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The driver and passengerwere trapped in the car, betweenMountain Park Avenue and the Sherman Access, but managed to get out and slide down the escarpment Thursday night, say police.

More than 100 scientists collected samples from rivers in 40 countries to create a map showing how humans are altering waterways, causing them to emit more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and contribute to climate change.

It's been a quarter of a century since someone killed 26-year-old Nadine Gurczenski of Toronto. Now, the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) says genetic genealogy has helped determine who did it.

People in Hamilton gathered in support of Gazans in Rafah on Tuesday evening, May 28, two days after an Israeli airstrike killed at least 35 people there, according to Palestinian health and civil emergency service officials.

England's David Skinns had a one-shot lead after the first round of the national men's golf championship on Thursday thanks to an 8-under 62 round in the afternoon.

Ontario students will soon be required to pass a financial literacy test as part of a number of changes coming to the requirements needed to earn a high school diploma.

Last year, Hamilton police stopped responding to most noise complaints and the city's bylaw officers cut back their hours, leaving residents with no one to call for long stretches overnight. Unable to tune out the loud music, hammering and yelling, these residents are speaking out to demand change - and some quiet.

If Premier Doug Ford decides to callan early election, political strategists say he'll need to giveOntario voters a compelling reason for why he's sending them to the polls ahead of the scheduled date of June 2026.

Palestinians in Hamilton and nearby areas trying to help family members escape Israel's bombardment of Gaza say thefederal government program designed to get their relatives out of danger needs improvement.

As the RBC Canadian Open tees off this week, a Mississauga man will be teeing off alongside some of the top players on tour - just a short drive from his childhood home.

A Niagara police officer pleaded guilty on Tuesday in a Hamilton courtroom to two counts ofunauthorized possession of a firearm.

Five more Ontario school boards and two private schools have joined multiple ongoinglawsuits against some of the world's largest social media companies, arguing their products havenegativelyrewired the way children think, behaveand learn.

Now an Independent MPP, Sarah Jama is not allowed to speak in the Legislative Assembly. The censorship by Premier Doug Ford's government came after Jama posted statements in support of Palestinians after Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.

A group of McMaster University students share their experiences with imposter syndrome, and the different ways they get support, including counselling, mentorship and through community.

Hamilton Public Health Services says it will resume enforcing vaccine-related suspensions for students in September.

Re-enactors from across Canada and the U-S are coming to Hamilton this weekend to act out the Battle of Stoney Creek.

Mildew and other fungi are threats to winemaking that are usually kept in check with fungicides, but new Canadian technology combining ultraviolet light, hydrogen peroxide and ozone is helping to kill these plant pathogens without chemical sprays.

For the third year in a row, Hamilton has been named home to Ontario's worst road, according to the Canadian Automobile Association's (CAA) annual list for 2024.

Muslims living in Ottawa say there is a lot of fear within their community amid the rise of hate-crimes in the city.

To control one of the region's worst invasive plants, scientists are releasing special caterpillars in wetlands around Ontario, including in Hamilton. The caterpillars eat phragmites, a reed that takes over ecosystems.

Residents at 21 properties in Hamilton's Ancaster area can drink water from their taps again. The city's medical officer of health lifted a drinking water advisory on May 25, which had been in effect since May 21.

McMaster University's board of governors announced its decision Mondayto "officially remove" associatepsychology Prof. Scott Watterfrom its faculty. His lawyer says Watter doesn't accept the Hamilton school's findings and will ask Superior Court to review them.

A new Theatre Aquarius interpretation of the 1973 classic, The Sting, will have an entire cast of real-life lawyers and judges.

Canadian flyweight Jasmine Jasudavicius will take on Brazil's Viviane (Vivi) Araujo on a July 13 UFC Fight Night card.

Ontario's privacy commissioner says she will publish a special report about the use of non-government emails and deleted messages related to the Greenbelt.

A random phone call from an art-lover in New Brunswick was all it took to finally solve the mystery of a missing painting for Julia Veenstra.

Experts say cognitive health is about much more than forgetting someone's name or where you put your phone.But studies have shown there are lots of things we can do to help our brains stay sharp - from exercise to sleep to social connections.

Decades after being punished in a residential school for speaking his own language, Sol Mamakwa will hold the powerful to account at Ontario's legislature in the very same language past governments tried to bury.

Environment Canada says a fog advisory issued for Hamilton, Brantford, Burlington, Haldimand County, Norfolk County and Niagara Region will end Sunday morning.

Sydney Brouillard-Coyle of Brantford, Ont., talks about why ney decided to write A Pocket Guide to Pronouns.

Burlington's mayor and councillors passed a sharply worded motion this past week requesting the province deny Nelson Aggregates' proposal to add nearly 80 hectares to its Mount Nemo quarry's extraction area.

Ontario Provincial Police are investigating after a driver died ina single-vehicle crash inHaldimand County Friday.

One man has died and three others were taken to hospital in serious condition after a flying wheel hit a coach bus on the QEW in St. CatharinesFriday, Ontario Provincial Police say.

In the age of the smartphone, the city's photography stores are seeing an analogue bounceback. One shop now develops around 500 film rolls a week.

McMaster University says the student-led, pro-Palestinian encampment that has grown on campus over the past two-and-a-half weeks is ending after the school and protesters agreed on terms.

The touring retrospective Shelley Niro: 500 Year Itch surveys the 40-year career of a truly multidisciplinary talent, with stops in New York, Hamilton, Ottawa and Vancouver.

A Hamilton jury has found Oliver Karafa and Lucy Li guilty of first-degree murder of Tyler Pratt and attempted murder of his partner Jordyn Romano in 2021.

To meet growing demand for bike travel on GO Transit, Metrolinx is adding bike coaches on the Niagara Falls-Toronto line that can store up to 22 bikes each.

Ontario is introducing sales of beer, wine and ready-made cocktails into corner stores and additional supermarkets 16 months ahead of schedule, a movethat will see the province pay up to $225 million to The Beer Store.

Camila Colin, 17, attended the groundbreaking ceremony for Keaton's House: Paul Paletta Children's Hospice in Dundas, Ont., on Thursday. She said she was happy to know that kids facing death will be able to go somewhere more comfortable than a hospital.

Several Hamilton roads will be closed or affected by someevents this weekend and next week.

Accidental damage to a service line this week has left 21 households in Ancaster unable to drink their own water for two days, according to the city.

Taylor Korolenchuk is eager to see the city's maximum temperature bylaw move forward. A draft of what the new law could look like is expected before council later in June.Meanwhile, councillors deferred a proposal that would pay for air conditioners for low-income residents.

Forge FC secured a historic 2-1 victory over CF Montreal at Stade Saputo on Wednesday evening to book their ticket to the Canadian Championship semifinal.

Lucy Li was 'smack in the middle' of an elaborate plan with her husband Oliver Karafa to shoot and kill their friends outside a Stoney Creek warehouse, the Crown attorney said during closing arguments of their murder trial.

Canadian basketball star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder is a unanimous selection to the All-NBA first team.

The 13-member jury heard closing arguments Tuesday duringthe seventh and final week of the trial of Toronto residentsKarafa and Li.The couple were charged after Karafa shot Tyler Pratt, 39, and Jordyn Romano, his 26-year-old pregnant girlfriend, in 2021 in Stoney Creek.

Brantford police say a man wearing a balaclava-like face covering sexually assaulted a teenager on a trail there last week, and they're warning the public while seeking surveillance footage from the area.

Following hot, muggy weatherin Hamilton and surrounding areas earlier on Wednesday, Environment Canadaissued a severe thunderstorm watch for the region. Storms could develop during the evening, the service said.

Ontario Nurses' Association president says the increase "significantly reduces the disparity between" private- and public-sector nurses, bringing them closer to equal wages.