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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.

Anya Staszko-Fournel says an ice igloo "was absolutely the coolest thing” and she always wanted to build one. That dream has now become a reality.

Niagara Falls NDP MPP Wayne Gates is demanding answers from the provincial government regarding Niagara's vaccine shortage.

COVID-19 continues to infect students and staff in Hamilton schools, with 15 new positive tests and one school-associated outbreak as of Monday.

Environment Canada issued a weather advisory for Hamilton, Brant, Burlington, Haldimand and Norfolk for Monday morning.

Hamilton Public Health Services is reporting 18 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday.

Ontario reported 1,087 new COVID-19 cases and 13 new deaths on Sunday. The province also reported there are more than 400 cases of variants of concern in Ontario.

Hamilton city councillors have voted to reduce the speed limit on a section of Upper Gage Avenue where 11-year-old Jude Strickland was hit by a pick-up truck and killed in December.

Hamilton's medical officer of health says that while the number of outbreaks and COVID-19 cases in the city are declining from previous months, she remains "very concerned" about variants of the virus.

The group delivered demands to Money Mart and Cash ‘N’ Cheque on Concession Street, saying predatory loans hurt people with low incomes.

Hamilton Public Health has released early plans for how COVID-19 vaccines might be distributed across the city, including rural and suburban areas. Their goal is to eventually administer 10,000 doses a day.

Hamilton Health Sciences shared more details about the local vaccine strategy and supply during a town hall meeting on Thursday.

Groups representing principals and managers in the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) are calling on trustees to hold themselves to the same standard as they do others after four of them were named in an equity probe.

Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board (HWCDSB) says two staff tested positive for the virus Thursday.

Police say a "young child" died in a Brantford home.

The Brant County Health Unit (BCHU) is reporting its first case of a COVID-19 variant in Brant, which is in the surrounding municipalities of Hamilton and Haldimand-Norfolk.

Hamilton residents aged 80 and older will be among the next group of locals to get the COVID-19 vaccine as roughly 5,000 to 6,000 doses are on their way. St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton’s West 5th Campus is also opening a new vaccination clinic.