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The federal government has conducted mostly remote inspections of farms that employ migrant workers in Ontario during the COVID-19 pandemic, instead of physically entering the properties to make sure the labourers' living conditions are safe.

Canada Day is different this year, and not just because of the pandemic. Conversations of systemic racism are happening not only in the United States, but here in Canada. I don't believe every Canadian is racist, but most don't have any knowledge about the real relationship between Canada and Indigenous people.

The Rosslyn Retirement Residence, site of the deadliest COVID-19 outbreak in Hamilton, is appealing the Retirement Homes Regulatory Authority's (RHRA) decision to revoke its operating licence, citing what it calls "serious errors in law and fact."

Ontario Sport Minister Lisa MacLeod says the CFL has discussed Hamilton and Burlington, Ont. as potential hub cities.

Hamilton public health officials are looking at making mask wearing mandatory indoors, says the city's mayor.

Here's a look at what's open and closed across the city on a Canada Day that's more different than usual.

Join our Facebook Live Thursday at noon with Dylan Routledge, manager of Big B Comics. He'll make some summer reading list suggestions and talk about what comic books can tell us about anti-Black racism, life under quarantine and more.

Griffin, one of Hamilton's newest falcon chicks that normally lives atop the Sheraton Hotel, has not been seen in around a week.

After a crowd-funding campaign and a last-minute injection of charitable dollars, Hamilton's bike share program is back up and running.

Two people are facing charges after police say a violent fight took place at a beach in St. Catharines.

Hamilton firefighters rescued a man who suffered head and back injuries after he fell approximately 12 metres near Dundas Peak Monday night.

The review will be carried out by an external advisor and will "explore to what extent racist beliefs, comments, and behaviours have been present within Marauder Athletics and document the impact that this has had on current and former student-athletes."

The chair of the Six Nations Police Commission is refusing to resign from his position after the elected council publicly called for him to step down.

The provincial retirement homes regulator says the site manager of the Rosslyn Retirement Residence tried to obstruct an inspection of the facility and that it knew about mice and bed bug problems and appeared to have taken no action.

More than 50 Hamilton residents will share their experiences with racism, homophobia and other biases tonight as the city develops new policies around hate mitigation.

Fred Eisenberger began displaying symptoms last Thursday, the mayor's office says. He was tested Friday "out of an abundance of caution," and got the results today.

Despite leaving their high schools due to the pandemic, students at Ancaster High and Bishop Reding in Milton have continued to write and publish articles to keep their communities connected.

Ontario is setting up a task force that will examine ways to reform the province’s tow truck industry.

One party in mid-June that violated social gathering rules has infected eight people in London, Ont., with health authorities saying more people could be at risk outside of the city.

During the 10 a.m. meeting, updates from the commission counsel and participants on their efforts to collect documents needed for the probe will be provided, according to a media release.

Two people have been arrested after the owner of Hamilton residence came home in time to see a man breaking in and followed him back to a motel.

Garage sales have the green light to continue despite the pandemic, but city officials are cautioning residents that the rules to stop the spread of COVID-19 still need to be followed.

Police are reminding residents to wear properly-fitted life-jackets and follow water safety to help prevent injuries or drowning.

Oscar-winning actor Joaquin Phoenix has lent his voice to the crowd of animal rights activists calling for justice in the killing of Regan Russell, and the repeal of Bill 156.

Video clips of Canadian Mackenzie Hughes draining a 47-foot birdie putt on No. 17 at the Travelers Championship were starting to circulate online when he turned around and drained a 43-footer to birdie No. 18, too.

Police said just after 1:30 p.m. Sunday, about an hour after the Amber Alert was issued, that the boy was found safe. "Suspect in custody," Niagara police tweeted. "More details to follow."

American Brendon Todd will take a two-shot lead into the final round of the Travelers Championship after firing a 9-under-par 61 on Saturday in Cromwell, Conn. Mackenzie Hughes of Dundas, Ont., is four shots back in fourth place.

Paul Johnson said he had swapped texts with Eisenberger and even shared a "light-hearted moment" where the mayor joked he was following the advice officials have repeatedly shared during their updates to stay home and contact public health.

The Mayor of Niagara Falls is encouraging Canadians to visit as the city starts to re-open after 98 per cent of its 40,000 tourism workers were laid off and businesses shuttered during the pandemic.

As far as Mark Powell is concerned, his life ended last Friday when his wife, Regan Russell, was hit and killed by a transport truck during a Burlington animal rights protest. Now he'll spend the rest of his days, he says, trying to get rid of the bill that haunted her.

Friends 4 Kindness is planning a virtual Unbirthday Party for July 25 at 1 p.m.

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.

Six people were taken into custody and four have been charged after OPP in Haldimand/Norfolk recovered fentanyl, cash, and stolen property in Simcoe.

Multiple screenings, taped-off waiting room chairs and staff standing a physically-distant two metres away await Hamilton patients as hospitals continue ramping up surgeries.

Hamilton's mayor will be tested for COVID-19 after displaying symptoms of the disease.

Sixteen people who lived at the Rosslyn have died of COVID-19. The home was evacuated on May 15 amid an outbreak that infected 64 residents and 22 staff members.

Canada's Mackenzie Hughes had a chance to shoot the 12th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history, but missed a 40-foot putt for birdie on his 18th hole on Friday.

The city of Hamilton will host a one-hour broadcast special for Canada Day during the COVID-19 pandemic.

CEBL commissioner Mike Morreale confirmed Thursday the league has finalized plans to play a month-long tournament in St. Catharines, Ont., starting July 15.

Hamilton's Catholic school board wants to hear from racialized students, boost anti-racism training and hire an equity officer, but it currently has no plans to follow it's public counterpart by scrapping the police liaison program.

From masks and social bubbles to gatherings and singing in public, a look at some of the inconsistencies and double standards inside the province's COVID-19 rules.

Two summer students will act as "city ambassadors" and enforce bylaws on Hamilton's popular Waterfront Trail this summer — including slowing down speeding cyclists.

Pseudoscientific ideas about racial differences are a "classic" tactic that has been used by white supremacists for centuries, local academics say after racist flyers discouraging interracial marriage were mailed to at least two apartment buildings in Waterloo this week.

A month ago, the daily average of people left standing on the side of the road was 465. Tuesday, the number was 12.

Hamilton city council is asking police to crack down on "yahoos" with extra loud vehicles, a dynamic it says has gotten worse during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Rotary Club of Burlington Lakeshore is planning to celebrate Canada Day with a drive-thru, physically distant Ribfest from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday.

Niagara Regional police have seized thousands of N95 masks and bottles of hand sanitizer that were allegedly purchased during the COVID-19 pandemic using a fraudulent bank draft.

Pride Hamilton has filed a complaint with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario against police, saying they discriminated against the organization by failing to protect participants at last year's Pride celebrations.

The days of video calling loved ones inside hospitals are over as both of Hamilton's hospital networks will begin allowing family and caregivers of patients to visit again as the COVID-19 pandemic slows.

Two men are facing multiple charges after police say roughly $111,000 in drugs and cash were found during a hotel drug bust.