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As Hamilton's City Centre is poised to remain untouched for most of this year, the city's downtown councillor is hoping there's a way to use the buildingto help people experiencing homelessness.

Canadian emergency rooms are overflowing while an array of respiratory illnesses - COVID-19 included - keep circulating. And it's happening against a backdrop of behind-the-scenes backlogs that turn front-line ERs into dangerous choke points.

The prolific Hamilton, Ont.-based writer Gary Barwin spoke with The Next Chapter's Ali Hassan about his essay collection, Imagining Imagining.

Harper Wolf has limited vision and arthritis in two shoulders and a knee, so choosing and carrying groceries is nearly impossible. The 60-year-old says he was cut off from delivery app Instacart after moving several times before finding a stable place to live, and worries it could happen to others.

A truck driver is in the hospital after an aggressive driver caused afuel tanker to rollover on the QEW Friday morningin BeamsvilleOnt., according topolice. The highway was closed for at least two hours.

Police say they started investigating on Dec. 28, after visitors to Niagara heard and found five puppies in the river by the Niagara River Parkway and Edgeworth Road.

Environment Canada says heavy snowfall is coming to areas including Hamilton, Brantford, Ont. and Burlington, Ont. late in the day Friday.

The shooting death of 29-year-oldDaniel Musafiri has hitthe Congolese community in Hamilton hard, says the head of alocal community association.

Several Ontario hospitals are warning of patient surges and longer wait times, particularly in their emergency departments, and the Canadian Medical Association says a lack of access to primary care is a major factor in overflowing ERs.

Longtime New Democratic Party leader Ed Broadbent, who moved the party further to the left and up in the polls, has died at 87. Over his 20-plus years in federal politics, he helped to establish the NDP as a viable option for voters disenchanted after years of Liberal and Conservative governments.

Sue Sky-Isaacs says the support that's poured inhasmade the days more bearable since learning of her son's"senseless" death. Dylan Isaacs, 30, was shot after leaving an NFL game in Florida on Jan. 7.

A CBC Toronto investigation revealed listings for the switchblade, along with what appeared to be stun guns and brass knuckles, which are considered prohibited weapons in Canada. All of the listings have since been taken down.

The new Professional Women's Hockey League is a long time coming for fans and for players like Kayla Vespa, who was previously juggling hockey, coaching and working for the City of Hamilton as a snowplow operator and parks employee.

The Ontario government says it will close a number of ServiceOntario centres and open new locations in select Staples Canada stores.

The city is inviting residents to share what they think Hamilton should prioritize this coming year.

Dylan Isaacs, 30, was from Six Nations of the Grand River near Hamilton. He wasleaving the stadium following a Miami Dolphins game withhis friends late Sunday night when he reportedly encountered a person drivingerratically, Miami police say.

A network problem that took many CBC Radio programs off the air and offline across the country on Wednesday morning has been resolved.

McMaster University professor, Megan Brickley, has been studying a set of skeletal remains found under a recently excavated parking lot in Guelph.Brickley's obtained over 100 pieces of bone from the burial site and she's determined to find out everything she can about them, especially how they died.

Hamilton is touting $340 million worth of upgrades to the Woodward Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant made over the last several years to improve efficiency and the environment. It wants more money from federal and provincial governments to continue improving an aging system.

A driver has died and one person was seriously injured in a collision on County Line in Norfolk County on Tuesday, Ontario Provincial Police said. A part of County Line is expected to remain closed for several hours as police investigate.

A mix of winter weather is forecast for Hamilton, Niagara Region, Burlington and surrounding areas on Tuesday, with Environment Canada warning of snow and rain.

High costs and travel issues are forcing some of Ontario's provincial sports organizations to pull out of next month's 2024 Ontario Winter Games in Thunder Bay.

Amid incidents of AI-generated, deepfake nudes of teens found circulating among classmates, some experts are calling for updates and improvements to both school policies and curriculum to address technology-facilitated sexual violence.

A new policythat would bar Ontario Lacrosse Association (OLA) team members from participating in non-OLA-sanctioned clubs or events has been put on hold for the 2024 season following criticism from the lacrosse community.

Hamilton-based Dr. Anas Al-Kassem travelled to Gaza late last month as part of a medical convoy to help Palestinians injured in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, and suffering from what the World Health Organization has called "catastrophic" health conditions.

Due to construction, there will be no train service at the station after 6 p.m. between Jan. 8 and Feb. 22, provincial transit agency Metrolinx says.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government is looking at ways to list the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization.

Hundreds of passengers whose vacation plans were ruined are still awaiting compensation from Sunwing for their out-of-pocket expenses.In most cases, the airline has given a base compensation of $500.

CityHousing Hamilton plans to build 161 new units by the end of the year while also trying to improve a maintenance backlog that has left hundreds of units vacant.

As families of Flight PS752 victims mark the fourth anniversary of the aircraft's destruction, the federal government isn't ruling out designating the entire Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization - a measure the families have demanded for years.

Amid an El Nino winter, little to no ice has formed on many lakes, ponds and rivers, including in southern Ontario. An environmental studies professor and researcher says fluctuating temperatures are expected all season, which will hit anglers and bait manufacturers hard.

A Hamilton man has been found not criminally responsible for stabbing and killing a stranger who tried to help him - renowned Niagara winemaker Paul Pender - in early 2022. A judge found Bradley House's mental illness and delusions caused the stabbing.

American running back Willie Bethea, who led the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to three Grey Cup wins during his eight seasons with the CFL club, has died. He was 85.

It's a new year and Lake Erie is showing little signs of freezing. Local experts weigh in on how mild temperatures this winter might mean that the lake's ecosystem may be affected.

A former victim's advocate who was hired to support the The Meeting House congregationsays she feels the Ontario megachurch's current leaders don't have the "same commitment" to survivors as it once did, two years after its primary teachingpastor was charged with sexual assault.

The boy left orphaned after an Islamophobic attack on the Afzaal family in London, Ont., in 2021 says he wishes he could still have hissister to fight with, his mom's cooking andthe house he grew up in. The 11-year-old's statementwas the culmination of two days of emotional testimony by relatives, friends and community members as the sentencing hearing for convicted killer Nathaniel Veltman wrapped up Friday.

The western chorus frog is about as small as your thumb, but it could prove to be a large obstacle to Premier Doug Ford's plans for building Highway 413.

Advocates warn successive governments haven't provided enoughsupport for the cities, let alone the province, to fully comply with Ontario's accessibility legislation.

A proposed class action is seeking $77 million in damages from McMaster and a student union over their treatment of Jewish students, particularly since Oct. 7, 2023. McMaster says it is committed to fostering a safe environment for all students and staff.

The translation of the protagonist's name and others in an episode of the Marvel series What If...? has sparked some debate online about maintaining the authenticity of a language.

The average annual Hamilton residential water and sewage bill will go up nearly $90 this year following city council's December approval of a new water and sewer budget, as the city seeks to improve infrastructure and copes with a loss of revenue.

The warmer winter being experienced in Hamilton is not unusual, and no rainfall or temperature records were set or broken in the city in December, an Environment and Climate Change Canada meteorologist said.

Ontario's Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act is failing because of a lack of enforcement and a complaints mechanism, advocates say.

With the convicted killer and others looking on, relatives of the Muslim family struck down by a white nationalist in2021describedtheir pain and losswhile speaking at his sentencing hearing in London, Ont., on Thursday. Nathaniel Veltman was found guilty Nov. 17 of murder and attempted murder after a 10-week trial in Windsor.

A long-term care home in Six Nations of the Grand River is under review by the elected council after an Ontario government inspection revealed allegations a staff member had sexually abused a resident, among other issues.

A fire tore through a downtown park's washroom facility Tuesday, causing $500,000 in damages and destroying a makeshift shelter. There were no reported injuries.

'It's kind of crazy when I think about it,' said St. Catharines dad Michael Ferguson, whose two children were born on New Year's Day and Christmas Day, three years apart.

A union representing Ontario hospital workers is calling for an injection of funding into the province's health-care system to help curtail what it calls a worsening staffing crisis.

Hamilton Police Service says it aims to create an advisory panel of leaders from diverse communities to inform its strategy for tracking race-based data.