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A Parkinson Canada campaign running this month highlights research gaps for women with the disease, gender-specific support groups and stories from women navigating the nervous system disorder.

The cost to file a code of conduct complaint against elected officials in Niagara Falls has doubled, after councillors approved a motion for an increase.

A 25-year-old Hamilton man has been charged following a threat made against Ontario Premier Doug Ford, provincial police said Monday.

Hamilton residents who have water bill payments automatically withdrawn from their bank accounts each month need to submit a new authorization form, says the city.

Hamilton firefighters battled an early-morning, multiple-alarm fire at 23 Echovalley Dr. in Stoney Creek, Hamilton Fire Chief David Cunliffe said.

Ahead of the Juno Awards, we asked Hamiltonians for memorable music stories. Two live-music lovers said the city's concert scene drew them here in the first place.

An officer with Hamilton police's marine unit says no ice is safe after bystanders helped rescue two youth who fell through the ice near the Pier 7 boardwalk.

Ontario's police watchdog is investigating after a Burlington, Ont., police shooting put a 23-year-old man in hospital. The Special Investigations Unit says the man "drove toward officers," who were conducting a traffic stop.

Prime Minister Mark Carney has called byelections in the Toronto ridings of University-Rosedale and Scarborough Southwest and the Quebec riding of Terrebonne - races the Liberals will want to win to secure a thin majority government.

With the kickoff of the FIFA World Cup 2026 less than 100 days away, more details are emerging about what Torontonians can expect.

Nine women received awards on Thursday night for their work in the Hamilton and Halton communities.

The awards night at the newly renovated TD Coliseum is taking place March 29 and will draw much of the Canadian music industry to Hamilton's core, along with fans.

The goal of the week is to call attention to the "very real and ongoing" mental health challenges Black communities in Hamilton face, says organizer Terri Bedminster.

Brothers Derek and Darren Mori learned the missing items from their parents' cremation niche is part of what police believe to be a large string of thefts targeting cemeteries across Southwestern Ontario last year.

For the first time since U.S. President Donald Trump called off negotiations last October - ostensibly over a TV ad - Prime Minister Mark Carney's point man on trade, Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, met face to face with his White House counterpart.

Mayors representing eight of Niagara's smaller municipalities have written to Premier Doug Ford to suggest core services currently under the mandate of regional council could be better handled by local commissions and boards.

The federal weather agency has issued a yellow warning meaning hazardous conditions may cause damage and disruptions.

Over 200 people, including students from high school to university, across the Niagara region have joined a wave of protests across the province against provincial cuts in Ontario Student Assistance Program's (OSAP) grants.

Police said Thursday they'd charged Erik Kalanyos, 29, who already was in jail awaiting sentencing for human trafficking.

With credit for time served in "harsh pre-trial jail conditions," Gary Leblanc will be sent to a provincial jail for two years to complete his sentence.

An Ontario couple was concerned to discover Indigenous ancestral remains on their property during renovations. But the biggest shock came when they learned a provincially mandated investigation could cost $319,000. Experts say the remains must be protected and treated with dignity - but that the current law should be updated so situations like this don't happen.

The Iranian Cultural and Social Association and the Afghanistan Association of Hamilton are collaborating to put on an event in Stoney Creek marking International Women's Day, in solidarity with women in the Middle East.

Hamilton, Burlington and much of the Greater Toronto Area are under an air quality warning, as Environment Canada warns stagnant conditions are increasing pollution.

On March 11, Burlington begins its annual closure of a stretch of King Road to protect Jefferson salamanders as they cross the road to breed. King Road will be closed from North Service Road to Granite Ridge Trail until April 9.

The decision is "significant" and could see changes to Ontario's sex offender registry, depending on how the appeals process plays out, says the applicant's lawyer. The province says it plans to appeal.

Students across the province are protesting recent changes to the Ontario Student Assistance Program - the post-secondary financial aid system will go from a majority grant structure to a majority loan structure in the new school year.

A Hamilton community group is calling for action after it says a resident discovered a police officer's vehicle is once again displaying a sticker associated with white nationalist extremism." Police had recently investigated the officer for sharing racist and extremist content on social media.

In 2012, Quebec students wore a red square pin while protesting tuition hikes by the provincial government, ultimately overturning the changes. Now, students in Ontario are adopting the symbol in the hopes of repeating history and overturning Premier Doug Ford's changes to the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP).

The growing white nationalist "active club" movement poses a risk for "extreme violence" in Canada, according to an internal Public Safety Canada brief obtained by CBC News.

Niagara's regional council voted to hold back its chair Bob Gale from any further action" concerning amalgamation, while it recognized it needs to do its own review on how services are working and are shared among the 12 municipalities.

Join host Tom Power for a special live audience taping of Q on Thursday, March 26 at the historic Theatre Aquarius in Hamilton, Ont.

Rob Cooper, who became Ward 8 councillor in September after winning a byelection, says he'll be seeking higher office in the mayoral election later this year.

More than 1,000 people donned coats, toques and mittens and braved the cold throughout Niagara on Saturday, as five Coldest Night of the Year (CNOY) fundraising walks took place in the region.

Tru Healey, 15, has been missing since Feb. 26, according to police. They're asking the public for assistance in finding him.

Following a public appeal for information and a tip, Niagara police say they arrested a 40-year-old man in the sexual assaults of two teenagers.

The Junos - the annual Canadian music awards - are in Hamilton this year and with them come a slew of musical events.

The cumulative effects policy is supposed to limit the amount of harmful carcinogens emitted by industry in the Hamilton and Sarnia areas. But it's not working, say environmental advocates.

Much of southern Ontario, including Hamilton, Brantford and Burlington are under cold warnings for the night of March 1 and morning or March 2.

A community group called Citizens Against Pollution says it is hosting an in-person workshop Tuesday to help people submit comments to the province.

Iranian Canadians gathering at a Richmond Hill, Ont., rally Saturday say they're overjoyed by the U.S. and Israeli intervention in Iran.

The cost of a Canadian passport is about to rise and plans by Prime Minister Mark Carney's government to overhaul the way it sets prices could result in them being even more expensive in the future.

Today, reggaeton is associated with artists such as Bad Bunny, Daddy Yankee, Karol G and J Balvin, but the genre had its start in Black Panamanians and Black Puerto Ricans who made the music what it is today, says a McMaster University graduate student who researches the topic.

After a Crown attorney was allegedly attacked by a man in leg shackles in Peterborough, a police chief, a legal organization and an NDP MPP are urging the Doug Ford government to make Ontario courtrooms safer.

A year after winning a third-straight majority government on a pledge to protect Ontario' from U.S. tariffs, the fight against Donald Trump continues to fuel Doug Ford's policy and politics. And experts watching the province's struggling economy say the year ahead may prove even more challenging for the Ford government as key trade talks between the U.S. and Canada unfold.

The sea lions were recently moved to the Vancouver Aquarium as part of Canada's Accredited Zoos and Aquariums' effort to find long-term homes for animals previously located at Marineland, the defunct amusement park in Niagara Falls, Ont.

White supremacist groups are using issues of wider interest and disinformation to grow support - and that should be worrying, says a McMaster University professor in the wake of another demonstration by Hamilton-based group Nationalist-13.

Brantford, Ont., police have charged a 39-year-old woman with indignity to a body and concealing the body of a child, over two decades after a deceased newborn was found.

Canada Reads - CBC's great Canadian book debate - is coming to Hamilton.

A Hong Kong appellate court on Thursday quashed fraud convictions against Niagara, Ont.'s., Jimmy Lai, a rare victory for the onetime media magnate and prominent activist's legal battles.

Dave Hamilton, 43, has worked as an officer for 19 years and lives in Burlington, Ont. On Wednesday, he was charged by Halton police with one count of possessing child sexual abuse and exploitation material, and one count of transmitting such material.