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The Hamilton Tiger-Cats re-signed quarterback Dane Evans through the 2023 season Wednesday.

Warrants were issued for Karafa's arrest, along with his co-accused, Yun (Lucy) Lu Li, following a February, 2021, shooting in Stoney Creek, Ont., that left Tyler Pratt dead.

Soccer in extreme cold is "difficult" and "very unsettling," says Jelani Smith, head of soccer operations for Hamilton's Forge FC. But the former player believes the weather will also be an advantage for Canada in the World Cup-qualifying game in Hamilton against the U.S. on Jan. 30.

A 17-year-old goalie from Grimsby, Ont., has been charged with assault with a weapon after an opponent was hit on head with a hockey stick during a youth tournament last month, Niagara police say.

Air quality in Hamilton is improving, but is still worse than downtown Toronto and nearby municipalities, according to a new city report.

Ontario students are slated to get two rapid antigen tests when they return to school on Monday, but apart from that, the province is relying mostly on previously announced measures to keep schools safe amid the Omicron wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

During the short stint of remote learning in Ontario, some school boards are dealing with people entering virtual classrooms uninvited to swear, use racial slurs and share "disturbing and graphic images."

Hamilton city council’s planning committee has punted the next steps in the process of creating a firm urban boundary to next week’s council meeting.

Hamilton hospitals may allow COVID-positive staff to work and put patients in “unconventional spaces” like hallways and sun rooms if Omicron continues to fill up their beds and wards.

The CEO of Hamilton Cab says his fleet's accessible cab program is in danger of dying "in a year or so" unless fees from either city subsidies or customers increase for the use of larger vehicles.

Mohawk College has announced most courses during its winter semester will be delivered online, joining post-secondary institutions across the area in making adjustments amid a spike in COVID-19 cases.

Hamilton's already strained shelters are packed but, despite plummeting temperatures and numerous COVID-19 outbreaks, a city official said staff shortages are making it difficult to open up more space.

The beige 2009 Chevrolet Silverado was stolen from a home in Jarvis sometime overnight on Jan. 9, according to the OPP.

Newly revealed polling conducted by Premier Doug Ford’s government showed growing public dissatisfaction with its handling of COVID-19 last year as successive waves of the pandemic hit Ontario.

Hamilton school boards say they are waiting on more N95 masks and HEPA filters as CBC News learns schools across Ontario are expected to reopen Monday.

Schools across Ontario will reopen for in-person learning on Monday, Jan. 17, a spokesperson for Premier Doug Ford has confirmed.

In the worst case scenario, the peak of the Omicron wave could send as many as 40 people to Hamilton hospitals and eight or nine people to the intensive care unit every day, show new public health projections.

Quarterback Chuck Ealey, who guided Toledo to three unbeaten seasons before playing seven seasons in the CFL was named for induction into the U.S. College Football Hall of Fame on Monday.

The man's death marks Hamilton's 15th fatal motor vehicle collision in 2021 and the eighth where the victim was a pedestrian, said police.

Hamilton is cautioning residents about the risk of frostbite and hypothermia and said staff have notified community agencies who work with vulnerable populations, including those experiencing homelessness about the alert.

A pair of Hamilton doctors have collected and released data tracking deaths in the city's population of people experiencing homelessness, showing the average age at time of death was 36.

Anaheim Ducks first-round pick Mason McTavish switched Ontario Hockey League teams Sunday, moving from the Peterborough Petes to the Hamilton Bulldogs.

The break-in happened near Upper Paradise Road and Mohawk Road West shortly after midnight on Monday, according to investigators.

When the pandemic hit and post-secondary offerings went online, Colleen Reed saw an opportunity she didn't have before that would help further her career. The single mother of four said that virtual courses meant she could go finally back to school, while being able to care for her kids and pay her bills.

After several consecutive months of offering in-person pick-ups of food boxes, the team behind the city's only halal food bank at Hamilton's Mountain Mosque decided this past weekend to pivot to delivery due to the high case numbers of COVID-19's Omicron variant.

Ontario confirmed at least 11,959 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, although — as experts continue to caution — the real number is thought to be substantially higher given reduced access to PCR testing.

Bits of soybean coated parts of the city's North End neighbourhood near the end of December after a processing issue at the nearby Bunge plant.

Hamilton police have charged a 17-year-old after numerous reports of sexual violence and sexual harassment at Waterdown District High School.

Nique, a downtown Hamilton restaurant that months ago publicly announced it would not enforce proof-of-vaccination rules has filed for bankruptcy.

Eighteen HSR routes will be operating on a reduced schedule from Jan. 23 until the end of April, the city announced on Friday. Metrolinx has also released its temporarily reduced schedule, which may affect riders travelling to and from Hamilton starting Monday.

The chair of Hamilton's public school board has penned a letter to Ontario's Ministry of Education highlighting five requests related to pandemic-era learning, including money for 2,000 more learning devices.

Hamilton's public school board is investigating a racist incident that took place in a remote class at an elementary school on Thursday.

The hospital system said the impact of the COVID-19 variant, which has led to a surge in cases and hospitalizations across the country, was not anticipated when its vaccination policy was put in place in October.

Student athletes, coaches and other college and university sports interests feel Ontario dropped the ball when it left them out of the "elite" designation that allows Olympic, Paralympic and other athletes to continue competing under the latest pandemic restrictions.

Police allege the woman was the person behind the wheel of a 2020 Hyundai Santa Fe that hit two officers taking part in a RIDE program, leaving them unconscious and injured on Dec. 31.

A Hamilton police officer has been placed on probation for 18 months after pleading guilty to assault for lunging at a woman in February 2021.

A COVID-19 outbreak at the Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre (HWDC) that's infected 30 inmates is fuelling calls for more prisoners to be released from provincial jails as the Omicron variant contributes to a spike in cases behind bars.

Environment Canada has issued a snow squall warning for much of the Niagara area, warning of reduced visibility and snowfall that could build up to 20 centimetres in places.

Filomena Tassi confirmed she has the virus in a tweet shared Wednesday evening. The federal minister said she is following public health guidelines and working from home.

An outbreak at Fox Ridge Care Community, a long-term care home in Brantford, Ont., has seen 69 people infected and one person dead as of Wednesday.

Stelco Holdings Inc. says its steel shipments in the fourth quarter of last year were below its guidance as it was hurt by production and logistics challenges and the emergence of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.

A hospital network in the Niagara region is shutting down one of its urgent care centres to redeploy doctors and nurses to emergency departments amid worsening staff shortages and rising COVID-19 admissions

Ontario hospitals are reporting an uptick of infants admitted with COVID-19 and they are urging those who are pregnant to get vaccinated.

Transit providers are looking at reduced schedules as the virus leads to large numbers of staff off work.

Thirty-six people are currently in the intensive care unit of Hamilton hospitals as the number of people admitted with COVID-19 continues to climb.

Hamilton Public Health Services has opened its first walk-in vaccine clinic for people trying to get a third dose.

A 66-year-old pedestrian is dead, Halton police say, after he was hit by a vehicle in Burlington Tuesday evening.

Police are searching for a 19-year-old woman they say is suspected of driving through a RIDE program and seriously injuring two officers.

Environment Canada has issued a wind warning for Haldimand-Norfolk and the Niagara area on Wednesday, with a cold front expected to sweep through southern Ontario.

The incidence of the virus found through wastewater testing is likely a better indicator, a Western research chair says.