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From blow-up Santas on the lawn to twinkling lights around your porch or apartment balcony, do you have a tradition of decorating your home for the holidays? If so, we want to hear from you.

Police saythey were patrolling encampments in Gage Park Tuesday when they discovered a hole nearly two metres deep.

Hamilton's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 39 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Dallas Mavericks 118-104 on Tuesday night in an NBA Cup quarterfinal.

Hamilton police's hate crimes unit is investigating after a woman allegedly entered the Paramount Fine Foods restaurant on Upper James Street and yelled hateful things at staff and patrons.

First-year McMaster University student Aaron Mohanathassays he's had problems adopting healthy eating habits, but he's not alone - many post-secondary school students face food insecurity. Mohanathas is among volunteers at the on-campus food bank, one of the many programs at Hamilton-area schools that are helping ease food access problems.

A registered nurse who was the last witness in the weeks-long inquest for six Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre inmates testified she'd like to reassure her patients they'll undoubtedly be connected to communityresources when they're let out, butthat doesn't always happen.

Mohamad Tomeh left Syria over 10 years ago to protect his family. Now, he says he's excited to return and hopes the Hamilton community members who welcomed him now also have a chance to visit the country.

The nominations for the 82nd Golden Globes were announced on Mondayby actor and comedian Mindy Kaling and actor Morris Chestnut. Among the Canadian nominees are Pamela Anderson, Gabriel LaBelle,Martin Shortanddirector Denis Villeneuve.

Inside Ontario's legislature, staff and politicians alike are abuzz with early election speculation, seeing signs big and small stacking up as the legislature prepares for its winter break.

Here are some of the holiday markets, parades and festivities happening in Hamilton this month.

Premier Doug Ford's announcement he'll introduce legislation to address the housing and opioid crises is stirring emotional debate across Ontario. New rules would allow municipalities to dismantle homeless encampments, but Thunder Bay's mayor says it's not the direction his city would take. People with no permanent home and community advocates also share their views.

Jordan Charlie, a 24-year-old Inuk, was the fourth person police have shot and killed in Winnipeg this year - but he's the only one whose race is publicly known, and that's a problem, a criminologist says.

A Feed Ontario report found over onemillion people accessed a food bank and 40 per cent of them had never used one before. Providers in Hamilton, Burlington and Niagara say they're seeing the same trends. "Poverty is not only deepening for people who were already experiencing food insecurity, but it's also widening," says the executive director of Food For Life.

Amid freezing temperatures while walking the picket line, Hamilton postal worker Kevin Delaney and other CUPW members on strike since Nov. 15 say it's been a tough but also empowering experience. "Yes, we're fighting for ourselves, but also we hope that the things that we're fighting for trickle out into the community more broadly," he says.

More cuts are expected to be announced in January, says the college's president.

The owner of Ancaster Jewellers in Hamilton is recovering from minor injuriesafter a pickup truck reversed through his shop's window and he was assaulted and robbed Thursday,police say.There have been similar robberies across the Greater Toronto Area this fall

The Ontario author discussed All You Can Kill on Bookends with Mattea Roach.

The 20 new beds are part of the city's expansion of the shelter system as the cold weather sets in.In total, 192 spaces will be added by the end of the year.

An average night for Hamilton's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander still makes him one of the best players in the NBA.

In opening a food pantry this fall at St. Andrew's United Church in Hamilton's West Mountain, a committee's research found there are no socioeconomic boundaries to those needing help. The pantry, which helps fill a resource gap in the area, welcomes people regardless of their income level or housing situation.

The Ontario legislature passed a motion Wednesday for the Ministry of Education to encourage and support all publicly funded school boards in partnering with police services through community school liaison officer (CSLO) programs.

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have named Ted Goveia as general manager, the CFL club announced Thursday.

Legislation aimed at dismantling homeless encampments in Ontario will soon be introduced, Premier Doug Ford announced Thursday, along with a pledge to use the notwithstanding clause if the courts "interfere."

Hamilton police arrested and charged a local woman after they say she struck another woman in the face with the butt of a shotgun.

Hamilton's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads his top-ranked Oklahoma City Thunder into Toronto to face the Raptors tonight.

Niagara Health and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) have yet to reach a pay equity agreement as required under Ontario law. For retired registered practical nurse Sandra Commerford, it's meant waiting for compensation since she first asked for a raise in 1998.

Senior officials were among the first to lose their jobs in planned layoffs at Mohawk College, which began Monday.

Environment Canada issued a winter weather travel advisory on Wednesday for Hamilton, the Niagara Region, Brantford and Burlington.

City staff are working on long-term plans to prevent toxic and smelly algae blooms at the Hamilton harbour - and short-term plans to mitigate blooms when they happen - but are cautioning residents that it's not the type of problem with a quick fix.

Several food charities across Canada have signed onto a campaign called "Put Food Banks Out of Business."

A separated bike lane up Hamilton Mountain's Claremont Access - built after a kindergarten teacher was killed while cycling there - is one of at least 16 bike lanes that could be up for review by the province after it passed a bill aimed at protecting car lanes last week.

The Brant County Health Unit (BCHU) and the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit (HNHU) have announced they're merging following approval from Ontario's Ministry of Health. The two are among health units across the province that are merging.

Environment Canada has issued a snow squall warning for parts of theNiagara Region, Norfolk County and Haldimand County.

The Slaight Family Foundation has announced a $30 million donation to 11 disability organizations working across the country. Advocates call the gift historic, as it marks the largest single donation in disability initiatives in Canada.

The Ministry of Environment, Climate and Parks has charged the city with two counts of discharging sanitary sewage in water.

Over the past three years, at least 38 hospitals with emergency rooms or urgent care centres in Ontario have experienced closures - about one in five of the province's 176 publicly funded facilities. Most are in rural areas.

An Ontario coroner's investigation has identified 220 additional deaths linked to Indian residential schools in the province - deaths that were previously unknown to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, which has documented 436 deaths in the province.

Ontario's Ministry of the Attorney General is considering the merits of moving to a system in which prosecutors would screen criminal charges proposed by police before officers lay them, in order to help relieve the province's backlogged justice system.

Some residents whose homes were flooded after extremerainstormson July 15 and 16, 2024 can now apply for up to $250,000.

Work is expected to resume on Monday with the city aiming to have the shelter open by Dec. 20.

The coroner's inquest into the drug-related deaths of six inmates at the Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre heard testimony from Dr. Claire Bodkin about caring for people with addictions and preventing overdoses.

Hamilton's police board has recommended a 5.7 per cent, or approximately $12.25 million increase over last year for the 2025 budget.

Ontario's Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) is scheduling hearings faster this year than it did last year, according to estimates shared with CBC Toronto this week.

A 22-year-old Hamilton man who was recently extradited from the U.S. to Canadahas been charged following a two-year investigation into sexual assaults - one on a trail in 2022 and another during a 2023 home invasion - after forensic evidence found a link between the two.

Marketplace visited 100 businesses undercover to find out who's asking for tips and where they end up. Data also shows employees across Canada have filed hundreds of complaints about "tip theft".

The Hamilton Cardinals have made a 'significant' addition to their lineup with the signing this week of the former MLB all-star Fernando Rodney for the 2025 season.

A Stoney Creek clinic that provides mental health services for people age 16 and over is closing and being consolidated with a psychiatry clinic in the Mountain, according to a St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton official, citing a 20 per cent decline in patients using East Region Mental Health Services.

The union representing Canada Post workers says the Crown corporation has been laying striking employees off as the labour action by more than 55,000 workers approaches the two-week mark.

Locke Street N., will be closed both ways at York Boulevard starting Nov. 28.

Mohawk College in Hamilton says it plans to lay off 200 to 400 workers and will start notifying affected administrative staff on Dec. 2. "The next several weeks will be a difficult time for everyone," the college's president said in a memo.