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The province is working on providing public health units with a vaccine booking tool to implement locally. Here’s what’s happening at your local health unit.

Torstar Corp., owner of the Toronto Star, the Hamilton Spectator and other papers, announced on Monday it plans to launch an online casino betting brand in Ontario this year.

Hamilton police say they're investigating a homicide in Stoney Creek after a man was shot dead, and a woman was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

Bell Canada and its contractors are being blamed for causing property damage and failing to compensate homeowners. The time-consuming battles lead to headaches and frustration for those who now regret allowing the workers on their property. Experts explain why getting compensation is so hard.

Hamilton Police are investigating the city’s second homicide of the year after 30-year-old Simon "Tommy" Hoang died in hospital after he was injured in a stabbing incident on Feb. 10.

Hamilton Public Health Services is reporting 28 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday. There are 435 active cases of COVID-19 in the city with no new deaths linked to the virus in the last 24 hours.

A McMaster University team is teaching hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to individuals around the world who are unwilling, untrained or cannot perform full CPR.

Ontario reported 1,062 new cases of COVID-19 and 20 new deaths linked to the virus on Sunday. The new infections push province's cumulative number of cases since the start of the pandemic past 300,000.

Kim McQuhae of Gryphon Ridge Highlands is a rare breed among Niagara's farmers. In Niagara-on-the-Lake, on 10 acres of land sandwiched between lucrative vineyards, McQuhae is breeding hardy, rustic bulls and cows hailing from the Scottish Highlands.

Dr. Elizabeth Richardson, Hamilton's medical officer of health, joined CBC Hamilton on Thursday Feb. 25 at noon to take your questions about COVID-19. Here's what we learned about the city's response to COVID-19, the city's rollout plan and more. Thanks to all who asked a question or made a comment.

Ohsweken Public Health says it's pleading with community members to seek immediate testing for COVID-19 if they attended any gathering outside of their immediate household, whether they were masked or not.

Hamilton Police Deputy Chief Frank Bergen says officers are looking for the person who organized a house party on the Hamilton Mountain with more than 150 guests.

The City of Hamilton is reminding residents how to prevent flooding in and around their homes, as the forecast calls for warmer weather and rain.

A third wave of COVID-19 is inevitable and Hamilton could return to lockdown by the end of March, according to Dr. Dominik Mertz, Hamilton Health Sciences medical director of infection prevention control.

Here are the members of the new board of the Hamilton Anti-Racism Resource Centre (HARRC).

Hamiltonians aged 85 and older will be able to get COVID-19 vaccinations as of March, and the city says they will have many locations to choose from. People over the age of 60 will start getting vaccines by Canada Day.

The daughter of an 82-year-old St. Catharines resident and veteran of the Royal Canadian Navy has some lingering concerns after her father, Johnson Mont, narrowly missed out on receiving a COVID-19 vaccination this past January.

Six more confirmed COVID-19 cases have been reported in students and staff in Hamilton schools.

Hamilton will keep considering the idea of taxing vacant homes in the city, but some council members are questioning if the problem is really that bad, and whether it would end up costing the city money.

The Niagara Regional Police Service has arrested a 67-year-old man, who faces charges related to child pornography.

Hamilton police have charged a 34-year-old man and 24-year-old woman after finding the body of a newborn baby buried in the basement of a home in the central lower city.

Dr. Elizabeth Richardson, Hamilton's medical officer of health, on Thursday sought to assure residents who are concerned about the seemingly slow pace of the city's vaccine rollout, that improvements are coming.

The director of Hamilton's public school board said he hopes by the next two weeks there will be an outcome of the expedited review into reports of racism and oppression involving four trustees.

Here's what public health says you should if your child has been listed as a close contact.

A new pilot program at St. Joe’s aims to provide help early on so that young adults struggling with substance use can have the best chance possible of avoiding chronic substance abuse.

The federal and provincial governments are chipping in to expand the Ancaster fairgrounds and the Hamilton Children's Museum, and to improve the Dundas Valley School of Art.

Hamilton's public school board is pushing forward with a plan to try and get more students and staff to participate in targeted, asymptomatic testing.

Hamilton has been named the host city for the 2022 world synchronized skating championships. Skate Canada said in a release that the event will be held at FirstOntario Centre from April 7-9 next year.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 42 points and Lu Dort hit a 3-pointer as time expired to give the Oklahoma City Thunder a 102-99 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night.

The City of Hamilton will lobby the provincial and federal governments to legislate paid sick leave for workers during the pandemic.

Barry Conway, 34, is charged with assaulting the leader of a group of a group of self-appointed "street preachers" that crashed the Pride festival.

COVID-19 patients being treated at Niagara Health hospitals are participating in clinical trials related to the virus.

Prince of Wales teacher Vandana Verma is on a mission to create a positive school climate. In 2020, she embarked on producing a puppet talk show — Let's Talk Kindness. She and other teachers now share it with their students.

A quarantine screening officer employed by a private security company hired and trained by Canada's federal health agency has been charged after allegedly demanding a cash fine from an Ontario resident and then sexually assaulting her when she refused to pay.

Two people have been taken into custody as Hamilton police investigate unconfirmed reports of a baby buried at a home in the central lower city.

Hamilton police say they aren't looking for any suspects after a stabbing near Gage Park that sent two people to hospital.

Hamilton is dealing with its fourth school outbreak in a week after declaring one at St. Eugene Catholic Elementary School on Tuesday.

The City of Hamilton will start reporting on suspected variants after 21 cases in Hamilton have "screened" positive, but only one has been officially confirmed.

A Burlington, Ont. father has been calling the designated government phone line to secure a hotel booking for his daughter, who is returning to Canada. But he can't get through, and worries she'll end up paying a hefty fine.

Six Nations of the Grand River has approved its priority matrix for distributing COVID-19 vaccines to community members.

A local environmental group wants the City of Hamilton to freeze its urban boundaries, as any outward expansion would decimate agricultural lands and make the climate crisis worse.

Hamilton police say they continue to search for a 27-year-old man and are trying to identify a third suspect in relation to stabbing on Main Street East almost two weeks ago.

Paul Johnson, the director of the city's emergency operations centre, says it will be a shame if the city goes back to the way it was before the pandemic.

Dr. Elizabeth Richardson, Hamilton's medical officer of health, joins us on Thursday at noon to take your questions about COVID-19. Send us your questions and we'll ask Dr. Richardson.

Staffing, shelter space, and a lack of housing have all been magnified during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ten students, two staff members and a third-party employee in Hamilton schools have all tested positive for COVID-19.

The Hamilton artist and curator of the You Me Gallery will each receive a $25,000 prize in recognition of his creative excellence.

The outbreak at Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre has grown to 27 cases, and all of the new cases reported on Monday are among inmates.

Hamilton police say they are investigating an incident at Gage Avenue South and Cumberland Avenue that sent two people to hospital in critical condition.

The Niagara Catholic District School Board is set to investigate its chair, Larry Huibers, for leaving the country during a provincial-wide lockdown.