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Hundreds visited Montebello Park over the weekend to celebrate the City of St. Catharines' 150th anniversary. Its birthday theme, Our Common Ground, is all about embracing the diverse communities that make up the city.

The judge in the trial for an Ontario couple who'd been caring for two brothers was clear in laying blame: Becky Hamber and Brandy Cooney are the ones who committed murder and other crimes. He also noted that the Children's Aid Society (CAS) had "zero to do" with their guilt or innocence. Still, the case raises concerns about the child protection system and has showcased systemic issues that need to be addressed immediately, say advocates and other observers.

The City of Hamilton is warning residents of Beach Boulevard and beyond to prepare for potential flooding and mitigate risk on their properties due to high Lake Ontario waters.

A Welland, Ont., man recently completed an epic non-stop, 33-hour driving quest across multiple countries in Europe and drove right into a country where bombs, missiles and explosive-laden drones rain down with lethal regularity.

Doug Ford's now grounded plan to buy a private jet highlights a trend of softening support for the premier and his government, say some experts and polling analysts, who warn that the controversy could be a sign of deeper popular unease with the Tories' agenda.

As the fall puck-drop of Hamilton's new American Hockey League team draws closer, members of the local hockey community - including some fellow tenants of the AHL team's practice facility - say they're already loving the buzz that comes with having professional hockey coming back to the city.

New guidelines published online by Cancer Care Ontario say the province is lowering its colorectal cancer screening age from 50 to 45 in response to a "notable" increase in younger people diagnosed with the disease.

Prime Minister Mark Carney has named former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour as Canada's next governor general.

Police have charged a 34-year-old Hamilton man following a collision in which a 70-year-old woman was killed in February.

An Ontario judge has found Burlington couple Becky Hamber and Brandy Cooney guilty of murdering a 12-year-old boy and torturing his younger brother, who were both in their care. The prospective parents "deeply resented" the boys "having come into their lives and not having turned out to be what was expected," he says in a nearly 300-page decision released Tuesday.

Police started the investigation in August of 2024 at a former daycare located on Heron Street in Welland.

Results of a math test teacher candidates in Ontario must pass in order to be certified show striking disparities across language, age and racial groups, the province's teachers' federation says.

The federal government announced on Monday another package to prop up the hard-hit steel, aluminum and copper sectors after U.S. President Donald Trump tightened his tariff regime to apply to more products, hammering Canadian industry.

In 2021, a 12-year-old died while in the care of a Burlington, Ont., couple who are now charged with his murder. For the first time, the boy's mother is sharing her perspective with CBC Hamilton, saying she wants people to understand that her family is "not just a case or story."

A woman pushing all her worldly belongings down St. Paul Street in downtown St. Catharines in a beat-up shopping cart struggled to keep her pants, far too large for her, from falling around her ankles. So Graham Shaw walked out of the Mahtay Cafe and Lounge he owns with a long piece of string that he used to fashion a makeshift belt. "I don't know how to not care about people who are in my community, whether you're housed or not, or whether you're a substance user or not," he said.

A recent spotted lanternfly discovery in St. Catharines, Ont., is renewing concern about the destructive insect reaching Canada from the United States. Experts say the invasive insect poses a serious threat to vineyards, fruit trees and hardwoods because it feeds on plant sap and can kill grapevines.

Jonathan Silverman, a first year civil engineering student at the University of Waterloo, has created an Ontario Oddities map that highlights weird things people might see on a road trip, including signs that are wrong, abandoned bridges and roadways or even submerged highways.

Nabil Askafe's mother and father sat down for an interview with CBC Hamilton this week, days after the 16-year-old was shot and killed at Jackson Square mall in Hamilton.

McKeever and Judson, the pair of nesting falcons at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Hamilton, have three new chicks.

The former chair of the Ottawa Street Business Improvement Area withdrew money for his personal use from the non-profit organization's account using a debit card, the group's new chair told a packed meeting Tuesday night, as many members expressed surprise that such a card existed.

Ontario municipal elections take place on Oct. 26. The nomination period for candidates for mayor, councillor and school board trustee open May 1.

A 19-year-old Hamilton man has died after a shooting in downtown Hamilton on Thursday, police say. They are now looking for two suspects.

Politicians cheered, joked and one even cried at a news conference celebrating the latest step in Hamilton's long-awaited light rail transit project. They refused to provide specific time or cost estimates, but the provincial transportation minister said there is no doubt" the project is moving forward after years of fits and starts.

Carey Perkins is among several small business owners counting on funding through the Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada they have not received.

For years, Ontario has sat on legislation meant to tackle chronic problems inside its jails - with laws passed years ago left on the books as issues of violence, overcrowding and mental health behind bars swell.

Ontario's municipal affairs minister and opposition MPPs from Niagara squared off on Tuesday over plans by the province to directly appoint chairs of regional governments in eight Ontario regions, and to give them so-called 'strong chair' powers similar to powers the province has given to some mayors.

The salmonella outbreak linked to the Piper Arms restaurant in Stoney Creek is now linked to nine hospitalizations and 29 confirmed cases, Hamilton Public Health said Wednesday, adding an additional 57 probable cases are also believed to be linked to the outbreak.

Starting 5:30 p.m. at Hamilton City Hall, family, friends and community members are set to honour Nabil Askafe, who was shot and killed at Jackson Square.

Hundreds gathered at the Day of Mourning monument outside Hamilton city hall Tuesday evening for the annual commemoration of people who were injured, became ill or died due to incidents at work. On Friday, labour groups will come together again for May Day, marking the struggles of workers around the world.

General Motors says it will spend $691 million on its St. Catharines Propulsion Plant to support production of itslatest V-8 engines for full-sized trucks and SUVs.

A minivan was turning into a driveway on Highway 20, just north of Pelham, Ont., when a motorcyclist collided with the vehicle, police say. The motorcyclist, a 30-year-old man from Port Colborne, Ont., died, and another was left with minor injuries after losing control of her motorcycle.

Hamilton police are calling on any witnesses with information that can help investigators locate the firearm involved in the fatal shooting that killed a teenage boy at Jackson Square mall to come forward.

The vacancy rate for new rental buildings in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area has hit a five-year high, a consulting firm says.

Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra says the province will be working closely with the federal government on a social media ban for kids under a certain age. He also says he is considering implementing a near-total ban of cellphones on school properties, with some medical exemptions.

The Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum did not win any of the $65,000 in cash prizes up for grabs in this year's Next Great Save contest, but it will still move ahead with plans to turn its founder's house into an archive.

Police say they responded to a waste transfer facility on Strathearne Avenue in the city's industrial sector at around 4:20 p.m. on Monday.

After she nearly died in a car crash, Sahar Monzavi-Bacon, 38, started thinking about how she was living her life. Soon after, she started making a list - 40 things to do before the end of her 40th year. And there's nothing more challenging, she says, than finally beating the Donkey Kong 64 video game.

The funeral for a 16-year-old Hamilton boy killed on the weekend took place at Hamilton Mountain Mosque Monday, with over 100 people attending. Abrar Mechmechia, a trauma counsellor supporting the teen's family, said the Syrian community is grieving alongside them.

A 56-year-old Norfolk County, Ont., resident was killed on Friday following a collision between two vehicles in the Wilsonville area, Ontario Provincial Police say.

Grant Avenue Studio was founded by legendary Canadian record producer and musician Daniel Lanois and partners in 1976, and has been helping make Canadian music history since then. Current owner Mike Bruce says the charm that brought Johnny Cash, Gordon Lightfoot and more to the studio lingers 50 years later.

It was another Friday evening for Melissa Best as she shopped at Jackson Square when she heard what she now knows were gunshots. Best was one of many people at the mall on Friday when 16-year-old Nabil Askafe was shot and killed. His funeral service is expected to be held Monday.

McMaster University graduate Catalina Costiuc studied how stress affected fish learning and memory at the Hamilton school's Aquatic Behavioural Ecology Laboratory. Her team found fish could memorize a task for at least 48 days, with stressed fish having better memory.

Research indicates that about one in five Canadians have high levels of Lipoprotein(a), putting them at greater risk of a heart attack or stroke. And yet, many people have no idea because there is no routine screening for Lp(a), which also has no symptoms. That's something experts have been wanting to change.

When he retired as an Air Canada pilot 10 years ago after a 38-year career flying passenger jets, Paul Eyles wasn't ready to just sit in a rocking chair and stare out the window. "I was looking for something meaningful to do," the Grimsby resident said. He quickly found that in the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association (CASARA) Niagara, where for most of the last decade he's been volunteering as a pilot on searches for missing people, downed planes and other critical searches.

Police have identified the 16-year-old boy who died in hospital after a shooting inside Jackson Square, a downtown Hamilton shopping mall, on Friday evening. A 14-year-old suspect is now in custody.

A company linked to the New York Islanders NHL team applied for three Hamilton-related trademarks ahead of the Islanders' American Hockey League affiliate moving to the city. The applications identify the trademarks as being for "entertainment in the nature of hockey games," fuelling speculation among fans that they are possible team names.

Niagara Health will move forward in a "careful and deliberate way" to implement recommendations arising out of the coroner's inquest into the death of Heather Winterstein at the St. Catharines hospital more than four years ago, says agency president and CEO Lynn Guerriero.

A 16-year-old boy has died in hospital after a shooting inside a downtown Hamilton shopping mall on Friday evening, police say.

People living in Fort Erie, Ont., say the town smells like chlorine." Officials say it's coming from a chemical spill at a plastics manufacturing plant in the area and the odour has crossed the boarder into the U.S..