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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.

Two professors at universities in New York State says the recent closure of the U.S.-Canada border because of the coronavirus underscores a growing divide between the two countries.

Hamilton has 12 more confirmed cases of COVID-19 compared to Monday, which is a level that is starting to make the city's medical officer of health a little bit uncomfortable.

Hamilton Black Lives Matter activists read lists of demands in front of local institutions Tuesday in reaction to what they say is systemic racism that creates inequality — and not just in the U.S.

An independent report into police conduct at Hamilton's Pride festival last month will be released next week.

Both the American and Canadian Horseshoe Falls will go dark between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m.

The report shows sales are down 42.2 per cent since May 2019. While the sales since April 2020 have increased by almost the same rate, there are roughly 1,000 fewer sales in May this year.

Join our Facebook Live Wednesday at noon with Adam Savaglio, an expert in employment law. We'll talk about your rights at work under COVID-19 as the lockdown slowly ends.

The 5'8", 200-pound escapee with a heavy build, short black hair and slight facial hair was last seen in the Toronto area on Monday.

A worker at the Husky gas station on Centenntial Parkway North has tested positive for COVID-19, according to the company.

Halton Regional Police have arrested three people for mischief causing danger to life after an investigation into a video shared on social media showing people laughing and throwing eggs at vehicles driving on the QEW.

Masks and social distancing can help control the coronavirus but hand washing and other measures are still needed, a new study from Hamilton's McMaster University says.

The Royal Canadian Henley Regatta has been cancelled for just the fourth time in its 139 years because of COVID-19 pandemic.

Hamilton's mayor quietly raised the rainbow and transgender pride flags at city hall today to commemorate a Pride month more understated than usual because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The privately-owned home near Gage Park has been empty since May 15 after a COVID-19 outbreak that's infected 64 residents and 22 staff members. Ten people who lived at the home have died of the virus, according to public health.

The 5'8", 200-pound escapee with a heavy build, short black hair and slight facial hair was last seen near East 16th Street after escaping before 1:30 p.m.

Police had a suspectin handcuffs Sunday evening on the west Mountain and charged him for the first-degree murder of 44-year-old Darren Buskey of Hamilton.

Holly Ellsworth-Clark's parents have returned to Hamilton try and find their daughter who has been missing for 142 days. Since then, COVID-19 has hit the city, changing how they search for her.

Police said the six-year-old Chihuahua was badly injured and died shortly after they arrived.

Starting this week students can return to Hamilton public schools, for up to 15 minutes each, to clean out their desks and lockers.

Investigators say the man was walking into an apartment building on Melvin Avenue just after 5:30 p.m. when another man came up behind him, pushed him through the door and stole his jewelry.

There's a glimmer of hope for Hamilton's bike share program thanks to tens of thousands of dollars donated so far, and a change of heart from some city councillors now that tax dollars aren't involved.

A Facebook post from Pioneer Flower Farms Saturday says the greenhouse will pay employees while they self isolate and notes preventative measures were in place before the outbreak began.

The long-awaited project involves improvements to eight intersections between Aberdeen Avenue and King Street West, from upgraded traffic signals to pavement markings and sidewalk reconstruction.

A Hamilton woman is facing charges, Niagara police say, following an investigation into suspected fraudulent activities at a long-term-care home in Lincoln.

After the report of an assault at a home in St. Catharines, Niagara police say, they discovered the body of a woman and arrested a man for murder.

The front of Hamilton's city hall has become a cemetery for SoBi bike as Sunday marks the final day before the bike sharing program is shuttered.

Firefighters responded to a call about a fire at 98 Rosslyn Avenue North at 6:48 a.m. They arrived to see the three-storey-home burning and smoking. The blaze was also extending into the second floor of a neighbouring home, 96 Rosslyn Avenue.

A farm operation in Norfolk County, south of Simcoe, is the latest agricultural facility in Ontario to declare an outbreak after 85 migrant workers tested positive for COVID-19.

In a statement emailed to CBC, a McDonald's spokesperson confirmed a worker at the restaurant received a positive result for the new coronavirus Friday and closed for a cleaning and has since reopened.

A 44-year-old Hamilton man is dead after what police are investigating as a targeted shooting that took place Saturday night in an apartment parking lot on East 14th Street on the Escarpment.

The COVID-19 outbreak that infected nearly every resident at the Rosslyn Retirement Residence and led to the home being evacuated amid concerns about inadequate infection controls is over. But that doesn't mean everyone who contracted the virus there has recovered.

Three Haldimand-Norfolk migrant farm workers are in hospital with symptoms of COVID-19, and one has tested positive for the virus.

The non-profit organization that once operated Hamilton's bike share program has made a pitch to Uber to be able to manage the program.

Join our Facebook Live Monday at noon with Coun. Nrinder Nann and SoBi user Zoe Branigan-Pipe. We'll talk about the decision by council not to fund SoBi bikes after Uber, the company that owned SoBi until recently, decided to pull out from its contract with the city.

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A Thorold teen is facing charges after Niagara police say he cut an officer with the K9 unit while trying to stab his dog.

A Kitchener man is charged with stunt driving after Hamilton police say he was clocked driving 144 km/h in an 80 km/h zone with cannabis products scattered around his seat.

Ontario's Office of the Chief Coroner will hold an inquest into the death of Samuel Brown, a deaf and blind teen who died at a provincially-run school for the blind in Brantford.

A Catholic high school student who petitioned the Waterloo Catholic District School Board last year to raise the Pride flag says she's disappointed the board opted to fly a flag of its own design rather than the traditional rainbow flag.

While there is still no direct clinical evidence that proves exactly how protective homemade masks are, one recent literature review from Hamliton researchers suggests they may help more than they will hurt.

Parents are fuming after a summer camp cancelled from in-person activities to virtual ones without offering refunds. Many other summer camps have had to cancel due to COVID-19.

There are 185 people in Hamilton who have COVID-19 right now, down from the roughly 240 active cases the city had when the pandemic was at its peak here.

"I am really upset about it actually," says Carly Eisbrenner, a McMaster University medical student who uses SoBi to get to work, school and her volunteer work with Keeping Six. "It’s going to be really frustrating."

The fire that tore through a Thorold auto body shop Wednesday consumed multiple vehicles and paint thinners, causing at least $500,000 in damage and sending clouds of potentially toxic smoke billowing into the sky, according to the city's fire chief.

Nearly all residents of the home, which was emptied on May 15, have been hospitalized following an outbreak that's infected 86 people including 64 residents and 22 staff members. Eight people who lived there have died.

The weather agency said remnants of tropical depression Bertha are moving northbound from Ohio and will cross Lake Erie and the west side of Lake Ontario during the afternoon.

The Paquette family has started a new daily ritual to get through the COVID-19 pandemic — playing a board game each night before bed. They say the pandemic has brought them closer than ever.

An employee at the Husky gas station on Upper Ottawa Street has tested positive for COVID-19.