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A large explosion at a steel factory in Hamilton was reported by Hamilton police Friday morning. Large clouds of brown smoke were seen coming from Hamilton's waterfront industrial zone.

Ontario's police watchdog says it is investigating a police shooting in St. Catharines that seriously injured a 30-year-old man early Friday morning.

More than 130 inflatable snowmen have taken over a neighbourhood in Burlington, Ont.

A COVID-19 treatment showing early signs of promise is at risk of being overshadowed by the vaccine rollout.

There are 153 new cases of COVID-19 in Hamilton, and there are now 1,139 people who have COVID-19 in the city.

Merdina Nangle-Palmer says she didn't sleep well on Tuesday night as she eagerly waited to get the COVID-19 vaccine. She ended up being the first in Hamilton.

The first health care worker from Joseph Brant Hospital in Burlington received a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday.

Environment Canada says a white Christmas is in the forecast after rain turns to snow in Hamilton, the Niagara region and the Dunnville - Caledonia - Haldimand area.

Head coach of the Toronto Raptors Nick Nurse says he can't wait to visit Hamilton — his "2nd favourite city in Canada" — once the pandemic is over to hear the kids involved with the local charity jam out.

Hamilton police are investigating after two masked men entered someone's home from a back door and made demands, as one held a handgun.

Hamilton-born Trevor Jimenez was the story supervisor for Pixar's 'Soul.' The movie was supposed to hit theatres, but will instead debut on the Disney Plus streaming service on Friday.

The defence for one of two paramedics charged with not properly caring for Yosif Al-Hasnawi is "not disputing it was a mistake" when the ambulance went to St. Joseph's Hospital, where the teenager was pronounced dead.

The three Hamilton police officers who suffered "stab and slash" wounds after responding to a "person in crisis" call have left the hospital and are continuing to recover from home.

Anti-hate groups are urging the federal government to reconsider which employers can apply for the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) after white nationalist Paul Fromm received money for two of his groups.

The first COVID-19 vaccinations were administered in Hamilton on Wednesday afternoon, health officials say.

Twelve more students and one staff member have tested positive for COVID-19 in Hamilton-area schools as of Wednesday.

Niagara Health has taken over management of Oakwood Park Lodge, a long-term care home in Niagara Falls where 97 residents and 91 staff have tested positive for COVID-19.

Roughly 400 people from Trinidad and Tobago are stuck on Canadian farms after labouring through the pandemic as essential workers. They won't be home for Christmas, but the community is bringing the celebration to them.

Three police officers in Hamilton are injured after an incident with a "person in crisis" in the city's downtown core.

A physician who edited the standards of care that Hamilton paramedics must follow says there were multiple signs that Yosif Al-Hasnawi should have been transported to a lead trauma hospital as soon as possible.

Hamilton Public Health Services (HPHS) recorded 101 more COVID-19 cases and three more deaths in the city as active cases near 1,000.

Franco's No Frills violated two COVID-19 rules on Sunday as it is in the middle of an outbreak that has infected eight people, the city says.

A 48-year-old Hamilton woman suffered serious injuries after police say she was hit by a vehicle while crossing the road.

Hamilton police are investigating three overnight shootings, including one that left a 19-year-old injured in the McQuesten area of east Hamilton.

Hamilton schools will begin the new year learning from home, the province says.

Hamilton city council has approved a $484.4 million gross capital budget for 2021, with an emphasis on transit, roads, bridges, sidewalks and traffic.

The grey category comes with the strictest measures of Ontario's COVID-19 framework, including closures. Here's a look at what lockdown looks like.

Hamilton, Brant, Burlington, Haldimand, Norfolk and Niagara will be under lockdown restrictions Jan. 23.

The guiding document for Ontario paramedics is specifically written to ward off assumptions about what weapon was used, the court heard. Two paramedics are charged in connection with the death of Yosif Al-Hasnawi.

A forensic examination of electronic devices seized is ongoing and more charges may be possible.

Provincial police in Haldimand County are investigating a two-vehicle crash they say left one person with life-threatening injuries and has closed down Highway 3 for a cleanup.

COVID-19 outbreaks have been declared at Eastdale and R.A. Riddell elementary schools as four more cases of the virus were reported at public schools on Sunday.

A non-profit in Welland wants to protect a 100-year-old fire station with equipment from the 1920s and a pumper from the 50s. It worries a commercial business might swoop in and the heritage would be lost.

Hamilton and Niagara saw over 200 new cases of COVID-19 this weekend in each of their regions, both of which move categories in the province's colour-coded framework on Monday, meaning tougher restrictions.

Fifteen more people across schools in Hamilton have the virus as the winter break begins. Thirteen of these are students and two are staff.

Politicians and health officials are telling us to cancel our large-scale holiday plans and keep things small this year. That's distressing to many people. But for others, it's a big relief.

The province announced Friday that five health units will be moving to levels of its COVID-19 framework with higher restrictions, including Hamilton which will move from red to the grey "lockdown" zone. Brant County and the Niagara Region are also moving, from orange to red.

Protestors tried — and failed — to place Burlington Mayor Marianne Meed Ward under a citizen’s arrest on Friday afternoon after police said there were no grounds for criminal action against her.

Ottawa police have issued an Amber Alert for a missing nine-month-old baby, believed to be with her mother.

The chair of Hamilton's public school board supports asymptomatic testing in Hamilton schools as the number of COVID-19 cases in local students and staff continue to rise.

The province has released a list of 17 more hospitals that will received the vaccine over the next two weeks, including Halton Healthcare and Hamilton Health Sciences.

Police say a 33-year-old worker was transported to hospital Thursday and later died.

Hamilton-area hospitals are backing an Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) call for a 28-day lockdown in the province's red zones amid record-high case counts and hospitalizations.

Laurie Pringle left a package full of cat litter in front of her Hamilton home for a recurring thief. The porch pirate took the bait.

Hamilton police have charged a 34-year-old man with aggravated assault after they say he slashed a man’s face with a large knife.

A trailer manufacturer in Hamilton has been fined $150,000 after a worker was electrocuted in its factory parking lot last year.

The mayor of Burlington says she is taking precautions prior to a protest planned for Friday, in which members of an anti-mask group claim they are attempting to place her under "citizen arrest."

Local hospital networks in and around Hamilton — including Burlington, Niagara region and Haldimand County — are now taking a regional approach and are ready to pool resources and bed space in case they see an influx of patients. They are also moving patients to the satellite hospital in Hamilton.

Hamilton's police chief, Eric Girt, is retiring as of February 2021.

Starting on Jan. 28, 2014, a gate partially opened on an underground tank at Main and King streets. The city didn't notice it until 2018. By the time it fixed the issue, 24 billion litres had escaped into Chedoke Creek.