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Hamilton police say one of its own officers has been charged with assault, choking and mischief.

Hamilton saw fewer crashes and police stops in 2020, but also saw a spike in drug-related driving offences.

A report by the service states there were 72 reports and 27 senior scam victims in 2020.

Is your right to protest in Ontario protected under COVID-19 restrictions? Here's what Knia Singh, principal lawyer at Maa'at Legal Services in Toronto, says.

Mike VanNetten, 45 and otherwise healthy, is in critical condition with COVID-19. His wife says she wants people to know.

Conversation in the general public is much more nuanced and balanced when it comes to views on COVID-19 pandemic measures in Ontario, a new Brock University-led research has found.

Hamilton city crews are using a drone to map Chedoke Creek, Princess Point and the eastern shoreline of Cootes Paradise as part of an effort to clean up after a four-year, 24 billion-litre spill of sewage and stormwater there.

A "lazy and irresponsible" police officer in Hamilton found guilty of forgery will have to spend 18 months on probation and do 75 hours of community service, an Ontario court judge has ruled.

Niagara Parks Police are investigating after a vehicle went over the Niagara River gorge headwall on Thursday afternoon.

Ontario Today speaking to those who have gotten seriously sick with COVID-19 during this third wave on Friday's extended show.

A man, believed to be in his 30s or 40s, has been caught on tape stealing booze from LCBO stores in Burlington — not once, but on five occasions.

Renters in Hamilton facing "renovictions" will now be able to apply for money from the city, which could range up to thousands of dollars.

In an effort to avoid the mandatory three-day stay at a quarantine hotel, some Canadians are flying into cities near the U.S.-Canada border and crossing by foot, taxi or limousine to return home. CBC News spoke to some of them at the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls, Ont., and the Peace Bridge in Fort Erie, Ont.

A Hamilton man, 38, has been arrested after police say he robbed a Tim Hortons in the east end and pointed a knife at the cashier.

Alan Ernest, 58, signed up for an appointment for a COVID-19 shot on April 1, but did not hear back from his pharmacy. It wasn't until he finally got through by phone on April 20 that he arranged a walk-in appointment to get vaccinated.

Dr. Elizabeth Richardson, Hamilton's medical officer of health, says each time a health unit customizes its vaccine rollout, it raises questions about how that's even possible.

Hamilton is reporting 128 new daily cases of COVID-19 and one more death on Thursday as infections continue to climb.

The move by Premier Doug Ford and his cabinet to give police arbitrary powers and shut playgrounds across Ontario was made in a rush and without evidence that the moves would help rein in the third wave of COVID-19, multiple sources tell CBC News.

Kia Nurse isn't just one of Canada's finest female basketball players, she's becoming a popular voice of the game as well.

Ontario Today tackles Toronto and Peel's new outbreak work shutdown protocol and the increased call for provincial paid sick leave in Thursday's show.

Yesterday's case count of 40 was an "underestimation" and today's record high is an "overestimation," a spokesperson for Hamilton Public Health Services told CBC News. It is not clear whether there was a data catch-up.

Toronto lawyer Knia Singh, Michael Blashko from the Hamilton Community Legal Clinic and former Canadian Human Rights Commissioner Sandi Bell join us live at noon on Thursday to talk about how COVID-19 enforcement could target Ontario's most vulnerable.

Hamilton city councillors want the province to help pay for the Red Hill Valley Parkway Inquiry after hearing it will now cost about $12 million.

Dancing has been Emillee York's outlet for six years, but with classes moving online and performances cancelled because of the pandemic, the 18-year-old says she feels as though she's lost her "rock." Each lockdown sees more families deciding to pull their children out of dance, says an Ontario dance studio owner.

The Canadian Football League is pushing back the start of its season to August and is also cutting down the 18-game schedule to 14 games. That means the Grey Cup is also being pushed back, now scheduled to be played on Dec. 12 in Hamilton.

Hamilton's medical officer of health says public health will have vaccine clinics specific to marginalized residents after trying — and failing — to get them priority access to vaccinations on the weekend.

Delta Secondary School is up for sale, and the public school board is planning to have the building go to tender by the end of April.

Delio Delgado has spent more than a month in hospital battling COVID-19, but when he leaves, he'll have to try and catch up on missed rent and car payments.

Hamilton has declared seven new outbreaks, including a hospital, elementary school, child care centres, workplaces, and supportive housing.

Niagara regional police have arrested a third teenager, a 19-year-old, in connection with a Fort Erie shooting. He faces firearm and assault charges, as well as robbery charges.

The City of Hamilton's public works committee has shot down the option of clearing a larger portion of the city's sidewalks following winter storms. But council still has to ratify that.

The Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council has announced a moratorium on development in the Haldimand Tract — an area covering roughly 384,451 hectares along Ontario's Grand River.

The Ontario Hockey League has cancelled its 2020-21 season because of the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the lone Canadian major junior loop to not return.

After a few days of spring weather, Environment Canada says as much as 10 centimetres of snow will fall on Hamilton tonight and Wednesday, and temperatures will dip below freezing.

Modelling from Hamilton Public Health shows by the end of June, the city will still have enough new daily cases to be in grey-lockdown or the red-control zone.

The City of Hamilton says its bylaw officers will fine people who use the escarpment stairs for non-essential travel and could ticket those for not wearing a face mask at playgrounds.

Hamilton police and bylaw officers have laid 20 charges following a pair of lockdown protests over the weekend that included hundreds of people.

The union representing transit staff in Brantford says its members are "scared for themselves and their families" following a COVID-19 outbreak, and it's calling for the workers to be prioritized for vaccines.

A member of the group advising Hamilton public health says the city isn't doing enough to prioritize racialized, disabled and low-income residents in its vaccine rollout.

Provincial police are investigating after someone broke into the Port Dover Arena and took a Zamboni for a "joy ride" that ended with them crashing into the boards.

Police were called to a home on Alfred Street around 1 p.m. Saturday following reports of a person with gunshot wounds and found a man dead.

Ontario and Alberta will start offering the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine to people 40 years of age and over starting Tuesday.

From the moment the COVID-19 vaccine is drawn from the vial, a clock starts ticking, and Steve Flokstra is racing against time. The paramedic spent Saturday delivering doses of Moderna's vaccine to people who are homebound and otherwise might miss their chance at a shot.

Ontario's government walked back some of its new policing powers one day after they were announced, now only allowing police to stop vehicles or people if they are suspected of participating in an organized public event or social gathering.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced new restrictions on Friday that tighten the stay-at-home order already in place across the province.

Hamilton's fire department is investigating a suspicious fire at a COVID-19 testing centre on the Mountain.

Hamilton hospitals are shuffling staff and reducing surgeries and services to free up beds during COVID-19's third wave.

Hamilton police say officers will not be randomly stopping residents as part of Ontario's stay-at-home order.

New restrictions as part of Ontario's stay-at-home order will see Hamilton's playgrounds, escarpment stairs and sports fields surrounded by barriers and covered in caution tape.

Jennifer Munday was at home Friday night when an explosion rocked her neighbourhood. When she ran outside, she found a house on Bonaventure Drive completely levelled, with shattered glass and other debris coating the area around it.