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Less than a week out from election day, the Ontario NDP and Liberals released their full list of campaign promises with price tags attached on Friday.

Hamilton East-Stoney Creek, a lower-city riding stretching east from Hamilton's industrial sector to past Fifty Road, was an Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP) stronghold for years until the 2022 election, when it went to the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.

The Hamilton Mountain riding is up for grabs after theNDP MPPannounced last fall she wouldn't seek re-election.

Even when a one-of-a-kind program is supporting over 100 rural women experiencing intimate partner violence, it's still hard to find the money to keep it running, says the head of Hamilton's Interval House.

Hamilton Centrehas voted NDPin every election since the riding was created in 2005. This time voters will get to decide if they'll stay orange, support the incumbent candidate, who is now an Independent, or go with a different party altogether.

An open casting call for actors will take place in March.

Marineland is set to sever its sprawling property so it can take out mortgages in order to fund park operations and eventually move its animals, including more than two dozen beluga whales, the tourist attraction said at a public hearing Tuesday.

Advanced voting in this provincial election lasts just three days due to PC Leader Doug Ford's decision to call an early vote.

Across Ontario, colleges are cutting programs and jobs. Unions representing workers and students say they want the next provincial government to properly fund the sector.

Ontario's main political parties are competing for the hearts of voters by appealing to their wallets, with a mix of tax cuts and money-back rebates pitched as helping with the cost of living.

Eight Hamilton-area people face charges related to an alleged auto-theft ring Hamilton police say they spent a year investigating alongside other organizations.

The government's fiscal watchdog says a guaranteed basic income program at the federal level could cut poverty rates in Canada by up to 40 per cent.

Snow removal operations are continuing this week, the City of Hamilton says, following significant snowfall over the weekend that dumped about 31 centimetres of snow in the area in two days.

Transit agencies looking to go green are facing delays so long they're forced to return to diesel buses. It started during the pandemic, but kinks in the supply chain aren't the only problem.

Ontario's Feb. 27 vote is now less than 10 days away, and the campaign appears to have entered a new, rougher phase.

Hamilton voters will get a chance to know their candidatesin all five ofHamilton's provincial ridings during televised debates this week, starting Tuesday night.

Anorganization leadingefforts to investigate Canada's oldest and longest-running Indian residential school, fear they've been denied federal funding as punishment for criticizing the Liberal government, putting their search for missing children and unmarked burials at the Mohawk Institute in jeopardy.

A plane crashed and flipped on its back at Toronto's Pearson International Airport on Monday afternoon, injuring 18passengers, officials say.

As people in Hamilton and surrounding areas continue to dig out from Saturday's and Sunday's significant snowfall," Environment Canada is warning of a cold snap in the coming days.

With polls suggesting Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford commandinga strong lead in the Ont. election, tonight's debate could be the last chancefor the opposition leaders to deflate some of that support. CBC News spoke with analysts andobserversabout what each leader needs to do.

As the nearby Grand Erie regioncontinues toexperiencea community-wide measles outbreak, Hamilton is reporting a new case in a child.

Ontario police watchdog released its findings into the Oct. 15 incident that resulted in aman, 51, being treated inhospital with a shoulder laceration and broken collarbone.

Hamilton and Burlington closed all recreation centres due to the weather.

Niagara voters are calling for health-care support this election, including investing in workers and reversing a planned urgent care centre closure.

Hamilton's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander can inspire a new generation of Canadian basketball players as the only Canadian playing in the NBA's All-Star Game. Mark Tatum, the deputy commissioner of the NBA, recently compared the impact Vince Carter and the Toronto Raptors have had on basketball in Canada to the potential Gilgeous-Alexander has to inspire more fans.

Dozens gathered in front of Gilmour Hall at McMaster University in Hamilton this week to protest recent changes to its Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office (SVPRO).

A new report on homelessness across Ontario says the problem is getting worse while spending to address it has stagnated," as the province's political parties offer differing solutions on the campaign trail.

The city said up to 40 centimetres of snow were expected between Saturday and Monday and thanked residents "for their continued support and patience as city teams work diligently to address the conditions."

Mohawk College has announced that 91 full-time and over 100 part-time jobs have been lost.

In the midst of a provincial election campaign, several farmers said they are concerned about the success of Ontario agriculture compared to the juggernaut to the south of the border.

In just under a month, Liberal Party members will choose their next leader, who will automatically become Canada's next prime minister. The Candidates vying for the job are starting toflesh out their visions for thecountry.

A small team of volunteers successfully identified and restored the graves of freedom-seekers in St. Catharines, Ont. Now, one volunteer and historian says a dispute over how to honour a prominent Black community member has tainted the project.

Some councillors eyed city spending related to the Hamilton light rail transit project, bike lanes, climate change,tenant protections and the police service on Wednesday but were unable to agree on where to find more savings.

Veteran American receiver Kenny Lawler signed a two-year deal with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Wednesday, the second day of CFL free agency.

After heavy snow hit much of southern Ontario on Wednesday night, schools in the Hamilton, Brantford and Burlington areas are closed, while schools in Niagara remain open, though buses are cancelled. McMaster University is closed today as well.

Mayor Andrea Horwath says steel is the "beating heart" of Hamilton, and that's why, in the face of U.S. tariffs,she wants all levels of government to start prioritizing its use in publicinfrastructure projects.

Many programs, offices and events are cancelled, postponed or ending early ahead of Wednesday night's snowstorm.

With U.S. President Donald Trump's incoming 25 per cent tariff on all steel imports, The National's Adrienne Arsenault asks Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath, Rahim Moloo, owner of Conquest Steel and Keanin Loomis, President & CEO of the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction, to break down how Canada's steel industry is preparing.

Last June, the police service board approved the purchase of 500 cameras and a program budget of $9.6 million over five years. It will start next month.

German Berterame scored twice as CF Monterrey, showing its class, blanked Canada's Forge FC 3-0 on Tuesday for a 5-0 aggregate win in their CONCACAF Champions Cup first-round series.

Country performer Josh Ross reached a personal Juno Awards milestone on Tuesday and he did it in good company with breakout pop singer Tate McRae.

A heart infection and hours upon hours in ER waiting rooms left a profound impression on Brodie Houlette. The 39-year-old financial services worker is appealing for health-care issues to play a bigger role in Ontario's 2025 election campaign.

The City of Hamilton added 55 affordable housing units available for rent with the opening of a new building on Bay Street North on Monday.

For three years, a St. Catharines retiree and her partner have been renting a townhouse built after 2018. Under Ontario rules,the 71-year-old's landlord can increase rent by any amount."We are at his mercy," Terri Millstone told CBC Hamilton.Here's what the main Ontario parties say they'll do for renters if elected Feb. 27.

Ontario's police watchdog is investigating the death of a 31-year-old woman who died in hospital after she was taken into custody by Hamilton police.

Forge FC faces an uphill task in Mexico on Tuesday when it looks to overturn a two-goal deficit in the second leg of its CONCACAF Champions Cup first-round series with CF Monterrey.

The longlists for the CBC Literary Prizes are chosen by a team of writers and editors across Canada. Meet who will be submissions to the 2025 CBC Nonfiction Prize, which is open for submissions until March 1.

New U.S. tariffs announcedMonday by U.S. President Donald Trump are creating uncertainty in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., home of major Canadian producer Algoma Steel. While a local union rep anticipates the tariffs would cause a slowdown in Algoma's production, the CEO says the company has a chance to weather the "short-term storm" if Canada responds quickly.

Environment Canada says Hamilton, Burlington, Brantford and Haldimand-Norfolk are in for a winter storm with snow and freezing rain possible late Wednesday into Thursday. Meanwhile hospital staff warn of injuries related to icy conditions, urging people to take care.

Workers and unions in Hamilton, a hub for steel production in Canada, are reacting to new tariffs announced Monday by U.S. President Donald Trump. "It's going to hurt business," says Tony McLaughlin, a 34-year Stelco worker who's now in a union position.