for at least a few more now that the company has given the plant a vote of confidence with an investment of nearly $80 million coming. The company makes steering and suspension parts, many of which are sent to customers such as Ford and Toyota in the United States.

It was Canada's first point at a men's World Cup, and if that didn't make the players's day unforgettable enough, they did it at home, in front of a crowd filled with faces they knew and people they could name.

The Hamilton/Burlington SPCA's remote community veterinary services team is bringing much-needed care to pet owners in two small communities in northwestern Ontario this weekend.

Cheers erupted at Toronto Stadium as Canada's first FIFA World Cup 2026 match ended in a 1-1 draw with Bosnia-Herzegovina Friday.

Art Crawl will close part of James Street on June 12. Barton Bash will close part of Barton Street on June 13.

A teen content creator who has spent years promoting books to kids online says the Canadian government should focus on how to better protect young people from the harms of social media, before imposing an outright ban.

Bo Levi Mitchell threw a pair of touchdown passes to Kiondre Smith as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats spoiled the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' home opener with a 37-27 victory on Thursday.

The CEO of Sentinel Research and Development in Hamilton says threats from Russian officials won't deter the company from building drones for Ukraine under a newly announced partnership backed by the Canadian government.

Montreal police say Christopher Watts - a 66-year-old sex offender who has been at large - was arrested in Hamilton, Ont., on Tuesday.

The Niagara Falls Illumination Board will light the waterfall with colours for Canada, Mexico and the United States - the three World Cup host nations.

Here's where soccer fans in Niagara can get together to watch the FIFA World Cup. Events in the region include the FIFA World Cup Fan Zone by Niagara Falls and a number of community viewing parties.

Nrinder Nann, Hamilton city councillor for Ward 3, is calling for a pause on the development of large-scale AI data centres until the city develops a new framework to manage such facilities.

Serena Williams's much-hyped comeback to professional tennis at the Queen's Club lasted just one match. The 44-year-old Williams' doubles partner, 19-year-old Canadian Victoria Mboko, was forced to withdraw from the draw on Thursday because of a knee injury she sustained in a singles match against Karolina Pliskova on Wednesday.

Festival of Stories, by new production company Indian & Cowboy, is setting up intimate shows in Hamilton this week so people can hear stories from Indigenous creators.

People have a unique opportunity to explore some of St. Catharines, Ont.,'s most iconic buildings, infrastructure and communities this weekend, as the Doors Open event pulls back the curtain on 19 sites. The Saturday event offers free public tours.

Moscow is calling Canada a "warmonger" for signing a drone-production deal with Ukraine and is vowing to publish the address of a Canadian company working with Kyiv.

The federal government is moving to restrict young Canadians' access to social media unless those companies can show they've made their platforms safe.

Commuting from the Hamilton-Niagara area during the World Cup? Here's what you need to know.

The organization behind a data centre proposal for Hamilton's waterfront says its proposal to the federal government is still going ahead. The Digital Research Alliance of Canada is proposing to build, own and operate a "National AI Compute Facility" on former industrial land owned by Slate Asset Management. Slate recently applied to section off a portion of that land to begin development of a larger project but was denied after hundreds protested the potential data centre.

The City of St. Catharines, Ont., presented three plans for the lands in and around the abandoned and contaminated, former General Motors site and heard from the public at a meeting Tuesday night. Part of the Ontario Street Corridor Secondary Plan Study, the concepts detail potential uses, layouts and densities for the area along Ontario Street from the QEW in the north to Welland Avenue in the south.

Community halls and cultural organizations in Hamilton are decorating their spaces, planning special menus and organizing viewing parties for FIFA's World Cup 2026, as supporters gather behind the countries they to which they are connected.

The Brantford Bulldogs made Ontario Hockey League (OHL) history this week by selecting goaltender Sophie Jovanovic in the league's U18 Priority Selection.

If you plan on travelling to the Niagara region this weekend, prepare for delays on the Burlington Skyway. The Ontario Ministry of Transportation says two of the four Niagara-bound lanes on the QEW, including across the Burlington Skyway Bridge, will be closed from 1 a.m. Saturday until 5 a.m. Monday.

Five years after the federal government's $10-a-day daycare program was launched, managers and advocates say the biggest issue is staff shortages, and there are licenced spaces remaining unused because of this. The province says it's working on improving working conditions for early childhood educators, but many worry the program will continue to get worse before that happens.

Canadian Trenton Johnston pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Miami in connection with a months-long scheme that saw him impersonate Google staff and steal at least $13.04 million US in cryptocurrency. He faces a prison term and has agreed to be deported back to Canada.

The town was chosen to receive $145,000 from Airbnb's host city fund, aimed at boosting the soccer scene in communities involved in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The money will go toward improving local soccer infrastructure at Memorial Park in Old Town Niagara-on-the-Lake and Centennial Sports Park in Virgil.

After nearly four years away from professional tennis, Serena Williams made a winning return at Queen's Club on Tuesday. The 44-year-old Williams showed she still has plenty of her trademark power, hitting service winners as she teamed up with 19-year-old Canadian Victoria Mboko to win their opening doubles match at the grass-court tournament.

New statistics showing a sharp increase in domestic violence investigations in Niagara come as no surprise to two agencies in the region that run emergency shelters and free support services for women and children fleeing gender-based abuse.Both agencies say their shelters are constantly filled and they're forced to turn many women away because there simply isn't room.

The lawsuits are asking for $250,000 in damages for public and private nuisance, negligence, and statutory breaches.

Hundreds of Hamilton residents made it clear they're concerned about AI data centre developments, so what's next as the federal government encourages the creation of these facilities?

The federally funded group leading the Steelport data centre proposal in Hamilton says its application to a national program is not part of a recent request by Slate Asset Management to split a plot of land that drew significant protest.

Hamilton-born Broadway star Caissie Levy was among those who took home a Tony Award on Sunday night - winning best actress in a leading role in a musical for her powerhouse performance as Mother in the revival of Ragtime.

Sgt. Ed Sanchuk said officers responded to the collision on Saturday just after 5 p.m. to Highway 6 near Fifth Line.

PWHL Hamilton has signed forward Emily Clark to a two-year contract, the expansion franchise announced Sunday. Clark, who was under contract with Ottawa through 2027-28, joins PWHL Hamilton on a new deal through the same period.

Opposition to AI data centres has been growing across the country, driven by concerns about how much land, electricity and water these massive facilities consume.

Forge FC is inviting soccer fans to Hamilton Stadium this month to cheer on the men's national team in the FIFA World Cup - and admission is free.