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They did vote, however, to look at a list of underperforming HSR routes, highlighting an ongoing battle between car-friendly councillors and those who people to move away from motorized vehicles.

The protesters are supporting Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs in opposition of building the $6-billion Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline, and have been restricting the transport of goods across the country over the past two weeks.

Legal cannabis stores continue to open nearly a year into legalization, but an expert says questions around quality, pricing and availability remain.

Environment Canada says up to 15 cm of snow could hit throughout the day and into the night that could change into rain or freezing rain.

On Saturday searchers continued to scan the shoreline, but the underwater search and recovery unit was forced to once again suspended its probe near Peacock Point because of the weather and water.

Hamilton police recently appointed an openly LGBTQ officer, Det.-Const. Rebecca Moran, to work with the local queer and trans communities as part of an effort to build trust. On Wednesday, as part of our CBC Asks series, we'll speak with her about the very serious concerns members of the community have raised over policing.

A 32-year-old Brampton man is facing charges including possession of burglary tools and theft under $5,000.

The Nashville Predators have acquired Hamiltonian Ben Harpur from Toronto in exchange for forward Miikka Salomaki.

The Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation (OSSTF) is planning a full-day strike on Feb. 28, including at schools in both Hamilton's Catholic and public boards.

Participants from ages 14-25 showed off their athleticism to try and impress coaches and achieve their Olympic dreams.

Burlington's swimming clubs will enter a bid to earn sole rights to competitive swimming hours. Families fear it will lead to a monopoly, but the city says it has to serve the broader community and offer more time for basic swimming programs.

The explosion and subsequent fire damaged roughly 20 vehicles.

Researchers surveyed roughly 2,300 sexually active Canadians to peek under the covers and get some insight on intimacy.

An "aggressive" search of the Glen Road apartment Saturday evening led first responders to rescue a child, adult and cat from the burning building, but a dog died in the blaze.

Making MAID legally accessible for a wider range of patients could have the unintended consequence of diminishing the number of health care professionals willing to provide it, ultimately worsening access.

The company that employed the security guard seen blocking a CBC News reporter's camera during a live television report outside the Ontario Progressive Conservative policy convention is speaking out, saying the guard took instructions directly from party officials.

Vrancor has changed its plans for a 25-storey apartment building mid-build. And it's using a similar tactic just west of downtown.

The cost of a Hamilton man's parking ticket was dropped because he didn't receive a courtesy notice over the holidays. And the city says it's impossible to know how many other people are in the same situation.

A Toronto developer's controversial twin-tower Television City proposal is going forward.

If Hamilton is awarded the 2030 Commonwealth Games, it will cost at least $1.425 billion, money many people say could be better spent on affordable housing, LRT or other projects. Two members of the Hamilton 100 committee explain why they think, even at that cost, the city should host the games.

Friends and family of late Rush drummer Neil Peart are planning a hometown concert to honour his memory and raise funds for cancer care.

A woman is dead, police say, after being hit by a pickup truck on Lundy's Lane early Friday morning.

A Hamilton police officer has been demoted after crashing into a parked car, then leaving the scene following a work Christmas party.

Hundreds of teachers and educational staff in Hamilton are planning to gather outside the public board's Education Centre Friday morning as part of strike actions happening across the province.

Thousands of striking teachers and education workers rallied at the Ontario Legislature on Friday in a demonstration they say is intended to send a message to Premier Doug Ford and Education Minister Stephen Lecce.

People are throwing batteries, pet feces and food in public recycling bins, and large amounts of recycling is going to landfill because of it.

The company has built a bank of billions of photos from web sources including Instagram and Facebook and provided that bank of images for use by hundreds of law enforcement agencies.

Students across Hamilton, Niagara and Burlington will be out of class Friday as the province's four largest teachers unions plan to carry out a joint one-day strike.

The Canadian Premier League announced Thursday its second season will open April 11 and end Oct. 3. Each club will play 28 games — 14 at home and 14 away — during a regular season that ends Oct. 3.

The unpredictable water near Peacock Point in Haldimand County has caused trouble for the underwater search and rescue unit who waited from Sunday to Wednesday before being able to get into the lake.

At about 7:40 p.m. on Wednesday, officers received a call from a home near Shakespeare Avenue and Cayuga Street close to Mohawk Drive and Scott Street West.

It was rare to see black hockey players in the 1950s, especially in rural Ontario. Unless you were in Mount Forest. Three black men were recruited to join the small-town Redmen team, where the trio dazzled packed arenas.

The Hamilton-based steel producer said Wednesday that it lost $24 million or 27 cents per diluted share for the quarter ended Dec. 31, compared with net income of $110 million or $1.23 per diluted for final quarter of 2018.

LGBTQ residents raised concerns last year about some of Cardus's past published material.

Hamilton 100 will submit the second phase of its bid. The city will endorse it, despite concerns about how much it will cost.

Ontario's police watchdog has laid a sexual assault charge on a Burlington OPP officer after an incident in Aurora, Ont. north of Toronto.

Hosting the Commonwealth Games could cost about $1.4 billion. The chair of the Hamilton 100 committee says it's worth every penny. On Thursday at 1:15 p.m. Jasper Kujavsky explains, during our Facebook Live, why he thinks it makes sense to spend so much money on an amateur sporting event.

Tom Salisbury didn’t think much of his chest cold when he got it in January 2014. He would later learn it was the first symptom of a rare disease that could have killed him.

The City of Burlington will spend about $250,000 to find a new brand it says will build local pride and help the city "compete globally for talent and investment."

Hamilton's conservation authority will decide next month whether to put a fence around the city's most dangerous selfie spot.

The search for the 9-year-old who was pulled into Lake Erie by a strong wave on Saturday has been extensive, including icebreakers, drones from locals and helicopters from the OPP and the U.S. Coast Guard.

Inch Hammond Business Lawyers will have to compensate an accountant from Oakville, his spouse and a company linked to them after one of their lawyers failed to provide competent legal services.

The Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA) and the Ford government return to the bargaining table Wednesday — but if the parties can't strike a deal, the union plans to launch rotating strikes next week.

The Ontario NDP says a pilot project from the Ford government that will see employment services in three parts of the province contracted out could cause cuts and risks turning social services into a "cash cow."

Investigators say a woman "disguised in all-black clothing" came into a home on Park Road North around 11:15 p.m. Sunday and brandished a firearm.

A winter weather advisory has been issued for the two cities, warning four to eight centimetres of snow is expected to pile up as light freezing rain continues to roll over the region.

A family member says the nine-year-old boy who was swept out to Lake Erie and presumed drowned had tried to save his friend.

The hospital plans on having a total of 20 spaces as it sees the demand for emergency mental health services rise by 10 per cent each year, mainly due to meth and opioid use.

A nine-year-old boy is presumed drowned, police say, after being swept into Lake Erie on Saturday afternoon.

Police say they have arrested Jamie Dryden, who was accused of shooting at officers in Hamilton and using a woman as a shield to avoid arrest.