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The Ford government has used Minister’s Zoning Orders to accelerate development throughout Ontario, but political opponents say the tool gives government too much power — and it's something voters should consider as the provincial election approaches.

Oliver Karafa went to Hungary fewer than 24 hours after a Stoney Creek homicide last year, police say.

The city is naming new playground equipment at an east Mountain park after Jude Strickland, an 11-year-old who was hit and killed on a nearby street more than a year ago.

About $43,400 has been raised for vendors who were part of the Mom Market at Hernder Estate Winery.

The Ministry of Labour says the workers were reportedly hurt while working on a platform at Patriot Forge on Henry Street. Its investigation is ongoing.

Environment Canada says people in Brant, Burlington, Hamilton, Haldimand, Norfolk and Niagara should look out for possible freezing rain on Wednesday.

Hamilton's board of health has asked staff to study the idea of decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of illegal drugs, a step advocates say could help stem the tide of the opioid crisis.

Wyatt Raitt couldn’t find his friend Alek or his sister in Medyka, where it was expected they'd meet as Russia invades Ukraine. Instead, Raitt helped feed people on Poland's border with Ukraine. He's returning home soon and vows to continue his path of doing good.

Hamilton police say the death of a one-month-old boy last year was a homicide, but no charges will be laid because the person involved is under 12, the age of criminal responsibility.

Bratina says he suspects there will be new faces around the council table come October and is making the pitch it would help to have a familiar one, too — his.

A vaccine catch-up clinic opened Tuesday for Hamilton students in grades 7 to 10, born between 2006 to 2009, who have missed regularly scheduled shots due to pandemic-related school closures.

Halton police arrested four people from Hamilton and one person from Burlington after an attempted kidnapping at gunpoint.

If a visit to the Vatican by the Indigenous delegation brings real change, Roberta Hill writes that’s a good thing. But until then, she'll keep sharing her truth as a residential school survivor.

Ontario is permanently increasing the speed limits on several sections of southern Ontario highways, from 100 to 110 km/h, joining six other provinces that have upped the limits on select segments of certain highways.

Investigators are warning drivers that Caistorville Road will be closed between Concessions 2 and 3 for most of the morning.

McKeever, the city's newest peregrine falcon, arrived to the area earlier this year shortly after the last female's passing, giving Hamiltonians hope for a new family.

Around the Bay is the longest race Victoria Coates has ever competed in. But that didn't stop her from winning on Sunday.

The bite, marking the first confirmation of a rabid bat since May 2021, serves as a reminder to stay away from animals that can carry the virus, the city stated in a media release.

Investigators have set up a toll-free tip line to help gather more information about deaths at the Mohawk Institute residential school, which operated in Brantford, Ont., for some 140 years until 1970. Police say they want to hear from survivors.

Hamilton's William Connell Park boasts a spray pad, play ground and now, free Wi-Fi. It joins Gage Park and Waterdown Memorial Park as the three locations offering the service so far.

Some Ontario parents are set to get rebates in May under a new child-care deal. The $10.2 billion deal will cut child-care fees in the province in half by the end of the year, the prime minister said Monday.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government has reached a deal with Ottawa for a $10-a-day child-care program, senior officials close to the negotiations tell CBC News.

The Canadian men's soccer team qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the first time since 1986 after a 4-0 win over Jamaica on Sunday in Toronto.

Four people have minor injuries after a massive fire at a winery in St. Catharines, according to the local fire chief.

Hamilton's highest earning public sector employees have been revealed now that the 2021 Sunshine List has been released.

Ontario is reporting 553 people hospitalized with COVID-19 on Sunday. That's down from 707 people on Saturday and 667 people hospitalized on Friday, although at least 10 per cent of hospitals do not report their figures on the weekends.

One person was hurt after what police are calling a targeted shooting in the city's west end late Friday night.

Ontario is reporting 707 people hospitalized with COVID-19 on Saturday. That’s up from 667 people hospitalized on Friday, although at least 10 per cent of hospitals do not report their figures on the weekends.

Europe-based FlixBus is offering free wifi and power outlets at every seat as its set to make its debut in Ontario next month with stops in Waterloo region, Guelph and Toronto.

Ontario has released its latest Sunshine List of public sector employees who made more than $100,000.

The pedestrians killed in a fiery March 19 crash at King and Main Street East in Hamilton that killed four people were from the Greater Toronto Area, Hamilton police say. The driver of a stolen Toyota Prius that crashed was a 27-year-old Hamilton man.

There are a number of ongoing events happening in Hamilton this weekend, with a couple of them coming to a halt this weekend.

Sage Hartmann, a fifth-year McMaster University science student from Red River Métis Nation in Manitoba, is out to centre Indigenous perspectives within the school's Faculty of Science, something she says there is desire for but not yet enough action on.

The city voted Tuesday to transfer operational leadership of the McQuesten Urban Farm in Hamilton to Indigenous charity organization Niwasa Kendaaswim Teg. The organization's executive director says the move was a "natural fit."

Productions made in Hamilton have contributed to massive job growth, the province says.

When she decided to learn Oji-Cree, Rochelle Bragg gained more than vocabulary. She also learned to appreciate her family’s roots and legacy.

A Somali-Canadian family is accusing the management of Ventura Towers in downtown Hamilton of acting illegally by not providing power, heat and water. Management, however, says the tenants are illegally squatting. Advocates say the dispute speaks to a larger issue — the current rental market.

Hamilton's small-businesses demand transparency in Ontario's relief grant process after having no means to track their application status.

New polling commissioned by World Animal Protection (WAP) shows the majority of Ontarians surveyed support regulations that would create licenses for zoos in the province and set standards for safety and animal welfare.

The Mush Hole is a theatrical dance performance created by Six Nations choreographer Santee Smith and is based on the experiences of survivors of the former Mohawk Institute Residential School.

The developer behind a now-cancelled Caledonia, Ont., subdivision has renewed efforts to secure a permanent injunction against people from Six Nations who have been occupying the site for more than 20 months.

The Ontario NDP says it kicked out longtime Hamilton MPP Paul Miller following a "pattern of troubling behaviour" that indicated he may "harbour Islamophobic, homophobic and racist views."

Tent encampments in Hamilton parks and on public property will be cleared with three days of being reported to the city, if a motion that passed at planning committee Tuesday is certified by council next week.

A Hamilton city councillor is pushing to expedite a review of the intersection at Main Street East and King Street East after a crash in the area killed four people, including three pedestrians, on Saturday.

Ontario is reporting 611 people hospitalized with COVID-19 and 14 more deaths linked to the virus on Wednesday.

A 17-year-old from Brantford is facing two charges after Ontario Provincial Police say he celebrated his birthday by driving double the speed limit.

A citizens group in Fort Erie, Ont., is opposing a housing development on land that an expert says is rich in archeology and history, including Indigenous history and the War of 1812.

The peregrine falcon has been elected as Hamilton’s unofficial city bird, after results from an online poll by Bird Friendly Hamilton Burlington were released this week.

Two of the people killed in a fiery crash on Main Street East early Saturday were workers waiting to do maintenance at a nearby Pizza Pizza restaurant, according to the company.

Ontario NDP leader has refused to say why four-term MPP Paul Miller was removed from caucus last Thursday.