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The recommendations in an independent review of Hamilton Police Service's conduct at the 2019 Pride festival don't go far enough to address what seems to be deep cultural issues with the service, says a McMaster University expert.

The Ford government has announced that child-care centres can open as early as Friday, but the city of Hamilton is warning parents they may have to wait a week longer before seeing them open.

The mayors of Haldimand and Norfolk counties in Ontario sat down for a haircut Tuesday in defiance of the province's regional reopening rollout that excluded their communities.

Police say four men were on a hike and stopped to take some pictures on a rock when one of them slipped and fell into the river.

A 52-year-old woman is dead, police say, after the motorcycle she was riding crashed in Niagara Falls Sunday.

Hamilton police and OPP officers set up surveillance at a commercial property near Barton Street East and Kenilworth Avenue North around 11:30 a.m. on June 5 and observed a firearms deal where the three men tried to buy four guns, police say.

Most Ontario regions outside the Toronto and Hamilton areas will be allowed to open more businesses and activities Friday, including restaurant patios, hair salons and swimming pools as the province takes a regional approach to reopening.

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) is presenting a motion to its Board of Trustees to review its Police Liason program and submit a report by staff in October.

Extreme heat will bring Hamilton, Niagara and the surrounding areas into the low 30s according to Environment Canada.

Hamilton, the Niagara region, Haldimand-Norfolk and Burlington will have to wait before entering Stage 2 of Ontario's plan to loosen COVID-19 restrictions.

The report says officers reacted appropriately once the violence happened, but that the lack of police preparation "failed to protect" Pride attendees.

A Real Canadian Superstore location in Grimsby has reopened after an employee tested positive on a presumptive test for COVID-19 last week.

A 28-year-old woman who was trapped inside the vehicle managed to escape and swim to shore where she was airlifted to hospital with critical injuries, say police. The driver was found around 8:30 a.m. and pronounced dead.

Ontarians will soon be allowed to gather in groups of up to 10 and many more businesses and services will be allowed to begin operating again as part of the next stage of the province's regional reopening, set to begin in some areas later this week.

Officers with Niagara's traffic enforcement unit were patrolling in Pelham around 7:35 p.m. Friday following reports of speeders when they observed a motorcycle driving 123 km/h in a 60 km/h zone, according to a media release.

Provincial police in Norfolk County are warning residents to be on the lookout for scam artists after someone paid $350 for a dog they never received.

The southbound side of Upper James street is closed between Twenty Road and Christopher Drive and is expected to be shut down for several hours, according police.

Friends and couples in their 20s are meeting together during the COVID-19 pandemic, but Hamilton Public Health says the virus is reaching the younger population as they let their collective guard down.

Habitat for Humanity Brant-Norfolk is pleading for donations after someone stole a generator and tools needed to continue its building projects.

A 16-year-old boy was rescued from a whirlpool in Niagara's lower river gorge — but police say a firefighter was nearly swept away in the swift waters trying to save him.

A second year McMaster University student is no longer on the school lacrosse team after "racist and sexist" social media posts from May surfaced.

CBC Hamilton spoke, during a Facebook Live event Wednesday June 3, with employment law expert Adam Savaglio about returning to work or working from home amid COVID-19. Read what he had to say about your rights as an employee and as an employer under COVID-19.

A request from Mohawk College's student association to suspend its transit pass agreement with the city over the summer is a harbinger of even more financial hardship for Hamilton's beleaguered bus system.

The presence of 119 quarantined migrant workers from Mexico is drumming up racism in Brantford, says the acting medical officer of health. And she's warning people to knock it off.

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Hamilton is seeing a surge of new COVID-19 cases among people in their twenties, who seem to be spending time with their friends and getting lax about physical distancing, says the city's medical officer of health.

Join our Facebook Live Tuesday at noon with NDP MP Matthew Green, Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion program coordinator Samson Dekamo and a member of the Hamilton Youth Poets. We will talk with them about what needs to change to end anti-Black racism in Hamilton, Canada and in the U.S.

The city of St. Catharines, Ont., is naming a local pavilion after late Rush drummer Neil Peart and considering other ways to honour his legacy.

The employee last worked on May 27. Staff who were in close contact with the worker have been directed to self-isolate and the store is in contact with public health, said a spokesperson.

Police with the marine unit pulled the boaters from the water and say all three were transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries

Police say the 28-year-old male lived a transient lifestyle and had no ties to Hamilton. His next of kin have been notified.

Burlington streets were packed Thursday as people there marched to raise awareness of anti-black racism and stand in solidarity with protests happening across North America following the death of George Floyd.

Video from WFBO showed a Buffalo police officer appearing to push the 75-year-old man who walked up to police clearing Niagara Square around the 8 p.m. curfew Thursday. The man falls straight backward and hits his head on the pavement, with blood leaking out as officers walk past.

The confidential report includes a timeline of how events unfolded on the day of the violent Pride confrontation.

Hamilton's port has continued to operate during the pandemic, with more than 880,000 metric tons of cargo passing through, all while adjusting to safety protocols meant to protect staff, the community and seafarers who stop here.

The city of Hamilton's first meeting on the economic recovery task force unveiled a city survey that offers a glimpse into the magnitude of COVID-19's impact on local businesses.

In a message to customers shared on Facebook, the company says the staff member at the 1945 Barton Street East location last worked on May 31.

Ayodele Adewumi lost his friend, Wilma Morrison, to COVID-19 on April 23. His friend was Wilma Morrison, the St. Catharines woman he describes as a modern day Harriet Tubman.

An 87-year-old woman and 86-year-old woman both died on June 3, according to public health.

A Nissan rolled over into a ditch early Wednesday morning in West Lincoln, Niagara police say. Its two passengers have been injured and the driver has been killed.

A 20-year-old Hamilton woman is dead and while four others are in hospital with serious injuries after police say two vehicles collided on Wednesday night.

But the city won't have an agreement with HBSI until next week at the earliest.

Racialized experts and activists are calling Hamilton's Chief of Police "hypocritical" after he released a letter on Wednesday in response to protests following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Hamilton city staff will report back in September about the value of developing part of LaSalle Park, although it's unlikely to ever go through with it.

Kevin Davis says he's not convinced Haldimand-Norfolk exhausted every option available locally before transferring the workers.

Before you even step through the front doors of a grocery store or a hospital now, you'll probably see a security guard. They've played a prominent role during this pandemic ⁠— and will be a lot more prominent as Ontario starts to open back up.

After a botched targeted shooting in January that killed 46-year-old David Stevens, Hamilton police say they have arrested a Stoney Creek man and charged him with first-degree murder.

The Lincoln Alexander Parkway will face closures over the next two weekends for maintenance work.

Nathalie Bibeau's new documentary "The Walrus and the Whistleblower," available on the CBC Gem streaming service, follows so-called "walrus whisperer," Phil Demers, as he fights a lawsuit launched against him by Marineland, and his journey to gain "custody" of a walrus named Smooshi.

Six Nations of the Grand River wants the community to "do their part" in contact tracing by having them track their own movements and interactions in case they get COVID-19 or come in contact with an infected individual.