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To mark the 10-year anniversary of the Hamilton newsroom, we spoke to Hamiltonians about how they think the city has changed in the time they've known it and what they'd like to see in the next 10 years ahead.

Ontario's Progressive Conservatives promised Monday to increase disability support payment rates by five per cent, if re-elected, a pledge that was not in their recent budget that is serving as their platform.

Ontario health officials are reporting 1,213 people in hospital with COVID-19 on Monday, alongside no new deaths.

On Friday evening, the Ontario Provincial Police West Region posted a video of a person riding the back of a truck, “unbeknownst to the driver.” The person was seen travelling on Highway 24 toward the Brant County area, according to Acting Sergeant Ed Sanchuk.

The Ontario Liberal party says, if elected, it would create a single rent control system for the province. In addition, the party says it would create a legal framework that would establish rent-to-own programs, so renters could potentially buy their home from their landlord.

On Friday, councillor Nrinder Nann announced her office has been working with Hamilton’s “beloved band” the Arkells for an “epic glow-up” at the park on Barton Street East.

The Ontario election campaign is in full swing, but are the politicians looking for your vote talking about what really matters in your life? Let us know what the top issue in your daily life is by filling out our survey and a CBC News journalist may follow up.

Dr. Peter Jüni talks about moving on, meditation and staying off social media as he steps down from his post as scientific director of Ontario's COVID-19 Science Advisory Table on Monday.

In every Ontario election poll that's publicly available, the number one concern of voters is the rising cost of living.

Pink, white and impossibly delicate, cherry blossoms have erupted across Hamilton — but they won't be here for long.

Ontario reported 1,167 COVID-19 hospitalizations on Sunday, down from Saturday’s reported figure of 1,563 hospitalizations.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Ukraine on Sunday, meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and showing support for the embattled country.

The website and Facebook page for Hamilton Falconwatch have been crammed with photos of the fluffy white balls of feathers all clamouring for something to eat.

After outlasting corporate video rental giants and the beginning of the streaming age, That's Entertainment in St. Catharines has announced the end of an era for the independent rental store.

A crowd of DARTS operators and CUPE 5167 members in bright yellow vest blocked off a lane of traffic on Main Street West Saturday and transformed a light post into a tower of flowers, cards and messages of mourning for Sherri D'Amour.

Under the child-care deal it signed with the federal government in March, Ontario announced it would make early daycare fees 25 per cent cheaper starting in April and give retroactive rebates starting in May. But that hasn't happened and parents are wondering when they'll see those savings.

Canada’s last remaining COVID-19 emergency benefits expire today and the federal government says it has no plans to renew its unprecedented support programs, created in response to the pandemic.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in Hamilton on Friday to meet families who are among the over 400 Afghan refugees who have resettled in the Ontario city.

Canadians in most parts of the country are waking up to higher gas prices on Friday, with prices either well above $2 a litre or creeping closer to that benchmark.

Ontario's New Democrats are promising to expand one hospital in Brampton and build a new one in the city if elected to form government in June.

Councillors have voted in favour of setting up signs at six sites in the city that will indicate they're "problematic" and provide Indigenous history, following a review of Hamilton's landmarks and monuments, including the statue of John A. Macdonald.

Hamilton police say the victim from the crash on Main Street on Thursday is a 49-year-old DARTS bus driver. It marks the 10th pedestrian death in a collision this year, 10 pedestrian deaths in 18 weeks.

Expect to see the leaders of the three major parties spend the bulk of their time in and around the provincial capital, and for good reason: the Greater Toronto Area, plus the Hamilton region, make up more than half of the 124 seats up for grabs on June 2.

Hamilton police say a woman has died after being hit by a vehicle near the intersection of Main Street West and Locke Street South in a collision a witness compared to a "tornado" Thursday afternoon.

Members of Six Nations of the Grand River will gather for a candlelight vigil at Veterans Park Thursday evening to mark National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.

Following weeks of urging the Ontario government reinstate some COVID-19 measures during a sixth wave, three top doctors have written the province's chief medical officer of health to ask that mandatory masking be reinstated in all indoor settings.

Over 100 students protested outside of Westmount Secondary School in Hamilton on Wednesday, demanding the school do more to combat homophobia and transphobia.

While politicians will be working to get their message out to voters in the next four weeks, so too will special interest groups that want people to keep their issues in mind as they cast Ontario election ballots.

Green Party of Ontario Leader Mike Schreiner spoke with CBC's provincial affairs reporter Mike Crawley.

The group overseeing the search for potential unmarked graves at the site of the former Mohawk Institute Residential School in Brantford, Ont., is getting $1.3 million from Ontario, a fraction of the $9 million initially requested.

The former chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission says the Archbishop of Canterbury’s recent visit to Canada was a missed opportunity for the Anglican Church to have a greater influence on reconciliation.

A new livestream set up at a Burlington school allows staff, students and members of the public to watch a mother duck and her eggs, without disturbing them. The principal says the nest offers opportunities for eduction that goes beyond the classroom.

For the second straight year, Natalie Achonwa, Bridget Carleton and Kia Nurse are the only Canadians in the WNBA, which tips off its 2022 season on Friday.

Losses in the honey and bee industry could surpass the billion-dollar mark in Canada this year due to a massive die-off of bees, a Niagara-based beekeeper warns.

The minister of St. John's Anglican Church in Six Nations of the Grand River said she's pushing for the Archbishop of Canterbury to visit Six Nations of the Grand River. Rosalyn Elm was among those who heard the archbishop apologize for residential schools in Toronto on Tuesday.

Sir Allan MacNab Secondary School is reopen on Wednesday after it shut down the day before due to an investigation into an "asbestos breach."

With the provincial election officially set to begin Wednesday, those who rely on the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) say they're barely scraping by and increasing its rates should be an election issue.

With the provincial election just around the corner, candidates in Hamilton are gearing up for a month of political fisticuffs.

Pocketbook issues are poised to be the top concern for the biggest proportion of voters, and the pandemic still looms large for many. Yet if there's an overarching theme in Ontario politics that's driving public opinion most strongly, it's how you feel about Doug Ford.

Some candidates running in Hamilton's municipal election were told they couldn't launch their campaigns outside of city hall this week.

CBC Hamilton has created an election questionnaire and wants to hear what issues are important to you and what you want to hear politicians discuss when they knock on your door.

From how the pandemic was handled to policies aimed at increasing affordability and the need to support future generations, here's a look at what some area residents said as they prepare to go to the polls on June 2.

Sir Allan MacNab Secondary School was shut down immediately Tuesday following what Hamilton's public board described as an "asbestos breach."

Hamilton poet Eddie Lartey won this year's Canadian Individual Poetry Slam competition.

Premier Doug Ford met with the province's lieutenant-governor on Tu vesday to request that the Ontario Legislature be dissolved. That means the 2022 election campaign will officially kick off tomorrow, with the vote scheduled for June 2.

More rain is expected for Hamilton and the surrounding area Tuesday, with Environment Canada warning up to 40 millimetres is possible in places that get hit by thunderstorms.

Ontario New Democratic Party Leader Andrea Horwath spoke with CBC's provincial affairs reporter Mike Crawley.

Hamilton city hall was busy on Monday as some filed their nomination papers to enter the race for mayor, the 15 city councillor spots and and 11 school board trustee positions in the city.

Experts warn that gas stations' days could be numbered as more drivers turn to electric vehicles ahead of a deadline for halting sales of new gas cars. But analysts say companies could boost their chances of survival by providing better snacks, automated checkouts and EV chargers.

More than 15,000 construction workers walked off the job in Ontario on Sunday and their union says the strike could delay residential building projects in the Greater Toronto Area.