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Municipal leaders from across the province are gathering in downtown Ottawa for the annual Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference - and the incivilityfacing politicians is one of the pressing topicson this year's agenda.

Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles says finishing second in the last provincial election wasn't good enough, and that she isn't taking anything for granted ahead of a mandatory leadership review at next month's party convention.

Alea Reid and Petra Matar of DPAI Architecture have won To the Loo!, Toronto's public washroom design challenge, with their concept Mycomorph. Inspired by mushrooms, the modular pods are designed to be safe, inclusive and sustainable and feature green roofs to collect rainwater.

The Roughriders cruised to a 29-9 victory over Hamilton on Saturday, bringing their season record to 8-1.

The Ontario Veterinary College's new programming -called forensic veterinary sciences -aims to give students the knowledge and confidence to detect and report animal abuse and neglect.

Over a year and a half after Dylan Isaacs, a member of the Cayuga Nation, was shot and killed in Miami, his friends and family are keeping his dream alive through the second annual Dylan Isaacs Memorial Basketball Tournament in Six Nations of the Grand River.

A Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation councillor says things are going smoothly as thousands return to the northern Manitoba First Nation, nearly two weeks after it was evacuated because of wildfires.

A bat found at Creative Minds Daycare in Brantford, Ont., has tested positive for rabies, resulting in temporary closure of the facility that cares for about 145 children as public health investigates.

A 17-year member of the Hamilton Police Service has been charged, police said, in connection with two domestic incidents in 2022 and 2023.

Sarah Nurse will start her first season with the still-unnamed Vancouver franchise in the Professional Women's Hockey League this fall - but she's already made her mark off the ice with a Barbie doll in her likeness.

The Hamilton Stadium turns 10 with a community celebration. A Latino festival takes over Gage Park. And acountry music festival in the east end.The summer in Hamilton is far from over. Here's a list of things to do in the area this weekend.

Advocates are warning that if a landlord tells you that you must paya brand new charge for your air conditioning unit, in some cases, it's not legal.

The City of Burlington warns commuters to expect delays this weekend, as the Ministry of Transportation is scheduled to close two lanes of the Niagara-bound QEW on the Skyway Bridge starting Friday night and continuing through Monday morning.

After a frenzied travel day, Canadian outfielder Owen Caissie made his major league debut for the visiting Chicago Cubs on Thursday afternoon at Rogers Centre in Toronto.

A 49-year-oldman has been arrested, Niagara police said, facingchild pornography charges following independent group report.

A 24-year-old Hamilton man has been charged with drunk driving and speeding, police say, after acrash last month that killed a 10-year-old girl and her 30-year-old mother.

A goal and an assist from Nana Ampomah helped Canadian Premier League side Forge FC open the Canadian Championship semifinals with a 2-2 draw against Major League Soccer's Vancouver Whitecaps on Wednesday.

Bo Levi Mitchell and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats have a tough challenge in trying to resume their winning ways when they travel to Saskatchewan for a game Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025.

Created by Carmen Albano and Celeste Koon, Bumpadoo came out on YouTube and TVO online Aug. 8 and will be broadcast on TVO on Aug. 17.

The search for unmarked graves at the former Mohawk Institute residential school in Brantford, Ont., continues this summer despite funding cuts to the non-profit organization leading the search.

A total of 26 people are running for the council seat. Election Day is Sept. 22.

Several temporary road closures are happening throughout the rest of the month in Hamilton, the city said, as maintenance work and ongoing projects continue.

"Gladys Little's death is a tragedy," the Crown told the court last week. "It's had a devastating impact on her sons, grandchildren, friends and community at large."

Ontario failed to meet its legislated target for getting long-term care residents an average of four hours a day of direct care by March of this year, the government concedes, though it came quite close.

The province's police watchdog is investigating after a man was shot and killed by Ontario Provincial Police in Turkey Point on Tuesday afternoon.

Two men face second-degree murder charges in the July 27 shooting in Dundas, Ont., of Zachary Shuman, a 25-year-old single father of a three-year-old. One man was arrested in Dundas and the other, who's from Kitchener, was arrested in Toronto, Hamilton police said Tuesday.

Several cities and towns in the Niagara Region haveissued fire bans due to prolonged dry conditions. The ban comes after Natural Resources Canada deemed parts of the Niagara region in "extreme" risk of fires. Hamilton also issued one Tuesday.

A Hamilton entrepreneur was scrambling to get her five social mediaaccounts backafter Meta suddenly disabled themover three weeks ago for no apparent reason, putting her home cooking business on hold.

The Perseid meteor shower is expected to peak tonight. Typically a treat for avid stargazers who look forward to the annual phenomenon, this year, smoke, clouds and a bright moon might impede the view.

The Ontario government will spend $7.7 million on mental health and wellness supports for survivors of the residential school system and their families.

Hamilton police suspended a longtime officer with pay after CBC Hamilton informed them he had re-shared extremist content on social media and posted that police and military should stage a coup.

Watching how Victoria Mboko sliced through the National Bank Open competition and took down four Grand Slam winners to her first WTA title, it's hard to imagine the 18-year-old Canadian was once nervous before tennis matches and easily flustered on the court.

One person is dead, police say, after an "incident" on Highway 403 in Brantford, Ont.

Technology is an integral part of schooling today, but when students use ChatGPT to complete assignments or scroll TikTok to research topics, what's happening to their cognitive skills? Concern that dependency on certain technologies will impact young people's thinking and development has some educators urging caution.

Kelso Conservation Area was transformed into a vibrant celebration of Black culture, connection, and community on July 26, as Halton Black Voices (HBV) hosted its annual, "Community Healing Cookout and Black Campout."

Fourteen cats were crammed into a wire dog crate, left outside the Niagara SPCA and Humane Society with a handwritten note: Unable to care for. Please find them homes."

Popular pickle brand Bick's, which is made only for the Canadian market, is no longer on the shelves of some Canadian retailers - a consequence of the ongoing trade war between Canada and the United States.

As Pride Hamilton gears up for its biggest weekend in recent memory with Pride on the Pier on Friday and Saturday and Pride Drag Brunch on Sunday, organizers are emphasizing safety as a priority.

Environment Canada says a multi-day heat event will bring daytime highs up to 35 C and warm nights near 23 C for Hamilton, Burlington, Brantfordand Niagara, with slightly cooler weather expected midweek.

CBC Sports' daily newsletter recaps the Canadian tennis sensation's magical title win in Montreal and looks ahead to her next challenge: the U.S. Open.

The city said in a news release on Friday, finding the toxin-producing algae at Pier 4 "serves as a strong indicator that blue-green algae can be present within the broader watershed."

Police say a Niagara Falls, Ont., man is facing 81 charges for alleged crimes against 16 young victims, including sexual assault and child pornography.

It wasn't perfect but for Nathan Rourke and the B.C. Lions, it was good enough. Rourke threw for 408 yards and two TDs as B.C. earned a 41-38 overtime win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Thursday night.

A second person has been arrested and charged in relation to the April shooting death of 21-year-old international student Harsimrat Randhawa, an innocent bystander, Hamilton police say.

Hamilton's Pride weekend starts this Friday in what organizers say is one of the event's biggest iterations in recent years.

Details are scarce about how many beds will be available, when it will open, and howand if nearby residents and elected officials will be consulted and informed.

Victoria Mboko rallied through the pain of a wrist injury to defeat four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 in the National Bank Open women's final. In the men's final in Toronto, Ben Shelton came back for a 6-7 (5), 6-4, 7-6 (3) victory over Karen Khachanov.

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario has informed the Fort Erie Racetrack that a race on Monday's card is under review.

Police say they found 107,000 plants and 950 pounds of buds in the greenhouse.

Hamilton police have arrested a man and laid first-degree murder and others charges in the April shooting of Harsimrat Randhawa, a 21-year-old international student and "innocent bystander."