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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.

A Juno nomination is putting a children's music project with London, Ont. connections on a national stage.

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.

Hamilton's Matthew Schaefer, who lost his mother, Jennifer, to cancer in 2024 and broke down in tears on an emotional draft night, is off to a record setting start in his first year in the National Hockey League.

A Hamilton staffing firm has been fined $100,000 for providing false records and obstructing an employment standards officer during an inspection, according to the Ontario Ministry of Labour.

The Ontario government is planning to outlaw sky-high ticket resale prices, according to a news release. The move comes years after the province scrapped part of an anti-scalping law in 2019.

Ontario will not have a policy in place to publicly fund all medically necessary services from nurse practitioners by April 1, as ordered by the federal government, leaving some patients paying out of pocket for primary care. It comes years after the health minister called on Canada for more support.

The Falls Manor motel in Niagara Falls, Ont., will be converted to 39 transitional homes for women and gender-diverse people. As part of the transitional program, set to be up and running in about a year, the motel's restaurant will be used as hands-on work experience for participants.

The first-degree murder trial for a Burlington, Ont., couple who'd been trying to adopt two brothers, including a 12-year-old who died in 2022 after he was found emaciated and without vital signs, is now in its seventh month. Here's what to know as closing arguments in the Brandy Cooney-Becky Hamber case are set to begin Monday in Milton.

Hamilton is set to be home to an American Hockey League team again. The NHL's New York Islanders plan to move their feeder team in Bridgeport, Conn., to the Ontario city, pending approval by the AHL.

A man was found dead inside a house on Elm Street in Niagara Falls after it caught fire on Wednesday night, police say.

Mico and Sofia Camara will also take the stage in Hamilton.

A 36-year-old St. Catharines, Ont., man is facing a second-degree murder charge after a man he allegedly assaulted died, Niagara Regional Police said in a news release Wednesday.

Could access to elected officials become more rare in Niagara if the number of municipal councillors or regional government is reduced? That's what Dave Siegel, a retired Brock University political science professor, wonders, as amalgamation continues to be discussed.

The province's police watchdog has cleared a Niagara police officer who shot and killed a man, Anthony Deschepper, who had been accused of murdering a woman and abducting a child last October.

A Hamilton man who was on the run the past nine years was arrested in Mexico in connection with two mob-related killings and faces at least two murder counts. Daniel Tomassetti, 35, was arrested in August 2025, police told CBC Hamilton, and efforts are underway to facilitate his extradition to Canada."

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday he still wants amalgamations in the Niagara Region despite not meeting hispreviously stated threshold for moving forward, though his office later poured some cold water on the idea.

On the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this Saturday, the Hamilton Anti-Racism Resource Centre will hold a symposium with speakers including an American journalist who reports on extremism and an organizer of a group that's developed a model to identify early warning signs of radicalization.

A Washington, D.C., lobbying firm says it is seeking a presidential pardon for Canadian crypto fugitive Andean Medjedovic, documents filed with the U.S. Department of Justice show.

Advocates fear the looming closure of the Niagara Region's sole safe drug consumption site, in St. Catharines, Ont., will result in a spike in overdose deaths and cases of blood-borne infections such as hepatitis C and HIV.

Scarlett Gillespie, known as Jelena Vermilion, is a community activist, organizer and the executive director of the Sex Workers' Action Program (SWAP) Hamilton.

Interval House of Hamilton, an organization that supports women and children who have been victims of abuse, is one of 18 groups across Canada selected to receive a combined $2 million for gender-based violence prevention programs.

The greening of Niagara Falls is part of a global initiative to celebrate St. Patrick's Day and promote tourism in Ireland.

Police are encouraging those who may have come in contact with the man to come forward.

A 61-year-old man is being charged with manslaughter in connection to the death of his 87-year-old mother.

About the heartbreaking loss to the U.S. at the 2026 Olympic women's hockey final last month, Sarah Nurse says, that was the most fun I've had in a hockey game in a very long time." The three-time Olympic hockey medalist spoke with CBC Hamilton about the final game loss, her advice for young athletes, who the best athlete is in her extraordinary family and more.

An 18-year-old from Elmira, Ont., was arrested in a car stolen in Mississauga minutes after a home invasion in St. Catharines, Ont., on Friday, Niagara regional police say. Detectives are still investigating and looking for four other suspects.

The award-winning rapper says while many tour dates in other cities including Toronto and Vancouver have sold out or are close to it, her concert in Hamilton is only about 80 per cent full.

The non-profit Excel in Style is holding its second annual event this Saturday, offering free hairstyles and cuts for Black individuals and others with textured hair who are 4 to 21 years old. Participants can sign up in advance for a spot between 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET at Hamilton's Bernie Custis Secondary School.

Winds of up to 90 km/h are sweeping through the regions and are expected to ease in the evening. Winds gusting to 70 km/h will likely continue Tuesday morning. The city of Hamilton has also issued a cold alert for Monday night.

The province will once again decide who will hold Niagara's top municipal post after the sudden resignation last week of Bob Gale, but exactly when the next regional chair will be announced isn't clear just yet.

From March 16 to late September, there will be lane closures along Hamilton's Main Street as city crews work to maintain an underground watermain.

Kashechewan First Nation Chief Hosea Wesley says he takes back a call he made earlier in the month for Indigenous Services Canada Minister Mandy Gull-Masty to resign.

After four years, many meetings and tight construction deadlines, Hamilton is ready to host Canada's biggest night in music later this month.

An Al-Quds Day rally took to the streets near the U.S. consulate in Toronto Saturday, after an Ontario Superior Court justice ruled that the demonstration could continue as planned.

Aleesha Baxter and her family were among up to 10 people displaced by a townhouse fire this week at 23 Echovalley Dr. in Hamilton's Upper Stoney Creek area that destroyed six units. She says she was among those who jumped into action to ensure neighbours were aware of the early-morning fire.

The Ontario government says it will end funding to at least three provincially funded drug consumption sites in the province, including two in Toronto, in a move that is drawing concern from advocates.

High school students around Hamilton are walking out of class Friday to protest provincial cuts to the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP).

Ontario is set to make Premier Doug Ford and cabinet members' records secret as it "modernizes" freedom-of-information laws, which critics say will dramatically curtail public scrutiny of the political process.

Ahead of Friday rush hour, the region can expect to see wind gusts of up to 110 km/h, Environment Canada said. "Driving conditions will likely be difficult. High-sided vehicles will be pushed around by the wind," the agency said.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander reacted to his latest individual accomplishment the way he always does: by deflecting credit and pointing to team goals. The Oklahoma City Thunder guard broke Wilt Chamberlain's record for consecutive games with 20 points or more, extending his streak to 127 on Thursday night.

The conflict in the Middle East is starting to hurt Canadians at the pumps, but the rising cost of diesel fuel has the potential for even further-reaching consequences at home, affecting truckers, farmers and, inevitably, consumers.

Hubert Davis, who directed the new hockey film Youngblood, told CBC Hamilton about its Hamilton connections, and the challenge of filming 'fast and furious' on-ice action.

A man has been charged with attempted murder after a police shooting in Burlington, Ont., that sent him to the hospital, according to Halton police. The man had been driving "toward officers," before one officer shot him, the SIU said previously.

Canada's Victoria Mboko was eliminated from the Indian Wells BNP Paribas Open on Thursday following a 7-6 (0), 6-4 quarterfinal loss to world No. 1 Aryna Sabalanka in California.

Three people have been charged after federal authorities say they were found with multiple forged Canadian passports during a border examination at the Peace Bridge crossing in Fort Erie, Ont.

Visitors to the Hamilton Central branch will be required to present their library cards or special temporary passes to be allowed in. The Hamilton Public Library Board approved the policy change in an 8-2 vote Wednesday night, as a response to concerns over drug dealing and overdoses in the branch.