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Delhi'sMarek Vanacker is about to begin what the Chicago Blackhawks hope is a long and successfulNHL career.The team announced Monday that he signed a three-year entry level contract.

Niagara Regional Police Service says several thousand people pushed through the fences at a free Billy Talent concert in Port Colborne, Ont., on Saturday.

Aforthcoming study has found that hiring bias exists for many managers, with a candidate's race, country of origin, immigration status, Indigeneity,gender and physical appearance being among the deciding factors.

Organized crime groups have shiftedtheir efforts away from importing the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl and are now producing it primarily on Canadian soil.

The Festival of Friends welcomed thousands of people to Gage Park in Hamilton over the August long weekend, with organizers calling itthe "best" festivalin their near 50-year history.

A 67-year-old man has died following a collision involving a motorcycle on Mountain Brow Boulevard on Sunday, Hamilton police say.

Eleven years into her career as an open-water lifeguard, Stephanie Harding can't turn off the instinct to be constantly vigilant and scanning the waters for potentially weak swimmers.

Artists who work out of an affordable studio space in central Hamilton say they have less than two weeks left before they're forced to vacate the premises when they thought they had until next year.

The Olympic men's 10,000-kilometre record had stood since 2008. But on Friday, in one fell swoop, 13 different athletes went faster. Canada's Moh Ahmed, painfully, missed the podium in fourth.

The fire at the YMCA in Hamilton's downtown branch last month is promptingthe charity to rethink how ithelps people experiencing homelessness in the city, according to its chief executive officer.

Conversations about climate change can get really uncomfortable, really quickly, whether they're happening in a meeting room or at your family's annual summer barbecue. Applying conflict resolution principles can make those climate conversations go better.

The Canadian women's soccer team's memorable run at the Paris Olympics ended Saturday with a quarterfinal loss to Germany at Stade de Marseille.

A trove of documents detailing more than two centuries of tornado events in Canada is now available to anyone with an internet connection, thanks to the work of the Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP) and former Environment Canada meteorologist Michael Newark.

Piles of bright comic books line the walls as Gary Burton feels his way aroundhis Hamilton store,attempting to pack up his business of over 30 years. The 62-year-old, who has lost most of his vision,is being evicted but is hopeful he'll open Burdin's Comics somewhere else soon.

After 11 days of uncertainty, 42 men displaced by a fire at the YMCA in downtown Hamilton got to return to their units on Friday afternoon.

Canada's Mohammed Ahmed goes for gold in the men's 10,000m final as part of the day's athletics action from Stade de France.

D'Angelo, who hails from Welland, Ont., told CBC Hamilton despite the controversy, Canada's women's team has had a 'special week' as they beat the odds to make it to the quarterfinal.

Canada's men's basketball team remains perfect at the Paris Olympics after narrowly defeating Spain 88-85 to close out group play on Friday.

The management board of a community centre in Jarvis, Ont., says it was misled by a far-right group that held an event in its space on Wednesday evening. A resident of nearby Port Dover "was enraged" that Diagolon was "so present in the community."

Sixty-five years ago, Buck and Bunny Spittal opened Iroqrafts in a small one-room shop constructed from plywood in Six Nations of the Grand River.

There are many activities for Hamiltonians to enjoy this civic holiday long weekend. Learn more about different events and festivals happening all weekend.

Different season, same situation for Tre Ford. The Canadian quarterback will make his first start of 2024 on Saturday night when Edmonton (0-7) visits the Saskatchewan Roughriders (5-2). Ford, of Niagara Falls, Ont., started his first game last season after the Elks had dropped eight straight.

Organizer Jelena Vermilion says both sex workers and members of the public are invited to the inaugural event. 'When sex workers aren't being displayed as murder victims or as criminals or victims on the screen, it really allows people to engage with their humanity at a deeper level,' she says.

Mohawk College says itwill set up new learninghubs and campuses in Burlington, Ont., over the next several years. The expansion will help address healthcare shortages, a growing need for people in trades and the tech sector, and plans to launch a school of climate action, the college said.

A Hamilton man has been charged with manslaughter after the 2023 shooting death of Tito Kelly, according to police.

Canadian fencer Eleanor Harvey's Olympic bronze medal marked the culmination of nearly two decades of work in the sport. She'll compete once more in Paris in the team foil event when Canada takes on France in the quarterfinals on Thursday. But her journey wasn't always easy.

Hamilton's medical officer of health has put the city under a heat warning as it's expected to feel like a sweltering 40 C outside.

Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit says itfound the virus in a pool of mosquitoes collectedon July 25.

Elvis Costello, Allison Russell and Hamilton's Daniel Lanois are among the musicians set to celebrate Robbie Robertson's legacy at a concert supported by his friend Martin Scorsese.

The Canadian women's soccer team defeated Colombia 1-0 on Wednesday to advance to the knockout round at the Paris Olympics, capping a tumultuous group stage marked by controversy after a drone spying scandal.

Canada's fencing community is celebrating after Eleanor Harvey won the country's first Olympic medal in the sport -and is hoping it will lead to a boost in support for athletes.

The Montreal Canadiens have signed restricted free agent defenceman Arber Xhekaj to a two-year, US$2.6-million contract, the club announced Tuesday

The sun has been very active over the past few days, which means that, if all goes well, Canadians may once again see the night sky erupt in a multitude of colours.

For decades, the city wouldn't repair its own Kenilworth Avenue drainage channel even after National Steel Car complained of floods on its property, causing millions of dollars in damages and shutting down work.

It's a tough time for many people in the city, and the incoming CEO of the Hamilton Community Foundation (HCF), wants you to know his team gets that.As he steps into the top leadership role at the HCF, Wallace said he's excited to address those needs working with and for Hamilton and Hamiltonians."

RJ Barrett had a game-high 24 points as the Canadian Olympicmen's basketball team improved to 2-0 with a 93-83 victory over Australia onTuesday in Lille, France.

Ontario Provincial Police say a19-year-old man from Hamilton has been charged after a hit and run that left a cyclist in critical condition.

West Nile has been found in mosquitoes in Hamilton for the first time this year, according to Hamilton Public Health Services.

In the midst of a national housing crisis, an increasing number of tenants are caught in a battle with an increasing number of landlords who say they need to repossess their rental properties for their own use.

Lauren Coughlin won the 2024 CPKC Women's Open on Sunday, claiming her first LPGA Tour title.

Burlington, Ont., native sailor Sarah Douglas came within spitting distance of the Olympic podium three years ago in Tokyo, now she heads into Paris with three years more experience and tactical savvy, and with confidence that she can break through old plateaus.

Jessica McKenzie says earning the title as the inaugural Miss Indigenous Canada is also a win for Opaskwayak Cree Nation.

Canada's Eleanor Harvey captured Canada's first-ever fencingmedal at the Olympics, defeating ItalianAlice Volpiin the bronze-medal match in the women'swomen's foil individual event in Paris.

Marieme Badiane had game-high 13 points and France trounced Canada 75-54 to open its women's basketball tournament at the Paris Olympics on Monday in Lille.

A 25-year-old Hamilton man who accidentally shot his girlfriend in the head while playing with a pistol at a house party has been sentenced to five years behind bars. That's a shorter sentence than was given to the man who brought the loaded gun to the 2020 party.

During extreme heat, power-hungry air conditioners strain the electrical grid. Now, some utilities are paying customers to use less power during peak times. Soon, customers could also generate, use andstore energy within a network known as a virtual power plant, something energy experts say could be a key part of the future net-zero grid.

Canada opened its Olympic men's basketball campaign with an 86-79victory over Greece in Group A play during Day 1at the Paris Games on Saturday.

Sanoa Dempfle-Olin from Tofino, B.C. will be Canada's first Olympic surfer. She'll have to master the waves in Tahiti, which boasts some of the biggest and most unique waves in the world.

Earlier this month Mayor Kevin Davis said he'd step down, with 18 months left in his term, to join theOntario Licence Appeal Tribunal. He was to start his new jobin August. Now he says he won't resign.

NBA stars Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nickeil Alexander-Walker are headed to Paris together with Team Canada. The pair sit down with CBC's Dwight Drummond to discuss how growing up in the GTA helped shape the players they are now, and their epic driveway battles.