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The Niagara police explosives disposal unit has used explosives to destroy a Second World War-era shell found in Lake Ontario "out of an abundance of caution."

Convicted teen killer and serial rapist Paul Bernardo is set for his second parole hearing, the Parole Board of Canada announced on Wednesday, dredging up heart-breaking memories for his victims' relatives yet again.

Ontario is reporting 733 COVID-19 cases and 25 deaths Wednesday as the province's stay-at-home order expires.

In-person learning will not resume in Ontario schools this academic year, Premier Doug Ford announced at a news conference Wednesday.

After a long day of questions and answers, Hamilton city councillors say they need more time to decide whether to take its first step toward a multi-billion dollar light-rail transit (LRT) system.

Binkley United Church in Hamilton is closing and hopes its search to find a new home for the pipe organ that's been producing "gorgeous" sounds there for decades will end on a high note. It's willing to give it away at no cost to the right congregation, which would have to pay its own moving costs.

A labourers' union in support of an LRT system in Hamilton says just over half of residents it hears from want the project go forward — and are willing to pay some increased taxes to run it.

Six Nations of the Grand River Elected Council has decided it will move into alert level red of its own emergency framework on Tuesday.

Six Nations of the Grand River is calling on the Canadian government to provide radar technology to search the grounds of the former Mohawk Institute, says Chief Mark Hill.

Cam Galindo is calling for Ryerson Elementary School to be renamed and has filed a motion asking for a review of all schools named after individuals.

WARNING: This story contains distressing details. At least 100 people attended a vigil in Stoney Creek after the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation said last Thursday preliminary findings from a survey of the grounds at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School uncovered the remains of 215 children.

Fire crews were called to Wellington Place Apartments around 10:56 p.m. Monday and arrived to find flames on the a 15th floor balcony and lapping over onto other units, according to Chief Dave Cunliffe.

Infectious disease experts are pushing back against "armchair" molecular biologists who continue to make false claims on social media about PCR tests — the primary method for detecting the virus that causes COVID-19.

There are 53 new cases of COVID-19 in Hamilton as of Monday for the 11th straight day that new daily cases have kept below the 100-mark.

The London, Ont., principal removed from his job for wearing a Black student's hair like a wig as part of a Halloween costume has issued an apology, saying his behaviour was unacceptable and showed "a great lack of judgment."

A St. Catharines woman is facing assault charges, police say, following an incident where she allegedly hit another woman with a stick and stabbed her.

The Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion (HCCI) says the local Catholic school board is perpetuating "violent, discriminatory acts" by refusing to raise the Pride flag in June.

WARNING: This story contains details some readers may find distressing. A memorial providing a place to remember and reflect on the 215 children whose remains were discovered on the grounds of a residential school in Kamloops, B.C., is growing in Stoney Creek.

There were 127 new cases this weekend, but Hamilton's COVID-19 case count and hospitalizations continue to fall.

The Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board (HWCDSB) won't raise the rainbow Pride flag at its schools in June.

Hamilton Health Sciences' (HHS) 80-bed field hospital is ready to take patients beginning Monday, but it's unclear how many patients will actually need to us it as the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations decline.

Before the pandemic hit, the Hamilton Public Library operated thousands of in-person programs. Now, they're evolving to provide essential services to those who may not have proper access at home.

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Live at noon on Tuesday Hamilton Live talks with Rebecca Towers tenants Samira Mokenan. Rhea Kumar and advocate Emily Power about life in the middle of what was one of Hamilton's biggest COVID-19 outbreaks. Send us your comments and questions.

The high-rise was the site of the first apartment building outbreak in the city, infecting 107 residents and three staff members. One person died.

Canadian Olympic wrestler Michelle Fazzari, described as a "fighter" by her coach, is undergoing chemotherapy and radiation in Hamilton after the 33-year-old was diagnosed with cancer last month.

Hamilton-based Red Betty Theatre is marking its 10-year milestone as the city's Indigenous, Black, people of colour (IBPOC) feminist theatre company with a Decolonise Your Ears festival.

The twin brothers of the late Toller Cranston must pay hefty legal costs to their sister after a battle over her handling of the renowned figure skater's estate that included unfounded fraud allegations.

A Hamilton man has been arrested following what police are calling a "hate-crime incident" and faces charges of uttering threats.

Trustees voted at a May 25 meeting to raise the rainbow flag at Niagara Catholic high schools, continuing education schools and the Catholic Education Centre from June 1 to 6.

The Hamilton Conservation Authority warns of the potential for strong shore-bound winds. The winds are forecast to hit on Friday and Saturday, and could cause a storm surge.

Ontario landlords out tens of thousands of dollars in unpaid rent say they feel stuck because of the Landlord and Tenant Board's major backlog, but there are hopes provincial changes planned to start Monday will smooth out the dispute process.

One person is dead and three others are hurt, Hamilton police say, after a three-vehicle collision in Stoney Creek on Wednesday.

Maria Savoia and her mother have the same first and last name, use the same email, and live together. So when the younger Savoia got her first shot, the system confused it with her mother's second one.

Hamilton police say a report of the racist note came in on Wednesday.

As more regions in Canada start reopening, and millions of people return to restaurants, gyms, stores and salons, infectious diseases experts say there are some crucial precautions both business owners and individuals should maintain to prevent more infections.

Gypsy moth caterpillars are feasting on the leaves of trees in Hamilton, but city staff say they won't be coming forward with recommendations on how to deal with the problem until 2022.

Hundreds of samples have passed through a McMaster University lab over in recent weeks, scrutinized by a team of doctors for a rare, blood-clotting syndrome that has been linked to the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine.

Metrolinx and the Ministry of Transportation will present to a divided city council next week on a potential light-rail transit (LRT) system in Hamilton.

Hamilton reported two new deaths linked to COVID-19 on Wednesday: one person in their 50s and the other in their 30s.

The Ministry of Labour has issued nine requirements and two orders following an incident last month where provincial police say an excavator struck a road sign above the QEW, causing it to crush a passing vehicle and kill the person inside.

Users of the social media app TikTok noticed a new female voice narrating their videos on Monday, about three weeks after a Canadian actor filed a lawsuit against the video-sharing platform for copyright violation.

ArcellorMittal Dofasco has been fined more than $260,000 after pleading guilty to a charge under the Environmental Protection Act in connection with a billowing black cloud released from a blast furnace in 2018.

Google mobility data over the past two weeks shows people in Hamilton have been taking advantage of the hot weather by going outdoors during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. One expert says it shouldn't be cause for concern.

A Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit official says she believes the health unit's rules around quarantines for seasonal farm staff help stop the virus from spreading.

There are 45 new cases of COVID-19 in Hamilton as of Tuesday, which city data online shows is the lowest daily case count seen since March.

Starting this month some provincial police officers in southwestern Ontario will start wearing body cameras to see if the technology makes police and the public safer.

Two people were seriously injured, provincial police say, when the back tire of the motorcycle they were riding "began to disintegrate" while on the QEW.

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement advising residents that hot and humid conditions are expected in Hamilton on Tuesday.

Hamilton Public Health Services (HPHS) reported 50 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday.