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The Ford government says it wants to give police more powers to stop and search vehicles without a search warrant in a new effort to stop car thieves, butsome criminal lawyers say the move could violate people's rights and lead to racial profiling.

Canadians who need a hip or knee replacement could get the surgery quickly without needing more operating rooms or funding if surgeons worked off a centralized list of patients, the author of a new study says.

Canada Post says it has received a strike notice from the union representing 55,000 postal workers.

Two MPPs have proposed Ontario create a foodbelt of protected farmland. Two former Markham councillors pitched the same idea in 2009 for their area and say it's time the province takes action.

The new Ontario budget forecasts a slow pace for housing construction over the next three years, making the likelihood of hitting Premier Doug Ford's target of 1.5 million new homes by 2031 seem increasingly remote.

A new track connection at Hamilton's West Harbour GO means trains from the Niagara Region don't have to change tracks.

There's growing concern among conservationists and archaeologists in southwestern Ontario. They worry a new law designed to speed up infrastructure and resource projects might harm the area's ecosystems, cultural heritage, and Indigenous artifacts.

Featuring candid interviews and scenes around the city, the folksy, funny musician B.A. Johnston showcases his hometown of Hamilton in a new season of his show.

At an event this week in Hamilton, speakers shared personal stories that show why joy and community care is important and often less traumatic than formal supports for vulnerable groups.

A 45-year-old woman has been arrested, Hamilton police say, after a series of "hate motivated assaults."

One year after pro-Palestinian protests took place on campus, the university says it's almost completed all nine commitments made after the month-long encampment.

The Ontario government's 2025 budget paints a grim picture of the province's economic future in the face of U.S. tariffs. As CBC's Mike Crawley explains, the province is battling falling revenues and a deficit that's expected to more than double in size.

Doug Ford's new budget is awash in red ink, with a $14.6-billion deficit planned for the next fiscal year largely to deal with the economic pain of a trade war with the United States.

A person who doesn't live in Hamilton but visited was later confirmed to have the measles, said public health in a statement Thursday.

Kaitlyn Braun, 26, could face five years in prison, as requested by both the Crown and defence, after pleading guilty in January.

Hamilton police charged a teacher with sexual assault Wednesday following an investigation into alleged assaults at a Flamborough public school.

Shemar Bridges was the CFL East Division's top rookie in 2024 with 83 catches - a Hamilton Tiger-Cat record for a first-year player - for 933 yards and four touchdowns. This year he wants more.

No longer is whipping along a city pathway with the wind in your hair just for lower-city residents.

Based on two months of spring data collected across the watershed, U.S. scientists suggest mild-to-moderate sized blooms in that area of the lake. The 2014 Toledo water crisis prompted Lake Erie bulletins.

Tony Mastromatteo fought in the Second World War as part of Hamilton-based regiment The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada. Regiment historian Robert Fraser says Mastromatteo, who turns 104 this week, is the Argylls' last known surviving WWII veteran and has a story worth sharing.

Premier Doug Ford's government tables its post-election budget Thursday, as Ontario's export-focused economy confronts the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. Here's what to watch for.

Marie-Philip Poulin of the Montreal Victoire, Sarah Fillier of the New York Sirens and Hilary Knight of the Boston Fleet are the finalists for the Professional Women's Hockey League's forward of the year award.

When Cobie Smulders began working on Super Team Canada two years ago, she didn't expect the goofy cartoon to align so perfectly with the current political landscape.

As the threat of U.S. tariffs ratchets up pressure on the Canadian economy, the governments of Ontario and Manitoba have agreed to ease barriers on the flow of goods, services and workers between the two provinces.

Union says 54 workers have walked off the job after they failed to reach a collective bargaining agreement with the City of Hamilton by Tuesday night.

Guelph MPP and Green Leader Mike Schreiner and independent MPP Bobbi Ann Brady from Haldimand-Norfolk have co-written a bill to create an Ontario Foodbelt which would protect farmlands.

In 2024, Japanese multinational Asahi Kasei Corporation and Honda Canada formed a joint venture to make battery separators in Niagara. Despite Honda pausing $15 billion in EV investments, Asahi Kasei says the project should continue with 'minimal' impact.

Canadian kayak legend Adam van Koeverden, who recently was elected to a third term as a Member of Parliament, was named Secretary of State for Sport on Tuesdayin Prime Minister Mark Carney's new cabinet.

Ontario's public hospitals are spending "exorbitant" amounts of money on for-profit staffing agencies. That's according to a new study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. CBC's Dale Manucdoc breaks down the data - and reaction to the new findings.

Scott Milanovich quickly removed any doubt regarding who will be the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' starting running back this season.

When couple Margaret de Jong and Calvin Graham got a city notice ordering them to leave their rail trail encampment last week, they say they had no choice but to retreat deeper into the forested side of the escarpment.

After Nabil El-Ahmed was killed on the job in Hamilton in April, his family launched a fundraiser in his name. They're honouring his legacy by supporting humanitarian causes and hoping to find ways to better protect workers like him.

An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer is facing a judge-alone trial into a fatal shooting of a man in Chatham-Kent in July 2021. Const. Sean O'Rourke is charged with manslaughter. He has pleaded not guilty.

Two summers ago, Hamilton appeared to be a national leader in developing a bylaw to limit indoor air temperatures in rental units. Now, with the city offering no timeline for change, one tenant and advocate wonders how long he'll suffer the consequences" of inaction.

Whether Oklahoma City Thunder superstar guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has an off night or scores 50 points, the cool Canadian with the impeccable style sticks to the script. The NBA MVP candidate seems to be on his way to greatness.

Advocates are supporting a bill that would eliminate hospital parking fees across Ontario, introduced after Nova Scotia removed them earlier this month. But questions about enforcement, the impact on hospital funding and equity for those without vehicles should be addressed, a policy expert says.

Ontario's housing minister says he will introduce legislation this week to speed up new home construction, the Ford government's latest attempt to put the province on track to meet its goal of building 1.5 million homes.

St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton is appealing for living donors to help meet growing demand for kidney transplants. The hospital carries out between 120 to 160 transplants each year, but only about 30 per cent of the kidneys are from living donors.

A gathering on Saturday, organized byFilipino groups at McMaster University, aims to honour the 11 people killed in Vancouver during a Lapu-Lapu Day event last month.

A farmer and entrepreneur in King City, Ont., is making a pitch to help Canada become less sufficient on vegetable imports; a fully automated greenhouse, controlled by AI.

More than retaliatory counter tariffs, an informal Canadian visitor boycott is hurting American border communities whose economies rely in part on Canadian visitors and cross-border supply chains. Tourism operators in Upstate New York are hoping special discounts can win them back.

James Street N., is closed from York Boulevard to Murray Street E., between 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. Friday as Art Crawl returns to downtown Hamilton.

In early May, the developer of a housing development in Burlington, Ont., cut down 425 trees in a single day, prompting concern and outrage from some neighbours who say they're losing important green space.

Ontario Provincial Police say a Hamilton man, 24, faces 19 charges related to importing illegal guns following a joint-investigation involving U.S. and Canadian law enforcement.

The community event starts at 9 a.m. on Saturday and will run at 14 Derby Street on the Hamilton Mountain until 1 p.m.

CBC Hamilton has spoken to four families since 2023 who say lawyer Victoria Bruyn didn't follow through on promises to help them navigate Canada's complicated, high-stakes immigration process, leaving them in limbo or facing deportation. Bruyn is currently listed as an adjudicator at Ontario's Landlord and Tenant Board.

This the first year of the vacant unit tax, which will see the city impose a one per cent levy on a home's assessed value if no one was living there for more than half of 2024.

An Ontario company has signed a deal with Ports Toronto to run a marine hovercraft that will shuttle passengers from Toronto to Niagara in 30 minutes. Erika Portz, president and interim chief operating officer of Hoverlink Ontario Inc., breaks down the company's plans on Metro Morning.

International culinary star Matty Matheson is set to open a restaurant at the new Hamilton Arena, which is scheduledto open later this year, Oak View Group (OVG) has announced.

Hamilton hospital network says the new building will replace an aging Grimsby, Ont., facility.