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As the City of Hamilton reveals new protocol for how it will remove encampments in the city, legal experts, doctors and advocates continue to stress that prohibition will do further harm to those experiencing homelessness.

While the fall fun isn't beginning just yet, you can still indulge in some of the last of summer's pleasures — starting with festivals, markets and outdoor walks.

Drivers planning to take the QEW toward Toronto Thursday were met with major delays after a truck carrying batteries caught fire.

Students returned to school on Wednesday for the first time in months. Parents, kids and school staff said they were nervous and excited.

After 28 years as a downtown Hamilton mainstay, the Cat 'N' Fiddle pub has announced it will close its doors Oct. 2. Co-owner Suzanne Keast says the family business, known for its live music and welcoming atmosphere, seems to have hit its expiry date, largely because of COVID-19.

Hamiltonians are rallying in front of City Hall to demand that political parties take the climate emergency seriously and make immediate plans to transition the country from fossil fuels.

A group of almost 60 firefighters from across the country are cycling from Hamilton to Ottawa in honour of Canadian firefighters who died because of their service.

As students at Cathedral high school in Hamilton, Daniella Chukwu and Ebun Soneye had a lot in common - talent, 90 averages, a lot of community work and a post-secondary dream that was going to be very difficult to pay for.

Teachers and parents shared photos of masked students, tidy classrooms and bustling school yards Tuesday as the third school year affected by the COVID-19 began for many Ontario students. Classes resumed in boards in Niagara and Halton.

It's a crucial day for Hamilton light-rail transit (LRT), as city councillors voted to ink a deal that will lock them into accepting the massive $3.4-billion transit project.

Dr. Matt Strauss, Haldimand-Norfolk's new acting medical officer of health, has tweeted criticisms of mask mandates and lockdowns. The board members who hired him say they didn't realize the extent of it.

Hamilton's first school outbreak has been declared one day before the school year starts.

Niagara police say a St. Catharines man is wanted on a Canada-wide warrant in relation to a custody dispute.

The city has released an online survey and wants Hamiltonians to share how they feel about implementing a vacant home tax.

Here are some answers to burning questions about going back to school for elementary and high school students with Hamilton's public and Catholic school boards.

Frankie Williams returned a punt 67 yards for a touchdown and Dane Evans threw two TD strikes to lead the Hamilton Tiger-Cats past the Toronto Argonauts 32-19 on Monday in Hamilton, Ont.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats returned to Tim Hortons Field Monday for the first home game in more than a year, and for the first time, those in attendance were required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 or test negative for the virus.

The three main party leaders each tried to make the case that they would do the most for Canadian workers coming out of the pandemic.

Leader of Canada’s NDP Jagmeet Singh on Monday used the occasion of Labour Day to talk about his party’s plans to make things better for workers.

Niagara police say a 30-year-old Hamilton man is wanted after a recent hit-and-run and multiple thefts.

A person was shot in Six Nations on Thursday and Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say the person has serious injuries.

Local green candidate Victoria Galea, who also works as Annamie Paul's executive assistant, says few people at the doors bring up the earlier conflict between the leader and party brass.

As Ontario rolls out its own vaccine passport system, there's been nostalgia for those little yellow immunization booklets, long used to track and prove vaccination status in the province.

The Ontario Liberals are calling for the health minister to veto the appointment of the new acting medical officer of health in Haldimand-Norfolk because he is against COVID-19 lockdowns.

Earlier this summer, Israel Crooks brought a chess set to a basketball game in a Hamilton park, and after noticing kids weren't playing ball strategically, he introduced them to the board game. A few free ad hoc lessons became a full summer series for teens eager to learn from a man who grew up playing chess in Jamaica.

Nestled in Hamilton's North End is a home that may be as close as you'll get to heaven on earth — and it could be yours.

Are you ready to have the best garden on your block? Here's how: Ask an expert. Be part of our award-winning live chat with expert gardeners. Also listen to the call-in show with Ontario Today's Ed Lawrence. Call in by dialling 1-888-817-8995 on Tuesday.

Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Cockshutt Road and Concession 3 Townsend around 6:36 p.m. Thursday after two vehicles collided, said OPP Const. Ed Sanchuk.

Ontario reported 807 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, while the province says that vaccination bookings have increased since Ontario announced its vaccine certificate program.

It's being called "Concert In The Park" and will take place rain or shine on Sept. 18, according to an announcement shared Friday.

Toronto police say Peter Ashby, 84, was last seen leaving the Queen City Yacht Club on his 27-foot sailboat around noon on Thursday.

Investigators say a 40-year-old man has been charged with trafficking under the Controlled Drug and Substances Act, as well as breach of probation.

With Labour Day coming this Monday and summer coming to an end, here's a look at what's open and closed in Hamilton this long weekend.

Courtney Skye is a research fellow at the Yellowhead Institute, a First Nation-led research centre. She spoke with Metro Morning's Ismaila Alfa about the issues facing Indigenous communities and what she feels has been missing from the conversation on the campaign trail.

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested and charged after a Pride flag was stolen from a home in the Waterdown area of Hamilton, say police, who are investigating the incident as a hate crime.

A third person has been charged seven months after the killings in Fort Erie, Ont., of two women, one from Windsor and the other from Toronto.

A 50-year-old man is charged with aggravated assault, police say, following a stabbing in St. Catharines Wednesday afternoon.

At least 619 people in the county of Brant and 225 people in Niagara Region have received a third COVID-19 vaccine shot according to local public health units.

Hamiltonians have a short time period to get informed about the Sept. 20 federal election, says a local federal politics expert. And with the election being called in the summer, people are more distracted than usual.

Housing advocates are questioning how Ontario's proof of COVID-19 vaccination system is going to work for people who don't have access to a printer, let alone a smartphone.

Hamilton police say officers laid more than 1,000 charges for excessive noise, street racing and dangerous driving from mid-June to the end of August.

A COVID-19 outbreak that public health said began at Sizzle nightclub and infected dozens of people has been declared over. The city is also increasing testing in response to rising daily case counts and anticipated demand as students return to school.

Whether it's Ribfest or the Labour Day Classic, this long weekend is full of outdoor fun.

Officials at Mystic Aquarium are asking that they be allowed to resume research on four beluga whales, which was halted following the death of the fifth whale imported this spring from Marineland Canada.

A virtual frosh was expected last year, just six months after the pandemic hit. But this week, as the second September in a COVID-19 world begins, students are still facing a new reality, around the time they thought it may have been over.

Hamilton’s film and music office has been nominated for an international award for helping the crew of the popular Netflix series The Umbrella Academy, featuring Canadian actor Elliot Page.

CBC Hamilton has created an election questionnaire and wants to hear what issues are important to you and what you want to hear politicians discuss when they knock on your door.

A Dunnville woman faces charges for two separate incidents, including a crash that saw a vehicle hit a home and spark a fire, causing extensive damage, according to Ontario Provincial Police.

The closure follows a presentation to members last month, where staff said sales had been dropping since 2019 and asked people to chip in $400 each to help cover what it owed suppliers.

A few days after the city announced it would move forward with its own workplace vaccination policy, it is advising Hamilton employers to do the same to 'protect employees and customers.'