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Hamilton police are in the process of collecting video evidence after an elderly woman was blocked by protesters from entering a People's Party of Canada event. The protest turned violent and four people were arrested.

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Police are investigating after being called to a medical incident at a Hamilton apartment. When they arrived, they found somebody dead — and determined it was a homicide.

Peter Khill was found not guilty following a 12-day trial in Hamilton Superior Court last year, but the Crown has asked for the acquittal to be set aside and for a new trial to be held.

Police attempted to keep protesters and counter-protesters separated as attendees made their way into Mohawk College in Hamilton for a fundraising event for the People's Party of Canada. Four people were arrested but later released.

Some 55,000 education workers in Ontario are set to embark on work-to-rule on Monday after ​​​​​​​last-minute contract talks failed to reach a deal.

Six people have been injured in a shooting outside a nightclub in downtown St. Catharines early Sunday morning, Niagara Regional Police say.

Krista DuChene of Brantford, Ont., won the masters (40-and-over) division at Sunday's Berlin Marathon and finished 12th overall on the women's side in a time of two hours 32 minutes 27 seconds, her first sub-2:34:00 performance since 2015 in Rotterdam.

Hamilton's mayor says he wants new rules that force developers to make their construction hoarding a little more appealing.

Dane Evans threw for 359 yards and three touchdowns as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats remained atop the CFL standings with a 33-13 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Friday.

The climate strike rally is part of a youth-led movement inspired by Swedish activist Greta Thunberg that's kick started events around the world, including demonstrations in dozens of Canadian cities Friday.ff

Airport officials say every carrier has cancellations, and Swoop's just got undue attention.

The home had 10 bedrooms with 10 people living in them.

A woman was forcibly confined and assaulted during a home invasion in Hamilton's east end, police say.

The McMaster Students Union (MSU) revoked privileges of the Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA) after a call by student government representatives to decertify the club, due to its alleged links to the Chinese government.

The Beach Strip is flooding worse than ever, and cost the city $4 million this year just to truck out the water.

The college says the venue Bernier will be appearing at can be rented by any member of public and that its decision to allow it to take place is not an endorsement of any kind.

Public schools in Ontario will lose approximately 10,000 teachers over the next five years due to an increase in class sizes, the province's fiscal watchdog said Thursday.

Police have released photos of a dark-coloured SUV they're searching for in connection with a hit-and-run crash that left a pedestrian with life-threatening injuries.

Police say the body of a 30-year-old Toronto man was discovered early Thursday morning.

Emergency crews were called to the fire on Concession Street around 3:30 p.m. Road blocks were put up so the residents of the building could be evacuated and police say no injuries were reported.

The Hamilton Wentworth District School Board and the Hamilton Wentworth Catholic District School Board say they made targeted efforts to improve math proficiency, but test results for the 2018-19 school year released Wednesday show stagnant and low scores.

CBC Hamilton and CBC Kitchener-Waterloo are partnering with Our Sustenance for the first time for a live cooking demonstration.

Hamilton city council is moving ahead with talks that would see a Christian-based think tank lease historic Balfour House — despite hearing concerns from LGBTQ residents about the agency's views on some equity issues.

To put a dent in the sales of cannabis on the black market, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce says it will encourage the province to allow for the opening of more retail locations that sell cannabis products.

The 60-year-old Burlington woman was arrested Tuesday morning and charged with fraud over $5,000, possession over $5,000 and breach of trust, according to police.

Investigators are probing two overnight shootings, but say at this time there's no evidence to connect them with a separate incident where shots were fired Tuesday afternoon.

The city is reminding residents to protect themselves from mosquito bites and to remove standing water where the bugs can breed.

Drivers travelling along the QEW between St. Catharines and Hamilton can, starting Thursday, move a little faster without breaking the law.

There were pressing issues around pensions, affordability and caregivers, but of all the seniors issues at a Hamilton West-Ancaster-Dundas debate Tuesday, one rang out — climate change.

Indwell and a consortium of three private developers will rebuild the Jamesville social housing complex in Hamilton's North End.

In post on Twitter OPP Const. Kerry Schmidt said the "overheight construction equipment" crashed into the overpass on the Toronto-bound side of the highway near Highway 420 in Niagara Falls.

A shooting investigation that temporarily put two schools under a hold and secure led to the arrest of one man and the seizure of a firearm.

Decades ago it was an amusement park, not the Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority is looking for ways to turn Fisherman's Pier into a place where people will want to gather.

A driver has been charged with failing to stop for a school bus with its signal lights flashing and stop arm extended after allegedly being caught in the act by a newly-installed camera.

A 34-year-old Cambridge man has been charged with stunt driving and speeding after police say he was driving 133 km/hr in an 80 km/hr zone.

Niagara regional police say a 25-year-old Mississauga man has been charged with human trafficking.

The people who loved Amanda Martin are searching for answers after she, her fiance and their five-year-old son ended up in the Niagara River on Friday. But the man who pulled her and her son from the water say she died trying to save her child.

The riding has flipped between Liberals and New Democrats and the party leaders are showing up to grab attention.

Local basketball clubs are saying some of their programming is at risk of collapsing due to high HWDSB rental fees. The school board blames the provincial government for this rise in costs.

A 24-year-old Hamilton man was arrested after what appeared to be a handgun was pointed at a driver on the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway.

A Selkirk, Ont. man has been charged with drinking and driving, provincial police say, after he reportedly drove into Lake Erie.

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is promising that, if he's elected, he'll review the so-called 'stress test' to help first-time homebuyers get approved for mortgages and allow people to take out longer mortgages for lower monthly payments.

Hamilton police have found a fugitive they say is facing more than two dozen charges.

The Liberals are promising to ensure all Canadians have access to a family doctor, mental health services and prescription drugs, but have released few details about how a re-elected Liberal government would implement a national pharmacare program or how much it would cost.

Justin Trudeau will make a policy announcement and will take questions from the media.

Justin Trudeau arrived in Hamilton on Sunday night to a sea of Liberal supporters and local candidates. They say they still have faith in him as a leader despite the incidents of brown and blackface that have come to light in the past week.

Niagara Regional Police have arrested a student who they say pointed a handgun during an altercation with other students at the Niagara-on-the-Lake campus.

Lisa Kearns, who represents Ward 2, says community members are concerned because the panhandlers seem to follow an "almost shift-like" pattern that includes rides to and from the spots where they ask for money and rotating roadside locations.

Two people have died after an attempted murder on the Niagara River that local police say also sent a child to hospital on Friday evening.