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A London man is facing over 80 charges following a $1.5 million auto fraud and identity theft scheme, Hamilton police say.

Receiver Tim White enters the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' bye week on a roll after six catches for 180 yards and two touchdowns in Hamilton's 31-28 Labour Day win over the Toronto Argonauts on Monday.

A group of Indigenous advocates is calling for reform in the child protection system, including at the Halton Children's Aid Society (Halton CAS)in Ontario where there will soon be a change in leadership, two years after the death of a 12-year-old boy who was in its care.

The first day of school in Hamilton was sunny, cool and full of noise. Parents share what's on their minds as the new school year starts.

A New Jersey gamer with muscular dystrophy teamed up with a graduate from Wilfrid Laurier University's Brantford, Ont. campus to design accessibility software for video games. With Overjoyed, they say, you can play games even if you can't move.

Canada's Katie Cosgriffe will leave her first Paralympic Games with some hardware. The 18-year-old from Burlington, Ont., claimed bronze in the women'sS10100-metrebutterfly on Tuesday at Paris La Defense Arena.

Bo Levi Mitchell is still unbeaten on Labour Day. Mitchell threw for 347 yards and two TDs as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats earned an exciting 31-28 win over the Toronto Argonauts on Monday

A CBC Hamilton investigation, which included capturing drone footage of the ArcelorMittal Dofasco plant and speaking with industry insiders, indicates the project is not moving ahead with the original timeline as company executives publicly promised after missing key milestones in 2023 and 2024.

Rest areas are paramount to the health and wellbeing of long-haul truckers, who move billions of dollars worth of goods throughout the country, but quality places to pull over can be difficult to find, researchers say.

Migrants Matter Flamborough, a group that supports migrant workers in the area, got a $10,000 grant after Hamilton council unanimously approved it last month.

International students in Toronto will be adversely affected by an impendingfederal rule that will limit them to working24 hours a week off-campus when school is in session, students and advocates say.

Local Hamilton school boards say they are ready to enforce province-wide measures on cellphones and vaping in classrooms when students return to classes this coming week.

Extreme rainfall may be causing tree leaves in some parts of Ontarioto change colourearlier than normal, and weather factors in the coming weeks could affect the timing or duration of the annual fall spectacle, experts say.

The cost of air conditioning units is expected to go up by anywhere between 10 to 20 per cent next year because of regulation changes in keeping with the Montreal Protocol.

Canada is seeing more than 12,000 whooping cough infections this year, far more than usual. Scientists say the sudden spike echoes a trend seen around the world. So what's causing such a massive surge in this potentially-deadly bacterial infection?

On Friday, more than 20 organizations gathered in Hamilton's Gore Park for International Overdose Awareness Day. Last year, Hamilton had 148 opioid-related deaths, according to the city.

The changefulfils one of Premier Doug Ford's 2018 election campaign pledgesto allow the sale of booze in convenience stores.

It's the long Labour Day weekend with Monday being marked as a day to celebrate workers. Here's a look at what's open and closed in Hamilton this long weekend.

As council in Burlington, Ont., considers making it free to ride public transit, the city is looking to hear from its residents on what they think of the idea. A survey opened on this week and will close Sept. 15.

The summer holidays are coming to a close this weekend but there's still plenty of summer fun to be had in Hamilton and surrounding areas.

With the new school year set to begin next week, several organizations in Hamilton and Six Nations of the Grand Riverare once again helping families with back-to-school supplies. One parent says her biggest worry as school begins is 'the cost of food' but community support helps.

On Thursday, the Huron Farmworkers Ministry is hosting its second annual Migrant Worker Appreciation Day event in Simcoe, Ont. 'Thanks to [migrant workers], we can get food on our tables,' says organizer.

The average commute time in Toronto is 33.3 minutes, according to data released by Statistics Canada on Monday.

Hamilton Urban Core Community Health Centre says the organization plans to pivot to the new hub model the government is proposing but that the closure of its supervised consumption serviceswill likely cause more drug-related deaths in the city.

Lorenzo Insigne's goal early in the second half carried TFC to a 1-0 win over Hamilton's Forge FC on Tuesday and a berth in the Canadian Championship final.

Blue-green algae that has plagued Hamilton's waterfront this summer has prompted city officials to close the beach on Beach Boulevard.

Watch live coverage of theParis 2024 Paralympic Games opening ceremony, featuring a parade of around 4,400 athletes from 182delegations.

Health Canada told CBC News they'll finish reviewing updated COVID vaccines by "early autumn" on the heels of the U.S. approving two updated vaccines to protect against hospitalizations and deaths.Some doctors are urging their patients to wait for these updated doses before getting a fall shot.

Liz Cabral was a Halton police officer for years, until her vertigo forced her to retire. Now, Cabral runs her own YouTube channel called Digging Canuck where she shares her metal-detecting adventures online.

TheParis Paralympic Gameskick off are set to begin Wednesday and there are a few athletes on Team Canada with connections to the Hamilton area.

The licence of a now-retired teacher in the Brantford, Ont., area has been revoked after he admitted to sexually abusing a student for three years in the 1990s.

Inquests will be held for six men who died while in custody or after transfer to hospital from the Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre, the Ontario government said, days after announcing inquests for six people connected tothe Niagara Detention Centre in Thorold.

On Saturday, Hamilton police arrested a 23-year-old man from Toronto who they said had a semi-automatic gun modified to be a fully automatic gun, along with a prohibited high-capacity magazine and ammunition. The local councillor says the incident was "highly unusual."

The union representing academic workersat McMaster Universitysays three students who are also connected to the labour group have been banned from campus activities after they participated in a pro-Palestinian protest earlier this year.

Quebec police have issued an Amber Alert for five-year-old Shi Gao Getty.

Commuter trains were disrupted last week by work stoppage involving Canada's 2 major freight railways. Metrolinx says there may be some schedule adjustments Monday as service resumes.

Despite the high property prices in Ontario, the vast majority of people aged 18 to 35 have a strong desire to own a home and hope to purchase one within the next five to 10 years, according to a new survey released Thursday by Royal LePage.

With a camera and a book of maps, a retired professor travelled Ontario to documents the province's oldest stone buildings, several of which are in Niagara.

New research from the Association of Municipalities of Ontario is highlighting harassment and a lack of financial resources as two common barriers for diverse candidates in Ontario municipal politics.

Kenny Lawler believes determination and desire pushed the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to a 26-23 victory over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Friday.

The Ontario government announced measures this week that will force 10 safe consumption sites across the province to close. Advocates say the move puts lives at stake, arguing for an approach that includes harm reduction and addictions treatment.

It may seem easy to abide by anti-doping controls - how hard can it be to not take performance-enhancing drugs? - but there are a wide variety of reasons why anti-doping education and testing is complicated.

When Eric Spearin moved back to Hamilton from Los Angeles, he didn't yet know the next chapter of his life would involve running one of the city's oldest sports teams.In the two years under his ownership, the stands are consistently full, he says.

From the Winona Peach Festival to 73 'Til Infinity - part dance show, part block party inspired by hip-hop and street dance cultures - here are some things to do this weekend.

The Teamsters union has served Canadian National Railway with a 72-hour strike notice, hours after saying it was takingdown picket linesand workers werereturning to the job. The strike notice was issued Friday morning just after 11 a.m.

The issue of classification is a thorny subject within Paralympic circles. At its heart, the act of categorizing impaired athletes is intended to make Para sport equitable. But athletes will tell you that process is not always fair.

Six people's deaths at the Niagara Detention Centre in Thorold, Ont., will be investigated by an inquest. Jurors will seek to determine how they died and might make recommendations aimed at preventing future deaths.

A Toronto woman, 61, and a 34-year-old man from Etobicoke have been charged with fraud over $5,000 following an investigation by Niagara Regional Police Service detectives into the purchase of a brand-new truck valued at $90,000 through fraudulent financing.

The first three No Name stores will open in September inWindsor, St. Catharines and Brockville, capitalizing on Loblaw's existing discount brand known for its simplified, bright-yellow packaging and marketing.

Ontario premier Doug Ford said having a safe injection site is the worst thing that could ever happen to a community." But according to Rev. Mark Lewis, the Hamilton church hosting the city's only such site is "disappointed" to learn it must close.