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Brandon Banks and Don Jackson scored touchdowns as an opportunistic Hamilton Tiger-Cats squad defeated the Montreal Alouettes 23-12 in the East Division semifinal on a snowy Sunday afternoon.

Activists, politicians and community members are condemning the arrest of protesters who clashed with police at a Hamilton homeless encampment and raising concerns about the "violent" way those facing charges were taken into custody. The city's police chief says the protest wasn't peaceful.

Ontario reported 964 cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, the highest daily case count since May 30 and the highest case count to date in the pandemic’s fourth wave.

Environment Canada is warning drivers in Hamilton, Haldimand County, Brant County and Burlington to use caution untreated roads could be icy and slippery.

Niagara Regional Council has voted in favour of combining all existing services into one single, integrated transit commission serving the entire region.

A member and supporter of Hamilton Encampment Support Network was arrested at Beasley Park on Friday, CBC News has learned.

GO train customers heading to Niagara could be delayed up to 30 minutes, due to a fire investigation near the tracks at West Harbour station in Hamilton.

Students at Nelson High School in Burlington staged a walkout Thursday afternoon in hopes of starting a conversation about how Halton's public school board handles reports of sexual assault.

Canada will host the U.S. at Hamilton's Tim Hortons Field in a Jan. 30 World Cup qualifier.

Pat Mandy is the new chair of Hamilton's police services board.

Gord Smyth spent Wednesday taking down tarps and packing up tents, preparing for what he hopes is his last move for a long time.

Hamilton police say they've arrested 16 people and seized more than $3 million in drugs and cash after a months-long investigation.

Hamilton police say two men have been arrested following a daytime shooting near York Road and Highway 6 that left a 22-year-old with a gunshot wound.

Ontario reported 748 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, as vaccinations against the illness for children aged five to 11 began to ramp up across the province.

Talal Abdulwahid returned to J.C. Beemer Park Wednesday morning to find everything he owned had been destroyed. He was offered a bed at a crisis centre, but says he'll likely end up back on the street in four or five days.

Farmers also say they worry the debate will repeat itself next year.

Police flagged a prominent Haudenosaunee leader of the Land Back movement as "violent," according to court records from a recent RCMP operation to clear barricades from a road in northern B.C.

Burlington's largest and longest-running taxi service says it's closing because it can't find enough drivers, and the city's remaining service says it doesn't have enough cars to fill the gap.

Indigenous community leaders in Hamilton say the city isn't consulting First Nations groups about how it manages local encampments.

People living in the park were woken up around 6 a.m. by a fire that “devastatingly destroyed the homes and belongings" of several people, said Vic Wojciechowska, a member of the Hamilton Encampment Support Network.

Ontario reported 591 new cases of COVID-19 and seven more deaths linked to the illness on Wednesday, while the number of active infections provincewide fell for a second straight day.

American musician and multi-genre performer scored the most nominations with 11, including an album of the year nod for We Are and record of the year with Freedom. Bieber, Doja Cat and H.E.R. each came away with the second-most nominations with eight each.

Haldimand-Norfolk's medical officer of health says he's so eager for people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 that he's inviting people to call him directly — and "dozens" have taken him up on the offer.

An 80-year-old woman is facing charges of impaired driving and criminal negligence causing death in connection with a fatal September crash, Niagara police say.

Fraternizing on the golf course, free booze for a Christmas party and international trips with city vendors are among the incidents of waste and mismanagement that resulted in a loss of $235,000 for the City of Hamilton last year, according to a new report.

Ontario reported 613 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, as vaccination appointments opened for children aged five to 11 in the province. More than 68,000 shots were booked by 10 a.m., a spokesperson for Premier Doug Ford said on social media.

Ontario 511, Ministry of Transportation's Twitter account, says the right lane and shoulder of the highway are blocked on the eastbound side after a collision.

Recent data suggests investors now make up the largest segment of residential real estate in Ontario, and it’s pushing the dream of ownership out of reach for many looking to buy a home simply to live in.

Hamilton parents can start booking COVID-19 vaccine appointments for kids aged five to 11 as of 8 a.m. Tuesday.

Appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations for children aged five to 11 in Ontario will open tomorrow, the province said Monday.

Hamilton police have arrested one person and say they're continuing to investigate after a message of support for pipeline opponents in northern B.C. was painted in bright pink letters on Bay Street.

One man is dead and another is in critical condition after a fire at a restaurant in St. Catharines.

Forge FC will play Pacific FC for a Canadian Premier League title after defeating local rivals York United FC 3-1 in Sunday's semifinal.

Demonstrators blocked off a section of Bay Street in Hamilton on Sunday, covering the road in big, bright pink letters, sharing a message of solidarity with Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs.

The first delivery of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11 has landed in Canada, with 2.9 million set to be delivered by the end of the week.

A man is dead, Niagara police say, following a fire at a Chinese restaurant in St. Catharines.

Ontario reported another 741 COVID-19 cases on Sunday, up from 728 on Saturday.

A Hamilton police officer who was already facing charges for allegedly pointing his gun at a fellow officer now faces another charge for careless use of a firearm.

Ontario's police watchdog is "about to" contact the Toronto officer who shot and killed world-renowned gunsmith Rodger Kotanko in early November — Kotanko's family and their lawyer say the two-week wait is "concerning."

The city says now that Health Canada has approved using Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11, it's ready to roll out the vaccine to 42,000 local kids.

Health Canada will announce the approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children ages five to 11 on Friday, CBC News confirmed. Dr. Jacqueline Wong, an infectious diseases specialist, and Tracy Akitt, a Child Life Specialist, answered your questions about the vaccine.

The vote was deferred from Nov. 9, when hundreds of residents gave input, most against the expansion.

Demonstrators have blocked off the Highway 6 bypass in Caledonia, Ont., to stand in solidarity with Indigenous protesters in British Columbia.

Ontario's police watchdog is investigating after a Halton police officer fired a riot control launcher at a Burlington man, leading to serious injury.

Ryerson Public School in Burlington, Ont., has been renamed Makwendam — an Anishinaabemowin word meaning "to remember," according to the school board.

Ali Ghorbani, 25, was shot multiple times inside Raoabe Restaurant, Lounge and Bar at 1405 Upper Ottawa Street around 2:30 a.m. on Nov. 14, according to investigators.

Jonathan Pruitt is an evolutionary ecologist who was awarded a coveted Canada 150 Chair. He's been placed on paid leave following a "series of concerns," according to McMaster University.

Toronto police raided the home of a renowned gunsmith in rural Ontario two weeks ago while executing a firearms search warrant. Now, Rodger Kotanko is dead, raising questions from legal experts and the 70-year-old's family.

Someone stole $2,500 worth of soil, Ontario Provincial Police say, in Norfolk County on Tuesday.

A Hamilton youth has been charged in the theft of $46 million in cryptocurrency after investigators learned some of it was being used to buy a gaming username.