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A Toronto law firm has filed to launch a class action lawsuit against a Niagara Falls long-term care home where 18 residents have died from COVID-19, saying the home had a pub night in the midst of the pandemic.

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Two additional men have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 17-year-old Brampton boy shot and killed on New Year's Eve.

Government restrictions designed to limit the spread of COVID-19 have virtually crippled Ontario's wine-making industry, as retail and wholesale revenues dry up but the costs of producing wine remains constant.

An Ancaster couple face gun and drug charges after a Hamilton police investigation found handguns, $11,000 worth of cocaine and roughly $170,000 in cash in the couple's possession.

General Motors says it plans to restart some production at its engine plant in St. Catharines, Ont. next week ahead of a wider restart of North American operations the week of May 18.

The province says no one has to tell others if they get COVID-19. The same goes for businesses or landlords, should employees or tenants get sick. But should you tell?

Flattening the curve has been so successful and two areas around Hamilton — Brant and Haldimand-Norfolk — haven't had a new case of COVID-19 in three days, and Burlington has only had two.

Haldimand-Norfolk's medical officer of health is holding firm on his order preventing people from going to their cottages, even after a memorandum from Ontario's medical officer of health said it isn't necessary.

Hamilton Food Share is preparing to accept 28,000 hampers which will be distributed to food banks with the Emergency Food Network, hot meal programs and those stuck at home because of COVID-19.

Temperatures that are cooler than normal will likely result in several days of frost and, at times, hard freezes across much of southern Ontario for at least the next week, says Environment Canada.

St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton has a message for anyone working on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic: "You don't have to suffer alone."

Join our Facebook live on Thursday at noon with Dr. Roselyn Wilson a psychiatrist at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton’s Youth Wellness Centre. She'll talk with us about how COVID-19 is heightening anxiety in some young people. We'll talk about how to help the young people in your life through the pandemic.

The premier’s office confirmed the news in an email statement, blaming visibility issues under "very specific lighting conditions."

Realtors and home designers are starting to notice a shift in what people want out of their living spaces as a result of the pandemic.

Ontario's police watchdog is asking for anyone who witnessed a Hamilton arrest on May 4 that ended with one suspect heading to hospital with a serious injury to come forward.

The 25-year-old woman was seriously injured and is now facing careless driving charges after crashing into a parked trailer in Grimsby.

One woman from Brantford along with a man and woman from Hamilton are facing drug and weapon charges after Brantford police found $25,000 worth of cocaine and a handgun during an investigation.

People in Hamilton are reflecting on what they've learned during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jackie Potter cannot stop thinking about her five dead children. The 60-year-old lives alone in Hamilton with nothing to do during the pandemic. So she thinks. St. Matthew's House, the senior's centre where she'd normally spend her days with her friends playing games, socializing and eating, is closed due to COVID-19.

Doctors who work with Hamilton's street population say a lack of naloxone caused by COVID-19, combined with a new potent drug on Hamilton's streets, is causing a perfect storm of opioid deaths that will only increase if the problem isn't solved.

Hamilton has two new cases of COVID-19 today, and three fewer patients are in hospital from the virus compared to last week.

The executive director at Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion says the city should include race, gender and income in local COVID-19 data to show if marginalized communities are being disproportionately affected by the pandemic.

Legendary venue gave up-and-coming local artists a stage where they could cut their teeth and gain the experience needed to become successful touring musicians.

A union representing thousands of Ontario health-care workers is calling on the province and local police forces to launch a public inquiry and criminal investigations into COVID-19 related deaths in long-term care.

Hamilton and Burlington real estate sales are about half of what they were around the start of COVID-19 pandemic according to a new report from the Realtors Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB).

Peter Corbière, who had previously been arrested after investigations by the central fraud unit, was taken into custody again on May 4 and charged with fraud over $5,000 and false pretences.

The driver of the truck is charged with theft of a vehicle, dangerous driving, flight from police, possession of break and enter tools and stolen property, two counts of drug possession, prohibited driving and failure to comply with an undertaking, according to the OPP.

A former employee of Joseph Brant Hospital in Burlington has been charged with two counts of sexual assault.

Premier Doug Ford says he sees no reason why people who own cottages in Haldimand and Norfolk shouldn't be able to visit them, and plans a conference call with mayors about it ahead of Victoria Day.

It's Mother's Day this weekend, and Hamilton's medical officer of health says those physically distant from their moms need to stay that way for a while longer.

Staff at a short list of Hamilton businesses were back on the job Monday, setting out pylons, making sure customers kept their distance and adjusting to new protocols meant to stop the spread of COVID-19.

Two men and a woman from Hamilton are facing charges after police say they crashed into a cruiser while trying to escape a traffic stop.

Join our Facebook live on Tuesday at noon with Brock Bodo. He'll tell us what it's like to work on the frontlines as a grocery store worker at Franco's No Frills in Hamilton and what shoppers need to know about how to keep themselves and workers safe at the store.

The plant is temporarily closed for the investigation and cleaning after four employees tested positive for COVID-19. The company says it will continue to pay its 350 staff members while they are off work.

Longo's now requires customers to wear a mask while shopping in the chain's stores, the latest development for a grocery industry trying to stay one step ahead of COVID-19.

The university joined the Emergency Temporary Access Service program by HathiTrust, a community of research libraries, to help students borrow books as closed campuses don't allow for physical books to leave shelves on school grounds.

After more than a decade as a live music landmark in Hamilton the property at the corner of James Street North and Murray Avenue will soon be no more, according to a message from the owners shared on Instagram Sunday.

Provincial police followed the truck along Highway 403 and Highway 407 before eventually stopping it on the QEW with the help of a spike strip.

The forecast calls for temperatures as high as 21 C this weekend, but Hamilton's mayor warns people to keep up their pandemic-era measures and not go running for Albion Falls.

An unofficial high of 21.3 C was registered at the John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport, marking the first time since Oct. 1, 2019 that the city cracked 20 C, according to Environment Canada meteorologist Crawford Luke.

The latest outbreak was declared at I.H. Mission Services on Saturday after a staff member tested positive.

Families with loved ones living at Heritage Green Nursing Home suffered an emotional whiplash this week when the COVID-19 outbreak there was declared over, just to be reinstated days later.

Ontario reported 434 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday. CBC News has counted a total of 1,294 deaths using data from local health units.

Provincial police in Norfolk County are warning residents about the dangers of fentanyl after three investigations into suspected overdoses in just 12 hours ended with two people revived and one dead.

Jackie Lauzon is fighting to get a refund for a trip to Halifax after Swoop changed time, date and city of her departure.

Front-line health-care workers will be able to live in Brock University’s student residence to avoid exposing their families to COVID-19.

Hamilton police say criminals have adapted, changing how they break the law during COVID-19.

Sheila Copps had made a promise to voters that obligated her to resign from office, which she did. She was also immediately re-elected.

There were no reported injuries and police are investigating the incident as a possible case of arson.