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Ontario is expanding coverage for a cystic fibrosis treatment to include children between the ages of six to 11.

The Community-Based Research Centre has a booth set up at Hamilton Pride, one of a dozen or so events across the country where they are promoting a new, national survey focused on chronic health.

Ontario’s chief coroner is reviewing the cause of deaths in correctional facilities over the past seven years as the number of fatalities continues to rise.

Six Nations police are investigating after fraudsters in Caledonia are reportedly posing as Amazon workers and police officers.

Several services in Hamilton, including GO buses, DARTS and businesses, are experiencing delays and interruptions due to a Canada-wide Rogers outage that began early Friday.

A fire at two homes in the city's east end has caused over $1 million in damage according to Hamilton's fire chief.

The “vast majority” of Rogers customers have regained internet and phone service as of Saturday morning, according to a company statement. There is no word yet on when the final customers will regain full service after a massive outage knocked out the telecommunications giant’s networks across Canada.

The Rogers cellular and internet networks were down in areas across Canada on Friday, causing technical difficulties across the country, including in Windsor-Essex and at the Ontario-Michigan border.

The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) appointed Sheryl Robinson Petrazzini as its first female director of education. Robinson Petrazzini will start her new job on August 17, according to a news release.

Wayne Gretzky has become a minority owner in the Ontario Hockey League's Niagara IceDogs. The transfer of the club to majority owner Darren DeDobbelaer was announced Thursday by the league.

Rogers services are back online for most customers after a daylong outage at the telecom giant that left millions of Canadians without internet and cellular service, while also disrupting government services and payment systems.

The Niagara region is seeing some of its worst winter damage in 17 years, with early estimates measuring around 50 per cent of grape vines damaged.

Hamilton and Niagara region are seeing another wave of COVID-19 according to the medical officers of health in both municipalities.

Advocacy for Respect for Cyclists in Toronto are organizing a ghost bike memorial for the 52-year-old man who was killed while riding his bike in Hamilton earlier this week.

A Hamilton resident's near run-in with a coyote on a city trail shows the need for caution around wildlife.

The city’s public works committee on Wednesday voted unanimously for council to consider a complete streets design manual — a tool that will change the way streets are designed in Hamilton.

Police in Niagara Region say they are investigating more than 50 instances of plastic bottles containing "unknown yellow fluid" being thrown onto residents' properties.

The Ontario Provincial Police has opened an internal investigation into the actions of four officers after a Black man was Tasered twice while running away, an act a judge says was "racially motivated."

Shortages across Canada of specialty baby formulas have put a Hamilton mother in a desperate situation.

Ontario has officially entered its seventh wave of COVID-19, driven this time by the Omicron BA.5 subvariant, the province's top doctor confirms.

Hamilton is set to host another pop-up monkeypox vaccine clinic on Thursday, just days after the city's first confirmed case of the virus was announced.

People who have visited a hospital emergency room in Ontario recently are describing their experiences of lengthy waits for treatment or to get admitted.

Summer camp season has begun — but with inflation at record highs, summertime child care has become an extraordinary expense for families already overextended by a higher cost of living.

Tom Flood of Hamilton was "extremely angry" when he heard the news of a cyclist death on Tuesday morning. A 52-year-old man died after a car hit him on the Upper Wentworth bridge.

Shawn Hercules — a McMaster University valedictorian, Barbados native and part-time drag performer — shares his journey and fight with homophobia, as he encourages people to be authentic.

Hamilton-Niagara RCMP have charged five people after busting "a sophisticated drug trafficking and money-laundering scheme."

Shane Wright of Burlington, Ont., is expected to be the No. 1 selection by the Canadiens at this week's NHL draft in Montreal. He's coming off a 35-goal, 108-point season with the Kingston Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey League.

A 4-year-old boy was hit by a pickup truck on Monday evening at Sherman Avenue and Clinton Street.

Police say a cyclist has died Tuesday morning after being struck by a vehicle on Upper Wentworth Street near the Lincoln Alexander Parkway.

Kassius Robertson hit eight three-pointers, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander also had 24 points and Canada cruised to an easy 113-67 win over the U.S. Virgin Islands on Monday to improve to 6-0 in World Cup basketball qualifying.

Hamilton Public Health Services says it has confirmed the Ontario city's first case of the monkeypox virus.

Ontario's opposition parties are calling on the provincial government to share its plan for expanded fourth COVID-19 vaccine doses.

Later this month, festival organizers Scott McDonald and Leon (Eklipz) Robinson will bring the Concrete Canvas mural festival back after a two-year hiatus.

A woman in her 70s was hit by a pick-up truck while crossing the road at the intersection of Welland Street and Willoughby Drive at approximately 10 p.m. She died later in the hospital, police say.

Ontario Provincial Police are searching for a Hamilton man after two people were already arrested in relation to a homicide in Sheguiandah First Nation on Manitoulin Island.

Sex Workers' Action Program Hamilton has organized a vigil for a 46-year-old woman who suffered a violent sexual assault on Barton Street East in the early morning hours on June 27.

Pride Month may be over but memories of recent events are still fresh for some. Before the month kicked off, Fruit Salad Hamilton hosted its first Queer Prom event in the city on May 22. CBC checked in with some attendees to chat about their experiences.

The sport of cricket has exploded in popularity over the last year, and the city of Hamilton currently only has one field that can accommodate the sport.

Canada’s tax regime, which does not levy sales taxes on food no matter how far it has travelled before landing on Canadian store shelves, does impose sales taxes on seeds that people use to grow food in their own backyards. Some home growers say that compromises the federal government’s efforts to lower the country’s carbon footprint.

Some doctors are calling on Ontario to allow all adults to get a second booster of a COVID-19 vaccine this summer, something the province is currently limiting to only a portion of the population.

If it’s a nice day in Hamilton, chances are good that Antonio Merino will be sitting at his special spot alongside the Escarpment Rail Trail.

Launched in 2016, the OHL's Onside program requires each team to hold an information session involving players and a representative from the local sexual assault centre.

Scottie Lindsey scored 25 points and Ali Sow hit the game-winning shot as the Saskatchewan Rattlers held off the visiting Niagara River Lions 92-90 for the franchise's fourth straight win on Friday.

Jalen Collins recovered a fumble and scored on a 14-yard return in the fourth quarter to give the Edmonton Elks their first win of the season with a 29-25 win over host Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Friday.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander drilled a silky smooth three-pointer late in the third quarter, then flashed three fingers to the delighted crowd, to lead Canada to a 95-75 victory over the Dominican Republic in World Cup qualifying on Friday.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling on Canadians to recommit to the country's values, including respect, hope and kindness, in his official Canada Day message.

Devynn Boyer is a Métis student in the SUNTEP program at the University of Saskatchewan. He is working towards an education degree focusing on Indigenous studies and English. In this video, he outlines his thoughts about what it means to be Indigenous in Canada.

Niagara Parks Power Station is offering the public a chance to visit its new attraction, The Tunnel, and see the Falls like never before.

Originally from Sudan, Suad Badri came to Canada in 2015. As a single mother with her children back in Sudan, Badri had a hard time settling in Hamilton. She says she was able to do it through finding and joining community in the city.

As convoy protests return to the nation's capital ahead of Canada Day, some Canadians say they want to reclaim the symbolism of the Maple Leaf from the protesters.