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After decades of black soot routinely coatinghomes and playgroundsnear Hamilton's industrial sector -and no clear answers aboutwhat the Ontario government is doingto address it - city officials are pushing for change.

One person has died following a fire in Hamilton's west end Monday morning, says the fire department.

It was in March of 1925 - 100 years ago last week - that Hamilton's National Hockey League team, the Hamilton Tigers, was shut down forever because players went on strike.

Hamilton police have identified the victims as Charles James Francis Jouvence, 74. Those close to him are "obviously devastated," said a lead investigator.

Canadians Gillian (The Savage) Roberson and Serhiy Sidey have been added to a May 3 UFC Fight Night card in Des Moines, Iowa.

Moh Ahmed's long-awaited debut in the half marathon is back on hold. The Canadian distance runner was scratched from Sunday's 21.1-kilometre race in New York City due to back spasms and adductor issues suffered this week in his final workout.

The City of Hamilton says it has cleared more than a dozen encampments from public property as of this week under a municipal bylaw, following the council's repeal of a protocol that had permitted them.

A special weather statement that brought rainfall and strong winds to Hamilton, Niagara, Burlington and surrounding areas on Sunday has ended.

The damage done by Donald Trump's chaotic tariff war has Ontario businesses looking for new trading partners and allies in the midst of deep uncertainty caused by the conflict.

Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic was declared, its effects live on and continue to have an impact on the health of Canadians. Here's a look back at some of them, including the effectiveness of emergency measures, long-term care deaths, the increasing distrust in public health, mRNA vaccine development and how we're preparing for the next pandemic.

Kassim "Kay" Abdulraheem cut his first head of hair at 14. He's one of more than 60 stylists and barbers coming together Saturday to offer free styling and cuts to racialized youth in Hamilton.

In response to an Ontario-wide measles outbreak, with many cases nearBrantford,Grand Erie, Hamilton and other public healthunits have expandedvaccinations to include infants as young as six months.

The province's chief medical officer of health is urging Ontarians to make sure theyare immunized against the measlesamid the most severe outbreak in the province in more than a decade.

At John Street S. and Jackson Street E., the body of water has for years formedwiththe spring thaw and duringdownpours inthe summer months. The impressive pool that sits over a sewer grate hasinspiredsome, while others call it "atrocious."

After narrowly missing an Olympic medal on the track in Paris last summer, Canadian distance runner Moh Ahmed is scheduled to make his long-awaited half marathon debut Sunday at 7 a.m. ET in New York City.

An investigation by Marketplace has found that ads offering shelter in exchange for sex are not only easily found on popular rental sites, but many specifically target young women. We respond to more than a dozen ads, revealing the disturbing trend and confronting those involved.

FrancoFEST, Because Beer, and Festitalia are receiving loans worth $320,000 from the federal government to support their growth, attract more visitors and boost the local economy.

Canada retaliated with a new set of counter-tariffs Thursday after President Donald Trump slapped a 25 per cent levy on steel and aluminum coming into the U.S. Here's a breakdown of what is being targeted.

Brandon Montour had the fastest goal in NHL overtime history, scoring his second goal of the game four seconds into overtime to give the Seattle Kraken a 5-4 comeback victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night.

A rare blood moon will light up the sky on the night of March 13 into the early hours of March 14. Here's what you need to know about how to catch it.

Cena Hermus, 7, was two years old when she was diagnosed with a rare, life-threatening disorder that causes severe obesity. The medication she needs costs around $300,000 annually, something family members, who now live in Hamilton, say they can't afford.

The Buffalo Police Department said they've arrested and charged a 34-year-old man in connection to a double homicide in which a Six Nations man and his partner were killed.

Ontario's premier and transportation minister have said for months that removing bike lanes is a necessary measure to reduce traffic in the GTA. But hundreds of pages of internal ministry documents, reports and emails shows the government is aware the move may not have an impact on congestion and could increase collisions for everyone who uses roads.

Endangered salamanders threatened by sprawling suburbs will get car-free access to small stretches of the Greater Toronto Area this month as they emerge from their subterranean winter shelters and journey under the cover of night to their spring breeding ponds.

The federal government announced a plan on Wednesday to slap tariffs on $29.8 billion worth of American goods to hit back against U.S.President Donald Trump after he imposed punishing tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum early this morning.

Former senior Canadian intelligence officials sayCanadaneeds to be on the lookout for campaigns aimed at destabilizing the country amid U.S. President Donald Trump's escalating 51st state threats. They say those attempts would likely come on social media, aimed at the country's most economically vulnerable.

An Ontario judge has found Hamilton police violated the rights of a Black man under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and racially profiled him.As a result, the judge acquitted the man of charges laid after the traffic stop.

A non-profit housing provider in Hamilton says26 people have been displaced following a fire Tuesdayat one of its location.

The U.S. president on Tuesday escalated tariff threats against Canada, vowing to boost them on steel and aluminum. "It scares us, it scares families," says Hamilton union president Frank Crowder. By Tuesday afternoon, the U.S. said the 25 per cent tariff, not 50 per cent, would begin Wednesday.

A city councillor says his voice as a member of the Hamilton Police Service Board has been effectively silenced" for a full year as an oversight body investigates a complaint made against him by some of his fellow board members.

The White House said Tuesday U.S.President Donald Trump will go ahead with a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian steel and aluminum just after midnight, capping off yet another chaotic day of trade threats and 51st state taunts.

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Gabriel Cabral, 32, and Sean MacPherson, 56, were severely burned on April 25, 2023, and later died of their injuries. Their direct employer John Kenyon Ltd. pleaded guilty to 1 of 4 charges in court last week.

Hamilton Public Health Services (HPHS) has issued a warning about exposures to a travel-related confirmed case of measles in a Hamilton child.

The gift card industry is estimated to be worth more than $11 billion dollars in Canada, and it's growing. But critics say there's little oversight when things go wrong, setting up consumers to become the victims of possible international fraud.

Two women who work at Mishka Social Services say they hope the Hamilton charity helped bring dignity and support" to families in need with Ramadan food donations.

Dirk Nyhuis, often called Jeff by friends and family, died of a gunshot in his Waterdown home, Hamilton police said Friday. The 55-year-old is the city's third homicide victim 2025.

Liberal Party members have chosen former central bank governor Mark Carney to be their new leader and the next prime minister of Canada.

City School, the program that offers free post-secondary and employment-pathway courses for adults in Hamilton, closes at the end of March, a decision by Mohawk College in December. Students, teachers and community partners are hoping it might be saved.

"Our mutual respect and admiration of the falls is a reflection of how we should really be with one another," says Niagara Falls N.Y., MayorRobert Restaino.

Women in construction and trades say they continue to face isolation, discrimination and other barriers that must be addressed if the industry and the province want more of them in the field.

A Six Nations man killed in Buffalo, N.Y., this week in a double homicide is being remembered as "an amazing artist" whose death marks"a terrible loss" for the arts as well as the 2SLGBTQ+ community. Jordan Celottowas from Six Nations of the Grand River, aHaudenosaunee First Nations reservein Ontario.

Niagara is famous for its peaches, which could be under threat from a virus detected in the area for the first time since 2013. In response, the the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is expanding an area where restrictions are in place to help prevent the spread of plum pox virus.

The sister of a 34-year-old man who died in the Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre says the team who conducted the inquest was "fabulous," but it was a "kick in the face" it took nearly eight years to finally hold it.

Officials with Southwestern Public Health (SWPH) and Grand Erie Public Health (GEPH), and a paediatrician working to treat children with measles, say the outbreak that's been rapidly growing in several counties is likely much larger than the numbers show.

Patients of a Hamilton dental clinic may have been exposed to improperly sterilized instruments, according to an advisory from Hamilton Public Health Services (HPHS).

A ban on tents in parks takes effect Thursday in Hamilton, with fourmunicipal law officers to be reassigned to enforce the bylaw full time as a way to "manage and regulate municipal parks," city staff said this week.

A 16-year-old has died following an early-morning shooting in Stoney Creek on Thursday, police say.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he is again pausing his tariffs on some Canadian goods until April 2, offering the country at least a partial reprieve from a punishing 25 per cent levy.