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Defund police demonstrators were escorted out of Hamilton City Hall by police Wednesday night after they refused to leave, calling for the mayor to commit to meeting with them publicly to address their concerns.

Hamilton reported 25 new cases Wednesday, after recording a record-breaking 108 the day before.

A cat named Cricket brought Sarah McNally back to Chartwell Willowgrove, but as she watched through the windows and saw her former coworkers covered in PPE, working to combat an outbreak, she knew she couldn't leave.

The city sees the studio as a major part of economic growth that will bring more jobs to Hamilton.

Live at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday CBC's Conrad Collaco will interview Sarah Jama, one of the organizers of the "defund the police" movement in Hamilton. He'll ask about why she and others call for a large cut to the city's police budget and about the decision to take the protest, on Monday night, to the mayor's home.

Shannon MacDougall, 37, was killed nine months ago in her Brantford home. But police have only just released news of the investigation, leaving her family with questions about what happened to her.

Investigators say they found the man in a Cayuga Road driveway with a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead by Six Nations Paramedic Services.

A student at Adelaide Hoodless Public School has tested positive for COVID-19 as the outbreak at the school continues.

Dr. Andrew Healey, who worked in the St. Joseph's hospital emergency room where Yosif Al-Hasnawi was transported after he was shot on this day three years ago testified on Wednesday. A toxicologist also took the stand.

Pat Daly has been re-elected as chair of the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board, a position he has held since 1991.

Six Nations of the Grand River's emergency control group has made its own version of Ontario's COVID-19 colour-coded framework that determines the risk of regions in the province — except the Six Nations iteration has stricter measures.

A staff member at a Food Basics grocery store on the Mountain has tested positive for COVID-19.

Metrolinx delivered notices to residents today about demolishing the first slate of 21 properties it's tearing down for Hamilton light-rail transit (LRT).

Hamilton police say an 11-year-old boy is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a Dodge RAM pick-up truck on Upper Gage Avenue Tuesday afternoon.

Halton police say a driver is facing charges after they were stopped on Appleby Line in a chair meant for backyard barbecues, not sitting behind the steering wheel.

Hamilton Public Health Services has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Adelaide Hoodless Public School after two staff members tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday.

Hamilton recorded 108 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday — a new record for the number of daily cases.

Six Nations Police are investigating after a man was shot in a driveway on Cayuga Road Monday.

Ontario's retirement homes regulator has issued orders revoking the licences of six homes connected to the Martino families.

As the first real snowfall of the season blankets Hamilton, officials are reminding residents to slow down and drive according to road conditions.

Investigators say they received reports of shots being fired near Upper Wellington Street and the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway around 10:30 p.m.

Yosif Al-Hasnawi's father will continue to answer defence questions today in the trial of two former Hamilton paramedics charged with not properly caring for his son.

Sounds of the Season is our annual fundraiser in support of Hamilton Food Share. It's also a chance to take a closer look at the reasons people in our city are in need, and the steps being taken to help them.

Mayor Fred Eisenberger says Hamilton police are investigating after "defund the police" protestors left a coffin, on Monday night, in front of his home.

The Stoney Creek business that led Hamilton to release the names of businesses that infringe on pandemic protocols has, once again, broken the rules.

The upbound lanes of the Claremont Access and the new Keddy Access Trail will officially open on Friday afternoon.

More than 100 migrant farm workers from Trinidad and Tobago are stranded in Haldimand and Norfolk and can't return home because of COVID-19 concerns.

Eleven students and three staff members in Hamilton schools have tested positive for COVID-19 after the number of infections in the city has jumped in the past few days.

Hamilton's medical officer of health says if the city continues to see the number of new COVID-19 cases rise, it will "without a doubt" enter a full lockdown.

The midnight deadline for defund police demonstrators to take down their tents outside Hamilton city hall has come and gone, but the tents remain. Bylaw officers handed out trespassing notices and began to take down tents on Monday morning.

Yosif Al-Hasnawi's father Majed took the stand today in the trial of two paramedics charged with not providing proper care when his son was shot and died on Dec. 2, 2017.

Hamilton's public school board says the Sherwood Secondary School building will be closed Monday following a possible threat.

There were over 3.2 million visits to Ontario food banks between April 2019 and March 2020. Now the COVD-19 pandemic is adding to the real concern of food access to low-income earners and vulnerable populations.

Hamilton police say they've charged three people, including the organizer of a Hugs Over Masks event that gathered over 35 people by city hall.

After seeing daily record amounts of new cases late last week, the number of active cases of COVID-19 in Hamilton has passed the 500 mark.

Six students in the local public school board, and one student in the catholic school board have tested positive for the virus. Two staff members have also been infected.

Another employee at Cadillac Fairview Lime Ridge has tested positive for the virus.

Ontario reported another 1,708 cases of COVID-19 and 24 more deaths due to COVID-19 on Sunday.

For a second day in a row, Hamilton has seen a record amount of new COVID-19 cases in a single day.

Niagara Health has apologized after a video showing a security guard dumping a man from a wheelchair outside the St. Catharines hospital surfaced on social media and says the company that employs the guards is investigating.

Following a racist incident in Stratford, Ont., Katia Maxwell organized an anti-racism march.

Barry Beck says the arrest of four suspects in connection with his son's death is not a cause for celebration, but he still sees it as a gift ahead of what would have been Brock's 21st birthday.

Public health has issued an order to two long-term care homes in Hamilton, directing them to improve their response to ongoing outbreaks.

Three high school students in Hamilton were diagnosed with COVID-19 on Thursday.

A staff member at a Fortinos in Stoney Creek has tested positive for COVID-19.

An 83-year-old man is in life-threatening condition after police say he was struck by a white Mazda 3 while trying to cross a street in St. Catharines.

The charge from the Ministry of Environment stems back to a stench residents complained about back in 2018. At the time, city officials said the smell was "paralyzing" parts of the lower city and ordered it shut down.

Ontario reported another 1,855 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday while its labs processed more than 58,000 tests, both single-day records by considerable margins.

Six Nations families are being "strongly discouraged" to avoid crossing the U.S. border to celebrate Thanksgiving and Black Friday.

Hamilton reported 71 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday, the highest daily number so far during the pandemic.