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Thursday is election day in Ontario, and while the polls have consistently had the Progressive Conservatives cruising to re-election, there are various ridings across the province in which the results may come down to the wire or have broader implications.

In what appears to be a continuing trend since Doug Ford first took the reins of Progressive Conservative party in 2018, several PC candidates have skipped local debates in their regions throughout the snap election campaign that began nearly a month ago.

For Debbie Johnson, the high cost of living has meant making fewer trips to the salon to get her daughter Harper's textured hair styled. On March 15, Black youth like Harper will benefit from an event organized by Hamilton hair stylist Lohifa Pogoson Acker, as dozens of stylists and barbers will offer free hair-care services to racialized youth.

An NDP candidate seeking re-election faces a sitting mayor running for the PCs, as three local mayors endorse the conservatives.

The categorization pre-dates 51st state rhetoric but is getting fresh attention with concerns over sovereignty. The categorization is also used by other services including Bing and TripAdvisor.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he will go forward with a 25 per cent tariff on most imports from Canada next week, saying the country has ripped off the U.S. for too long and it's time to put a stop to it.

The city hasshared few details in recent weeks about when people will be moving into the tiny shelters.

Aside from the four parties looking to return MPPs to Queen's Park Thursday, 16 other parties have candidates registered for the provincial election.

The four candidates vying to be the next Liberal leader and prime minister pitched themselves to supporters as the best person to handle relations with U.S. President Donald Trump.

The St. Catharinesridingis surrounded on three sides by the Niagara Region with Lake Ontario to the north and includes most of the city.

The riding had historically leaned toward the Progressive Conservatives, but in 2014, Ontario Liberal Party candidate Eleanor McMahon was elected for the role, giving Burlington its first Liberal Member of Provincial Parliament in 71 years.

Some Ontario residents say they are finding themselves struggling between the decision to vote "strategically" or for the candidate that best represents them.

Each major opposition party has made several education pledges, including increased funding. In contrast, the Progressive Conservatives haven't released any details of its education plans.

Insomnia makes it difficult to get a restful night's sleep, impacting both your physical and mental health. Sleep experts are calling to attention a treatment that's drug-free and that they say offers more lasting relief: cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia.

The Brantford-Brant riding encompasses a large rural and urban region that the Progressive Conservatives have won in the last two provincial elections.

As Canada braces for U.S. President Donald Trump to impose tariffs on Canadian goods, Housing Minister Nathaniel Erskine-Smith says the cost of homebuilding is going to go up - despite an urgent need for more housing stock.

Some observers are questioning whether the program cuts to Ontario colleges and universities have received the attention they deserve during the provincial election campaign, and whetherparty leaders are offering any workable solutions to stem the loss.

Less than a week out from election day, the Ontario NDP and Liberals released their full list of campaign promises with price tags attached on Friday.

Hamilton East-Stoney Creek, a lower-city riding stretching east from Hamilton's industrial sector to past Fifty Road, was an Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP) stronghold for years until the 2022 election, when it went to the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.

The Hamilton Mountain riding is up for grabs after theNDP MPPannounced last fall she wouldn't seek re-election.

Even when a one-of-a-kind program is supporting over 100 rural women experiencing intimate partner violence, it's still hard to find the money to keep it running, says the head of Hamilton's Interval House.

Hamilton Centrehas voted NDPin every election since the riding was created in 2005. This time voters will get to decide if they'll stay orange, support the incumbent candidate, who is now an Independent, or go with a different party altogether.

An open casting call for actors will take place in March.

Marineland is set to sever its sprawling property so it can take out mortgages in order to fund park operations and eventually move its animals, including more than two dozen beluga whales, the tourist attraction said at a public hearing Tuesday.

Advanced voting in this provincial election lasts just three days due to PC Leader Doug Ford's decision to call an early vote.

Across Ontario, colleges are cutting programs and jobs. Unions representing workers and students say they want the next provincial government to properly fund the sector.

Ontario's main political parties are competing for the hearts of voters by appealing to their wallets, with a mix of tax cuts and money-back rebates pitched as helping with the cost of living.

Eight Hamilton-area people face charges related to an alleged auto-theft ring Hamilton police say they spent a year investigating alongside other organizations.

The government's fiscal watchdog says a guaranteed basic income program at the federal level could cut poverty rates in Canada by up to 40 per cent.

Snow removal operations are continuing this week, the City of Hamilton says, following significant snowfall over the weekend that dumped about 31 centimetres of snow in the area in two days.

Transit agencies looking to go green are facing delays so long they're forced to return to diesel buses. It started during the pandemic, but kinks in the supply chain aren't the only problem.

Ontario's Feb. 27 vote is now less than 10 days away, and the campaign appears to have entered a new, rougher phase.

Hamilton voters will get a chance to know their candidatesin all five ofHamilton's provincial ridings during televised debates this week, starting Tuesday night.

Anorganization leadingefforts to investigate Canada's oldest and longest-running Indian residential school, fear they've been denied federal funding as punishment for criticizing the Liberal government, putting their search for missing children and unmarked burials at the Mohawk Institute in jeopardy.

A plane crashed and flipped on its back at Toronto's Pearson International Airport on Monday afternoon, injuring 18passengers, officials say.

As people in Hamilton and surrounding areas continue to dig out from Saturday's and Sunday's significant snowfall," Environment Canada is warning of a cold snap in the coming days.

With polls suggesting Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford commandinga strong lead in the Ont. election, tonight's debate could be the last chancefor the opposition leaders to deflate some of that support. CBC News spoke with analysts andobserversabout what each leader needs to do.

As the nearby Grand Erie regioncontinues toexperiencea community-wide measles outbreak, Hamilton is reporting a new case in a child.

Ontario police watchdog released its findings into the Oct. 15 incident that resulted in aman, 51, being treated inhospital with a shoulder laceration and broken collarbone.

Hamilton and Burlington closed all recreation centres due to the weather.

Niagara voters are calling for health-care support this election, including investing in workers and reversing a planned urgent care centre closure.

Hamilton's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander can inspire a new generation of Canadian basketball players as the only Canadian playing in the NBA's All-Star Game. Mark Tatum, the deputy commissioner of the NBA, recently compared the impact Vince Carter and the Toronto Raptors have had on basketball in Canada to the potential Gilgeous-Alexander has to inspire more fans.

Dozens gathered in front of Gilmour Hall at McMaster University in Hamilton this week to protest recent changes to its Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office (SVPRO).

A new report on homelessness across Ontario says the problem is getting worse while spending to address it has stagnated," as the province's political parties offer differing solutions on the campaign trail.

The city said up to 40 centimetres of snow were expected between Saturday and Monday and thanked residents "for their continued support and patience as city teams work diligently to address the conditions."

Mohawk College has announced that 91 full-time and over 100 part-time jobs have been lost.

In the midst of a provincial election campaign, several farmers said they are concerned about the success of Ontario agriculture compared to the juggernaut to the south of the border.

In just under a month, Liberal Party members will choose their next leader, who will automatically become Canada's next prime minister. The Candidates vying for the job are starting toflesh out their visions for thecountry.

A small team of volunteers successfully identified and restored the graves of freedom-seekers in St. Catharines, Ont. Now, one volunteer and historian says a dispute over how to honour a prominent Black community member has tainted the project.

Some councillors eyed city spending related to the Hamilton light rail transit project, bike lanes, climate change,tenant protections and the police service on Wednesday but were unable to agree on where to find more savings.