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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.

Amie Archibald-Varley says she felt a "sense of relief" when she drove through her neighbourhood in rural Hamilton on Sunday and didn't see a Confederate flag blowing in the wind.

An Oneida man living in Niagara Falls, Ont., says border agents took a carton of tobacco worth $41 after he refused to pay a duty tax while trying to re-enter Canada from the U.S. He says Canada is disrespecting his rights as a First Nations person, and a lawyer agrees with him.

The Ontario Liberals say that if they form government after the June 2 election they would make all transit fares $1 until 2024.

Police said the 35-year-old suspect was found at the scene. He's charged with second-degree murder, aggravated assault and two counts of assaulting police.

A pig, two donkeys and three horses were also taken from the property with the help of volunteers, according to OPP.

Three young adults, including a 27-year-old Hamilton-based consultant explain why they haven't received a COVID-19 booster shot despite the recommendations from experts.

Ontario Liberal Party Leader Steven Del Duca spoke with CBC's provincial affairs reporter Mike Crawley.

The Archbishop of Canterbury says he will ensure any residential school-related records held by the Anglican Church in England are released.

Alicia Winegarden has spent the past few years watching her fellow early childhood educators (ECEs) get sick, burn out and even leave the profession to become servers because they can make a better living.

After years of waiting, construction is set to begin on a new West Lincoln Memorial Hospital. EllisDon Infrastructure Healthcare has been awarded the $224 million contract to design and build the new health-care site.

Ontario reported at least 1,410 COVID-19 hospitalizations on Sunday, down from 1,676 the day prior although more than 10 per cent of hospitals did not update their counts.

Emergency crews were called to the area of Parkdale Avenue North and Roxborough Avenue around 5:15 p.m. Saturday after a 14-year-old girl was hit by a vehicle, according paramedics.

Beautiful Scars, a documentary based on Tom Wilson’s memoir, unravels his family history and, eventually, follows him from Hamilton to the Mohawk Nation of Kahnawà:ke, just south of Montreal. The film has its 1st screening at Hot Docs on May 2.

Sunday's Canadian Premier League match between visiting Forge FC and Valour FC has been postponed due to a COVID outbreak. A spokesman for Valour said three players and two coaches had tested positive.

Three separate collisions on Highway 403 in Hamilton have caused major delays for motorists Friday afternoon.

Hate-crime numbers in Hamilton hit their highest level in 2021 since 2012, with Black, Jewish, Muslim and LGBTQ communities the most common targets, according to new police data. Statistics Canada previously reported the Ontario city had the country's highest per-capita rate of hate crimes in 2019, 2018, 2016 and 2014.

Hamilton's mayor says he is "absolutely supportive" of seeing the John A. Macdonald statue re-erected in the city, with a sign or plaque that highlights the success of Macdonald as Canada's first prime minister and his role as an architect of the residential school system.

A "state-of-the-art" health centre to better meet the needs of the urban Indigenous community in Hamilton is closer to becoming a reality with the announcement of a $10-million injection from the provincial government.

GO Transit says several routes are affected, and buses are boarding at alternate locations or being rerouted to connect to GO train lines.

Hundreds of Hamilton Health Sciences staff and physicians are off work as a result of COVID infection or exposure, the hospital said Thursday.

At least two First Nations say Ontario has been accelerating land development while neglecting communities' constitutionally protected right to know and offer feedback about building plans. One lawyer says such lack of consultation is a problem across Canada.

Ontario's Progressive Conservatives released their pre-election budget on Thursday, pitching big spending on infrastructure and promising tax breaks for some workers and seniors — while running deficits for the next several years.

The City of Hamilton on Wednesday approved a grant of up to $50,000 to a local charity, to assist with air and ground transportation costs of cargo shipments of humanitarian aid to Ukraine.

The union representing Hamilton transit workers has vowed to fight the city's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees and warned it could cost $500,000 in "unnecessary litigation."

Many people with disabilities are hoping whoever wins the next provincial election will increase payments for those on the Ontario Disability Support Program. An Ajax woman on ODSP says she is often unable to meet her basic needs.

The Sex Workers' Action Program of Hamilton is working to open its first in-person location near Barton Street and Lottridge Street, with a focus on providing support and community for sex workers in the area.

Premier Doug Ford's government is set to release a budget that will function more like a costed election platform, something the party didn't produce before winning a majority government in the 2018 election.

MPP Paul Miller says he was kicked out of the Ontario NDP over a single line on Facebook despite never using social media, and he now has evidence of "multiple, unauthorized logins" to the account leading up to his removal.

The COVID-19 vaccine mandate for City of Hamilton workers will remain in place for now, despite a recent staff report saying the city should do away with the measure to bring the city in line with provincial directives.

Hamilton police say the 36-year-old man who died at Janco Steel was the victim of a collision involving a vehicle and is the city's ninth pedestrian killed in a crash this year.

A home in rural Hamilton flying a Confederate flag is drawing the attention of the Canadian-Anti Hate Network, while also concerning a Black resident who lives in the area.

Premier Doug Ford has said it over and over — the worst place to hand your money is to the government. But Ontarians gave a boost in donations to help pay down the province's debt during the first year of COVID-19, amid record spending and deficit.

Emergency crews were called to Janco Steel Ltd.'s location on Arvin Avenue just before 10:30 a.m., according to paramedic superintendent Dave Thompson.

Masks are an integral part of COVID-19 protection, but are also adding to environmental waste. So when a student submitted a mask recycling idea to Allison Maxted's office at Mohawk College, the Hamilton school's sustainability manager took the project on with enthusiasm. Now, over 260,000 masks have been diverted from landfills.

An Ontario Liberal government would adopt a "home-care first" approach to seniors' care and aim to eliminate for-profit long-term care by 2028, leader Steven Del Duca announced Tuesday.

Lloyd S. King elementary has been closed for two day while vandalism, which included smashed doors, windows and construction equipment, is assessed and repaired.

A tiny parasitic mite called the varroa destructor is being blamed for significant honey bee colony losses in Ontario that may be devastating for beekeepers this spring, possibly even impacting pollination services to orchards in provinces like Quebec and New Brunswick.