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Statistics Canada data show the country's population of people aged at least 100 more than tripled between 2000 and 2023, up from 3,393 to 11,705.

Six Nations community members say Brandon Montour and the Florida Panthers' Stanley Cup victory means a lot for them because Montour can inspire kids to achieve their goals.

A wind warning is in effect for Hamilton and all of Norfolk County and the Niagara region, including St. Catharinesand Niagara Falls.

Competing in the marathon is more than just a lifelong dream for Kristian Jamieson, 22. It also runs in his familyas he isagreat, great-grandson oflegendary Onondaga runner Tom Longboat,from Six Nations of the Grand River near Brantford, Ont., who won the Boston Marathon in 1907.

Canada and Sierra Leone have important historical connections, and May-Marie Duwai-Sowa is looking to help them bond even further. The 46-year-old, who escaped the war in Sierra Leone in 1999 and is now Canada's special envoy to the West African country, says the role serves as an opportunity to give back."

The Florida Panthers captured their first Stanley Cup in franchise history with a 2-1win over the Edmonton Oilers in Game 7 on Monday night in Sunrise, Fla.

There was a soapy situation at a downtown Hamilton park Monday morning. Some time before 9 a.m., the Gore Park fountain overflowed with bubbles. Like a dishwashing exercise gone wrong, suds spilled over the fountain's shallow concrete basin and onto the ground nearby.

With the threat of a potential worker strike looming for Ontarians, the LCBO says it will be expanding store hours startingthis week.

Despite losing quarterback Trevor Harris to an injury, the Saskatchewan Roughriders improved to 3-0 with a convincing 36-20 victory over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Sunday.

Mark Powell commemorated the anniversary of his wife Regan Russell's death Wednesday, joining a group of advocates at the spot where she was killed four years ago.

Laura Dowler used her position of authority to coerce, improperly influence, harass, abuse or exploit" clients between 2019 and 2022, despite knowing they were experiencing mental health challenges, alleges the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers. Dowler's lawyer says she denies the allegations.

Kanien'keha:ka woman Edith Anderson Monture was the first First Nations woman in Canada to become a nurse, the first Indigenous woman from Canada to serve in the U.S. military, and the first Indigenous woman to vote in a federal election.

Three weeks after his death in the Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre, Jamie Dooley's family says they have few answers about what happened. At least 15 prisoners have died in the provincially run jail since 2012.

Police have released an image of the man who drove the van Jessica St. Jules stepped into hours before she was found dead in a rural Niagara ditch.

The future we want has already existed - we just need to recover it, says Jesse Wente. In a public talk, the Anishinaabe arts leader explains how the best of this past gives everyone a blueprint for a better future. "We are evidence that cultures can withstand global systems change: adapt, and rebuild. We are evidence of the power of memory and remembering."

In late May and early June, two children died shortly after routine tonsil and adenoid surgery. The hospital has paused those types of pediatric surgeries while its program is reviewed, causing a backlog.

For many ofthe staff of the Woodland Cultural Centre, on thesite of the former Mohawk Institute Residential School,June 21st is a day to be out in community - or at the local skate park.Executive Director Heather George reflects on the common threads between National Indigenous Peoples Day and Go Skate Day.

A sophisticated criminal organization hacked into the City of Hamilton's IT systems at twice the averagespeed of similar ransomware attacks, locking staff out of online systems and demanding a ransom within 20 days, cybersecurity experts told councillors.

Police have also located the stolen black pickup truck the suspect was driving but are still searching for him and looking to speak to the owner of the tent.

Friday is the first day of summer, and there's lots to do around the Hamilton area in the weeks and months ahead. Here are some events not to miss, from this weekend's FrancoFEST and

For years, researchers, activists, community leaders have shown how Indigenous, Black and other racialized groups have been disproportionately affected by polluting industries. Now, a new law will require the federal government to better track this injustice, and aim to correct it.

A man is presumed dead after falling into the Niagara River whirlpool last weekendand police have suspended their formal search - althoughfriends and family are working to encourage them to keep looking for 25-year-old Shubham Manchanda, a former international student.

A cultural procession and a neighbourhood block party will close several streets to car traffic in the downtown area this weekend.

Police say a man set a tent near Wellington Street North and Simcoe Street on fire before fleeing in a black truck on Wednesday evening.

Hamilton police say they charged a driver who knocked a cyclist off the road in Dundas last month.

A well-known garden centre and flower shop in Simcoe, Ont., was destroyed by an early-morning fire Thursday.

Thursday marks the start of two weeks of scheduled ratification voting for Canada's border workers. Votes can be cast until July 4 at noon ET. All sessions are online.

Ontario'sMinistry of the Solicitor General has announced a coroner's inquest into the death ofJason Peterson, the 42-year-old who was armed and in a vehicle when Hamilton police officersshot him in 2020.

The City of Hamilton has awarded a four-year contract to EuroWorld - a company connected to now-bankrupt Neptune Security, which was banned from bidding on public contracts in Quebec because of questionable business practices.

Hamilton city councillor Cameron Kroetsch is pushing for a maximum heat bylaw for property owners which would require rental units in the city not exceed a maximum temperature. Kroetsch thinks the bylaw change could be approved next year.

The City of Hamilton has announced an "extended heat warning" that will continue until at least Friday.

Thousands of WestJet customers are scrambling after the airline cancelled about 40 flights ahead of a possible strike by its plane mechanics this Thursday.

Connor McDavid had two goals and two assists to add to his historic postseason, Evan Bouchard added three assists and the Edmonton Oilers fended off elimination yet again by beating the Florida Panthers 5-3 in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup final on Tuesday.

Two men have been charged in the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old woman outside Vaughan Mills mall on Tuesday, York police say.

A cyclist says a driver hit him with their car, launching him from his bike and sending him skidding across pavement in Dundas last month. Several weeks after the incident, Hamilton police say they are investigating the incident but have not confirmed if they intend to charge the driver.

Anti-anxiety medication and birth control pills might help humans who rely on them, but they're harming our wildlife. Researchers say greener meds could help.

In the first report made public about the cybersecurity incident, city staff detail the extent of the impacts and costs since it happened Feb. 25. In it, the city said it plans to spend another $33.6 million between 2025 to 2033 to strengthen its cybersecurity.

Delays and cancellations are hitting GO and VIA Rail trains Tuesday thanks to a heat wave bringingsweltering temperatures to the Greater Toronto Area.

This week, events marking National Indigenous Peoples Day - including markets, performances and tours - are happening across the region.Here's what's on in Hamilton, Niagara, Burlington, Brantford and Six Nations.

Alicia Elliott's novel And Then She Fell follows the story of Alice who experiences mania and psychosis. It recently won this year's Amazon First Novel Award. She talks about winning the award, and what she hopes people take away from her book, in an interview with CBC K-W's Craig Norris.

Overheated classrooms are becoming more common amid more frequent instances of extreme heat.In some regions, that rising heat also coincides with smoke from wildfires. Parents, educators and experts are calling for more attention and investment to ensure Canadian students have cool, clean-air environments to learn in.

A new ballet opening this weekend in the Niagara Region tells the story of life before, during and after Japanese internment camps from the Second World War. It centres around an artifact from almost a century ago that belongs to the family behind the performance.

The board of directors of a downtown Hamilton mosque is calling on governments to take action on Islamophobia" after they say an intruder made racist and threatening" statements in the mosque last week.

ActingDet-Sgt. Robert Di Ianni told reporters on Monday thatthe body of the victim,Randy Peardon, was found in100 Connaught Avenue, a three-storey apartment building.

Another week, another incredible comeback win for quarterback Trevor Harris and the Saskatchewan Roughriders. This one spoiled the Hamilton Tiger-Cats home opener.

A man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant with ties across southern Ontario has been arrested in Tillsonburg. Police say Sean Robertson was picked up over the weekend.

Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for Hamilton, Brantford, Burlington, the Niagara Region and all across southern Ontario.

As a heat dome moves across eastern North America this week, Environment Canada is forecasting hot and humid conditions in Hamilton.On Monday, the federal agency forecasts a high of 32 C in the city, feeling closer to 40 C. As of publication, temperatures in that range and hotter are forecast through to at least Saturday June 22.

Ann-Marie Zammit doesn't know what caused her father's death butpointed to thelack of resources at the hospital as significantfactors. The Ontario Health Coalition is hearing from people like Zammit about issues in rural hospitals and will be preparing a report for the province with recommendations on how to make it better.

June 21st is National Indigenous Peoples Day. To celebrate, Unreserved gathered some friends of the show and put together a list ofrecommendations that will add a sparkle to your day - and your whole summer.