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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.

Advocates are calling on government, long-term care homes and health providers to ensure seniors don't become subject to unwarranted isolation that many are still recovering from as Ontario deals with a sixth wave of COVID-19.

McMaster University has extended its mask mandate until the end of May, citing recent modelling that shows the sixth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic will continue for several weeks before it peaks.

Hamilton councillors will have the chance to weigh in on safety improvements at three lower-city intersections with dangerous track records.

As Ontario hospitals grapple with staffing pressures from the latest wave of COVID-19 cases, the provincial Opposition voiced concerns Wednesday that surgeries could again be cancelled, though health-care officials stressed that the current situation is manageable.

The winner will receive $6,000, attend a two-week writing residency and have their work published on CBC Books. The shortlist will be revealed on April 21, 2022.

The mayor's office says Fred Eisenberger received a positive test result Tuesday evening.

The Ontario New Democrat and Liberal leaders are jockeying over who is best placed to stop Doug Ford from winning a second term as premier, and whether anti-Ford voters should even take that into account.

Live theatre companies in Ontario are rolling out their first full seasons since the pandemic started over two years ago — and understudies are crucial to ensure the show goes on during COVID-19's sixth wave.

Hamilton police says it plans to use some of the $8.2 million it is receiving from the province to create a new team to help people experiencing homelessness, mental illness and addiction.

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) trustees unanimously voted to have chair Dawn Danko write to the province and local public health asking them to reconsider the move to end mask mandates.

Ontario is reporting 1,366 people in hospital with COVID-19 Tuesday, a day after the province's top doctor said there are no current plans to reinstate mask mandates that were lifted last month.

Officers were called to the movie theatre on King George Road around 9 p.m. on Saturday and said the teen and three other youth were involved in "disruptive and threatening behaviour."