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In its 20-year lifespan, the Hamilton Fringe Festival has grown exponentially andis now a staple on the city's calendar of events, says one of the festival's organizers. The 12-day event kicks off on Wednesday evening, runninguntil July 28.

The U.S. is implementing new rules for dogs entering the country on Aug. 1. All dogs entering the U.S. from Canada will need to be microchipped, at least six months old, and accompanied by a new import form, among other requirements.

Burlington, Ont.,is recovering from an extreme amount of rain that flooded homes and roadsearlier this week, triggeringan emergency response by the city.

Most major commuter routes are running normally Wednesday morning aftera severe summer storm drenchedthe GTA, causing significant flooding and widespread power outages.

Ontario's three biggest cities are all on the hunt for a top bureaucrat who can lead them through the challenge of meeting housing targets, during a time when experts say hiring and retaining top talent is keeping municipal leaders up at night.

Flooding prompted the closure of major roads in the Greater Toronto Area following severe rainfall on Tuesday.

Canada'sonly Avro Lancasterin flying condition landed in Winnipeg, where there is a deep connection to an aircraft considered to be one of the famous Allied bombers of the Second World War.

Hamilton transit riders are once again able to see real-time information on buses in apps like Google Maps, Hamilton Street Railway said.

A 35-year-old man was sentenced in Ontario Superior Court to life in prison with no opportunity for parole for 14 years exactly one year after he killed his 62-year-old mother, Jacquelyne Buckle, with his own hands, a glass bong and a baseball bat.

A severestorm has left many of Toronto's streets flooded, including the Don Valley Parkway, and more than a hundred thousand people without power.

NHL champion Brandon Montour will bring the Stanley Cup to Six Nations of the Grand River next week. The community will host a celebration at the Six Nations Sports and Culture Memorial Arena, featuring the former Florida Panthers defenceman and the trophy he helped win in June.

Weather conditions in Hamilton and Burlington are no longer likely to result in thunderstorms, Environment Canada said.A rainfall warning persists.

A new survey commissioned by the Toronto Region Board of Trade shows a majority of respondents have considered moving away from the city due to congestion, while an urban planning expert and a cycling advocate say there needs to be a focus on giving people options outside of cars to move around the city.

Ed Marshall last jumped nearly 80 years ago while training as a paratrooper. On July 12, the 100-year-old leapt from a plane from an altitude of about 3,810 metres over Cayuga, Ont., for a good cause.

An educational assistant with Niagara Catholic District School Board (NCDSB) has been sent on leave after she was arrested Saturday on deeply troubling" charges, the board said.

Hamilton-based steelmaker Stelco Holdings Inc. is set to be acquired by U.S.-based Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. for $3.4 billion Cdn. The company said its headquarters will remain in Hamilton and it will build on its existing 1,000-employee footprint in Canada.

The death of a 49-year-old manwho was restrained, following a medical call, by Hamilton police officersis being investigated by the province's Special Investigations Unit.

Ontario has the worstrecycling rates in Canada for non-alcoholic beverage containers. Billions of cans, plastic bottles and cartons go tolandfills or incinerators yearly. The Ford government was seriously considering adopting a new system to improve things, but abruptly U-turned and scrapped it.

Ontario's primary liquor retailer says it will not be opening some stores during the ongoing strike, walking back its initial plan to reopen select locations with limited hours, starting Friday.

The city'smedical officer of health ended a heat warning issued for Sunday and Monday, after the city experienced heavy rains throughout the day Monday and temperatures began to cool down.

CBC London is inviting you this summer to be inspired by some of the finest southwestern Ontario cities, towns and villages named after their bigger European counterparts.

Living in a park encampment is hard, says Lisa Bartlett. What stings is when park users walk by and yell'really cruel, vicious' comments. 'I tell them 'hey, maybe don't judge because you could be here one day - just like that,'' she said, as council explores new options for how encampments might work in Hamilton.

Laura Schmidt is an accountant for a mining company by day but a few times a year, she works as a rigger for high angle challenges on Canadian reality TV shows. She tells CBC Radio's Morning North about her latest adventure in season 10 of Amazing Race Canada.

An anti-government group that some have called 'white supremacist' purportedly is planning a Canadian tour, prompting Hamilton community groups to call on venues in the city to deny bookings to Diagolon and the mayor to say she's 'appalled' by news of the tour.

The requirements are among several included in a proposed heritage conservation easement" at Philpott Memorial Church and has the support of the congregation as it attempts to sell and move to a more affordable location.

There are now 2.5 million people in Ontario who don't have a family doctor, the Ontario College of Family Physicians said on Thursday. That's an increase of more than 160,000 people since the last count was released six months ago.

Tow truck drivers who cannot get certified under new provincial legislation in Ontario due to having a criminal record say that the impact it has on their livelihoods is significant.

After a particularly wet and rain-drenched week, it's time to enjoy a sunny, summer weekend. Thankfully there are several festivities inthe city that await.

The two sides in the ongoing LCBO workers' strike seem to be at an impasse. Here is some key information and context about what's behind the stalemate, and what's at stake moving forward.

Farm workers are also 35 times more likely than the rest of the population to die of heat exposure, according to letter from advocacy group Justice For Migrant Workers

While Toronto FC suffered another setback Wednesday, substitute Prince Owusu tossed the slumping Major League Soccer side a timely lifeline in their game against Hamilton.

Here's a breakdown of how the LCBO currently turns its $2.5-billion annual profit, and how things are expected to change with the Ford government's reforms.

One of two Hamilton public elementary schools offering Mohawk language classes has suspended the program for this fall as the board conducts a review that will include looking at how it recruits instructors. Now, returning students who were learning the Indigenous language must change schools or switch to studying French in September.

After six years as mayor of Brantford, Kevin Davis announced he's resigning by the end of this month to join Ontario'sLicence Appeal Tribunal (LAT). In a statement on Facebook, Davis says his new appointment is"a once-in-a-career opportunity" that allows him to return to his roots as a lawyer.

Hamilton police have arrested and charged a Brampton resident in connectionto the shooting death of Hamilton man Tito Kelly last year. Police announced theyhave chargedDonte Smith, 36 with manslaughter.Smith remains in custody with a bail hearing scheduled for July 11.

Eugenia (Jenny) Da Silva of Brantford, Ont., left her job at a funeral home in Woodstock last week and went missing for days. Police said late Wednesday the 44-year-old has been found safe, with no foul play concerns, and is now home after a relentless search by family and friends.

Environment Canada has ended the tornado watch it issued earlier on Wednesday for the Niagara Falls andWelland area. By late afternoon, only a rainfall warning remained.

Blue-green algae, recently detected at Hamilton's Pier 4 beach, produces toxins that can cause skin irritation, sore throats, swollen eyes and lips, fever, nausea and vomiting and diarrhea.

The six-week interval between the two legs of the Canadian Championship semifinalbetween Toronto FC and Hamilton's Forge FC is something that Toronto coach John Herdman doesn't mind at all.

Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning forHamilton,Brantford, Burlington and the Niagara region.

Hamilton's poetry hotline project was put together by Monday Press, a group of writers and creatives who approached local poets to contribute their work. Callers are asked to enter a number between one and 99, which will then play a recording of the poem being performed by its author.

In 1999, Paula Schnurr and Patti Moore were part of a group in Toronto that ran to set a Guinness World Record for the fastest time in which 100 women ran a one-mile relay.That record stood for 24 years until an American team beat it by five minutes last year. On Sunday, 100 women in Hamilton won it back, they say.

The union representing Ontario liquor store workers has ramped up pressure in a five-day-old strike, with no talks planned to hammer out a deal.

Environment Canada has issued an updated rainfall warning covering much of southern Ontariodue to the remnants of Hurricane Beryl. It warns of rainfall totals of 40 to 60 mm in Hamilton, starting late Tuesday or Wednesday.

Nine confirmed cases of listeriosis have been reported in Ontario as part of an ongoing investigation linked to recalled plant-based refrigerated beverages, health officials say.

A Brantford man has been charged with murder, police say, in the city's first homicide since 2022.

Advocates had asked for a representative for First Nations, Inuit and Metis people in the city. Six councillors opposed exploring the idea, saying council shouldn't have appointed members.

Hamilton, Burlington and Niagara Region will have lots to cheer about when the Paris Olympics kick off July 26. From high-profile athletes to local stars, the area is well-represented in this year's games.Here are some of the local Olympians headed overseas.

The rapper-turned-singer performs Monday in the Niagara Region, raising funds for the Heather Winterstein Foundation. It's his Canadian debut, and proceeds will support Indigenous youth programming that addresses mental health, addictions and human trafficking.

The Ontario government rolled out an online tool Monday to help consumers find outlets to buy beer, wine, cider and spirits, whilesome 9,000 LCBO workers remain off the job in a strike that shows no signs of ending.