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On Dunsmure Road, you'll find a house that looks like it's made of gingerbread, with a yard covered in 50 festive blow-up decorations. Neighbours come to see it, and some even chip in to help pay the electricity bills.

Between office parties, family gatherings and plans with friends, there can be lots of socializing crammed into the final weeks of the calendar. But experts say finding pockets of solitude can offer a reprieve.

Police have charged a truck driver from the Hamilton area in a hit-and-run crash that killed a tow truck operator who had been stopped helping a driver on the side of Highway 401 outside Woodstock, Ont.

Police in Niagara Region say a man who was arrested and injured by gunfire after an officer was shot Friday in Welland, Ont., remains in hospital and will likely face further charges as the province's police watchdog continues to investigate.

Some London charities say they are behind their holiday fundraising goals and are hoping for a final push before the year ends. Statistics Canada data show Canadians' generosity in giving has been declining, which some experts attribute to broader economic strain.

The Shaw Festival is hopping across the pond - just not the one you might be thinking of.

Hamilton police say they charged a man, 85, with careless driving causing death after he hit and killed a pedestrian, 83, in November.

A recent market and fundraiser showcasing Palestinian-owned businesses in Hamilton, including new start-ups by Gazans who now call the city home, was widely supported, organizers say.

Rachel Montour, an Indigenous woman from Six Nations, struggled with addiction since she was 10 years old. She's three years sober now and living a full-circle moment" as she prepares care packages for homeless people in Brantford, Ont.

He is charged with three counts of sexual assault, three counts of sexual interference and one count of forcible confinement in 2002 and 2003, say police.

Following a 24-hour standoff that held Welland, Ont., on edge, a man barricaded in a former church was taken into custody Saturday and faces charges including attempted murder after a Niagara regional police officer was shot. According to police, it all began with a dispute over a fence that officials say contravenes local bylaws.

A cold front will bring gusty winds and icy conditions to Hamilton, Burlington, Brantford, Niagara and St. Catharines on Friday, Environment Canada says.

Nearly two months after Ottawa denied Marineland's request to export its whales, residents in Niagara Falls, Ont., continue to wait for news on the future of the shuttered theme park's property and dozens of animals, including up to 30 belugas and four dolphins. Every time I drive by, it makes me really sad," a local real estate agent says.

Police say they disrupted a "highly organized" retail theft syndicate in Ontario and Quebec with the arrest of 21 people, ranging in age from 15 to 75. Two suspects were picked up in B.C.

Long wait times for gynecological surgeries are putting many Canadian women at risk, doctors say. Surgical wait times vary across the country, but a 2020 study found that a gynecologist consultation alone can take up to four and a half months on average.

In October, workers at a popular Hamilton cafe signed their first collective agreement. The location closed this week, leading some to wonder if it's in response to their unionization efforts. The owner, meanwhile, said it was due to managers resigning.

The museum, at Gage Park, will relaunch on Jan. 10, with new interactive exhibits, hands-on galleries and renovated spaces.

Zayne Parekh cut a slightly different figure. The Calgary Flames defenceman known for his positive,laid-back outlook seemed a little gloomy after suffering an upper-body injury in early November.

Ontario Provincial Police reminds drivers to leave home with enough time to get to your destination, leave a good distance between vehicles and make sure you have a good set of windshield wipers.

The City of Hamilton appears to be pulling out all the stops to make this holiday season unforgettable.

Judges in Hong Kong court found pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai guilty of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security and conspiracy to publish seditious material on Monday. His family in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., and the U.K say they're saddened, but not surprised by the decision.

The 12-year-old boy Brandy Cooney and Becky Hamber were trying to adopt was dangerously" thin for over a year leading up to his 2022 death, Superior Court in Milton, Ont., heard.

Canadian Finn Foster, 18, was planning to watch the sunset at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, when he heard shots ring out. At least 15 people were killed and 38 wounded during the Hanukkah celebration in what the Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called an act of antisemitism and terrorism.

A delegation of 30 Canadians, including six MPs, was denied entry into the West Bank early Tuesday.

Premier Doug Ford was in Niagara Falls, Ont., Monday announcing a tourism strategy that aims to add new attractions and service expansions in the area.

Pet surrenders have been on the rise for a few years now, and efforts from animal shelters and rescues have gone a long way in raising awareness about community cats - unhoused cats that live on the street - but the strain is still rising.

Hamilton police say they've arrested and charged five people in relation to a November break-in at a Hamilton jewelry store. They also say the group may be responsible for similar break-ins in nearby Brantford, Guelph, Niagara, Peel, and in Quebec.

More than a third of complaints filed by prisoners in Ontario jails this year were health-related, as medical staffing dropped by nearly 50 per cent and inmate populations kept rising, a CBC data analysis shows. One former inmate suffered a septic wound and a miscarriage while incarcerated.

Jimmy Lai, the former Hong Kong media mogul and outspoken critic of Beijing, was convicted in a landmark national security trial in the city's court on Monday, which could send him to prison for the rest of his life.

A Niagara police officer shot and killed a 26-year-old man in Welland, Ont., Saturday night. In a news release Sunday morning, Ontario's police watchdog said it's investigating.

The Neighbour to Neighbour Centre's trans and non-binary grocery program, which offers free food and household products to community members once a month, began with a simple question - how do we get free menstrual products to trans people without being awkward?

Heather Winterstein's family believes she didn't receive proper medical assessment or care at the St. Catharines, Ont., hospital because of systemic racism and biases. Niagara Health says it's committed to change.

A Halton Children's Aid Society worker advised the Burlington, Ont., couple not to zip-tie the two brothers in their care into tents overnight, which the Crown has argued the women continued to do, the two women's murder trial in Milton has been told.

Based on witness statements and gathered video, Hamilton police say, it doesn't look like the actions of the bus driver or the child's caregiver contributed to the death of a 7-year-old boy in Hamilton Thursday afternoon.

About a hundred people joined a vigil held in front of City Hall in Thorold, Ont., to honour an 18-year-old woman who died in a car crash. The city denied her family's request for Muslim burial accommodations at a public cemetery.

Canadian strawweight Gillian (The Savage) Robertson fights Brazilian Amanda Lemos on Saturday in Las Vegas.

Police shared data at a recent information session hosted by Niagara Regional Police Service's human trafficking unit. It was the first session of its kind for the unit, which began in 2019, and was held after community members asked police for more information about how trafficking happens in the region.

As of Dec. 15, Hamilton's outdoor skating rinks will be open daily until 11 p.m., weather permitting.

Ontario's municipal affairs minister says the province will move forward with a much-delayed mandatory review of the Greenbelt, but opposition critics say there's still no word on when the study of the ecologically sensitive zone will take place or who will conduct it.

The Ontario Government has sided with the City of Hamilton in its push to continue a long-delayed James Street N., housing redevelopment, which proposes the creation of several hundred homes, some affordable, in the north end.

A seven-year-old boy is dead after being struck by a Hamilton bus, police said Thursday. A city manager told CBC Hamilton said they couldn't comment on specific circumstances of what happened due to the investigation, but called it an "extremely unfortunate tragedy."

People living in four apartments at 2520 Barton Street East have been forced out of their homes after a multiple-alarm fire, Thursday morning, according to a news release from Hamilton Fire Chief Dave Cunliffe.

A central question throughout the weeks-long trial for Brandy Cooney and Becky Hamber of Burlington, Ont., has been why, in the last year of his life, 12-year-old L.L. was so severely malnourished. The Crown argues they were intentionally restricting what the boy ate.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell will return to Steeltown for the next two seasons.

Hamilton councillor Mike Spadafora apologized to city staff Wednesday after the integrity commissioner found the Ward 14 representative made multiple violations of the Council Code Conduct when he accused city staff of lying, being 'careless,' and willfully ignoring council motions.

Cadence Weapon, Logan Staats, Julianna Riolino and more local acts will perform at shows in the lead up to the 55th Juno Awards in March.

Two parents are speaking out after students at their children's school in Burlington, Ont., say they found metal in hamburgers the school ordered from a local chain restaurant.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats head strength coach Marcellus Bowman has a new book outlining his training philosophy, which posits nutrition, sleeping and recovery are just as important as training when it comes to building strength.

A 68-year-old woman has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of a pedestrian following a crash in Niagara Falls, Ont., in November, police say.

Fire Chief Mark Schmitt with the Fort Erie Fire Department told CBC Hamilton crews attended a rural location on Burger Road near Netherby Road for a structure fire at around 12:45 p.m. on Sunday.