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Wesley Urban Ministries, a Hamilton non-profit that works with people experiencing homelessness, announced this week that it is closing its Catherine Street North day centre in 2023, prompted some concerns over the impact on those using its services.

Despite my activism, on June 2, I didn't vote in the provincial election — the first time I would have been eligible to do so. Just a few months later, I feel differently. This time, in the municipal election, I will vote — here's why.

Community members gathered in Gage Park in Hamilton to mark the second National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

The road between Highway 6 and King Street West will be closed from Friday at 11 p.m. to Monday, Oct. 3, at 5 a.m. Some entrance ramps will also be closed.

Ian Maracle wanted to capture his daughter’s home birth. Her arrival brought up the grief of losing his mom to cancer and hope for what her future is an Indigenous child.

CBC will have an extensive lineup of Indigenous-led programming showcasing First Nations, Métis and Inuit perspectives and experiences across all platforms, including a live special.

The city and members of the Black community celebrated the life and history of Ethilda "Tillie" Johnson with a plaque that now hangs in the farmers's market.

A man in his 20s has died following a fire at a Traymore Avenue property next to McMaster University in Westdale, according to the city's Emergency Medical Services.

The Book of Negroes, first published in 2007, has sold 800,000 copies in Canada. Hill will celebrate the book at an in-person event at the AfterWords Literary Festival in Halifax on Oct. 2.

The current rate of COVID-19 transmission in Hamilton is moderate and stable but new data shows that the virus’ wastewater signal has increased over the past two weeks, and projections are for an increase in cases and hospitalizations over the course of the fall.

Puslinch, Ont. council voted 4-1 at its Wednesday meeting to change the long-controversial street name of Swastika Trail to Holly Trail.

Ontario will need more than 138,000 new workers in the public sector, long-term care, home care and child care over the next five years and may need to increase wages to attract enough people, the province's financial watchdog says.

Salt Baby, running until Oct. 1, is the first production in Theatre Aquarius's 2022-23 new season. The theatre also has a new artistic director and is working to redevelop Hamilton's theatre scene.

The Canadian Museums Association is calling for legislation, money and a cohesive national strategy to support Indigenous-led reconciliation in the museum sector.

Hamilton police say there will be heavy police, paramedic, firefighter and bylaw official presence in the Ainslie Woods and Westdale neighbourhoods of Hamilton this weekend to deter students from participating in "fake homecoming" celebrations.

A new study has found that the time it takes to get a housing project approved and the amount of charges levied by municipal governments on developers have both increased in the Greater Toronto Area in the past two years, resulting in "unnecessary costs."

New research from the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) shows realtors and their clients are facing racism and discrimination during the home buying and selling process, but there are no efficient ways for consumers to report such incidents.

Twenty-three people were sent to hospital Tuesday after what police are calling a "chemical spill" at the THK Rhythm Automotive Canada Ltd. plant on Louth Street in St. Catharines, Ont., on Tuesday morning.

Brantford's official town crier has been named the best in the province. Meet David McKee, winner of the Ontario Guild of Town Criers Provincial Championship.

A man has been arrested and charged after two men died in a car crash following an interaction with a Hamilton police officer on Sunday night.

Pamela Freeman fought back tears Monday as she told a coroner's inquest about holding her grandson the day he was born, seeing him grow into a precocious and enthusiastic child, and then grieving his death a few short years later.

The city of Burlington, Ont., says it has killed a fourth coyote following a string of unprovoked attacks on humans since late August.

The federal NDP is calling for a parliamentary probe of the rising cost of food to determine whether major grocery store chains are raking in excess profits.

Friday marks the second National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, and several organizations in and around Hamilton and Six Nations are hosting events to commemorate the week and come together as community.

Daniel St. Amour, 27, was identified through a cellphone, police say, he used to record women in an east Hamilton restaurant washroom.

The Toronto pop-rock quartet says it's laying down plans to take its Hometown Holidays with Barenaked Ladies tour across much of Canada.

The Skills Development Fund will prioritize programs helping people with prior involvement in the criminal justice system, at-risk youth, people with disabilities, Indigenous peoples and Ukrainian newcomers.

Keith Simmonds, general manager of Great Wolf Lodge Niagara Falls, was killed after he was hit by a motor vehicle while riding his bicycle Saturday morning.

A man in his thirties and a man in his forties have been killed and two more men are injured after a crash that involved a Hamilton police vehicle, Hamilton paramedics say.

Canadian post-secondary institutions are taking more steps to incorporate Indigenous perspectives into what students are learning. The scholars leading this change are shifting beyond just talking about reconciliation to taking action.

Before Jonathan Lewis was charged with killing his father — Teenage Head guitarist Gord Lewis — he was convicted of harassment, had a history of messaging people in Hamilton and, according to his lawyer, lived with mental health issues. The charges are untested, but are prompting discussion about mental health supports.

The union representing GO Transit’s bus drivers says it has taken a formal step toward striking, after months of talks with Metrolinx have failed to produce a new contract.

A clinical trial done by the makers of a blood test that can detect cancer signals say their test found 36 cancers during a recent clinical trial. But Canadian experts say the test needs to be reviewed independently before it is used more widely.

Ezra Marfo's passed away Friday Sept 16, but his father Jacob and local Hamilton communities will continue the toddler's legacy by continuing Swabs4Ezra donor campaign.

While some travellers say they'll be glad when they no longer have to use the ArriveCAN app when entering Canada, others say there might still be some use for the tool.

Eugene Lewis broke the 1,000-yard mark scoring the game-winning touchdown as the Montreal Alouettes grabbed a 23-16 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Friday.

Some Hindus and Sikhs in Ontario are not pleased with the date of this year's municipal election, especially some of the candidates, because people are set to cast ballots on the main day for the religious festival of Diwali in October.

The francophone community in Hamilton started Franco Ontarian Day celebrations by raising the Franco-Ontario flag on Thursday, but the day came with a bit of controversy.

There have been plenty of promises about what candidates will do if elected, but what is actually in their power?

Four months after the body of a girl, between the age of 10 months and two-years old, was found in the Grand River near Dunnville, Ont., police still don't know who she is or how she died.

A Niagara-area school is auditing the materials of a teacher who's facing "disciplinary action" after a student was sent home with a worksheet showing two cartoon characters in stereotypical Indigenous clothing, including feathered headbands.

Gavin Stephens came to Hamilton during what he said was "the whole 'Art is the new steel' era. "I thought it meant a change deeper than slogans. Needless to say, I was very naive," he writes.

Some long COVID patients suffering symptoms including fatigue and shortness of breath are showing signs of autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and lupus, suggests a McMaster University study that builds on similar findings elsewhere.

Ontario is reporting 65 new deaths linked to COVID-19 as the number of children under the age of five getting vaccinated against the virus is even lower than the relatively low number many experts had expected.

The city of Hamilton has resumed cleaning Chedoke Creek and, despite a request, won't consult the local Haudenosaunee community, on whose traditional lands the creek sits, before the dredging begins again.

Marineland and a former employee, who had been accused of plotting to steal an almost 800-pound walrus, have worked out their decade-long legal battle: The Niagara Falls, Ont., theme park has dropped a $1.5-million lawsuit against activist Philip Demers, and Smooshi and her calf will be rehoused.

The number of households who rent their homes has grown twice as fast as the number of those who own, newly released census data has revealed.

The number of people identifying as Indigenous in Canada grew almost twice as fast as the non-Indigenous population and now stands at 1.8 million — about five per cent of the population — according to newly released census data.

Thousands of mourners including family members, police officers and Ontario politicians lined the halls of the Toronto Congress Centre Wednesday to celebrate the life of slain Toronto police officer Const. Andrew Hong.