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Pregnant women in Ontario jails are getting prenatal care that falls far short of international standards, says a new study from McMaster University.

Kyle Bekker scored in the seventh minute of added time as Forge FC moved to the top of the Canadian Premier League standings with a 2-1 win over Pacific FC on Saturday in Charlottetown.

Police say four men approached her with aggression and demanded the CHCH reporter hand over her SD card from her work camera.

Are you ready to have the best garden on your block? Here's how: Ask an expert. Be part of our award-winning live chat with expert gardeners. Also listen to the call-in show with Ontario Today's Ed Lawrence. Call in by dialling 1-888-817-8995 on Monday.

New research from Brock University shows those trying to prevent the spread of COVID-19 are up against an intriguing obstacle: people lying.

The city says it will challenge a court injunction preventing it from dismantling the more than 50 tents that have popped up downtown that house people who are sleeping rough.

Provincial police say they've shut down a massive operation in the Niagara Region that rerouted cannabis grown for medical use to the illegal market, seizing more than 100,000 plants and $2.5 million Canadian.

A spokesperson for Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Carolyn Bennett said Canada "deeply values" its relationship with Six Nations and is "committed to continuing to work collaboratively to address Six Nations' historical claims and land right issues."

In a recent informal poll carried out by a journalist of Vietnamese origin on Facebook, 94 per cent of respondents said they'd vote for Trump in November. A McMaster University professor took a look what's behind trump's support inside the Vietnamese community.

Brant OPP officers charged four people with stunt driving in the span of eight hours. All drivers were going at least 50 km/h above the speed limit.

A new provincial plan to turn Mountain brow land into housing and mid-rise buildings has heritage advocates once again fearing for the fate of Century Manor.

From NO COVID to OKBOOMER, the Ontario government denied thousands of personalized licence plate requests over the past year. Here's the full list and its highlights.

Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board has approved a staggered reopening during the first two weeks of schools to teach students proper COVID-19 protocols as they return to class during the pandemic.

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board is creating at least one new, online elementary school to teach students who opt for eLearning as classes reopen in September during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hamilton's transit system is returning to full capacity in September, but at summer levels, after months of fewer riders because of COVID-19.

The City of Hamilton wants to honour local health-care workers with its next round of utility box wraps, and it wants people to vote for the designs they like best.

The tenant rights group wants the city to copy a bylaw from the west coast that makes landlords responsible for people's accommodations during renovations and ensures they have a place to come home to once they're done.

The provincial Special Investigations Unit won't charge two Niagara officers after a man in mental distress was shot on New Year's Eve and died the next day.

Hamilton residents who tested for COVID-19 and local civic rights groups are speaking out about Hamilton police accessing health information 10,293 times between April 17 and July 20.

The blockades went up following arrests at the McKenzie Meadows residential development. Demonstrators set up camp and began occupying the site 32 days ago, saying it's unceded Haudenosaunee territory and renaming it 1492 Land Back Land.

Join our Facebook live on Friday at 12:30 p.m. with former Hamilton Ticat and Saskatchewan Roughrider Pete Dyakowski, winner of the CBC's Canada's Smartest Person competition in 2012. Should the feds have done more to save the CFL season? We'll ask Pete. What do you think?

Hamilton Police Services are asking the public to help them find a man they say assaulted a cyclist Monday evening.

Police in Niagara Region are looking for a suspect in the alleged sexual assault of two 16-year-old girls.

Charles Madder needed major surgery after his nose was ripped off while rescuing people at Albion Falls. Now he's an ambassador for a Hamilton General Hospital fundraiser.

Haldimand County Mayor Ken Hewitt says he's "tired of hearing about stolen land" and is calling on the OPP to enforce court injunctions against demonstrators camping a residential development near Caledonia.

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board is "seriously considering" a staggered start to school reopening during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Catholic board is doing the same.

Parents and caregivers of Hamilton public schools are frustrated as they struggle to access the school's online portal to complete important documents for schooling during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Six Nations police say they are investigating a fire at home on Six Nations that according to elected council belongs to Chief Mark Hill.

The city and Good Shepherd will dismantle a temporary homeless shelter at FirstOntario Centre next month and move it to an old school on Main Street East — and some neighbours aren't happy about it.

Hamilton's schools are hoping they won't face a bus driver shortage, but it's certainly a possibility given the COVID-19 pandemic. One bus driver speaks out about why she isn't going to be behind the wheel.

A worker at ArcelorMittal Dofasco has tested positive for COVID-19.

The province is spending $3.8 million on hearing checks for babies who missed a crucial testing because of closures caused by COVID-19.

The number of new daily COVID-19 cases in Hamilton is creeping back up, which seems to be a combination of Stage 3 and people getting lax about keeping to their social bubbles.

Parties participating a hearing for a Hamilton police officer found guilty in connection with the arrest of two photojournalists were prepared to suggest penalties Tuesday, but Const. Jeff Todoruck never showed up.

Hamilton police say they're looking for an Audi sedan after someone pulled up outside a Mountain home Sunday and fired several shots at a group of people gathered outside.

A picture posted by the OPP shows a shirtless child wearing a helmet and pedalling along the shoulder of the highway.

A review of allegations of racism raised by former student trustees with Hamilton's public school board is being led Arlene Huggins, a lawyer and human rights advocate who specializes in investigating workplace harassment and anti-Black racism.

Hamilton’s new Passport Parking app can save residents from digging into their pockets for change, but at what expense to your privacy? Experts weigh in on the new app.

Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board released its reopening plan to parents on Friday as families and educators prepare for September. Here's the full plan.

The city is establishing a permanent way to consult with First Nations before it does archeological digs, part of an ongoing effort to have a better relationship with Indigenous people and follow through on a pledge it made last year.

News the CFL is cancelling its 2020 season has the Tiger-Cats turning their eyes to the future and preparing for a season where Hamilton is slotted to host the Grey Cup.

Fire officials say a hiker escaped with a cut and a shoulder injury after falling an estimated 12 metres at Webster Falls.

The CFL has cancelled its 2020 season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It marks the first year the Grey Cup won't be presented since 1919.

Officers were called to Elgar Avenue and Limeridge Road West around 6 p.m. Sunday following reports of a shooting, according a police spokesperson.

Two people are dead, provincial police say, following a Brant County crash involving motorcycles, a truck and an SUV.

Are you ready to have the best garden on your block? Here's how: Ask an expert. Be part of our award-winning live chat with expert gardeners. Also listen to the call-in show with Ontario Today's Ed Lawrence. Call in by dialling 1-888-817-8995 on Monday.

Tent encampments have sprung up around the city during the COVID-19 pandemic, but officials say without an annual survey that takes stock of homelessness numbers, there's no real way of knowing how many people are living rough right now.

The start of school is 26 days away and COVID-19 has made it more hectic than normal. Here are all the dates and deadlines parents in Hamilton need to know for opening day, Sept. 8.

With investigations and reviews underway across many of the city's institutions — all of them meant to find answers that can stoke long-lasting change — how do investigations and reviews work?

Brant County OPP have charged a 60-year-old Ancaster man with impaired driving after officers say they spotted him near the police station.