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Twenty-four new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Hamilton Thursday — the largest single-day jump seen since the rise in cases related to outbreaks at care homes during the first wave of the virus.

Here's a look at what services are available and what's open and closed in Hamilton as residents plan for a holiday weekend during a pandemic.

Hamilton's mayor says the province wants to make light-rail transit (LRT) happen with a mix of provincial, federal and private-sector money, and he expects the province will say more "in the coming weeks."

Hamilton police have linked six incidents to a male alleged of sexual assault. Police say he claims to be an Uber driver.

The Hamilton-based painter has turned his family's photo albums into defining works of art.

A staff member at the Metro grocery store in Hamilton's Rosedale neighbourhood has tested positive for COVID-19.

OPP were called to Hardy Terrace Nursing Home around 8 a.m. Wednesday following reports of a suspicious fire. Damage is estimated at $2,500.

The Hamilton Mountain is getting a new testing centre at Mohawk College to replace the drive-thru testing centre at the Dave Andreychuk Arena.

There are now 14 people linked to a COVID-19 outbreak at SPINCO, a full-body spin studio on James Street North.

Hamilton has three new confirmed school-related COVID-19 cases, while Brantford, Burlington and Niagara have one more positive case each since Wednesday morning.

Hamilton's mayor says he's met with Premier Doug Ford at least twice to encourage Ford to support Hamilton hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games, despite city council still being unsure if it wants them.

The city says anyone living in tents on sidewalks, at heritage sites or near schools and child-care centres needs to "move immediately" now that a Superior Court judge has lifted an injunction preventing encampments from being dismantled.

Shari-Ann Selvey returned to Hidden Valley Park in Burlington on the one-year anniversary of her son's death to surround herself with happy memories.

Mayor Fred Eisenberger will talk the COVID-19 pandemic, economic recovery and poverty reduction at an annual state of the city event on Cable 14 this afternoon.

After Devan's death, Hamilton's public school board set up a panel to review how it handles bullying. The province also announced changes to fight bullying. A year later, on the anniversary of Devan's death, CBC is checking in on the progress made and what still needs to happen.

Amanda Kloots, the widow of Hamilton raised Broadway star Nick Cordero, is speaking out after U.S. President Donald Trump told people not to fear COVID-19 following his stay in hospital.

Someone at Valley Way Public School and someone at Saint Michael Catholic High School in Niagara Falls have tested positive for COVID-19.

A 23-year-old Cambridge woman is dead after Hamilton police say two vehicles collided last Friday.

"If there is no money and no appetite, let's stop it," says MPP Donna Skelly, who says the province is focused on a 2026 FIFA World Cup bid.

A breakdown of cases on the city's website shows three cases have been linked SPINCO on James Street North. Two of the cases are considered patrons, while the third is a staff member.

Shari-Ann Selvey says mornings without her son Devan are the hardest. That's when he'd give her random hugs and tell her he loved her. The 14-year-old was fatally stabbed behind his Hamilton high school on Oct. 7.

One year after a dog walker found a human pelvic bone in Windermere Basin Park, Hamilton police say more remains have been found.

The money is budgeted and agreements are being negotiated, but it will still be years before there's a westbound ramp connecting Mohawk Road to Highway 403.

A staff member at the Kids and Company Burloak Centre in Burlington has tested positive for COVID-19.

Hamilton's two hospital networks are transforming the former Crowne Plaza Hotel into a "satellite hospital" to treat some patients "in the event of a surge in COVID-19 cases."

A student at Frontenac Public School in Burlington has tested positive for COVID-19 according to Halton District School Board.

An update shared by Schlegel Villages Monday said the couple, who lived at the Village of Tansley Woods, "passed away within hours of each other [and] were positive for COVID-19."

Souvankham Thammavongsa became a writer despite the fact that growing up, her parents weren't readers. On Monday, her short story collection How to Pronounce Knife made the shortlist for the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize.

Hamilton city councillors have narrowly defeated an $800,000 plan that would see removable steel poles installed in the city hall forecourt to prevent another person from driving a school bus over the curb and endangering residents.

More people have tested positive, says the Niagara Catholic District School Board. One school is being classified as having an outbreak.

Feeling confused about where the rules stand when it comes to preventing the spread of COVID-19? Here's what the city and province say about what you can and can't do.

Hamilton police were searching for the vehicle following last week's shooting. It's been found, but it's been damaged and burned.

The federal government is suspending the export of sophisticated Canadian drone technology to Turkey while Ottawa investigates claims that it is being used by the Azerbaijani military against Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh, Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said Monday.

The Justin Trudeau Liberal government, like its Conservative predecessor, has done little to act on the recommendations from a fact-finding report into a Six Nations 2006 land conflict that is playing out again today on a different property in Caledonia, Ont., according to a former elected chief of the community.

When it comes to being lenient on organized crime, one of the country's leading experts on the mafia says Canada is the best country in the world. Antonio Nicaso, author of more than 30 books about organized crime spoke with the CBC about the mafia in Canada.

The calls began as a way to help older members navigate the Hamilton Public Library's online offerings, but for many it became something more — a friendly voice and link to the rest of the world as everything around them seemed to be shutting down.

The worker was last on campus on Sept. 29 and spent time at the Life Sciences Building, according to an update shared Sunday following confirmation of the case.

A Hamilton karaoke bar is letting its customers sing in the shower during the pandemic. To keep people safe, they've constructed a shower stall, complete with curtains and tubular piping, on stage.

An eye witness reported someone in a white, newer-model sedan fired a weapon — believed to be a BB-gun — toward a shelter near Oak Park and Hardy roads.

Two more COVID-19 cases have been linked to Hamilton schools — including the first case at a public high school in the city. New cases have also appeared at schools in Niagara and Brantford.

Ontario reported 566 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, as walk-in COVID-19 tests end across the province.

Police describe the suspect as slender, standing about 5'9" and wearing a grey sweater with black sleeves and the hood pulled over his head. He was also wearing a blue surgical mask.

The country's chief public health officer says Canada is running out of time to prevent a major resurgence of COVID-19, with the Ontario and Quebec continuing to report some of their highest daily case counts in months.

Hamilton police in Quinn Macdougall’s case were not charged, but his family is still looking for answers and reform.

With new cases rising, the province and Hamilton's top doctor say people should only keep to the people they live with.

An individual has been shot in the area of Mohawk and Upper James streets, Hamilton Police say.

A Toronto construction company that specializes in restoration work has been fined $150,000 after a worker fell to his death from a three-storey residential building in Hamilton on Oct. 18, 2018.

The utility companies that serve Cambridge, North Dumfries Township and Brantford are entering talks about possibly merging their utilities.

Hamilton's manager of parks and cemeteries confirmed the signs in question were removed and will be replaced.

A student has tested positive at Sir E. MacMillan Public School and one class is self-isolating, says the school board.