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Shalini Singh, 40, was last in contact with her family on Dec. 4, 2024.

The City of Hamilton issued a cold weather alert for Monday overnight, which continues Tuesday morning.

Justin Trudeau, who is set to speak at 10:45 a.m. ET, will announce he is stepping aside as Liberal leader, sources say.

Whether it's for a celebration, a gathering or an evening to unwind, Canadians increasingly favour non-alcoholic options over beer, wine and spirits. But while much of the narrative has focused on sober consumers, it's also being driven by those who still consume alcohol.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he plans to step down once the Liberal Party has chosen a successor, bringing his time leading the country to a tumultuous end.

The first day of 2025 was meant to usher in an era without barriers for people with disabilities in Ontario. Instead, advocates say the province has missed its own deadline to make that world a reality.

Animal shelters in the Niagara and Hamilton region are seeing a record-breaking number of abandoned pets in the region.

Niagara police have arrested a second personin connection with the homicide of a man found dead in Port Colborne in August. A 36-year-old woman was charged with first-degree murder in the same case earlier this week.

Wondering how you can get a nature prescription and what to do with it? Here's what you need to know.

More than four months after police began investigating Daniel Sanvido's death as a homicide, they charged a 36-year-old St. Catharines woman with his murder.Niagara police say they're also looking for two more suspects.

Candidates vying for the Ward 4 trustee spot each bringing a range of experiences and perspectives as voting begins.

Hamilton's only supervised injection site, which the province forced to close, will become a new mental health and addiction treatment centre.

Friends of the Aviary is helping birds in the area find new foster homes after having to close its Westdale location last year.

Encampment residents say lack of availability isn't the only thing keeping them out of the shelter system. Many say they face barriers to using shelters that include fear of theft and lack of knowledge about the new sites.

Housing secretariat director Justin Lewis spoke to CBC Hamilton recently about the city's progress in getting more affordable homes built faster and what's in store for 2025.

Canada's national child care advocacy association, Child Care Now, has welcomed a reduction in child-care fees in Ontario, while expressing concernthat far too few families stand to benefit.

Toll prices on Highway 407 will be going up for many drivers starting on Jan. 1. A news release says the cost for light vehicles will rise from three to 14 cents per kilometre, but the exact price will depend on a number of factors.

Beverly Hoadley never thought she'd have to move out of her Hamilton apartment. But now facing a possible eviction, the 87-year-old says she's afraid she'll soon have no choice but to leave her beloved home.

The coming year will see some changes to existing tax measures, but those changes are expected to have onlyminor impacts on individuals.

Hamilton police are looking for two males, one who, they say, attempted to rob a bank and the other for stealing the would-be robber's bike.

A pilot project to provide bus service access to rural areas of southern Ontario has been suspended, less than three months after its launch.

What a year 2024 was for parents. From so-called Sephora kids and"sharenting" to baking goldfish crackers from scratch, here are the modern parenting trends we're happy to say "see ya" to in 2025.

The federal government plans to extend the deadline for claiming charitable donations on tax returns through to the end of February.

The deadline for owners to make declarations about their properties was to be March 31, but will likely be extended, staff say. Owners can expect information about the tax by mail.

They were sentenced to 17 years for the killing of Hasnain Ali, 21, aggravated assault of his brother and kidnapping of his father from their Mount Hope home.

Here's a look at 2024 through some of the most interesting photos that were taken in the Hamilton and Niagara region that made it to CBC Hamilton news stories.

Auto thefts continueto dominateheadlines as governments, police forces and regular citizens alikescrambleto figure out how to put a stop to the problem. Here's a look at some of the most-read auto theft stories from CBC Toronto in 2024 - from brazen thefts to the vulnerabilities thieves are still taking advantage of:

Niagara Regional Police Service say the investigation is ongoing.

The rainfall warning will continue until Sunday night and localized flooding in possible, says the federal weather agency.

Tired of watching people sleeping outside in the cold, a Toronto man is building tiny mobile homes attached to bicycles to give temporary relief to those who are unhoused

Canadian defenceman Matthew Schaefer will miss the rest of the world junior hockey championship. Schaefer was injured early in the first period of Canada's 3-2 shootout loss to Latvia last night after he crashed into the net.

LockIn founders say their app helps increase focus and eliminate distractions, while rewarding users with discounts at real-life venues near the Hamilton university.

The City of Hamilton is once again turning to residents to help decide on some funny names for its snowplows.

Advocates say domestic violence is increasing in rural southwestern Ontario but a lack ofadequate transportation and a housing crisis is putting the lives of more women at risk.

A Hamilton photographer with a passion for capturing moments" makes 3D models of iconic buildings. He hopes to one day donate his work to Archives Ontario.

Conservation Halton has partnered with Halton Healthcare and PaRx to offer up to 10 free visits to conservation areas in the region when receiving a prescription for nature.

Every year, CBC Hamilton reporters meet some of the most interesting people in the Hamilton, Burlington and Niagara regions and tell you their stories. Here are a few who made 2024 a better place.

Court decision won't immediately change how city deals with encampments but officials are looking to change rules next year.

Ontario's little-known team of taxpayer-funded animal cruelty investigators recently issued its first-ever news release, years after launching in 2020.

Friendship is at the heart of everything the small staff and volunteers do at Helping Hands Street Mission in Hamilton, and the organization's executive director says it's especially important over the holidays.

Ontario Superior Court Justice James Ramseysided with the Cityof Hamilton on Monday in a scathing rebuke of encampments, followinga three-day hearing last week.

The murder of 16-year-old Mark Bistoyong in 2023 affected over 200 people who wrote victim-impact statements for the sentencing hearing of his 23-year-old cousin who killed him. The justice hearing the case said that's the most he's ever seen.

A 19-year-old man has died following a collision involving a car and a snowplow in St. Catharines Monday morning.

Residents of a building in Hamilton recently celebrated the holidays with food in one unit and games in another - and it wasn't just the Christmas spirit that brought them together. In June, tenants at 272 Caroline St. S. purchased the apartment building from their landlord as a co-operative, a model that appears to be making a comeback in Canada.

During one recent Christmas, this Hamilton woman was looking for a way to deal with her grief. Now, she's helping others around the world with theirs.

As a child, Agata Antonow rejected the Polish traditions her parents insisted on holding onto. As an adult, she's interested in reclaiming them, but the tables have now turned.

Many Canadians, young and old, have taken a modern twist on the winter village display by building it out of Lego bricks.

The City of Hamilton issued a cold weather alert for Saturday night and Sunday morning as temperatures dropped to -20 C.

A winter weather travel advisory is in effect for Hamilton, Niagara, Burlington and St. Catharines with "heavy" snowfall expected on Friday.

From bus routes to libraries, here's what you need to know about what's open and closed in Hamilton from Dec. 24 through Jan. 1.