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A Toyota Highlander that was commandeered by two young girls early Thursday morning was involved in a hit and run, police say.

CFL players have given their bargaining unit a strong endorsement heading into the next round of collective bargaining with the league.

Notorious Hamilton mobster Pat Musitano has been shot. It happened in Mississauga, Ont., Thursday morning. He was rushed to a trauma centre where he remains in life-threatening condition, police said.

Hamilton police say Robert Betz, 47, was arrested on Wednesday after a woman came forward to report the incidents which allegedly happened between 2009 and 2014.

Ontario's Special Investigations Unit says there are no grounds to lay criminal charges against a Hamilton police officer who responded to the shooting of Yosif Al-Hasnawi.

The province's budget cuts to Hamilton public health will be in "the low millions," which means the city will have to look at restructuring and cuts to local health services.

Investigators have released surveillance images of the two women they say took wheels of cheese from the Fortinos on New Street in Burlington on April 5.

Libraries in the rural communities that surround Hamilton are scrambling to figure out how to keep serving the public without a service that helped them offer readers thousands of books the libraries otherwise wouldn't be able to keep on their shelves.

Inside the trailer were supplies that volunteers use to set up traditional Métis encampments at schools and historical sites.

Hamilton Falconwatch tuns 25 years old this summer — and the chick-savers are looking for new members.

Brantford police are investigating after a 23-year-old was found with a gunshot wound to his upper body.

A windstorm in late February broke an ice boom in Lake Erie, bashing heavy chunks of ice over the barrier where they formed towering piles that closed a section of the Niagara Parkway and drew hundreds of selfie-seekers.

Police say they have found a knife in an alleyway where a 21-year-old man was allegedly stabbed on Tuesday afternoon.

Hamilton police say a fire burning in a vacant building on Beach Boulevard overnight was deliberately set, and is now being investigated as arson.

Provincial police say they're investigating after a woman was allegedly abducted and assaulted over the weekend.

An Ottawa brewery is hoping to challenge the perception that craft beer is just for hipster bros by offering a scholarship aimed at encouraging more diversity in the industry.

Paramedics rushed a man to hospital in serious condition Tuesday afternoon after he was found bleeding after an assault in east Hamilton.

As Hamilton endures a surge of shootings where teens have been shot, people have died and bullets are fired into homes, police have laid charges in under a third of those incidents.

A landmark bridge in St. Catharines has become the focal point of discussions about mental health in the Niagara Region, as council gets set to vote on whether to spend $4 million to build a barrier supports say will save lives.

Businesses have reopened after an evacuation Tuesday morning, when Hamilton Police found a suspicious package near the Centre on Barton.

A blue Subaru BRZ and a black Chevy Cobalt were seen driving "at a high rate of speed" down Main Street after an officer heard engines revving Sunday evening.

For years Six Nations of the Grand River has wanted complete control over its education system — and now they say they’re closer to achieving the goal with a new vision.

After a recent sexual assault on the Bruce Trail sent one woman to hospital, Amanda Pocha is getting ready to present a petition to the City of Hamilton demanding greater safety measures along Hamilton's urban trails.

The Hamilton Fire Department has evacuated 60 homes in central Hamilton because of a gas smell they say is coming from the sewer system.

Hamilton police are investigating a shooting in the city's east end that took place early Sunday morning.

The numbers showed a stark picture at Hamilton city hall last week. Local taxes are higher than average, and homeowners are fighting to keep up.

Hamilton police are looking for an Indigenous woman who went missing from a home on the Mountain this weekend.

Police have charged a Pelham man they say barricaded himself in his home for four hours Saturday evening and shot in the direction of the officers.

Check out new music from Kasador, Aarys and Emilie Steele and the Deal.

New study asks students, teachers to perform hour-long audit investigating current state of activity and learning opportunities in schoolyards.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spent Good Friday in Hamilton where he helped serve lunch at St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church before attending the Good Friday service.

The president of the Ukrainian Culture Centre in Hamilton says that many organizations across the city have offered their spaces after a fire last week destroyed the centre.

Hamilton's first-ever legal pot shop is opening Saturday at The Centre on Barton and owner Steven Fry has adequately prepared for a busy debut weekend.

A brand of veggie burgers — Kirkland Signature brand Harvest Burgers — are being recalled because of the possibility they contain pieces of metal.

The city of Hamilton is warning of the potential flood risk with rain and warmer temperatures on the way.

Black smoke filled the air Thursday afternoon, as Hamilton firefighters battled a burning nine-by-nine metre pile of scrap metal in the city's east end.

Around one in five Ontario children have a mental health disorder — about the same percentage as in 1983 — but more people now perceive a need for professional help, according to a province-wide study out of McMaster University.

Here's a rundown of closures and holiday hours affecting liquor stores, public services, garbage collection, transit, and the post.

CBC Sports and CBCSports.ca will live stream 20 games of the Canadian Premier League, including the league's inaugural match Apr. 27 at 1 p.m. ET when Hamilton's Forge FC hosts Toronto's York9 FC.

Det.-Sgt. Shane Donovan was scheduled to make his first court appearance in St. Catharines Thursday. He's charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault and assault with a weapon.

There's something for everyone this Easter weekend in Hamilton.

Police are investigating a stabbing incident on the Mountain that left three people injured.

The owner of the Crowne Plaza Niagara Falls hotel says the father and daughter won't have to pay for their stay after they were kicked out for supporting striking workers at the Rainforest Café, owned by the same company.

Abdalla Hassan was a Hamilton high school student who only came to Canada in the past five years.

Neighbours along the Stoney Creek shore are getting increasingly anxious over three planned condo towers that would be the tallest buildings in Hamilton.

Contract talks between the CFL and its players have turned ugly. The CFL Players' Association has instructed its players not to make travel arrangements to attend training camps when they open May 19.

Jason Fraser, a Peterborough paramedic and chair of the CUPE Ambulance Committee of Ontario, says the government has not been transparent about the merger.

Two legal recreational dispensaries are set to open in Hamilton — one as soon as this weekend.

Who saw a report showing substandard pavement friction on the Red Hill Valley Parkway? Why didn't they tell Hamilton city council? And did the failure to do so put drivers at risk?

A Burlington man is facing charges after phoning 911 with a false report of a woman being shot in his residence.