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The city should work to improve Barton Village, Hamilton city councillors unanimously agreed this week. They voted 16-0 in favour of a plan put forth by Councillor Nrinder Nann to have city staff address vacant buildings and illegal dumping, improve public art and financially support new businesses.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is repealing Canada's electric vehicle mandate that set a target that all new vehicles in Canada must be electric in a decade. Instead, the government is introducing stronger greenhouse gas emission standards for vehicle models 2027-32 to encourage automakers to produce more zero-emission vehicles.

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats signed veteran middle linebacker Wynton McManis on Wednesday, a day after he was released by the Toronto Argonauts. McManis lives in Toronto year-round and has a daughter and son.

A motion was introduced at Thorold, Ont.'s council meeting Tuesday proposing to remove part of a cemetery bylaw that prevented a Muslim teen's burial in December 2025.

Full GO Train service is expected to resume Saturday morning following a derailment at Union Station on Monday, Metrolinx says.

Five more First Nations have joined a court challenge against new federal and provincial laws aimed at fast-tracking development saying they threaten Indigenous rights.

Morgann Book is championing the romance novel It's Different This Time by Joss Richard on Canada Reads 2026, which will take place from April 13-16.

As the Milano-Cortina Olympics start this week, people in Hamilton, Burlington, Ont., and St. Catharines, Ont., will have local athletes to cheer for.

The Halton and Ottawa Children's Aid Societies are being sued along with three doctors and the Burlington couple on trial for first-degree murder, Brandy Cooney and Becky Hamber.

Ontario Provincial Police have charged a 16-year-old from Norfolk County with second-degree murder in the death of an infant last fall at a home in Port Rowan.

Around 4,500 people braved the cold Tuesday night to watch Forge FC face off against Tigres UANL from Nuevo Leon, Mexico, for the first round of the CONCACAF Champions Cup.

This year, North America's oldest road race will take place on April 12 - likely treating runners to warmer weather as it marks 132 years.

Hamilton's medical officer of heath issues a cold weather alert when the weather conditions are at or below - 15 C or -20 with the wind chill.

When Cam Kahin performs at CBC's Road to the Junos concert on Friday in Hamilton, he'll be back in a city that once served as a beacon for his younger self, an isolated kid from Dunnville, Ont.

The numbers paint a stark picture of what it's like to be a graduating student in the province right now, as university admissions ramp up and education experts call for an overhaul of both the high school grading system and the university admissions process.

Friends and family of a man who died from hypothermia on the streets of downtown St. Catharines, Ont., gathered at a recent vigil, demanding Niagara Region council change the temperature threshold for the region's winter weather protocol.

Soldiers lined the tarmac at Canadian Forces Base Trenton, Ont., while mourners held white flowers as the flag-draped casket carrying soldier Sebastian Halmagean arrived in Canada on Tuesday. The 24-year-old Hamiltonian, a gunner based in Oromocto, N.B., died last week in Latvia.

The married couple sit down with Q guest host Talia Schlanger to discuss their love, resilience and devotion in light of Glenn's major cognitive disorder diagnosis. Their new album, Laughter In Summer, is a love letter to one another.

The City of Hamilton is looking to extend free Wi-Fi access to more downtown parks, allowing more connectivity for people who struggle to afford internet access at home, and giving others more opportunities to work outside, says Ward 2 Coun. Cameron Kroetsch.

A Niagara aviation parts company will pay a $60,000 fine for violating the Occupational Health and Safety Act in an incident that caused a worker to lose sight in his eye.

GO Transit riders will want to check for changes to their Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning commutes, as issues near Union Station continue to impact lines a day after a derailed train wreaked havoc on train schedules.

Councillors are expected to vote Tuesday night on whether to approve a designated section in the Lakeview Cemetery for Muslim burials.

A Hamilton soldier who died in Latvia last week will be honoured at a repatriation ceremony on Tuesday in Quinte West in southern Ontario.

Ancaster's Melissa Tancredi, who appeared in 125 games with Canada's national women's soccer team and scored 27 goals, is being inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame as part of its Class of 2026.

Starting this spring, Porter Airlines is adding two new routes out of Hamilton's airport and doubling the number of flights between Hamilton and Halifax.

The Ontario Animal Care Review Board says it balanced the significant public resources expended" and the woman's "limited financial resources."

Crews were working late to remove a GO train from the tracks after it partially derailed near Union Station on Monday, causing heavy delays lasting through the evening, Metrolinx says.

It's Groundhog Day. That means the forecast calls for weather predictions from animal prognosticators, including Ontario's Wiarton Willie, Nova Scotia's Shubenacadie Sam, New Brunswick's Lucy the Lobster, Quebec's Fred la marmotte, B.C.'s Van Isle Violet and Punxsutawney Phil in Pennsylvania.

The series, titled Unnoticed Histories of Black Communities in Hamilton, will run over four weeks during Black History Month, on Feb. 5, 12, 19 and 26.

Sebastian Halmagean, originally from Hamilton, was a gunner based at the 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown in Oromocto, N.B., on his first deployment to Latvia.

Kashechewan residents Kerri-Ann Koosees and Keisha Paulmartin were forced to evacuate to Niagara Falls on short notice after the First Nation declared a state of emergency. Despite concerns and challenges, they say they're grateful for city and local groups trying to meet their needs.

A Canadian Armed Forces member has died while on deployment in Latvia, the Department of National Defence said Friday.

As cold temperatures continue, Hamilton is expanding its already extended daytime hours of some warming centres to include evening and overnight.

An Ontario man who was a member of a neo-Nazi group and has pleaded guilty to terrorism-related charges told a Toronto judge today that he was a "complete monster at times," but has turned over a new leaf since his arrest in 2023.

Ontario Provincial Police say the service will not be participating in the federal government's buyback program for banned assault-style firearms.

The Ryan Hill Ice-Carving Public Challenge is one of this year's featured events at Winterlude in the capital region. Hill's friends and family hope the challenge inspires others to remember his work and learn the craft themselves.

The push to buy Canadian is loud and clear, but are those local-looking products the real deal? CBC Marketplace exposes how some popular foods that seem Canadian are actually made in the U.S. Experts say some patriotic packaging may confuse shoppers, a practice called "maple washing."

Documents from extradition proceedings at the Belgrade Higher Court obtained by the fifth estate and the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network provide an extraordinary glimpse into the lifestyle and whereabouts of a young Canadian man with an alleged $65 million US in cryptocurrency burning a hole in his pocket and multiple countries seeking his arrest.

Black History Month starts Feb. 1, a time used to honour the contributions, heritage and legacy of Black people in Canada. Here's what's happening in Hamilton to celebrate and commemorate the month.

Environment Canada has issued a cold warning for Hamilton, Niagara, Brantford and surrounding areas as temperatures are expected to drop Thursday night and Friday morning.

Canada's minister of fisheries says Marineland's plan to ship 34 marine mammals to aquariums in the U.S. is "solid." Animal advocates, meanwhile, worry the beluga whales and dolphins at the shuttered Niagara Falls, Ont., park may end up being used for breeding and performances if Ottawa approves the park's relocation request.

Girls hockey registrations have hit a new all-time high provincially: 41,019 players in the 2024-2025 season, according to fresh data from the Ontario Women's Hockey Association. In Windsor and Essex County, registration hit 2,245 last season - the highest it's been in at least 12 years.

Red light cameras reduce collisions and are part of the city's Vision Zero planto end traffic-related deaths and injuries, say city staff.

The worker, who has not been identified, was removing snow near the end of the dock when "a piece of equipment entered the water," say police.

The proposed budget would see the creation of an intimate partner violence unit, with 20 detectives taking over investigations and freeing up patrol officers, Chief Frank Bergen told the budget committee Tuesday.

Some Ontario residents who typically spend their winters in the U.S. say they've recently opted to buy property in Mexico instead.The shift comes as some snowbirds grow uneasy about the political climate under U.S. President Donald Trump.

The Brantford Police Service says it won't participate in collecting assault-style weapons from the public as part of the federal government's gun buyback program.

The Hamilton Public Library is requesting a higher-than-usual budget increase from the city to help it pay for security, social workers and de-escalation training.

The Weeknd, Daniel Caesar, the Beaches and Jessie Reyez also nabbed nominations, and there was an increase in first-time nominees.

Justin Bieber and Tate McRae lead nominations for this year's awards, which will take place in Hamilton on March 29.