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The union representing nearly 2,900 teaching assistants (TA) and research assistants (RA) and McMaster University have "reached a tentative collective agreement," both parties said in respective statements Saturday.

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Hamilton's city council has dedicated $125,000 to emergency warming services for people living outdoors this winter following the end of a provincial grant. The decision comes as a request for more money from the province is declined and as a human rights report critiques the city's encampment response.

CBC News spent a day inside an Ontario hospital where the pediatric unit is regularly over-capacity and staff are bracing for at least a 20 per cent increase in adult admissions compared with a typical flu season.

Hundreds of thousands of Ontarians' information may have been compromised in a data breach of the province's vaccine management system.

For several weeks after being attacked by a dog while campaigning in this year's municipal election, St. Catharines city councillor Joe Kushner says he felt support from members of the community. Now thousands have signed a petition for the release of 'Rocky.'

For the past two weeks, Peter Khill has appeared calm and collected during his murder trial in Hamilton, but on Thursday he took deep breaths and looked exasperated as Crown prosecutors accused him of lying about the night he shot and killed Jon Styres.

Mike Morreale says the importance of the Brampton Honey Badgers' participation in the Basketball Champions League Americas is simple. "We need more basketball in the country," Morreale said.

A Hamilton family is planning a remembrance concert on Saturday for their daughter, who was struck by a GO train in July.

A recent report from the Ontario auditor general cited concerns ranging from a failure to track and analyze complaints, to a board of directors almost exclusively made up of industry representatives.

A large Green Tree Python was found, police say, slithering out of the jacket of a suspect in a break and enter investigation.

Hamilton police say they have made another arrest — this time a 42-year-old woman charged with accessory after the fact of murder — in connection with the death of 38-year-old Danielle Strauss.

Ontario has passed legislation that allows Toronto and Ottawa to enact certain bylaws even if a minority of councillors are in favour, capping off a whirlwind of widely criticized housing-related moves.

Peter Khill, who has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder, took the stand on Wednesday and described to the jury his training as a reservist and the night that changed his life and ended Jon Styres's.

The World Health Organization has selected a Vancouver tech health company to distribute its latest guidance on the use of antibiotics.

Starting next week pharmacists in Ontario will be able to prescribe the antiviral drug Paxlovid as a treatment for COVID-19, the health minister said Thursday.

The Ontario NDP spent more on its 2022 election campaign than Doug Ford's victorious Progressive Conservatives, according to new financial statements from the parties.

Hamilton city council has agreed to ask the Ontario government to repeal parts of Bill 23, and to ask other Ontario municipalities to join it in speaking out about the legislation's impact on municipal budgets.

The union representing teaching assistants (TAs) and research assistants (RAs) with McMaster University says "informal talks" have begun between the two parties about returning to the bargaining table, as a weeks-long strike continues.

Hamilton police have made another arrest — this time a 40-year-old woman — in connection to the death of 38-year-old Danielle Strauss.

A blood stain analyst testified Tuesday that Jon Styres was within a metre-and-a-half of Peter Khill’s truck and was facing in toward the vehicle when Khill shot him twice with a shotgun over six years ago. But he faced tough questions from Khill's defence lawyer, who tried to undermine the expert.

The city originally planned to open outdoor rinks on Dec. 5, but in a news release Monday, it said unanticipated warm weather has delayed their opening.

Parks Canada has issued a stark rebuke to the province’s plan to open up sections of protected Greenbelt land for housing development, saying the move risks “irreversible harm” and that proper consultation on the proposal has not taken place.

A man has died following a single-vehicle collision in Hamilton on Monday, the Ontario Provincial Police say.

For the first time in the Hamilton area, Muslim women in need of shelter services now have an option specifically for them. An official launch of the shelter takes place Tuesday afternoon at city hall, on the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) trustees passed a motion late Monday to implement a temporary indoor masking requirement in all schools with no restrictions for anyone who wants to opt out.

MPP Marit Stiles is set to be the next leader of Ontario's New Democrats, the party said Tuesday. Stiles, who represents the Toronto riding of Davenport, was the lone contender to qualify for the race to helm the Official Opposition at Queen's Park.

Crystal Quartz’s drag brunch event was cancelled at Kelseys Original Roadhouse in Burlington last month following threats to the restaurant. The Guelph-based drag queen is now sounding the alarm as new threats have been made in connection to an upcoming show.

Philip Ali, 88, was scammed out of $28,500 by a group of fraudsters pretending to be RCMP officers and a judge. The scammers told Ali he had to pay them large sums of money to ensure his grandson wouldn't be put in jail for drug and weapon charges.

Halton police have identified the victim of a suspicious fire on Nov. 27 in Burlington as Jerwin Belmonte.

Hundreds joined a "Save the farmland mega rally" at Hamilton city hall on Dec. 4 in protest of Doug Ford and Bill 23 including eight Hamilton city councillors, MP Matthew Green and Burlington Mayor Marianne Meed Ward.

Hamilton's mayor wants the city auditor to review the 2022 municipal election after the campaign trail was riddled with problems for voters.

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) trustees are set to discuss whether or not they’ll impose a masking mandate for students and staff.

Ontario education workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees have voted to ratify a contract with the government. Laura Walton, president of CUPE's Ontario School Board Council of Unions, says about 73 per cent of those who voted were in favour.

Education workers in Ontario will wrap up voting today on whether to accept a tentative deal their union struck with the provincial government.

Canadian band Arkells and late CBC journalist Barbara Frum are among this year's inductees to Canada's Walk of Fame.

Peter Khill's defence lawyer peppered an expert witness with questions, as she testified on Friday in Khill's second-degree murder trial.

Lukasik, the former executive director of Environment Hamilton, will start the job Dec. 12. She will guide the implementation of the city's recently passed climate adaptation and mitigation plans.

A special weather statement by Environment Canada warns of strong winds on Saturday for Hamilton, the Niagara region, Burlington and Brantford.

Nearly two weeks since teaching and research assistants with McMaster University went on strike in Hamilton, workers say they are waiting for a sign from the institution that it might come back to the bargaining table with a new offer.

The number of daily hospital admissions related to COVID-19 in Hamilton recently dropped to zero for the first time since September 2020.

Paul Johnson has been named the new manager for the City of Toronto, officials said in an announcement made Friday.

A Hamilton researcher has won an international prize worth about $280,000 for promoting quality in medical research.

Food banks in Hamilton have seen an overwhelming increase in demand this year, and are expecting a crowded December, several of them say. Many record also seeing an increase in seniors and newcomers.

Where were Peter Khill and Jon Styres standing and what position were both men in when Khill fired two fatal shots at Styres in almost pitch-black conditions? A forensic pathologist testified Thursday offering a 'likely scenario' for one of the gunshots.

A Canadian passenger airline crew detained in the Dominican Republic since April has arrived back in Canada.

Moments after hearing a 'bone-chilling' blast from a shotgun and seeing sparks fly in front of her home, Melinda Khill testified Wednesday she called 911 on a February night in 2016. Jurors heard the 16-minute call, which showed what Peter Khill and his now-wife Melinda said after Jon Styres was shot dead that night.

Canada lost its final match of the men's World Cup, surrendering a 2-1 decision to Morocco on Thursday in Qatar.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Thursday he will not use the notwithstanding clause after a court struck down a law that limits wages for public sector workers.

"Communities are saying they don’t want the density that is being proposed," says Beattie, who sees addressing the new provincial development legislation as a priority.