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A crowd of DARTS operators and CUPE 5167 members in bright yellow vest blocked off a lane of traffic on Main Street West Saturday and transformed a light post into a tower of flowers, cards and messages of mourning for Sherri D'Amour.

Under the child-care deal it signed with the federal government in March, Ontario announced it would make early daycare fees 25 per cent cheaper starting in April and give retroactive rebates starting in May. But that hasn't happened and parents are wondering when they'll see those savings.

Canada’s last remaining COVID-19 emergency benefits expire today and the federal government says it has no plans to renew its unprecedented support programs, created in response to the pandemic.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in Hamilton on Friday to meet families who are among the over 400 Afghan refugees who have resettled in the Ontario city.

Canadians in most parts of the country are waking up to higher gas prices on Friday, with prices either well above $2 a litre or creeping closer to that benchmark.

Ontario's New Democrats are promising to expand one hospital in Brampton and build a new one in the city if elected to form government in June.

Councillors have voted in favour of setting up signs at six sites in the city that will indicate they're "problematic" and provide Indigenous history, following a review of Hamilton's landmarks and monuments, including the statue of John A. Macdonald.

Hamilton police say the victim from the crash on Main Street on Thursday is a 49-year-old DARTS bus driver. It marks the 10th pedestrian death in a collision this year, 10 pedestrian deaths in 18 weeks.

Expect to see the leaders of the three major parties spend the bulk of their time in and around the provincial capital, and for good reason: the Greater Toronto Area, plus the Hamilton region, make up more than half of the 124 seats up for grabs on June 2.

Hamilton police say a woman has died after being hit by a vehicle near the intersection of Main Street West and Locke Street South in a collision a witness compared to a "tornado" Thursday afternoon.

Members of Six Nations of the Grand River will gather for a candlelight vigil at Veterans Park Thursday evening to mark National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.

Following weeks of urging the Ontario government reinstate some COVID-19 measures during a sixth wave, three top doctors have written the province's chief medical officer of health to ask that mandatory masking be reinstated in all indoor settings.

Over 100 students protested outside of Westmount Secondary School in Hamilton on Wednesday, demanding the school do more to combat homophobia and transphobia.

While politicians will be working to get their message out to voters in the next four weeks, so too will special interest groups that want people to keep their issues in mind as they cast Ontario election ballots.

Green Party of Ontario Leader Mike Schreiner spoke with CBC's provincial affairs reporter Mike Crawley.

The group overseeing the search for potential unmarked graves at the site of the former Mohawk Institute Residential School in Brantford, Ont., is getting $1.3 million from Ontario, a fraction of the $9 million initially requested.

The former chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission says the Archbishop of Canterbury’s recent visit to Canada was a missed opportunity for the Anglican Church to have a greater influence on reconciliation.

A new livestream set up at a Burlington school allows staff, students and members of the public to watch a mother duck and her eggs, without disturbing them. The principal says the nest offers opportunities for eduction that goes beyond the classroom.

For the second straight year, Natalie Achonwa, Bridget Carleton and Kia Nurse are the only Canadians in the WNBA, which tips off its 2022 season on Friday.

Losses in the honey and bee industry could surpass the billion-dollar mark in Canada this year due to a massive die-off of bees, a Niagara-based beekeeper warns.

The minister of St. John's Anglican Church in Six Nations of the Grand River said she's pushing for the Archbishop of Canterbury to visit Six Nations of the Grand River. Rosalyn Elm was among those who heard the archbishop apologize for residential schools in Toronto on Tuesday.

Sir Allan MacNab Secondary School is reopen on Wednesday after it shut down the day before due to an investigation into an "asbestos breach."

With the provincial election officially set to begin Wednesday, those who rely on the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) say they're barely scraping by and increasing its rates should be an election issue.

With the provincial election just around the corner, candidates in Hamilton are gearing up for a month of political fisticuffs.

Pocketbook issues are poised to be the top concern for the biggest proportion of voters, and the pandemic still looms large for many. Yet if there's an overarching theme in Ontario politics that's driving public opinion most strongly, it's how you feel about Doug Ford.

Some candidates running in Hamilton's municipal election were told they couldn't launch their campaigns outside of city hall this week.

CBC Hamilton has created an election questionnaire and wants to hear what issues are important to you and what you want to hear politicians discuss when they knock on your door.

From how the pandemic was handled to policies aimed at increasing affordability and the need to support future generations, here's a look at what some area residents said as they prepare to go to the polls on June 2.

Sir Allan MacNab Secondary School was shut down immediately Tuesday following what Hamilton's public board described as an "asbestos breach."

Hamilton poet Eddie Lartey won this year's Canadian Individual Poetry Slam competition.

Premier Doug Ford met with the province's lieutenant-governor on Tu vesday to request that the Ontario Legislature be dissolved. That means the 2022 election campaign will officially kick off tomorrow, with the vote scheduled for June 2.

More rain is expected for Hamilton and the surrounding area Tuesday, with Environment Canada warning up to 40 millimetres is possible in places that get hit by thunderstorms.

Ontario New Democratic Party Leader Andrea Horwath spoke with CBC's provincial affairs reporter Mike Crawley.

Hamilton city hall was busy on Monday as some filed their nomination papers to enter the race for mayor, the 15 city councillor spots and and 11 school board trustee positions in the city.

Experts warn that gas stations' days could be numbered as more drivers turn to electric vehicles ahead of a deadline for halting sales of new gas cars. But analysts say companies could boost their chances of survival by providing better snacks, automated checkouts and EV chargers.

More than 15,000 construction workers walked off the job in Ontario on Sunday and their union says the strike could delay residential building projects in the Greater Toronto Area.

Amie Archibald-Varley says she felt a "sense of relief" when she drove through her neighbourhood in rural Hamilton on Sunday and didn't see a Confederate flag blowing in the wind.

An Oneida man living in Niagara Falls, Ont., says border agents took a carton of tobacco worth $41 after he refused to pay a duty tax while trying to re-enter Canada from the U.S. He says Canada is disrespecting his rights as a First Nations person, and a lawyer agrees with him.

The Ontario Liberals say that if they form government after the June 2 election they would make all transit fares $1 until 2024.

Police said the 35-year-old suspect was found at the scene. He's charged with second-degree murder, aggravated assault and two counts of assaulting police.

A pig, two donkeys and three horses were also taken from the property with the help of volunteers, according to OPP.

Three young adults, including a 27-year-old Hamilton-based consultant explain why they haven't received a COVID-19 booster shot despite the recommendations from experts.

Ontario Liberal Party Leader Steven Del Duca spoke with CBC's provincial affairs reporter Mike Crawley.

The Archbishop of Canterbury says he will ensure any residential school-related records held by the Anglican Church in England are released.

Alicia Winegarden has spent the past few years watching her fellow early childhood educators (ECEs) get sick, burn out and even leave the profession to become servers because they can make a better living.

After years of waiting, construction is set to begin on a new West Lincoln Memorial Hospital. EllisDon Infrastructure Healthcare has been awarded the $224 million contract to design and build the new health-care site.

Ontario reported at least 1,410 COVID-19 hospitalizations on Sunday, down from 1,676 the day prior although more than 10 per cent of hospitals did not update their counts.

Emergency crews were called to the area of Parkdale Avenue North and Roxborough Avenue around 5:15 p.m. Saturday after a 14-year-old girl was hit by a vehicle, according paramedics.

Beautiful Scars, a documentary based on Tom Wilson’s memoir, unravels his family history and, eventually, follows him from Hamilton to the Mohawk Nation of Kahnawà:ke, just south of Montreal. The film has its 1st screening at Hot Docs on May 2.

Sunday's Canadian Premier League match between visiting Forge FC and Valour FC has been postponed due to a COVID outbreak. A spokesman for Valour said three players and two coaches had tested positive.