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Environment and Climate Change Canada says it's now able to publicly identify links between episodes ofextreme heatand climate change within days of a weather event.

Connor McDavid had a goal and three assists as the Edmonton Oilers thumped the visiting Florida Panthers 8-1 on Saturday to cut the Panthers' lead in the best-of-seven title series to 3-1.

Elijah Barnes, 19, is one of a handful of athletes across the country who will represent Canada at the 2024 International Federation of American Football World Junior Football Championship in Edmonton, Alta.

Hours before police found her body in a ditch in rural Niagara, Jessica St. Jules was last seen entering a van on Barton Street in Hamilton. Now, Niagara police officersare trying to track down that van.

The Toronto-bound lanes of the Queen Elizabeth Wayreopened in Niagara Falls after a dump truck hit an overhead traffic sign on Friday, according to Ontario Provincial Police.

Hamilton police say a31-year-old manhas been charged after leaving his dog inside his hot car for nearly an hour.

Six Nations of the Grand River is not Oiler country. On June 15, the community is hosting a watch party at the Six Nations Community Hall on Fourth Line, to cheer on hometown hero Brandon Montour. This Saturday night, that's a party that could end with a Stanley Cup.

A group of Ontario landlords spent millions of dollars of investors' money on expenses ranging from renting a luxury vacation home in Hawaii, to footing a $5,000 Miami strip club bill to flying on private jets, according to the findings of a court-appointed monitor given special powers by Superior Court.

Pride seasonis well underway across Canada. The timing of local events and celebrations varies, however,with some Pride eventsoccurring in June and others arrivingafter the formal start ofsummer.

Sergei Bobrovsky made 32 saves as the visiting Florida Panthers built a big lead before holding on late to down the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Thursday and take a 3-0 chokehold in the best-of-seven title series.

A Wednesday night crashbetween a motorcycle and an HSR bus on the Hamilton Mountain has killed an 18-year-old, police say.

WestJet scaling back operations at the Hamilton International Airport is a loss for locals, but also isn't a death knell for the airport, according to experts in the aviation industry.

GO buses will replace trains at Hamilton's West Harbour GO station this weekend and next weekend due to maintenance work along the Lakeshore West line.

Akwesasne Grand Chief Abram Benedict is the new Ontario regional chief after a tight election Wednesday in Six Nations of the Grand River.

The boyfriend of slain Salmon Arm, B.C., woman Ashley Simpson has been sentenced to life in prison, with no chance of parole for 12 years, after pleading guilty to second-degree murder.

Many families are having to make the tough choice between putting loved ones in nursing homes they didn't choose, or racking up thousands in hospital bills.

Hamilton Coun. John-Paul Dankoviolated the city's code of conduct when he insulted two Women of Distinction award recipients for criticizing police in their acceptance speeches in March, says the city's integrity commissioner.

A 33-year-old man was shot and killed in the area of Pleasant Avenue and Lake Street around 3:40 a.m. on June 12, 2022, police say. Detectives continue to investigate.

Joel Zimmerman, also known as deadmau5, of Niagara Falls, Ont., rarely does interviews. He sat down with David Friend of the Canadian to talk about being inducted into Canadian Music Week's Music Industry Hall of Fame, his 25th anniversary tour and more.

The One Bowl, Friendship and Two Row wampum belts are rich in metaphor and detail diplomatic instructions for future generations. They are among the first treaty agreements in North America.

Port Colborne, Ont., recently marked 15 years as a fair trade town, as certified by Fairtrade Canada. It's the only one in Ontario.

A major road in Dundas will be partially closed for most of this year due to maintenance work, according to the city. A busy street on the Hamilton Mountain is also partially closed,but is expected to be reopened much sooner.

A tentative agreement has been reached for over 9,000 workers at Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), averting potential job action later this week.

The head of the Niagara Regional Police Service's homicide unit says it's 'deeply concerning' that a 27-year-old Hamilton woman's body was found in a rural ditch.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford's order to the LCBO to bring back paper bags caught the Crown corporation's management off guard, emails obtained by Radio-Canada reveal.

The office of Ontario's ombudsman says it will "raise questions" with the Ministry of the Solicitor General after a CBC investigation showed segregation of inmates has grown in recent years and is happening at a higher rate in Hamilton than at any other provincial jail.

Members of Indigenous consultation group Circle of Beads say they'll make the formal ask at a council meeting next week. If position is created, it would be the first of its kind in Canada, says advocate NaWalka Geeshy Meegwun.

Last week, publicly run youth jails in Sudbury, Simcoe and Brampton were either at or over capacity, according to CBC News sources. Ontario closed roughly half of its youth detention centres three years ago, and now there are concerns overcapacity issues are having a negative impact on staff and youth.

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats signed American quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa to the practice roster Monday. Tagovailoa's older brother, Tua, is the starting quarterback with the NFL's Miami Dolphins.

WestJetis discontinuingseveral flights out of the Hamilton International Airport.

For over two years, a labour dispute has kept thousands of unionized commercial actors in Canada from working under a longstanding agreement with major advertisers.

Chip or no chip in the football, Calgary Stampeders kicker Rene Paredes didn't care. The longest-serving player in the lineup at age 39 was a perfect 6-for-6 in field goals with his longest from 52 yards in Calgary's 32-24 win Friday over the visiting Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the CFL season-opener for both teams.

Niagara Regional Police say they are investigating the death of a 27-year-old Hamilton woman whose body was found in a rural area just outside St. Catharines.

Experts in health-care technology and ethics say a new laparoscopic simulator that uses AI to give feedback could have wonderful benefits for students, but warn it should be used with caution - even for training - to avoid losing public trust.

The goal is to bring more attention and appreciation to deserving trees across the province. Last year's winner in Fergus, Ont. was thrown a little party and even got to wear a sash.

Amira Elghawaby, Canada's special representative on combatting Islamophobia, spoke with CBC London about the ongoing efforts to end hate against Muslims.

The 55-year-old Hamilton woman has waited over five months since her family doctor determined her hip, plagued by 'severe' osteoarthritis, would likely require surgery.

Sergei Bobrovsky made 32 saves to register the third playoff shutout of his career as the Florida Panthers defeated the visiting Edmonton Oilers 3-0 on Saturday to take a 1-0 lead in the Stanley Cup final.

While SARS-CoV-2 is now a familiar threat, the virus isn't neatly seasonal. It still circulates year-round, humming in the background. And for the fifth year in a row, some scientists are bracing for the possibility of a small summer wave.

Workers at ports of entry across Canadawill go about business as usual over the coming days. A strike and any job action were averted by the 4 p.m. ET Friday deadline as union leadership and the governmenthave extended mediation until Wednesday.

The new Canada Disability Benefit will lift about 25,000 adults out of poverty,according to new numbers released by the federal government - a figure well short of the hundreds of thousands the government said the benefit would help when it introduced the legislation in 2022.

The annual prize recognizes the best debut Canadian novel of the year.

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) workers are in a legal strike position and their union has set a deadline of this afternoon before job action could start. Here are answers to questions about how this could impact you at Canada-U.S. borders.

Ontario has long faced calls to end segregation in its jails, but a CBC investigation shows prisoners are being isolated more often. In Hamilton, it's happening at a higher rate than elsewhere in the province, meeting the UN's threshold for torture. An advocate for incarcerated people recalls her time in segregation as being "in a little cream-coloured box with nothing."

The Calgary Stampeders kick off their 2024 season on Friday night against the Hamilton Tiger-Catsand Bo Levi Mitchell, who spent 10 seasons wearing the red and white.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is shaking up his education and energy portfolios in a cabinet shuffle, as the legislature heads into its summer break.

An inquest has been announced into the death of Heather Winterstein, a 24-year-old woman who went to hospital in St. Catharines, Ont., with back pain and died in 2021.

Police continue to investigate an early-morning shooting on Hamilton's west Mountain area, but are leaving the area of the ChedokeRadial Trail, where they were searching for a second suspect.

A new Edmonton Oilers anthem has dropped from Edmonton-born rapper Rollie Pemberton, best known by his stage name Cadence Weapon.

Having survived a fight in a Thai prison, there isn't much that fazes Hamilton kickboxer Denis (The Bosnian Menace) Puric.