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Shots are available by appointment — no walk-ins — and people only qualify if it's been at least six months since their last dose of the vaccine.

Five years after New Vision United Church announced it was embarking on a project to transform its auditorium into a 1,000-seat live music venue, renovators say the Hamilton landmark is aiming to host its first major event next September.

From the Gore Park ferris wheel rides, to holiday markets, to riding the RGB Express, here's what should be top of your list this weekend in the city.

Const. Tara Avila appeared to fight tears in Hamilton Superior Court on Thursday as she described discovering Holly Hamilton's body "covered in blood." It was the third day in the trial of Justin Dumpfrey, charged with second-degree murder.

Josh Hill, from Fonthill, Ont., started studying sports psychology and has started his own venture as a mental performance coach in his efforts to become an even better mixed martial artist.

Hamilton food banks say they are seeing record levels of people accessing their services. They highlight what caused the spike in demand, what some solutions are and how people can help. Part of CBC Hamilton's coverage as it kicks of the 2021 Sounds of the Season campaign.

A group of Black community leaders on Wednesday called for all charges against a number of youths, who were arrested by police last week, to be dropped. Images of the arrests were 'hauntingly too familiar,' some said.

Ontario's government is forking over $1.5 million to support Hamilton and the CFL in hosting the Grey Cup this month, and again in 2023.

A year-long pilot project, beginning Wednesday, will fund tampons and pads at 23 food banks and hot meal programs as well as restrooms at five recreation centres.

A trio of federal funding agencies have suspended payments supporting a high-profile McMaster University professor through the prestigious Canada 150 Research Chairs program after he was put on leave following an investigation.

Ontario's police watchdog is now investigating after a 24-year-old woman was reported to be seriously injured during her arrest by Hamilton police last week.

An annual list highlighting how many women have died at the hands of men in Ontario, shows a grim reality of increasing violence amid the pandemic.

The Toronto police officer who shot gunsmith Rodger Kotanko nearly a month ago won’t talk to Ontario’s police watchdog.

Police shared few details, but said earlier on Tuesday drivers could expect a "lengthy closure." By late afternoon, the lanes had re-opened.

Wards 1 and 2 are without a public school board trustee after Christine Bingham resigned from the role on Monday.

The touring three-day festival will stop at the Six Nations Sports and Cultural Memorial Centre on Jan. 3.

A winter weather advisory is in place for Niagara, Haldimand and Norfolk, warning "brief but intense snowfall" is expected to drop up to five centimetres on Tuesday morning.

Members of the Hamilton Encampment Support Network (HESN) and other advocates, who were arrested by police during protests last week, described their experience during a media conference Monday morning.

Ontario's chief medical officer of health says the province is investigating two potential cases of a new COVID-19 variant in Hamilton.

George Qua-Enoo recently moved to South Africa for work. Now, with concern spreading about the omicron variant of coronavirus and countries, including Canada, shutting down international flights, he's wondering when he will next be able to visit his kids.

Ontario is reviewing measures to protect residents in the wake of a newly discovered COVID-19 variant of concern in the province, chief medical officer of health Dr. Kieran Moore said.

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.