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An Ontario judge has found Hamilton police violated the rights of a Black man under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and racially profiled him.As a result, the judge acquitted the man of charges laid after the traffic stop.

A non-profit housing provider in Hamilton says26 people have been displaced following a fire Tuesdayat one of its location.

The U.S. president on Tuesday escalated tariff threats against Canada, vowing to boost them on steel and aluminum. "It scares us, it scares families," says Hamilton union president Frank Crowder. By Tuesday afternoon, the U.S. said the 25 per cent tariff, not 50 per cent, would begin Wednesday.

A city councillor says his voice as a member of the Hamilton Police Service Board has been effectively silenced" for a full year as an oversight body investigates a complaint made against him by some of his fellow board members.

The White House said Tuesday U.S.President Donald Trump will go ahead with a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian steel and aluminum just after midnight, capping off yet another chaotic day of trade threats and 51st state taunts.

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Gabriel Cabral, 32, and Sean MacPherson, 56, were severely burned on April 25, 2023, and later died of their injuries. Their direct employer John Kenyon Ltd. pleaded guilty to 1 of 4 charges in court last week.

Hamilton Public Health Services (HPHS) has issued a warning about exposures to a travel-related confirmed case of measles in a Hamilton child.

The gift card industry is estimated to be worth more than $11 billion dollars in Canada, and it's growing. But critics say there's little oversight when things go wrong, setting up consumers to become the victims of possible international fraud.

Two women who work at Mishka Social Services say they hope the Hamilton charity helped bring dignity and support" to families in need with Ramadan food donations.

Dirk Nyhuis, often called Jeff by friends and family, died of a gunshot in his Waterdown home, Hamilton police said Friday. The 55-year-old is the city's third homicide victim 2025.

Liberal Party members have chosen former central bank governor Mark Carney to be their new leader and the next prime minister of Canada.

City School, the program that offers free post-secondary and employment-pathway courses for adults in Hamilton, closes at the end of March, a decision by Mohawk College in December. Students, teachers and community partners are hoping it might be saved.

"Our mutual respect and admiration of the falls is a reflection of how we should really be with one another," says Niagara Falls N.Y., MayorRobert Restaino.

Women in construction and trades say they continue to face isolation, discrimination and other barriers that must be addressed if the industry and the province want more of them in the field.

A Six Nations man killed in Buffalo, N.Y., this week in a double homicide is being remembered as "an amazing artist" whose death marks"a terrible loss" for the arts as well as the 2SLGBTQ+ community. Jordan Celottowas from Six Nations of the Grand River, aHaudenosaunee First Nations reservein Ontario.

Niagara is famous for its peaches, which could be under threat from a virus detected in the area for the first time since 2013. In response, the the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is expanding an area where restrictions are in place to help prevent the spread of plum pox virus.

The sister of a 34-year-old man who died in the Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre says the team who conducted the inquest was "fabulous," but it was a "kick in the face" it took nearly eight years to finally hold it.

Officials with Southwestern Public Health (SWPH) and Grand Erie Public Health (GEPH), and a paediatrician working to treat children with measles, say the outbreak that's been rapidly growing in several counties is likely much larger than the numbers show.

Patients of a Hamilton dental clinic may have been exposed to improperly sterilized instruments, according to an advisory from Hamilton Public Health Services (HPHS).

A ban on tents in parks takes effect Thursday in Hamilton, with fourmunicipal law officers to be reassigned to enforce the bylaw full time as a way to "manage and regulate municipal parks," city staff said this week.

A 16-year-old has died following an early-morning shooting in Stoney Creek on Thursday, police say.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he is again pausing his tariffs on some Canadian goods until April 2, offering the country at least a partial reprieve from a punishing 25 per cent levy.

Like other Ontario municipalities, Hamilton is lookingto stop buyinggoods and servicesfrom American companies, but it's proving to be a complicated process. Procurement staff told council they're working ondefinitions and possible exemptions, andto understand the impact of tariffs on operations.

After a day of rain prompted flood warnings, Environment Canada forecastfreezing temperatures andissued a travel advisory for Hamilton, Niagara and much of southern Ontario.

The tariffs are expected to have a devastating impact on Ontario's auto manufacturing industry, which employs well over 100,000 people.

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Jordan Case died while incarcerated at the Niagara Detention Centre in December 2018. Following a January 2025 inquest, a jury recommended 17 changes to prevent similar deaths, including implementing better training, tracking and risk assessments for inmates.

Cory Newton deliberately lured, abused and victimized boys for years in the Ontario cities of St. Catharines and Welland and was incarcerated indefinitely beginning in 2006. The 54-year-old is now allowed out of prison for weeks at a time, according to Parole Board of Canada decision obtained by CBC Hamilton.

U.S. President Donald Trump's long-threatened tariffs on Canadian goods went into effect after midnight Tuesday. Industry insiders explain what that could mean for business and employment in their sectors.

Two Hamilton-area medical experts are reminding Canadians that being vaccinated is the best way to prevent getting sick with measles or spreading it to other people.

A bald eagle may have thought it spotted an easy lunch in a Canada goose sitting on an icy bay in Burlington, Ont., but according toMervyn Sequeira-who watched and photographed a20-minute battle between the two birds - the goose held its own.

Ontario will rip up its $100-million deal with Elon Musk's Starlink internet provider and U.S. companies will be banned from procurement contracts aspart of the province's response to President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods.

Some heavy rain and thunderstorms are possible on Wednesday afternoon and evening.

Hamilton's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander became the 12th player in NBA history with at least four 50-point games in a season. His scoring binges have helped Oklahoma City roll to a Western Conference-leading 50-11 record.

The City of Hamilton has extended the deadline for the most recent installment of property tax payments, giving homeowners until March 31 to settle their account.

Hamilton's mayor will be in Washington this week to advocate against tariffs that President Donald Trump says he'll impose on goods from Canada beginning Tuesday. Civic and business leaders in the city and the Niagara region say they're working to prepare responses.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a first tranche of retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods will go into force at midnight if the U.S. goes ahead with blanket tariffs on Canadian imports.

Hamilton city staff will look intomeasures that couldprovide relief to neighbours of a smelly GFL dump in Stoney Creek, including tax breaks and a temporary closure of the landfill, after councillors discussed the actions last week.

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump plans to impose a 25 per cent tariff on most imported Canadian goods and a 10 per cent tariff on Canadian oil and gas. Canada has said it will retaliate with a 25 per cent import tax on a multitude of American products.

After making it a central part of his re-election bid, experts say Premier Doug Ford will need to be ready to implementhis proposedmultibillion-dollar stimulus package as his new government waits to see if Donald Trump makes good on his tariff threats.

City officials offered a tour of Hamilton's new outdoor shelter site, which currently has 19 residents.

The federal government says it's making an advance payment of $30 million to Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation as part of negotiations of the First Nation's treaty claim that involves nearly 11,000 acres of land in the Greater Toronto Area.

The United States is still highly dependent on Canadian aluminum production regardless of cost.

An independent candidate in Haldimand-Norfolk says she thinks her honest, genuine representation of her riding helped her defy the odds and recapture her seat in Queen's Park in Thursday night's election.

Many Canadians are searching for ways to get a better sleep, and they're turning to a market promoting products for a better night's sleep. But as more people cash in, experts say the costs may go beyond individual wallets.

A record 38 awards and scholarships were handed out during the 2025 Reverend John C. Holland Awards, an event celebrating Black youths' community achievements and contributions to Hamilton. One recipient, high school student Maya Ahmed, says when her name was called, it was "like I was just transported to a fantasy land."

Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives (PCs) won a third straight majority government Thursday night, but in the Hamilton and Niagara region, the NDP were able to hold onto all but one of their seats that were at risk of a switch.

Hamilton public health has confirmed a bat has tested positive for rabies - the first since last August.

Doug Ford and his Progressive Conservatives' thumping victory in Thursday's Ontario election came as the result of a campaign that focused ruthlessly on the one issue capturing the minds of Canadians right now, a leader who worked relentlessly to make the most of his opportunity, and perfect political timing.