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A 15-year-old is fighting for his life at McMaster Children's Hospital after being struck by a truck Sunday night — the latest in what Hamilton police have called an 'astounding' and 'unacceptable' uptick in collisions involving pedestrians.

A 12-year-old girl was taken to hospital in stable condition, while a man in his 30s was in serious condition, said Dave Thompson, a superintendent with Hamilton Paramedic Services.

The inquiry is set to examine how a damning report about friction levels on some parts of the RHVP stayed buried for six years.

Andrea Horwath's NDP unveiled its platform for the 2022 election campaign on Monday, with health-care and affordability commitments forming the core of a sweeping set of promises.

More than 200 boxes of records are currently under separate court and internal federal reviews to determine their connection to residential schools after they were found in storage facilities within the last year, CBC News has learned.

The airport says the van, which had five Cargojet employees on board, was involved in a collision Saturday morning.

Carl Heinrichs, who owns Quagga Designs with his 26-year-old daughter Janine, said they were on Dragons' Den to find an investor for their bed frame company.

As Canada’s sixth wave of COVID-19 continues, hospitals caring for the country’s youngest patients are facing both high patient volumes and high levels of staff off sick.

Seventy-seven people died in police pursuits over a 10-year period in Canada, according to a study by an independent public watchdog.

Canada’s COVID-19 immunity landscape has completely transformed since the emergence of Omicron — with new estimates suggesting that almost half of the population has been infected.

Hamilton police are looking for a stolen prop car from a Batman-related production.

Ontario is extending its mask mandate for high-risk indoor settings amid the ongoing sixth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the health minister's office said Friday.

By the end of the year, the average price of a home in Hamilton will still sit around $1 million, says the CMHC.

Brant OPP say the charges include impaired driving.

Canada will experience more extreme heat events, according to a new report from University of Waterloo researchers, who say that means people and communities need to adapt to higher temperatures and make safety plans.

Friday marks the third Earth Day since the start of the pandemic, which prompted a massive shift of resources and energy from all levels of government. In Hamilton, environmental groups say the Ontario city has fallen behind on its plans to combat climate change.

A Hamilton organization that helps men who spent time behind bars reintegrate into society says five of its clients are now homeless after a fire tore through its location on Barton Street East.

Hamilton is a step closer to scrapping the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for its workers now that city councillors have narrowly voted to lift it.

Jaclyn Desforges is one of 30 authors taking part in Gritlit, which is running a hybrid — in-person and online — edition for the first time. The festival runs Thursday to Sunday.

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Hamilton and Niagara as strong wind gusts are expected to blow through both municipalities.

Exclusive data from the Ministry of the Attorney General offers a breakdown of paid and unpaid fines under the Reopening Ontario Act and the Emergency Measures and Civil Protection Act.

Instead of Toby Barrett, Ontario PC Party says Ken Hewitt, current mayor of Haldimand County, will run as its candidate in the upcoming election.

A resident of Good Shepherd shelter at the old Cathedral School in Hamilton is raising concerns about conditions inside. The complaints have also prompted local advocates to make more general calls for better shelter conditions.

A Hamilton philanthropist's website that he says helps educate about Ukraine and the "true realities of warfare" is under fire by some anti-war activists, who argue it promotes "illegal recruitment" and violates Canada's 85-year-old Foreign Enlistment Act.

Amazon opened a new robotics sortable fulfilment centre in Hamilton on Tuesday and announced plans to open three more Ontario facilities in 2023.

As the deadline approaches for city workers to show proof of COVID-19 shots or be fired, Hamilton's general issues committee is set to receive a report recommending its mandatory vaccination policy be suspended.

Firefighters were called to 319 Barton St. E. in Hamilton around 3:21 p.m. ET Monday following reports of a fire and that someone might still be inside the building.

A few secondary school teams from the Hamilton area are competing against 400 teams at the FIRST Robotics world championship, which runs April 20 to 23, in Houston, Texas.

Ward 2 Coun. Jason Farr is trying his hand at provincial politics for the Ontario Liberals, while the NDP is set to announce candidate Zaigham Butt on Tuesday.

Ontario is reporting 1,301 people hospitalized with COVID-19 on Monday as the province's pandemic advisory table says levels of infection may have crested but that might change following the Easter long weekend.

Investigators found bullet holes punching in a home on Martha Street and said a person reported being injured by falling glass.

A winter weather travel advisory for the city, as well as Haldimand-Norfolk and Brant County, says four to eight centimetres of snow is expected and may fall at a peak rate of three centimetres per hour, "significantly" reducing visibility.

Premier Doug Ford's government has quietly revised its plan to meet Ontario's 2030 targets for cutting carbon emissions.

LGBTQ youth are a population deeply affected by COVID-19's disruptions to in-person learning, since school is where many find safe spaces among peers and supportive teachers. As momentum builds for a return to normal, advocates are urging decision-makers to renew and maintain focus on LGBTQ youth.

When we eventually measure the success or failure of the Liberal-NDP agreement, it won’t be enough simply to look at the results of the next election. We'll also have to look at the life and output of the 44th Parliament.

A pandemic might close a library, but it can’t stop librarians. They were still finding new ways to remind us that libraries are about connections and experiences, writes Heidi LM Jacobs.

Malcolm Shaw scored in the 81st minute to lift Atletico Ottawa to a 1-0 win over visiting HFX Wanderers on Saturday in the Canadian Premier League. David Choiniere scored in the 90th minute to even up hosts Forge FC's (0-1-1) match with Cavalry FC (0-1-1).

A small change in the Liberals' recent federal budget would allow labour unions to launch trade challenges without the sign-on of an employer.

Ontario reported 1,130 people hospitalized with COVID-19 on Saturday, as COVID-19 levels in the province may have crested amid a sixth wave of the pandemic.

Figuring out where you’re most at risk of catching COVID-19 is more challenging than ever in Canada’s Omicron-fuelled sixth wave. While it may be unrealistic to try to avoid the virus entirely, infectious disease experts say it's also not a good idea to abandon all protections.

On Monday, the Boston Marathon will see 30,000 runners for its 126th race. Among the thousands will be one Haudenosaunee man running for charity: Joel Matthew Kennedy.

Pope Francis is expected to visit at least three cities during a late July trip to Canada, CBC News has learned.

Stefan Sobolewski is a paralegal from Hamilton who is in charge of sending boxed supplies to Ukraine via cargo jet. He and his team have already sent just shy of 2,000 boxes.

Here's a look at what's open and closed in Hamilton over the Easter weekend.

A couple in Jarvis, Ont., is now without the new home they wanted to retire in, after they backed out of a prefabricated house deal with a developer who wanted to add tens of thousands of dollars to the contract they signed.

If you're missing a car or truck from the 1970s, good news! It may have been found. The bad news? It was at the bottom of a lake.

The wind, combined with wet ground, could make it easier for trees to be damaged, according to a weather statement from Environment Canada.

Ontario's pandemic advisory table says wastewater surveillance suggests that community transmission may have peaked in its latest modelling Thursday, as the province reports 1,392 people in hospital with COVID-19 and 23 more deaths linked to the virus.

A fire at an apartment building for seniors on the Hamilton Mountain on Wednesday night has displaced one household and sent another resident to the hospital after inhaling smoke.