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Niagara regional police say the fire occurred in the early hours of Tuesday morning at Mountain Locks Park.

On Monday, at about 7 p.m., Brantford police officers say they were called to a motel on Colborne Street at Locks Road where they found a man dead.

Parents whose children have Type 1 diabetes are urging the Ministry of Education to create a provincewide standard of care for diabetes in schools, so it doesn't vary from classroom to classroom, school to school, or board to board.

Police are looking for two people after a man died following a shooting in the parking lot of a Burlington, Ont., shopping mall on Monday night.

Some residents say Canada's largest steelmaker is emitting dangerous pollutants" at levels far above Ontario's local air-quality regulation and violating sections of the Environmental Protection Act.

There are also plans for community programming and events at the venue, in collaboration with Gilgeous- Alexander's charitable organization, says the Oak View Group.

Jimmy Lai's niece in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., says her uncle's 20-year sentence came as "heartbreaking" news for her family, especially her mother, Lai's twin sister.

Dozens of people gathered Monday at Woodland Cemetery at the Hamilton-Burlington border, for the burial of Sebastian Halmagean, a Hamilton soldier who died in Latvia last month.

Wind chills are expected to be near -35 in Hamilton, Brantford, Burlington and Niagara Region Monday, warns Environment Canada.

Awakened Voices Narratives is a two-hour live performance celebrating hidden Black figures who have shaped Canadian history. It takes place at the St. Catharines, Ont., church, where abolitionist Harriet Tubman worshipped.

Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in one of the most prominent cases prosecuted under a China-imposed national security law that has virtually silenced the city's dissent.

Canadian figure skater and McMaster University student Madeline Schizas was granted an extension on her sociology assignment one day after going viral with her request on Instagram.

All residential property owners are required to let the city know if their home was occupied or vacant in 2025, the city says. The deadline is April 15.

Climbing company Muskoka Mountainworks took a group to Tiffany Falls in Hamilton for the first time last month. Two of the climbers tell CBC Hamilton they've long wanted to scale the frozen waterfall. They say ice climbing has been a great way for them to embrace winter.

If you're wondering where you can watch the games in Hamilton, we've put together this guide to help you.

Employees were called into an all-staff meeting Monday morning to discuss a new administrative model," according to the union that represents administrative workers. A committee that advises the university's president said the cuts would have "devastating effects."

The lawsuit, which alleges negligence and seeks over $4 million in damages, is separate from the Milton, Ont., criminal trial for Brandy Cooney and Becky Hamber, who have pleaded not guilty to murder of the 12-year-old and other charges.

Most parts of southern Ontario are under winter weather warnings Sunday, with low temperatures expected to continue Monday.

Shayla McKeown and Jenna Coulter met Madeline Schizas when she moved in to the place where they were living in Hamilton's Westdale neighbourhood. The roommates will be heading to Italy later in February to cheer Schizas on as she skates for Canada in the 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympic Games.

The head of a provincial transit agency that operates GO Transit apologized to riders on Friday for days of delays following a partial derailment of a train near Union Station at the start of the week.

The federal government says an unexpected 'structural issue' means restoration work won't be completed until 2027, but all the contaminated sentiment remains contained.

Playhouse co-founder Jacob Tutt says filmmaker Zacharias Kunuk is probably the most significant filmmaker" to come to his Hamilton theatre. Kunuk says he's keen to show his new film, and see a city where he has family history.

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."