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Live at noon on Friday Hamilton Live talks with Dr. Jacqueline Wong, an infectious diseases specialist, and Tracy Akitt, a Child Life Specialist, both from McMaster Children's Hospital, about the new COVID-19 vaccine for kids between the ages of 5 and 11. Send us your comments and questions.

Anticipation turned to elation Monday as fully vaccinated Canadians visited loved ones, vacation properties and popular American shopping haunts after the United States finally eased southbound travel restrictions along the world's longest unmilitarized land border.

Hamilton politicians have put off a major decision on expanding the city's urban boundary after around 80 residents gave presentations and hundreds more wrote letters, resulting in a meeting that went on for more than 12 hours.

The search of more than 200 hectares of land once associated with the Mohawk Institute Residential School in Brantford, Ont., has begun, with the Six Nations police chief vowing to work "tirelessly" with survivors "to find the missing children who did not come home."

A 145-year-old cottage is on wheels Monday in the Brantford city hall parking lot until an engineer gives the OK for it to be moved to its permanent home next to the city's museum and archives.

While city council and the province will ultimately decide the outcome of the urban boundary debate, here’s a look at the various groups trying to have their say, from developers to anti-sprawl campaigners.

Hamilton students no longer need to prove they completed daily COVID-19 screening to attend classes.

A teenager charged with second-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of 14-year-old Devan Selvey behind their Hamilton high school pleaded guilty in a surprise move Monday afternoon.

The mayor of Niagara Falls and local business owners say the new, loosened border restrictions don’t change much and Ottawa needs to scrap COVID-10 testing requirements for tourists if it wants to make a real difference.

Métis veteran Urban Vermette from Prince Albert, Sask., was honoured posthumously last week by the South Korean government "for overcoming pain and suffering" as a Second World War POW and re-enlisting to serve in the Korean War.

Angelo Mosca was known as one of the toughest players in the CFL, but Hamiltonians remember the late legend as a kind, humble and respectful family man.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats legend Angelo Mosca died Saturday at the age of 84. Mosca was diagnosed with Alzheimer's shortly after his 78th birthday in 2015.

Indigenous experts have questions about whether Hamilton is consulting First Nations in good faith about potenially expanding the urban boundary into Elfrida.

Hamilton's integrity commissioner says Terry Whitehead should lose a month of pay after finding the Mountain councillor bullied city staff in a meeting about traffic on Aberdeen Avenue, and that he should be restricted in which staffers he deals with directly.

Hamilton has enough land to accommodate its future population growth, many say. But are its residents willing to abandon the post-war suburban dream?

The site on Woodview Road is currently known as Ryerson Park, but the city is looking to give it a new name that reflects "equity, diversity and inclusion."

Officers with the child abuse unit began investigating an alleged sexual assault of a girl under the age of 16 in January of 2017, police say. They believe there may be more victims.

According to Ontario’s Ministry of the Attorney General, more than half of the individuals who had charges related to Land Back Lane have had them withdrawn, or resolved by diversion.

Experts commenting on the results of a new Canadian study that found alcohol and cannabis sales were well above predictions say that as the pandemic wanes, more attention will be needed on treating addictions.

Eight days after announcing an inquest into the death of Samuel Brown, a student at a provincially run school for the blind, the Ontario Ministry of the Solicitor General says it will be postponed to early next year.

Hamilton will revisit its fireworks bylaw amid personal displays the city says are louder, more dangerous and a long way from the simple Roman candles people set off in the driveway with a bucket of sand.

Two people are in hospital after firefighters pulled them from a burning apartment on Main Street East Thursday morning.

An estimated 317 city employees are on unpaid leave Thursday after failing to pick up a COVID-19 testing kit or provide proof they have two doses of a vaccine.

Hamilton police have charged a Catholic school teacher with numerous sex crimes after allegations surfaced on social media in September.

Joann Chechalk a garlic farmer near Grimsby, Ont., for the past 20 years and president of the Garlic Grower Association of Ontario talks about Ontario's first garlic week.

The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said in a Wednesday press release shots were fired near a home close to Highway 6 and Highway 24 around noon while Toronto police executed a search warrant.

Sitting inside a tent wrapped with sleeping bags for insulation against the cold, Gord Smyth can't help but feel he's right back where he started.

A McMaster University professor has been recognized with an international award for research into water quality at Ontario's Six Nations of the Grand River.

Omar Browne and Mo Babouli scored wonder goals for Forge FC against Costa Rica's Santos de Guapiles on Tuesday, helping the CPL champion to a 3-0 win on the night and a 4-3 comeback aggregate victory in their Scotiabank CONCACAF League quarter-final.

A quarter of fresh drinking water never makes it to Hamilton homes, but the city is trying to stop that.

An attempt to get a court injunction barring the city from tearing down encampments has failed, with a judge ruling the city can enforce its bylaw against tents in public parks.

The federal government took another step toward rebuilding the travel industry Tuesday by announcing an expansion of the number of Canadian airports that will accept international flights.

Hamilton police say a Monday morning crash ended with not just one, but both drivers being charged with impaired driving.

Hamilton police say a 78-year-old Ancaster woman who had been missing since Halloween night has been found dead.

The case of a truck driver charged in the death of an animal activist who was run over outside a slaughterhouse in Burlington, Ont., has been adjourned after its first court appearance Monday.

From Nov. 8 to Dec. 2, Haudenosaunee hunters will be able to harvest a maximum of 60 deer from two areas in the Dundas Valley Conservation Area.

In 2019, Hamilton's living wage was $16.45. Now, it's $17.20 and rent prices are a big reason why the living wage shot up in just two years.

Every year, francophones and francophiles from across Hamilton gather in Gage Park for concerts, comedians and vendor booths. But Steeltown's French presence wasn't always so prominent.

The Ontario government will raise the province's minimum wage to $15 an hour on Jan. 1, 2022, Premier Doug Ford announced Tuesday morning.

Fred Eisenberger says people still need to wear masks and get vaccinated, but he's optimistic about the future.

It was Saturday night at his family's apartment in Hamilton when five-year-old Sameer Alshaer got up and made sure the door was shut and locked. Separated from his dad and two sisters in Gaza since he was a toddler, Sameer wanted to make sure no one was leaving.

Denise Gloster was last seen around 8 p.m. at her home near Mineral Springs and Slote roads, according to police.

Haldimand County OPP issued a media release around 9:20 a.m. ET saying the "solidarity blockade" was being cleared and the Ontario Ministry of Transportation had inspected the road.

No injuries have been reported, according to a tweet from the service.

An 86-year-old woman is dead after an SUV hit her in Stoney Creek Saturday night, police say.

The HRS is warning riders service disruptions are possible as soon as this week because it expects up to 10 per cent of its drivers will not to have both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.

A landscape architect and environmental artist from Hamilton walks the streets of Hamilton two days a week documenting the oldest trees in the city. They have to be at least 150 years old to make the list. It's part of a project funded by the Canada Council for the Arts.

Chances are more than a few brave souls will try their hand at weaving a spooky or supernatural tale out of thin air this Halloween. With that in mind, CBC reached out to Sean Howard and Eli Hamada McIlveen, a pair of Hamilton podcasters, to get their takes on what makes for a good scary story.

A 76-year-old Hamilton man was behind the wheel of the truck involved in the crash. Police say he stayed at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation.

The trio of masts that have long crowned "La Grande Hermine" — which loosely translates to The Big Weasel — are up for a trim.