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The city said in a news release on Thursday that the Mayor's Task Force on Transparency, Access and Accountability - which is in charge of reviewing community concerns about openness at the city - is looking for your feedback.

The president of the Canadian Japanese Cultural Centre of Hamilton is Mitchell Akira Kawasaki - an Olympian, judo master, on-call mailman and recent recipient of an award from the Japanese government.

Here's how Hamilton and other cities in the areaare marking Remembrance Day this year.

Families are grappling with the consequences of growing gun violence in Hamilton and across the Greater Toronto Area this year.Several of the region's police forces have warned of an alarming rise in shootings since January.

City will wait for legal advice, staff report before voting early next year to avoid potential rights violations. While some people in the community argue Hamilton doesn't have enough shelter beds to justifiably remove encampments, others say they feel unsafe in their homes and unable to access parks.

It's still not clear when Hamilton will have light rail transit (LRT), but according to Ontario's transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria, we are one step closer" to seeing shovels in the ground.

Hamilton MPP Monique Taylor's private members bill would implement a system of alerts for vulnerable people such as children with autism or seniors with dementia, similar to Amber Alerts.

U.S. expats in Hamilton and Niagara say they worry about Canada's future, and the results of the U.S. election will have an effect here too.

World leaders began reaching out to U.S. president-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday, after his electoral victory becameassured and as his Democratic rival Kamala Harris formally conceded the race.

The theft happened on Oct. 29 at about 8:25 p.m. from a grocery store at Lynden Road and Wayne Gretzky Parkway, Brantford Police Service say.

Fort Erie, Ont., residentMike Naylernever thought he'd see his "four-legged daughter" Minnie again after having to surrender her to a shelter two years ago while he was enduring terminal cancer. Last week, Nayler and themastiff mixreunited - with a tackle and many licks to his face.

A man who spent his life bringing Indigenous stories and teachings to the forefront through radio broadcasts and the written worddied Monday in London, Ont.

A Hamilton councillor's attempt to stop a hospital from providing a vending machine with harm-reduction supplies like needles and crack pipes was quashed during a public health committee meeting Monday.

Frozan Hassan Zai has spent eight years building a community in Canada after escaping the Netherlands with her two children. Now, because Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has deemed her marriage false, she received deportation orders Tuesday saying she must leave by the first week of December. "In this big world, there is no place we can call home," she says.

Republican candidate Donald Trump has claimed victory in Tuesday's contentious U.S. presidential election.

In 1977, Morgan Perigo, a graduate of Hamilton's McMaster University, lost his class ring in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Barbados. Last month, free diver Alex Davis found it buried in the sand.

Three of the five players nominated for the Canadian Premier League's Player of the Year award suit up forHamilton's Forge FC.

Haldimand Coun. Marie Trainer, a former mayor of the county, has died as a result of complications due to a car crash on Sept. 7, her son says.

Malik Owolabi-Belewu scored in the 53rd minute and Forge FC advanced to the Canadian Premier League championship game with a 1-0 win over Atletico Ottawa in the semifinal Saturday.

B.C. and Californian artists Simranpreet Kaur Anand and Conner Singh VanderBeek worked together to build an exhibition that would give voice to [South Asian] migrants and workers," at the Workers Art and Heritage Centre in Hamilton.

When most Canadians fall back to standard time, Peter Warwick leaves his clocks alone. Living on standard time is one of several strategies he uses to maximize the light and keep his spirits bright.

Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Francois-Philippe Champagne said he has given the final approval for the acquisition ofStelco Holdings Inc. byU.S.-based Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

Driving the possible budget increase are costs related to housing and shelter supports, infrastructure repairs and a lack of Ontario government funding, say staff.

McMaster University biologist Jianping Xu is part of a team studying the bacteria and fungi that grow on bats' wings and can cause white-nose syndrome. According to the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative, a partnership of veterinary colleges and the British Columbia Animal Health Centre, the syndrome is thought to have killed over six million bats since 2006.

Today is forecast to be the hottest Halloween on record in Ontario municipalities including Hamilton, Burlington, St. Catharines, Niagara Falls, Toronto, Oakville, Mississauga and Brampton.

Running back Brady Oliveira of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell are the finalists for the CFL's outstanding player award.

A student and parent say they were disappointed and frustrated by the trip and the money would be better spent on school meal programs and educational supports.

Hamilton police have upgraded charges against a man who they say attacked several" members of his family in May, leading to the death of his elderly mother.

The coroner's inquest into the deaths of five inmates at the Niagara Detention Centre in Thorold, Ont., heard from a senior jail official who gave jurors a peek behind the curtain and shared concerns about proposed changes.

Canadian welterweight (Proper) Mike Malott can't wait to get back in the UFC cage Saturday in Edmonton. "I've been looking forward to it big time. There's been a lot of growth since the last one," said Malott.

The Crown's request to stay 12 charges against former Hamilton police officer Craig Ruthowsky, who's serving a 13-year prison sentence for corruption, was granted by an Ontario Superior Court justice on Tuesday.

Police say they have arrested four men and are searching for one morein connection with a number of bank robberies across Ontario that spanned nearly two years and netted over $2 million.

The Ontario Provincial Police say around $200,000 worth of vehicles, trailers and car parts were found in a Simcoe, Ont. property on Friday.

The Ontario government says it will send a $200 rebate cheque to roughly 15 million people in the province. The announcement comes as Premier Doug Ford has hinted an early election could be called in 2025.

Under the Nanfan Treaty of 1701, Haudenosaunee have the right to harvest deer in the Dundas Valley Conservation Area.

Mural artist Scott McDonald was born and raised in Hamilton, and after enduring throat cancer, he made it his mission to make a difference in the city. But he says he's owed $40,000 for two murals he created this summer as part of the city's Commercial District Revitalization Grant Program.

McMaster University's incoming president, Susan Tighe, shares how she plans to address several issues affecting the Hamilton institution, including financial challenges, calls for it to divest from Israel and student mental health.

This season will be the first time in Ontario that nirsevimab (sold under the brand nameBeyfortus)is used toprotect babies from severe illnesscaused by RSV.

In a live on-stage interview with Q's Tom Power, the Canadian chef and restaurateur shares his incredible story, from finding his passion in culinary school to executive producing the Emmy-winning series The Bear.

The City of Hamilton is urging residents to combine preventative measures such as masking and vaccines to prevent the spread of respiratory illnesses this fall.

Ontario is calling on the federal government to make severalbail-related changes to the Criminal Code, including eliminating bail for certain offences and implementing a "three strike rule" for repeat offenders.

A major amusement park is part of Ontario's grand vision to turn the Niagara region into Las Vegas north, but Marineland may not fit the bill, the provincial tourism minister says.

Cavalry FC has advanced to the Canadian Premier League championship game on Nov. 9, while the Hamilton Forge will play Atletico Ottawa in the semifinal.

One-third of jobs in Canadian agriculture - about 100,000 - are expected to be automated in the next decade, according to new research from The Conference Board of Canada. Technology is now being used for everything from killing weeds and tracking crop heath to self-driving grain carts and tillage equipment.

Reports about the death of Canada's immigration consensus arguably have been exaggerated. But there are warning signs - both for the public's attitude toward immigration and for the Trudeau government's legacy.

McMaster University's board of governors heard a presentation advocating that the Hamilton institution divest from companies with ties to Israel. Although the board didn't take any immediate action, chair Jane Allen said they learned from the presenters, who spoke on behalf of the McMaster chapter of Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights.

Police have arrested four people, including an "outlaw" motorcycle gang member, in connection with a July robbery in Hamilton.

The Ontario governmentwill effectively bar international students from attending medical schools beginning in the fall of 2026, while alsocovering tuition for more than 1,000 students who commit to becoming a family doctor in the province.

Niagara police have laid new charges against a 49-year-old man from Welland, Ont., who was arrested earlier in October on child porn charges.

Hamilton city council has voted to ban encampments from seven green spaces in Ward 3, just east of downtown, once 123 new shelter beds open up in the area in the coming weeks.