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McMaster University graduate Catalina Costiuc studied how stress affected fish learning and memory at the Hamilton school's Aquatic Behavioural Ecology Laboratory. Her team found fish could memorize a task for at least 48 days, with stressed fish having better memory.

Research indicates that about one in five Canadians have high levels of Lipoprotein(a), putting them at greater risk of a heart attack or stroke. And yet, many people have no idea because there is no routine screening for Lp(a), which also has no symptoms. That's something experts have been wanting to change.

When he retired as an Air Canada pilot 10 years ago after a 38-year career flying passenger jets, Paul Eyles wasn't ready to just sit in a rocking chair and stare out the window. "I was looking for something meaningful to do," the Grimsby resident said. He quickly found that in the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association (CASARA) Niagara, where for most of the last decade he's been volunteering as a pilot on searches for missing people, downed planes and other critical searches.

Police have identified the 16-year-old boy who died in hospital after a shooting inside Jackson Square, a downtown Hamilton shopping mall, on Friday evening. A 14-year-old suspect has also been identified by police.

A company linked to the New York Islanders NHL team applied for three Hamilton-related trademarks ahead of the Islanders' American Hockey League affiliate moving to the city. The applications identify the trademarks as being for "entertainment in the nature of hockey games," fuelling speculation among fans that they are possible team names.

Niagara Health will move forward in a "careful and deliberate way" to implement recommendations arising out of the coroner's inquest into the death of Heather Winterstein at the St. Catharines hospital more than four years ago, says agency president and CEO Lynn Guerriero.

A 16-year-old boy has died in hospital after a shooting inside a downtown Hamilton shopping mall on Friday evening, police say.

People living in Fort Erie, Ont., say the town smells like chlorine." Officials say it's coming from a chemical spill at a plastics manufacturing plant in the area and the odour has crossed the boarder into the U.S..

The Trump administration is now offering Canadian and Mexican aluminum and steel companies immediate tariff relief if they commit to moving production to the United States in the future.

A judge's decision in the murder trial for Becky Hamber and Brandy Cooney, who are accused in the 2022 death of a 12-year-old and alleged torture of his younger brother, will be handed down May 5 as part of proceedings that began in mid-September.

A year after an Ontario-funded homelessness and addictions recovery treatment (HART) hub was announced for Hamilton, the organization approved to run the centre has announced an opening date for a bed-based site.

The renovation of Hamilton's downtown arena brought Cardi B, Monster Jam and the Juno Awards to Hamilton, but locals say the packed entertainment lineup has also come with an unwelcome change: event parking prices. Some say they've been surprised by sudden increases and are finding it unaffordable to park downtown.

His retirement from HPS will be effective May 29, according to a news release.

Environment Hamilton is one of several public advocacy organizations, journalists and researchers across Ontario who are lamenting rules passed by the province on Thursday that will end the public's ability to request government ministers' documents through FOI.

A man is dead and a second is facing a murder charge following an "incident" on a trail in Brantford, Ont., police say.

Because the budget has yet to pass, specific guidance on the rebate is not yet available. To get an understanding of what we do know about it, CBC News spoke with real estate experts on how it could work and what it means for buyers.

The World Symposium on Choral Music is set for Macau, a special administrative region in China, from Aug. 23 to 28, and the Hamilton Children's Choir will be the only choir from North or South America to perform.

The jury in the Heather Winterstein inquest has found the Indigenous woman's death in a St. Catharines, Ont., hospital was from septic shock and accidental, with many of the 68 recommendations focusing on improving the care of Indigenous people. The family, which had sought a homicide finding, told CBC the outcome backs their view "biased and unfair treatment" played a role in Heather's death.

Local historian Robin McKee is marking 25 years of providing historic tours through the Hamilton Cemetery.

Canada's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the Oklahoma City guard from who is the reigning MVP and NBA Finals MVP, is the clutch player of the year award winner for this season, the league announced Tuesday.

The Ontario government has sold a $28.9-million private jet back to Bombardier, less than a week after its purchase spurred public outcry.

The St. Louis Cardinals MLB team from St. Louis, Mo., is opposing a trademark application the Hamilton Cardinals Canadian Baseball League team filed before the Canadian Intellectual Property Office in 2023. The American team says the Canadian team is taking advantage of its "reputation and goodwill." The Hamilton team says it disagrees and will continue using its name and logo this season.

The Sherman Cut - a roadway which connects the Sherman Access Road with the area of the Hamilton Mountain near Upper Sherman Avenue - will be fully closed from late April to early September for maintenance.

The Niagara-bound QEW Skyway Bridge is expected to be partially closed Tuesday and Wednesday to facilitate rehabilitation work, according to the Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO).

After a marathon inquest, a jury is deliberating on how Heather Winterstein died of sepsis after the 24-year-old Indigenous woman sought help at the St. Catharines, Ont., hospital over two days, but collapsed in the emergency department on Dec. 10, 2021, while waiting to see a doctor.

A 'lengthy' closure was underway on Highway 6 in Hamilton following a collision between two transport trucks, Ontario Provincial Police said this afternoon.

A 58-year-old Hamilton woman missing since January was found dead in April, police say.

Prime Minister Mark Carney stunned some Canadian historians over the weekend when he released a pointed video message about the U.S. featuring a War of 1812 general who led the charge against the American invaders of that era.

The family of an Indigenous woman is urging an inquest jury examining her death in an Ontario hospital to rule it was a homicide due to biases, and errors made in her assessment and treatment. Heather Winterstein, 24, went to the St. Catharines hospital on Dec. 9, 2021, but a doctor ruled out infection, opted against doing bloodwork and attributed her symptoms to "social issues," the inquest heard. She returned the next day and died of sepsis after hours in the waiting room.

CBC News has learned from a senior government source that Marineland - the permanently closed theme park and zoo in Niagara Falls, Ont. - is requesting $10 million to $20 million in a federal loan to move up to 30 belugas and four dolphins to aquariums across the U.S.

The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) cleared an officer on Saturday for shooting Daniel Tronko during a 24-hour standoff with police in Welland, Ont., on Dec. 19 that had the neighbourhood under a shelter-in-place, nearby schools under lockdown and a local hospital under a hold-and-secure.

An April 16 search of an illegal Hamilton dispensary also turned up an illegal dog-breeding operation and 10 dogs, Hamilton police say.

Police said on Sunday a man was driving and a woman was the passenger of a motor vehicle when they crashed on Claremont Drive, a dead-end street off of West 5th Street near the Claremont Access and James Mountain Road.

As the warmer weather arrives, officials with the City of Hamilton say they're getting more complaints about illegal dumping of garbage and waste - and it's a widespread problem throughout the city.

Over six years since her son Devan was murdered outside his Hamilton high school, Shari-Ann Selvey says not enough has changed to protect kids. To raise awareness about issues including bullying and youth crime, Selvey is working with Hamilton filmmaker Tyrone Greenidge on a documentary about Devan.

Ontario is looking to sell the $28.9 million private jet that was recently purchased for Premier Doug Ford's use "as quickly as possible," following backlash days after the purchase was confirmed publicly.

At around 12:40 p.m. Friday, police went to the intersection of Concession 5 Road and Kirkwall Road for a crash involving a motorcycle and a pickup truck.

Commuters at the St. Catharines GO and Niagara Falls GO stations share their experience travelling for work outside the region.

The province's police watchdog says it has found no reasonable grounds" to believe a Niagara Regional Police Service officer committed a criminal offence after a man was shot and wounded during a gunfire exchange in Welland, Ont., in December.

A collision between a motorcycle and an SUV in Hamilton left one man dead Friday night, police say.

John Meissner has loved butter tarts since he was a little boy living at a farm in Guelph, Ont. But it wasn't until he had an offensively bad butter tart while judging at a festival in February that he decided he needed to do something to conserve the original recipe of the dessert.

After repeated weather-related postponements, all Niagara-bound lanes on the Burlington Skyway Bridge will be closed Friday night, Ontario's Ministry of Transportation says.

Brantford Police Service says a male pedestrian died after a driver hit him around midnight near Darling and Market streets, downtown.

Kristian Jamieson is running the Boston Marathon for the second time this year and intends to get as close as he can to his great-great-grandfather's record time of 2:24:24 on Monday.

Forge FC midfielder Kyle Bekker gathered recently with teammates to inform them about his recent absence from the Canadian Premier League club. "I had surgery four weeks ago [this past] Monday to remove a tumour after being diagnosed with testicular cancer," Bekker revealed Thursday to CBC Sports.

The provincial government has purchased a pre-owned private jet for $28.9 million to be used by Ontario Premier Doug Ford.

The driver who fatally struck a Hamilton crossing guard in November is facing a charge of careless driving causing death, police said Friday. The crossing guard, 52, was on his way to work on Nov. 13 when the driver hit him at Upper Wentworth Street and Mohawk Road, Hamilton Police Service said.

Ontario is embedding in legislation a policy that would give priority for medical residency positions to applicants with a connection to the province. It requires international graduates to have either gone to school or recently lived in Ontario for 2 years.

Two Hamilton teens are wondering why the city's plan to build one much needed basketball court in Gage Park is going to take 25 years.