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One class has been closed and 17 Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary School students are in self-isolation after one of them tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday.

Hamilton police are looking for two men involved in a car fire investigation. They left the scene on a red electric scooter.

The city plans to offer free admission to its iconic mum show this year as a way of lifting people's spirits during a tough 2020.

OPP in Haldimand are investigating after a man was hit by a car at a Cayuga Race Track. The racing series organization says that he has died.

People living in Hamilton apartment and condo buildings will soon have to wear masks in common areas like lobbies, elevators and laundry rooms.

As patients who have had COVID-19 get a new appreciation for life, researchers are rushing to uncover the virus's long-term impacts.

It was a historic night at the 72nd Annual Emmy Awards in more ways than one. Canadian comedy Schitt's Creek swept the comedy awards, while HBO's Watchmen and Succession won big over streaming juggernaut Netflix.

Brantford police are investigating after a man lost control of his car and crashed into a lake. He later died in hospital.

Anyone who has visited the conservation area since August 12 and is worried about possible E. coli exposure should contact their doctor or public health's infectious disease program by calling 905-546-2063.

Hamilton police and other GTA officers broke up a large crowd that spilled across parking lots on Saturday night for an 'impromptu' car show.

Forge FC won the Canadian Premier League title for the second straight year Saturday, defeating HFX Wanderers FC 2-0 on second-half goals by Alexander Achinioti-Jonsson and Maxim Tissot in the Island Games final.

Premier Doug Ford has announced that tighter restrictions on social gatherings that were made in high-risk areas last week have now been mandated in all regions of the province.

Brian Campbell just wanted to play with his kids at the beach without having to rely on "burly" neighbours to get him there. Now, thanks to a pilot project from the city, the 44-year-old can access the sand with his wheelchair.

With the first few days of school out of the way, Hamilton families are taking time to reflect on if the stress leading up to schools reopening coincides with the reality of their reopening.

The city's first COVID-19 case in a student, days into classes reopening, also comes as schools across the region are seeing COVID-19 cases pop up.

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Russell Reid Public School in Brantford has a confirmed case of COVID-19.

Residents in Hamilton and the surrounding area are being cautioned to cover up their plants following a frost advisory issued by Environment Canada.

A student at Hillfield Strathallan College has tested positive for COVID-19, but the school says they had not yet attended class.

Officers were called to a home on Tragina Avenue North around 1:22 a.m. The boy was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

An individual at Mary Ward Catholic Elementary School has tested positive for COVID-19, Niagara Catholic District School Board says, and exposed students and staff to the virus.

Both of Hamilton's local school boards will be providing elementary schools in the city deemed as "high priority" schools with extra support as they reopen during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fall fairs might not seem all that significant among the casualties of the COVID-19 pandemic, but they provide an important connection between rural and urban residents, form a tradition for many families and help foster friendly competition.

A staff member at the Umbrella Family and Child Centre before-and-after school program at Templemead Elementary School has tested positive for COVID-19 according to Hamilton Public Health.

Two people have been taken into custody and are facing charges after officers searched the address around 10:30 a.m., according to a video posted by Const. Ed Sanchuk on Twitter.

Niagara has a dozen new cases of COVID-19 today, prompting the president of Niagara Health to implore people to follow public health guidelines.

Allegations of animal suffering at Fort Erie SPCA mount, as board dismisses their credibility and council debates accountability.

A worker at Fortinos has tested positive for COVID-19 according to Loblaw.

Join our Instagram Live on Friday at noon with Hamilton real estate agent Elizabeth Parker. She'll talk about how COVID-19 changed the market for millennials and everyone else.

One day after school boards warned they may have to cancel school bus routes, 34 Caledonia Bus Lines routes were cancelled on Thursday morning due to a driver shortage.

A second suspect involved in a rap video gone wrong has been arrested after an 18-year-old from Peel region fired off a shotgun into the roof of a short-term rental unit.

Appearing before city council, says one resident, is starting to feel like a cross examination.

The Trump administration health official embroiled in a furor over political meddling with the coronavirus response is taking a leave of absence, the government announced Wednesday.

The Canada Games Council announced the postponement after consulting with the Niagara region, as well as the provincial and federal governments. More than 5,000 athletes and 4,000 volunteers are expected to participate.

A rise in the number of walk-ins has the lead for assessment centres in Hamilton asking residents to book an appointment before coming to get swabbed.

School custodians usually deal with dirty halls, clogged toilets and gum under desks. This year, there's an added challenge — keeping COVID-19 at bay.

Henry Giroux, professor for Scholarship in the Public Interest in the Department of English and Cultural Studies at McMaster University, says that to appeal to white supremacists President Donald Trump is trying to rewrite the history of racial injustice in the U.S. while eliminating the institutions that make visible its historical roots.

Hamilton police say one of the suspects involved in the killings of Hamilton mobster Angelo Musitano and Mila Barberi, from Vaughan, Ont., was found dead in Mexico this summer.

Hamilton educators and their unions are becoming worried about what they say is a large number of students not wearing masks in local public schools.

Norfolk County will sell back land intended for a major sports and recreation hub, leaving supporters of the county's small-town arenas wondering what this means for the future of their facilities.

Hamilton school buses will start consolidated routes on Wednesday in an effort to try and improve an unprecedented local bus driver shortage, but delays will persist.

A 93-bed field hospital hastily erected outside Joseph Brant Hospital in anticipation of an initial surge in COVID-19 cases will now find new life as a regional resource, should the need for more space arise.

In a letter to families posted online, Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board says system updates have been delayed, which means the virtual school will start on Wednesday at 9 a.m.

All staff members are being tested "out of an abundance of caution," according to a post on Facebook.

It's the third case in the Halton Region this year. The first two cases were people living in Oakville, according to a media release from the municipality.

She went from political obscurity to centre-stage in the Conservative leadership race overnight. Now, Leslyn Lewis says she intends to run in the next election for a seat long held by the Conservatives in southwestern Ontario.

The staff member last worked on Route #5 Delaware on Sept. 8 and 9 and notified the city they had tested positive over the weekend, says the city.

McMaster University appears to be distancing itself from a a part-time faculty member who's been working for the Trump administration to allegedly downplay the impact of COVID-19.

If a student has COVID-19 and was in a classroom with others while they had the virus, that class will likely close, but the rules around closing and reopening schools are murkier.

McMaster University has announced classes for its entire 2020/2021 school year will take place online.