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March is fraud prevention month and Hamilton police want to make sure you don't lose your life savings in an online scam. What do you need to know? CBC Asks Det. Rob Hardy during a Facebook Live event at noon on Thursday.

The new numbers include two cases of assault and three of assault with a weapon, all against racial minorities.

The MPP for Haldimand-Norfolk says businesses along Highway 6 are suffering because of an "illegal" blockade and is demanding the government take action to remove it.

Ontario health officials announced one new COVID-19 case in Toronto on Tuesday. Later on, authorities in Sudbury announced someone had tested positive for the virus. The two cases bring the provincial total to 37.

Niagara police have charged 11 people following a massive trafficking investigation that netted an estimated $430,000-worth of drugs.

A Cayuga woman is dead, provincial police say, after the vehicle she was driving side-swiped one transport truck and then crashed into another Monday afternoon.

A total of 92 hate and bias incidents — including both suspect occurrences and criminal offences — were reported to police last year, according to the service

The Canadian men's basketball team will face an all-star team from the Canadian Elite Basketball League in a tune-up for the final Olympic qualifying tournament.

Pearl Jam said it's deeply frustrated but has no choice but to postpone its upcoming tour, including a kick-off show in Toronto, due to concerns about the spread of COVID-19.

A drowning-victim recovery team from Manitoba was unable to retrieve the body of 9-year-old Alex Ottley from Lake Erie.

Hamilton police say autopsies are being performed on the victims who died after a man walked into the bar on Barton Street East and Chestnut Avenue and fired shots on Sunday.

The Ontario Liberal party has chosen its new leader. Steven Del Duca was chosen this past weekend at the convention in Mississauga. He spoke with the CBC's Craig Norris about how the party plans to come back from its devastating election loss in 2018.

The Glanbrook man's licence has been suspended and his SUV seized after police say he was clocked driving more than double the speed limit on White Church Road.

Police say they seized digital storage devices and that forensic examination is ongoing. More charges are expected to be laid once that analysis is complete.

The Major Crimes Unit investigation is looking for one suspect, who it says entered the bar and started firing shots.

Here's how Hamilton is preparing for COVID-19.

Councillors voted to reduce service on some routes to save $800,000 as they try to keep taxes low. The union representing drivers has some suggestions.

Ontario's beleaguered Liberals will choose a new leader today as the party looks to rebound from a devastating election and rebuild ahead of the next one in 2022.

Booties, gloves and eye protection are among the items Paramedics are donning. Dispatchers are also screening callers for possible COVID-19 exposure and travel to affected countries.

International Women's Day has come to Hamilton and with it a wide variety of entertainment, learning and engagement options for the community.

Ontario's government is investing $202 million in new funding to take on human trafficking over the next five years, and Premier Doug Ford says he's sending a message to criminals — "We're coming for you."

Drivers warned visibility on area roads may be reduced by the heavy snow before it moves out of the region later this morning.

Police say the man was dropped off with 'suspicious injuries' they now think may have been self inflicted

A statue of Italian author and politician at Liuna Station is constantly covered in scarves during the winter and employees at the station say it's all thanks to one knitter.

The Hamilton Muslim Basketball Association has been running since 2004. Muslims join to play amongst each other while non-Muslims come for the competition and a chance to learn about a new culture — but now the league is in a dire financial situation.

The father of 10-year-old Jasmin Hanif, who died on the scene of a motor accident in 2017, testified in favour of Hamilton Police Const. Jeff Todoruck

Indigenous teachings emphasize duality - that everyone has elements of good and bad. Ganohkwasra uses that belief by putting victim and perpetrator in the same shelter - with conditions.

Officers seized drugs worth more than $100,000, along with the stolen property after raiding a Grimsby home on Feb. 12.

McMaster University is asking instructors to consider delivering lessons online as the school continues to monitor the outbreak of coronavirus.

Participants in Ontario's prematurely cancelled basic income pilot project were happier, healthier and continued working even though they were receiving money from the provincial government with no-strings attached.

Hamilton's Arkells will return this summer with another "Rally" and donate a portion of ticket sales to a local housing charity.

The Ontario Medical Association is propping up virtual video calling with physicians to diagnose patients without putting more people at risk of infection from COVID-19.

The 14-year-old accused of killing Selvey will return to court on May 27 to determine if the trial will include a jury. Then, the preliminary hearing will begin on Nov. 5.

Officers were called to the house on Portofino Place around 10:45 p.m. and found Baressi with multiple gunshot wounds. He died of his injuries at the scene.

Kia Nurse of Hamilton hit the game-winning shot with 21 seconds left on the clock to lift the Canberra Capitals to their second consecutive Australian women's basketball league title on Wednesday.

Dr. Zain Chagla, infectious disease physician at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, takes your questions and comments, this Thursday, March 5, at noon on the coronavirus outbreak.

Mackenzie Hughes never lost faith in his game, even as he struggled through five consecutive missed cuts to start 2020. But Hughes' troubles paled in comparison to the suffering of his friend Daniel Meggs, who died from cancer at the age of 29 on Feb. 23, three weeks before his wife's due date.

Martin started the expedition on Sunday along Lake Erie near Buffalo. To make the trip possible, she sold her home and plans on spending roughly $20,000 to circumnavigate all the great lakes.

Hamilton Public Health and city hospitals have been planning and preparing for coronavirus for weeks. While dozens of people have been tested locally, so far none of their results have come back positive for COVID-19.

A devastating base jump accident turned adrenaline junkie Lonnie Bissonnette from one extreme sport to another — para-bobsledding. At 55, he's dominating the sport.

Hearing begins for Const. Jeff Todoruck who arrested a local journalist on scene of a fatal accident in 2017.

Parking in Hamilton is about to get more expensive, but the city will soon introduce an app to make it a little easier for people to pay.

The newspaper staff will continue to work there for several months while MIP plans a major renovation of the building.

Hamilton city councillors have turned down spending $292,500 this year, and $877,660 over three years, to pay its arena workers, summer students and other part-time employees a living wage.

In what appear to be major concessions to teachers' unions, the Ontario government is backing down on class size increases and e-learning requirements in the midst of a contentious round of bargaining that has seen multiple rotating strikes.

Hamilton families are divided about whether COVID-19, which has infected 29 Canadians, will keep spreading and become an imminent threat.

The fog is expected to lift later on in the morning, but in the meantime those on the road are cautioned to slow down, leave extra travel time and drive according to the weather conditions.

A man has died of his injuries following a shooting near Portofino Place around 10:45 p.m. Monday, according to police.

Hamilton's Muslim community visited the Mountain Mosque on Monday evening to share their stories about bullying to a review panel created by Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board.

A woman has been arrested and is charged in relation to the missing donkey, police say