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The pace of home sales in Ontario in 2023 dropped to lows not seen this century, and with little evidence that mortgage rates will drop significantly any time soon, forecasts are predicting the sluggishness to continue into early 2024.

There will be signs to direct traffic along alternative routes as workers replace the deck on the Burlington, Ont., bridge, according to Public Services and Procurement Canada.

Advocates and people with disabilities say the slow pace of governments working toward the AODA has hindered the bill from reaching its full potential, leaving roughly 2.9 million Ontarians 15 years or older who have a disability wanting.

To find out what willwill be a priority in the months ahead, CBC Hamilton asked all 15 councillors and the mayor for thetop issue they'll be focused on.

The new year brings new opportunities for Premier Doug Ford to try to move past the controversies that plagued his government in 2023, but he'll be facing a new political threat in the form of Ontario Liberal leader Bonnie Crombie.

Hamilton's film industry is on a roller-coaster ride and one studio owner says he's looking forward to finding steadier ground in the new year.

New York defender Ella Shelton scored the Professional Women's Hockey League's first goal in front of a sold-out Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto, helping her team secure a 4-0 win over Toronto.

Several new Ontario laws and regulatory changes are set to come into effect on New Year's Day, including daycare safe-arrival rules and penalties for inappropriately accessing patients' personal health information.

New tax measures, and changes to existing ones, will begin affecting Canadians in 2024. But tax experts say the effects on most individuals are likely to be minor, unless they're high-income earners.

It might not seem intuitive to go hiking during the coldermonths, but Ontario Parks is encouraging folks to get out for a walk at their local parkon Jan. 1 for their annual First Day Hikeevent.

With a major deadline to repay a pandemic era loan on the horizon, many small businesses say they're weighing their options but they wish the federal government had given them more time.

One man has died following a shooting Friday night in Hamilton, police say.

Ontario's police watchdog says a police officer shot a man in Burlington last summer after 'fearing for his life.' The use of force was 'reasonable' the SIU concluded, after the man pointed what turned out to be a pellet gun at police and threatened them.

A father and son in search of ketchup chips, tenants without water for months and more. Here are eleven of the most interesting people we met in 2023.

Toronto has been struggling to house refugees coming to the city. Churches and other NGOs have had to step up to fill the void of an overcrowded shelter system, but city staff say the problem isn't going anywhere.

The doctor who led Niagara's public health response through the first part of the pandemic is leaving the region for Sudbury. Looking back on his time in Niagara, associate medical officer of health Dr. Mustafa Hirji says he learned a lot, including how to better involve the public in decision making.

The former pastor of The Meeting House - an Ontario megachurch - is facing two more sexual assault charges, CBC Hamilton has learned.

There's one more feather for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander'scap to end 2023. The basketball star from Hamilton, Ont., is The Canadian Press male athlete of the year.

The Hamilton Public Library's most-borrowed titles of the year show people in the Hammer love mysteries, and a good audiobook.

Environment Canada says it expects the fog that has lingeredHamilton and surrounding areas for four days straight to disappear on Friday.

Hamilton has 13 dog parks, most of them fenced sites, but as Irene Porter, who lives in the upper city has noticed, the majority are in the lower city, with just two on the Mountain. That's 'unfair,' Porter says.

Let's spread a little love to start the new year. And what better way to do it than with Valentina, the cow with the heart shaped spot, and more great photos from 2023 in Hamilton.

An employee responded to what turned out to be a phishing email to change banking information for an existing vendor, and sent $503,026.66 toa falsified bank account.The city has been trying to get the money back ever since.

Saphia Shaaban won a Boys & Girls Clubs of Canada Youth of the Year award after spending most of her life of playing soccer and helping others enjoy the game.

Collin Alfred, 28, has been offering up his barber skills at Gore Park most Saturdays for over a year. For some of his regular clients, like one man experiencing homelessness, he has become 'family.'

Just two Hamilton tenants remain in a gutted apartment building with no heat. Their landlord is trying to evict them, but they're staying to fight it.

Peter Boxall and his dad both dressed as Santa and sat with kids for a decade. Now, his father has passed away and Boxall is continuing his family's legacy.

Canadians share their highlights from what hasn't always been an easy year - from persevering with a new sport later in life, to a life-saving gift from a loved one.

Niagara Regional Police Service says it is reviewing an incident from Dec. 17, after an officer asked a trans woman for her deadname.

About 40 per cent of the Muslim community in Hamilton is Arab, according to Javid Mirza, president of the Muslim Association of Hamilton. Of that group, about half are Palestinian, he said. That's why so many are rallying to help residents there as the humanitarian crisis continues.

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Hamilton, Burlington and Brantford ahead of possible freezing rain.

The holidays are nearly here and with them come closures across the city. Here's CBC Hamilton's guide so you know what to expect.

Niagara Regional police say they are seeing an uptick in grandparent scams in St. Catharines.

At least 11 therapists left the Hamilton Public Health-run clinic over three years after a change in management, according to nine former clinic staffers who spoke with CBC Hamilton as part of a months-long investigation.

The ask is about $20 million more than the 2023 budget, but if you exclude imposed costs from the police services act, the total request is a $13 million or 6.88 per cent increase.

As part of a CBC Hamilton investigation, nine former Child and Adolescent Services staffers shared concerns over changes to clinic care that they say impacted patients. The city says the moves at Child and Adolescent Services aligned with the province.

Overdoses have increased in Six Nations of the Grand River in Ontario in recent months, according to the community's health services and police. A former drug user says she found the counsellors who were available24 hours a day at Ganohkwasra, theshelter in Six Nations, vital to her recovery.

Electric scooter rental businessBirdsays its Canadian operations won't be affected by the company's bankruptcy proceedings in the U.S.

For the second year in a row, Olayinka Animashaun is hosting a holiday dinner to help celebrate and bring together African and Caribbean immigrants and refugees in the Niagara community.

While Canadians raced to get vaccinated against COVID-19 early in the pandemic, only 15 per cent of the population had their updated shot this fall. But the virus is still spreading.

More pets means more people needing appointments, which the president of the Ontario Veterinary Medical Association said "can be a bit of a vicious cycle," contributing to an overwhelmed industry and frustrated pet owners.

The homes on Rio Lane in St. Catharines, Ont., are covered in lights and the streets are lined by dozens upon dozens of decorations. It's been a tradition for 44 years.

Officials at Toronto's Pearson International Airport say they are ready for the holiday rush withstaff and technology to ensure operations run smoothly this season.

Nearly a year after two children, their mother and a tenant died in a house fire, the Hamilton Fire Department has charged the two survivors.

A month after a vehicle explosion killed a New York couple at the Rainbow Bridge border crossing, American police are seeking a subpoena to compel car manufacturer BentleyMotors to release records to help them determine the cause of the fiery crash.

Hamilton's efforts to convertwhat critics call 'serial killer' Main from a one-way to two-way street is taking too long, councillors say, with city staff estimating construction won't be complete until 2028.

A Hamilton woman feels helpless after two Christmas packages were stolen from her porch in roughly 24 hours, at a time when a FedEx survey indicates incidents involving "porch pirates" are on the rise across Canada.

Environment Canada says Hamilton is set to get four to eight centimetresof snow while Niagara will get between 5 and 10 centimetres on Monday night.

A new report finds that Ontario is in a crisis state when it comes to provincial accessibility, with one year left until the province is mandated to be fully accessible.