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"There's nobody on the ground with her," says a parish priest at a Hamilton Ukrainian orthodox church. "That's the part that hurts."

Mayors of southwestern Ontario border cities, along with a U.S. counterpart, and tourism groups are calling on Ottawa to end any COVID-19 testing at land border crossings.

Environment Canada is calling for two to four centimetres of snow for Friday

Sentencing began Friday for the teenager who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the stabbing of 14-year-old Devan Selvey behind their Hamilton high school in 2019.

A photographer using a drone to capture images of soil erosion on the Lake Erie shoreline says everything from appliances to junked cars are falling into the lake as the ground is washed away.

Forge FC saw its CONCACAF Champions League campaign come to an end on Thursday night after a 3-1 round of 16 loss to Mexico's Cruz Azul at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. Canadian forward David Choinière scored for the Hamilton-based club.

Record high gas prices and inflation are hitting the bottom line for many. Here's how the costs have impacted the lives and businesses of a housekeeper, a farmer and a funeral home director in Ontario.

For those who have never faced an encounter with police, the images in Ottawa over the weekend may have seemed shocking. But cracking down on protesters is not new, as many Indigenous and racialized people know first hand.

Police said the arrest came after someone reported incidents of sexual assault between 2012 and 2016, which prompted officers to begin investigating in early February.

A winter weather travel advisory is in effect as 10-15 cm of snow is expected to land in Hamilton, Burlington and the Niagara region on Thursday. Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk counties are set to see five to 10 cm.

Ontario's police watchdog says a man is dead after being shot by a Hamilton police officer in Mount Hope on Wednesday. The SIU says a driver allegedly drove toward the officer, who fired at the man behind the wheel.

As she stared out into the rain Tuesday afternoon, a woman living in an encampment at Gage Park said she just needed a few more days for the ice trapping her tent to thaw and to figure out where to go next.

A Hamilton program allowing businesses to set up temporary patios on sidewalks, in parking spots and in private parking lots is here to stay, following a vote Wednesday at city council.

Some Hamilton residents are sounding alarms after nearly signing up for what they think may have been a scam to replace their furnaces and HVAC systems for a steep price. The province said it is investigating.

West Lincoln councillors have voted against asking the Ontario township's integrity commissioner to investigate whether Coun. Harold Jonker violated its code of conduct by taking part in the anti-mandate protests around Parliament Hill.

The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations rose slightly on Wednesday with Ontario reporting 1,106 people hospitalized with the virus.

A 70-year-old Hamilton man has died, roughly two and a half weeks after police say a vehicle hit him

Hamilton’s medical officer of health says she’s “cautiously optimistic” about Ontario's plan to ease some COVID-19 restrictions.

Ontario is scrapping vehicle licence plate renewal fees and the requirement for drivers to have a licence plate sticker effective March 13.

Niagara police are reminding drivers to clear snow off their vehicles before hitting the road after a chunk of ice smashed through a windshield on the QEW.

As part of Winterfest, a tiny art gallery in Hamilton is hosting its first solo exhibition this week, with the art of 17-year-old Burlington resident Frank Chen on display. It also happens to be the student's first very exhibit.

Surfers who access the waterfront in Port Colborne, Ont., are concerned that a current assessment by the local council of road end allowances and beach access will impact their access to Lake Erie.

After a day of sunshine Monday, Hamilton and surrounding areas is expected to see "significant rainfall" starting Tuesday morning and into Tuesday evening, Environment Canada said Monday afternoon.

A Walmart customer says the company left him in the lurch after someone got into his online account and went on a shopping spree. He says he warned Walmart there was a problem, but after one of the orders was delivered to the fraudster, the retailer told the customer he was on his own to recoup the loss.

New figures out last week show that rather than a few individual products, inflation has become general, leaving Canadian wage-earners at a disadvantage. Some fear the rise in "core" is a step back for inclusive economic growth.

Pandemic recovery, housing and affordability will be top of mind for Ontario's party leaders as the legislature resumes sitting Tuesday for the last few weeks of the session ahead of a June election.

Ontario reported 1,056 hospitalizations on Sunday, down from 1,191 on Saturday.

The Ontario Securities Commission is accusing a Hamilton developer of violating a provincial law by allegedly misleading investors who gave him $19 million for the Buffalo Grand Hotel in New York.

There's no doubt Beijing 2022 will be remembered for its amazing performances and top-tier competition. Sports fans are spoiled in the sense that we've come to expect those to happen at any Olympic Games. The enduring memories will come from the unexpected; the emotional moments which will be remembered long after the Olympic cauldron is extinguished.

A subdivision in Mississauga was built on the site of a 700-year-old Indigenous village. Now the city wants to work with area First Nations to find a way to commemorate it.

The Indigenous Health Services department at Brantford General Hospital, which launched in September 2020, is now one of only a few similar hospital programs in Canada, as a way to provide better, more culturally safe care to the First Nations, Metis and Inuit patients that enter its doors.

When is a two-toed sloth less lethargic than its name would imply? After it’s taken its only bowel movement in a week, of course.

A woman in Ontario's Niagara region says she lost over $21,000 to scammers in a complex scheme that lasted four days and included an imposter posing to be her grandson. Police and advocates say "grandparent scams" are on the rise and seniors need more protection.

A messy mix of rain and snow has closed schools in the Hamilton area.

Juliet Daniel came to Canada from Barbados in 1983 to study medicine, but decided to pursue cancer research after a personal tragedy. After many years of being the only Black female scientist at McMaster University, she is on a mission to diversify the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Local restaurants and bars will be able to accommodate more people this weekend. There are also a number of events happening in Hamilton and surrounding areas over the Family Day long weekend that may prompt more people out and about.

When Niagara-area councillor Harold Jonker tuned in virtually to a committee meeting Monday evening, he wasn't in the Ontario township that elected him. He was more than 500 kilometres away, in Ottawa.

Niagara police's newest member has four legs, one tail and no name. Do you have a suggestion?

The messy mix of weather Environment Canada forecast for this week is expected to be worse than originally predicted, according to new warnings from the national weather agency.

Dr. Kieran Moore told CBC Radio's Metro Morning that key metrics including wastewater data and the rate of hospitalizations are showing a "profound decline."

Ontario's steel industry is aiming for a dramatic reduction in its greenhouse gas emissions, a move that will help Premier Doug Ford's government get closer to achieving its climate change targets.

Canada will once again stand atop the Olympic women's hockey podium. The Canadian team beat the U.S. 3-2 on Thursday in Beijing to claim its first Olympic title since 2014.

Growing up in Chile, there were two things brothers Marco and Claudio Leon dedicated their time to the most: soccer and music. Now they've combined those two passions as supporters of Hamilton's Forge FC soccer club.

Charles Juravinski, a businessman and philanthropist who left his mark with tens of millions in donations to support healthcare across Hamilton, has died.

The City of Hamilton is bringing back staff to in-person work, adding capacity at city arenas and reopening its municipal service centres.

A St. Catharines woman has been charged by Niagara police after police say she gave drugs to family member who overdosed.

A 45-storey waterfront tower designed by famed architect Bruce Kuwabara took a step closer to fruition Tuesday, with Hamilton City Council’s planning committee agreeing on a process to move it forward.

A Canadian basketball player from Brampton, Ont., has died in Bahrain at the age of 27.

Hamilton, Niagara, Brant, Burlington and Haldimand-Norfolk are under a special weather statement as Environment Canada forecasts a “messy mix” of snow and freezing rain to hit the area for a few days.

Ontario’s quest to replace coal-fed coke ovens and blast furnaces with new, low-emission technology got a major boost on Tuesday, contributing up to $500 million in loan and grant support to Hamilton’s ArcelorMittal Dofasco plant.