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A sea of blue shirts flooded downtown Halifax Saturday afternoon for the Halifax Wanderers first game on home turf. The city's professional soccer team defeated Forge FC of Hamilton 2-1 before a crowd of 6,500.

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The City of Hamilton's public health services says blacklegged ticks, also known as deer ticks are on the rise in the area and the province also also included Hamilton on a list of locations with an estimated risk area of Lyme disease.

Here's a rundown of some of the goings-on around town May 4-5, including Doors Open, a massive food truck festival, and a student-run film festival.

Both the city and the conservation authority are keeping a watchful eye on the water as lake levels are once again creeping up in Lake Ontario.

The provincial police watchdog has cleared a Brantford police officer of any wrongdoing after he ran over a man who was lying in a road in front of his SUV.

A man is facing drug charges after an arrest in downtown St. Catharines where police allegedly seized thousands of dollars worth of fentanyl and crack cocaine.

A Hamilton mother is raising concerns after she says her nine-year-old son was put in a "storage closet" with the door closed as a punishment for laughing in class.

Hamilton will lose about $9 million in funding this year from provincial budget cuts, particularly around child care and addictions, and property taxpayers will likely have to make up for some of it.

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The suspects claim a buyer is in place and "may even send legal documents to be signed," before eventually asking for wire transfers to cover legal fees, taxes or other closing costs, say police.

The number of seniors in Hamilton is growing substantially, but more often, they're working longer, have lower incomes and are living alone.

The 17-year-old is charged with aggravated assault, uttering threats, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and breach of recognizance following the attack at Nortre Dame College School.

A man in his 30s ended up in hospital with serious injuries Thursday morning after an assault in the lower city.

The Bagel Oven is owned by a husband-wife team who bake Montreal-style bagels at their shop in the Niagara region.

It's not that Burlington, Ont.'s Michael Gligic doesn't care about his results anymore. He's just learned to keep golf in its proper perspective, helping him relax on the course.

Rebecca Dorman is still missing, and police are releasing a new photo they hope generates some leads.

The city and province say they're putting new laws in place to stop dirt dumping in rural Flamborough — particularly at Waterdown Garden Supplies.

The Hamilton Jewish Federation will host their second annual Holocaust Remembrance ceremony at city hall on Thursday, May 2. Anti-Semitic hate crimes have been steadily increasing in Hamilton since 2015.

The board says the cuts amount to the equivalent of staffing for more than two full high schools.

Infamous mob scion Pat Musitano is expected to survive being shot multiple times outside his lawyer’s office in Mississauga last week.

Hamilton has lost a legal challenge to get out of paying part of its Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA) levy. City councillors say they're frustrated and confused by it, and not ready to give up the fight.

Dakota Lanktree, a documentary filmmaker from Hamilton, teamed up with a stranger in Toronto, Florence O'Connell, to organize strikes in the two cities. The number of planned walkouts has since grown to 25 cities across the province.

This year sees 15 new sites opening their doors to the public for the annual event, which has taken place in Ontario since 2002.

Ontario's Education Minister Lisa Thompson continues to say not one job will be lost due to class size increases. But a teacher in Brantford, Ont. who has been tracking all of the cuts across the province says the number is closer to 2,000.

Four people from Montreal with ties to street gangs have been charged with attempted murder after an attack on two members of the Luppino crime family in Hamilton.

Hamilton police are trying to find two suspects who allegedly tried to smash display cases at a jewelry store at Lime Ridge Mall in the middle of the day.

Niagara financier Peter Corbière has been arrested by provincial police on fraud and theft charges.

Hamilton police are asking for the public’s help in tracking down a man they say is wanted for several violent offences.

Hamilton's public school board says it is laying off 99 teachers after cuts to provincial funding.

On Tuesday, Halifax Regional Council approved the police board's recommendation to appoint Dan Kinsella to the post previously held by Jean-Michel Blais, who retired in April.

In a statement issued Tuesday the HCA said residents near the lakefront should exercise caution as the storm surge and waves expected to be caused by wind gusts up to 60 km/h could lead to "significant erosion, flooding and public safety hazards."

The collision happened after the truck reversed through an alley and into the car, staying on scene for a moment, before being driven away, according to police, who reviewed security video of the crash.

A Hamilton man facing several warrants for his arrest, including on drug trafficking charges, was arrested Monday after police say he stole two bottles of cologne from a drug store.

Police have charged a second Hamilton man with dangerous driving causing bodily harm after a crash last month that sent three people to hospital with broken bones.

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Paramedics were called to the Barton Street jail at around 1:50 p.m. Monday after reports of a male patient in his 20s who was found without vital signs, according to superintendent David Thompson.

Just months after Angelo Musitano was gunned down in his driveway, a fellow convicted mobster was caught on tape musing that Musitano’s brother, Pat, would be next.

The families of Canadians killed in the Ethiopian Airlines crash last month have launched a lawsuit against plane maker Boeing. Also Monday, Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg tried to bolster shareholder confidence in the company in his first AGM since two fatal crashes of the 737 Max triggered the jet's grounding, lawsuits and investigations.

Police say a Ford Ranger pickup was spotted driving at a "high rate of speed" along Dartnall Road around 11:30 a.m. Sunday.

A Norfolk County business is out $236,000, police say, after someone claiming to be the owner fooled an employee into paying a fake invoice.

Families, friends and supporters have gathered outside the jail several times in recent weeks, bearing signs demanding better care for the inmates inside as the number or overdoses and fatalities continues to rise.

Niagara Regional Council has decided to install suicide-prevention barriers on a St. Catharines bridge, but while advocates are celebrating the vote as a victory, they say more still needs to be done to support mental health in the area.

The OPP say three men and one woman, all from Welland, were arrested and charged with five counts of possessing cannabis for the purpose of selling, five counts of possessing cannabis for the purpose of distributing and proceeds of a crime over $5,000.

A Welland man is facing charges, police say, after someone allegedly stole cash and a safe from the Royal Canadian Legion.

With hopes to end homelessness by 2025, the city of Hamilton is hosting a public drop-in discussion on Monday afternoon to discuss their plan.

The Canadian Premier League kicked off in entertaining fashion Saturday in Hamilton, with substitute Kadell Thomas' 78th-minute goal lifting Forge FC into a 1-1 tie with visiting York9 FC.

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It's been the backdrop for selfies. It's been lit for mental health awareness, and domestic violence prevention, and the Chinese New Year.

Here are the people in the region who have been targeted by mob violence in recent years.