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At least 2,000 more elementary students in Hamilton's public school board are now enrolled virtual schooling right before all students are set to start classes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Holly went missing on Jan. 11, her body was found in Hamilton's harbour Thursday. Her family still has so many unanswered questions about what happened and why.

The work will begin this fall in order to reduce the risk of fire and "other potential hazards," according to the Crown agency.

An animal rights activist has been charged under a new Ontario law for allegedly interfering with a truck carrying pigs to slaughter at the same plant where another activist was killed after she was hit by a truck.

The risk of contracting the virus in Hamilton has moved from moderate to high.

Darren Montour spoke with Craig Norris from The Morning Edition - K-W about his background, the challenges he plans to take on and what First Nations policing can teach other law enforcement services amid calls across North America to defund police.

The pandemic has made the transition from summer to September classes hectic for families, educators and students, but it will be even harder for people with disabilities and on individual education plans.

A Hamilton man has been charged with assault with a weapon after police say he "became irate" and swore at a staff member working at the city's drive-thru COVID-19 testing centre.

Hundreds of volunteers spread out across Hamilton looking for the 27-year-old who had recently moved from Calgary and has been missing since Jan. 11.

Join our Facebook Live Friday at noon with Jennifer Vickers-Manzin, Hamilton's Chief Nursing Officer and Chris Pickersgill, Manager of the city's Public Health School Program. They'll tell us how public health nurses will aim to keep students, staff and teachers safe from COVID-19 now that school has started.

Hamilton school boards will undergo a "complete reorganization" of school bus routes with a shortage of about 60 and 70 drivers.

First responders in Haldimand County rescued three people from a sinking boat in rough Lake Erie waters on Wednesday.

Meetings for the Waterdown and racialized communities will take place virtually via Zoom on Sept. 22 and Sept. 29 at 6 p.m. respectively.

Christopher Vanderweide, who's known on social media as "helmet guy," has pleaded guilty to one count of assault with a weapon after violence at a 2019 Pride festival.

One survey from Children's Healthcare Canada and an ongoing study from Brock University show that Canadians fear COVID-19 will impact children's education and that students are aware — and afraid — of the virus.

The number of people with COVID-19 in Hamilton continues to creep upward, largely because people are stepping outside of their social bubbles, says Hamilton's associate medical officer of health. And kids going back to school is sure to exacerbate that.

Half a year has passed since public health reported the Hamilton's first case of COVID-19. Here's a look at some of the numbers we have on the virus.

Joanna Aitcheson has lived in predominantly white middle-class neighbourhoods most of her life. When she moved to the lower-income Gibson neighbourhood five years ago, she says, it opened her eyes to how people in other areas relate to police.

Two swastikas painted on streets in a quiet Dundas neighbourhood have spurred an investigation from Hamilton police's hate crime unit.

A cleanup and investigation are ongoing after an oil spill was discovered in the water near Bayfront Park.

McMaster University students are struggling to meet the challenges of learning in an almost exclusively online environment.

A 16-month investigation involving the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Hamilton-Niagara, Ontario Provincial Police and U.S. Homeland Security has led to a large drug and firearms bust.

Amazon Canada will be setting up shop with an 855,000 square foot fulfilment centre in Mount Hope — a facility the city says marks one of the largest local investments in terms of square footage in Hamilton's history.

Amazon is opening two new fulfilment centres about an hour east and west of Toronto, a move that will result in the hiring of 2,500 people.

Hamilton police are looking for a man they say is responsible for several violent crimes over a period of several months.

A group of local doctors and lawyers say they're willing to drop a court injunction stopping the city from dismantling homeless encampments if the two parties can enter "settlement discussions." But so far, they say, the city seems like it would rather drag out the matter in court.

A five-year-old girl has a life-threatening injury after police say a Mercedes-Benz crashed on South Service Road on Tuesday morning.

Spencer Gorge is open for visits again, but interested hikers have to reserve the trip in advance.

Twelve buses will be added over the next three years. Five buses will also replace machines nearing the end of their lifespan and three new accessible vehicles will join the fleet.

Secretaries make sure a school runs smoothly, a skill especially needed in a year as unpredictable as this one.

The city says its conversion project will be officially complete as of Sept. 9, allowing vehicles to travel in both directions between Main Street West and Aberdeen Avenue.

Elementary teachers and students in Hamilton's public school board will have to wait one more day for their final timetable this school year. Local school boards will also meet Wednesday about buses.

Johnson talks about what it was like growing up in Six Nations of the Grand River, her love of rez radio, and her excitement for connecting with Indigenous communities across the country.

An animals rights group is suing in U.S. federal court to stop a Connecticut aquarium from acquiring five more beluga whales for research, saying they would be harmed by the trip from Niagara Falls and by being torn from long-term relationships with others of their species.

Provincial police say two more people have been arrested in connection with court orders barring anyone from being at 1535 McKenzie Road.

The Broadway world lost Nick Cordero earlier this summer to the novel coronavirus. And over the weekend, the Canadian actor's friends and colleagues took time to pay tribute to him.

Hamilton schools reopen in days. Educators, parents and students are still looking for answers and school boards try to finalize plans after a tumultuous few months with constant change coming from the Ministry of Education.

Nearly 60 per cent of parents displayed at least some symptoms of clinical depression while trying to manage their lives during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Four people are in hospital after a head-on collision on Highway 6 in Hagersville this weekend.

A McDonald's on Rymal Road has temporarily closed after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.

Anthony Marco, president of the Hamilton and District Labour Council, says this Labour Day, after all that has happened under COVID-19, is a great opportunity to push for a stronger Canada with a housing strategy, green jobs, better public transit and much more.

The average price for residential properties hit $694,690 in August, a jump of 16.3 per cent compared to the same month last year.

Karl Dockstader, a reporter from Oneida Nation of the Thames, has been charged with mischief and failure to comply with a court order over his coverage of a reclamation movement. Journalism organizations say the charges should be dropped.

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Police say a 25-year-old man staying at a homeless encampment in Hamilton is facing charges following an incident where a city worker was hurt.

Hamilton school boards say the area's bus driver shortage has only worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic, delaying plans to figure out student transportation as schools reopen next week.

Public health says the two-day delay is the result of a transition to a new case and contact management system mandated by the Ministry of Health.

A Hamilton man has died after being pulled from the water near Van Wagner's Beach Thursday night.

Starting Oct. 25 low-cost airline Swoop will have just one flight taking off from Hamilton's John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport.