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Local doctors and harm reduction activists are hoping an urgent injunction on Thursday will prevent the city of Hamilton from its plans to dismantle homeless encampments at the end of the week.

Hamilton police is reviewing sexual misconduct allegations from McMaster University's psychology department after the school announced it had suspended two accused faculty members and barred them from campus.

After months of planning three different scenarios for students, schools are getting closer to the new year in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here's what learning will look like in September.

The city started restricting access to locals only on Wednesday following what it described in a media release as "another weekend of problematic behaviour."

Both men ended up at the hospital, where police say a 31-year-old was arrested.

A three-year feud between an animal rights group and supporters of horse-drawn carriages in Niagara is testing the patience of police, who say they have gone to "unprecedented" lengths to resolve the issue.

Provincial police are reminding Niagara residents that just because the Hells Angels clubhouse in their area has been demolished doesn't mean outlaw biker gangs are gone.

Almost all Hamilton Public Library branches will be open as of Thursday at 11 a.m.

Six people are facing charges including possession of cocaine and oxycodone for the purpose of trafficking and possession of the proceeds of a crime under $5,000.

Rainfall levels have been "well below normal" for the past three months, according to the Hamilton Conservation Authority (HCA), which is calling on people to respond by reducing their water use.

Mario Ruiz, the 22-year-old co-owner of Hamilton-based resale store Omnes, recalls waiting 32 hours in line to buy a shoe at retail, and said one of his best opportunities came when he won a raffle allowing him to purchase a new release of Jordan's Travis Scott shoe for $255.

A new McMaster University review of COVID-19 research says children will not become super spreaders or cause a spike in infections if they return to school. That comes as school boards prepare for September.

Linton Thomas and his family escaped with their lives but little else after a fire broke out in a Winona townhouse complex Monday morning.

McMaster University has suspended two faculty members and banned them from campus in the wake of investigating sexual assault allegations against associate professor Scott Watter.

Brock Beck, 20, died following a stabbing early Sunday morning at the end of a Binbrook driveway, according to police. His distraught father is begging anyone with information to contact investigators.

The provincial government has resumed weekend GO trains to Niagara ahead of the August long weekend.

The city of Hamilton has cancelled the heat warning put in place on the weekend.

Hamilton police are searching for a Porsche Cayenne they say was stolen in a series of nighttime residential break and enters.

Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna hasn't made any promises about whether light-rail transit will be built in Hamilton but offered a glimmer of hope for LRT advocates, noting that LRT is the only 'shovel ready" proposal.

Guards Brianté Weber and Duane Notice combined for 31 points and just three missed field goals as the Hamilton Honey Badgers upended the Guelph Nighthawks 97-71 on Monday.

The Cause and Effect bar in Hamilton says a customer from Saturday night has tested positive for COVID-19.

Environment Canada says Hamilton and surrounding areas are under a severe thunderstorm watch as heat continues to slam the cities.

An elderly man has drowned in Lake Erie near Crystal beach on Sunday after he went boating with his grandson.

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Residents living in a row of townhouses in Winona grabbed their kids, scooped up pets and fled their homes Monday morning, many with only the clothes on their backs, as a multiple-alarm fire engulfed the buildings around them.

One of the employers that's affected is Fernlea Flowers in Delhi. Seven people there have tested positive for the virus and are in self-isolating, according to a media release.

Roughly 1,342 kilograms of the drug was found inside 12 wooden pallets on a truck driven by a 45-year-old Canadian, according to a media release from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Ontario reported 137 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, one less than the previous day’s total, according to Health Minister Christine Elliott.

Daytime highs are predicted to his 32-34 C, with humidex values near 40, according to Environment Canada.

Brock Beck was studying in a mental health program at a college in Nova Scotia and had only been home in Binbrook for about a month when police say he was fatally stabbed.

Robert Horning, 59, is no stranger to fights. He's battled stage-four cancer for years, but said he is ready for another one — the fight to save the Lake Ontario water behind his home, which he thinks has been contaminated.

It isn’t in Ryan Schmidt’s nature to talk about himself. The marriage between humble and confident is an organic one, years in the making. His successes, a list longer than the Hamilton Honey Badgers’ 12-man roster, do not define him.

After weeks of public outcry for police reform, Hamliton's police chief says, despite some reservations, he's open to allowing community agencies to respond to service calls related to mental health and addictions issues.

Two sisters of a Hamilton man who went missing in downtown Toronto in early September are appealing to the public for help finding their brother.

Halton recorded 12 suspected opioid overdose cases in the space of 11 days in July, according to Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS).

On Wednesday, a new name with ties to the Musitano crime family was found dead in London, Ont., but it’s unclear what connection — if any — the 59-year-old Grant Norton’s homicide has to recent killings

A Smithville, Ont., woman says her cat, which had been missing for nearly 10 years, has been found and is safely home.

From nasal swabs to wastewater, here's a look at how researchers are tackling the virus.

Hamilton Police Service says it's conducting a potential criminal investigation after Black Lives Matter supporters painted "defund the police" on the road in front of city hall.

Hamilton police say they've charged a man with six counts of sexual assault after he slapped women's buttocks and biked away.

"Ambassadors" in bright yellow shirts will be walking around tourist attractions in Niagara Falls, reminding visitors to maintain physical distancing and offering hand sanitizer starting Thursday.

You can watch a movie, get your brows done, and your kids can play on the playground again.

With a handful of family members behind her wearing Justice for Jay shirts, Mackenzie Peterson stood in front of Hamilton's city hall on Thursday to speak about her father, Jason, who died after police shot him.

Niagara police have arrested a man they say drove through the border without stopping, continued erratically into downtown Niagara Falls and hit a police cruiser.

The Shaw Festival has cancelled most of its 2020 shows. But a few productions slated for after Sept. 16 might still go on with reduced capacity.

A live album recording of a cabaret show from late Canadian stage star Nick Cordero will hit shelves in September.

A new study shows that aging facilities with designs dating back to the 70s are partially to blame for why the virus spread in long-term care homes.

More than 20 pieces of equipment have been called in to fight a large fire at a recycling plant in Flamborough

Just a few days into Hamilton's mandatory face-covering bylaw, officials are seeing "significant compliance" and only the "odd case" of upset residents.

Images of American and Canadian cruises at Niagara Falls have caused discussion to swell on social media, with many suggesting the stark contrast in passengers is symbolic of the difference in the Canadian and American approach to COVID-19.