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The federal Conservative Party is seeking to make amends with some provincial leaders after tensions with both Ontario and Nova Scotia's Progressive Conservative premiers played out in public last year, sources say.

Ontario wants input from lawyers, families and other stakeholders on whether it should propose amending the Coroners Act to replace mandatory inquests into jail deaths with annual reviews. To get more information, CBC has spoken to the province, a lawyer and a parent whose son died while in custody.

The Liberal government has reached a deal with Beijing to allow tens of thousands of Chinese electric vehicles into the domestic market in exchange for dropping duties on canola products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday.

Police in Hamilton have charged an Ottawa teen in connection with a spate of recent swatting incidents that they say needlessly tied up emergency services in the southern Ontario city.

Vancouver Goldeneyes star forward Sarah Nurse suffered an arm injury in Vancouver's first-ever PWHL game in November and hasn't played since. But she practised Wednesday and plans to compete at her third Winter Olympics next month.

Investigators say a combustible fuel source was used to ignite the fires in two separate buildings, hours apart.

Daniel Caesar will receive the International Achievement Award and Billy Talent will receive the Humanitarian Award.

Public, Catholic and French schools across the region closed Thursday, among other closures, after the area was hit with a winter storm overnight. Environment Canada ended a weather alert for the area in the afternoon.

Ontario sent a blunt message to U.S. booze suppliers when it yanked their alcohol off its shelves last year, pledging to redirect customers to local producers, and those businesses say they're trying to make the most of what could be a limited-time opportunity.

A new medical association study suggests female family physicians in Ontario spend 15 to 20 per cent more time with patients than their male colleagues for the same pay.

The medical officer of health for the City of Hamilton has issued a cold weather alert effective Wednesday night, while Environment Canada warns of significant snowfall.

Bonnie Crombie has formally announced her resignation as leader of the Ontario Liberal Party, effective immediately. The move comes months after Crombie first announced her intention to resign.

Daniel Tronko, 59, was initially charged with attempted murder and three firearm-related charges for the incident that ended on Dec. 20.

Dofasco and the federal government owe the city an explanation about what's actually happening with the decarbonization plans, says a Hamilton resident, as the changes raise more questions than answers.

As Crave's hockey romance Heated Rivalrycontinues to take over television screens, airwaves, the internet, pop culture and perhaps our collective conscience, some Canadian tourism organizations are banking on the show's popularity to encourage fans to visit its filming locations.

Homelessness is getting worse across Ontario with an estimated 85,000 people who were without a home in 2025 and nearly 2,000 encampments across the province, a new report from Ontario's municipalities shows.

A family from Kitchener, Ont., wants to find and say thank you to a Good Samaritan who gave their loved one CPR, extending his life until paramedics arrived on the scene, transported him to hospital and gave his family a chance to say one last goodbye.

The Niagara correction workers union president says employees struggle to provide programming as jail population increases and the mother of son who died at the detention centre said he had been sleeping on mattresses of his cell's floor.

No Name brand frozen beef burgers that were sold across the country are being recalled due to a risk of E. coli contamination.

Becky Hamber has testified for the first time at the weeks-long murder trial that has already seen co-accused Brandy Cooney take the witness box. Hamber told Milton, Ont., court Monday that she struggled to care for the 12-year-old boy who died and his brother who were in their care, but she wanted the best for them.

Ontario's health minister says the province is on track to connect all Ontarians to a primary care provider by 2029, thanks in part to mostly clearing a wait list backlog.

Ontario Provincial Police in Brant County continue to investigate a fatal collision in the Glen Morris area that involved a cyclist from Cambridge. Police say the driver of the vehicle did not remain at the scene, but was later found and charged.

A second teen faces charges in what police say was a racially motivated assault that took place in Hamilton's Ancaster area in October.

With the trial for two women accused of killing a 12-year-old boy they were trying to adopt now in its final weeks, the public deserves to know if and how the Children's Aid Society (CAS) has been held accountable, says Ontario's former child advocate.

To celebrate the Road to the Junos and Juno Awards coming to Hamilton this year, CBC Hamilton has teamed up with CBC Music to bring you the chance to win exciting live music tickets.To enter, tell us about a memorable Hamilton music moment.

Ontario appears set to push ahead with a ban on declawing cats and debarking and ear cropping dogs, a move animal welfare advocates say is years overdue and doesn't go far enough.

Provincial police is urging Simcoe, Ont., residents to shelter-in-place while officers respond to an active incident involving potentially armed suspects.

Hamilton's auditor general found the city's outdoor shelter project suffered from a lack of accountability measures, inadequate oversight and a failure to understand and manage risks.

Summit Sisters, a group of female roofers from across Canada, were in Jamaica this week helping repair roofs and other damage done to housing from a hurricane last year.

The Montreal apartment where some of the steamiest moments in Heated Rivalry happen isn't a Montreal apartment at all. It's the home of Hamilton bridal makeup artist Monika Rejnowicz.

Environment Canada issued a yellow alert Friday morning for Niagara Falls and warned of high winds across the region and in Hamilton, Brantford and Burlington.

Moh Ahmed of St. Catharines, Ont., who has starred on the track for years and ran to his first Canadian cross-country title in November, will lead the national team at his fourth world championship on Saturday in Tallahassee, Fla.

Researchers at McMaster University in Hamilton are observing people with multiple sclerosis as they exercise while they play Tetris to see if it helps them deal with their symptoms.

The Chicago Cubs added Edward Cabrera to their starting rotation on Wednesday, acquiring the right-hander in a trade with the Miami Marlins. Three prospects are headed to Florida, including Owen Caissie, from Burlington, Ont.

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats, among the CFL's top teams last season, have earned the distinction of being its best franchiseoff the field.

Hamilton police arrested a man on Friday in relation to a double stabbing at Dufferin subway station earlier in the week.

A Niagara couple with ties to the gymnastics and cheerleading communities faces charges in a sexual assault investigation involving three victims, police say.

Following an inquest into the death of a Niagara man killed by police, a jury has recommended better support for family members, witnesses and officers involved in fatalities.

A McMaster University philosophy professor says the U.S. capture of Nicolas Maduro puts Venezuelans in a "very dangerous" political situation, while another Venezuelan in Hamilton says she sees the move as a chance for positive change.

The City of St. Catharines kicked off its 150th birthday celebrations with a flag raising event and announced a milestone logo and list of events for the months leading to its anniversary date.

Brantford police say she was parked outside a local business on Saturday and arrested for impaired operation of a motor vehicle by drugs.

Hamilton residents can now put used toothpaste tubes and black plastic containers in the blue box, thanks to Ontario's new "unified material list" that came into effect on Thursday.

Pat Gallagher, a retired Stelco worker and volunteer historical interpreter, has been leading free guided tours of the cemetery with his daughter since 2020 and spoke with CBC Hamilton about some of the people of note buried there.

Hamilton police say they've received 25 reports of distraction thefts since November.

A new online portal meant to streamline access to Ontario's court system is leaving some lawyers grappling with unpredictable delays and facing new hurdles in managing their cases, they say months after the platform's initial rollout.

As part of a series of concerts scheduled around the city in the lead up to the Juno Awards, Rollie Pemberton is excited to hype up Hamilton as a really great music city," and debut some new tunes.