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With the help of York Regional Police and the Hamilton Police Service, officers in Guelph arrested three people and seized more than $5 million in drugs and eight firearms.

Officials say travellers at Toronto Pearson International Airport on March 5may have been exposed after the child travelled back to Ontario.

Hamilton has shifted its response from responding to the ransomware attack that has disrupted city services for more than two weeks to 'recovery, restorationand rebuilding,' city manager Marnie Cluckie told CBC this week.

The collision occurred on Feb. 21 at about 2:20 p.m. at Cochrane Road in east Hamilton.

The City of Hamilton and police are implementing the 'University District Safety Initiative' surrounding McMaster,says the universityin a statement. The neighbourhoods include the western section of Westdale and Ainslie Wood.

As April 8 approaches, and the Hamilton-Niagara area is pegged as among the best places to view the once-in-a-lifetime total eclipse, those viewing it are advised to protect their eyes by wearing safety glasses - but only from verified sources.

An overhaul of Ontario's 34-year-old law governing policing in the province is set to take effect next month, with its rules and regulations covering everything from oversight to discipline to more easily allowing the suspension of officers without pay.

According to a study by Sport Tourism Canada, the 2023 Grey Cup game and festival generated a net economic impact of $41.9 million, including $35.4 million for Ontario and $29.2 million for Hamilton, which hosted the game.

Hamilton officials said they believe the ransomware attack didn't compromise personal information. But cybersecurity experts say in attacks like these, it's rare for that sort of data to be spared.

The launch of a new national daycare program fuelled high hopes among Canadian families three years ago, but new figures show Ottawa is still a long way from meeting its goal of offering affordable spaces to "all families who need it" by 2026.

City of Hamilton employees aren't getting pay for overtime work amid the ransomware attack that has disrupted the city forthe past two weeks, according to several unions.

When Wynne Baker answered a phone call from her neighbour alerting her of a fire in her apartment building last Thursday, she took off sprinting. While the community support since has been 'incredible,' she says she is not 'doing great.'

A road that connects Ancaster to the Hamilton Mountain will be partially closed until the end of the year, according to the city.

The federal government is investing in a yet-to-be-built Indigenous-led health facility, which will be part of the larger Biindigen Well-Being Centre in Hamilton. The complex will also include family, social and housing services.

Cameron Kroetsch, councillor for Ward 2, and one of Hamilton police board's most outspoken and criticalmembers will be temporarily stepping down as an oversight body investigates a complaint made by some of his fellow board members.

Eugene Levy's Hamilton roots were at the forefront of mind as he received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Friday. His friend and fellow Canadian actor Catherine O'Hara was there to celebrate the moment with him.

Two women were injured - one critically - after a shooting on Highway 6 in Hamilton Sunday morning, Hamilton Paramedics say.

In an effort to respond to problems created by aransomware attack from more than two weeks ago, city of Hamilton staffunintentionallybrought down the city's website.

A man in Woodstock, Ont., is fed up with fighting pests in his apartment. Shawn Comer is pushing for both the city and provincial government to launch a bed bug registry that will help renters dodge poorly maintained residences.

As the number of people across Ontario without a family doctor reaches a record high, there's a fresh push on Premier Doug Ford's government to make family practice more attractive to physicians by improving compensation.

While Canada's average national vacancy rate sits at a record low of 1.5 per cent, there is one kind of property much more likely to have a for rent" sign out front: retirement homes.

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced on Saturday that a planned increase to the excise tax on alcohol will be scrapped, with the increase capped for two years.

The good news for poncho-ready tourists flocking to the falls this year is that Hornblower's services in Canada won't be impacted by the restructuring, the company says in a news release.

Parents seeking activities for their young ones over the March break have no shortage of options in Hamilton and surrounding areas.

Hamilton police have arrested a Mississauga woman who they say was working at long-term care homes and pretending to be a qualified nurse.

When Stratford, Ont., was hit with a ransomware attack in 2019, police advised against paying the demand - but the city's insurance company said it should, according to the former mayor. He and other experts share insights about these attacks, as services in Hamilton are disrupted for a second week.

When Vicki Gruber was a kid growing up in Stoney Creek, she loved to watch the cargo ships pass from Lake Ontario to the Hamilton Harbour through the Burlington Canal. Now, as Hamilton's harbour master, she's in charge of making sure such vessels transit safely.

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement, saying Hamiltonians can expectbetween 20 and 40 millimetres of rain to hit the city late Friday through Saturday.

Since 2019, there's been a 170 per cent increase in the number of dead people not being claimed by family, loved ones or organizations, according to Ontario's Office of the Chief Coroner, which has released its 2023 figures.

Police have identified the 19-year-old Hamilton man killed in Wednesday'sdaytime downtownshooting.

Tenants in the floors above evacuated the building and no injuries were reported, the fire department said. The downtown street remained closed as of Thursday afternoon.

Marineland has been found guilty under Ontario's animal cruelty laws of three charges related to its care of three black bears.

After nearly half a year, McMaster University says there's no more bacteria in the water at its new downtown residence building.

An advocacy group is concerned that pay-for-plasma clinics expanding to Ontario over the next year, through a partnership between Canadian Blood Servicesanda private company, may harm the voluntary blood donation system and exploit vulnerable people.

The Ontario government is promising legislation that could save a lot of homeowners thousands of dollars by cancelling questionable liens that were quietly slapped on their properties.

There are lots of ways you can view the solar eclipse in Hamilton, Burlington, Brantford, Six Nations and Niagara - some of the best spots in Canada to view the total eclipse on April 8.

A 19-year-old Hamilton man is dead afterhe was shot downtownon Wednesday afternoon, according to police.

The newNetflix movie Code 8 Part IIis set in the fictional Lincoln City, but some of the millions of viewers who have streamed it in its first few days mayrecognize Ontario on the screen.

More than a dozen people have been arrested in connection with an ongoing organized crime investigation involving police services in Manitoba, Ontario and B.C., Winnipeg police say.

Thebus didn't have students in it when it got into the minor collision in Niagara Falls, Ont. at about 3 p.m. Monday.

Growing up, Sali Lafrenie didn't have many sports role models who looked like her, but watching the PWHL's inaugural season has made her feel seen. And now she wants to help other racialized athletes and archivists feel that way, too.

A retired assistantCrown attorney is calling on Hamilton'spoliceboard to implement a new policythat could prevent officers from breaching people's Charter rights.

The effects of climate change are showingthis year, whichhas seen52 daysabove 0C as of March 5,compared to the average of 29 days.

The police service is allocating $142,444 to the Missing Persons Unit unit, which will have a coordinator, civilian support worker and two detective constables.

A Chilean court has ordered a re-examination of the 1973 death of Nobel Prize-winning poet Pablo Neruda, in part due to the work of McMaster University researchers in Hamilton who determined botulism-causing bacteria were in his blood.

WestJet is resuming Swoop's St. John's-to-Hamilton route and bringing back the Tampa, Fla., route.

With $177 million in new funding, the federal government is extending a program aimed at helping Canadian winemakers become more resilient in the face of challenges such as climate change.

City manager Marnie Cluckie namedthe nature of the cyber attack for the first timeduring a virtual call Monday afternoon, alongsideMayor Andrea Horwath. The call wasthe city'sfirst media conference since thebreach began on Feb. 25.

The director of Ontario's special investigations unit says there are no reasonable grounds to believe three Ontario Provincial Police officers committed a crime when they shot a 40-year-old man in November.

Niagara police say they have arrested and charged another man in the death of a 52-year-old prisoner, bringing the total to eight, all of whom were also prisoners at the Niagara Detention Centre in Thorold, Ont.