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Brantford Police Service says a 77-year-old woman died after a collision near Dalhousie and Queen streets Wednesday.

Letters notifying resellers of inspection were sent out last week, and investigators are starting to inspect ticket resellers and big companies like StubHub this week, according to Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement Stephen Crawford. But resale sites say they're still looking for guidance on how to implement the rules.

The PWHL announced an expansion to Hamilton Wednesday, alongside an expansion to Las Vegas. Local fans and players say it will be great to cheer for a home team.

Hamilton could be turning away from locally-designed textured concrete that makes sidewalks and intersections easier for people with disabilities to navigate. City staff say a change to using metal domes could help bring the city in line with provincial standards. However, several people with disabilities tell CBC Hamilton the proposed alternative could make it harder and more dangerous to get around.

New York Islanders defenceman Matthew Schaefer has been awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL's top rookie.

Global girl group Katseye is coming to Hamilton this fall. The group announced its "Wildworld Tour'" on Wednesday, with a stop at Hamilton's TD Coliseum scheduled for Nov. 1.

In a statement, spokesperson for Mohawk College, Sean Coffey, said the data affected included usernames, email addresses and messages.

Some fans might be doing a double-take as photos online show Heated Rivalry star Hudson Williams styled for his new movie, Apparatus.

The PWHL will add expansion teams in Hamilton and Las Vegas ahead of next season, the latest step in the league's rapid expansion plan. The league announced the two cities on Wednesday.

A scarcity of aluminum cans caused by the Iran war means there's a Diet Coke shortage in India, where the drink only comes in cans. As a result, people there are hoarding the beverages and throwing parties to celebrate their favourite drink.

It's the Victoria Day long weekend and there are lots of activities if you're looking for something fun to do in the Niagara region.

When they were getting ready to perform the stage show Thriller awhile back, TASC (Therapy Alternatives for Special Children and Adults) Niagara figured out how to include a cast member who can only lie in a wheelchair, can't sit up straight because then he can't breathe, and can't talk.

Ontario's ministry of health is asking seven more people to isolate in relation to a global hantavirus outbreak, though it says those individuals are considered "low-risk" contacts.

There's plenty to do for anyone spending time in the city this May long weekend - from viewing blooming trees and flowers at local parks, to checking out the city's 100-plus waterfalls, to celebrating Victoria Day with your neighbours at a free event.

Victoria Day is May 18, which means many government services and businesses will be closed or operating at reduced hours.

Police responded to a fire on Nineteenth Street alongside Lincoln Fire Rescue and EMS at around 2:45 p.m. ET on Monday.

Police say a 53-year-old man from Norfolk County and his seven-year-old son were found dead Monday afternoon in the waters of Lake Erie near St. Williams, Ont., east of London.

Ontario just updated its OSAP calculator for the 2026-27 academic year, offering students an early glimpse into how the Ford government's cuts to the program could impact the amount of money they receive for school.

The Ontario Nurses' Association is launching a constitutional challenge of a law that prevents them from taking any form of job action during the bargaining process, a move hospitals are calling deeply troubling.

Scientists say new species of ticks carrying troubling pathogens travelling our way from the northern United States at a rate of about 50 kilometres per year, including the lone star tick which can leave a bitten person with a severe allergy to meat.

Ontario pharmacists will soon be allowed to administer more vaccines and treat more common ailments, as part of the government's continuing moves to expand its scope of practice.

Pride organizers in Hamilton say funding shortfalls are putting pressure on this year's events, as groups across Ontario call for more support in the form of a dedicated fund.

A pedestrian has died after being struck on the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) in Hamilton around midnight Sunday, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say.

A yellow-level frost advisory has been issued for Hamilton and Brantford, Ont., with the temperature dipping overnight to a low of 2 C in Hamilton and 1 C in Brantford.

Francine Shimizu-Orgar has frequent nightmares when her mind replays moments from the recent inquest into her daughter's death at the St. Catharines, Ont., hospital. But if the inquiry, which the family pushed for, wasn't held, what happened to 24-year-old Heather Winterstein "would never have come out," Shimizu-Orgar tells CBC from the family home in the Niagara region city.

Police say a 25-year-old man wanted in connection with a fatal motorcycle crash in Hamilton five years ago was arrested in New York this week and accused of gun smuggling.

Dundas councillor Alex Wilson announced they won't be running for their seat in Ward 13 in the municipal election this fall.

Hamilton Public Health is investigating several confirmed cases of Legionellosis disease in the city's east end and Stoney Creek area.

More than 100 young people from 11 First Nation and Inuit communities across Canada are gathering for an intensive dance camp in southern Ontario in a program aimed at empowering Indigenous youth.

Ontario's chief medical officer of health says two Ontario residents who were on a cruise ship with passengers infected with hantavirus are in good spirits and showing no symptoms, while isolating in their rural community.

The Halton Regional Police Service has laid over 50 charges following several smash-and-grab robberies in Ontario between Jan. 25 and March 17, in what the deputy police chief is calling "the first major crackdown" on such thefts impacting businesses.

A 36-year-old Welland man has been charged with first-degree murder after a woman was found dead inside a residence Thursday afternoon, police say.

In honour of punk's 50th anniversary this year, photographer and band manager Ralph Alfonso has scoured through his negatives and put together an exhibit that will make its Hamilton debut at Art Crawl on Friday.

A Niagara Falls, Ont.-based shelter that helped young people experiencing housing instability turn their lives around will be reborn as a home for youths in the care of Family and Children's Services Niagara who have complex needs.

Karlee Morse, a makeup artist from Niagara Falls, Ont., goes to great lengths to make sure the gaping axe head wounds, severed fingers, eyeballs hanging from their sockets and metal spikes embedded in eyes that she creates are absolutely realistic. She'll be at this year's Comic Con at the Library on May 9.

A stretch of downtown Hamilton will be closed to traffic Friday evening as the city's popular Art Crawl returns for the 2026 season.

Montreal may be the last Canadian team standing in the second round of the NHL playoffs, but for many hockey fans in St. Catharines, Ont., the Buffalo Sabres are the local heroes.

More than 1,300 homes and businesses in Hamilton were without power Friday morning, according to local utility provider Alectra Utilities.

A 40-year-old Hamilton man faces three counts of voyeurism charges after police say a witness discovered video recordings made using hidden cameras.

A yellow level frost advisory has been issued for Brantford, Ont., with Environment Canada warning of possible damage to some crops in frost-prone areas.

Last month, it was cucumber prices, and last year, it was matcha shortages. Now, some Canadian consumers online are shocked at the price of cottage cheese, with some saying they can't even find it on store shelves anymore.

Hundreds visited Montebello Park over the weekend to celebrate the City of St. Catharines' 150th anniversary. Its birthday theme, Our Common Ground, is all about embracing the diverse communities that make up the city.

The judge in the trial for an Ontario couple who'd been caring for two brothers was clear in laying blame: Becky Hamber and Brandy Cooney are the ones who committed murder and other crimes. He also noted that the Children's Aid Society (CAS) had "zero to do" with their guilt or innocence. Still, the case raises concerns about the child protection system and has showcased systemic issues that need to be addressed immediately, say advocates and other observers.

The City of Hamilton is warning residents of Beach Boulevard and beyond to prepare for potential flooding and mitigate risk on their properties due to high Lake Ontario waters.

A Welland, Ont., man recently completed an epic non-stop, 33-hour driving quest across multiple countries in Europe and drove right into a country where bombs, missiles and explosive-laden drones rain down with lethal regularity.

Doug Ford's now grounded plan to buy a private jet highlights a trend of softening support for the premier and his government, say some experts and polling analysts, who warn that the controversy could be a sign of deeper popular unease with the Tories' agenda.

As the fall puck-drop of Hamilton's new American Hockey League team draws closer, members of the local hockey community - including some fellow tenants of the AHL team's practice facility - say they're already loving the buzz that comes with having professional hockey coming back to the city.

New guidelines published online by Cancer Care Ontario say the province is lowering its colorectal cancer screening age from 50 to 45 in response to a "notable" increase in younger people diagnosed with the disease.

Prime Minister Mark Carney has named former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour as Canada's next governor general.

Police have charged a 34-year-old Hamilton man following a collision in which a 70-year-old woman was killed in February.