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The healthcare union representing roughly 184 staff at Grace Villa Nursing Home in Hamilton sent a letter to the federal government pleading it to have the military help workers manage the outbreak, which is the largest and deadliest in the city.

Nearly five years after he was first sentenced for the shotgun death of Lou Malone, John Josipovic again heard the same sentence read out in court — life in prison with no eligibility of parole for 13 years.

Jude Strickland’s father says he’s happy Hamilton city council may make a stretch of Upper Gage Avenue safer, but knows it will never bring back his son.

Hamilton continues to see the number of daily COVID-19 cases rise, with 150 new infections reported on Monday.

Niagara police say two people have been charged under the province's COVID-19 response act after officers found more than 30 people inside one hotel room.

A 61-year-old man has died after a three-vehicle collision early Friday morning in Hagersville.

Two Catholic schools in Hamilton have reported second cases of COVID-19, but administrators say public health officials have yet to determine a link between them, so an outbreak has not been declared.

Anita Quidangen, a personal support worker at the Rekai Centre in Toronto, sat down for her first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine shortly before 12 p.m. ET.

Five units are experiencing an outbreak at the Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre, where 50 people have been infected with the virus. The new number comes as active cases in Hamilton reach 716.

Five more people in the local public school board and one more student in the Catholic board have tested positive for COVID-19.

Canada's first doses of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Quebec on Sunday night, with more to follow on Monday.

Ontario reported 1,677 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday with 813 people now in hospital due to the novel coronavirus.

Watch as chef Aicha Smith-Belghaba makes venison chilli using Indigenous ingredients live from her home kitchen.

A couple who have been homeless and experiencing addiction in Hamilton for the past two years had their encampment burned down after securing space in the city's shelter system. Then they lost their shelter space to salvage what was left.

Whitney Horne's family is trying to stay strong as the 34-year-old woman living in Smithville is going through multiple operations after being struck by a vehicle that mounted the sidewalk near Cannon Street East and James Street North on Wednesday.

Hamilton's emergency and community services committee has proposed a $1 million program that will help repair social housing and support tenants who are at risk of losing their homes.

Health officials in Hamilton have warned the city will "without a doubt" enter a full lockdown if case numbers kept rising.

Of the seven new COVID-19 cases in Hamilton students and school staff on Wednesday and Thursday, only a few posed a risk to others in schools.

Provincial police in Norfolk County are reminding residents that 911 is meant for emergencies after they say someone called to report that the drugs they'd paid for never arrived.

A Black immigrant from Virginia who was likely born into slavery bought a house in Ancaster in 1834. Now, the city of Hamilton, the province and the federal government are putting up $999,900 to restore the Griffin House National Historic Site.

Kelly Donovan bought a plot at Oakhill Cemetery in Brantford with hopes of spending eternity close to the people she loved. But plans for a four-lane road that could run through it have her fearing her final resting place won't be a peaceful one.

A widespread fog will create dangerous driving conditions in Hamilton on Friday morning according to Environment Canada.

Regional bylaw officers have conducted 251 inspections of businesses across Niagara between Sept. 18 and Nov. 28, resulting in 32 Part I Provincial Offence tickets, which carry a fine of $750, and three Part III summons being issued for infractions under the Reopening Ontario Act.

Concerns about COVID-19 have left more than 100 migrant farm workers from Trinidad and Tobago stuck in Ontario, far from their families and unsure of when they'll be able to return home.

Fort Erie will be the first place where the Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA) will expand its program to support Indigenous women, youth and girls affected by human trafficking.

Five new COVID-19 related death were reported by Hamilton Public Health Services on Thursday, pushing the number since the outbreak began to 107.

Niagara police have arrested and charged a 31-year-old St. Catharines woman after a stabbing that police say caused her to try to hide on a roof.

A special constable working in the Hamilton court system has tested positive for COVID-19, police said Thursday.

Brock University biological sciences assistant professor Lori MacNeil prides herself on connecting with students and making them feel engaged in the classroom. So, when the COVID-19 pandemic forced her third-year genetics course to go fully online, she wanted to make sure that connection didn’t get lost.

A female pedestrian who has life-threatening injuries after a truck mounted the curb and hit her at a downtown Hamilton crosswalk is in stable condition, Hamilton police say. And two drivers were injured in the crash too.

Hamilton's largest school board has renewed its offer for the city to use vacant schools for emergency shelter or medical centres during the pandemic.

City councillors are raising concern that the new local rules implemented by Hamilton's medical officer of health increase stress on small businesses when they're already struggling.

The outbreak at Grace Villa has infected 112 people, including 77 residents and 35 staff. It's now Hamilton's biggest outbreak yet.

The intersection of James Street North and Cannon Street West is closed in all directions, according to a tweet from the service.

The province is charging the City of Hamilton in relation to four years of sewage and stormwater leaking into Chedoke Creek.

Eight more cases of COVID-19 have been linked to Hamilton school boards, including a staff member working at the Catholic board's administration building.

Forge FC's long-distance Scotiabank CONCACAF League campaign ended Tuesday in an ill-tempered 1-0 loss to Honduras's CD Marathon in a play-in match with a berth in the CONCACAF Champions League on the line.

As Katharina Della Pia hiked up Hamilton's newly-opened Keddy Access Trail, it wasn't hard for her to imagine her father Jay using it every day when the weather was right.

Hamilton Mayor Fred Eisenberger says municipalities, including Hamilton, are developing plans to distribute the vaccine, but will need help to do it. The city's medical officer of health expects a limited supply to be available in first quarter of 2021.

Crews were called to Grace Church on Empire Road in Sherkston shortly after 3 a.m. and found flames shooting out of the basement, says Port Colborne Fire Chief Tom Cartwright.

Jude Strickland's family members reflect on his life and what made him special, roughly a week after he died from being hit by a pick-up truck on his way home from school.

Hamilton police are searching for information about a light-coloured mini van, which they say hit someone who was crossing the street, and drove off.

Louis Anderson went missing sometime in the early morning hours of Oct. 8. Niagara police announced Monday that his body had been found.

A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at Lawfield Elementary School after three students tested positive for the virus.

The Ward 7 trustee was acclaimed during a board meeting Monday night, along with Ward 9 and 10 trustee Cam Galindo, who will act as vice-chair.

Demonstrators who have been calling for police to be defunded so the money can be invested in free housing instead are leaving city hall after two weeks of protests — but say they'll be back.

The city's medical officer of health wants people with COVID-19 to be more forthcoming with information, as active cases of the virus in Hamilton rose to 637 and deaths topped the 100 mark.

Hamilton's public works committee has voted to allow e-scooters on Hamilton roadways. But until the rules are created, commercial operators will be banned.

A new auditor general report says the cost of Hamilton light-trail transit (LRT) was creeping upward as far back as 2018, and that the provincial PC estimate of $5.5 billion when the project was cancelled in December actually wasn't far off.

Hamilton Public Health Services (HPHS) suspects a "new deadly substance" is causing a rise in suspected opioid-related overdoses.