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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.

Ontario is in the midst of an unprecedented health-care crisis as the pandemic's third wave worsens. Front-line doctors say it could have been avoided had Ontario acted more decisively on early warnings.

Hamilton firefighters responded late Friday night to an explosion that completely destroyed a house on the Mountain.

NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says the province's pledge to send 25 per cent of its COVID-19 vaccines to 13 "hot spot" areas was too vague to know how it will impact Hamilton.

Moving from in-person to remote learning is expected to prevent 637 COVD-19 infections in the city, according to Hamilton Public Health data.

Two people, both in their teens, have been arrested in connection with a shooting incident in Fort Erie, and officers are searching for a third, Niagara Regional Police say.

Niagara Region chair Jim Bradley says he’s taking “seriously” the issue of the mayor of West Lincoln being summoned to appear in court after speaking at an anti-lockdown protest in St. Catharines.

Hamilton Public Health Services is reporting a new single-day record of 247 cases of COVID-19.

Police say someone with the user name "Hag" has been using the Zoosk and Our Time dating sites.

Hamilton public health confirmed a vaccination clinic for inmates was scheduled to begin Thursday and continue until Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

CBC News contacted all 34 Ontario public health units to ask how many, and why, doses were wasted in March as vaccination capacity ramped up significantly.

The mayor of West Lincoln, Ont., confirmed to CBC News he has received a summons to appear in court on May 25, after speaking at an anti-lockdown protest in St. Catharines.

Four more people in Hamilton have died after contracting the virus as the city recorded 156 new cases on Thursday.

For some people, getting called to be vaccinated creates an ethical dilemma: do they get it now, or let someone in greater need go first?

Hamilton police say investigators have seized a large amount of narcotics and a handgun after arresting three men who fled from officers Thursday morning.

Developers of Royal Connaught Square are moving on to the third-phase addition: the addition of a glassy, 36-storey tower of private units to Hamilton's skyline that would make it the second tallest building in the downtown core.

The airport saw 66 per cent fewer riders last year, but 24 per cent more landed cargo aircraft billable weight.

Niagara police are investigating a shooting in Fort Erie that left a man in his 20s in critical condition.

A course on the Black Caribbean and its diaspora could pave the way toward a full-fledged McMaster program on Black studies.

That the 176-year-old wood frame house is still standing in the downtown core is remarkable. It has the original fireplace, a beautiful hand carved entranceway, and the carpentry tools of the original owners tucked away in the attic.

Hamilton firefighters extinguished a three-alarm structure fire that caused significant damage including partial roof collapse.

Investigators say the assault happened on April 3 between 1 a.m. and 3 a.m. They're now working with the hate crime unit and the 2S and LGBTQIA+ liaison officer, police said.

Some Ontario doctors are hesitating to prescribe medical cannabis, and a new McMaster University study shows it's because some still don't know how helpful or harmful it is, even 20 years since legalization.

Councillors say conservation staff are swamped attempting to keep up with the amount of people breaking the rules at local waterfalls. They're authorizing their bylaw officers to step in.

Two hundred and one new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Hamilton Wednesday — the highest single-day increase the city has seen over the course of the pandemic.

Police in Brantford are investigating after a 20-year-old was shot and killed just after midnight Wednesday.

Const. Ryan Cole, a six-year member of the Hamilton Police Service, has been charged with sexual assault related to an alleged on-duty incident in November 2020.

A top health official at Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) has broken down how COVID-19 spread inside Juravinski Hospital and caused five outbreaks in December.

The city of Hamilton is awaiting tests from water at Princess Point after concerns about potential sewage in the water. Hamilton Water said it isn't sewage, it's just algae, but Royal Botanical Gardens and Environment Hamilton say it is still cause for concern because of the spill at Chedoke Creek.

There are four new outbreaks in Hamilton as of Tuesday, including a bakery where 15 people have tested positive, two schools, and a third ongoing ArcelorMittal Dofasco outbreak.

Hamilton high school teacher Joe Cappadocia and Annie Kidder, Executive Director of People for Education join us live on Thursday to talk about what this last year has been like for educators and what school might look like in the fall. Parents, teachers and students, what has this year been like for you?

The mayor of West Lincoln, Ont., has been removed from the committee leading the Ontario township's COVID-19 response after he spoke at an anti-lockdown protest over the weekend.

Hamilton musician Gene Champagne, a drummer with Teenage Head and other rock bands, is back home and recovering after spending time on a hospital ventilator due to COVID-19.

Hamilton's public school board is preparing to transition to online-only classes after the April break by halting teaching for two days and handing out devices students will need for remote learning.

Hamilton police's child exploitation unit obtained 56 judicial orders, including 17 search warrants, between January and the end of March. Seven men and one woman have been charged.

Officers were called to the area of Glendale Avenue and Marsdale Drive around 8:30 p.m. and found a 32-year-old with gunshot wounds, according to Niagara police.

A survey from Hamilton's public school board shows 48 per cent of families polled would be interested in a post-pandemic remote learning program.

Premier Doug Ford announced Monday that schools will be closed and learning will happen online following the break.

Dr. Samantha Hill, president of the Ontario Medical Association, and Dr. Amit Arya, a palliative care physician at McMaster University and the University of Toronto, describe what they see as the most urgent actions the province needs to take to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

There have been only two days over the past week in Hamilton where new cases clocked in below 100.

The Niagara Regional Police Service says it's investigating after someone set a car wash on fire in St. Catharines.

The locations are among more than 700 being added to the rollout of shots at pharmacies across the province, which was announced on Sunday. The new sites include 20 in Burlington, 19 in Niagara and one in Brantford.