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Hamilton police charged a man from Thunder Bay and woman from Etobicoke who ended up stranded in Lake Ontario on a floatie without life jackets.

A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared in the emergency department at Brantford General Hospital after two staff members tested positive for the virus.

Xavier Moon converted two free throws to reach the target score as the Edmonton Stingers defeated the Fraser Valley Bandits 90-73 in the championship game of the CEBL Summer Series in St. Catharines, Ont., on Sunday.

A man in his 50s is fighting for his life after being struck by a vehicle and being pinned underneath it Sunday afternoon.

Ontario reported 79 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Sunday, which means the province has had a full week of fewer than 100 cases each day.

Environment Canada has placed Hamilton and the surrounding area under a heat warning as Sunday and Monday could feel as hot as 40 degrees.

Two people in Brantford are dead after a Mazda smashed into the back of a city bus on Friday.

The U.S. has now recorded more than five million cases of COVID-19, with more than 162,000 deaths, since identifying its first confirmed case of the new respiratory illness in January.

As the province prepares for public comment on its new food safety law, anti-meat activists and some in Ontario's farming industry agree that tensions are at an all-time high when the two sides meet at protests outside slaughterhouses.

A husband and father is making the heartbreaking decision to move away so that his family doesn't have to worry about getting him sick.

A pair of orders issued by Ontario Superior Court Friday call for Six Nations demonstrators occupying a residential development to tear down their tents any barriers blocking area roads.

See a movie or go for a hike — here are some things to do in Hamilton this weekend.

A spokesperson for the Ministry of the Solicitor General confirmed "a number" of inmates at the jail are currently refusing meals. Advocates said at least 30 people are believed to be participating.

Hamilton city councillors will vote Monday whether to renew a physical distancing bylaw that quietly lapsed in late July.

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The leader of the Official Opposition says the numbers the province used to cancel Hamilton's light-rail transit (LRT) project don't add up to the numbers in a consultant report used to justify the cancellation.

Advocates say an injunction barring the city from forcing homeless people living in encampments to move has been extended.

The Rosslyn is the site of Hamilton's deadliest COVID-19 outbreak. All but two of the 66 people living there and 22 staff members tested positive for the virus.

Ontario Provincial Police say the 24-year-old Hamilton man, who went missing in the Grand River on Wednesday, has been found dead.

COVID-19 forced a three-month halt to TV and film productions in Hamilton this year, but one new high-profile Netflix production showcases the city's versatility — The Umbrella Academy.

Pushed to the brink, Brianté Weber made sure his Honey Badgers wouldn't lose. The point guard, cold throughout the second half as Hamilton's lead slowly slipped away, drove the length of the court for the game-winning basket to send his team to the CEBL Summer Series semifinals with an 85-83 win over the Niagara River Lions.

The Supreme Court of Canada will hear an appeal in the case of Peter Khill, a Hamilton-area homeowner who was acquitted after shooting and killing an Indigenous man in his driveway.

A graduate student is the fourth person to be implicated in the McMaster University's investigation into sexual misconduct allegations among faculty within the psychology, neuroscience and behaviour department.

Six Nations demonstrators have returned to a housing development in Caledonia less than 24 hours after a clash with police that saw several people arrested.

McMaster University has added three more days to its review of Black student athletes' experiences following allegations from alumni of racist behaviour inside the school's athletic department.

Parents across Ontario have worried how safe their kids might be when September comes and school doors reopen. The CBC spoke with three experts in education to answer some of the many questions people have asked since the Ontario government revealed its back-to-school plan.

The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board has pledged a third-party investigation into racist statements Ahona Mehdi alleges she witnessed during her time as a student trustee.

An off duty Hamilton police officer is facing an assault charge after an incident in Québec in mid-July.

Hamilton police say they arrested a man who kicked a dog in the face and damaged property on Monday.

Ontario Provincial Police, as well as Brantford paramedics and firefighters, are searching the Grand River for a 24-year-old Hamilton man who went missing Wednesday evening.

Hamilton's YWCA says a combination of COVID-19 and no new government funding has left it cash strapped and scrambling to reopen a centre that kids from 30 families rely on to see their parents and grandparents.

A group of protestors from Six Nations of the Grand River have Mckenzie Meadows site for roughly two weeks, dubbing it "1492 Land Back Lane."

More than half of recent Hamilton COVID-19 infections are in people in their 20s according to public health.

Hamilton police say they've arrested a man who threatened to shoot his girlfriend and followed her to a gas station with a shotgun shoved down his pants.

Hamilton's Black community paid tribute on Saturday to their ancestors who fought for the end of slavery.

The city says the closure is to safely complete traffic signal installations, as part of a two-way conversion project on Queen Street South.

A dark rotating wall cloud was spotted in Hamilton during a short, but intense downpour on Tuesday evening.

The man sustained a gunshot wound to his abdomen and is now in stable condition, but police say he is not cooperating with their investigation.

Students at Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board worry about how they will learn as schools open in September during the COVID-19 pandemic.

An investigator with Ontario's Office of the Fire Marshal says the fire that damaged 11 Winona townhomes was accidental as community support for affected families continues to swell.

The Ontario Provincial Police say the have arrested two more people in connection with a large-scale investigation into an illegal tobacco manufacturing facility on Six Nations territory — which they say is linked to organized crime.

The man was riding south on West 5th Street near Brantdale Avenue around 1 a.m. when he lost control of his 2005 Honda motorcycle, hopped the curb and crashed into a pole, according to investigators.

A private Christian university in the Hamilton area is facing criticism from former students who say its policies are anti-LGBTQ and created a culture of fear among LGBTQ attendees.

Ahona Mehdi was one of two student trustees who served on the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board during the 2019-2020 school year and described her time in the role as the "most patronizing experience of my life."

The project will provide affordable housing for community members.

Ahona Mehdi, one of two student trustees who filled the role during the 2019-2020 school year, described her time with the board as the "most patronizing experience of my life."

Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is sounding alarm bells following a spike in incidents in which watercraft have drifted close to its Niagara Falls hydro operation — including one in which a pair of jet skiers were "dangerously close" to the brink of the falls.

Ontario is reporting 116 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, a slight decrease from Saturday’s total of 124.

Provincial police in Haldimand County say they are investigating a homicide after a body was found inside an apartment that had been damaged by fire.

John Smith, a sound editor and Dundas resident, is part of the team that won the Daytime Emmy award for outstanding sound editing in a live action program.