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Canada's biggest night in music - the Juno Awards - is returning to Hamilton in 2026, the seventh time the city is hosting the event, organizers announced Thursday.

A 31-year-old man has died following a collision at Welland Avenue and Ontario Street in St. Catharines, Niagara police say.

Prime Minister Mark Carney will ask the Governor Generalto dissolve Parliament and call a federal election this Sunday, Radio-Canada has learned.

Roller derby teams in Ontario say they're an inclusive space for gender-diverse people. Now that a U.S. rule acknowledges only two genders, teams in Waterloo region, Guelph, Toronto, Hamilton and Ottawa are skipping going south of the border to compete, calling it unsafe for athletes.

Marcie McIlveen hated health care after negative experiences in treatment programs. Now, she's spearheading a pilot at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton where people who've experienced addiction offer peer support to patients.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has named a new cabinet with many familiar faces, though he has shuffled his housing, education and environment ministers. Paul Calandra moves from housing to become the education minister, taking over from Jill Dunlop who moves to emergency preparedness.

Some tenants had been living in the Emerald Street South building in Hamilton for decades when their landlord tried to evict them for cosmetic upgrades to the kitchens, bathrooms and floors.

Amid the patriotic fervour whipped up by tariff and annexation threats from U.S. President Donald Trump, the debate over whether Tim Hortons is Canadian is as hot as a double double.

Premier Doug Ford's new cabinet will be sworn in Wednesday, and some conservative strategists expect familiar ministers to be sitting around that table as the re-elected Progressive Conservatives try to project stability in the face of U.S. tariffs.

Wendy Washik sprayed her Simcoe, Ont., neighbour Sheehan Rochester with a water gun last September. Rochester says he called police after experiencing years of racially fuelled harassment.

Doc Rivers says he saw star potential in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander while coaching him as a rookie before the Los Angeles Clippers traded him to Oklahoma City.

A Halifax bar co-owner wants to bring in anOntario wine, but says the legislated process that forces them to go through the NSLC makes it impractical. The situation is an example of how interprovincial trade barriers play out in real life.

Nearly 500,000 fewer travellers crossed the land border from Canada into the U.S. in February compared to the same month last year, according to data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the latest sign that President Donald Trump's taunts and tariffs have shaken bilateral relations.

Members of Six Nations of the Grand River and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation are welcoming news that a GO busroute will soon makestops in both First Nationsfor the first time.

After decades of black soot routinely coatinghomes and playgroundsnear Hamilton's industrial sector -and no clear answers aboutwhat the Ontario government is doingto address it - city officials are pushing for change.

One person has died following a fire in Hamilton's west end Monday morning, says the fire department.

It was in March of 1925 - 100 years ago last week - that Hamilton's National Hockey League team, the Hamilton Tigers, was shut down forever because players went on strike.

Hamilton police have identified the victims as Charles James Francis Jouvence, 74. Those close to him are "obviously devastated," said a lead investigator.

Canadians Gillian (The Savage) Roberson and Serhiy Sidey have been added to a May 3 UFC Fight Night card in Des Moines, Iowa.

Moh Ahmed's long-awaited debut in the half marathon is back on hold. The Canadian distance runner was scratched from Sunday's 21.1-kilometre race in New York City due to back spasms and adductor issues suffered this week in his final workout.

The City of Hamilton says it has cleared more than a dozen encampments from public property as of this week under a municipal bylaw, following the council's repeal of a protocol that had permitted them.

A special weather statement that brought rainfall and strong winds to Hamilton, Niagara, Burlington and surrounding areas on Sunday has ended.

The damage done by Donald Trump's chaotic tariff war has Ontario businesses looking for new trading partners and allies in the midst of deep uncertainty caused by the conflict.

Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic was declared, its effects live on and continue to have an impact on the health of Canadians. Here's a look back at some of them, including the effectiveness of emergency measures, long-term care deaths, the increasing distrust in public health, mRNA vaccine development and how we're preparing for the next pandemic.

Kassim "Kay" Abdulraheem cut his first head of hair at 14. He's one of more than 60 stylists and barbers coming together Saturday to offer free styling and cuts to racialized youth in Hamilton.

In response to an Ontario-wide measles outbreak, with many cases nearBrantford,Grand Erie, Hamilton and other public healthunits have expandedvaccinations to include infants as young as six months.

The province's chief medical officer of health is urging Ontarians to make sure theyare immunized against the measlesamid the most severe outbreak in the province in more than a decade.

At John Street S. and Jackson Street E., the body of water has for years formedwiththe spring thaw and duringdownpours inthe summer months. The impressive pool that sits over a sewer grate hasinspiredsome, while others call it "atrocious."

After narrowly missing an Olympic medal on the track in Paris last summer, Canadian distance runner Moh Ahmed is scheduled to make his long-awaited half marathon debut Sunday at 7 a.m. ET in New York City.

An investigation by Marketplace has found that ads offering shelter in exchange for sex are not only easily found on popular rental sites, but many specifically target young women. We respond to more than a dozen ads, revealing the disturbing trend and confronting those involved.

FrancoFEST, Because Beer, and Festitalia are receiving loans worth $320,000 from the federal government to support their growth, attract more visitors and boost the local economy.

Canada retaliated with a new set of counter-tariffs Thursday after President Donald Trump slapped a 25 per cent levy on steel and aluminum coming into the U.S. Here's a breakdown of what is being targeted.

Brandon Montour had the fastest goal in NHL overtime history, scoring his second goal of the game four seconds into overtime to give the Seattle Kraken a 5-4 comeback victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night.

A rare blood moon will light up the sky on the night of March 13 into the early hours of March 14. Here's what you need to know about how to catch it.

Cena Hermus, 7, was two years old when she was diagnosed with a rare, life-threatening disorder that causes severe obesity. The medication she needs costs around $300,000 annually, something family members, who now live in Hamilton, say they can't afford.

The Buffalo Police Department said they've arrested and charged a 34-year-old man in connection to a double homicide in which a Six Nations man and his partner were killed.

Ontario's premier and transportation minister have said for months that removing bike lanes is a necessary measure to reduce traffic in the GTA. But hundreds of pages of internal ministry documents, reports and emails shows the government is aware the move may not have an impact on congestion and could increase collisions for everyone who uses roads.

Endangered salamanders threatened by sprawling suburbs will get car-free access to small stretches of the Greater Toronto Area this month as they emerge from their subterranean winter shelters and journey under the cover of night to their spring breeding ponds.

The federal government announced a plan on Wednesday to slap tariffs on $29.8 billion worth of American goods to hit back against U.S.President Donald Trump after he imposed punishing tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum early this morning.

Former senior Canadian intelligence officials sayCanadaneeds to be on the lookout for campaigns aimed at destabilizing the country amid U.S. President Donald Trump's escalating 51st state threats. They say those attempts would likely come on social media, aimed at the country's most economically vulnerable.

An Ontario judge has found Hamilton police violated the rights of a Black man under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and racially profiled him.As a result, the judge acquitted the man of charges laid after the traffic stop.

A non-profit housing provider in Hamilton says26 people have been displaced following a fire Tuesdayat one of its location.

The U.S. president on Tuesday escalated tariff threats against Canada, vowing to boost them on steel and aluminum. "It scares us, it scares families," says Hamilton union president Frank Crowder. By Tuesday afternoon, the U.S. said the 25 per cent tariff, not 50 per cent, would begin Wednesday.

A city councillor says his voice as a member of the Hamilton Police Service Board has been effectively silenced" for a full year as an oversight body investigates a complaint made against him by some of his fellow board members.

The White House said Tuesday U.S.President Donald Trump will go ahead with a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian steel and aluminum just after midnight, capping off yet another chaotic day of trade threats and 51st state taunts.

As part of our commitment to local news, CBC News is expanding nationwide. We are looking for experienced multiplatform reporters to join our team. These roles, based in one or two-person bureaus, will focus on broadening our coverage and ensuring the stories and voices of communities are reflected in our journalism across digital, radio, social, streaming and TV.

Gabriel Cabral, 32, and Sean MacPherson, 56, were severely burned on April 25, 2023, and later died of their injuries. Their direct employer John Kenyon Ltd. pleaded guilty to 1 of 4 charges in court last week.

Hamilton Public Health Services (HPHS) has issued a warning about exposures to a travel-related confirmed case of measles in a Hamilton child.

The gift card industry is estimated to be worth more than $11 billion dollars in Canada, and it's growing. But critics say there's little oversight when things go wrong, setting up consumers to become the victims of possible international fraud.