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Many Canadians, young and old, have taken a modern twist on the winter village display by building it out of Lego bricks.

The City of Hamilton issued a cold weather alert for Saturday night as temperatures are expected to drop to -15 C.

A winter weather travel advisory is in effect for Hamilton, Niagara, Burlington and St. Catharines with "heavy" snowfall expected on Friday.

From bus routes to libraries, here's what you need to know about what's open and closed in Hamilton from Dec. 24 through Jan. 1.

Theodore Too, the 65-foot replica tugboat that was built in Nova Scotia and named after a years-long TV series, has been refloatedin St. Catharines, Ont.,after partially sinking this week, according to the boat's owner.

Environment Canada issued a weather advisory for Hamilton and Burlington on Thursday.

Education Minister Jill Dunlop calls the Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board's use of public money "appalling."

The city says opening date has been pushed back because of microshelter production delays and the need for additional health and safety measures on the contaminated Barton-Tiffany lands.

At the time of his arrest Thursday, the 52-year-old man was working a school bus driver and involved in the martial arts community.

A Hamilton-area scientist who works with Environment and Climate Change Canada is receiving recognition from the Governor General as a word-leading authority in environmental chemistry."

A residential school survivors' group says it will have to close its doors at the end of the month unless it receives a federal funding decision. Laura Arndt, lead at the Survivors' Secretariat in southern Ontario, is accusing Ottawa of breaking promises. They lied" to survivors, she said.

The fight for better jobs at Canada Post continues after a federal back-to-work order ended the roughly one-month strike, but the government has made it more difficult, a local union president says.

Tim Hortons will continue to sponsor the Ticats but will no longer be the naming rights partner.

The owner of Theodore Too, the life-sized replica of a belovedCBC-TV character, says he'scommitted to executing a "safe and successful refloat" of the boat, which was built in Nova Scotia in 2000 and has been in Ontario waters since 2021.

The incidents involved students from Nora Henderson, Ancaster, St. Jean de Brebeuf, St. Thomas Moore and Bishop Tonnos high schools, police say.

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats hired Brent Monson as their defensive co-ordinator Tuesday.

Tournament MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 26 points to go along with 19 rebounds and 10 assists, Damian Lillard added 23 points and the Milwaukee Bucks connected on 17 three-pointers on the way to beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 97-81 in the NBA Cup title game on Tuesday night.

The case from 14 people who've experienced homelessness is being heard in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice this week.

Cities around the world, including in Canada, have lost weeks' worth of winter ski, skate and snow days each year due to climate change. They've been replaced by dozens of days of rain, melt and mud, a new analysis finds.

Halton region is among the safest municipalities in Canada and, in 2022, experienced its lowest crime rate since 1974, according to police data.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced frustrated MPs at a hastilyarranged caucus meeting late Monday following Chrystia Freeland's shocking decision to resign from cabinet just before she was poised to deliver the government's much-anticipated fall economic statement.

Lisa Stroud went without many teeth - and as a result, acting gigs - for seven months after being attacked in March outside The Well, Hamilton'sonly bar marketed to the local2SLGBTQ+ community.

Canada Post says operations will resume on Tuesday after the Canada Industrial Relations Board ordered a return to work.

Hamilton police say they don't know why one man allegedly stabbed another outside an east-end pub on Sunday morning.

Lucy Robinson passed away at 81 in September, but her family and friends are continuing her spirit of giving back to the community by organizing a blanket drive in her memory. "We decided that ... we would make her maybe a little bit proud of us and that she did teach us to give back," says close friend Marilyn Wright.

As the nationwide postal strike hit the four-week mark Friday, the federal labour minister said he'll send the dispute between the postal service and its workers to the Canada Industrial Relations Board. Here's a recap of how things got to this point.

A rally demanding justice for Erixon Kabera, who was shot and killed by police, took place at Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Saturday.

Most people don't get excited about intestinal parasite eggs preserved in 500-year-old human feces. But Marissa Ledger isn't like most people.

The coroner's inquest into the deaths of six men who were incarcerated at the Hamilton-WentworthDetention Centreended Thursday with the jury making about 60 recommendations, including tohelp inmates with substance use issues.

Shalini Singh's family reported her missing to police on Tuesday, police say.

Shelves and fridges were neatly stacked with kids snacks, canned goods and butter as the food bank got ready to provide families with all the items needed to make a holiday meal.

The local councillor saysresidents are upset about the damage at the "beloved" park and have been asking how the "intricate network of trenches"wasn't discovered sooner.

Justice Deborah Calderwood said the Crown did not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Const. Kassandra Harrison intended to obstruct justice, even though she was not wholly convinced by the officer's testimony.

Premier Doug Ford's government is introducing new legislation that it says will give municipalities and police services legal powers andtools to dismantle homeless encampments and crack down on public drug use with fines or jail time.

A group that supports migrant workers in the Niagara Region has partnered with the Mexican government to offer a unique program that helps them finish their elementary and high school studies while they're in Canada.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers filed the complaint with the Canada Industrial Relations Board on Nov. 29 after some workers received temporary layoff notices while on strike.

Closing arguments at the inquest examining the drug-related deaths of six men who were in custody at the Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre have wrapped up. The jury is now tasked with deliberating to reach its conclusions.

From blow-up Santas on the lawn to twinkling lights around your porch or apartment balcony, do you have a tradition of decorating your home for the holidays? If so, we want to hear from you.

Police saythey were patrolling encampments in Gage Park Tuesday when they discovered a hole nearly two metres deep.

Hamilton's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 39 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Dallas Mavericks 118-104 on Tuesday night in an NBA Cup quarterfinal.

Hamilton police's hate crimes unit is investigating after a woman allegedly entered the Paramount Fine Foods restaurant on Upper James Street and yelled hateful things at staff and patrons.

First-year McMaster University student Aaron Mohanathassays he's had problems adopting healthy eating habits, but he's not alone - many post-secondary school students face food insecurity. Mohanathas is among volunteers at the on-campus food bank, one of the many programs at Hamilton-area schools that are helping ease food access problems.

A registered nurse who was the last witness in the weeks-long inquest for six Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre inmates testified she'd like to reassure her patients they'll undoubtedly be connected to communityresources when they're let out, butthat doesn't always happen.

Mohamad Tomeh left Syria over 10 years ago to protect his family. Now, he says he's excited to return and hopes the Hamilton community members who welcomed him now also have a chance to visit the country.

The nominations for the 82nd Golden Globes were announced on Mondayby actor and comedian Mindy Kaling and actor Morris Chestnut. Among the Canadian nominees are Pamela Anderson, Gabriel LaBelle,Martin Shortanddirector Denis Villeneuve.

Inside Ontario's legislature, staff and politicians alike are abuzz with early election speculation, seeing signs big and small stacking up as the legislature prepares for its winter break.

Here are some of the holiday markets, parades and festivities happening in Hamilton this month.

Premier Doug Ford's announcement he'll introduce legislation to address the housing and opioid crises is stirring emotional debate across Ontario. New rules would allow municipalities to dismantle homeless encampments, but Thunder Bay's mayor says it's not the direction his city would take. People with no permanent home and community advocates also share their views.

Jordan Charlie, a 24-year-old Inuk, was the fourth person police have shot and killed in Winnipeg this year - but he's the only one whose race is publicly known, and that's a problem, a criminologist says.

A Feed Ontario report found over onemillion people accessed a food bank and 40 per cent of them had never used one before. Providers in Hamilton, Burlington and Niagara say they're seeing the same trends. "Poverty is not only deepening for people who were already experiencing food insecurity, but it's also widening," says the executive director of Food For Life.