Lawyers screened potential jurors on Friday for possible racial biases and what, if anything, they already knew about the high-profile Hamilton murder trial of Peter Khill.

Approximately 20 members of Hamilton’s Ghanaian community sang, danced and cheered Ghana on as they played Portugal in their World Cup game on Thursday.

The Hamilton Public Library held its second Drag Storytime on Thursday. More than 100 children and adults showed up to listen, and a large group of community members came out to defend the event after hearing there would be some protesting it.

An early-morning fire at August 8 sushi restaurant on Upper James on Friday has left damage totalling more than $1 million, according to Hamilton Fire Department.

Holiday season is around the corner, and with that brings the local holiday market circuit. From a market in St. Catharines that features BIPOC vendors to a night market in Ohsweken, here’s a few to have on your radar this year.

Parents and health-care experts are speaking out after learning a round-the clock online pediatric service that's helped keep sick children out of overflowing Ontario hospitals will no longer be free starting Dec. 1.

CBC Marketplace looked at men’s and women’s jeans from some of Canada’s popular brands to see if the waist size that’s labelled matches up with the actual waist measurement. Only a couple did, and experts say this is likely by design to get consumers to buy the product.

Ontario's minister of the environment, conservation and parks said he's ordered Hamilton to audit its entire sewage infrastructure and create a remediation plan after the city revealed it just discovered sewage has been leaking into the harbourfront for the past 26 years.

The sentencing hearing of Haudenosaunee activist Skyler Williams was back in court Thursday morning, after Justice Gethin Edward said he was "trying to find the truth" when it comes to the land Williams says he has been defending.

A 67-year-old Hamilton man has been arrested by York Region police for sexual assault against children in Richmond Hill, Ont. police say.

The mayor of Burlington, Ont., says municipal employees will have to wear masks for the next six weeks amid rising illnesses among staff and in the wider community.

Less than a day after announcing the discovery of a 26-year sewage leak into Hamilton's harbour, city staff say a faulty drawing may be to blame.

Hamilton’s new council held a special General Issues Committee meeting on Wednesday, most of which was spent on a bus touring the various wards and hearing from councillors about their priorities.

Ontario has asked thousands of family health-care workers to work evenings and weekends to help ease the burden on overwhelmed children's hospitals.

Jon Styres's family members and friends gasped as an Ontario Superior Court justice declared a mistrial in the case of Peter Khill, who faces second-degree murder after shooting Styres to death in 2016.

Canada put on a show in its return to the World Cup after a 36-year absence but failed to convert its chances in a valiant 1-0 loss to Belgium on Wednesday.

The new Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) trustees came short of imposing a mask mandate in their first meeting on Monday evening but they passed a motion to ask students and staff to mask in all public school board buildings.

The City of Hamilton says it has discovered sewage has been leaking into the Hamilton Harbour since 1996 because of a hole in a combined sewage pipe in the industrial sector.

Coach John Herdman announced all of Canada's significant injury concerns have worked themselves out as Alphonso Davies, Stephen Eustaquio, and Milan Borjan will all play against Belgium on Wednesday.

Ward 4 residents are about to get a new councillor after 22 years being represented by Sam Merulla. After being sworn in Wednesday, not only did Tammy Hwang officially become the new voice of the ward, she also became the city's first East Asian councillor.

A meteor about one meter in diameter landed in pieces in Lake Ontario near Grimsby on the weekend, causing a fireball seen across southern Ontario. Experts are asking residents who find any dark, heavy, magnetic, melted-looking rocks to consider donating them for further study.

When labour disputes arise, there is a term often relied upon to articulate a level of honesty within offers, positions and negotiations — it’s the call from all sides to operate in “good faith.” But can that happen when crucial parts of workers' realities are omitted, asks Ameil J. Joseph.

Ontario Provincial Police has charged a 64-year-old bus driver with careless driving after five-year-old boy was dragged down the road near Brantford, Ont., earlier this month.

A Brantford, Ont., family has filed a complaint with the Office of the Independent Police Review Director (OIPRD) after local police raided the wrong home in September.

A coalition of groups including environmentalists, labour unions, farmers, housing advocates and more has issued a statement slamming the Ontario government’s plans to open up sections of protected Greenbelt land for housing development.

The renowned gunsmith who died in a police raid just over a year ago "was the author of his own misfortune," the Toronto Police Services Board says in a recently filed statement of defence.

CUPE Local 3906, the union that represents teaching assistants and research assistants at McMaster University, said their members will be on strike as of 7 a.m. Monday after collective bargaining attempts fell through Friday.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) says it has reached a tentative deal with the Ontario government to avert a strike after labour negotiations over the weekend.

A two-year-old child is in critical condition while an adult was seriously injured in a house fire on Hamilton Mountain Friday night, Hamilton paramedics say.

Canada coach John Herdman had a bleak medical update Saturday with goalkeeper Milan Borjan and midfielder Stephen Eustaquio joining star Alphonso Davies as question marks for the World Cup opener against No. 2 Belgium.

If the Canadian Union of Public Employees and the province don't agree on a deal by 5 p.m. Sunday, about 55,000 workers will walk off the job on Monday.

Residents of western New York state were digging out Saturday morning from a dangerous lake-effect snowstorm that had dropped more than 1.8 metres of snow in some areas and caused several deaths.

Niagara police say they are are looking for suspects involved in the theft of 44 golf carts from a Lincoln, Ont. golf course on the night of Nov. 14.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) local representing teaching and research assistants (TAs and RAs) and McMaster University are expected to be back at the bargaining table Friday afternoon. If they can't make a deal, the workers could strike Monday.

GO Transit bus operators and other employees have ratified a deal reached between the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1587 — which represents them — and Metrolinx, the union said Friday.

Some parents in Ontario are concerned about further learning disruptions for students as a possible strike by education workers looms.

Snow that began falling Thursday evening in the Niagara Region is expected to continue all weekend and result in a "prolonged period of significant lake effect snow squalls off Lake Erie," Environment Canada says, as New York remains in a state of emergency and Buffalo faces a "potentially historic snowfall."

Demolition of the mall is projected to start in February in order to make way for a development that will be home to nearly 2,000 condos. A pop-up market this weekend is serving as a goodbye party for the space.

Hamilton’s public and Catholic school boards for both English and French-speaking students will be closed Monday if workers with the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) go on strike.

Municipalities in Ontario's Niagara Region are preparing for an "intense snow squall" starting overnight that could dump 30 to 60 centimetres over the weekend. The governor of neighbouring New York state has already declared a state of emergency for several counties.

Matt Francis has barely begun his work on Hamilton city council but he knows already that he has two fights on his hands. They are both with the provincial government — about Hamilton's urban boundary and the government's plan to reduce development charges.

A new city council was sworn in Wednesday evening, and Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath — the first woman to hold the title — says it's "a new era." The new mayor says addressing affordable housing was a top issue for the city.

A police officer in southern Ontario who shot his fellow officer 10 times has been charged with perjury after concerns were raised he lied in court about the case last year.

York Regional Police have issued an arrest warrant for a 67-year-old private tutor from Hamilton in connection with sexual crimes against children.

For the owner of the Hamilton Bulldogs, being forced to leave the team's home arena at FirstOntario Centre was "shocking and unexpected news." Teams found out Nov. 11 they wouldn't be able to play games at the arena during upcoming renovations.

The Ford government is proposing new legislation that would give it a tighter grip on regional governance, and allow the mayors of Toronto and Ottawa to pass bylaws that support its priorities with the support of just one-third of council.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees has filed another strike notice, leaving education workers poised to walk off the job again in Ontario, according to both the province's minister of education and the union.

William Tappen, a five-year-old senior kindergarten student from Mount Pleasant, Ont., was exiting a school bus on Nov. 1 when the doors closed on him, partially dragging him several metres down the road in an incident OPP are investigating.

In September, CBC Hamilton wrote about a military veteran who has been living with chronic pain for 10 years. In response to the article, several people have come forward to share their own experiences. These are some of their stories.