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As the Senate considers a bill that would require the creation of a national framework for basic income, supporters in Ontario say the evidence is clear, and it's time for action.

Ontario faces a longer path to fiscal balance than projected in last spring's budget, the Ministry of Finance says, as elevated interest rates and stubborn inflation put pressure on the province's economy.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and key cabinet ministers received hundreds of emailsfrom Canadians back in the spring expressing how "horrified,""shocked" and "utterly disgusted" they felt when they learned that serial killer and rapist Paul Bernardo had been transferred to a medium-security prison.

Come Jan. 1, changes to the HSR's subsidized fareprograms will mean many residents living with disabilities can no longer rely on the voluntary pay program. It didn't require they pay to ride the bus, which many relied on to independently get around the city.

Just days after Canadian NBA player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander moved into his $8.4 million lakefront mansion, he allegedly received a threatening visit from a stranger demanding the whereabouts of Aiden Pleterski: the self-proclaimed Crypto King at the centre of a contentious bankruptcy proceeding.

All Hamilton residents six months of age and over can nowaccess fluand COVID-19 vaccines, something public health and local health care providers are recommending with the respiratory virus season underway.

A 40-year-old man who had barricaded himself ina residence inOhsweken, Ont., and shot at police was "struck multiple times" in an "exchange of gunfire" after he exited the residence, according to theSpecial Investigations Unit.

Already the highest priced in Canada, Ontario farmland could hit an average value of $30,000 an acre by the new year, according to analysts, amounting to double the value from a decade ago.

Canada is coming out of a "summer of invasives," Ontario's Invasive Species Centre (ISC) says, pointing to a number of concerning critters moving through southern Ontario that residents can help curb.

Premier Doug Ford has long insisted that he and his office had absolutely nothing to do with picking which Greenbelt and rural properties to approve for housing development, but there's growing evidence calling that claim into question.

Ontario isextending a temporary tax cut intended to help drivers save money at gas pumps until next summer.

While trick-or-treaters will be scouring the streets for candy, Todd Thomas and Six Nations Investigating Paranormal Encounters team will be gearing up to search for spirits and the supernatural.

A Canadian animal rights group argued in a Toronto courtroom on Monday that an Ontario law that bans undercover investigations of animal cruelty on farms should be declared unconstitutional.

A copy of an email contradicts what Ontario Premier Doug Ford has previously said about his involvement in the Greenbelt land changes, including he has "no recollection" of meeting developer Sergio Manchia, nor did he know about the proposed changes before 2022.

Ontario Provincial Police say officers responded to a two-vehicle collision on Fourth Line, roughly a kilometre west of Highway 6.

ArcelorMittal Dofasco says it is investigating themalfunction" that sent a red dust cloud into the air this past weekend.

The boyfriend of a woman whose remains were found five years after she went missing in British Columbia's Shuswap region in 2016 pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in court on Monday morning.

Hamilton-based writer Anuja Varghese is one of the five fiction finalists for the Governor General Literary Awards, one of the oldest and most prestigious literary prizes in Canada.

There's fresh scrutiny of how Premier Doug Ford's government issued dozens of fast-track approvals to rezone select properties, some of them owned by developers who also stood to benefit from Greenbelt land swaps.

Unifor has reached a tentative agreement withSt. Lawrence Seaway, the union said Sunday in a post on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.

Ontario residents who are six months and older will be able to receive their free flu shot and the new COVID-19 vaccine starting on Monday.

Every time Chris Paul Fariasstepped into their backyard this summer, the hundreds of pumpkin plant 'friends' curling around trellises, up fences and across neighbouringtreesnever ceased to amaze.

Tristan Borges bent a high corner kick for a goal in extra time to push Forge FC to a successful defence of its Canadian Premier League championship with a 2-1 win against Calvary FC on Saturday in Hamilton.

As the union representing striking St. Lawrence Seaway workers meets with management for mediation Friday, stakeholders in Hamilton and Niagara say they hope for a quick resolution at the bargaining table.

Children need to feel seen and heard. And students need to know it's OK to be wrong. Those statements are key to the philosophies of two Hamilton educators who have been recognized with Prime Minister's Awards for their teaching.

The Kitchener Centre NDP riding association is calling for Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles to resign, but the move isn't being supported by the candidate for a yet-to-be-called byelection.

Stavros Katsantonis has certainly made the most of his opportunity this season with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

Train service is running on an hourly schedule only between West Harbour and Oakville GO stations.

Hamilton city councillors approved over $2.5 million in new climate change initiatives Wednesday - a third of which will go to rolling out a $750,000 electric bike sharing pilot program.

The city says it is reviewing how it secures drop boxes after the boxat City Hall was vandalized and contents were stolen - breaching the privacy of an unknown number of people.

Ontario faces a tough road to meet its goal of building more than a million new homes. Construction industry insiders say the latest government policy reversal and elevated interest rates wreak uncertainty for developers.

A new program in Niagara is offering Ontario veterans mental health techniques that may be a "tough sell," but this Hamilton vet says they've worked for him.

Police services across Canada in early October saw a demo of Fusus - a service that makes it easier for police to access privately owned security camera footage. It's becoming more common in America, but Canadian researchers have concerns it is overkill.

Hamilton police say a 31-year-old man is in custody after hurting three special constables while trying to escape the city courthouse.

The City of Hamilton says landfills will now need to obtain municipal approval for any new expansions.

Ontario's Landlord and Tenant Board has issued 11 fines over nearly four years forbad faith evictions - but tenants' lawyers saythat number is staggeringly low and reflects afailure by the provinceto protect tenants.

The union representing over 900 Hamilton transit workers is recommending members vote against a final offer the city presented Tuesday, saying the proposed wage increase wasn't "acceptable or fair." The vote will take place in November.

White corn is one of the main forms of sustenance for Haundenosaunee people. This past weekend, reporter Candace Maracle joined Six Nations community members to harvest corn and prepare it for winter storage.

Coun. Maureen Wilson put forward the motion at a council meeting Wednesday as revelations continue to emerge about howdevelopers and their representatives appear to have influenced the Ford government to open up rural land and change planning rules to allow their projects to go ahead.

Jama says the NDP's decision to remove her, which has been criticized by NDP members, labour groups and local residents, took her and her staff by surprise. They were immediately locked out of emails and files, hindering their ability to respond to community members, Jama says.

The prizes, administeredby theCanada Council for the Arts, are awarded in seven English-language categories:fiction,nonfiction,poetry,young people's literature -text,young people's literature -illustration,dramaandFrench-to-English translation.

Newly released documents show that Correctional Service Canada stopped Paul Bernardo from having his lawyer make a statement to the media as controversy swirled around the notorious killer's transfer to a medium-security prison.

Premier Doug Ford's government copied a developer's requested changes to Hamilton's official plan to allow an eight-storey condo at the site of a designated heritage building, blindsiding city planning staff, elected officials and residents. The condo plan had been rejected by the city in 2022.

A Hamilton rabbi is back in Ontario this week after being arrested along with otherprotesters inWashington, D.C., during demonstrations calling for a ceasefire inGaza. David Mivasair was fined $50 US and released.

Workers and management in the St. Lawrence Seaway strike will have to hit the negotiation table Friday as groups ranging from grain farmers to steelmakers feel the squeeze.

Ontario's police watchdog has been called in to investigate a fatal shooting in St. Catharines involving officers with the Niagara Regional Police Service.

For the first time in eight years, Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation (MCFN) will have a new elected chief. Gimaa (Chief) R. Stacey Laforme says he is retiring from politics. MCFN election day is on Dec. 9.

The St. LawrenceSeawayhas shut down after hundreds of workers walked off the job Sunday. Here are answers to a few key questions about what's going on.