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The lead drinking water advisory for residents of the rural Hamilton community of Lynden has been lifted after nearly a decade. But not everyone is ready to turn on the tap and drink what comes out of it.

After 648 days, Forge FC fans watched the team play at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton — and they loved it. Other local sports teams are also returning to action after the pandemic forced closures.

MaiPai Tiki Bar is located at 631 Barton St E in Hamilton, Ontario.

Hamilton's encampment response protocol says people camping in public spaces are limited to a maximum of 14 days in one location. It's a timeline a researcher says is unique to the city and creates challenges for people experiencing homelessness.

Hamilton city council voted unanimously to have city staff review whether or not to expand the city's urban boundaries and pave over rural green space, but staff will also hold a brief comment period after critics raised concerns about how the city is reviewing its options for urban growth.

Niagara Health has no COVID-19 patients admitted to hospital, the first time this has happened since September 2020, the health unit reported Wednesday.

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats will visit the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Thursday night to kick off the '21 season. It will mark the league's return after teams didn't play in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A group of local organizations that came together in 2019 for an anti-racism campaign in Hamilton said Wednesday that hate and discrimination remain prevalent.

Much of the sting might be gone, but Brandon Banks will draw upon the pain of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' 2019 Grey Cup loss when the CFL finally resumes play.

Three months after health officials announced Canada's first known case of rare, post-vaccination blood clots, an international team of researchers, led by professor Jeffrey Weitz at McMaster University in Hamilton, has found a treatment being developed for people with, or at risk of, blood clots to be highly effective.

Provincial police say one person was airlifted to hospital after a minivan carrying six people was rear ended on the QEW Tuesday.

Police are continuing to search the Niagara River and its shoreline for a missing Toronto man after emergency services received reports of people in distress in the water on Sunday.

The former president of the union representing most of Ontario's public high school teachers is running as the Ontario New Democrat candidate for the riding that covers the county of Brant and Brantford, Ont., in 2022.

A new community fridge opened in Hamilton’s east end on Tuesday offering fresh food to anyone who needs it — no questions asked. The organizers say it will be a “small bandage” to address food insecurity in the city.

Ontario students will return to the classroom full-time in September with remote learning continuing to be an option, the province confirmed in its official back-to-school strategy — but the plan is thin on details about how schools will manage COVID-19 cases and outbreaks.

Halton police say a one-year-old girl who was pulled from a Burlington swimming pool last month has died.

Like many students, Nyle Maker is looking for his second dose of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine before starting university in Hamilton. But unlike most, he has already received a full series of the Russian vaccine and is embarking down a murky road of not just mixing shots, but effectively doubling them.

A number of Ontario museums are working overtime to collect artifacts such as social distancing signs and multimedia files — including high-resolution photographs — as they gradually put together a COVID-19 story, and they they are imploring people to preserve personal materials for posterity.

A man is dead following a collision in Niagara Falls, police said.

A woman is dead and a man is missing after they went for a Sunday afternoon swim in the Niagara River, police said.

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Ontario reported another 218 COVID-19 cases on Sunday. The new case count includes 40 in Toronto, 33 in Peel Region, 23 in York Region, 16 in Middlesex-London, and 14 in Hamilton.

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Burlington, Brant county, Hamilton, Haldimand and Norfolk counties, and Niagara as it expects thunderstorms, hail and strong winds on Sunday.

Emancipation Day is being recognized by the federal government this year for the first time, but at least one Canadian community has celebrated it since before Confederation.

Are you wondering what's open and closed this Civic Holiday? We've got you covered.

A Hamilton 14-year-old who was missing for more than a month has returned home.

A man injured in a brazen daytime exchange of gunfire in central Hamilton has been arrested and is under guard in hospital as investigators search for the suspect who shot him. WARNING: Video contains graphic violence.

Ganohkwasra Family Assault Support Services at Six Nations of the Grand River has welcomed new funding from the Ontario government, which it said will go a long way with education and awareness about human trafficking.

ArcelorMittal Dofasco is receiving $400 million in federal funding that the company says will help it cut carbon emissions by more than half.

Two-time Olympic medallist and Canadian trampolinist Rosie MacLennan finished fourth, while Canada's women's soccer team won their quarter-final match in dramatic fashion. Here's what you missed on Day 7 of the Tokyo Olympic Games.

Oxygen bars are the lone business that still can't open under Ontario's current reopening plans, with the province calling them "high-risk for COVID-19 transmission."

The Burlington Downtown Jazz Festival will take to the stage at the outdoor plaza at the Burlington Performing Arts Centre on Aug. 14 and Aug. 15.

Hamiltonians are feeling pain at the pumps with gas prices nearing all-time record levels, according to a petroleum analyst.

The grocery co-op’s president and treasurer made an online presentation Monday evening, stating sales have been declining since 2019, with COVID-19 playing a major role.

A man who police said fled to Hungary following a February homicide in Stoney Creek, Ont., is facing an extradition hearing this week.

Ontario reported the most new COVID-19 cases on a single day in about a month on Thursday. Meanwhile, more than 80 per cent of Ontarians currently eligible for a vaccine have had at least one shot.

The Halton Regional Police Service is investigating a suspicious fire at a Burlington home.

A 23-year-old man has been hospitalized following what police believe was "a targeted shooting" in central Hamilton.

A two-time world champion at the Olympics tested positive for COVID-19 — and showed how the ripples of a positive test can affect the Olympic dreams of other competitors. Meanwhile, Canada had impressive performances in the water, on the mats and more. Here's what you missed on Day 6 in Tokyo.

The redevelopment of the historic Tivoli Theatre has taken so long that a grant worth more than $3 million in tax deferrals has expired, says the City of Hamilton.

A Hamilton-based Black advocacy organization, the Afro Canadian Caribbean Association (ACCA), will lead a project aimed at preventing crime and violence, and increasing self confidence in Black youth.

An animal law non-profit group is calling on the Ontario government to investigate Marineland's treatment of Kiska the orca.

The Ontario government says it wants to boost the operating capacity of the province's hospital system to up to 115 per cent of pre-COVID-19 levels to address a backlog of surgeries and procedures delayed by the pandemic.

Police Chief Darren Montour was given a signed letter from survivors during that announcement, outlining "mental, physical and sexual abuse by staff" at the residential school.

Hamilton police have arrested a suspect after they say a man was shot "multiple" times Wednesday morning and a delivery truck was stolen.

An 88-year-old man has died almost a week after he was injured in a collision in Welland, Niagara Regional Police said.

Everywhere you turn at the Tokyo Olympics, there are Canadian women carving a new path for women in sport in their country. Through five days of competition in Japan, Canada has claimed nine medals — all by women.

If we want fewer overdose deaths in Hamilton, drug users need access to a safe supply of drugs and more places to consume them, local health-care and harm-reduction workers say.

Swim club operators in Hamilton are beaming with excitement following Monday’s announcement that indoor swimming pools are among facilities that are now open.

“Our community is feeling the weight of loss as we acknowledge the passing of a resident from the Village of Tansley Woods over the weekend," says Schlegel Villages. "The resident who passed had previously tested positive for COVID-19.”