Peel Regional Police are leading an investigation into allegations of child abuse at Robert Land Academy, a military-style private school for boys in Ontario's Niagara Region that operated for decades until last year. Dozens of former students have alleged physical and emotional abuse, and in some cases, sexual exploitation.
CN Railway is investigating a train derailment in St. Catharines, Ont. The derailment was reported by police Monday morning, near Glendale Avenue and Keele Street.
Sunday's star-studded concert included a surprise performance by the band Rush, a tribute to Nelly Furtado and to Joni Mitchell. It was the big finish after several days of celebrations and live music in the city.
Despite increases to provincial funding in recent years, the percentage of children with autism registered with the Ontario Autism Program and receiving funding had yet to crack 25 per cent as of early this year - as demand for the funding continues to grow.
Community members gathered Thursday in Fort Erie, Ont., to pay tribute to Heather Winterstein, a young woman whose death raised questions about how Indigenous people and those with mental health and substance use issues are treated in the health-care system. An inquest into her death begins Monday.
The owner of three tigers and a hyena that are no longer living on a property in Wainfleet, Ont., is hopeful he'll someday be reunited with his animals, but it won't be in that rural township in Niagara that had ordered them removed for contravening an exotic animals bylaw.
Some of Canada's biggest musical acts are headed to the Hammer. The Juno Awards will be handed out at Hamilton's TD Coliseum this weekend, with the annual celebration of homegrown music taking place over two nights.
City says N13 eviction notices dropped to 23 in 2025 from 119 in 2024, but student renters told the city this week the bylaw can be improved. Hamilton councillors unanimously supported updates to the bylaw, sending changes to council for final approval.
Juno week officially started in Hamilton on Thursday. Downtown businesses are preparing for a rush and some Hamiltonians are excited, while others not as much.
The Inuk singer-songwriter from Arviat, Nunavut, was honoured on Wednesday by musicians and industry professionals at a symposium in Six Nations of the Grand River near Hamilton.
Niagara-on-the-Lake's town council plans to voluntarily reduce the number of seats it has ahead of this year's municipal election, saying it's aware Premier Doug Ford thinks there are far too many elected officials in Niagara's 12 cities and towns and its regional government.
One person is dead and another is in hospital after a morning fire on the fourth floor of a residential building near Fennell and Upper Kenilworth avenues, Hamilton police said Thursday.
A program by the non-profit Honouring Indigenous Peoples is helping to foster truth and reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people - through a youth gathering.
Premier Doug Ford's government tables its eighth budget Thursday, as Ontario's economy faces global economic volatility and heightened levels of unemployment at home. Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy is due to deliver the spending plan in the legislature at 4 p.m. ET.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford and his health minister said Wednesday they will not reverse course on their decision to shutter more supervised drug consumption sites, after a letter from six former Toronto mayors urged them to do so.
They came for cuts and in some cases, left with "a different energy." Some 420 young people, in fact, benefited from a marathon session of free haircuts and styling for young people with textured hair on Saturday, at the second annual Excel in Style event at Bernie Custis Secondary School.
Ontario Provincial Police officers closed the ramp from westbound Highway 403 to southbound Highway 6 for most of Wednesday due to a tractor trailer crashing and rolling onto its side. By evening the closure had ended, according to the Ministry of Transportation.
Porter Airlines is expanding service from Hamilton with a new route to Montreal's revamped South Shore airport and Ottawa International Airport starting June 22.
CBC News is announcing an expansion of our local news service in Hamilton, in the form of a live audio morning show, available on HD radio and other digital platforms, and a weekly podcast to be added to the existing digital news offered by the station.
In advance of the Junos, we asked a handful of local creative folks to share their favourite cafes, restaurants, bars or social spaces, live music venues and other hidden gems. Here's what they told us - and where to find them.
The Hamilton Community Peregrine Project (HCPP) is gearing up for the 2026 nesting season, according to the lead monitor at Hamilton Falconwatch - the community group that monitors the birds.
Ontario is running out of time to beef up rules that would crack down on negligent and misbehaving municipal politicians ahead of the next civic election, some experts and opposition critics warn.
With the Juno Awards in Hamilton this week, the city is bubbling with music-related events but for some within the local music scene, there's also uncertainty about what happens next.
The City of Hamilton says it remains committed to improving wastewater and stormwater systems after being slapped with a $600,000 fine for sewage leaking into the Hamilton Harbour for 26 years.
This week, the Juno Awards touch down at Hamilton's TD Coliseum, the newly renovated arena that's been attracting A-list entertainers like Paul McCartney, Twice, and Cardi B to the city since it opened last fall. But just footsteps away, the city's central library has been struggling to manage the daily influx of people experiencing addiction and homelessness, who use the library as a shelter of sorts. Justin Chandler of CBC Hamilton and musician Kojo Easy" Damptey discuss this tale of two Hamiltons, and whether it's possible to reconcile the city's ambitions to be an international entertainment destination with its street-level struggles.Plus, Peaky Blinders is back,but this time as a film adaptation. Film critic Hannah Flint joins Elamin Abdelmahmoud to explain why this movie adaptation of the British crime drama is worth your time, even though she didn't like the original.
Six years after the Ontario government made e-learning a mandatory requirement for a high school diploma, students don't appear to be taking online school to diversify their course selection as the province had intended, according to a CBC News analysis of provincial enrolment data.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford's cellphone records took centre stage as the provincial legislature resumed sitting Monday for the first time since December, with the opposition accusing the premier of having something to hide.
Politicians return to Queen's Park Monday for a shortened spring session, as Premier Doug Ford's government is set to unveil its eight budget in just days. The legislature returns a month later than usual after the Progressive Conservatives delayed the resumption of the session.
Hamilton hosts the Junos on Sunday, and the musical awards show is bringing tourists, musicians, concerts and a ton of themed events to the city this week.
Ontario's legislature is set to resume sitting Monday after a 14-week break that ended in a veritable deluge of news, partial proposals and headline-grabbing musings from Premier Doug Ford and his government.
To earn the title of master sake sommelier, Yoshi Takaoka says it's not just about knowledge, "we need to demonstrate how to serve the sake perfectly." Takaoka, a sushi bar manager in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., is Canada's first master sake sommelier.
Canada's Victoria Mboko is off to the third round of women's singles at the Miami Open. The No. 10 seed from Burlington, Ont., defeated Russian Anastasia Zakharova 6-1, 7-5 on Saturday.
With its emergency shelter beds frequently running at 50 per cent over capacity and demand so great that it's forced to refer some women escaping domestic violence elsewhere, Gillian's Place in St. Catharines will soon be able to offer a broader range of services to more victims of gender-based violence.
A Canadian border guard at the Queenston-Lewiston Bridge in Niagara-on-the-Lake and a transport truck driver both face criminal charges, police say, after a truck containing millions of dollars worth of illegal drugs and tobacco entered the country.
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