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Medical officer of health Dr. Elizabeth Richardson said Monday that the city is seeing early indicators that it’s reaching a plateau in the surge of Omicron cases.

A falcon who made downtown Hamilton her home for the past seven years died on Sunday evening.

The money will support three projects aimed at providing units for women and children, transgender and non-binary people and Black and Indigenous residents.

Several Hamilton residents say that sidewalks in their areas still haven’t been cleared a week after a blizzard blanketed the city with snow.

Halton police say a 58-year-old Burlington woman is facing charges after a protest at Mapleview Mall in December where a security guard was assaulted.

The group overseeing the search for unmarked graves at the former Mohawk Institute Residential School in Brantford, Ont., says the just over $10.2 million from Ottawa announced Monday isn't enough to help them do their work.

Environment Canada has issued a winter weather travel advisory for Hamilton for Monday morning through until the evening.

Andrew Hunter's new book is based on an interview Sophia Burthen Pooley gave — the "only known first-person account from somebody who was enslaved in Canada," he says.

One person is dead and two were treated for smoke inhalation after a house fire in Simcoe late Saturday.

As much as 10 centimetres of snow will fall on Hamilton Monday, says Environment Canada. And that could create low visibility and hazardous road conditions.

From British Columbia to Nova Scotia, animal rescue organizations saw a spike in donations this week as people celebrated Betty White’s 100th birthday.

Lincoln Alexander is remembered as Canada's first Black member of Parliament and federal cabinet minister, and Ontario's first Black lieutenant-governor. To those whose lives he touched, Alexander, who would have turned 100 on Jan. 21, he's much more.

A McMaster University researcher with lasting coronavirus symptoms such as brain fog, dizziness and a distorted sense of smell that would lead to headaches is putting her expertise as a respiratory scientist to use to learn more about long-haul COVID-19.

The crowd for Canada's World Cup qualifier against the United States on Jan. 30 will be limited to 12,000 at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton half of capacity.

Ontario’s chief medical officer of health sent a letter to Niagara’s top doctor saying the regional health unit's stringent measures in schools could “lead to increased harms to the children and youth.” Dr. Mustafa Hirji says the region is still going ahead with its plans.

A park in Burlington, Ont., previously named after one of the architects of the residential school system, has been renamed to Sweetgrass Park.

Hamilton schools have reopened but they are still waiting on extra HEPA filter units from the province to try and make in-person learning safer.

Ontario will begin easing COVID-19 public health restrictions at the end of January, the government said Thursday, with a plan to lift most remaining measures by mid-March.

The academic and social impacts of the pandemic on children may be felt for decades, says Dr. Khrista Boylan, a Hamilton-based child and adolescent psychiatrist who supports the return to in-person learning.

An inquest will be held into the death of the 19-year-old, who was fatally shot during an interaction with the Hamilton Police Service after making several distraught 911 calls.

Council has approved plans to set up a roundtable discussion that will bring together experts, front-line workers and people who have been homeless, with the goal of finding gaps in service and ending encampments in Hamilton.

Two men sentenced Tuesday for failing to provide the necessaries of life to a Hamilton teen while they were paramedics are appealing their convictions in the unprecedented case.

The CEO of Hamilton's Chamber of Commerce is stepping down to run for mayor in the upcoming municipal election.

The temperature is expected to creep above freezing in Hamilton Wednesday, bringing with it a risk of rain, after the city was walloped by snow just days ago.

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats re-signed American receiver/kick-returner Papi White on Tuesday.

The lawyer for the Hamilton senior arrested after a Wet'suwet'en solidarity rally in November says Crown prosecutors have agreed to withdraw the charge against him at his next court appearance Jan. 27.

As many Hamilton students return to in-person learning Wednesday, the city’s public health department is reporting that only 10 per cent of children between the ages of five and 11 have received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Most schools in Hamilton and surrounding areas are still closed as they dig their way out of the massive snowfall on Monday. Meanwhile, hospital emergency departments saw a "significant increase" in heart attacks related to snow shovelling.

The family of a world-renowned gunsmith who died after officers raided his workshop is suing the Toronto Police Service for $23 million, alleging their actions were illegal.

Two Hamilton paramedics found guilty for failing to provide the necessaries of life in the 2017 shooting death of 19-year-old Yosif Al-Hasnawi have been sentenced to 18 months to be served in the community.

The man's name was Kirk Moore and he had worked at the Hamilton steelmaker for more than 40 years, according to a statement from United Steelworkers Local 1005.

The Horseshoe and American falls will be lit up white Monday night to honour what would have been iconic actor Betty White’s 100th birthday.

Here's everything you need to know about what's closed in Hamilton, Niagara and Halton as a winter storm hits the region.

Environment Canada has downgraded its advisory to a winter storm for Hamilton, after putting residents on alert for blizzard earlier on Monday.

Hamilton's Catholic and public schools are closed as a winter storm hits the city, but online classes continue for HWCDSB students.

As Premier Doug Ford’s government prepares to open up the online gambling market in Ontario, a new report warns its plans could see the province and municipalities lose out on hundreds of millions of dollars in annual revenue.

Hamilton is bracing for a winter snowstorm, with as much as 25 centimetres of snow falling over the next two days.

Ontario reported 3,595 hospitalizations on Sunday, although not all hospitals report numbers on the weekend.

A winter storm is expected to move into southern Ontario on Sunday night, bringing significant amounts of snow and a much more difficult commute by morning.

The 23-year-old Hamilton woman was reported missing on Jan. 10 after her friends and family weren't able to find her, according to investigators.

Hamilton Health Sciences is shutting down its West End Urgent Care Clinic for up to eight weeks in order to redeploy staff to other sites across the hospital system.

A cold weather alert has been issued for Hamilton for the second time this week as shelters continue to struggle with capacity. A city official says as many as 35 people are without a place to stay.

With all the uncertainty and stress that COVID-19 has created, McMaster University students talk about how they're coping with student life in the middle of a pandemic.

When Christine Stephen created a Twitter account last week, she had one person in mind — Canadian teacher turned actor and comedian Gerry Dee.

Councillor Nrinder Nann is leading an effort to bring together advocates, experts and people who have been homeless, for meetings on how to house residents and end encampments.

A spike in COVID-19 cases across the country driven by the Omicron variant is leading to a wave in outbreaks in all sorts of settings and has pushed officials to consider "last resort" measures at local hospitals.

Hamilton city workers who have not provided proof of full vaccination — meaning two doses — or a valid medical exemption have until May 31 to do so or lose their job, following a vote from council.

An Oneida man from Six Nations of the Grand River faces charges after months of helping lead a protest to stop the sale of a Brantford, Ont., golf course that Indigenous leaders say sits on their land.

Peter Bridges says he’s still trying to come to terms with the death of his brother, Graeme Smith, the founder of Gorilla Cheese and food truck pioneer for the City of Hamilton.

It's been two years since Shawn Brush tried to replace his broken wheelchair, but he's still waiting. The Burlington, Ont., man, who has a rare condition, is among those saying it takes too long to replace and repair electric wheelchairs.