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From music to theatre to food, here are some of the festivals coming to the Hamilton area this summer.

A 15-year-old boy died following the collision on the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway last October.

Hamilton city councillors heard Wednesday that the municipality needs between $3 billion and $7 billion to repair and replace existing infrastructure over the next 10 years.

The only Friday the 13th of the year is coming up and organizers of the traditional biker rally in Port Dover, Ont., said they expect up to 200,000 attendees.

The closures are because the region faces a shortage of physicians qualified to work in emergency departments, Niagara Health said.

A local Muslim organization is aiming to help people "understand the impact of hate," while highlighting the case of the killing of a Muslim family in London, Ont., four years ago.

After several delays, the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway will be closed for maintenance from June 13 to 16. Several other Hamilton roads will be closed starting this week.

An Ontario judge hasruled that a Toronto woman accused of killing three people in three Ontario cities last year is now fit to stand trial.

ArcelorMittal Long Products Canada said Wednesday's decision will lead to the 'permanent shutdown of production at the Hamilton wire drawing mill in the coming weeks.'

'To family members and friends of the deceased, I wanted to sincerelysay how sorry we are," says OPP Sgt. Ed Sanchuk.

A Hamilton non-profit has received a major boost for a first-of-its-kind learning centre" it has built in the west African country of Liberia - a surprise gift of $1 million to help expand the facility.

The group Doctors 4 Cambridge invited medical students to the city as part of the Rural Ontario Medical Placement week with a goal of convincing them to move to the community after graduation. The week included more than just showing them where they could work, but also fine dining, entertainment and more.

There's a quiet and mysteriousmove afoot to push Premier Doug Ford's Ontario PC government to adopt more fiscally conservative policies.

Police have charged 15 people and seized what they describe as an alarming quantity" of fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine following an 11-month investigation into a drug trafficking network based in southwestern Ontario.

After one day of deliberations, a jury has found Alessandro Giammichele guilty of murdering Marko Bakir.The 12 jurors delivered the verdict to a Hamilton courtroom on Tuesday morning.

In the last two years, Hamilton's Matthew Schaefer lost his mom to breast cancer, his billet mom was struck and killed by a train and he suffered a serious collarbone injury. The 17-year-old NHL draft prospect knows more adversity than most.

Ontario appears to be months behind on a mandatory review of the Greenbelt, and opposition politicians and environmentalists are asking for a wide-ranging and transparent study of the protected lands to preserve their future.

With fewer people from the U.S. visiting Canada, some tourism associationsworry many Americans fear a chilly reception here in the wake of political tensions between the two countries. So they've launched ad campaigns seeking to assure their neighbours to the South that they'll be warmly greeted.

One victim, Tracy Robb, who supported Kaitlyn Braun through what turned out to be a fake pregnancy, says she hasn't been the same since.

From Six Nations of the Grand River to the big screen, the recognizable star of film and stage is being honoured with a Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award.

At times, it's hard to remember this is the first NBA Finals for Hamilton's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder. The league MVP just had a pair of debut Finals games like nobody in league history, with a combined 72 points.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats general manager Ted Goveia says he has been diagnosed with "a serious form of cancer that's spread."

Ontario's chief medical officer of health says six infants have been born with congenital measles since an outbreak began last fall, adding they were infected in the womb through mothers who were not vaccinated.

A coalition led by survivors of sexual violence is calling on the province to scrap a policy that stops prosecutors from referring sexual assault survivors to community justice programs.

The chief of Oneida Nation of The Thames says the Ontario government has overstepped treaty obligations by passing controversial Bill 5 without sufficient consultation with Indigenous groups.

Now that Ontario's controversial Bill 5 is law, the next question is what Premier Doug Ford will do with all the powers it gives his government.

Potholes do more than slow us down, they're also a drag on the economy. Municipalities are spending millions more than they used to on potholes, and that is being passed on to taxpayers and drivers.

Four months into her pregnancy, Megan Ryan's bump is just visible - a constant reminder of what she's hoping for by the time she gives birth in November: A place to bring a baby home. It's the type of housing the YWCA says is missing in Hamilton and one it's been trying for five years to get completed.

Since MinisterMelanie Joly took over the industry portfoliolast month, she and DofascoCEO Ron Bedard have spoken every day about how the U.S. trade war is impacting Hamilton's steel industry.

Two Hamilton police officers who shot at Erixon Kabera 24 times, killing him last November won't be criminally charged, saysthe Special Investigations Unit (SIU).

Despite the muskets, bayonets and firing cannons, organizers of the annual Battle of Stoney Creek re-enactment - which takes place this weekend - see the event as a celebration of peace.

Hamilton, Burlington, Niagaraand surrounding areasareseeing smokefrom wildfires in Western Canada impact air quality and that is expected to continue until Fridayevening, Environment Canada said.

For the fourth consecutive year, Hamilton topped the Canadian Automobile Association's worst roads list. This year, Aberdeen Avenue and Barton Street E., took the first and second spot. Hamilton's director of transportation said the city is aware of issues and working on them.

As the U.S. increases tariffs on steel to 50 per cent, workers and industry leaders in Hamilton predict pain and warn of the damage uncertainty does to the local economy.

Halton police say the man, 45, was arrested in Hamilton and they think there may be more victims. He was also charged with possessing fentanyl, cocaine, body armour and over $37,000.

Ontario government has passed a controversial mining law - Bill 5. It has sparked angry backlash from First Nations who warn they may blockade roads and railways in protest.

Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government is readying further retaliation measures if negotiations with the United States to end the recently doubled tariffs on steel and aluminum fail.

As of this week, the park'smain phone number wasn't working, its Facebook page was taken downand its website made no mention of its reopening date. Eighteen beluga whales have died there since 2019.

The immediate family of famed Haudenosaunee runner Tom Longboat say they won't participate in the annual run named after him while the cannabis industry operates on Six Nations of the Grand River land. The event, which has been held the past 25 years, was scheduled for today.

Rogers took ice from Canadian rinks with connections to Edmonton Oilers players and used it to resurface the ice at Rogers Place Arena in Edmonton, where the Stanley Cup final begins Wednesday.

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday doublingthetariffson steel and aluminum imports to 50 per cent, a move one Canadian industry official warned would have "unrecoverable consequences."

Oklahoma City guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander wasn't expected to have a leading role on the NBA Finals stage. Well, at least not by many after after he was cut from his Grade 9 team and came off the bench for most of the first two months of his freshman college season.

The provincial police watchdogsaysit is investigating after the death of two men at a home in Burlington, Ont., early Tuesday morning.

Olympic gold medallist Adam van Koeverden has taken over the sports portfolio in government as secretary of state for sport. He'll be tasked with addressing urgent calls for federal funding for sport organizations and navigating a safe-sport crisis.

As wildfires burn out of control near their communities, hundreds of Manitoba FirstNations residents have been put up in hotels in Niagara Falls, Ont. -for some around 1,800 kilometres away from their homes.

A tight curve along Hamilton's Red Hill Valley Parkway willbe reconstructed in the coming years to make it safer, following a years-long judicial inquiry.

For years, Ken Johnston has hiked Black heritage trails across the U.S., retracing the steps of civil rights pioneers and freedom seekers. This summer, he's bringing his walk north to Owen Sound.

A non-profit organization that supports Black-owned businesses in the Hamilton area will celebrate its fifth anniversary this week, and one of its leaders said they want to make an even bigger impact in Ontario and Canada.

Dozens of wildfire evacuees from Pimicikamak Cree Nation checked into a hotel in Niagara Falls, Ont., on Sunday after days spent without sleep in a Winnipeg evacuation centre.

Upper Centennial Parkway is back open following aninvestigation into a "serious" collision between Mud Street E. and Green Mountain Road, Hamilton police say.