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The team has signed a five-year agreement to play at the FirstOntario Centre starting in December, with the possibility of a multi-year extension, according to owner Jamie Dawick.

The federal government said Tuesday it will spend $12 billion on transit projects in Toronto and Hamilton. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the money will go toward four Toronto transit projects already underway, as well as a light rail transit line set to run through Hamilton's downtown core.

Four people are facing drug and weapons charges after Brantford police seized suspected fentanyl, meth and a shotgun following a search of a home on Murray Street.

A new study that examined thousands of tweets from Canadian public health agencies and officials during the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic suggests many struggled to tailor messaging to local needs.

Family doctors in Hamilton are urging residents to get the first vaccine available to them to help combat the spread of COVID-19.

Dr. Elizabeth Richardson, Hamilton's medical officer of health, said the latest outbreaks at are the Wellington Place Apartments and The Village Apartments, where dozens of residents have tested positive.

The city of Hamilton added another Tim Hortons location on its list of ongoing outbreaks as 101 new cases of the virus were reported on Monday.

The Stinson Community Association knows the constantly evolving COVID-19 vaccination criteria can be confusing, so it's translated and posted it for neighbours.

A teen in an ATV who was riding in a field near Highway 56 and Guyatt Road was pinned underneath after it rolled, and trapped for "an extended period" before being found by family members, say Hamilton police.

A 37-year-old man is facing criminal charges following a weekend anti-lockdown protest in St. Catharines.

Hamilton police say seven people have been charged after protesting lockdown measures and violating COVID-19 measures on Sunday.

Hamilton public health says people are moving around the city at "concerning" levels according to data presented at a Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) town hall.

The COVID-19 outbreak at Rebecca Towers has surged, with 23 new cases over the weekend according to public health.

Hamilton police say a man who pulled over a driver on the Lincoln Alexander Parkway on Friday is not an actual officer.

A 21-year-old from Burlington, Ont., is facing multiple charges after police say he was driving 170 km/h before rolling over his vehicle on Highway 403 in Brant County.

Hamilton's new police chief says he's not going to silence an officer who's launched a constitutional challenge over COVID-19 rules, but that the officer's views don't align with his.

The prospective buyer of the Rosslyn Retirement Residence has no connection to its former owners and plans to update the home to ensure the safety of future clients following a deadly COVID-19 outbreak, according to a representative.

The death last month of a migrant worker while in hotel quarantine before starting his job in Ontario's Norfolk County has left his family, and farm staff and owners grieving and searching for answers.

Frank Bergen, a longtime Hamilton resident who spent 35 years with the Toronto Police Service, is the city's new chief of police.

Hamilton Health Sciences reported 144 new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death linked to the virus on Friday.

Two men have been arrested following a “targeted” stabbing incident in Fort Erie, Niagara Regional Police say.

Hamilton paramedics have joined a province-wide pilot allowing them to treat palliative care patients at home rather than driving them straight to emergency departments.

Only one elevator in the 17-storey highrise is working, the tenants say, and common areas aren't regularly cleaned.

Hydro One says customers in Hamilton's west end may have a momentary interruption of power this weekend as it upgrades local infrastructure.

Hamilton police say they've arrested a 30-year-old man for vandalizing tombstones in Waterdown Cemetery. Officers say 100 tombstones have been broken, spray-painted or knocked over.

Hamiltonians aged 40 and older in 2021 will be able to get an AstraZeneca vaccine through a walk-in appointment at the David Braley Health Sciences Centre from now until Sunday.

Hamilton public health has ordered National Steel Car to remain closed for 10 more days amid a COVID-19 outbreak that saw cases spread among already reduced staff during a voluntary shutdown.

Hamilton police have charged one of its own officers with assault after a video that surfaced online in February appears to show him lunging at a woman.

Dr. Christopher Sulowski, interim chief of the pediatric emergency department at McMaster Children's Hospital in Hamilton, talks about how COVID-19 is affecting children and why it's safe — and important — to get emergency care if needed. You can read the edited, abridged transcript below or watch the full interview.

Hamilton reported 147 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday as multiple outbreaks across the city continued to grow.

Niagara regional police are investigating after a man was assaulted in Welland and left with critical injuries.

Two Brantford men face breaking and entering charges after Ontario Provincial Police found Toronto Maple Leafs memorabilia, guns, and an ATV.

Niagara police say two men are facing charges for endangering the lives or safety of the public after a COVID-19 protest on Saturday.

Sixty-seven people have tested positive at Rebecca Towers since mid-March. One person has died. There were 38 active cases in the building as of Wednesday, according to public health.

Rebecca Towers is the first residential high rise in the city where an outbreak has been declared. Sixty-seven cases have been recorded there since mid-March. One resident has died.

Daily case counts of COVID-19 numbers in Hamilton have been lagging behind. Dr. Elizabeth Richardson said it will become clear "over the next week or so" whether Hamilton is plateauing.

Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a five-vehicle crash at Highway 6 and Carlisle Road in Flamborough that has killed one person.

Banning food items like peanuts in schools and daycares isn't effective in preventing allergic reactions, according to a literature review led by Hamilton's McMaster University that includes recommendations from an international panel.

The Hamilton Public Library has named Blaze Island, an ecological thriller about climate change, by Canadian author Catherine Bush as a must-read in 2021.

Nurses are worried they may end up losing their licences for doing work outside their scope of practice as Ontario hospitals try to manage an influx of patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

As Hamilton's public school board plans to remove an outdoor memorial started after the 2019 stabbing death of student Devan Selvey, his mother Shari-Ann Selvey says the site serves as a message to "stay vigilant." A petition against removing the shrine has garnered hundreds of signatures.

Dr. Zain Chagla says the National Advisory Committee on Immunization's guidance needs to be weighed against the risk of catching COVID-19, and that bad communication can lead to confusion and vaccine hesitancy.

Hamilton public health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at a 17-storey apartment in downtown Hamilton and says there are 28 active cases right now.

Hamilton councillors are allowing a developer to add two more storeys onto a hotel in Strathcona, despite community members saying it takes away from the spirit of the neighbourhood.

The city has recorded 363 deaths during the pandemic, as of Tuesday. A total of 17,814 cases have been tallied so far. Of those, 1,660 are active and roughly 87 per cent are considered resolved. The seven-day average for new cases is 154.

Ontario's retirement homes regulator says it intends to issue licences to reopen three retirement residences — including the Rosslyn — on the condition that their former owners are not given any decision-making authority when it comes to the finances or operation of the homes.

Migrant farm workers in Norfolk County in southestern Ontario tell their own stories in a four-episode documentary series.

The branches include Binbrook, Central, Concession, Kenilworth, Mount Hope, Sherwood, Terryberry, Turner Park and Valley Park, all of which have been thoroughly cleaned and disinfected "several times" since, the library says.

Four women in Hamilton grew up thinking they were sisters, but found out one of them is actually a first cousin. They then learned they have a long-lost sister, and are now trying to find her.

A group of 19 Ontario police officers has launched a constitutional challenge against the provincial and federal governments, claiming that enforcing sweeping pandemic health restrictions puts them at odds with their oath to uphold the charter.