CBC | Edmonton News

Hamilton's city prosecutors have withdrawn trespassing charges against Caryma Sa'd, a Toronto-based lawyer who was controversially arrested near an Ontario Progressive Conservative campaign stop in Hamilton in May.

The union representing striking GO Transit bus operators, station attendants and other employees will return to the negotiating table on Friday.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says his government will present an "improved offer" when bargaining resumes Tuesday with a union representing 55,000 education workers, who are back on the job after a walkout that closed schools across the province.

The Ford government is proposing to build new homes in 15 different areas of what is now part of the protected Greenbelt — an idea that's drawing fire from opposition politicians and housing advocates after the province previously pledged not to touch the land.

Throughout the 20th century, many Indigenous people enlisted in military service to fight wars, risk their lives and make monumental sacrifices.

The province's delay-ridden Landlord and Tenant Board is prioritizing applications from landlords asking for above guideline rent increases until the end of the year, according to a memo obtained by CBC Toronto.

Community Fridges HamOnt, a non-profit food share program that maintains three public fridges in Hamilton, is looking for a new location for their Beasley neighbourhood fridge.

Hamilton education workers, students and parents are eager to return to schools, but there are questions about how the bargaining between the Ford government and CUPE will proceed.

Ontario schools are set to reopen Tuesday after a union representing some 55,000 education workers who walked off the job last Friday won a promise from Doug Ford's government that it will repeal legislation that imposed a contract and banned them from striking.

Doctors and pharmacists in Canada are having trouble finding an important antibiotic for treating bacterial infections in children, and some are insisting a surge in respiratory illnesses is contributing to the shortage.

Commuters across much of southern Ontario may find themselves scrambling for alternative means of transport after the union representing 2,200 GO Transit employees announced members would be walking off the job as of Monday morning.

The Montreal Alouettes led from start to finish in a 28-17 win over the visiting Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the CFL East Division semifinal on Sunday. They will face the Argonauts in the division final next weekend in Toronto.

Parents of children who've been waiting years for routine, non-urgent surgery at SickKids to correct a birth defect say they have few options. Either they keep waiting or leave the country as the hospital struggles to reduce a growing surgical backlog.

Hamilton's public school board is moving to online learning next week as education workers with the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) continue to strike.

The provincial government is ordering Hamilton to expand its urban boundary, despite a 2021 city council decision and massive showing of public support to hold the boundary.

Climate researchers and advocates from across Ontario who are attending COP27 in Egypt beginning Sunday or watching it from home say they want more tangible actions and ways they can help shape the future of climate action.

The union representing Metrolinx's GO Transit bus drivers and other workers says it will be moving ahead with a strike on Monday unless a deal can be reached with the provincial transit agency over the weekend.

Hamilton education workers with the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) were among the thousands across Ontario who took the streets Friday, marking the first day of an indefinite walkout.

Ontario is proposing to remove land from the Greenbelt, an area created to protect environmentally sensitive lands from development, in order to build at least 50,000 new homes, while adding new land to it elsewhere.

Hamilton’s public school board says it’ll try to keep schools open despite their 500 caretakers and maintenance staff going on strike along with other CUPE members working in schools across the province — but what does a day in the life of a custodian look like?

The chair of Hamilton's public school board says the Ford government is "trampling on workers' rights" by invoking the notwithstanding clause and declaring the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) strike illegal.

Hamilton’s public school board says it plans to keep schools open “as long as possible” amid the CUPE strike — but one of its head caretakers says it will be a struggle to keep them open much longer without custodians and maintenance workers.

A fog advisory remains in effect for Hamilton and much of southern Ontario, with Environment Canada warning of near-zero visibility and hazardous driving conditions.

Thousands of Ontario education workers hit picket lines Friday in the first day of an indefinite walkout that has closed schools across the province, one day after the government passed controversial legislation that imposed a contract and rendered any strike action illegal.

A group of roughly 50 people gathered outside the office of Neil Lumsden, Progressive Conservative Member of Provincial Parliament for Hamilton East—Stoney Creek, on Thursday to protest a new proposed housing bill.

The federal government has unveiled a number of measures meant to help students, workers and businesses cope with the rising cost of living as the economy slows down. Here are some highlights of the Fall Economic Statement.

A 16-year-old girl was injured and taken to hospital after, police say, an "incident involving an edged weapon" at Nora Frances Henderson Secondary School.

Incumbent councillor Angie Desmarais of Ward 2 in Port Colborne, Ont., was in the middle of having hip surgery when she learned she had lost the job — after her opponent's name was picked out of a box. But it's not the only quirky aspect of the recent municipal election in the small city.

NDP opposition members were thrown out of the Ontario legislature Wednesday, following heated exchanges over Premier Doug Ford’s plan to use the notwithstanding clause to block strike action and impose a contract on education workers.

Three Niagara area members of provincial parliament (MPPs) were kicked out of a chaotic chamber meeting at Queen's Park Wednesday, after a heated debate about the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) worker strike planned for Friday.

A fog advisory is in effect for the city of Hamilton, on Thurs Nov. 3.

Ontario has now passed legislation making it illegal for 55,000 education workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees to strike and imposing a contract on them.

Respiratory illnesses are running rampant among children, resulting in hospital visits and admissions at far higher rates than normal for this time of year, according to fresh data from hospitals across Ontario.

CUPE education workers across Ontario are set to go on strike Friday, with many in Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and Brantford regions expected to be among them.

The Floral Clock in Niagara Falls was vandalized on Oct. 27, with repairs expected to cost about $10,000.

A man from Grimsby was arrested Tuesday and charged with multiple child pornography offences, police say.

Whether it was against first-time candidates or lifelong politicians, toxicity and hate in Ontario's recent municipal election seemed to be more venomous than past years, particularly for people from equity-seeking communities. Experts offer their analysis of what may have been going on and possible solutions.

Parents of children in licensed child care in Ontario should now know if they will be getting rebates on their fees, as Tuesday was the deadline for operators to opt in or out of the national $10-a-day program.

Just a few days ago Matthew Siscoe was a physics teacher at St. Paul Catholic High School (SPCHS). Now he's the new mayor of St. Catharines.

The survivor-led group overseeing the search for potential unmarked graves at the former Mohawk Institute Residential School in Brantford, Ont., says they've been waiting over half a year for the Trudeau government to provide the next $2.4 million instalment of a promised $10.2 million.

In the immediate wake of her provincial election loss in June, Andrea Horwath couldn't muster up the energy to cook or bake — her usual ways of dealing with stress. Now, months later, she says she's focusing on safe streets, housing and more as Hamilton's new mayor.

Ontario's electricity and natural gas regulator announced a decrease in the price of electricity, effective Nov. 1. Experts say this is a good time for Ontarians to assess whether time-of-use or tiered plans work better for their households.

Norfolk General Hospital says its emergency department isn't taking any patients and is diverting ambulances to other hospitals until 7 p.m. Monday because of COVID-19 related illnesses.

Can you decolonize the world through music? That's exactly what Jace Kaholokula Saplan, a Hawaiian professor from Arizona State University visiting St. Catharines, aims to do.

Hamilton's Catholic school board says schools will close Friday if the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) strike on Friday, while the city's public school board says its schools will stay open.

Shawn MacNeil was fishing with his best friend and employer, Wes Kassem, when a 78-year-old man drove down the Bayfront Park boat launch and fully submerged his vehicle. MacNeil jumped into Hamilton Harbour and saved the man's life.

A first-half goal from Alessandro Hojabrpour and a second-half insurance marker from David Choiniere was enough to lift Forge FC to a 2-0 win over Atletico Ottawa Sunday in the Canadian Premier League final in Ottawa.

The live music scene is emerging from a summer of being nearly back on track. Despite the uncertainty winter months may bring, several Hamilton and Ontario-based artists discuss the joy of being back on stage.

The Ontario government tabled legislation Monday to prevent a strike by education workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE).

Millions of Canadians are without a family doctor. While they look for a primary care provider, physicians have some tips on how to help people manage their health.