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2025 federal election winners in Hamilton and Niagara say the Canada-U.S. trade war, and U.S. President Donald Trump's comments about annexing Canada were top of mind for voters.

U.S. tariffs and Canada's response could result in 68,100 fewer jobs in Ontario this year, a new report estimates.This figure may increase to 119,200 jobs in 2026 and 137,900 jobs in 2029, according to the report by the Financial Accountability Office of Ontario (FAO), released Wednesday.

A man was pronounced dead in hospital after being shot outside the Mandarin Restaurant in Burlington, Ont., police say.

If you're a backer of either the Liberals or the Conservatives, you can read the Ontario results in the federal election in both optimistic and pessimistic ways.

The New Democratic Party's devastating electoral lossesdonot translate to adeath knellfor the party but are an important signal thatsome significant structural changes are needed,analysts say.

Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath is inhospital, the city said, after "a fall on the stairs outside City Hall during extremely windy conditions."

Niagara Health will connect every newborn and child in hospital with a family doctor accepting new patients. "This pathway is about making sure no child falls through the cracks," says Dr. Madan Mohan Roy.

The defence lawyer for a Hamilton police officer accused of sexually assaulting a colleague spent much of Monday portraying the relationship between the two as a consensual, if clandestine, affair.

A coroner's inquest into the 2018 overdose death of a 23-year-old man at the Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre ended recently with the jury making dozens of recommendations to prevent similar deaths at the facility in the future.

A judge is ordering the duty-free shop at Canada's second-busiest border crossing into receivership as it struggles to pay off millions of dollars in debt and overdue rent.

The first day of proceedings for the new sexual assault trial for five former world junior hockey players began Monday with the Crown's statements and the first witness, a London, Ont., detective who went through some of the evidence, including player photos and video taken at Jack's bar.

Hamilton East-Stoney Creek finally has a projected winner Tuesday afternoon, after all polls were counted. The riding has flipped andwill now be represented by Conservative Ned Kuruc,who beat out Liberal incumbent Chad Collins by fewer than 1,500votes.

Along with the rest of Canada, Hamiltonians go to the polls today in a federal election, with U.S. economic and sovereignty threats and affordability among the main issues being considered as Canadians choose a government to lead the country for the next four years.

Strategic voting is a tactic that's been employed in elections before and is being called upon again this year. But what is it and isit effective? CBC News explains.

U.S. President Donald Trump's chaotic trade war will loom large over Doug Ford's provincial budget, with experts saying billions in financial aid to impacted workers and businesses will throw a wrench in the premier's plan to balance Ontario's books next year.

Vancouver police say 11 people were killed and many more injured after the driver of a black SUVdrove into a crowd at a street festival in Vancouver on Saturday evening.

CBC will be at the May Day event Thursday in Hamilton from 5 to 7 p.m.

Local political scientists are watching for federal election results in local ridings held by the New Democrats and the Conservatives, to see just how much pull the apparent Liberal surge has in this region.

An image of a retired Liberal supporter flipping the double bird at a rally for Mark Carney in Brantford, Ont., has gone viral, with the man being dubbed "the Brantford Boomer." CBC's visual investigations team dug into social media footage to sort out the circumstances that led to the brief interaction.

Polls suggest the Green Party is at risk of being wiped off Canada's electoral map on election night, but co-Leader Elizabeth May believes the numbers don't reflect the party'sground game.

As thousands gather in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City on Saturday morning to bid farewell to Pope Francis, churches across Hamilton are holding masses and memorials to mark the passing of the spiritual leader whose papacy left a profound impression on local Catholics.

A St. Thomas, Ont., man photographed flashing two middle fingersoutside a recent Mark Carney rally says he regrets the impulsive gesture, adding it's led to a wave of online abuse against him and organizations he's affiliated with.

The leader of a Hamilton community organization says the date chosen for the federal election shows a lack of concern for workers, given that it's widely known the National Day of Mourning is observed annually on April 28.

A jury in Cayuga, Ont., has found Randall McKenzie and Brandi Stewart-Sperry guilty of murdering Ontario Provincial Police Const. Greg Pierzchala in December 2022.

At a time when buying "Canada first," is among the priority for many, what are the parties' plans to support migrant workers who harvest Canadian produce?

With millions of Canadians gearing up to cast their votes on Monday, here's a breakdown of the process Elections Canada uses to ensure everything runs smoothly behind the scenes.

In his closing argument at the over month-old murder trial in Cayuga, Ont., defence lawyer Scott Reid said there's no solid evidence that Brandi Stewart-Sperry collaborated with co-accused Randall McKenzie to ambush and kill provincial police Const. Greg Pierzchala.

Ontario has taken control of one school board over financial mismanagement, launched financial probes of three other boards and ordered a fifth board to repay costs for a trip to Italy to buy art.

People gathered at Mohawak College on Wednesday to honour Harsimrat Randhawa, an international student who died after being hit by a stray bullet on April 17.

While immigration might not be the most pressing issue for some voters ahead of this year's federal election, a Hamilton immigration consultant says whichever party forms government will need to address recent immigration caps.

In his closing argument at the first-degree murder trial that began a month ago in Cayuga, Ont., Crown prosecutor Fraser McCracken said Randall McKenzie shot Const. Greg Pierzchala and Brandi Stewart-Sperry helped him do it.

Highway 403 was closed for several hours around Hamilton Tuesday so police could respondto a "sensitive" situation that required "empathy and care," they said.

About 7.3 million Canadians took advantage ofadvance voting and cast their ballots over the long weekend, according to Elections Canada.

Voters in Hamilton and Burlington like Shri Kulkarni, Joe Struthers and Jessica Fawcett say rising costs and stagnant wages are shaping how they'll vote in this federal election.

Wind turbines in the Great Lakes have the potential to produce huge amounts of clean energy in one of the most popular regions in North America. But offshore wind is banned in Ontario and facing headwinds in the U.S. Here's why some think now is the time to give it a second look and a closer look at the barriers.

Dozens gathered in Hamilton on Sunday afternoon to honour Harsimrat Randhawa, a 21-year-old international student who was killed by a stray bullet on Thursday while waiting for a bus.

Burdett Sisler, who's believed to be Canada's oldest man, turned 110 this week. The Fort Erie, Ont., resident says to pay attention to what's going on in the world, even when "a lot of stuff going on shouldn't be going on."

Niagara West encompasses western parts of the City of St. Catharines, the towns of Grimsby, Lincoln and Pelham, the townships of West Lincoln and Wainfleet and communities like Beamsville and Wellandport.

Kiva-Marie Belt and their wife have made their home in Canada, but have seen anti-transgender sentiment on the rise in the U.S. spilling over to this country. That's why acceptance and inclusion of transgender people will be guiding their vote in the federal election.

Hamilton's health-care network is ramping up its search forfamily physicians fromthe United States, who may be unhappy with President Donald Trump's government, and are up for moving toCanada.

Hamilton Centreencompasses thecity's downtown area and includes the Hamilton Harbour, north of the Niagara Escarpment, between Highway 403 and Parkdale Avenue/the Red Hill Valley Parkway. The riding also includes a large industrial area in the harbour, while the eastern and southern parts of the riding are residential.

Canadians reported long lines as polling stations opened for advance voting on Friday. Advance polls will be open again 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. nationwide Saturday through Monday.

A 21-year-old international student from India has died in hospital of a gunshot wound after she was hit by a stray bullet in a shooting in Hamilton on Thursday, police say.

A report looking at fiscal accountability and transparency in Canadian municipalities has given Hamilton a failing grade - one of only four out of the country's 32 largest cities to receive such low marks. The city says the ransomware attack impacted that score.

Brantford-Brant South-Six Nations encompasses the City of Brantford, part of Brant County, including Onondaga and Burtch, as well as Six Nations of the Grand River and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation.

Ruth-Ellen St. Onge was checking books for an upcoming exhibit at McMaster University Libraries' archives that will showcase a variety of texts published by the Plantin Press, when she came across a rare book printed in 1596.

With polls showing Liberal Leader Mark Carney is the front-runner in this federal election, the other three main party leaders on stage for Thursday's English-language debate spent much of the contest trying to tear him down.

Most businesses are closed and city services reduced for Good Friday and Easter Sunday.