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St. Catharines Fire Services say people need to stay off frozen waters now that temperatures are rising.

Dr. Elizabeth Richardson, the city's medical officer of health, said they would be "large-scale" clinics and others will be announced soon.

Billy Pearson and Carolyn Wilbrink grew up building straw forts on the family farm in Waterdown. Almost 40 years later, the brother and sister are the faces of Farmhouse Facelift, a new HGTV home renovation show — and it all started thanks to an Instagram post.

Paul Johnson, the director of the city's emergency operations centre, on Monday expressed disappointment at the number of businesses and individuals still hosting private parties in violation of COVID-19 rules.

Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) says it is looking into anti-vaccine flyers shared in one of its hospital's parking lots. Hamilton police say it's the first time they've received a report like this one.

The city won't say how it plans to investigate the case of three workers placed on leave after the wrong people got the COVID-19 vaccine.

​​​​​​​MacNab Presybertian Church is 165-years-old and sits near a busy rail corridor, but its congregation is trying to raise $1.5 million to repair it over the next decade.

If you are weary of the cold, long winter you can expect a much needed respite this week.

A colony of cliff swallows that nests under the Argyle Street Bridge in Caledonia faces an uncertain future as the bridge is set to be destroyed, making way for a new one in 2023.

McMaster University students say the online proctoring system is causing heightened anxiety, and they're also concerned about where this data can end up.

Hamilton's active cases and weekly cases per 10,000 people have climbed in the past month, showing the city's pandemic situation is almost as bad as it was at the start of February.

Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) says an increase in missed and cancelled appointments for colorectal cancer screening over the last year during the pandemic has led to "a large number of undiagnosed, and therefore untreated, cancers affecting those in the region."

Three men have been arrested after the Brantford Police Service says it found $19,700 in drugs on Thursday.

Three workers at a mobile vaccination clinic are on paid leave while Hamilton Public Health Services (HPHS) says it's investigating allegations they gave 15 COVID-19 doses to ineligible people.

With works ranging from $45 into five figures, gallery says it has had its best sales year yet during the pandemic.

Forge FC owner Bob Young says the Canadian Premier League champions will be playing the Canadian Championship final against Toronto FC at a disadvantage.

A formal farewell to Walter Gretzky, the famed Canadian hockey patriarch, focused on his faith, his family and his love of the game during a pandemic-adjusted funeral service held in his hometown of Brantford, Ont., on Saturday afternoon.

Housing markets became too expensive for a growing number of existing residents.

Six Nations of the Grand River reports a fourth COVID-19 death and Hamilton's vaccine plan is "adaptable to the vaccine supply and prescribed timelines by the Ontario government."

Nesathurai, who has served the region for nearly three years, says his last day in the position will be May 21.

The sale would've separated mother-daughter elephants that normally stay with each other for life.

Hamilton's public and Catholic school boards have removed six Dr. Seuss books from their library shelves after the author's heirs decided to stop publishing them. But Hamilton Public Library has not.

Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) is planning to potentially build a temporary, 'last resort' structure for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Const. Jeff Todoruk arrested two video journalists at the scene of a 2017 crash.

A restaurant in the town of Dundas, Ont., has announced its newest team member, a thermal and mask kiosk named Janus, to help the business wade through the uncomfortable realities of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hamilton police say they are investigating the theft of a trailer with roughly $1 million in surgical masks last summer.

Police are trying to find out who hosted the party they busted early Thursday morning.

After a month of public scrutiny, Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) trustees voted to issue sanctions against two of the four trustees named in a third-party report that investigated complaints of racism and exclusion from a student trustee.

Ontario expects to give all adults 60 and older a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine by early June, officials said Friday, as they detailed who will qualify for a shot during Phase 2 of the province’s immunization campaign.

Walter Gretzky will be remembered for coaching his son, Wayne, in the early stages of what would become a legendary NHL career.

Hamilton police have issued warrants for two suspects involved in the shooting death of Tyler Pratt, a 39-year-old man from B.C.

The province is giving Hamilton another $18.8 million to help it deal with COVID-19 costs, money the mayor says is "absolutely vital" to balancing the books mid-pandemic.

Hamilton Public Health Services is reporting 34 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday. There are 403 active cases of COVID-19 in the city with two new deaths linked to the virus in the last 24 hours.

"If women and men were any more different, they would be different species," says a McMaster University researcher.

The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) says there are "no reasonable grounds" to charge a police officer after a man fell over the railing on Market Street bridge in Brantford and onto the sidewalk below during a chase.

Mechanical contractors will get more work this year, says a local agency, in Hamilton, Niagara, Halton, Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk counties.

Their hidden cavities could collapse and someone could easily fall into icy water, say police.

The east Hamilton business has five staff who tested positive and two more in isolation.

Hamilton’s medical officer of health says public judgement is influencing some people to hide information from public health when they haven't followed COVID-19 precautions.

An attempt to sell items taken from a storage unit on Kijiji led Niagara Regional Police Services to two suspects and an accordion that they believe is stolen property.

A Conservative MP has joined the chorus of voices calling for an end to COVID-19 lockdowns.

Investigators have found that at least 30 automobiles have had their catalytic converters cut off in Niagara. Thieves are targeting vehicles with higher suspension systems, like vans and pick-up trucks.

The great-great nephew of a man who went missing in 1934 has teamed up with his best friend to try and unravel the mystery of what happened to Hamilton man Harold Heaven.

Starting today, Halton residents who are 80 years of age and older can book an appointment to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at a Halton Region COVID-19 vaccination clinic.

Motorists travelling along Barton Street East in Hamilton will experience lane restrictions until 5 p.m. today, the city says.

An animal rights advocacy group has published its annual top 10 worst zoos for captive elephants, with African Lion Safari in Hamilton listed at number one.

Hamilton's public and Catholic school boards are reporting six new COVID-19 cases among staff and students on Tuesday.

With vaccinations underway and a year of pandemic experience behind us, infectious disease specialist, Dr. Martha Fulford, thinks it’s time to stop being so obsessed with the COVID-19 case numbers.

After borrowing almost $1 million during the COVID-19 pandemic, the owner of Little Ray's Nature Centres says it may have to close both of its rescue zoos in Hamilton and Ottawa and relocate roughly 900 exotic animals if COVID-19 restrictions remain in place by summer time.

On its fourth day in operation, seniors are still having problems getting through to the city phone line set up to book vaccinations for people aged 85 and above.