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IfOntario's publicly-funded colleges are a de facto gateway for international students to gain permanent residency in Canada, should they be charging people premium for it? Some argue there'sa fine line between education and exploitation.

While airlines and airports say facial recognition can make air travel - an often tedious experience - more efficient and seamless, privacy advocates argue the use of biometric data is fraught and open to abuse.

With 2 months of PWHL hockey in the books, CBC Sports looks at what the numbers say about each team.

A Manitoba nurse who took a man to court following an alleged assault about a year ago outside the entrance of the hospital where she works says she has no regrets about pursuing legal recourse, even though the charges were stayed last week.

Two women have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a boy in Burlington, Ont., in 2022,Halton Regional Police Service said Friday.

At least 54 inmates stayed in Ontario-run jails longer than they were supposed to last year, CBC Hamilton has learned.

As the April 8 total solar eclipse gets closer, unions are asking employers to make sure they'll keep workers safe.

Child-care wait lists have ballooned across Ontario since the province signed on to the national $10-a-day program, as demand due to the lower fees appears to be far outpacing the creation of new spaces in many regions.

As the brutal and deadly war in Gaza nears its sixth month,Muslim groups in the Hamilton and Niagara area will break with tradition andnot welcomeMPs into their mosques for Ramadan unless they demand ceasefire, oppose "flow of arms" and condemn "war crimes," according to a letter.

A growing number of Ontario patients are accessing private primary care from nurse practitioners - at clinics that are popping up throughout the province, charging patients typically $70 to $90 for a single appointment, and in some cases hundreds of dollars for an annual membership.

Being born on Feb. 29 is obviously rare. Between 2012 and 2022,308,968 people were born in the month of February, according to Statistics Canada data. Only 2,785 people were born on Feb. 29.

Robert Cockcroft, director of McMaster University's William J. McCallion Planetarium, explains why the Hamilton-Niagara area is the place to be during the total solar eclipse in April and why the eclipse is such a big deal.

City council received a confidential update on day four of a cybersecurity breach disrupting dozens of services. Here's what's happened and a list of what's affected.

Hamilton's bylaw, passed by its council in January, is designed to deter landlords from using majorrenovations as an excuse for bad-faith evictionsand better protect tenants living in affordable units.

City officials warn others may have been exposed to the highly contagious disease including on a flight, at Toronto's Pearson International Airport and at the Brantford General Hospital.

As Hamilton's Playhouse Cinema prepares a Wednesday night screening of his 1981 Canadian cult-classic slasher My Bloody Valentine, director George Mihalka and local special effects artists Brian Rowe and Desiree Van De Laar talked with CBC Hamilton to peel back the bloody curtain on the city's horror movie scene.

Expect temperatures to drop quickly this afternoon, Environment Canada says, as a "sharp" cold front hits Hamilton, Norfolk County, Brant County, Haldimand County and the Niagara Region.

In 2023, only43.5 per cent of waste was diverted through recycling or composting -a rate that's never surpassed 50 per cent in two decades,said Angela Storey, the city's waste management director.

Conservatives have voted in favour of a bill that would ban replacement workers from being used during strikes and lockouts at federally regulated workplaces.

The city says it is 'too early to identify what type of information has been accessed' after acybersecurity incident disabledsome of the city's IT systems, starting on Sunday.

Documents obtained by CBC News reveal which colleges and universities account for the greatest share of Canada's steep growth in international students, and which have the most to lose from a new cap on permits to study in this country.

Emma Tiede didn't want to join a specialized figure skating club for children with disabilities. But slowly, she began to see the value of it.

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

The City of Hamilton says its information technology (IT) systems have been hit by a cybersecurity incident."

Organizations that represent Ontario colleges and universities, a prominent higher education expert, andthe Opposition NDPall said the new funding isn't enough to solve the sector's long-termfunding problems.

The John C. Holland Awards took place at the LIUNA Station Grand Ballroom on James Street North on Saturday night, celebrating the achievements and work of 35 people.

After losing his phone at the Toronto airport, Olu Awoseyi was encouraged to see it had taken a photo of an Air Canada employee, who had apparently tried to unlock it. But after five weeks of back and forth - and despite the airline saying it had ID'd the employee - he still doesn't have his phone.

The mother of a St. Catharines, Ont., man who died fighting in Ukraine says Canadians need to continue to support Ukraine. Saturday marked two years since Russia's new military invasion in Ukraine.

An Ontario mental health service is looking for funding to restarta series of Muslim women's support groups launched in response to Islamophobic attacks, including the Afzaal family killings in London.TheBrave Space program, which started in Hamilton and London and ran workshops in Mississauga and Kitchener, began three years ago and ended late last year.

The split 8-8 vote at general issues committeemeeting Wednesday wascondemned by Mayor Andrea Horwath, who said in a statement afterwardsthat the councillorsopposed were "choosing parking lots over housing people."

The officer was handling a police-issued gun 'during the course of his duties' on Jan. 29 'when the weapon was accidentally discharged,' the force says.

Hamilton's medical officer of health issued a cold alert for Friday night, warning of temperatures at or below -15 C, or -20 C with wind chill.

An inquest into the death of a Hamilton man who died in a Brantford hotel room in 2019 will begin March 18, 2024.

Toronto police searched a ravine in Stoney Creek, Ont., on Friday for more than five hours as they looked for evidence from two separate shootings near aToronto bus stop last week.

A judge has sentenced a Hamilton man to seven years in jail after he brought his illegal handgun to a party in 2020, which someone else accidentally fired, killing 17-year-old Myah Larmond.

It's been two years since 91-year-old Vera Wilson was found dead just steps outside her Brantford, Ont., retirement home in freezing temperatures. Wilson's family has been questioning the circumstances surrounding her death, and how to prevent similar incidents - as this is not the first of its kind in Canada.

Storytelling project WhereWeStand brings together Indigenous and newcomer artists to explore what stories they share.

McMaster University is partnering with libraries in Hamilton and surrounding areas to provide free glassesso that people can safely view the solar eclipse on April 8. As of Thursday, people with a library card could pick up one pair per person at aHamilton public library.

Joshua Wentges-Faiz and Leo Gunawardena may seem like average teenagers, but the duo have been stacking up a number of impressive challenges on their resumes. Their latest - walking from Toronto to Hamilton in 18 hours.

A comic with a dream 20 years in the making to create a Canadian Comedy Hall of fame is hoping he'll soon be a step closer, as he brings comedians together to drum up support for the project this week in Hamilton.

Niagara police say they have arrested and charged two men in the death of a 52 year-old incarcerated man. That inmate at the Niagara Detention Centre in Thorold, Ont., died under suspicious" circumstances in June, sparking an investigation.

Developers are pushing back against claims that they're slowing the pace of new home construction in Ontario by sitting on land that's already been approved for housing.

The actions of a man convicted of killing a London, Ont., family in 2021 because of their Muslim faith amounted to terrorism, a judge ruled Thursday on the final day of Nathaniel Veltman's sentencing hearing. Afzaal family relatives say the sentence, including life in prison, "has brought relief to people near and far."

Burlington, Ont., is reminding residents they're more likely to see coyotes since it's mating season. They also amended a bylaw making it easier for wildlife management companies to use guns. However, the city says, the plan is not to shoot more coyotes.

A tanker-truck spill has shut down Highway 6 between Hamilton and Caledonia on Wednesday morning, Ontario Provincial Police say.

Requesting Hamilton police trim their spending on office supplies, the mounted unit or cable TV interferes with their operations and runs afoul of provincial legislation, says Mayor Andrea Horwath.

Toronto police haveidentified a victim and released suspect information connected with two shootings last week that have left residents in north Toronto shaken.

Experts say Hamilton needs to stop selling city land and lease it to developers and non-profits to get the type of housing it needs. An interactive map shows how much public vacant and surplus land there is in Hamilton, as well as how many parking lots there are.