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The Ryan Hill Ice-Carving Public Challenge is one of this year's featured events at Winterlude in the capital region. Hill's friends and family hope the challenge inspires others to remember his work and learn the craft themselves.

The push to buy Canadian is loud and clear, but are those local-looking products the real deal? CBC Marketplace exposes how some popular foods that seem Canadian are actually made in the U.S. Experts say some patriotic packaging may confuse shoppers, a practice called "maple washing."

Black History Month starts Feb. 1, a time used to honour the contributions, heritage and legacy of Black people in Canada. Here's what's happening in Hamilton to celebrate and commemorate the month.

Environment Canada has issued a cold warning for Hamilton, Niagara, Brantford and surrounding areas as temperatures are expected to drop Thursday night and Friday morning.

Canada's minister of fisheries says Marineland's plan to ship 34 marine mammals to aquariums in the U.S. is "solid." Animal advocates, meanwhile, worry the beluga whales and dolphins at the shuttered Niagara Falls, Ont., park may end up being used for breeding and performances if Ottawa approves the park's relocation request.

Girls hockey registrations have hit a new all-time high provincially: 41,019 players in the 2024-2025 season, according to fresh data from the Ontario Women's Hockey Association. In Windsor and Essex County, registration hit 2,245 last season - the highest it's been in at least 12 years.

Red light cameras reduce collisions and are part of the city's Vision Zero planto end traffic-related deaths and injuries, say city staff.

The worker, who has not been identified, was removing snow near the end of the dock when "a piece of equipment entered the water," say police.

The proposed budget would see the creation of an intimate partner violence unit, with 20 detectives taking over investigations and freeing up patrol officers, Chief Frank Bergen told the budget committee Tuesday.

Some Ontario residents who typically spend their winters in the U.S. say they've recently opted to buy property in Mexico instead.The shift comes as some snowbirds grow uneasy about the political climate under U.S. President Donald Trump.

The Brantford Police Service says it won't participate in collecting assault-style weapons from the public as part of the federal government's gun buyback program.

The Hamilton Public Library is requesting a higher-than-usual budget increase from the city to help it pay for security, social workers and de-escalation training.

The Weeknd, Daniel Caesar, the Beaches and Jessie Reyez also nabbed nominations, and there was an increase in first-time nominees.

Justin Bieber and Tate McRae lead nominations for this year's awards, which will take place in Hamilton on March 29.

Environment Canada has issued a blowing snow advisory and a cold warning for the Niagara Region, and a cold warning for Hamilton.

The Canadian government on Monday granted conditional approval" to Marineland for the defunct amusement park in Niagara Falls, Ont., to ship 30 captive belugas and four dolphins to institutions in the United States.

Another London Beer Store is set to close this spring, marking the latest local impact of the retailer's shrinking brick-and-mortar presence across Ontario. The company has now closed four Beer Stores in London since the province expanded alcohol sales to grocery, convenience, and big-box stores.

On Sunday, a snow storm blanketed the Hamilton and Niagara regions. On Monday morning, numerous city services and schools closed as communities dig out.

A 70-year-old man has died following a house fire in Hamilton's east end on Saturday, police say.

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a suite of affordability measures on Monday that he says will help Canadian families who are struggling to cope with the rising cost of living.

Hamilton's public and Catholic school boards announced Sunday evening their buildings would be closed Monday as a major winter storm hits the area.

Two Hamilton city councillors have apologized after the city's integrity commissioner found they violated the city's code of conduct. Commissioner David Boghosian found Cameron Kroetsch (Ward 2) breached decorum rules and Nrinder Nann (Ward 3) disclosed confidential information.

While the library says it will close its Central branch starting in February, for this weekend's cold temperatures, the city says it is activating an emergency warming centre that would operate around the clock at Bennetto Community Centre.

The 67-year-old man was punched in the head, police say. A 48-year-old man has been arrested and charged.

Concerned about 62 coming job cuts, hospital workers, labour leaders and community members braved temperatures of about -10 C to gather on the sidewalk in front of St. Joe's Charlton Avenue E., campus and call for change.

Environment Canada has issued yellow level cold warnings for Hamilton, Burlington, Brantford and Niagara Region, telling people to brace for bitterly cold conditions beginning this evening."

Teenaged Black boys from the Greater Toronto Area, groomed into the illegal drug trade by adult criminals, are being sent to remote communities into Ontario's north, putting them in danger, an investigation by the fifth estate found.

The majority of Hamilton's city councillors, and the city's mayor, say they're planning to run for their positions again in the municipal election happening later this year.

Marineland, the defunct amusement park in Niagara Falls, Ont., has told the federal government it will euthanize 30 captive belugas and four dolphins at the facility, unless Canada grants permission to ship them to the United States, CBC News has learned.

A Hamilton family whose son was hit and killed by a city bus last month says he should have been in school on the Thursday afternoon when he died. But the seven-year-old had autism and was only attending school for half-days due to staffing challenges at his school. The family argues if he had been at school, he would still be alive today.

A man accused of the murder of a Smithville, Ont., woman in 2024 is facing 25 new charges, Niagara police say.

Integrity commissioner found they had been "lulled into a false sense of security" by senior staff and he is not holding them individually responsible.

Morgann Book is championing It's Different This Time by Joss Richard. Canada Reads will air April 13-16 on CBC TV, CBC Radio and CBC Books!

Andrea Horwath has put forward a 2026 budget proposal that includes a 4.25 per cent residential tax increase - about $228 for the average home assessed at $387,100. Now councillors have 30 days to review it and propose amendments before it's a done deal.

One person has died following a two-vehicle collision in the town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., on Wednesday morning, police say.

"To share information that the project will be done in 2050 is irresponsible," said a Dofasco representative at a community meeting Tuesday night. The plan to power the plant with natural gas instead of coal was supposed to be done by 2028 with the help of hundreds of millions of public dollars.

The number of people on Ontario Works and the Ontario Disability Support Program who are also experiencing homelessness has shot up 72 percent since 2019, according to a new report from human rights organization Maytree.

The weather agency issued a yellow warning for snowfall just after 5 a.m. in which it said an "Alberta clipper" will push into the region with snow beginning this morning impacting people's commute.

Victoria Mboko of Toronto punched her ticket to the third round of women's singles at the Australian Open on Wednesday in Melbourne with a 6-4, 6-3 win over American Caty McNally.

The trial for a couple who'd been trying to adopt two brothers before one was found dead in their Burlington, Ont., home four years ago is set to end proceedings on Friday. Following her wife's testimony, Becky Hamber answered questions from lawyers, including about how the two treated the children. Here's what we've heard from Hamber so far in Milton Superior Court.

The Art Gallery of Hamilton has announced a planned renovation to grow its space by 20 per cent and incorporate affordable housing for artists.

Ontario's vision for an end-to-end electric vehicle supply chain, once an aggressive focus for Premier Doug Ford, has been sputtering as manufacturers delay or cancel plans, and the government is now looking to demands for batteries of a different sort to sustain it.

A former elementary school teacher from Burlington, Ont., has been sentenced for sexually assaulting seven male students in the 1980s. Court heard victim impact statements at the hearing for the 88-year-old.

The first-ever World team for the NBA All-Star Game is already looking loaded. And the fate of LeBron James' record streak of All-Star selections will now be decided by coaches, or perhaps even Commissioner Adam Silver.

As Hamilton seeks to modernize residential care facilities, operators, advocates and researchers say there's much to be done and warn changes come with risks for residents.

The Medical Officer of Health for the City of Hamilton has issued a cold weather alert effective Monday night.

Environment Canada has issued snow squall warnings for Niagara Region, with heavy and blowing snow expected in some areas on Monday.