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One person is dead after provincial police say an excavator hit a road sign on the QEW in Hamilton, causing it to fall and crush a passing vehicle.

After an uptick in cases over the past week, Hamilton's COVID-19 data appears to show the virus' spread is slowing, but the city's director of epidemiology says it's too early to say we've reached the third wave's peak.

The chief of emergency services at Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) says he fears there will not be enough room for COVID-19 patients if the virus continues to uncontrollably spread in the next few weeks.

Hamilton police say three people are in critical condition after an incident inside a downtown Hamilton high-rise unit Monday afternoon.

The federal government has pledged millions to fix up 6,300 affordable housing units, which will then be rented out at an average of $700 per month.

Ontario Today tackles vaccine inequity on Monday's extended show.

A teenager is seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle while skateboarding on Old Mohawk Road Sunday night.

David Sweet has apologized after tweeting there's "ABSOLUTELY NO evidence" lockdowns combat the spread of COVID-19 and that Canada is experiencing the "single greatest breach of our Civil Liberties since the Internment Camps during WW2."

People of colour who live in one of five Hamilton hot spots can now book COVID-19 vaccination appointments at the FirstOntario Centre. The city's seven-day average for new cases is 165. Nearly one in 10 tests for the virus (9.5 per cent) have come back positive.

A 27-year-old was taken to hospital in serious but stable condition after falling roughly 30 metres at Albion Falls on Saturday, according to Hamilton Paramedic Service.

CBC's Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need from the week.

Hamilton police says it was the subject of 133 public complaints last year.

Ontario's Ombudsman has ruled that the city violated the Municipal Act when it allowed a pandemic-era committee meeting to continue even after the live stream stopped working.

An Ontario man whose father suffered a severe stroke from a rare blood clot after receiving the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine is revealing new details about the condition for the first time in hopes of helping Canadians better understand the risk.

Hamilton public health will prioritize people of colour over 18-years-old in some postal codes, and is opening up a vaccine clinic exclusively for people of colour.

Hamilton Public Health Services has confirmed a man in his 60s experience a rare blood clotting condition after taking the AstraZeneca vaccine for COVID-19.

The service said in a report there were eight hate crimes (like assault) and 72 hate incidents (like racist graffiti).

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.