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Wednesday marked the start of five straight days of literary readings, workshops and events that celebrate Gritlit's twentieth anniversary.

A 36-year-old Hamilton man has been charged with murder in the death of Jason Gallant, whose body was found near Pier 4 park earlier this month.

If you've felt like municipal finances were a bit hard to follow, it's not just you: According to a new report from an independent think tank, the City of Windsor gets a "F" grade on financial and fiscal transparency.

Cherry blossoms and star magnolias will be eye candy for people out and about in the Hamilton area this weekend, according to a curator with the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington, Ont.

A Hamilton public school board trustee is no longer banned from private meetings after deleting a social media post about being under investigation for other social media posts in support of Palestinians.

Canada's 2024 federal budget, announced Tuesday, includes $15 million in funding this year for the Shaw Festival Theatre in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. A section on festivals and performing arts includes $23 million over three years, starting this fiscal year, for the Toronto International Film Festival, as well festivals in British Columbia and Quebec.

Some Ontario academics are waging a campaign against new legislation from Premier Doug Ford's government that they say would pave the way for political interference on campus.

Hamilton councillors are expected to recommend that the coming light rail transit line be operated by a third party for the first 10 years of its life, before being taken over by the municipality. The vote came despite a push from several delegates,some councillorsand other local elected officialsto keep LRToperations public from the start.

Keffiyehsremain bannedin the Ontario Legislature after a unanimous consent motion that would have allowed the scarfto be worn failed to pass at Queen's ParkThursday.

A technical error by Tim Hortons led coffee drinkers across Canada to falsely believe they had won a $55,000 boat as part of the franchise's Roll Up To Win promotion.

YouTube has deleted the account of a Hamilton manwho livestreamed his transphobic tirade and assault of a passenger on a city bus in 2022.

Hamilton's newest police board member says he thinks policing and health are two of the most important components in our community," but wants to learn more before commenting on hot topics like the police budget.

A former DARTS driver from Hamilton who was asked to pick up a passenger after she alleges he sexually assaulted her on the job two years earlier has been waiting seven years for a Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario hearing. DARTS is a non-profit contracted by the city to provideaccessible transportation.

Newly released data analyzed by CBC News shows that fewer than two dozen corporate landlords filed most of the applications to raise rents above provincial guidelines for most of 2022 - which one Toronto housing lawyer says is a sign of the increasing concentration in the province's rental market.

Indigenous history is rooted in the Niagara Region on both sides of the border, a legacy that these Haudenosaunee people are making sure is recognized.

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's fourth budget delivers a big-ticket housing program for millennials and Generation Z voters - a multi-billion dollar commitment to be paid for in part with a tax hike on the rich and corporate Canada.

From The Rock to Vancouver Island and glorious spots in between, take a sneak peek at the stunning locations we visit (and turn into a giant obstacle course).

A Hamilton man has been killed, police say, after he lost control and crashed his e-bike.

Difficulties hiring and retaining enough nurses and personal support workers for long-term care homes could mean the Ontario government may not meet its target for the amount of hands-on care residents receive, the minister responsible for the sector was warned.

As the Southwestern Ontario Black Entrepreneurship Network marks its first anniversary, CBC Hamilton spoke to three participants about their experiences. They are among the 150 businesses the network supports, based in cities such as Hamilton and Windsor.

Ontario says it will spend $1 billion toextend the life of the biggest hydroelectric dams in the province.

Ed Mizzi isn't holding back from buying a new electric vehicle because he's intimidated by all the fancy technology.The 70-year-old Hamilton resident says he's more concerned there wouldn't be enough charging stations along his 6,000-kilometre route to Alaska - a road trip he's done three times before.

The Ontario government says it isadding 300 weekly GO train trips to routes throughout the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), a service expansion that Metrolinx is billing as the largest in more than a decade.

Coach Bobby Smyrniotis and captain Kyle Bekker have been a winning combination at Forge FC, with four Canadian Premier League titles to date.

How teens learn about navigating the online world varies, but a pair of digital media literacy programs aim to get more Canadian students scrutinizing their social feeds.

Chelsea Phillips is teaching a four-week basket-making class at the Kahnawa:ke Youth Center, as one of the many activities taking place throughout the community's annual Cultural Awareness Month.

CBC spoke with Canadians from across the country about what budget items they hope to see on Tuesday. Here's what we heard.

A citizen's group opposed to burying Canada's stockpile of spent nuclear fuel half a kilometre below a southwestern Ontario farm town is demanding a paper ballot in an upcoming referendum on whether it should welcome radioactive waste.

The number of students who are chronically absent at Hamilton's public and Catholic elementary schools has been on the rise since the COVID-19 pandemic.

The City of Hamilton is catching up on automatic property tax payments following the recent cyberattack on its systems. Now, residents are being told to make four payments in two months. For one Hamilton woman who recently lost her job, that's cause for alarm.

A new report released this month includes 40 recommendations aimed to improve the mental health of students at the University of Guelph.

Medical researchers are exploring why nutrition, physical activity and other changes that are good for our hearts also tend to boost the health of the brain.

Environment Canada is warning people in Hamilton, Burlington and the Niagara Region that Friday night will bring winds strong enough tobreak tree branches.

Restaurants on Garner Road say construction is starving them of customers and need the city's help to avoid closing down.

Housing Minister Sean Fraser has announced what he's calling an ambitious strategy to address Canada's housing crisis.

Hamilton's escarpment walls erode more quickly if they face southeast, but vegetation slows that process down. Those are two findings from recent McMaster University research into erosion along the formation, which seeks to better understand the phenomenon and help the city prevent damage from falling rocks.

Hamilton councillors opposed to building affordable housing on a city parking lot have in recent months pitched a 'leading-edge' alternative - reviving a decade-old plan to build 44 units on the same property as the Dominic Agostino Riverdale Community Centre and an elementary school. But whether it's possible is up for debate.

Treena MacSween remembers her dad, an immigrant from Jamaica, polishing his shoes every night and imparting wisdom onhis children. On Thursday, it was announced MacSween, a superintendent with the Hamilton Police Service, has been hired as London, Ont.'s third deputy chief.

Human remains have been found at a pier in Hamilton Harbour, police said on Wednesday.

Canada's top court says it won't hear arguments about the release of prison and parole documents concerning serial killer Paul Bernardo.

Environment Canada says much of southwestern Ontario, including Hamilton, Burlington, Brantford, Six Nations, and Haldimand-Norfolk are in for 25 to 50 millimetres of rain, and possibly more if there are thunderstorms.

As the Ontario government promised earlier in the day, an NDP private member'sbill to declare intimate partner violence an epidemic passed second reading at the legislature Wednesday evening without a fight.

The Hamilton man who livestreamed himself unleashing a transphobic tirade and assaulting someone on a city bus in 2022 is a prime example of why Canada needs stronger legislation against cyberbullying and online hate, according to an expert and 2SLGBTQ+ advocates.

Break them down for the blue bin, drop them off to be recycled or donate them to be used for the next eclipse somewhere else in the world, says the Hamilton Conservation Authority.

Veteran cornerback Jamal Peters will suit up with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2024 following three seasons with the archrival Toronto Argonauts. Peters says his goals are to contend for the CFL's top defensive player honour and help Hamilton win its first Grey Cup since 1999.

Premier Doug Ford's government is releasing the province's latest housing plan, which includes expanded powers for post-secondary institutions and municipalities.

Samir Supermarket launched in 2005. Almost 20 years later, it has four locations and helps newcomers find their footing and get work. The newest location opened downtown recently, in time for Eid al-Fitr celebrations.

On a boat cruising near the Niagara Falls,309 people in yellow sun costumes overtop red rain ponchossmashed the previous record - hours before the total solar eclipse.

According to the president of Control Chem Canada, the worker who collapsed after inhaling fumes at awater treatment supplier in Burlington, Ont., last week, has died.