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The minimum wage in Ontario goes up by 10 cents an hour on Friday, an increase that some, like grocery store worker Brady Hakker, are dismissing as so little that it's basically meaningless.

The healing process has not ended now that Canada has marked its first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, and the dialogue needs to continue, elected chief of Six Nations of the Grand River, Mark Hill says.

The former Mohawk Institute Residential School, now the Woodland Cultural Centre, became a gathering place on the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, with survivors, their families and elementary school students dropping by to mark the occasion.

Mahingan Lamarr, who is Cree and Algonquin, wrote an essay in his Grade 8 class in Hamilton about why John A. Macdonald statues should be removed.

Project 215+ began as a small dedication to all the babies and children who never made it home from Kamloops Indian Residential School. The project has gained momentum amongst many Haudenosaunee beaders, including at Six Nations in Ontario.

Kyle Joedicke, a 29-year-old Haudenosaunee artist, is painting Indigenous murals across Hamilton.

Ontario's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is probing the police involvement following a series of collisions that ended with a woman dying and a driver fleeing on foot.

A former politician will likely be appointed to fill a Hamilton city council vacancy after councillors said their job is too hard for an ordinary citizen with no experience to do for a year.

Community members and police are being trained on how to use newly purchased ground-penetrating equipment to scan the 200-hectare site of a former residential school in Brantford, Ont., according to Kimberly Murray, who's formerly with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.

A Fonthill, Ont. man is facing a sexual assault charge stemming from an incident at an ayahuasca ceremony that happened in Mississauga last December, Peel police say.

A downtown Hamilton restaurant that is refusing to enforce Ontario's vaccine passport is now the subject of a new Ministry of Labour investigation.

Mo Babouli and Kyle Bekker scored as 10-man Forge FC defeated Panama's Independiente 2-0 Tuesday to reach the quarter-finals of the Scotiabank CONCACAF League.

"You've got to try this," says rider Jan Finch. "You've really got to try this."

CBC Hamilton spoke with Indigenous community members who shared their thoughts on the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, what they will be doing to mark it and how others should spend it.

Supercrawl organizers have set up a free, two-day festival offering music, food trucks and drag performances coming to Bayfront Park in Hamilton.

Built in 1967 as a centennial project, the renovated apartment tower in Hamilton now has a second, energy efficient life. The changes mean the building has gone down to 114 rent-geared-to-income units, from 146, but CityHousing Hamilton vows to replace them.

An Ontario farm where an outbreak of COVID-19 affected more than 200 workers, including a migrant worker from Mexico who later died, now faces 20 charges following an inspection by the provincial Labour Ministry.

Brantford police say a Grand Erie District School Board teacher is facing sexual assault charges involving an "inappropriate relationship"with a high school student from more than 20 years ago.

Paul Hamilton, a 31-year member of the Hamilton Police Service, was named deputy chief of support services. In his speech he stressed the need to reach diverse communities and try to repair the relationship between them and police.

Bernie Custis Secondary School (BCSS) will fly its flag at half-mast to mourn the death of an 18-year-old student killed late last week.

Various Hamilton business owners are refusing to enforce Ontario's proof-of-vaccination policies, with some appearing on websites and social media groups that list Canadian restaurants and other businesses opposed to enforcing provincial proof-of-vaccination policies.

A truck driver charged with careless driving causing death was due to have his first day in court Monday, but it was delayed.

The elected chief of Six Nations of the Grand River sent a letter to Ontario Premier Doug Ford asking that National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to be a provincial holiday.

Hamilton police have identified the victim of a drive-by shooting in the city’s east end on Friday.

Hamilton police are investigating after a McDonald's employee was reportedly hit in the face by a customer who was not wearing a mask and refused to provide proof of vaccination.

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The city has confirmed that Dan McKinnon and Andrew Grice no longer work there.

A new athletic development program is out to help high school-aged BIPOC athletes in Hamilton reach the next level in their athletic abilities.

Norfolk County police are investigating after someone working on a ginseng farm was killed by a piece of equipment Thursday.

Service industry workers in Canada say they're bearing the brunt of anger, frustration and general confusion from clients over new vaccine mandates that they had nothing to do with creating, but are now responsible for enforcing.

Sarah VanNetten used to drive from Simcoe to Hamilton to sit at her husband's bedside. Now she's part of a relay team that's running the route.

The city is sending a bylaw officer to educate a bistro in Dundas about the new provincial proof-of-vaccination rules, after the business posted a message prompting questions about its vaccination policy.

The day-long deluge that soaked Hamilton on Wednesday set new high-water marks for Sept. 22, but it's still not the wettest September on record.

A Burlington, Ont., elementary school teacher has been charged in the case of an alleged sex crime dating back almost 40 years ago, Halton Region police say.

The police service says the man exposed himself to someone on Aug. 12 and again on Sept. 22 close to the Glendale Falls entrance near Old Mud Road between 11 a.m. and 12 p.m.

Researchers at McMaster University have found several similarities between the outbreak of an infectious disease and the release of a new hit song.

Hamilton's third-string quarterback, David Watford, picked up his second straight win on a rain-filled night as the Tiger-Cats defeated the Ottawa Redblacks 24-7 Tuesday at TD Place.

Outreach workers had interacted with 477 people living at encampments in Hamilton between January 2020 and this July. Out of those, 73 of those people have been permanently housed, according to city data.

Wednesday was the first time many Hamiltonians had to provide proof of vaccination before entering some businesses, and city residents have so far had a mix of experiences.

CHCH reporter Lisa Hepfner, a Liberal candidate, has just turned the Hamilton Mountain riding red.

Niagara Region Public Health is reporting its first laboratory-confirmed case of West Nile Virus this year.

Ian Chan says he and the staff at Emerson 109 near McMaster University in Hamilton have turned away tables of potential customers, rejected counterfeit vaccine certificates and even been told to stick their COVID-19 shots somewhere inappropriate.

With Monday’s federal election, Hamilton is sending two new members of parliament to Ottawa: Liberal Chad Collins, for Hamilton East-Stoney Creek, and Conservative Dan Muys, for Flamborough-Glanbrook.

The People's Party of Canada saw at least twice as much support in Hamilton-area ridings this federal election than it did in the last one in 2019. Political experts say that support is likely temporary, but still concerning.

Environment Canada says 50-60 mm of rain is forecast to fall on Hamilton over the next two days, with some areas seeing up to 75 mm.

Workers are counting mail-in and special ballots, which could make the difference between Liberal and NDP.

Several Canadian flags have been stolen from a Dunnville, Ont., display commemorating military and RCMP members who have been killed and went missing in action.

Voters faced longer lines than normal at polling cites throughout Hamilton on Monday, while a “blockade” of the poll in Ohsweken led to its last-minute relocation 26 kilometres away and off the Six Nations of the Grand River reserve.

As of Tuesday morning, Hamilton Mountain is too close to call.

The Hamilton Public Library (HPL) is launching a streamlined service to help people print and laminate proof of vaccination ahead of the Ontario government's COVID-19 certificate program that starts on Wednesday, hoping it will eliminate some of the barriers some populations face.