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Hamilton's Santa Claus Parade will take place on the mountain this year, starting on Upper Sherman Road at 2 p.m. on Saturday.

The family of the man shot and killed by Hamilton police on Saturday has identified him asErixon Kabera- a father of three,known for his kindness and dedication to Hamilton's Rwandancommunity.

The union representing Canada Post workers said it will be in a legal strike position on Friday, exactly one year after talks on a new contract began. But the union is holding back on deciding whether a job action will take place immediately.

Hundreds of observers marked Remembrance Day and the 80th anniversary of D-Day during a downtown ceremony at the Gore Park cenotaph on Monday, recalling efforts by local soldiers who gave their lives on the battlefield.

Two buildings collapsed on Hamilton's Gore Park early Monday morning after being boarded up for over a decade. The fire department says no one was injured and the city has issued an emergency demolition order.

While people gather around the Gore Park Cenotaph in his hometown of Hamilton, Tyrell will be one of nine Canadians serving as a peacekeeper in the United Nations mission in South Sudan.

A building that was once among the grandest theatres in Hamilton has deteriorated beyond repair, is full of hazardous substances and must be demolished, says the developerwho owns it.

A 43-year-old man is dead after being shot by policeat a west-end Hamilton apartment building Saturday, in an incidentwhich also sent an officer to hospital,Ontario's police watchdog says.

Watch as Cavalry FC hosts the 2024 Canadian Premier League Final at ATCO Field.

Calgary's Cavalry FC can finally call itself Canadian Premier League champions. Playing in front of its hometown crowd, Cavalry FC dethroned the four-time champions Forge FC from Hamilton 2-1 Saturday in Calgary.

The president of Mohawk College says a drop in international student enrolment at the Hamilton institution is facing a projected $50 million deficit in the 2025-2026 school year. That's going to mean layoffs, he said.

Ontario's Minister of Education has announced she will audit discretionary spending of all school boards in the province after reports of expensive trips by board officials in recent months.

Lindley's Farm and Market in Hamilton will be "winding down" operations after 180 years of operations, including selling locally grown produce and offering activities to the community.

Bo Levi Mitchell is a CFL all-star for the third time. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback and East Division finalist for the CFL's outstanding player award was named to the 2024 all-star squad on Thursday.

Three weeks after the death of another beluga whale at Marineland, the Ontario government is speaking publicly about its ongoing investigation of the park, saying water troubles are under control after a recent investment.

Chair Rick Petrella and trustees Dan Dignard, Bill Chopp and Mark Watson of the Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board were to Italy between July 8 and 15 to buy $100,000 in custom artwork for two new high schools. It's among trips by Ontario school boards that have come under scrutiny for the way public money is spent.

Workers in Ontario are owed tens of millions of dollars in unpaid wages that the provincial government has yet to collect from employers, according to internal government records obtained by CBC Toronto.

Bobby Smyrniotis, shut out in five previous nominations, finally has a Coach of the Year Award to go with his four Canadian Premier League titles.

NDP MPs Jenny Kwan and Matthew Green say the government needs to allow all temporary workers access to open work permits in an effort to stop them from being in abusive work environments.

The city said in a news release on Thursday that the Mayor's Task Force on Transparency, Access and Accountability - which is in charge of reviewing community concerns about openness at the city - is looking for your feedback.

The president of the Canadian Japanese Cultural Centre of Hamilton is Mitchell Akira Kawasaki - an Olympian, judo master, on-call mailman and recent recipient of an award from the Japanese government.

Here's how Hamilton and other cities in the areaare marking Remembrance Day this year.

Families are grappling with the consequences of growing gun violence in Hamilton and across the Greater Toronto Area this year.Several of the region's police forces have warned of an alarming rise in shootings since January.

City will wait for legal advice, staff report before voting early next year to avoid potential rights violations. While some people in the community argue Hamilton doesn't have enough shelter beds to justifiably remove encampments, others say they feel unsafe in their homes and unable to access parks.

It's still not clear when Hamilton will have light rail transit (LRT), but according to Ontario's transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria, we are one step closer" to seeing shovels in the ground.

Hamilton MPP Monique Taylor's private members bill would implement a system of alerts for vulnerable people such as children with autism or seniors with dementia, similar to Amber Alerts.

U.S. expats in Hamilton and Niagara say they worry about Canada's future, and the results of the U.S. election will have an effect here too.

World leaders began reaching out to U.S. president-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday, after his electoral victory becameassured and as his Democratic rival Kamala Harris formally conceded the race.

The theft happened on Oct. 29 at about 8:25 p.m. from a grocery store at Lynden Road and Wayne Gretzky Parkway, Brantford Police Service say.

Fort Erie, Ont., residentMike Naylernever thought he'd see his "four-legged daughter" Minnie again after having to surrender her to a shelter two years ago while he was enduring terminal cancer. Last week, Nayler and themastiff mixreunited - with a tackle and many licks to his face.

A man who spent his life bringing Indigenous stories and teachings to the forefront through radio broadcasts and the written worddied Monday in London, Ont.

A Hamilton councillor's attempt to stop a hospital from providing a vending machine with harm-reduction supplies like needles and crack pipes was quashed during a public health committee meeting Monday.

Frozan Hassan Zai has spent eight years building a community in Canada after escaping the Netherlands with her two children. Now, because Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has deemed her marriage false, she received deportation orders Tuesday saying she must leave by the first week of December. "In this big world, there is no place we can call home," she says.

Republican candidate Donald Trump has claimed victory in Tuesday's contentious U.S. presidential election.

In 1977, Morgan Perigo, a graduate of Hamilton's McMaster University, lost his class ring in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Barbados. Last month, free diver Alex Davis found it buried in the sand.

Three of the five players nominated for the Canadian Premier League's Player of the Year award suit up forHamilton's Forge FC.

Haldimand Coun. Marie Trainer, a former mayor of the county, has died as a result of complications due to a car crash on Sept. 7, her son says.

Malik Owolabi-Belewu scored in the 53rd minute and Forge FC advanced to the Canadian Premier League championship game with a 1-0 win over Atletico Ottawa in the semifinal Saturday.

B.C. and Californian artists Simranpreet Kaur Anand and Conner Singh VanderBeek worked together to build an exhibition that would give voice to [South Asian] migrants and workers," at the Workers Art and Heritage Centre in Hamilton.

When most Canadians fall back to standard time, Peter Warwick leaves his clocks alone. Living on standard time is one of several strategies he uses to maximize the light and keep his spirits bright.

Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Francois-Philippe Champagne said he has given the final approval for the acquisition ofStelco Holdings Inc. byU.S.-based Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

Driving the possible budget increase are costs related to housing and shelter supports, infrastructure repairs and a lack of Ontario government funding, say staff.

McMaster University biologist Jianping Xu is part of a team studying the bacteria and fungi that grow on bats' wings and can cause white-nose syndrome. According to the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative, a partnership of veterinary colleges and the British Columbia Animal Health Centre, the syndrome is thought to have killed over six million bats since 2006.

Today is forecast to be the hottest Halloween on record in Ontario municipalities including Hamilton, Burlington, St. Catharines, Niagara Falls, Toronto, Oakville, Mississauga and Brampton.

Running back Brady Oliveira of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell are the finalists for the CFL's outstanding player award.

A student and parent say they were disappointed and frustrated by the trip and the money would be better spent on school meal programs and educational supports.

Hamilton police have upgraded charges against a man who they say attacked several" members of his family in May, leading to the death of his elderly mother.

The coroner's inquest into the deaths of five inmates at the Niagara Detention Centre in Thorold, Ont., heard from a senior jail official who gave jurors a peek behind the curtain and shared concerns about proposed changes.

Canadian welterweight (Proper) Mike Malott can't wait to get back in the UFC cage Saturday in Edmonton. "I've been looking forward to it big time. There's been a lot of growth since the last one," said Malott.

The Crown's request to stay 12 charges against former Hamilton police officer Craig Ruthowsky, who's serving a 13-year prison sentence for corruption, was granted by an Ontario Superior Court justice on Tuesday.