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Multigenerational living is pretty common across many cultures - but there's a growing number of Canadians moving back in with their parents as a last resort.

A concrete manufacturer in Dundas has been fined $225,000 after a worker fell into a concrete mixer and died in October 2021.

The same day that Premier Doug Ford's government announced its plans to take certain developers' land out of the Greenbelt, it also made moves that benefitted developers who own rural land on the outskirts of Ottawa and Hamilton.

A Niagara man was arrested for a "criminal sexual act" Sunday, after he crossed the Rainbow Bridge "to go shopping," say U.S. border officials.

Five people were arrested while 10 provincial offence notices were issued during a series of unsanctioned street parties" in the Westdale and Ainslie Woods neighbourhoods near McMaster University on Saturday, Hamilton police said.

Ontario's Great Lakes region is hailed by many as the greatest shipwreck diving area in the world, but due to invasive species and climate change, the province's rich underwater history might only have a decade or two before it crumbles to dust.

Working as a legal aid clinic lawyer, Mohamad Bsat realized that seeking joy in other parts of his life is important.

The Progressive Conservatives cancelled a planned minimum wage increase from $14 to $15 per hour after they took office in 2018, then raised it to $15 in January of last year and tied later increases to inflation.

Paula Hudson-Lunn has been a lifelong renter. But in her golden years and after decades of rent control, she's priced out of the market

Anevent this weekend in Hamilton's Gage Park is focused on remembering and honouring children who went to residential schools, and supporting the next generation of Indigenous people, say organizers.

It's believed three murals in the former Guelph Correctional Centre were created by Indigenous men who were part of Native Sons, which helped inmates work through trauma in their lives. Now, heritage advocates want the Ontario government to act to preserve the paintings

The former Mohawk Institute Residential School in Brantford, Ont. is now part of the Woodland Cultural Centre. Staff there are working to turn the space into what executive director Heather George calls a connection for survivors." CBC News was given a look inside the facility, which is set to open to the public next year.

When it comes to the conversation about renting in Ontario, there's one term that comes up over and over again: rent control. But what does that actually mean? How does it work? And, perhaps most importantly, does it apply to your apartment? Follow along and let's find out.

Ontario's Workplace Safety and Insurance Board says it will review how it handles claims from injured migrant workers after a tribunal found it had not compensated injured workers properly.

Until Oct. 31, the City of Hamilton says it will sell booklets of 10 tickets to a scheduled drop-in swim, gym or skate session for those aged two to 17.

After a collision downtown late Thursday afternoon with a cement truck, police say, a cyclist was killed.

Join us for Maamaw - Together whichbrings listeners stories from across the country about how Indigenous peoples come together to support each other, live well and celebrate.

The Soaring Eagles program is run by the Niagara Regional Native Centre and Niagara Catholic District School Board, which owns the forested property where about 30 students across the region and all grades come to learn. They follow the Ontario curriculum with extra attention paid to outdoor activities.

Ontario students' math and literacy scores are either flat or up slightly compared to last year.

The Niagara Regional Police Service's (NRPS) homicide unit says it is investigating the death of taxi driver in St. Catharines, Ont.

Derel Walker is back in the East Division. The veteran CFL receiver signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Wednesday. The club also signed American defensive lineman Jamal Davis II.

Demand for electricity across Canada is forecast to double in the next 25 years, and all the signs from Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government indicate that nuclear energy will supply the biggest portion of the province's additional power needs.

Residents of Hamilton's Stoney Creek Mountainremainconcerned about thehealth impacts of a nearby landfill,despite results from recent air quality testing by the city.

Ontario secondary school teachers have voted in favour of a bargaining proposal with the province that could include the process of binding interest arbitration, but not a strike, to resolve outstanding issues.

Police said the man was found withlife-threatening injuries to the upper body around 3 a.m.

Sept. 30 marks the third annual National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, a day to reflect on the legacy of residential schools. Organizations in the Hamilton and Niagara areas are commemorating it throughout the week.

A young man convicted in the hit-and-run death of a Calgary police officer has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.

Hamilton's Alena Sharp headlines Golf Canada's team for the upcoming Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.

A Hamilton man found guilty of second-degree murder in the stabbing of his former girlfriend in her Kitchener, Ont., apartment in April 2017 won't be able to apply for parole until 2033, a judge ruled Wednesday.

As fall approaches and leaves turn from green to amber, Hamilton'sConservation Authority (HCA)has re-instated reservation fees for those who want to visit Dundas Peak, Tew Falls and Webster Falls.

A 13-year-old has been arrested for calling ina bomb threat toMount Albion Elementary School in Stoney Creek, Hamilton police said Tuesday afternoon.The service continues to investigate after 16 threats have been made in the past week.

A report from Ontario's police watchdog offers new details about the moments before, during and after an hours-long standoff between Hamilton police and a landlord who killed his two tenants on May 27.

Country superstar Carrie Underwood will perform Nov. 17 as part of the Grey Cup Music Festival, the Hamilton organizing committee announced Tuesday.

The man who saw Toronto police kill gunsmith Rodger Kotanko is suing the service and Kotanko's family, saying both put him in unnecessary danger and traumatized him for life. He's suing them for $2.6M.

North America's first Black female newspaper publisher will be immortalized in international archives. The archival records of Mary Ann Shadd Cary have been added to the Canada Memory of UNESCO's Memory of the World Register.

Donor generosity allowed some of Canada's largest food banks to build up record reserve balances during the pandemic, but some are already watching the money drain away.

A 25-year-old Ottawa man has been charged with two counts of aggravated assault after the incident on York Street. The visiting officers were off-duty and in plain clothes at the time.

Hamilton's Kia Nurse was given the Athlete Award at the Legacy Awards in Toronto on Sunday, an event honouring Black Canadian talent.

Ontario's legislature resumed sitting Monday after a summer recess, with a controversy about Greenbelt land removals looming large, despite Premier Doug Ford saying last week that he is reversing the decision.

Hamilton police are warning county fair attendees of a "concerning uptick" in youth-related robberies and swarming incidents.

In 2018, a freshly-elected Progressive Conservative government exempted all newly built and converted rental units from rent control, saying it would fuel new construction. Five years later, the supply shortage is still dire, but the reasons for that are complex.

Politicians will return to Ontario Legislature business after its 15-week summer break that saw the release of two damning reports from the auditor general and integrity commissioner about the process to remove lands from the Greenbelt for housing development.

Architect Bill Curran is warning the city and neighbours of Hamilton's historic Tivoli Theatre - the dilapidated site of a long-promised redevelopment - about apparent structural issues with the building's walls, including buckling bricks and a lengthy crack.

In recent years, emerging research has found that newcomer children in Canada are developing chronic adult health conditions because of their circumstances.Researchers at McMaster University are looking to create a program that will help keep them healthy.

A new accelerator program called Soar aims to help five Indigenous entrepreneurs turn their already successful businesses into big-name brands and earn five times more revenue in just one year. Experts and business leaders say these success stories inspire others and help First Nations communities achieve economic independence.

Some southwestern Ontarionewspaper publishers are bucking trends by continuing to print paper versions of small-town newspapers at a time when they say their communities need them more than ever.

The province ordered the expansion in November 2022, opening up 2,200 hectares of countryside for development, at the same time it announced it would be removing land from the Greenbelt.

A march against violence in Hamilton on Thursday night was interrupted by a man now charged with assault. A video shows the incident unfold.

The province has come to a tentative central agreement with Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario education workers, according to statements from the government and the union Friday afternoon.