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Indigenous organizations in Manitoba are sending condolences to the Royal Family after the death of Queen Elizabeth on Thursday, but some in the community remain conflicted over the Crown's colonial history of abuses against First Nations, Métis and Inuit people.

Indigenous scholar Allan Downey tells the story of Indigenous ironworkers from the Haudenosaunee community of Kahnawake in Quebec and how they helped build New York’s skyline. Downey calls it a resurgent history, aimed at reviving Indigenous culture, traditions and governance.

Justin Vovk, a PhD candidate in early modern history at McMaster University who specializes in royals history, said mass media made Queen Elizabeth's reign unique and will also impact her funeral.

Queen Elizabeth, Canada's head of state and the longest-reigning British monarch, has died. She was 96.

The City of Hamilton is alerting downtown drivers, commuters and road users to plan routes around Supercrawl this weekend from Thursday to Monday.

Ontario's Special Investigations Unit is investigating an early Thursday morning arrest, where a Hamilton police officer fired his gun at an armed suspect.

A 23-year-old man has been arrested after "sexually propositioning high-school aged females" at Aldershot High School, police say.

The Haudenosaunee Development Institute is asking the city of Hamilton to submit an application and pay a $3,000 to $5,000 fee for the group to review all public works projects moving forward. The city says it can't do that, but will consider monitors for dredging Chedoke Creek.

Residents and local ACORN chapters held a rally on Wednesday to launch its Beat the Heat campaign, where the group outlined four demands to the city in order to make summers more bearable for residents as temperatures get higher.

The K-pop, hip-hop girl group BLACKPINK will be performing at Hamilton's First Ontario Centre Nov. 6 and 7 as part of their Born Pink album tour.

A charity under the United Steelworkers union is sending $15,000 in emergency aid to humanitarian efforts in Pakistan as the country continues to deal recover from massive flooding. The union represents ArcelorMittal, CN and other companies.

Four years after CHAR Technologies opened its demonstration pyrolysis plant in London, Ont., it's expanding and moving the operation to the Niagara Region. The facility cooks wood waste in a kiln in an oxygen-free process that allows conversion to a fossil coal replacement and renewable natural gas. "What's really important right now is to stay away from fossil fuels when possible," one researcher says.

Ontario's minister of health has told the province's nursing college to go ahead with regulatory changes that could get thousands more internationally trained nurses into practice more quickly.

Some parents in Hamilton have conflicted feelings about going back to school now that restrictions have loosened up significantly.

Discount airline Swoop says its winter schedule is expanding, allowing travellers to fly from Hamilton to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic or from Hamilton to Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

The elected council of Six Nations of the Grand River, Ont., is sending condolences to James Smith Cree Nation in Saskatchewan after mass stabbings on the weekend that left 10 people dead and 18 injured.

Hamilton police say there was no foul play involved in the death of a three-year-old girl near the Binbrook Conservation Area on Saturday.

Hamilton police say a 38-year-old man has been arrested after two sexual assaults on Chegwin Trail near McMaster University.

Ontario's police watchdog is investigating the shooting death of a 52-year-old man on Sunday afternoon by officers in Port Colborne, Ont.

Parents of students returning to school this week are struggling to afford supplies, food, clothing, and to pay bills due to inflation. Many local organizations are ramping up backpack programs to help families in need.

Brandon Banks scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns to earn the Toronto Argonauts a 28-8 Labour Day victory over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on a misty Monday afternoon.

Union leaders praised the newest generation of Canadians to enter the workforce on Labour Day Monday, saying the youthful cohort's priorities — combined with changing standards ushered in by the COVID-19 pandemic — are doing much to revitalize the country's labour movement.

Rent-to-own advocates say this model of home financing allows people with limited or damaged credit who can’t qualify for a traditional mortgage to work toward ownership. But others caution that it is untested and has some pitfalls.

While voters in Chile made it clear Sunday they do not support the constitution that was proposed to replace the dictatorship-era document the country currently has, Chileans in Canada overwhelmingly voted in support of the draft.

Canada successfully defended its women's hockey world title with a 2-1 win over the rival United States in the gold-medal game on Sunday in Herning, Denmark

Thousands of Canadian children return to the classroom this week for their fourth pandemic school year, eager for a semblance of normalcy after years of upheaval that many families fear is not over yet.

Police say a three-year-old girl died after her family reported her missing in a conservation area south of Hamilton, Ont., Saturday. She was found later by kayakers in the water.

Students in Hamilton-Wentworth's public and Catholic school boards can anticipate delays as Hamilton-Wentworth Student Transportation Services experiences a driver shortage this fall.

Municipal candidates are entitled to get access to the names and addresses of voters as defined under Ontario law, raising concerns by anti-hate activist Bernie Farber when it comes to Paul Fromm, a self-described white nationalist running for Hamilton mayor in this fall's elections.

There's plenty to do in Hamilton this Labour Day weekend. The Labour Day Classic 5K is back, the Ticats are facing off against the Argos and the Baitun Nusrat Mosque is opening its doors to the community this weekend.

Members of Ontario's outgoing science table say they would have advised against the province's decision to scrap COVID-19 isolation requirements if they were consulted on the move.

The Red Hill Valley Parkway Inquiry resumed Thursday, with testimony from city of Hamilton engineer Dipanker Sharma, who gathered data for the 2018 city audit that brought a damning 2013 friction report involving the parkway to light.

The town of Pelham, Ont. has received a $5.4 million grant from the Green and Inclusive Community Buildings program to build a new, modern library close to the town's community centre.

Although travel is resurging, the number of Americans making road trips to Canada was still down by close to half over the past two months. The mayor and several businesses in Niagara Falls, Ont., say the ArriveCAN app is keeping many of them away.

When Farhanna Khan left Hamilton to visit Pakistan near the start of August, she didn't imagine she'd watch floodwaters ravage buildings in front of her.

Here are the Canadian novels and short stories we are excited to read in the second half of 2022.

New documents related to the former Mohawk Institute Residential School in Brantford, Ont., have revealed 43 more deaths, according to the survivor-led group overseeing the search for potential unmarked graves at the site.

Two more men have been charged with murder in last year's alleged violent kidnapping of a father that put one of his sons in hospital and left another son dead, police say.

Bad weather during the fall and winter, believed to be a direct result of climate change, has taken its toll on the wine-making industry in Ontario, after an alarming decrease in the grape harvest.

Not far from the roar of the midway, a special exhibit at the Canadian National Exhibition quietly combines art and technology to give visitors a sense of the history and culture of a First Nations community.

Ontario's police watchdog says it has charged three officers in the shooting death of a one-year-old boy.

As colder weather approaches, Moore is asking Ontarians to do three important things: continue wearing a mask when "it's right for you," be up to date with all vaccinations, and stay home if you're sick.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweaked his cabinet Wednesday, swapping his procurement minister for his Ontario economic development minister.

Paula Whitlow has started her new role as the Region of Waterloo's first director of truth and reconciliation.

As scores of employees return to the office after more than two years working from home, Hamilton commuters can expect service adjustments for Lakeshore West as well as a five-cents increase in Presto card payments for adults using the HSR bus service.

Bill and Charles Steele are brothers, and the only two candidates for mayor in Port Colborne.

Brock University is introducing a mask mandate in all instructional spaces on campus this September.

When summer started, invasive European water chestnut was all over the Welland River in Ontario's Niagara Region. A team spent the summer yanking it by hand.

Burlington is offering coyote whistles to residents after recent attacks in the south central and south east parts of the city.