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Binbrook Pride host its fifth annual celebration Sunday at the fairgrounds. Despite the ups and downs of the past year, it's 'so important' for queer people in the rural area to show up and make themselves seen, says festival co-chair.

Catherine Cobden, head of the Canadian Steel Producers Association, says U.S. President Donald Trump's new threat, to double tariffs steel and aluminum tariffs to 50 per cent, completely unjustified' and Ottawa should quickly impose retaliatory tariffs. Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/1.7548855

With an intense season that lasts only a handful of weeks, many look forward to the locally-grown asparagus. Most of the province's asparagus is grown in Norfolk County, but in North Dumfries, Barrie's Asparagus has been spear-heading local harvests.

Here's a listing of events in Hamilton, Niagara and area this upcoming Pride month.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he will double thetariffson steel and aluminum imports to 50 per cent on Wednesday, prompting the head of the Canadian Steel Producers Association to condemn any such move.

A cannabis grow operation'sproximity toSix Nations' downtown and its potentialenvironmental impactsis causing concern with some neighbours.

Janco Steel Ltd. pleaded guilty in provincial court last month to violating the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

Ontario residents thinking of their next vacation close to home should consider Six Nations of the Grand River, says themanager of tourism for the territory. She lists some of the events, sites and activities the territory has to offer this summer.

Ministry of Transportation is closing two lanes of the Queen Elizabeth Way highway Niagara-bound at the Skyway Bridge May 30 to June 2 due to roadwork.

As a strike by Hamilton water workers continues, the city insists drinking water is safe under certified supervision. But the union warns recent brown water in Stoney Creek shows the risks of running plants with limited staff.

Police are waiting for DNA results before they can say for certain who the partial remains belong to. "I'm so afraid to find out what happened to her," says Shalini Singh's mom Anita Singh.

Hamilton police have arrested a teenager for breaking into a family'sWest Mountain home, discharging bear spray and attacking four people witha knife early Wednesday.

Bill 5 was successfully stalled in committee after Ontario NDP and Liberal MPPs filibustered from around 4 p.m. on Wednesday until midnight Thursday.

About six years after it was removed from a St. Catharines park, a beloved totem pole is once again standing tall in the community.

Izzy Emmanuel, 29, is among those who wants his voice heard. He works as a line cook, sleeps in a tent and feels like he has no other option.

Canadian Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder routed the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-94 on Wednesday night to win the Western Conference finals series 4-1 and advance to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2012.

A U.S. trade court on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump's global tariffs from going into effect, ruling that the president overstepped his authority by imposing across-the-board duties on imports from nations that sell more to the United States than they buy.

Sahil Kumar vanished in downtown Toronto nearly two weeks ago. His family in India worry that delays, lack of security footage and silence from authorities are standing in the way of finding him.

With the former Hamilton councillor now a sitting member of parliament, Ward 8 residents currently don't have a representative at council.

Ontario's police watchdog is investigating the circumstances surrounding a collision that resulted in a 24-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy suffering serious injuries.

Nearly a decade ago, the Ontario Hockey League (OHL)made gender-based anti-violenceand consent training mandatory for all major junior teams. Today, the sexual assault centres tasked with teaching the players are having trouble getting some franchisesto participate, CBC News has learned.

"That's a good place to start to show the landlords of Ontario they can't just throw their tenants out," Darlene Wesley, who lived in the building for nearly 20 years, told CBC Hamilton.

A Hamilton couple is appealing to the government of Canada to help Panamanian authorities locate a Canadian man who has gone missing in the Central American country with his two young children - ages two years old, and seven months old.

Three Hamilton Police Service officers were cleared by the province's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) on Monday in connection with the death of a man who died the day after an interaction with police.

King Charles delivered a historic speech from the throne Tuesday and he used that platform to praise Canada as a force for good that will remain "strong and free" as its relationships with longtime partners are "changing."

A new report shows Hamilton saw the biggest improvement in mortgage affordability among major Canadian cities last month. It's welcome news for buyers like Upinder Dhillon, who is looking to buy a house near Mohawk College.

Bill 5 includes major changes to the province's endangered species and environmental protection laws. First Nations leaders were at Queen's Park Monday to oppose the bill, saying it does not respect treaty rights.

While YunLu"Lucy" Li was waiting to go on trial for first-degree murder,she breached her bail conditions to eat lunch at a restaurant with a potential Crown witness, work out at the gym in her sister's luxury Toronto condo and use her cellphone unsupervised.

Fresh off her season with the Toronto Sceptres, PWHL defender Renata Fast is up for two league honours and looking forward to teaching summer hockey camps.

For the first time since 2019, kids will be allowed to use the sprawling lawn at the former Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary School in the middle of downtown Hamilton.

Residents of Walkerton, Ont., turned on their porch lights and left running shoes outside as a way to show their grief after four teenage athletes and their teacher were killed in a multi-vehicle crash outside London last week.

A Burlington resident who was arrested in the Dominican Republic over accusations of smuggling drugs is recounting his 71-day ordeal in the Caribbean country. The charges were withdrawn in April.

Parliament will return on Monday after more than six months and will feel a little different than usual thanks to some unusual circumstances, including a visit by King Charles.

The most significant legislation from Ontario's Progressive Conservatives since winning their third straight majority is a sweeping bill that Premier Doug Ford says will protect the economy from tariffs but which critics say will gut environmental protection.

The province says it's spending a record $30.3 billion on education this fiscal year. But teachers and parents say that with inflation and growing education needs, the new funding amounts to cuts they say will hurt students.

As it stands, almost all monitoring is done during the spring, summer and early fall months when there's easier access to research vessels and equipment like buoys.

First Nations leaders and environmental advocates are continuing to speak out against an Ontario bill aimed at speeding up development. In northern Ontario, home to the lucrative Ring of Fire mineral deposit, the stakes are higher than ever. Here's what local leaders say they're most concerned about, ahead of a second public hearing at Queen's Park on Monday.

The long-awaited Hamilton LRT project advanced another step Wednesday as the province invited four teams to submit proposals for work along the planned 14-kilometre route.

The union representing about 55,000 Canada Post employees has called for a countrywide overtime ban, saying its negotiators will continue to review the latest offers from the mail carrier.

The City of Hamilton is postponing maintenance it had planned on the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway this weekend. The work will now occur May 30 to June 2.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's father says it's 100 per cent surreal" witnessing his son being named the NBA's Most Valuable Player.

Montreal Victoire captain Marie-Philip Poulin, Toronto Sceptres defender Renata Fast and Boston Fleet forward Hilary Knight have been named finalists for the Professional Women's Hockey League's Billie Jean King MVP award.

A City of Hamilton timeline of interactions with owners of the Gore Park buildings that collapsed in November shows a former director of licensing and bylaw services advised officers not to enforce deficiencies at the property on multiple occasions.

A Jewish advocacy group has strongly condemned a vile' video of an unknown person performing what appears to be fascist salute in the parking lot of the American-owned Chick-fil-A restaurant in Burlington, Ont.

A week after they walked off the job, unionized workers tell CBC Hamilton they worry the city won't be able to properly manage the system without them. The city says it's not concerned.

Hamilton's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was announced Wednesday as the NBA's Most Valuable Player, his first time winning the award. It's now seven straight years that a player born outside the U.S. won MVP, extending the longest such streak in league history.

After usersin Ontario and Quebecreporteda widespread outage of Bell Canada's servicesthis morning, the company said an update triggered the interruption and that ithad since fully restored its system.

The Linc closures will extend from Golf Linksand Mohawk Roadsto theRed Hill Valley Parkway.

With another strike looming, Canada Post says it is fighting for its life amid staggering losses.