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The City of Hamilton is extending some of the respite spaces for people experiencing homelessness into the fall.

A cross-Canada shortage of teachers is hitting a crisis level, experts warn, and while some COVID-era stopgap measures are being reintroduced, they saymore sustainable solutions are needed.

The federal government says it will spend $1 billion over five years to implement a national school food program.

The total solar eclipse on April 8 provides researchers with a unique opportunity to study how animals react. But while the sun plays a big role in how they orient themselves, it's not their only cue.

Josh Murphy and Caroline Rex share how questioning the teachings of their evangelical faith helped them find a path back to each other and their faith, for CBC Ottawa's Creator Network.

Indigenous communities say they are fighting against data practices that erase them, taking back control of their data and using it to tell their histories.

A Hamilton optician shares her journey to becoming a business owner and working in a field where she says she hasn't met many people who look like her.

Trans advocates are using this year's International Transgender Day of Visibility to shed light on their lived experiences - including celebrating trans people's positive societal contributions. Locally, they say it's also important to draw attention to the discrimination that many trans, non-binary and two-spirit people face every day.

Precautionary measure taken as total solar eclipse is expected to bring more than one million people to the Ontario city, says its mayor.

Cowabunga won the best slice of cheese pizzaat the International Pizza Challenge in Las Vegas last week - a prestigious prize for 'passionate pizzamakers,'co-ownerAndy Huynhtells CBC's Metro Morning. But lost luggage almost sabotaged the business's big win, he explains.

Housing advocates and the opposition say the Ontario budget won't fix the affordable housing crisis by relying almost exclusively on housing-enabling infrastructure spending.

An industry group representing contractors who salt icy roads and parking lots is joining environmentalists in asking for new regulations to protect ecosystems and waterways from salinated runoff.

The federal government's proposed measures to protect renters from low vacancy rates, high prices and other significant challenges might not be enough, according to some housing experts. But others see it as a start that could evolve into something more helpful for tenants.

As the long weekend starts hopping along, the city is full of events for Easter and in honour of the upcoming Eid al-Fitr. Here's the local weather forecast and a list of events set for the next few days.

Wondering what'sopen and closed in Hamilton duringEaster ahead of the eggs-tra long weekend? Here's a look atcity services andshopping options.

Five employees at Ontario Power Generation are in the top 10 earners on the province's so-called sunshine list for 2023, with the province's highest salary sitting at $1.93 million.

A seniorhas been rushed to hospital in life-threatening conditionafter a fire in the city's east end, according to the city's paramedic and fire departments.

Over a year ago, Hamilton city councillors asked city lawyers and senior management to review its contracts and funding with Redeemer University after a transgender student died on campus in 2022 - but that review hasn't taken place.

Ontario nursing associations say the province needs to phase out health-care staffing agencies after a woman worked in long-term care homes in Hamilton and Toronto without any credentials for seven months.

Horwathindicated her intention to use her strong mayor powers late Wednesday, hours aftercouncil voted down a staff proposal to build 67 units at 5 and 13 Lake Ave. S.

McMaster confirmed on Friday that Andrew Campbell, a training and development coordinator for Residence Life, is on administrative leave pending an investigation.

Sport Tourism Canada has presented the 110th Grey Cup and 2023 Grey Cup Festival with its Prestige Award as Canada's event of the year with a budget over $1 million.

A Hamilton public school board trustee is facing an ultimatum - delete a November social media post about being under investigation for other social media posts in support of Palestiniansor be barred from all private board and committee meetings.

Earlier this month, the Toronto-based artist was one of eight people awarded the Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts, in recognition of his work in photography, video, and installation.

Hamilton resident Angela Vos left her home to live in a tent a month ago, spurred to action after watching the Stoney Creek parking lot debate unfold in late February.

High interest rates are expected to take a toll on Ontario's economy this year, the province said in its 2024 budget, which includes projections of weak economic growth and a ballooning deficit.

The Niagara Falls, Ont. tourist attraction has been under investigation by Ontario's Animal Welfare Services since 2020.

After recent controversies left the Hamilton Jewish Film Festival without a venue, it's found another location ready to host it on the big screen this April. Meanwhile, the Playhouse cinema defends its decision to postpone it.

Spring recreation registration is back. Starting Wednesday and continuing Thursday, Hamiltonians can register for public swimming, sport and fitness programming that begins April 12.

The natural world is full of gender diversity, according to a new documentary airing on CBC's The Nature of Things. The episode takes viewers to the Royal Botanical Gardens and other sites. 'I hope more trans people feel seen and more cis people feel compassion for them,' says the episode editor, who's from Hamilton.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford keeps on describing the province's economy in glowing terms, but plenty of economists believe a far less rosy picture will be painted when Ford's finance minister tables his budget on Tuesday.

A Hamilton, Ont., musician and actor who is fighting fourth-stage colon cancer is calling on his provincial government to lower the minimum age for colonoscopy screening from 50 to 30.

A new survey of Ontario's public schools says teacher shortages are a daily occurrence in nearly a quarter of elementary schools, and over a third of secondary schools, while nearly half of public schools don't have enough EAs.

About 9,000 people ran in Hamilton's Around the Bay Road Race Sunday, and along the race route, community members showed up to cheer them on.

Though people are rushing to purchase eclipse glasses to witness the April 8 eclipse, one of the biggest questions remains: Will we have clear skies?

Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government will make auto insurance changes a central feature of the budget it tables on Tuesday, CBC News has learned.

An advertising campaign by Premier Doug Ford's government that has been criticized as partisan self-promotion is costing taxpayers about $8 million, CBC News has learned.

Physicians are sounding the alarm after more than 100 spaces reserved for training new family doctors in Ontario went unfilled this year.

Around the Bay Road Race takes over much ofHamilton Sunday morning, prompting road closures starting early morning and into the afternoon.

From grocery lists to grandchildren, Frank De Palma and his father have found a way to connect each day despite the physical distance between them.

The former chair of the Toronto Police Services Board and a former member of Hamilton's Police Services Board have serious questions about the complaint against Hamilton councillor and police board member Cameron Kroetsch.

In Hamilton on Friday, the premier doubled down on his opposition to an Ontario Liberal proposal that would allow fourplexes. Meanwhile, city staff have pitched allowing triplexes and fourplexes in areas traditionally zoned for 'low density' residential development.

Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the cities of Hamilton and Burlington.

The Playhouse Cinema announced its decision earlier this week to hold off hosting the Hamilton Jewish Federation's event featuring four Israeli films in April.

Three long-term care homes that hired a fake nurse didn't properly check her credentials, according to Ontario inspection reports. Two of the homes are in Hamilton and the third is in Toronto.

Hamilton, Niagara and much of southern Ontario could be in for five to 10 centimetres of snow Friday, Environment Canada says.

This Ramadan, a new group for people who identify as queer and Muslimis showing their love for the Hamilton communitythrough food. Meanwhile, another group, Mishka Social Services, is raising money to support refugees from Gaza.