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The Hamilton East-Stoney Creek riding has been a Liberal stronghold for most of its existence and been represented by a number of prominent Hamiltonians.

Two labs at McMaster University in Hamilton are conducting a study during Thursday's leaders debate, looking at the heart rate and eye movements of undecided voters as they watch.

The riding runs from Lake Ontario in the north to St. David's Road in the south, and Highway 406 and Twelve Mile Creek to the west and borders Niagara-on-the-Lake to the east.

On her way home from work Wednesday morning, a Hamilton resident says she wassubjected to"utterly disgusting" anti-abortion videos playing on a loop from large screens mounted in the bed of a white pickup truck.

With just under two weeks to go until election day, some Canadians with disabilities say they feel forgotten by the federal party leaders.

After a close race in 2021, a former Hamilton NDP MPP is challenging the Liberal incumbent.

A Conservative runs for re-election in a riding with a new name and very different boundaries.

A steady stream of students entered the polling stationon the heart of campus Tuesday,greeted by other students running it with support from Elections Canada staff.

The economic uncertainty created by U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs permeated Ontario's throne speech Tuesday, a ceremonial offering intended to set the new provincial government's agenda and tone.

At 14, Hemin Sadiq went behind his parents' backs and started his career in media as a radio announcer. By his 30s, he was a well-known journalist in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Now, at 42, he's a barber in Niagara Falls, Ont., and has opened his own business.

A Burlington, Ont., committee cancelled a federal candidates meeting Monday citing safety concerns over a protest planned nearby. People's Party of Canada candidate Michael Bator organized a protest outside the venue after he was excluded from full participation in the event.

There will be a new MP in the west Hamilton riding no matter who wins.

Federal Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne has announced help for Canadian businesses affected by the trade dispute with the U.S., giving them time to adjust their supply chains.

Eighty years after her uncle Welby Patterson died on a European battlefield in the final days of the Second World War, Maidy Keir of London, Ont., will see him being recognized at a museum exhibit in the Netherlands in a way he never really was back home.

The riding is highly dependent on agriculture and manufacturing, with dairy and tobacco making up a big part of the agriculture sector of the region.

The members of Ontario's legislature have chosen Donna Skelly as the province's first female Speaker. Skelly has represented the Hamilton-area riding of Flamborough-Glanbrook for the Progressive Conservatives since 2018 and has served as a deputy Speaker.

Most Canadian medical schools are screening future physicians with something called the Casper test - marketed as being able to assess people skills and predict future success. But critics say there's no strong evidence the test does what it claims.

The new Niagara South riding contains the cities of Port Colborne, Thorold and Welland, and the Town of Fort Erie. It's bordered by Lake Erie to the south and partly by the U.S. border in the east.

For many Indigenous people, deciding whether to cast a ballot inthe upcoming federal election is a complicated choice.

Candidates challenge incumbent Conservative Dan Muys in a riding that's larger this time out.

During Canada's last federal election, roughly equal numbers of young men and women voted Conservative. Since then, young people have gone in opposite directions: young women identify increasingly as progressive, and young men increasingly as conservative.

Both times, the Trump administration got it wrong, says PauS. Pujolas, an associate economics professor at McMaster University in Hamilton who wrote the 2024 paper "Trade deficits with trade wars."

The Burlington riding has voted Liberal since incumbent Karina Gould defeated the Conservatives in 2015.

Marketplace analyzed price data from one downtown Toronto Loblaws store from the start of the year to find out if products that are Prepared in Canada' have increased in price

"We remain committed to finding Shalini and providing answers to her family and loved ones," the lead detective says.

As singer-songwriter Sarah Harmer prepares to receive the symbolic key to the City of Burlington - in large part for her leadership in a fight against quarry expansion on Mount Nemo - the fate of the quarry is in the hands of the Ontario Land Tribunal.

Councillors voted in favour of a city staff report recommending an increase to Hamilton Bike Share Inc. of $258,000, for a total contribution of $744,000. The program logged 500,000 rides in 2024, according to city staff.

Ontario is reporting 155 new measles cases over the last week, pushing the province's case count to 816 since an outbreak began in the fall. Public Health Ontario says there have now been 61 hospitalizations.

Ontario is looking for up to 80 new or expanded primary care teams to serve 300,000 patients, as it plans to build a system that automatically attaches people to a family doctor or nurse practitioner team based on their postal code.

This federal election campaign has seen headlines dominated by tariffs and Canada's relationship with the U.S., but some voters in Ontario's Waterloo region say they want to see more focus on climate policies.

A member of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration appears to have slipped up when he said that Canada would be getting hit with an additional 10 per cent tariff.

A track upgrade means trains from Niagara Falls and St. Catharines no longer have to back in and out of the station, shaving about 15 minutes off travel time to Toronto, says transportation minister.

One person has died and four others were injured following a three-vehicle collision north of Simcoe Tuesday afternoon.

Hamilton labour leaders say workers want to know where candidates in this federal election stand on issues including the right to strike, supporting public services and protecting workers affected by the Canada-U.S. trade war.

While city staff have determined widening the lanes is technically possible, one advocate says adding more lanes to highways does not reduce congestion in the long run.

Hamilton police have arrested an 18-year-old Hamilton man for extortion and non-consensually sharing intimate images. They say they believe there may be more victims and are asking the public to come forward with information.

All Niagara-bound lanes of the Burlington Skyway QEW will be closed Wednesday night into Thursday, the City of Burlington says.

The RCMP says officers arrested a Cuban national attempting to enter Canada from the United States by running across the Fort Erie International Railway Bridge that connects Ontario to New York.

Ontario's measles outbreak has become so big that public health officials in New York state have included the province in a travel advisory that urges residents to get vaccinated before visiting.

Niagara police are looking for victims, survivors and witnesses in a human trafficking case.

PC Optimum points are mega-popular, with more than 17 million active subscribers. But some say the Loblaw reward program isn't playing fair - freezing accounts with no warning and little explanation. One expert says the program has pitfalls that can easily lock out dedicated shoppers.

The Liberal government has already cancelled the consumer carbon tax, but the issue of carbon pricing for industrial pollution is still on the table in the current federal election campaign.

In the last federal election, young people aged 18 to 24 had the lowest turnout of all age groups: 47 per cent, per Elections Canada figures. In order to increase their chances of participating in this election, students and experts say political parties should tailor their campaigns to younger voters.

A City of Hamilton worker has died after being hit by a car in Ancaster while on the job on Friday morning, police say.

CBC Hamilton spoke to voters from around the region about what's behind their vote this election. Some said that while the economic impact of tariffs is a top concern, it's far from the only issue that matters.

Using census data on population and Elections Canada voting results, the AFN has identified 36 ridings across Canada where First Nations voters could influence the outcome.

The James Street N. charcoal barbecue restaurant, Charred, re-opened Friday at noon for thefirst time since a fire on March 7, 2024

An outstanding suspect was arrested over the weekend in relation to a fatal stabbing in Brantford, Ont., police say.

Valerie Stevenson's cat was playing around when her pet knocked the urn containing the ashes of her beloved cat Jewels off her dresser. The Burlington, Ont., resident soon learned the ashes she had kept for 20 years were not those of Jewels, but of a dog named Sparky.