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After the Ford government announced Ontario's plan for reopening schools in September, students, parents, teachers, school boards and unions have been left with more questions than answers.

Hamilton Public Health has sent letters to bar and restaurant owners in the city reminding them to follow COVID-19 protocol.

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A month-long investigation of a corner store in Grimsby has led to fraud charges against the owner of Milk N Things, who police say was selling counterfeit items.

A Niagara-on-the-Lake man is facing charges for assault and theft just days after police said a feud between protestors and supporters of horse-drawn carriages in town were coming dangerously close to breaking the law.

They're the first group of the pests to be found with the virus this year, according to a media release from the city, which announced the medical officer of health has moved the risk level from low to moderate.

Physiological testing for babies has been suspended in many parts of the province during the COVID-19 pandemic and it's not clear when the crucial testing will resume.

Animal rights advocates and counter-protesters clashed this morning in front of the slaughterhouse where activist Regan Russell was hit and killed by a truck in June.

A group of doctors, lawyers and harm reduction advocates have won a 10-day injunction barring the city from forcing homeless people to leave encampments they've been living in.

Hamilton's elementary schools will be as close to normal as the COVID-19 pandemic will allow, but high schools will take a 50/50 approach between online and in-class learning.

Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce is set to reveal a back-to-school plan for schools this fall.

Environment Hamilton says ArcelorMittal Dofasco is 'sliding back on its progress' as it continues to pass site-specific limits that are already set below the province's regulations.

Haldimand County Fire Services say they found the body after putting out the fire.

Niagara police say two Ottawa men are facing charges after an argument in the tourist district of Niagara Falls turned violent.

Local doctors and harm reduction activists are hoping an urgent injunction on Thursday will prevent the city of Hamilton from its plans to dismantle homeless encampments at the end of the week.

Hamilton police is reviewing sexual misconduct allegations from McMaster University's psychology department after the school announced it had suspended two accused faculty members and barred them from campus.

After months of planning three different scenarios for students, schools are getting closer to the new year in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here's what learning will look like in September.

The city started restricting access to locals only on Wednesday following what it described in a media release as "another weekend of problematic behaviour."

Both men ended up at the hospital, where police say a 31-year-old was arrested.

A three-year feud between an animal rights group and supporters of horse-drawn carriages in Niagara is testing the patience of police, who say they have gone to "unprecedented" lengths to resolve the issue.

Provincial police are reminding Niagara residents that just because the Hells Angels clubhouse in their area has been demolished doesn't mean outlaw biker gangs are gone.

Almost all Hamilton Public Library branches will be open as of Thursday at 11 a.m.

Six people are facing charges including possession of cocaine and oxycodone for the purpose of trafficking and possession of the proceeds of a crime under $5,000.

Rainfall levels have been "well below normal" for the past three months, according to the Hamilton Conservation Authority (HCA), which is calling on people to respond by reducing their water use.

Mario Ruiz, the 22-year-old co-owner of Hamilton-based resale store Omnes, recalls waiting 32 hours in line to buy a shoe at retail, and said one of his best opportunities came when he won a raffle allowing him to purchase a new release of Jordan's Travis Scott shoe for $255.

A new McMaster University review of COVID-19 research says children will not become super spreaders or cause a spike in infections if they return to school. That comes as school boards prepare for September.

Linton Thomas and his family escaped with their lives but little else after a fire broke out in a Winona townhouse complex Monday morning.

McMaster University has suspended two faculty members and banned them from campus in the wake of investigating sexual assault allegations against associate professor Scott Watter.

Brock Beck, 20, died following a stabbing early Sunday morning at the end of a Binbrook driveway, according to police. His distraught father is begging anyone with information to contact investigators.

The provincial government has resumed weekend GO trains to Niagara ahead of the August long weekend.

The city of Hamilton has cancelled the heat warning put in place on the weekend.

Hamilton police are searching for a Porsche Cayenne they say was stolen in a series of nighttime residential break and enters.

Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna hasn't made any promises about whether light-rail transit will be built in Hamilton but offered a glimmer of hope for LRT advocates, noting that LRT is the only 'shovel ready" proposal.

Guards Brianté Weber and Duane Notice combined for 31 points and just three missed field goals as the Hamilton Honey Badgers upended the Guelph Nighthawks 97-71 on Monday.

The Cause and Effect bar in Hamilton says a customer from Saturday night has tested positive for COVID-19.

Environment Canada says Hamilton and surrounding areas are under a severe thunderstorm watch as heat continues to slam the cities.

An elderly man has drowned in Lake Erie near Crystal beach on Sunday after he went boating with his grandson.

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Residents living in a row of townhouses in Winona grabbed their kids, scooped up pets and fled their homes Monday morning, many with only the clothes on their backs, as a multiple-alarm fire engulfed the buildings around them.

One of the employers that's affected is Fernlea Flowers in Delhi. Seven people there have tested positive for the virus and are in self-isolating, according to a media release.

Roughly 1,342 kilograms of the drug was found inside 12 wooden pallets on a truck driven by a 45-year-old Canadian, according to a media release from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Ontario reported 137 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, one less than the previous day’s total, according to Health Minister Christine Elliott.

Daytime highs are predicted to his 32-34 C, with humidex values near 40, according to Environment Canada.

Brock Beck was studying in a mental health program at a college in Nova Scotia and had only been home in Binbrook for about a month when police say he was fatally stabbed.

Robert Horning, 59, is no stranger to fights. He's battled stage-four cancer for years, but said he is ready for another one — the fight to save the Lake Ontario water behind his home, which he thinks has been contaminated.

It isn’t in Ryan Schmidt’s nature to talk about himself. The marriage between humble and confident is an organic one, years in the making. His successes, a list longer than the Hamilton Honey Badgers’ 12-man roster, do not define him.

After weeks of public outcry for police reform, Hamliton's police chief says, despite some reservations, he's open to allowing community agencies to respond to service calls related to mental health and addictions issues.

Two sisters of a Hamilton man who went missing in downtown Toronto in early September are appealing to the public for help finding their brother.