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On Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. CBC Hamilton asks 'would there be less racism if we were better at teaching Black history?' We'll talk with Evelyn Myrie, president of the Afro Canadian Caribbean Association, and Rayanne Banaga, a peer support facilitator of a program aimed at improving access to mental health support for racialized youth.

Hamilton's live music venues have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, and two have taken to crowdfunding to stay alive.

The stay-at-home order in Hamilton, Niagara, Brant, Burlington, Haldimand and Norfolk is set to end next Tuesday, Feb. 16, according to the province.

The Niagara Regional Police Service says it's uncovered $3.6 million in drugs as part of the largest seizure of fentanyl in Niagara history.

A group of young people in Ontario are exploring their African heritage. Calling themselves TRAD, they’ve launched an online magazine that weaves together videos, art, poetry and live virtual gatherings to examine big questions through the lenses of philosophy and the arts.

Ontario Provincial Police in Brant say a pedestrian has been hit on Highway 403.

Coun. Brad Clark has resigned from three council committees.

The Medical Officer of Health for the City of Hamilton has issued a cold weather alert effective Sunday night, as frigid temperatures are set to hit the city.

Hamilton Public Health Services is reporting 88 new cases of COVID-19 and three deaths linked to the virus on Sunday.

A 32-year-old man was arrested for impaired driving after his pickup truck fell through the ice at the Bayfront Boat Launch, Hamilton police say.

Niagara's population makeup, the province's response and other factors have caused a spike in deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Despite Ontario's overall downward trend in new COVID-19 cases, sharp regional differences in the rates of transmission make it unlikely that the Ford government will lift public health restrictions uniformly across the province in the coming week.

The City of Brantford won't be able to sell the Arrowdale golf course land while a group continues to fight the decision in court.

Penny O'Radical is using his YouTube channel to stay clean and to shine a light on homelessness in Hamilton.

There are at least 23 COVID-19 patients in Hamilton, Brant and Niagara hospitals from other areas in Ontario, according to data from a Hamilton Health Sciences town hall.

HWDSB trustees Carole Paikin Miller, Kathy Archer and Becky Buck voted to spare themselves punishment, and to leave their names out of the report released by the board.

Hamilton police are investigating a serious crash after a pedestrian was hit while walking and transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Winds of up to 80 km/h are expected to blow through Haldimand, Norfolk and Niagara on Friday. Niagara may also get 25 cm of snow.

Hamilton police are looking for an Indigenous woman who went missing from a home in the Glenview neighbourhood this week.

Hamilton Public Health Services is reporting 71 new cases of COVID-19 and one death linked to the virus on Thursday.

Ahona Mehdi, former student trustee, wants the province to remove four Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board trustees from office after a report concluded some made racist comments and others silenced her.

Members of Six Nations are crossing the border but aren't isolating/quarantining on their return.

A Hamilton blacksmith says his tools were stolen from his shop, leaving him unable to practise his passion.

A woman was taken to hospital after two vehicles collided on Main Street East this morning, with one of them rolling over and landing on its side by a Dollarama.

A new outbreak of COVID-19 has been declared at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton on the fifth floor of its satellite health facility — the former Crowne Plaza Hotel downtown at 150 King St. E.

The provincial government says it will allow pet grooming businesses to open under a curbside drop-off and pickup model. Grooming must also be necessary to prevent an animal from requiring veterinary care.

Students in Hamilton, Niagara, Brant and Haldimand-Norfolk will be returning to in-person classes this Monday according to the province and local public health only reported four new COVID-19 cases today due to a data error.

A recent provincial blitz of smaller businesses in Hamilton found that only 48 per cent of them were following COVID-19 rules, according to the city.

Hamilton Winterfest organizers say while there will be no in-person tours this year because of COVID-19, arrangements are in place for people to experience the parks from the comfort of their homes.

A review of allegations of racism raised by former student trustee Ahona Mehdi at Hamilton's public school board has found she was, at times, silenced and singled out. It also found trustees made racist comments about Black and Muslim people and didn't understand the concept of equity.

Niagara Regional Police Service on Wednesday alerted the public about frauds involving the purchasing of gift cards.

Transport Canada plans to install metal gates on the piers this spring. Both Hamilton and Burlington's mayors say it's a bad idea.

Hamilton Public Health Services is reporting 48 new cases of COVID-19 and four deaths linked to the virus on Tuesday.

The concern comes as city clerks recommended to defer residents' letters about a councillor's behaviour to the integrity commissioner and to stop adding them to the committee agenda.

The City of Hamilton's larger vehicles, like dump trucks and garbage trucks, had enough crashes and infractions to trigger a 2019 meeting with the province. The rating has since been slashed in half.

Hamilton police are investigating the city's first homicide of 2021 after 35-year-old Ethan MacCullouch was found dead in his apartment.

Six Nations is encouraging members who attended recent midwinter’s ceremonies to come forward and get tested, after Ohsweken Public Health identified some positive COVID-19 cases.

The pandemic has delayed a program that will see free menstrual products in five Hamilton rec centres. The program will finally start this year.

Niagara police say a four-year-old boy has died after the sled he was riding went onto a road, where he was hit by a passing pickup truck.

A man has been charged after Hamilton police say he had an explosive device in his car at a mall parking lot.

Hamilton Public Health Services is reporting 55 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, taking the total number of infections over the course of the pandemic to 9,238.

Hamilton city councillors and the executive director of Environment Hamilton think recent changes by the province are eroding years of work to curb global warming and environmental issues.

Grace Villa, the site of Hamilton's largest and deadliest COVID-19 outbreak, is dealing with a new outbreak after a staff member tested positive for the virus. Public health is hoping it doesn't spread.

Marsha Rempel's family has lived on their Welland, Ont., farm for 150 years. With current industrial plots in the area almost sold out, the city has decided to expropriate her land. But the decision is likely headed for a hearing.

The petition, presented at a Public Works Committee meeting on Monday, requests the speed limit on Upper Gage Avenue between Stone Church Road East and Rymal Road East slow down from 50 km/h to 40 km/h.

A man has been charged after police say he drove a stolen golf cart on the QEW and cruised on Burlington roads.

The Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement is being credited as the Faculty of Engineering at McMaster University and five other Ontario universities launch new fellowships to expand the pathways for Indigenous and Black students pursuing doctoral degrees in engineering.

Hamilton Public Health Services is reporting 60 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, taking the total number of infections over the course of the pandemic to 9,183.

The province has given Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board approval to proceed to tender for a new St. Patrick’s Catholic Elementary School.

A Brantford company has been fined $50,000 after two workers were injured while on the job, according to a news release from the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development.