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The nearly year-long tariff war between Canada and the U.S. is almost over. The Canadian government released a statement Friday saying the two sides have agreed to eliminate the tariffs within two days.

A 30-year-old man from St. Catharines faces multiple charges, police say, after a pair of alleged incidents involving children.

A St. Catharines man is facing child pornography charges after police say they searched a home in the city Thursday.

The city has also heard from a prominent human rights lawyer, who says Holocaust denial material on Lemire's website as recently as this month.

For months, a bedsore silently formed on Bob Wilson's backside while he lay in a hospital bed in Burlington, Ont. Now the hospital has apologized and is investigating, but his family remains horrified and racked with guilt.

A Hamilton-area MP says the RCMP should investigate a Flamborough property notorious for being the site of dirt dumping.

A Hamilton family is despondent and asking for help after someone stole the cremated remains of a loved one during a break and enter in their east end home.

Chiarelli just returned from the Topeka Correctional Facility for Women in Kansas, where she filmed a new documentary.

The driver of a car caught on a widely-shared video heading down the QEW with its doors wide open and something hanging out of the trunk has been charged yet again — this time, for his unorthodox method of hauling.

Someone fired off a flare gun during a street fight in downtown Hamilton Wednesday night, police say.

The fire marshal is investigating after fire tore through a Caledonia home Wednesday afternoon, causing $1 million in damages.

A 16-year-old boy is facing charges, police say, in a weekend stabbing in St. Catharines.

Metrolinx is $171 million into Hamilton's light-rail transit (LRT) project, and city councillors still haven't seen a budget for it.

The lawyer representing an OPP officer who has pleaded guilty to mischief endangering life argues she was acting in good faith when she followed a robbery suspect at high speed, leading to a crash.

Wet weather this spring has prevented farmers in Ontario from getting into their fields, and many still don’t have anything planted.

A registered psychotherapist from Burlington, Ont. is taking on Ontario's opioid crisis with a song calling for more compassion and awareness. Listen to Daniel Farb's new song, Opioid Crisis, as he explains how he thinks we need to change the way we deal with the damage done by these drugs.

A man is recovering in hospital after being assaulted in downtown Hamilton late Tuesday, police say.

A Hamilton man is facing several charges after trying to steal “high-end” meat and booze, before using a cab for his getaway, police say.

The debate over putting free menstrual products in municipal washrooms so low-income Hamiltonians can access them isn't over yet.

For Justin Trudeau and the president of Croatia, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, it was a whistle stop, a chance to shake hands and give speeches to a friendly audience full of cheers and iPhones. But for Hamiltonians of Croatian descent, it was the night of a lifetime.

Water levels in Lake Ontario are creeping up toward record numbers seen in 2017, when chunks of the city’s shoreline were flooded and washed away.

Hamilton pet owners have to vaccinate their pets for rabies now or risk a $180 fine, part of a city effort to stop the virus from spreading to more humans.

A 16-year-old is facing an attempted murder charge in connection with a shooting at a downtown Tim Hortons Sunday evening.

Hamilton bylaw officers will be ramping up patrols at local conservation this spring to make sure all dog owners are using leashes in order to protect pets, wildlife and staff from attacks.

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.

Two people are now facing charges after driving a stolen SUV in an exceptionally conspicuous way on the Mountain Monday morning.

Education cuts by Doug Ford's government to elective courses are going to come with very high costs to Ontario students, according to David Lawson, a career educational planning specialist. He spoke with the CBC about why those programs are important.

Police say a search uncovered 18 grams of methamphetaime, 15 grams of cocaine powder, hydromorphone and oxycodone pills and an airsoft pistol with metal ammunition.

Provincial police in Norfolk County have issued a warning after a man reported he was emailed by someone threatening to send his contacts videos and photos of pornographic sites he visited unless he paid them $1,200.

The event will include remarks from both leaders and is scheduled to begin at the Croatian Sports and Community Centre of Hamilton on Green Mountain Road East at 6 p.m.

The unit that makes some of Hamilton's major front-line health decisions will likely be merged with Niagara, Brant and Haldimand-Norfolk.

Some thought it was too much money, some thought it was a human rights issue, and some were embarrassed to be talking about it at all. But in the end, Hamilton's board of health voted against a pilot project to put free menstrual products in some municipal washrooms.

Hamilton police are once again investigating after the RCMP’s Stoney Creek detachment was vandalized for the second time in just a few months over the weekend.

Surging water levels and erosion have forced the closure of sections of the Waterfront Trail along the Beach Strip and near Confederation Park, the city says.

Hamilton police have found a new café to host their Coffee with a Cop event later this month after another coffeehouse pulled out because it wanted to continue being a "safe space."

Dennis Scherle came very close to flunking high school before he was introduced to poetry. His Grade 12 philosophy teacher offered him the chance to write a poem in exchange for a passing grade. From then on, he was "addicted."

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have confirmed that June Jones has resigned as part of the team's coaching staff to pursue other opportunities. Tommy Condell has been promoted to offensive coordinator by the team.

A 30-year-old Hamilton man who was driving with two licence suspensions on his record, police say, is now facing charges after leaving the scene of an accident.

A local representative of the plastics lobby says Hamilton should be careful not to lose the good that comes from the product as it develops a plan to phase out single-use plastics.

The 34-year-old, who police say is homeless, was arrested Monday around midnight after two police cars parked near headquarters on King William Street were damaged.

The shootings happened at a downtown Tim Hortons and a bar on Concession Street. Anyone with information is asked to contact police.

A 12-year-old boy in Norfolk County south of Brantford called 911, police say, to complain that his parents asked him to help with the dishes.

The Ontario government is no longer publishing statistics about its foreign buyers tax on residential real estate.

Hamilton police are investigating a fire after it tore through a Westdale Village business Sunday.

Hamilton city councillors will debate Monday whether to establish a plan to phase out single-use plastics — including possibly not accepting them at landfills anymore.

Three McMaster University students were slapped with trespassing tickets this weekend for protesting during a university open house.

Nico Pasquotti came off the bench and scored the winning goal in the 95th minute to lead Calgary's Cavalry FC to a 2-1 victory over Forge FC, while FC Edmonton and Pacific FC played to the first scoreless draw in CPL history on Sunday.

We put out a call to Hamilton residents asking what makes their moms special. Here's what they had to say.

Check out new music from The Handsome Devils, Sunsetter and Myles Castello.

Hamilton is investigating after safety and privacy concerns were raised over the employment of Marc Lemire, the former leader of the white supremacist Heritage Front. Here's a look at what the law says the city has to consider.