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A charitable organization has bought a property in Ontario's Beaver Valley to protect the site within the Niagara Escarpment from development.

Hamilton police say they are looking for potential victims after charging a 25-year-old man with sexual assault and forcible confinement.

Firefighters in Norfolk County are urging people to check how they store and charge lithium ion batteries after an agressive fire south of Simcoe, Ont., Monday.

Police in Brantford, Ont., confirmed with CBC News that they received calls from upset residents, as well as online and in-person complaints, after a house along the parade route posted anti-Santa signs in its windows.

Ontario is not properly overseeing doctors' billings, including cases of physicians billing for more than 24 hours in a day - money that could be going toward adding more family doctors, the auditor general has found.

The Ontario Provincial Police sergeant who led the investigation into Becky Hamber and Brandy Cooney testified at their first-degree murder trial Monday, outlining evidence collected in the case against the couple. The Crown showed multiple images and played audio recordings of women interacting with the boys in their care.

The search for a missing Toronto person has expanded to Burlington, Ont., and police continue to be concerned for their safety.

The City of Hamilton has launched a program to turn parking tickets into toys to help bring some cheer to local children and families this holiday season.

The Hunger Report released by Feed Ontario on Monday says more than one million people needed to access a food bank or hunger-relief organization in the last year and they made more than 8.7 million visits. The report marks the ninth year in a row food bank use has increased and it says food insecurity is impacting housing, health care and communities.

In his long-awaited return to the Canadian cross-country championships, Olympic track medallist Moh Ahmed took control late in the open men's 10-kilometre race and won in 29 minutes 30.4 seconds at Fanshawe Golf Course on Saturday in London, Ont.

The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) says there is no basis to lay charges in a case where a 62-year-old man died while interacting with Hamilton police officers in August. Here's what we know about the investigation.

Strong winds are expected Sunday in Hamilton and surrounding areas and may result in utility outages, Environment and Climate Change Canada says. Here's what we know about what people can expect.

Dr. Mariia Kuzeikiv, an Ukrainian surgeon, is learning skills that could help her save lives in the war while in Hamilton, Ont.

Roommates Li Jiang and Elaine Jongsma are 31 years apart in age, but they have much in common.

A child and family therapist was the latest mental health worker to testify in the trial of two Burlington, Ont., women accused in the first-degree murder of a 12-year-old boy in their care.

The head of steelmaker ArcelorMittal Dofasco, which employs 4,500 people in Hamilton, says he supports new federal measures to boost Canadian steel.

A 45-year-old man from Simcoe has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder in connection with a homicide investigation that began in October, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said.

Olympian Moh Ahmed is leaving track running, for a day, and returning to the Canadian cross-country championships for the first time in 13 years on Saturday in the open men's 10-kilometre race in London, Ont.

Someone dropped off an urn, at a West Lincoln thrift store, containing what Niagara police say they believe are cremated remains.

The last nine years has seen a dramatic spike in reports of violent crimes on transit systems in major cities across Canada, including Hamilton, according to exclusive Statistics Canada data.

The proposed $240.2-million budget was presented to the Hamilton Police Service Board Thursday, and trimmed slightly before passing.

A man was arrested after phoning in a threat against City of Burlington staff, Wednesday, an incident which led to city hall being evacuated by police.

A snow squall watch has been issued for Hamilton, Brantford and the area for Thursday evening and night.

Two men in their early 20s have been arrested in connection with an assault on a transgender person on Oct. 25.

A Hamilton couple says it wasn't until they connected with an athletes advocacy group that they felt supported after they made a complaint about the behaviour of players on their son's hockey team in 2024. The group says structural changes are needed to complaint processes.

Ontario's fiscal watchdog says the province could avoid a recession this year, but the findings of his latest report show the trade war with the U.S. is taking a bite out of Ontario's economy. The data is part of the latest update from the province's Financial Accountability Office.

A Hamilton man who stabbed his cousin to death in 2023 has been found not criminally responsible, a Superior Court judge ruled Wednesday.

Prime Minister Mark Carney announces new measures to support the steel and lumber sectors, which have been hit hard by U.S. tariffs.

The driver and passenger in a 1951 Plymouth died at the scene in August. Toxicology results show the driver was impaired by alcohol.

A transgender person was assaulted in what Hamilton police say was a hate-motivated attack last month.

Parts of the Niagara Region are expected to experience strong winds gusting to 90 kilometres per hour Wednesday afternoon.

A joint investigation by CBC News and the Investigative Journalism Foundation has found that transit violence in some of Canada's biggest municipalities remains well above pre-pandemic levels, despite recent decreases. It has roughly doubled over the past decade in eight major Canadian cities.

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Wednesday afternoon a suite of new measures to help Canada's steel and lumber sectors that have been battered by U.S. tariffs, including financial assistance and tightening up the Canadian market from foreign products.

Hamilton police are asking anyone with information about a historic sexual assault to get in touch following the arrest of a 63-year-old man.

CBC's annual Make The Season Kind annual holiday campaign in support of Hamilton Food Share kicks off Dec. 5.

Martin Gordyn, 27, was shot by police in Niagara Falls, Ont., near Lundy's Lane and Corwin Avenue.

Coming off the success of Paul McCartney playing the first concert at TD Coliseum Friday night, Hamilton is getting ready to host another major music event.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government is set to table legislation that would require people accused of a crime and granted bail to provide a cash security deposit up front, rather than paying later if they break their bail conditions.

Joni Mitchell will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 55th Juno Awards next year, while Nelly Furtado will be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. The first round of performers for the March ceremony in Hamilton was also announced.

A mandatory review of the Greenbelt that was to have started earlier this year has yet to begin, and critics are demanding substantive guardrails" around the Ford government's assessment of the protected lands.

The Paris Port Dover Pipe Band and Paul McCartney performed Mull of Kintyre together at TD Coliseum Friday.

The old Port Robinson Fire Station 3 will be sold, the City of Thorold's council approved last week.

Defence lawyers for two Burlington, Ont., women accused of murdering a boy in their care cross-examined his younger brother Friday, questioning his credibility, memory and motives.

In Hamilton Friday night, McCartney led a grateful, sold-out crowd on a magical history tour starting in Liverpool with the Beatles' first number one hit single,From Me To You. His show opened the newly renovated TD Coliseum.

A Hamilton cyclist says a driver hit him in May 2024. In November this year, the driver pleaded guilty to a different offence for the incident. Now, the cyclist said he feels the legal system let him down.

A growing number of minors are being recruited by adults to carry out smash-and-grab jewelry store robberies in Ontario and are told that if they are caught, as youths, they would face little or no time in custody, an investigation by CBC's the fifth estate has found.

Nearly a decade after Matthew Green said he was racially profiled by a Hamilton police officer, he's still waiting for the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) to properly consider his complaint.

Serial killer Dellen Millard has been moved from a maximum-security prison to a medium-security facility in Ontario, CBC News has learned.

A man is dead after a driver hit him in Niagara Falls, Ont., Thursday morning, police said.

Hamilton's arena entertainment venue reopens this week after two years of extensive, expensive renovations. Locals say they're excited about big-name artists performing in the city, starting with Paul McCartney.