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YWCA will receive $1 million to expand their women in entrepreneurship program. The Minister of Small Business and Export Promotion, Liberal MP Mary Ng, announced $19M in funding for women entrepreneurs across Ontario.

A 14-year-old boy is facing charges for driving his parent's Honda at more than double the speed limit. Police also arrested another man and charged him with stunt driving.

Media in Miami are reporting that a boy from Hamilton was bitten by a shark while vacationing with his family at a Florida beach.

A woman is dead and a man is in custody, Halton regional police say, after a shooting in Burlington.

A mother of two, who was working at a Niagara-on-the-Lake fruit farm, is dead after a hit-and-run crash Saturday.

Hamilton MP, Filomena Tassi, announced $5 million in funding from Transport Canada for the Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority's expansion project. It includes a new storage facility and the dredging of the Wellington slip.

More retail cannabis stores will be coming to Hamilton, Burlington and the Niagara area if their authorizations are approved. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario released the results of its draw for 42 cannabis stores coming to Ontario.

Charges have been laid against a Hamilton man for his part in a car crash that killed a 60-year-old man.

The Ontario government's revised sex-education curriculum for elementary schools includes instruction on health, cyber safety and consent, and requires school boards to allow parents to exempt children from certain teachings — though it's not clear how that policy will play out.

Officials in Hamilton are celebrating a record-breaking, economic milestone — hitting $1 billion in building permits in just eight months.

John Wallace Findlay has disgraced the legal profession, the Crown argues, and should spend 3 years in prison.

Hamilton police are searching for suspects after a drive-by pellet gun shooting that hit a five-year-old child in the face.

Police were called to a Hamilton neighbourhood after one neighbour allegedly threatened to shoot the other. Police seized guns, ammunition, and a firearm licence.

The city of Hamilton is closing the east leg of the Sherman Access for two weeks from Aug. 21 to Sept. 5. The Sherman Cut will be closed for two days in both directions.

Hamilton firefighters were called to a 4 a.m. house fire on the Mountain Tuesday morning. The fire marshal has been called in to investigate.

Police say a woman who was hit by a pickup truck in an alleged hit-and-run in Niagara-on-the-Lake over the weekend has died in hospital.

The family that owns Pioneer Family Farms, which was devastated by fire over the weekend says photos of the charred wreckage bring them to tears.

Ancaster residents will have to grapple with slightly higher taxes for the next 10 years to make up for a provincial funding cut for the community's new arts centre.

After years of delays due to budgeting, construction on Greensville elementary school in Hamilton is moving forward. The province has given approval to tender up to around $12 million.

A Dundas man has been charged with robbery after police say he was spotted tying up a bandanna and putting on some sunglasses outside a convenience store around 2 a.m.

The Red Hill Valley Parkway Inquiry is launching a website for the public. The inquiry is investigating how a 2013 report on the safety of the RHVP managed to stay buried for six years.

Ontario will move ahead with some of its controversial municipal funding cuts for public health and child care next year, Premier Doug Ford announced Monday at a gathering of municipal leaders in Ottawa.

After a devastating fire at Pioneer Flower Farms in St. Catharines, Ont. left about 25 migrant workers without a home, the community pulled together to gather donations, helping employees to get back on their feet.

Fire crews remain on the scene of a St. Catharines, Ont., flower farm destroyed by a fire Friday night, fighting hot spots that still remain. No one was injured in the fire at Pioneer Flower Farms, although flames spread to and destroyed about four or five residential buildings that housed migrant workers

Ryan Hollingshead scored in stoppage time as FC Dallas came from three goals down to tie the Montreal Impact 3-3 in MLS action on Saturday night.

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats earned their fourth win in its last five outings after picking up a 21-7 victory over the Ottawa Redblacks on Saturday.

A "significant" fire at a flower farm in St. Catharines, Ont., has been contained, but residents in a large area northwest of the massive greenhouse operation are still being asked to stay inside, an official says.

Jesse Clarke's stepmother and father are holding a celebration and memorial for him on Sunday. Five years after Clarke's death, they want people to still know that violence is not the answer.

"They call me boss," says Maurice Powell, who's driven pretty much every route over the years.

A 37-year-old man is facing firearms charges, police say, after officers found he was biking around with a sawed-off shotgun in the waistband of his pants.

"Don't resist, get in the car," police say the man stated as he tried to grab the victim.

Andrea Horwath spoke at Macassa lodge in Hamilton today to address the scheduled funding cuts to long-term care. A report circulated by the city of Hamilton yesterday confirmed that the cuts and increase in resident fees will negatively affect Hamilton facilities.

The city will get $476,102 from the federal government to provide housing and services for 15 households. It also accommodated 50 families last year.

A man was sentenced for attempting to murder the father and grandmother of a girl he molested years ago. He tracked down the Niagara family to Smithville and beat them close to death with a baseball bat.

The police dog uncovered two grams of cocaine, three grams of fentanyl and $1,100 in cash.

Children who get less than nine to 11 hours a day of sleep, a new study says, and who use screens more than two hours each day are more likely to behave impulsively. Researcher Michelle Guerrero explains how too little sleep and too much screen time can affect a child's behaviour.

Ontario plans to make product manufacturers and retailers responsible for the province's Blue Box program, a move the Progressive Conservative government says would help reduce waste and save municipalities millions of dollars each year.

Travellers at Hamilton's West Harbour GO station will soon have four more trip options.

The low-cost airline says it grounded flights from Hamilton to Abbotsford, B.C. and back again Wednesday and is warning travellers about "unscheduled maintenance" on a plane in Winnipeg which means the Thursday-night round-trip flight from Hamilton to Las Vegas has also been cancelled.

There are currently 26 unclaimed Ontario Lottery and Gaming (OLG) prizes worth more than $4.4 million that are set to expire, according to the lottery retailer's website.

The family of murdered Laura Babcock is being forced to go to court to convince Ontario's Office of the Chief Coroner that the Toronto woman is truly dead.

MP Filomena Tassi and Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, made the announcement at the Hamilton steelmaker Wednesday.

The woman was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries to her lower body, including her back, limbs and pelvis.

The home of Hamilton mobster, Pat Musitano, is up for sale. And despite your curiosity, this single-family home won't have an open house.

A man attempted to flee a traffic stop initiated by Hamilton police, hit a police car, mounted the sidewalk and kept on driving. Police say they found two knives in the car.

A sociology textbook used by first- and second-year university students across the country is getting an update to include Indigenous perspectives and knowledge, thanks to a Western University student.

Hamilton has finished its investigation into an employee with links to white supremacists, but staff say the "process" is still ongoing so they won't say whether or not he still works for the city.

The one-day seminar would cover things such as active listening and decreasing conflict.

Iroquois Roots Rugby, co-founded by a mother and daughter, is promoting rugby to Indigenous youth. They've been to seven communities across Ontario so far.

Norwegian Air ends trans-Atlantic flights from three North American airports because the grounding of Boeing 737 Max has made the routes "no longer commercially viable." Cancelled routes include Hamilton to Ireland.