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Steven Snively, one of the accused former paramedics, testified in his own defence in the Ontario Superior Court trial. He's charged with failing to provide the necessaries of life for a shooting victim, Yosif Al-Hasnawi.

Two people were rescued from an early-morning fire on Thursday, according to Hamilton Fire.

A resurgence in political instability and rise in populism being seen in the United States and other countries should serve as as an opportunity for all levels of government to get ahead of similar situations in Canada, two Brock University experts say.

Lawyers for a northern Ontario police force are trying to have video of an Indigenous man being dragged inside a police station excluded from an upcoming inquest into the deaths of two other men in custody.

Niagara’s Medical Advisory Committee has written to community leaders to request their “urgent help” to advocate for the region’s “fair share of vaccines.”

Six Nations of the Grand River elected council called for patience Wednesday as it announced that more vaccinations have taken place since the second community update provided on Saturday, Jan. 9.

The city of Hamilton is awaiting more detail about how it will enforce Ontario's 28-day stay-at-home order that comes into effect at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, drawing questions from residents and councillors.

Three men have been charged with the theft of personal protective equipment in Burlington valued at more than $300,000, Halton regional police say.

Hamilton is named in a new prospective lawsuit on behalf of some victims who've died with COVID-19. So are Royal Rose Place in Welland and Anson Place in Hagersville.

Christopher Marchant, one of the former paramedics charged with not properly caring for Yosif Al-Hasnawi the night he was shot and died, agrees that he feels partly responsible for his death. But he doesn't blame himself.

Paul Woods, who was fired on Monday as president and CEO of London Health Sciences Centre, has filed a $2.5 million lawsuit against LHSC, claiming he was dismissed in bad faith and that he notified board chair Amy Walby about his travel to the United States since March last year, first notifying her in June, then twice afterward.

Hamilton police laid 56 charges and made three arrests after launching Operation Ama-gone and hunting down porch pirates.

Environment Canada has issued a weather advisory in Hamilton as patchy, freezing drizzle continues to fall.

Niagara police have charged eight people in Welland who officers say were gathering indoors and violating COVID-19 measures.

Less than half of Ontario's 34 public health units have shutdown workplaces over COVID concerns since the pandemic began — and rather sparingly.

Police in Brantford, Ont. are actively investigating a billboard depicting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wearing a Nazi uniform standing beside Adolf Hitler.

Scammers posing as "bank investigators" are cheating vulnerable seniors out of money, prompting Hamilton police to issue a warning to locals.

Vaccinations will begin soon after the shipment is received. Shots will first go to front-line healthcare workers in long-term care homes, high-risk retirement homes and hospitals. They will be administered at a Niagara Health's St. Catharines site.

Hamilton police say they've charged two people in relation to Hugs Over Masks events in the city's downtown area.

Hamilton Health Sciences is fighting three COVID-19 outbreaks at three of its facilities — and those facilities are also dealing with multiple outbreaks.

Christopher Marchant is one of the former paramedics charged in relation to the death of gunshot victim, Yosif Al-Hasnawi. He said he thought the teen had a psychiatric emergency, and called him "uncooperative."

The head of a Hamilton hospital network who vacationed in the Dominican Republic over the holidays amid warnings not to travel during the COVID-19 pandemic has been fired without cause and is entitled to 24 months of pay, amounting to more than $1 million.

Oakville Mayor Rob Burton has resigned as chair of the Halton Police Board after he approved a trip to Florida by the regional police chief in late December.

The city is developing a new tool to help designers better plan out roadways in Hamilton to take into account all users.

Hamilton public health officials said Monday during a board meeting that as of Sunday, 5,800 vaccinations have been administered in the city.

Hamilton Public Health Services is receiving $189,000 for fridges to store COVID-19 vaccines and $6 million for "extraordinary costs" related to the pandemic.

Thirty-one people in Hamilton received the wrong COVID-19 results because of what the Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program (HRLMP) is calling a "processing error."

Court resumed briefly on Monday before adjourning to go online for the remainder of the week.

A staff member at a private, all-boys, military-themed boarding school in the Niagara region has tested positive for COVID-19 days after the school welcomed back students to learn remotely.

A scuba diver died on Saturday after being trapped under the ice in the Welland Recreational Canal, Niagara police say.

Hamilton police are investigating after an 80-year-old man was hit in Hamilton's lower city on Saturday and died the next day of his injuries.

A team of Hamilton police and community advocates who review unfounded sexual assault cases hasn't met during the pandemic. They've reviewed cases before, and one led to charges.

More Hamilton readers are immersing themselves in the pages of a book from an independent book store, and shop owners are overwhelmed by the community support.

Thousands of Hamilton-area children will be learning online until Jan. 25. But as students learn at home, some parents and teachers are again struggling to balance work and childcare under lockdown.

Hamilton schools will be eligible for asymptomatic testing on Jan. 25 when students are set to return to in-person classes according to Ontario's Education Minister Stephen Lecce.

After four years of the presidency of former reality television star Donald Trump, Hamilton's Jenn Merritt doesn't talk much to her family in the U.S.. We'll talk with Merritt and Brock University associate professor of political science, Paul Hamilton, about the Capitol Hill riot, the Trump presidency and more live on Monday at noon.

The president of St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton says she knew Dr. Tom Stewart, the now-former CEO and president of its broader hospital network, was going on a Dominican vacation for the holidays, but was powerless to stop him because "he's my boss."

Halton's police chief has apologized after traveling to Florida in late December to address "personal business matters."

Doses of the Moderna vaccine are scheduled to arrive in Hamilton next week, says Flamborough-Glanbrook PC MPP Donna Skelly

The Ontario Fire Marshal is investigating after a fire at a residential property in Glanbrook sent one person to hospital with burns and suspected smoke inhalation.

It's been one year since Iman Aghabali and Mehdi Eshaghian's lives ended after Iran shot down Flight PS752, but their legacies are living on.

Some internet customers in Ontario have lost internet connection for the second time this week.

Overall occupancy at Hamilton General Hospital remains “very high,” including critical care, Hamilton Health Sciences said Friday.

An 89-year-old woman was critically injured in a hit and run in St. Catharines Thursday evening, Niagara Regional Police say.

Niagara police arrested a 25-year-old St. Catharines man on child pornography charges Thursday.

Hamilton Mayor Fred Eisenberger is apologizing for an "insensitive and inappropriate" tweet about the violent clashes at the U.S. Capitol that killed four people.

Elementary school students in Hamilton, Niagara and across the province will be learning remotely until Jan. 25 as the province tries to tamp down the spread of COVID-19 across Ontario.

The head of a Hamilton hospital who vacationed in the Dominican Republic over the holidays is out of the position, after two days of public outrage.

The Hamilton Police Services board will host two virtual town halls allowing randomly selected community members to weigh in on policing — including a random sampling of people with landlines.

Hamilton is reporting 132 more cases and two additional deaths Thursday, as Ontario sees its deadliest day of the pandemic so far.