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A new study has found that the night sky may be brightening faster than once thought, and that has consequences for humans, ecosystems and more.

Métis Nation of Ontario members are voting to determine who the organization should recognize as a Métis citizen.

Hamilton police are asking the public to help them find a man who has been missing since last Wednesday.

Premier Doug Ford says Ontario will adopt new "as of right" rule that allow health-care workers registered in other provinces to start working here right away.

This week alone, Sunwing has cut half of its remaining winter flights from Saskatoon and all winter flights out of Regina, leaving many plans upside down once again.

A Toronto-area community group says it has cash, jobs lined up and people ready to help two vulnerable Afghan families come to Canada, but it says the federal government is not moving fast enough to get the refugees out of danger.

Ontario's Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks has issued the City of Hamilton a provincial officer's order to improve the way it inspects its sewage system, after the recent discovery of two massive spills.

Preventing the poaching of staff is the top concern hospitals have about a new system of private clinics that will be used to cut the surgical backlog, the head of the province's hospital association said

Environment Canada has issued a freezing rain warning for Hamilton and Brantford which may impact the morning commute.

The death of a woman in the area of Kitty Murray Lane and Garner Road E. in Ancaster on Wednesday morning is being treated as "suspicious," Hamilton police say.

Ontario's integrity commissioner and auditor general both announced Wednesday that they would conduct separate investigations into the government's decision to open protected Greenbelt lands up to housing development.

Two people have been hospitalized — one in critical condition and the other with serious injuries — following a collision on the Toronto-bound Queen Elizabeth Way in Beamsville on Wednesday morning, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say.

More than two dozen The Bay locations across Canada will soon be home to Zellers stores, as the retailer has announced more details of its plan to resurrect the defunct discount brand both online and in physical stores.

A Brantford, Ont., man has been stranded in Chile without his custom wheelchair after his stepdaughter says Air Canada lost it.

Niagara Regional Police Service are looking for video from the explosion and fire that killed a worker at a hazardous waste facility in St. Catharines, Ont., as they continue to investigate the circumstances around the Jan. 12 incident.

A lawyer for one of the two people charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala says it's "too early" to make the decision over whether they should be granted bail.

A former Hamilton resident has been reunited with his beloved black cat, two months — and a major winter storm — after moving to Dundalk, Ont.

Hamilton's public school board no longer has an indoor masking requirement for students and staff because trustees say the policy wasn't effective and had numerous issues when being implemented.

Many of the challenges facing searches for missing children and unmarked graves associated with residential schools are tied to Indigenous data sovereignty, and that's what a gathering in Vancouver this week aims to address.

Communities around the Great Lakes face a peculiar situation: As temperatures rise over the next several decades, they'll be hit with more intense snowstorms. For people experiencing homelessness and the services they rely on, this poses a major threat.

Jackie Penman, a spokesperson with Hamilton police, said a small amount of valuables were stolen. It comes eight days after the mosque received a bomb threat.

Environment Canada has discontinued the freezing rain warning for Hamilton.

Ontario is significantly expanding the number and range of medical procedures performed in privately run for-profit clinics as the province deals with a surgical backlog made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Despite having both trip interruption and emergency COVID-19 coverage, an Ontario man's insurance claim was denied after he tested positive while vacationing in Antigua. Why? He wasn't sick enough to qualify. But one lawyer says the policy was clear and Manulife was wrong to reject the claim.

City councillors are weighing whether to declare a state of emergency related to opioid overdoses — and are hoping the declaration could bring additional provincial resources to address the issue.

Friends and fellow advocates of former lieutenant-governor of Ontario David Onley say honouring his legacy is not only about remembering the man that he was, but taking on his fight for increased accessibility in the province and Canada at large.

Caitlin Kraemer led the way with four goals as Canada routed Sweden 10-0 to claim its second consecutive gold medal at the women's world under-18 hockey championship on Sunday in Östersund, Sweden.

Kelly Fairchild will be paying more to take public transit this year — money she says will come directly out of her food budget. "Food and groceries are going up and if they keep increasing transit ... it's just not sustainable," says the Toronto resident, who receives a limited income from the Ontario Disability Support Program.

Provincial and territorial leaders are calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to make it more difficult for some Canadians charged with criminal offences to get out on bail, especially those charged with certain firearms offences.

A large-scale study on long COVID out of Israel found that various types of health issues lingered after a mild infection for several months, but cleared up within the first year. Certain symptoms, however, were more likely to persist.

A man who was critically injured in a series of explosions and fire at a hazardous waste facility in St. Catharines, Ont., on Thursday has died, Niagara Regional Police said Friday.

The Port Dover Kinsmen Club is holding the first of two Friday the 13th biker's nights at the Port Dover Legion, with Ontario Provincial Police warning traveling attendees to prepare for dangerous weather and road conditions.

A fire on Mohawk Road E. between Upper Wellington and Cardinal Drive on Friday has sent two women in critical condition to a local burn centre.

Scott Watter was arrested in 2020 after a former student made several allegations about incidents in 2017. A judge found Watter not guilty in December, meanwhile, internal proceedings at McMaster continue to determine his future on campus.

The City of Hamilton says roughly 59 million litres of sewage had flowed from 11 homes near Rutherford Avenue and Myrtle Avenue straight into Lake Ontario since 1996.

A winter weather travel advisory issued for Hamilton and the Niagara region on Friday has been discontinued.

Members of the Ontario Liberal Party’s Hamilton-Centre riding association have nominated Deirdre Pike, a researcher, equity consultant and Hamilton Spectator columnist, to represent them in a looming provincial election.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath, former political rivals who now have to work closely together, are at odds over provincial cuts to fees for developers.

Justice Minister David Lametti says Ottawa is building a foundation to allow Indigenous legal systems to flourish alongside the Canadian justice system.

The Ontario government is providing Bimbo Canada with $1.5 million to add a tortilla production line to its Trillium bakery on Hamilton Mountain.

Hamilton police say a 16-year-old male is facing an aggravated assault charge and a robbery charge in the stabbing of a 15-year-old student on Wednesday near Saltfleet District High School.

Leaders of Ontario's opposition parties are jointly calling for the province's auditor general to investigate the Ford government's decision to open up almost 3,000 hectares of previously protected agricultural land for development.

A man was critically injured and another person was taken to hospital as emergency crews responded to a series of explosions and fire at a hazardous waste facility in St. Catharines, Ont., on Thursday. Nearby homes and business were evacuated, but people were allowed to return to their homes later in the day.

Hamilton police Chief Frank Bergen answered more than three hours worth of questions from city council during Wednesday's general issues committee meeting about the police service's request to have a roughly $196 million budget approved.

This year, the great Canadian book debate is looking for one book to shift your perspective. The panellists and the books they choose to champion will be revealed on Jan. 25!

The next few weeks are key for council to make the hard decisions that will put Hamilton on a path toward achieving meaningful systemic change.

Police say 15-year-old boy has died after a hit and run near Upper Paradise Road and Stone Church Road West Wednesday afternoon. A fellow student from St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School has since been arrested.

Police said officers have arrested a 16-year-old, after a student was transported to hospital with stab wounds Wednesday. The student is in serious but stable condition, according to police.

A flood watch is in effect for Hamilton, with higher water levels expected in low-lying areas and area watercourses due to rain expected Thursday, Hamilton Conservation Authority (HCA) says.

Cameron Kroetsch, elected as Hamilton’s Ward 2 councillor this fall, grew up in St. Catharines, in a family that didn’t always have secure housing.