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Niagara West encompasses western parts of the City of St. Catharines, the towns of Grimsby, Lincoln and Pelham, the townships of West Lincoln and Wainfleet and communities like Beamsville and Wellandport.

Kiva-Marie Belt and their wife have made their home in Canada, but have seen anti-transgender sentiment on the rise in the U.S. spilling over to this country. That's why acceptance and inclusion of transgender people will be guiding their vote in the federal election.

Hamilton's health-care network is ramping up its search forfamily physicians fromthe United States, who may be unhappy with President Donald Trump's government, and are up for moving toCanada.

Hamilton Centreencompasses thecity's downtown area and includes the Hamilton Harbour, north of the Niagara Escarpment, between Highway 403 and Parkdale Avenue/the Red Hill Valley Parkway. The riding also includes a large industrial area in the harbour, while the eastern and southern parts of the riding are residential.

Canadians reported long lines as polling stations opened for advance voting on Friday. Advance polls will be open again 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. nationwide Saturday through Monday.

A 21-year-old international student from India has died in hospital of a gunshot wound after she was hit by a stray bullet in a shooting in Hamilton on Thursday, police say.

A report looking at fiscal accountability and transparency in Canadian municipalities has given Hamilton a failing grade - one of only four out of the country's 32 largest cities to receive such low marks. The city says the ransomware attack impacted that score.

Brantford-Brant South-Six Nations encompasses the City of Brantford, part of Brant County, including Onondaga and Burtch, as well as Six Nations of the Grand River and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation.

Ruth-Ellen St. Onge was checking books for an upcoming exhibit at McMaster University Libraries' archives that will showcase a variety of texts published by the Plantin Press, when she came across a rare book printed in 1596.

With polls showing Liberal Leader Mark Carney is the front-runner in this federal election, the other three main party leaders on stage for Thursday's English-language debate spent much of the contest trying to tear him down.

Most businesses are closed and city services reduced for Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

Measles spread to 109 more people in Ontario over the last week, bringing the province's total cases to 925 since an outbreak began in October.

The Hamilton East-Stoney Creek riding has been a Liberal stronghold for most of its existence and been represented by a number of prominent Hamiltonians.

Two labs at McMaster University in Hamilton are conducting a study during Thursday's leaders debate, looking at the heart rate and eye movements of undecided voters as they watch.

The riding runs from Lake Ontario in the north to St. David's Road in the south, and Highway 406 and Twelve Mile Creek to the west and borders Niagara-on-the-Lake to the east.

On her way home from work Wednesday morning, a Hamilton resident says she wassubjected to"utterly disgusting" anti-abortion videos playing on a loop from large screens mounted in the bed of a white pickup truck.

With just under two weeks to go until election day, some Canadians with disabilities say they feel forgotten by the federal party leaders.

After a close race in 2021, a former Hamilton NDP MPP is challenging the Liberal incumbent.

A Conservative runs for re-election in a riding with a new name and very different boundaries.

A steady stream of students entered the polling stationon the heart of campus Tuesday,greeted by other students running it with support from Elections Canada staff.

The economic uncertainty created by U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs permeated Ontario's throne speech Tuesday, a ceremonial offering intended to set the new provincial government's agenda and tone.

At 14, Hemin Sadiq went behind his parents' backs and started his career in media as a radio announcer. By his 30s, he was a well-known journalist in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Now, at 42, he's a barber in Niagara Falls, Ont., and has opened his own business.

A Burlington, Ont., committee cancelled a federal candidates meeting Monday citing safety concerns over a protest planned nearby. People's Party of Canada candidate Michael Bator organized a protest outside the venue after he was excluded from full participation in the event.

There will be a new MP in the west Hamilton riding no matter who wins.

Federal Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne has announced help for Canadian businesses affected by the trade dispute with the U.S., giving them time to adjust their supply chains.

Eighty years after her uncle Welby Patterson died on a European battlefield in the final days of the Second World War, Maidy Keir of London, Ont., will see him being recognized at a museum exhibit in the Netherlands in a way he never really was back home.

The riding is highly dependent on agriculture and manufacturing, with dairy and tobacco making up a big part of the agriculture sector of the region.

The members of Ontario's legislature have chosen Donna Skelly as the province's first female Speaker. Skelly has represented the Hamilton-area riding of Flamborough-Glanbrook for the Progressive Conservatives since 2018 and has served as a deputy Speaker.

Most Canadian medical schools are screening future physicians with something called the Casper test - marketed as being able to assess people skills and predict future success. But critics say there's no strong evidence the test does what it claims.

The new Niagara South riding contains the cities of Port Colborne, Thorold and Welland, and the Town of Fort Erie. It's bordered by Lake Erie to the south and partly by the U.S. border in the east.

For many Indigenous people, deciding whether to cast a ballot inthe upcoming federal election is a complicated choice.

Candidates challenge incumbent Conservative Dan Muys in a riding that's larger this time out.

During Canada's last federal election, roughly equal numbers of young men and women voted Conservative. Since then, young people have gone in opposite directions: young women identify increasingly as progressive, and young men increasingly as conservative.

Both times, the Trump administration got it wrong, says PauS. Pujolas, an associate economics professor at McMaster University in Hamilton who wrote the 2024 paper "Trade deficits with trade wars."

The Burlington riding has voted Liberal since incumbent Karina Gould defeated the Conservatives in 2015.

Marketplace analyzed price data from one downtown Toronto Loblaws store from the start of the year to find out if products that are Prepared in Canada' have increased in price

"We remain committed to finding Shalini and providing answers to her family and loved ones," the lead detective says.

As singer-songwriter Sarah Harmer prepares to receive the symbolic key to the City of Burlington - in large part for her leadership in a fight against quarry expansion on Mount Nemo - the fate of the quarry is in the hands of the Ontario Land Tribunal.

Councillors voted in favour of a city staff report recommending an increase to Hamilton Bike Share Inc. of $258,000, for a total contribution of $744,000. The program logged 500,000 rides in 2024, according to city staff.

Ontario is reporting 155 new measles cases over the last week, pushing the province's case count to 816 since an outbreak began in the fall. Public Health Ontario says there have now been 61 hospitalizations.

Ontario is looking for up to 80 new or expanded primary care teams to serve 300,000 patients, as it plans to build a system that automatically attaches people to a family doctor or nurse practitioner team based on their postal code.

This federal election campaign has seen headlines dominated by tariffs and Canada's relationship with the U.S., but some voters in Ontario's Waterloo region say they want to see more focus on climate policies.

A member of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration appears to have slipped up when he said that Canada would be getting hit with an additional 10 per cent tariff.

A track upgrade means trains from Niagara Falls and St. Catharines no longer have to back in and out of the station, shaving about 15 minutes off travel time to Toronto, says transportation minister.

One person has died and four others were injured following a three-vehicle collision north of Simcoe Tuesday afternoon.

Hamilton labour leaders say workers want to know where candidates in this federal election stand on issues including the right to strike, supporting public services and protecting workers affected by the Canada-U.S. trade war.

While city staff have determined widening the lanes is technically possible, one advocate says adding more lanes to highways does not reduce congestion in the long run.

Hamilton police have arrested an 18-year-old Hamilton man for extortion and non-consensually sharing intimate images. They say they believe there may be more victims and are asking the public to come forward with information.

All Niagara-bound lanes of the Burlington Skyway QEW will be closed Wednesday night into Thursday, the City of Burlington says.