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Dr. Mariia Kuzeikiv, an Ukrainian surgeon, is learning skills that could help her save lives in the war while in Hamilton, Ont.

Roommates Li Jiang and Elaine Jongsma are 31 years apart in age, but they have much in common.

A child and family therapist was the latest mental health worker to testify in the trial of two Burlington, Ont., women accused in the first-degree murder of a 12-year-old boy in their care.

The head of steelmaker ArcelorMittal Dofasco, which employs 4,500 people in Hamilton, says he supports new federal measures to boost Canadian steel.

A 45-year-old man from Simcoe has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder in connection with a homicide investigation that began in October, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said.

Olympian Moh Ahmed is leaving track running, for a day, and returning to the Canadian cross-country championships for the first time in 13 years on Saturday in the open men's 10-kilometre race in London, Ont.

Someone dropped off an urn, at a West Lincoln thrift store, containing what Niagara police say they believe are cremated remains.

The last nine years has seen a dramatic spike in reports of violent crimes on transit systems in major cities across Canada, including Hamilton, according to exclusive Statistics Canada data.

The proposed $240.2-million budget was presented to the Hamilton Police Service Board Thursday, and trimmed slightly before passing.

A man was arrested after phoning in a threat against City of Burlington staff, Wednesday, an incident which led to city hall being evacuated by police.

A snow squall watch has been issued for Hamilton, Brantford and the area for Thursday evening and night.

Two men in their early 20s have been arrested in connection with an assault on a transgender person on Oct. 25.

A Hamilton couple says it wasn't until they connected with an athletes advocacy group that they felt supported after they made a complaint about the behaviour of players on their son's hockey team in 2024. The group says structural changes are needed to complaint processes.

Ontario's fiscal watchdog says the province could avoid a recession this year, but the findings of his latest report show the trade war with the U.S. is taking a bite out of Ontario's economy. The data is part of the latest update from the province's Financial Accountability Office.

A Hamilton man who stabbed his cousin to death in 2023 has been found not criminally responsible, a Superior Court judge ruled Wednesday.

Prime Minister Mark Carney announces new measures to support the steel and lumber sectors, which have been hit hard by U.S. tariffs.

The driver and passenger in a 1951 Plymouth died at the scene in August. Toxicology results show the driver was impaired by alcohol.

A transgender person was assaulted in what Hamilton police say was a hate-motivated attack last month.

Parts of the Niagara Region are expected to experience strong winds gusting to 90 kilometres per hour Wednesday afternoon.

A joint investigation by CBC News and the Investigative Journalism Foundation has found that transit violence in some of Canada's biggest municipalities remains well above pre-pandemic levels, despite recent decreases. It has roughly doubled over the past decade in eight major Canadian cities.

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Wednesday afternoon a suite of new measures to help Canada's steel and lumber sectors that have been battered by U.S. tariffs, including financial assistance and tightening up the Canadian market from foreign products.

Hamilton police are asking anyone with information about a historic sexual assault to get in touch following the arrest of a 63-year-old man.

CBC's annual Make The Season Kind annual holiday campaign in support of Hamilton Food Share kicks off Dec. 5.

Martin Gordyn, 27, was shot by police in Niagara Falls, Ont., near Lundy's Lane and Corwin Avenue.

Coming off the success of Paul McCartney playing the first concert at TD Coliseum Friday night, Hamilton is getting ready to host another major music event.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government is set to table legislation that would require people accused of a crime and granted bail to provide a cash security deposit up front, rather than paying later if they break their bail conditions.

Joni Mitchell will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 55th Juno Awards next year, while Nelly Furtado will be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. The first round of performers for the March ceremony in Hamilton was also announced.

A mandatory review of the Greenbelt that was to have started earlier this year has yet to begin, and critics are demanding substantive guardrails" around the Ford government's assessment of the protected lands.

The Paris Port Dover Pipe Band and Paul McCartney performed Mull of Kintyre together at TD Coliseum Friday.

The old Port Robinson Fire Station 3 will be sold, the City of Thorold's council approved last week.

Defence lawyers for two Burlington, Ont., women accused of murdering a boy in their care cross-examined his younger brother Friday, questioning his credibility, memory and motives.

In Hamilton Friday night, McCartney led a grateful, sold-out crowd on a magical history tour starting in Liverpool with the Beatles' first number one hit single,From Me To You. His show opened the newly renovated TD Coliseum.

A Hamilton cyclist says a driver hit him in May 2024. In November this year, the driver pleaded guilty to a different offence for the incident. Now, the cyclist said he feels the legal system let him down.

A growing number of minors are being recruited by adults to carry out smash-and-grab jewelry store robberies in Ontario and are told that if they are caught, as youths, they would face little or no time in custody, an investigation by CBC's the fifth estate has found.

Nearly a decade after Matthew Green said he was racially profiled by a Hamilton police officer, he's still waiting for the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) to properly consider his complaint.

Serial killer Dellen Millard has been moved from a maximum-security prison to a medium-security facility in Ontario, CBC News has learned.

A man is dead after a driver hit him in Niagara Falls, Ont., Thursday morning, police said.

Hamilton's arena entertainment venue reopens this week after two years of extensive, expensive renovations. Locals say they're excited about big-name artists performing in the city, starting with Paul McCartney.

An 83-year-old man is dead after being hit by a vehicle on Upper Ottawa Street on Thursday morning, while walking his dog, Hamilton police say.

A tractor-trailer rollover early Thursday morning resulted in the closure of a section of the Red Hill Valley Parkway for most of Thursday, police said.

Ontario's sweeping Bill 60 will consolidate planning power around the minister of housing, experts say, as the government mulls more amendments that would undercut municipalities' roles in shaping their communities.

A provincial court has given Hamilton rail-car manufacturing company three months to pay a $90,000 fine and other costs after an employee was critically injured three years ago. National Steel Car had pleaded guilty to violating a section of Ontario's Occupational Health and Safety Act.

Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra says a newly passed bill granting him more powers to take control of school boards is a start, but not the end, of changes to education governance.

NDP Leader Marit Stiles made the comment as the opposition continued to hammer Labour Minister David Piccini over thescandal-plagued Skills Development Fund. Piccini has maintained he has done nothing wrong.

A 17-year-old turned himself in to Hamilton police and has been charged in the July death of Belinda Sarkodie, 26, who was shot while waiting for a bus, police announced Wednesday. Those close to Sarkodie hope for justice but wonder why it took four months for an arrest.

Santa Claus and his reindeers will be making a stop in the town of Fort Erie, Ont., this Saturday, along with a visit from the season's biggest hater - the Grinch.

Hamilton's speed cameras are offline, but you still have to pay any tickets you received through the automated speed enforcement program. At the end of the day on Nov. 13, the municipality stopped operating the program to comply with provincial rules.

The leaders of two Hamilton boards say they stand united" in their support for the trustee role after the Ontario government announced its intention to eliminate school board trustees.

For a new affordable housing project, a non-profit builder is turning to Hamilton residents to help get it off the ground. On Dec. 3, anyone who is able can invest in community bonds" for a 164-unit building on King Street East.

Emissions in the area were up by one per cent in 2024, according to a regional climate agency's report. That marked slower growth than in previous years, but was well off the 11 per cent annual cuts the report says would be required to hit the region's 2030 climate targets.