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Halton’s police Chief Stephen Tanner on Thursday expressed remorse over his recent trip to Florida and the fallout it has caused, but said he won't step down.

Hamilton Public Health Services and Lynwood Charlton Centre have created a resource web page to help those looking for mental health support for children and youth during COVID-19.

Dr. Amit Arya, a palliative care physician specializing in long term care, explains why he says the vaccine is safe and we need to take it as soon as possible.

Dr. Amit Arya, a palliative care physician specializing in long term care, say that Ontario's COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force should have included nurses, family doctors and public health officials.

Nurses who are exposed to COVID-19 and test negative still have to self-isolate for up to two weeks, and most of them aren't paid during that time. These physicians who work with them say that should change.

Steve Kostecki says the money disappeared from his bank account, and when he reapplied, was told he'd already received it.

A 55-year-old Burlington man is facing animal cruelty charges after police say he kept and mistreated a raccoon in his basement.

Steven Snively, who faces a criminal charge in connection with the death of Yosif Al-Hasnawi, says he didn't see the teen's bloody shoes, even when he kneed him in the chest.

Officers say the robberies took place over three weeks, and each time, the suspects steal narcotics.

Police say a home near Victoria Avenue North and Wilson Street East was broken into on Sunday evening.

Police have identified the victims as Juliana Pannunzio of Windsor and Christina Crooks of Toronto.

The Hamilton Catholic school board is undergoing an investigation into allegations that an occasional education assistant allegedly posted racist and hate-filled messages online for years under a pseudonym.

Ward 3 Councillor Nrinder Nann's office reported violent and threatening messages to Hamilton police and is calling for a deeper investigations that includes local hate groups in Hamilton.

Hamilton Public Health Services is on Wednesday reporting 66 new cases of COVID-19 and three more deaths as a result of the virus. There are currently 783 active cases of COVID-19 in the city.

Conservative MPs have voted to expel Derek Sloan from caucus after the eastern Ontario MP accepted a donation from a notorious white nationalist.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says there have been "a few bumps in the road" when it comes to our COVID vaccine rollout. Dr. Amit Arya, a palliative care physician specializing in long term care, breaks down what those bumps are and how we get more people vaccinated, faster.

Fourteen members from a group of 18 have been ticketed for failing to wear masks, practise social distancing, and refusing to disperse when requested, Hamilton police say.

Steven Snively says he wanted to support his partner, Christopher Marchant, after he was yelled at by an anguished father who had lost his eldest son.

Police found cocaine, fentanyl, xanax, codeine, synthetic cannabis, opioid pills and $2,040 in cash

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board asked all three levels of government for a direct answer about if remote learning will be extended, pandemic pay for educators teaching special needs students in person and for more support to marginalized families, specifically single mothers.

Karrie Porter thought she was confronting an online troll who was relentlessly harassing her and sending her pictures of her children. The trouble is it was the wrong person.

Hill, who is most known as co-owner of Grand River Enterprises, died in Miami, Fla.

There are 824 people known to have COVID-19 in Hamilton right now.

The Afro Canadian Caribbean Association wants to know “who decides who is Black enough” after Employment and Social Development Canada — via a “completely unacceptable” letter — rejected hundreds of applications for funding under a program for Black community groups.

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have re-signed star linebacker Simoni Lawrence after the 31-year-old led the CFL in defensive tackles (98) and defensive plays made (117) in 2019.

Hamilton police is looking for a man they say is wanted in three provinces for fraud.

Niagara police are investigating a double homicide after finding two women dead inside a Fort Erie home.

The 165-year-old Salem Chapel British Methodist Episcopal church in St. Catharines was in disrepair, and its supporters were fundraising online.

The region's mobile cancer screening coach usually provides services to people experiencing barriers to health-care. But shutdowns and rising COVID-19 cases are keeping it off the road.

Haudenosaunee land defenders plan to move back barricades in the area of a reclamation camp just outside Caledonia, Ont.

Nurses in Hamilton and Niagara hospitals aren’t being paid for self-isolation time if they test negative after being exposed to COVID-19. Advocates are calling on the province to reinstate a benefit from the pandemic’s first wave that did pay employees sent home.

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says he plans to expel eastern Ontario MP Derek Sloan from the Conservative caucus after news emerged that the backbencher received a leadership campaign donation from a self-described white nationalist.

Niagara police are looking for a man after an assault during a break and enter in St. Catharines

Doctors are raising concerns that outbreaks of COVID-19 at shelters in Hamilton are causing more people experiencing homelessness to sleep outside during the winter.

Hamilton is reporting 102 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, six fewer than the 108 reported the previous day. There was one additional death reported in the last 24 hours, bringing that total to 220.

Ken Hill, a prominent businessman from Six Nations of the Grand River and co-owner of the Grand River Enterprises cigarette company, has died in Miami, Fla., the company has confirmed.

Six employees at a Stoney Creek Fortinos have tested positive for COVID-19, the store's corporate office confirmed to CBC Hamilton on Monday.

The provincial government has directed Hamilton to stop vaccinating people for COVID-19 for now, unless they are residents, staff and essential caregivers in long-term care homes, according to the city.

After more than a decade of uncertainty, the Cannon Knitting Mills are expected to become condos with tenants in the next two or three years, says the developer who has owned the property since 2016.

The City of Hamilton reported 108 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, as active cases dipped slightly by nearly 100.

The chief of staff of Norfolk General and West Haldimand General Hospital says it's 'regrettable' that he travelled outside of Canada during the pandemic despite government advisories.

An enforcement blitz that uncovered numerous violations of COVID-19 prevention protocols across big-box retailers in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton areas will broaden its scope to include the rest of the province in the weeks ahead, the province's labour minister said Sunday.

The Ontario Fire Marshal's office is investigating a Brantford house fire that left one person dead.

Ontario records 3,422 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, with more than 1,000 new infections in Toronto. There were also 585 new cases in Peel, 254 in Windsor-Essex, 246 in York and 186 in the Niagara area.

Hamilton police say they've charged three people after seizing a handgun, cash and $12,000 in drugs from an after-hours bar.

While Ontario government has asked the public to stay home and only leave when it is essential, it has also approved production crews to film five movies in Hamilton.

Amr Abdel-Latif has been providing a place of refuge mainly to newcomers and racialized individuals for more than three years, but his ability to help vanished this week when his home — near Aberdeen and Fairmont — was ravaged by fire.

Hamilton has expanded mandatory masking to some outdoor activities as it struggles to keep track of the status of people with the virus.

Three 17-year-old boys and a 20-year-old man are facing numerous gun charges as Hamilton police say they are responsible for five shootings in late December.

Equal rights for people with disabilities and increased housing for the most vulnerable are among a list of items city officials are being asked to consider ahead of upcoming budget deliberations.