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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.

Three separate collisions on Highway 403 in Hamilton have caused major delays for motorists Friday afternoon.

Hate-crime numbers in Hamilton hit their highest level in 2021 since 2012, with Black, Jewish, Muslim and LGBTQ communities the most common targets, according to new police data. Statistics Canada previously reported the Ontario city had the country's highest per-capita rate of hate crimes in 2019, 2018, 2016 and 2014.

Hamilton's mayor says he is "absolutely supportive" of seeing the John A. Macdonald statue re-erected in the city, with a sign or plaque that highlights the success of Macdonald as Canada's first prime minister and his role as an architect of the residential school system.

A "state-of-the-art" health centre to better meet the needs of the urban Indigenous community in Hamilton is closer to becoming a reality with the announcement of a $10-million injection from the provincial government.

GO Transit says several routes are affected, and buses are boarding at alternate locations or being rerouted to connect to GO train lines.

Hundreds of Hamilton Health Sciences staff and physicians are off work as a result of COVID infection or exposure, the hospital said Thursday.

At least two First Nations say Ontario has been accelerating land development while neglecting communities' constitutionally protected right to know and offer feedback about building plans. One lawyer says such lack of consultation is a problem across Canada.

Ontario's Progressive Conservatives released their pre-election budget on Thursday, pitching big spending on infrastructure and promising tax breaks for some workers and seniors — while running deficits for the next several years.

The City of Hamilton on Wednesday approved a grant of up to $50,000 to a local charity, to assist with air and ground transportation costs of cargo shipments of humanitarian aid to Ukraine.

The union representing Hamilton transit workers has vowed to fight the city's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees and warned it could cost $500,000 in "unnecessary litigation."

Many people with disabilities are hoping whoever wins the next provincial election will increase payments for those on the Ontario Disability Support Program. An Ajax woman on ODSP says she is often unable to meet her basic needs.

The Sex Workers' Action Program of Hamilton is working to open its first in-person location near Barton Street and Lottridge Street, with a focus on providing support and community for sex workers in the area.

Premier Doug Ford's government is set to release a budget that will function more like a costed election platform, something the party didn't produce before winning a majority government in the 2018 election.

MPP Paul Miller says he was kicked out of the Ontario NDP over a single line on Facebook despite never using social media, and he now has evidence of "multiple, unauthorized logins" to the account leading up to his removal.

The COVID-19 vaccine mandate for City of Hamilton workers will remain in place for now, despite a recent staff report saying the city should do away with the measure to bring the city in line with provincial directives.

Hamilton police say the 36-year-old man who died at Janco Steel was the victim of a collision involving a vehicle and is the city's ninth pedestrian killed in a crash this year.

A home in rural Hamilton flying a Confederate flag is drawing the attention of the Canadian-Anti Hate Network, while also concerning a Black resident who lives in the area.

Premier Doug Ford has said it over and over — the worst place to hand your money is to the government. But Ontarians gave a boost in donations to help pay down the province's debt during the first year of COVID-19, amid record spending and deficit.

Emergency crews were called to Janco Steel Ltd.'s location on Arvin Avenue just before 10:30 a.m., according to paramedic superintendent Dave Thompson.

Masks are an integral part of COVID-19 protection, but are also adding to environmental waste. So when a student submitted a mask recycling idea to Allison Maxted's office at Mohawk College, the Hamilton school's sustainability manager took the project on with enthusiasm. Now, over 260,000 masks have been diverted from landfills.

An Ontario Liberal government would adopt a "home-care first" approach to seniors' care and aim to eliminate for-profit long-term care by 2028, leader Steven Del Duca announced Tuesday.

Lloyd S. King elementary has been closed for two day while vandalism, which included smashed doors, windows and construction equipment, is assessed and repaired.

A tiny parasitic mite called the varroa destructor is being blamed for significant honey bee colony losses in Ontario that may be devastating for beekeepers this spring, possibly even impacting pollination services to orchards in provinces like Quebec and New Brunswick.

Marianne Schuett was 10 when she disappeared on April 27, 1967, but a small team hasn't given up hope of finding out what happened, and are still searching 55 years later.

A worker strike at the Union Station Bus Terminal has stopped an express GO Bus route that travels between Hamilton and Toronto. A crash at King Street West and Dundurn Street South is also impacting some GO bus routes.

A 15-year-old is fighting for his life at McMaster Children's Hospital after being struck by a truck Sunday night — the latest in what Hamilton police have called an 'astounding' and 'unacceptable' uptick in collisions involving pedestrians.

A 12-year-old girl was taken to hospital in stable condition, while a man in his 30s was in serious condition, said Dave Thompson, a superintendent with Hamilton Paramedic Services.

The inquiry is set to examine how a damning report about friction levels on some parts of the RHVP stayed buried for six years.

Andrea Horwath's NDP unveiled its platform for the 2022 election campaign on Monday, with health-care and affordability commitments forming the core of a sweeping set of promises.

More than 200 boxes of records are currently under separate court and internal federal reviews to determine their connection to residential schools after they were found in storage facilities within the last year, CBC News has learned.

The airport says the van, which had five Cargojet employees on board, was involved in a collision Saturday morning.

Carl Heinrichs, who owns Quagga Designs with his 26-year-old daughter Janine, said they were on Dragons' Den to find an investor for their bed frame company.

As Canada’s sixth wave of COVID-19 continues, hospitals caring for the country’s youngest patients are facing both high patient volumes and high levels of staff off sick.

Seventy-seven people died in police pursuits over a 10-year period in Canada, according to a study by an independent public watchdog.

Canada’s COVID-19 immunity landscape has completely transformed since the emergence of Omicron — with new estimates suggesting that almost half of the population has been infected.

Hamilton police are looking for a stolen prop car from a Batman-related production.

Ontario is extending its mask mandate for high-risk indoor settings amid the ongoing sixth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the health minister's office said Friday.

By the end of the year, the average price of a home in Hamilton will still sit around $1 million, says the CMHC.

Brant OPP say the charges include impaired driving.

Canada will experience more extreme heat events, according to a new report from University of Waterloo researchers, who say that means people and communities need to adapt to higher temperatures and make safety plans.

Friday marks the third Earth Day since the start of the pandemic, which prompted a massive shift of resources and energy from all levels of government. In Hamilton, environmental groups say the Ontario city has fallen behind on its plans to combat climate change.

A Hamilton organization that helps men who spent time behind bars reintegrate into society says five of its clients are now homeless after a fire tore through its location on Barton Street East.

Hamilton is a step closer to scrapping the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for its workers now that city councillors have narrowly voted to lift it.

Jaclyn Desforges is one of 30 authors taking part in Gritlit, which is running a hybrid — in-person and online — edition for the first time. The festival runs Thursday to Sunday.

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Hamilton and Niagara as strong wind gusts are expected to blow through both municipalities.

Exclusive data from the Ministry of the Attorney General offers a breakdown of paid and unpaid fines under the Reopening Ontario Act and the Emergency Measures and Civil Protection Act.

Instead of Toby Barrett, Ontario PC Party says Ken Hewitt, current mayor of Haldimand County, will run as its candidate in the upcoming election.

A resident of Good Shepherd shelter at the old Cathedral School in Hamilton is raising concerns about conditions inside. The complaints have also prompted local advocates to make more general calls for better shelter conditions.