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Almost a dozen people were rescued after a fire at the YMCA's transitional housing residence for men Monday, says the Hamilton Fire Department.

One of three sexual assault charges against Bruxy Cavey, former pastor of Ontario megachurch The Meeting House, has been stayed due to court delays, according to his lawyer.

Hamilton police are asking the public for help as it investigates a crash on Sunday that left one womanin critical condition and injured two others.

U.S. officials have released the name of the pilot who died in a skydiving flight after her passengers jumped from the aircraft near the Niagara Falls.

Ontario's main liquor retailer has a bright future, Premier Doug Ford said Monday as thousands of employees returned to work after a two-week strike.

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats earned their first win of the season this weekend.

The ratification means the first-ever strike at the LCBO will officially come to an end after midnight on Monday. The LCBOsays it plans to reopen all closed retail stores on Tuesday.

Paris, Ontario is home to most of Canada's cobblestone houses. And they even have a tour.

The Liquor Control Board of Ontario and the union representing 10,000 of its workers reached a tentative agreement Saturday more than two weeks after thestrike began.

A series of haunting faces carved into tree trunks in Welland, Ont., may look like art, but to city officials and police it's straight up vandalism.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 23 points as Canada defeated host France 85-73 Friday in an Olympic men's basketball exhibition game.

A tentative agreement reached between the LCBO and the union representing its workers Friday was put on hold the same day, with talks continuingon their return to work amid the first strike in the corporation's history.

An investigation into the death of a man in Pelham has led to two people from Stoney Creek being charged, Niagara police said.

Hamilton Health Sciences says some non-urgent appointments and procedures may be delayed.

As Canada's trucking industry grows, truckers are raising concerns about unpaid wages. They also say that the federal system that's meant to help them collect what they're owed is overburdened and unresponsive.

In 1976, when Hamilton's Mitchell Akira Kawasaki won his first fight in Greco-Roman wrestling at the Montreal Olympics, he saw this newspaper headline: "Kawasaki lets the good times roll." Now 74, things are still rolling for the seasoned judo master, who still delivers mail part time for Canada Post.

From ghost walks to book markets to celebrating the Art Gallery ofHamilton's 110th birthday, here are some things to do in the city.

Don't Mess with the Don, a charity, has launched a new campaign, Tim Let's Talk, that focuses on garbage from Tim Hortons because the charity would like the restaurant chain to take responsibility for its litter. The trash pollutes green spaces, which means wildlifehave to "live amidst our garbage," one member says.

Canadians weren't spared the headaches of cancelled flights, delayed medical appointments and other problems caused by a cybersecurity software upgrade fail that resulted in a host of cascading issues around the globe on Friday.

Officials with the federal government told organizations and community leaders responsible for searches for missing children and unmarked burials at residential school sites Thursday their funding is being capped at $500,000 per year.

From pre-packaged salads to six-layer bean dips to mushrooms, the latest Listeria contamination - this time in some plant-based beverages - isn't the first time food or drink products have been recalled in Canada due to the bacteria.

The group face several Controlled Drugs and Substances Act charges relating to cocaine, methamphetamine, and fentanyl. Most members of the group also face various firearm-related charges, including the possession of a prohibited firearm and tampering with the serial number on a weapon.

Burlington Mayor Marianne Meed Ward says the embankment collapsed and blocked a culvert, backing up the wastewater system. Then, with the significant rainfall Monday and Tuesday, water overflowed and poured into neighbouring properties.

Ontario's public institutions saw more than 10,000 privacy breaches last year,according to the province's privacy watchdog, who is warningof a significant rise of"snooping" inpersonal records. But that number may only represent a small part of the problem.

Anorganization leadingefforts to investigatethe Mohawk Institute residential schoolin Brantford, Ont., says it will be forced to cancel plans for a memorial park and other projectsafter learning its funding will be dramatically reduced.

When Kelly Haston emerged from NASA's Mars simulation project, she was met with flashing cameras, beaming colleagues and vigorousapplause. It was a stark change from the previous 378 days, during which she and her three crew members shared a 157-square-metre habitat meant to simulate an eventual mission to Mars.

In its 20-year lifespan, the Hamilton Fringe Festival has grown exponentially andis now a staple on the city's calendar of events, says one of the festival's organizers. The 12-day event kicks off on Wednesday evening, runninguntil July 28.

The U.S. is implementing new rules for dogs entering the country on Aug. 1. All dogs entering the U.S. from Canada will need to be microchipped, at least six months old, and accompanied by a new import form, among other requirements.

Burlington, Ont.,is recovering from an extreme amount of rain that flooded homes and roadsearlier this week, triggeringan emergency response by the city.

Most major commuter routes are running normally Wednesday morning aftera severe summer storm drenchedthe GTA, causing significant flooding and widespread power outages.

Ontario's three biggest cities are all on the hunt for a top bureaucrat who can lead them through the challenge of meeting housing targets, during a time when experts say hiring and retaining top talent is keeping municipal leaders up at night.

Flooding prompted the closure of major roads in the Greater Toronto Area following severe rainfall on Tuesday.

Canada'sonly Avro Lancasterin flying condition landed in Winnipeg, where there is a deep connection to an aircraft considered to be one of the famous Allied bombers of the Second World War.

Hamilton transit riders are once again able to see real-time information on buses in apps like Google Maps, Hamilton Street Railway said.

A 35-year-old man was sentenced in Ontario Superior Court to life in prison with no opportunity for parole for 14 years exactly one year after he killed his 62-year-old mother, Jacquelyne Buckle, with his own hands, a glass bong and a baseball bat.

A severestorm has left many of Toronto's streets flooded, including the Don Valley Parkway, and more than a hundred thousand people without power.

NHL champion Brandon Montour will bring the Stanley Cup to Six Nations of the Grand River next week. The community will host a celebration at the Six Nations Sports and Culture Memorial Arena, featuring the former Florida Panthers defenceman and the trophy he helped win in June.

Weather conditions in Hamilton and Burlington are no longer likely to result in thunderstorms, Environment Canada said.A rainfall warning persists.

A new survey commissioned by the Toronto Region Board of Trade shows a majority of respondents have considered moving away from the city due to congestion, while an urban planning expert and a cycling advocate say there needs to be a focus on giving people options outside of cars to move around the city.

Ed Marshall last jumped nearly 80 years ago while training as a paratrooper. On July 12, the 100-year-old leapt from a plane from an altitude of about 3,810 metres over Cayuga, Ont., for a good cause.

An educational assistant with Niagara Catholic District School Board (NCDSB) has been sent on leave after she was arrested Saturday on deeply troubling" charges, the board said.

Hamilton-based steelmaker Stelco Holdings Inc. is set to be acquired by U.S.-based Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. for $3.4 billion Cdn. The company said its headquarters will remain in Hamilton and it will build on its existing 1,000-employee footprint in Canada.

The death of a 49-year-old manwho was restrained, following a medical call, by Hamilton police officersis being investigated by the province's Special Investigations Unit.

Ontario has the worstrecycling rates in Canada for non-alcoholic beverage containers. Billions of cans, plastic bottles and cartons go tolandfills or incinerators yearly. The Ford government was seriously considering adopting a new system to improve things, but abruptly U-turned and scrapped it.

Ontario's primary liquor retailer says it will not be opening some stores during the ongoing strike, walking back its initial plan to reopen select locations with limited hours, starting Friday.

The city'smedical officer of health ended a heat warning issued for Sunday and Monday, after the city experienced heavy rains throughout the day Monday and temperatures began to cool down.

CBC London is inviting you this summer to be inspired by some of the finest southwestern Ontario cities, towns and villages named after their bigger European counterparts.

Living in a park encampment is hard, says Lisa Bartlett. What stings is when park users walk by and yell'really cruel, vicious' comments. 'I tell them 'hey, maybe don't judge because you could be here one day - just like that,'' she said, as council explores new options for how encampments might work in Hamilton.

Laura Schmidt is an accountant for a mining company by day but a few times a year, she works as a rigger for high angle challenges on Canadian reality TV shows. She tells CBC Radio's Morning North about her latest adventure in season 10 of Amazing Race Canada.

An anti-government group that some have called 'white supremacist' purportedly is planning a Canadian tour, prompting Hamilton community groups to call on venues in the city to deny bookings to Diagolon and the mayor to say she's 'appalled' by news of the tour.