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Some Canadian cities have comprehensive definitions investigators use to determine if a crime is hate-based. Others don’t have a definition at all. That makes it difficult to determine accurate numbers across the country.

Devan Bracci-Selvey's family describes him as shy, quiet boy who loved animals and hoped to become a mechanic someday. The 14-year-old was killed outside his Hamilton high school Monday.

As tensions mount at demonstrations and statistics suggest Hamilton had the highest per capita rate of hate crimes in the country in three of the past five years, an expert says the city should serve as a cautionary tale for other communities in Canada.

A Syrian family says it is shutting down its Toronto restaurant after receiving death threats, a week after a relative was involved in a protest at a Maxime Bernier speaking event in Hamilton where a senior was blocked from entering.

Hamilton police have arrested two more teens in connection with the stabbing death of a student at Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School on Monday.

Police say the attack, which was captured on video, shows 'a complete disregard for human life'.

Ontario's police watchdog has cleared a Hamilton officer who shot and killed a knife-wielding woman in October 2018, saying he feared for his life and that of his partner when he pulled the trigger.

Having kids in competitive sports often means there are a lot of sacrifices to be made. Paige Martin found one Ontario Hockey League family who knows this well. We'll learn about how they made the leap across countries and oceans so that their kid could play.

Hamilton police hate crime unit is investigating after anti-Semitic graffiti was found at Beth Jacob synagogue on Saturday.

That means Six Nations residents can now take advantage of space, information and material at Hamilton Public Library locations, and people in Hamilton will be able access the same benefits at the Six Nations Public Library.

The Ministry of Labour is investigating an accident at a workplace in the Hannon area that left one person dead. The victim was 24-years-old, say police.

A team of researchers says their latest study could help pave the way for different approaches to treating depression.

A Hamilton man is facing charges after police say they clocked him going more than double the speed limit in a Ford Mustang Cobra.

The federal leaders in tonight's final English-language debate of the campaign will have to cut through a crowded stage with sharp-elbowed performances if they hope to stand out.

Hamilton schools will be open Monday now that the province has reached a last-minute tentative deal with about 55,000 education workers.

Some 55,000 education workers in Ontario will not strike Monday after successful last-minute contract talks with the provincial government, according to Education Minister Stephen Lecce.

Pseudo-satanic cult sensation Ghost is bringing the band’s ornate, tounge-in-cheek theatrics to Hamilton for the first time this month.

Dane Evans threw two touchdown passes as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeated the Edmonton Eskimos 42-12 on Friday night to remain unbeaten at home.

A man who was convicted of sexually abusing his then-girlfriend's six-year-old daughter was transferred to an Indigenous healing lodge before being transferred back to a prison. The girl's aunt says the man should never have gone to a healing lodge in the first place.

Ontario's ombudsman says Hamilton city council did not break the law when it hosted job interviews at a Niagara-on-the-Lake resort in February. But the portion of the first meting that was supposed to be open to the public was "illegally closed."

Police have charged two men from Burlington, Ont., with wilfully promoting hate months after racist and anti-Semitic propaganda was posted around the city.

The Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board (HWCDSB) says it will close all schools Monday if education workers go on strike.

The Supreme Court has backed a lower court ruling saying police acted improperly in the arrest of a man near Six Nations during a land rights blockade.

Police are looking for a suspect in a robbery that took place on Aug. 30 just after 5 a.m., where two males were robbed while waiting at a bus stop.

Most of the thefts have happened overnight, but some have been "brazen daytime thefts" where suspects have crawled under vehicles to cut away the converters, according to police.

The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board is keeping schools open if CUPE workers decide to strike on Monday. But to keep the schools running, bell times will be changed and extra-curriculars will be cancelled.

A Hamilton man has been charged with mischief after a 911 call complaining about an Amber Alert for five missing children, in what police believe is the first charge of its kind in Ontario.

Screening everyone aged 50 to 79 for colorectal cancer could shift to a more individualized approach.

In the upcoming federal election, in some communities, the Indigenous vote counts the most. CBC Hamilton and CBC Kitchener-Waterloo spoke with Six Nations of the Grand River Chief, Ava Hill about how the community is feeling in this election, her legacy and more.

A renowned Canadian doctor and researcher whose work challenges well-worn advice to limit meat consumption is dismissing mounting criticism as "over the top" and "hysterical."

Home sales in Hamilton were up 3.2 per cent in September compared to the same time last year, with the average price jumping by 8.5 per cent over the same period to $609,562.

A man convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl and advertising her to pedophiles on Craiglist has been transferred to an Indigenous healing lodge.

As hard as Ontario Premier Doug Ford is trying to stay out of the federal election, the provincial political climate is threatening to drag him back into the campaign in a big way, as some 55,000 education workers in the province are poised to strike on Monday if they do not reach a contract deal.

After the death of her infant daughter, police say, a Niagara woman has been charged with first degree murder.

Dorothy Marston is the woman with the walker who was blocked by protesters while trying to attend a fundraiser for the People's Party of Canada Sunday. She says what happened makes her sad for Canada.

Laura Babcock was murdered seven years ago, and her family is still trying to have her officially declared dead years after her killers were convicted of murder. That way stark reminders like a voter registration card, which arrived Monday in the family's mailbox, don't keep showing up.

Niagara Regional Police say that the five children missing from Jordan, Ont., have been found safe.

The highway is closed in both directions between Bond Street and Hillcrest Avenue due to a "significant​​​​​​​ erosion event."

The Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a crash on Highway 406 that has left two people dead.

Police are investigating after a woman was allegedly sexually assaulted in a Hamilton park.

Changing light bulbs, fixing plumbing, watering flowers, taking out the trash and bringing in the mail are the type of tasks most people consider simple chores, but to Gibson's neighbours his willingness to lend a hand makes him an "angel."

New guidelines suggest it's probably not worth giving up burgers and steak to avoid cancer and heart disease, but it's also worth remembering that applying recommendations from population-based diet studies to the individual can be problematic.

An Amber Alert issued for five children in Ontario has been cancelled, but the children are still missing.

The missing student was found, police say, in York Region.

Investigators say the female victim was followed into the mall on King Street just after 8:30 a.m. on September 20 by a white man standing about 5-10 with a thin build and short brown hair who proceeded to make harassing comments as she walked through the building.

A school bus driver has been charged with speeding, provincial police say, after a bus full of children was clocked driving 25 km/h above the speed limit.

A planned demolition that took place on Sherman Ave North Monday left nearby parts of the city covered in dust and debris and a representative with Environment Hamilton says the particulate matter can have adverse effects on people's health.

Torrential downpours, hail and wind gusts up to 90 km/h are forecast to hit Hamilton this afternoon as severe thunderstorms are expected to roll through the region.

Eating red meat is linked to cancer and heart disease, but are the risks big enough to give up burgers and steak? A team of international researchers, including the co-author from McMaster University in Hamilton, says probably not.

Niagara Regional Police have released images of two suspects after six people were injured in a shooting outside a nightclub over the weekend.