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The 57-year-old Hamilton man was struck around 12:30 p.m. on August 9 when he entered into the path of a large truck that was driving east near Bay Street North, according to investigators.

Occasional teachers have concerns as classes are set to open. They'll be allowed to teach in multiple schools during the pandemic. An epidemiologist says that's a bad idea.

Hamilton has passed 1,000 cases of COVID-19 almost half a year since public health first detected the virus in the city.

The migration of extinct mastodon herds to Yukon and Alaska during warm periods between ice ages could hold clues and warning signs for today's animals moving north during a warming climate, says a new research paper.

Supporters of defunding the police say they're disappointed by a two-page "letter" Chief Eric Girt will present about reducing the Hamilton Police Service budget by 20 per cent.

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board offered media a tour of Ancaster Secondary School.

Photos of the memorial for inmates taken Monday show nearly all of the 15 crosses had been knocked flat or were dislodged. Several were smashed into pieces, the ribbons and other mementos wrapped around them left lying on the ground.

University says all areas where student was on campus have been thoroughly cleaned.

The city is revisiting how often it collects waste at encampments after a worker was injured last week.

The 23-year-old Cambridge man was driving east on Concession Road 10 West when police say his vehicle left the road and hit a tree.

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board says it will have an average of 21 students in elementary school classes during the COVID-19 pandemic — and that number could drop throughout the year.

Hamilton's school boards have roughly 10 days to undergo an unprecedented step of reorganizing all of its staff and students.

One child has tested positive for COVID-19 at a child-care centre in Caledonia, says the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit, and everyone in that class is staying home for now.

Provincial police say three children were injured when a tube being towed by a boat on the Grand River crashed into a concrete pillar in Caledonia Sunday.

Niagara EMS says an investigation into circumstances surrounding a paramedic who found out he had tested positive for COVID-19 while at work "identified areas concern," noting the main factors that led up to the event were "preventable."

Police say the body of a swimmer who has been missing in Lake Erie for almost three days has been recovered.

Niagara Regional Police Service is searching for a loose Ball Python in Beamsville

Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board has released its plan for a staggered start to the school year.

A coffin, grim reaper and roughly 85 animal rights activists arrived in front of Flamborough-Glanbrook MPP Donna Skelly's office on Saturday to honour the life of Regan Russell and protest a controversial bill by hosting a mock funeral.

A 44-year-old Hamilton man has died after crashing into a hydro pole on Friday afternoon.

Officers say a 21-year-old Brantford man died in the crash, but called the Special Investigations Unit to investigate

Dustin Johnson is 21 shots worse to par than he was a week ago and still looks to be the player to beat.

A'ja Wilson had 20 points, seven rebounds and five blocks, Dearica Hamby added 17 points and 10 rebounds, and the Las Vegas Aces beat the New York Liberty 80-63 on Saturday to clinch a playoff spot.

The theatre wrote on Facebook that it acknowledges having "a system that perpetuates barriers of access to Black, Indigenous and People of Colour."

Brantford city council has approved the sale of a nine-hole course, but residents are still protesting and pursuing a judicial review into how the decision came to be.

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board has changed its reopening schedule as classes are poised to reopen in the first week September.

A man is facing drug and gun charges following a Hamilton police investigation that seized cocaine and pills.

An order limiting the number of quarantining migrant workers in Norfolk County to three per bunkhouse is back in place following a decision from an Ontario court.

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Dr. Kathy Georgiades, pediatric psychologist with the Offord Centre for Child Studies at McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences and Dr. Martha Fulford, infectious diseases specialist at McMaster Children’s Hospital and Hamilton Health Sciences offer advice on getting kids back to school.

Peter Szick almost passed away from diabetes when he was 22 months. Now, he wants to make sure things are as safe as possible when he and his friends go back to school.

Police are reminding residents of the dangers of taking medication that wasn't prescribed to them following a pharmacy break-in that netted an estimated $50,000 worth of drugs.

Canadian National Railway Co. has awarded a contract for 1,150 grain cars to National Steel Car Ltd. in Hamilton.

Thunderstorms and heavy rain are possible for Haldimand-Norfolk, Niagara and Brant County during the afternoon and into Saturday morning, according to Environment Canada.

As Labour Day approaches, close your eyes and picture the typical union member in Canada. If you conjured an image of a man wearing a hard hat or working in a factory, you missed the mark.

Students becoming infected by COVID-19 in schools is inevitable according to the city's medical officer of health, but that shouldn't be considered a failure.

Thousands of Hamilton students are behind on vaccinations because of COVID-19, according to public health officials who hope hiring more nurses will help them catch up on the backlog.

An employee at each grocery store has tested positive according to an online COVID-19 database.

Hamilton's Catholic school board is planning to spend at least $3.5 million to cut elementary class sizes and hire teachers to help students physically distance because of COVID-19.

Halton police say they arrested two people last night in a stolen Mercedes that had hit a parked cruiser and an officer with an open car door.

Environment Canada is warning residents in Hamilton, Niagara and Brant County that conditions are favourable for strong winds, nickel-sized hail and heavy rain.

A study from a top labourers' union says the LRT project would cost around $3.4 to $3.6 billion to build.

Ishwar K. Puri, Dean of Engineering and a professor at McMaster University says the COVID-19 pandemic is forcing universities to reimagine higher education. He offers a blueprint on how lessons learned during COVID will shape the future for students.

Seven-time Canadian Football League all-star Tommy Joe Coffey has died, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats have confirmed. He was 83. Coffey won two Grey Cups with Hamilton in 1967 and '72 and also played for the Edmonton Eskimos and Toronto Argonauts.

Provincial police in Haldimand County are reminding residents to always wear a life jacket following a "close call" for four young people who drifted out into Lake Erie and struggled to get back to shore.

Six Nations elementary school students will use online learning during September and October as classes reopen during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Supercrawl will host five concerts on top of the York Boulevard parking garage at the end of September.

Ontario has revealed its plan to manage potential COVID-19 outbreaks in schools, which describes scenarios in which select students will be sent home and entire schools shut down as a result of positive cases.

According to the Haudenosaunee worldview, all issues regarding land fall on the responsibility of women. It’s why a group of Haudenosaunee women from Six Nations of the Grand River are opposing the use of injunctions against their community members who have been occupying a housing development outside Caledonia, Ont., since July 19.

At some universities around Ontario, COVID has become part of the curriculum, with schools teaching pandemic-themed courses in health, law, politics, art and economics.