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The latest member of the Hamilton Police Services board is a Sri Lankan-born member of the LGBTQ community.

Shoppers Drug Mart pharmacies are offering COVID-19 testing in Hamilton, Brantford, Niagara Falls and St. Catharines as the number of COVID-19 cases climb.

After a COVID-19 outbreak at a Hamilton spin studio that's infected at least 69 people, Ontario's associate medical officer of health has directed the province to "reconsider" guidelines meant to stop the spread of the virus in fitness settings.

The city says it will get everyone into emergency shelter or permanent housing, but those on the ground are skeptical.

The report says people of colour, health care workers and people living in low-income neighbourhoods have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 in Hamilton

A new red and pink street drug that causes more overdoses has arrived in Hamilton, prompting warnings from local public health officials.

Hamilton police are investigating a central Mountain shooting from Wednesday morning after bullets struck a home.

Louis Anderson disappeared sometime in the early morning of Oct. 8. Nearly a week later, the 84-year-old has not been found, and his family is asking for help.

Kushies Baby in Stoney Creek is the site of Hamilton's latest COVID-19 outbreak.

A health-care worker at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton has tested positive for COVID-19.

At least eight more people have contracted COVID-19 because of an outbreak at a spin studio in Hamilton.

A Foodland worker in Thorold has tested positive for COVID-19.

Efforts are underway to ensure children and youth who are doing online learning continue to receive a nutritious meal during the school day.

The aggregate price of a home in Hamilton increased 13.7 per cent to $635,173 in the third quarter of 2020, according to the Royal LePage house price survey released on Wednesday.

Ohsweken Public Health has confirmed 14 active cases and 33 probable cases of COVID-19 at Six Nations of the Grand River.

There's an outbreak of COVID-19 at Shannen Koostachin Elementary School, making it the first outbreak at a school in the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB).

Kindergarten students usually start school in a class full of toys and other kids, but for some during the COVID-19 pandemic, their very first encounter with the education system will be from home, through a computer screen.

Hamilton is seeing COVID-19 infect more new people each day than it ever did during the pandemic.

A Hamilton lawyer says he and two other runners were stopped by police after checking out an installation about missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls outside a police station last week.

Join our Facebook Live Thursday at noon ET with CBC reporter Jorge Barrera. He's been covering the Indigenous claim to land that is part of the Haldimand Tract granted to Six Nations of the Grand River in 1784 that is being developed for housing by Foxgate Developments.

Hamilton Police have arrested a 17-year-old in relation to the shooting investigation that took place on Aug. 9 inside a residence on Aberdeen Avenue.

There are six new COVID-19 cases in local schools as of Monday, three of which are in post-secondary schools.

Two people who were found dead at a residence on Tragina Avenue Sunday evening were a mother and her son, Hamilton police say.

Hamilton's medical officer of health says 44 primary cases, mostly patrons, have been linked to the downtown spin studio. Seventeen secondary "household spread" cases, such as friends, family or other contacts, have also been identified.

Brantford police are looking to check in on the well-being of a cyclist who was reportedly hit by a car Sunday and helped by the driver, but did not visit any nearby hospitals.

Hamilton police are searching for a witness to a road rage incident they say ended with a 60-year-old pedestrian being assaulted.

Good Shepherd says its Thanksgiving meal takes on a more important role this year because of the COVID-19 health crisis.

Small businesses, including bars and restaurants, are being hit hard by the economic fall-out of the COVID-19 pandemic, and there’s concern another lockdown could plunge them into an even more uncertain future.

A Beer Store employee at Store 4066 in Burlington has tested positive for COVID-19, Ontario's main beer retailer said Monday.

One child is dead while another is in hospital after a crash involving a vehicle and a horse and buggy, provincial police said.

An individual at Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School has tested positive for COVID-19, Niagara Catholic District School Board said.

Investigations are continuing the deaths of two people who were found dead Sunday evening, Hamilton Police say.

Provincial police pulled the big, white bird from the highway near Burlington and say it is currently healing up at Hobbitstee Wildlife Refuge.

Three students at Bennetto Elementary School in Hamilton have tested positive for COVID-19. The trio of cases comes as positive test results continue to come back for students and staff at schools across the city.

Public health reported 38 primary cases — 36 patrons and 2 staff — connected to SPINCO as of Sunday, along with nine secondary cases.

Ontario reported 649 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, with one more death and four new hospitalizations recorded.

Niagara police say a frontline officer has tested positive for COVID-19, marking the first positive case within the service.

A group of volunteers and health professionals working at Hamilton's street encampments are taking donations of suitcases and duffel bags to help people move.

Families are being forced to change their Thanksgiving celebrations during the COVID-19 outbreak, but some won't budge despite pleas from public health and the city to only celebrate Thanksgiving with those in their household.

Hamilton has 28 new cases of COVID-19 today, the city's second-largest one-day increase ever, and the largest not associated with an outbreak at a long-term care home.

Two infectious disease specialists offered some advice, during a Facebook live interview, on how to protect yourself through flu season under COVID-19, why the flu shot is very important this year, how to protect yourself from misinformation around COVID and more.

At least 10 more people have contracted COVID-19 from the outbreak at SPINCO.

A classroom at St. Timothy Catholic Elementary School has closed because of a probable COVID-19 case.

Another raid on a parcel of land slated for a subdivision in Caledonia, Ont., reclaimed by Six Nations members won't solve the historical land grievance but potentially ignite an already volatile situation, according to a senior Ontario Provincial Police officer.

A third student at McMaster University has tested positive for COVID-19 since the end of August.

After hunting for speeders, stunt drivers, illegally modded cars and excessively loud vehicles, Hamilton police handed out 233 Provincial Offence Notices in about two weeks.

Twenty-four new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Hamilton Thursday — the largest single-day jump seen since the rise in cases related to outbreaks at care homes during the first wave of the virus.

Here's a look at what services are available and what's open and closed in Hamilton as residents plan for a holiday weekend during a pandemic.

Hamilton's mayor says the province wants to make light-rail transit (LRT) happen with a mix of provincial, federal and private-sector money, and he expects the province will say more "in the coming weeks."

Hamilton police have linked six incidents to a male alleged of sexual assault. Police say he claims to be an Uber driver.