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Councillors voted 12-4 Wednesday in favour of a temporary outdoor shelter in the Barton-Tiffany neighbourhood.

The Ontario government is considering bringing forward legislation that could prohibit the installation of bike lanes when lanes for motor vehicles are removed as a result, sources say.

The public computers at Hamilton's Central Library are usable again after a February cyberattack on the city knocked out multiple library services.

Niagara police say Mathew Theal, 24, is the person who died in a homicide in Welland, Ont., on Sept. 17. On Tuesday, the Niagara Regional Police Service charged Theal's partner, a 19-year-old Welland woman, with second-degree murder in his death.

A cinnamon teal that's rarely seen in Ontario has been spotted in a Grimsby, Ont., wetland. Local birders estimate over 200 people have come to see the small duck, which is being treated as a celebrity of sorts.

Michelin has awarded a star to four new restaurants in its Toronto guide -but three of them aren't in the city at all.

Niagara police say the accused worked at two daycares and there may be more victims.

It hasn't taken Chris Jones long to make an impact with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' defence.

In Norfolk County, Hamilton and Burlington in Ontario, teams are working to control invasive dog-strangling vine, Japanese knotweed and the hemlock woolly adelgid, among other non-native species.

Graham Cubitt of Indwell, Hamilton's major affordable housing provider, says he has always worked with city officials in good faith to get residents out of encampments and into permanent homes.

In the wake of a CBCinvestigation that revealed thousands of immigration applications had been assigned to hundreds of former employees' IDs and placeholder codes, the federal government conducted a major review and cleaned upits system to ensure nonehad been"forgotten."

A man is dead following a collision on Highway 403 in Burlington, according to Ontario Provincial Police. Highway 403 is closed at Waterdown Road as a result.

It remains faint but Bo Levi Mitchell and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats still have a playoff pulse.

Burlington, Ont.'s, Josh Ross and his whisky-soaked ballad of heartbreak and hope took home top honours Saturday as k.d. lang got the band back together at the 2024 Canadian Country Music Association Awards.

Thousands came to James Street N., on Saturday for the annual Supercrawl street festival. The event, which features artists, musicians and vendors of all kinds, is a really good opportunity to showcase what you have," artist Cheyenne Federiconisaid.

Packed with native species, the gardens add more green space, increase biodiversity and help reduce stormwater run-off by acting like a sponge when it rains, says Green Venture's Liz Enriquez.

A Simcoe, Ont., woman is facing a charge of assault with a weapon over an incident where, she says,she accidentally struck a neighbour in the chest with water from a child's water gun.

From giant instruments to chess matches, here are five things to look out for at Supercrawl in Hamilton.

Hamilton police have laid first-degree murder charges against two individuals, nearly three years after 24-year-old Sheydon Storer was killed on his driveway in what police have called a targeted shooting.

Tracy Hudson of Burlington, Ont., says this week's U.S. presidential debate went about how she expected it to go, but not necessarily how she wanted it to unravel. And she also weighs in on why it's important for Americans abroad to vote.

HaltonRegion police investigators say they have charged eight men alleged to be part of an organized auto-theft ring that stole high-end vehicles throughout the GTA for shipment overseas.

Ontario Provincial Police are asking visitors to Port Dover for the upcoming Friday the 13th biker rally to drive safely, know that "Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs" will be there and beware of "potential criminal activity."

An Ontario Superior Court justice says he mistakenly imposed a prison sentence two years longer than he intended at the end of a high-profile manslaughter case because he read out the wrong decision in a Hamilton court. Over a year later, he's written to the Court of Appeal to set the record straight.

A burlesque-dancing, bass-playing actor from Hamilton won the Air Guitar World Championships in Finland.

Get 10 out of 10 on the CBC Hamilton news quiz and you'll be entered into a draw for a collection of glorious CBC swag. Come by 118 James Street N., during Supercrawl and meet the CBC Hamilton team. Tell us what you think the world needs to know about Hamilton and what Hamiltonians need to know about each other.

Four people have been charged, police say, after a Brantford senior lost her home to fraudsters who took $374,000.

Mazenah Mouhrat was born in Syria, then moved to Egypt at 3-years-old with her family, and now is starting over once again in high school at Westdale Secondary in Hamilton.

The 2025 Around the Bay Road Race will start and finish at Liuna Station. That's a new route, but runners will also experience a return to form as the popular long-distance race goes back to being 30 kilometres long.

A McMaster University research team says despite rain and colder-than-expected weather, their expedition to Iceland was a success and they were able to map lava tubes with the drone-mounted system they developed.

Nearly three quarters of dentists are accepting patients through the new Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) - but data obtained by CBC News shows some parts of the country have much lower uptake.

Marineland's owner, Marie Holer, has died. But the southern Ontario park said Friday it "remains under strong leadership" with a "robust succession plan."

A resident of Brantford-Brant is currently hospitalized with rabies. The health unit says it's the first case in Brantford-Brant ever and the first in Ontario since 1967.

Club 33, a pub in Hamilton's downtown core, was shut down by police for failing to comply with the Liquor Licence and Control Act.

Three McMaster students say a lengthy ban from campus activities-except to attend class-amid an investigation overa pro-Palestinian protestis hurting their academics and employment. A spokesperson for the Hamilton school says people have a right to protest but "within the university's codes and policies.:

Here's a list of events in Hamilton and surrounding areas this weekend, Sept. 6 to 8.

Homecoming celebrations are returning to McMaster University's campus for the first time in several years, and there's more than just a party at stake, university and student leaders say.

After a car crash early Thursday morning in Burlington, police say two people and a small dog have died.

Two sexual assault charges against Bruxy Cavey, former pastor of The Meeting House megachurch in Ontario, were withdrawn Wednesday in a Hamilton court, with the Crown citing no reasonable prospect of conviction. Another charge was stayed in July.

A London man is facing over 80 charges following a $1.5 million auto fraud and identity theft scheme, Hamilton police say.

Receiver Tim White enters the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' bye week on a roll after six catches for 180 yards and two touchdowns in Hamilton's 31-28 Labour Day win over the Toronto Argonauts on Monday.

A group of Indigenous advocates is calling for reform in the child protection system, including at the Halton Children's Aid Society (Halton CAS)in Ontario where there will soon be a change in leadership, two years after the death of a 12-year-old boy who was in its care.

The first day of school in Hamilton was sunny, cool and full of noise. Parents share what's on their minds as the new school year starts.

A New Jersey gamer with muscular dystrophy teamed up with a graduate from Wilfrid Laurier University's Brantford, Ont. campus to design accessibility software for video games. With Overjoyed, they say, you can play games even if you can't move.

Canada's Katie Cosgriffe will leave her first Paralympic Games with some hardware. The 18-year-old from Burlington, Ont., claimed bronze in the women'sS10100-metrebutterfly on Tuesday at Paris La Defense Arena.

Bo Levi Mitchell is still unbeaten on Labour Day. Mitchell threw for 347 yards and two TDs as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats earned an exciting 31-28 win over the Toronto Argonauts on Monday

A CBC Hamilton investigation, which included capturing drone footage of the ArcelorMittal Dofasco plant and speaking with industry insiders, indicates the project is not moving ahead with the original timeline as company executives publicly promised after missing key milestones in 2023 and 2024.

Rest areas are paramount to the health and wellbeing of long-haul truckers, who move billions of dollars worth of goods throughout the country, but quality places to pull over can be difficult to find, researchers say.

Migrants Matter Flamborough, a group that supports migrant workers in the area, got a $10,000 grant after Hamilton council unanimously approved it last month.

International students in Toronto will be adversely affected by an impendingfederal rule that will limit them to working24 hours a week off-campus when school is in session, students and advocates say.

Local Hamilton school boards say they are ready to enforce province-wide measures on cellphones and vaping in classrooms when students return to classes this coming week.