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A Hamilton couple is appealing to the government of Canada to help Panamanian authorities locate a Canadian man who has gone missing in the Central American country with his two young children - ages two years old, and seven months old.

Three Hamilton Police Service officers were cleared by the province's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) on Monday in connection with the death of a man who died the day after an interaction with police.

King Charles delivered a historic speech from the throne Tuesday and he used that platform to praise Canada as a force for good that will remain "strong and free" as its relationships with longtime partners are "changing."

A new report shows Hamilton saw the biggest improvement in mortgage affordability among major Canadian cities last month. It's welcome news for buyers like Upinder Dhillon, who is looking to buy a house near Mohawk College.

Bill 5 includes major changes to the province's endangered species and environmental protection laws. First Nations leaders were at Queen's Park Monday to oppose the bill, saying it does not respect treaty rights.

While YunLu"Lucy" Li was waiting to go on trial for first-degree murder,she breached her bail conditions to eat lunch at a restaurant with a potential Crown witness, work out at the gym in her sister's luxury Toronto condo and use her cellphone unsupervised.

Fresh off her season with the Toronto Sceptres, PWHL defender Renata Fast is up for two league honours and looking forward to teaching summer hockey camps.

For the first time since 2019, kids will be allowed to use the sprawling lawn at the former Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary School in the middle of downtown Hamilton.

Residents of Walkerton, Ont., turned on their porch lights and left running shoes outside as a way to show their grief after four teenage athletes and their teacher were killed in a multi-vehicle crash outside London last week.

A Burlington resident who was arrested in the Dominican Republic over accusations of smuggling drugs is recounting his 71-day ordeal in the Caribbean country. The charges were withdrawn in April.

Parliament will return on Monday after more than six months and will feel a little different than usual thanks to some unusual circumstances, including a visit by King Charles.

The most significant legislation from Ontario's Progressive Conservatives since winning their third straight majority is a sweeping bill that Premier Doug Ford says will protect the economy from tariffs but which critics say will gut environmental protection.

The province says it's spending a record $30.3 billion on education this fiscal year. But teachers and parents say that with inflation and growing education needs, the new funding amounts to cuts they say will hurt students.

As it stands, almost all monitoring is done during the spring, summer and early fall months when there's easier access to research vessels and equipment like buoys.

First Nations leaders and environmental advocates are continuing to speak out against an Ontario bill aimed at speeding up development. In northern Ontario, home to the lucrative Ring of Fire mineral deposit, the stakes are higher than ever. Here's what local leaders say they're most concerned about, ahead of a second public hearing at Queen's Park on Monday.

The long-awaited Hamilton LRT project advanced another step Wednesday as the province invited four teams to submit proposals for work along the planned 14-kilometre route.

The union representing about 55,000 Canada Post employees has called for a countrywide overtime ban, saying its negotiators will continue to review the latest offers from the mail carrier.

The City of Hamilton is postponing maintenance it had planned on the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway this weekend. The work will now occur May 30 to June 2.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's father says it's 100 per cent surreal" witnessing his son being named the NBA's Most Valuable Player.

Montreal Victoire captain Marie-Philip Poulin, Toronto Sceptres defender Renata Fast and Boston Fleet forward Hilary Knight have been named finalists for the Professional Women's Hockey League's Billie Jean King MVP award.

A City of Hamilton timeline of interactions with owners of the Gore Park buildings that collapsed in November shows a former director of licensing and bylaw services advised officers not to enforce deficiencies at the property on multiple occasions.

A Jewish advocacy group has strongly condemned a vile' video of an unknown person performing what appears to be fascist salute in the parking lot of the American-owned Chick-fil-A restaurant in Burlington, Ont.

A week after they walked off the job, unionized workers tell CBC Hamilton they worry the city won't be able to properly manage the system without them. The city says it's not concerned.

Hamilton's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was announced Wednesday as the NBA's Most Valuable Player, his first time winning the award. It's now seven straight years that a player born outside the U.S. won MVP, extending the longest such streak in league history.

After usersin Ontario and Quebecreporteda widespread outage of Bell Canada's servicesthis morning, the company said an update triggered the interruption and that ithad since fully restored its system.

The Linc closures will extend from Golf Linksand Mohawk Roadsto theRed Hill Valley Parkway.

With another strike looming, Canada Post says it is fighting for its life amid staggering losses.

Low, controlled fires, also known as prescribed burns, are being used not just for wildfire protection but ecosystem health. Many ecosystems rely on fire, and it can help germinate seeds, keep brush at bay and fend of invasive species

If, as a kid, Fehn Foss knew she'd one day be fighting in a worldMuay Thai championship, she says she wouldn't have believed it.

Bryan Hayward, 36, was charged last Friday withsexual assault, administering a noxious substance, voyeurism, distributing intimate images, assault with a weapon and possessing drugs.

Two French-languagecamps that have been servingfrancophone families in Hamilton and Burlington for 16 yearshave been cancelled ahead of the summer season.The camps hosted 60 to 100 campers every year.

When Isabel Kanaan moved from the Philippines to Burlington, Ont., at 16, she found the calm suburban atmosphere difficult to adjust to. She said "Filipinos in general, we're always so noisy. And in Manila, the streets never sleep."

Allergy sufferers in Hamilton will experience heightened symptoms in the coming weeks as warmer weather results in more tree pollen being released, according to the head of a pollen research lab in Ontario.

The Ford government says it wants to give police more powers to stop and search vehicles without a search warrant in a new effort to stop car thieves, butsome criminal lawyers say the move could violate people's rights and lead to racial profiling.

Canadians who need a hip or knee replacement could get the surgery quickly without needing more operating rooms or funding if surgeons worked off a centralized list of patients, the author of a new study says.

Canada Post says it has received a strike notice from the union representing 55,000 postal workers.

Two MPPs have proposed Ontario create a foodbelt of protected farmland. Two former Markham councillors pitched the same idea in 2009 for their area and say it's time the province takes action.

The new Ontario budget forecasts a slow pace for housing construction over the next three years, making the likelihood of hitting Premier Doug Ford's target of 1.5 million new homes by 2031 seem increasingly remote.

A new track connection at Hamilton's West Harbour GO means trains from the Niagara Region don't have to change tracks.

There's growing concern among conservationists and archaeologists in southwestern Ontario. They worry a new law designed to speed up infrastructure and resource projects might harm the area's ecosystems, cultural heritage, and Indigenous artifacts.

Featuring candid interviews and scenes around the city, the folksy, funny musician B.A. Johnston showcases his hometown of Hamilton in a new season of his show.

At an event this week in Hamilton, speakers shared personal stories that show why joy and community care is important and often less traumatic than formal supports for vulnerable groups.

A 45-year-old woman has been arrested, Hamilton police say, after a series of "hate motivated assaults."

One year after pro-Palestinian protests took place on campus, the university says it's almost completed all nine commitments made after the month-long encampment.

The Ontario government's 2025 budget paints a grim picture of the province's economic future in the face of U.S. tariffs. As CBC's Mike Crawley explains, the province is battling falling revenues and a deficit that's expected to more than double in size.

Doug Ford's new budget is awash in red ink, with a $14.6-billion deficit planned for the next fiscal year largely to deal with the economic pain of a trade war with the United States.

A person who doesn't live in Hamilton but visited was later confirmed to have the measles, said public health in a statement Thursday.

Kaitlyn Braun, 26, could face five years in prison, as requested by both the Crown and defence, after pleading guilty in January.

Hamilton police charged a teacher with sexual assault Wednesday following an investigation into alleged assaults at a Flamborough public school.