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Premier Doug Ford's government gives a for-profit clinic more funding to perform certain OHIP-covered surgeries than it gives Ontario's public hospitals to perform the same operations, CBC News has learned.

The Montreal Alouettes and Winnipeg Blue Bombers will square off in the CFL championship game Sunday at 6 p.m. ET, marking the first time the two franchises have met in the Grey Cup. On Monday, organizers announced the contest is sold out.

Despite the province's goal of scrapping out streaming for Grade 9 students, a new survey suggests not all the proper planning and resources are in place to make sure the policy isproperly implemented.

The Grey Cup is coming to Hamilton and there's a week-long festival ahead of the championship game. Here's what to expect.

Metrolinx, an Ontario-run public transit agency, introduced a monthly target for fare evasion fines in September, according to an employee who was not authorized to speak on the matter. The agency says the policy is being applied fairly to all riders and that employees are receiving anti-bias training.

Brady Oliveira rushed for 109 yards and one touchdown while Nick Hallett blocked a punt and scored to help propel the Blue Bombers to a franchise-record fourth straight Grey Cup appearance after a 24-13 victory over the B.C. Lions in Saturday's CFL West Division final.

Marc-Antoine Dequoy and Kabion Ento returned interceptions for touchdowns as the Montreal Alouettes stunned the Toronto Argonauts 38-17 in the CFL East Division final Saturday.

Treaties Recognition Week in Ontario runs from Nov. 5 to 11. The Two Row Wampum is recognized each year in southern Ontario in a special way - a 10-day canoe trip down the Grand River.

They were called the Farmerettes, young women who farmed the fields of southwestern Ontario and Niagara region during the Second World War. Their stories inspired a book, which is now being turned into a documentary and a play.

A Mexican youth orchestra will perform at two free events for Remembrance Day in Niagara-on-the-Lake - it will also be their first Remembrance Day.

Watch how Mikel, a vintage seller and houseplant collector, made his small space so green.

Ahmad Abualjedian's wife and newborn baby were taken to the Canadian Embassy in Cairo before flying to Toronto on Friday, where Ahmad met his daughter for the first time.

Saturday marks 104 years since the end of the First World War - the date on which Canada marks Remembrance Day. Local residents seeking to reflect on those who died fighting in this country's wars can attend a number of events in-person or virtually this year.

Several Ontario municipalities have turned down the province's offer of strong mayor powers because of concerns either with housing targets the government has tied to them, or worries that the powers would lend themselves to a "dictatorship."

Roughly 100,000 people in Hamilton and some 4.4 million people in Ontario won't have a family doctor in 2026 if the provincial health-care system doesn't improve, according to the Ontario College of Family Physicians.

Ontario plans to ban employers from requiring Canadian work experience in job postings or application forms, the labour minister announced Thursday, saying it will be an important step to help newcomers get their foot in the door.

Owennatekha Maracle says universities need to ask themselves if they're contributing to strengthening Indigenous languages or if they're "taking away an instructor who was performing a crucial function within that language community."

Hamilton transit workers went on strike Thursday, leaving city bus riders stranded just over a week before the city is set to host the Grey Cup. Amalgamated Transit Union Local 107 says the union is ready to go back to the bargaining table if the HSR is prepared to table a better offer," while the city says it won't change its final offer.

The winner will receive $6,000, a writing residency and have their work published on CBC Books. The shortlist will be announced on Nov. 16 and the winner will be announced on Nov. 23.

Sherri-Lyn Hill was a councillor going into the election. She won the title of elected chief on Saturday and is set to serve a four-year term.

Find out how to follow CBC's special coverage of Remembrance Day, featuring the ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa.

The downbound lanes have been closed since early March when the city says itfound "urgent erosion and slope stability" issues during a routine inspection.

More Canadians were set to make the journey to safety from Gaza at the Rafah crossing with Egypt on Wednesday, only to learn that the border was closed again.

Canada's annual report on cancer statistics says more people with lung cancer are surviving.

The bylaw is designed to discourage people from buying investment properties for short-term rentals and add more long-term options back on the market. Enforcement will begin Jan. 1, the city says.

Hamilton schools are discussing what they'll do ahead of Thursday's planned transit worker strike - and one local college says some classes may go virtual.

Hamilton's Aegis Impact Protection is selling out of neck guards following the on-ice death of former NHL player Adam Johnson due to a neck injury.

And now the waiting begins for Bo Levi Mitchell. The veteran quarterback's future remains Hamilton's biggest question mark heading into the off-season. The Montreal Alouettes eliminated the Tiger-Cats from Grey Cup contention with a 27-12 home victory Saturday in the East Division semifinal.

McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences are reviewing a social media comment made by a prominent cardiologist after she wrote about pro-Palestinian demonstrators, deport them all to where they came from."

Hamilton transit workers plan to strike Thursday, leaving riders wondering how they'll get around the city.

The Ontario Living Wage Network released its updated set of wage rates Monday. The lowest in the province is $18.65 per hour in southwestern Ontario, and the highest is $25.05 in the Greater Toronto Area.

Ontario is planning to require employers to include salary ranges in job postings and disclose if artificial intelligence is used during the hiring process.

The fall from an eighth floorapartment unit that killed a woman and seriously injured her boyfriend in Burlington, Ont., took place after the pair tried to escape Halton police, according to Ontario's police watchdog.

After rejecting the latest offer from the city, Hamiltontransit workers are planning to strike as early as Thursday.

Premier Doug Ford's government is facing questions about why it wants to establish a bank to attract private-sector investment in such projects as long-term care homes, nuclear reactors and student housing.

After walking off the job in late August, employees at Ontario's public broadcaster will be going back to work Monday, according to a press release issued Sunday evening.

A certified First Nations addictions counsellor is the new chief of Six Nations of the Grand River's elected council. Sherri-Lyn Hill, who was already an elected councillor going into the election, won on Saturday after receiving 606 votes.

January Rogers joined London Morning to talk about her latest play Blood Sport, a comedy about Indigneous identity.

Unsolicited anti-abortion flyers are routinely delivered to Hamilton homes for anybody to see, including children and people who've had an abortionor experienced pregnancy loss, says Coun. Maureen Wilson.

Quarterback Cody Fajardo threw two touchdown passes and Montreal's defence stood tall as the Alouettes defeated the visiting Hamilton Tiger-Cats 27-12 in the CFL East Division semifinal on Saturday.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators staged protests in major cities across the world on Saturday to call for a ceasefire in Gaza and castigate Israel after its military intensified its assault against Hamas.

Members of Six Nations of the Grand River will head to the polls on Saturday where they will elect a new chief and 12 councillors who will serve for the next four years.

Many hikers may be unaware of the work that goes into designing and maintaining their favourite paths. Even the rugged Bruce, which stretches along the escarpment from Niagara to Tobermory, Ont., receives regular touch ups from volunteers.

A Hamilton church cancelled masses after a fire this week, but its annual Christmas Bazaar is still on. Police say an estimated $50,000 to $75,000 dollars of damage occurred and its arson unit is investigating.

Hamilton Day isexpected to be 'bigger than ever' this year, organizers say- with the event expandingfrom a singleday to a weekend of events, and 1,000 businesses expected to participate. It kicked off Thursday evening.

A man who police say barricaded himself in an Ohsweken, Ont., home and shot at officers earlier this week now faces 15 charges, including two counts of attempted murder.

Hamilton Ticat Orlondo Steinauer wasn't tipping his hand Thursday regarding who'll be his starting quarterback Saturday. He says he's expecting both Bo Levi Mitchell and Matt Shiltz to play when the Tiger-Cats visit the Montreal Alouettes in the East Division semifinal.

Tim Leiweke promises to bring back a hockey team to Hamilton in a couple of years to a revamped FirstOntario Centre, just not an NHL franchise.

Vehicles have crashedinto buildings at the irregular Ottawa-Cannon streets intersection several times before, including at the exact same location in 2020.