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Surging revenues will help Ontario get back to black years earlier than previously projected, the province said in its 2023 budget — a fiscal outlook that includes historically high spending and tax relief for businesses but little in the way of new affordability measures for individuals.

A hunger strike started by a group of McMaster University students on Monday is taking a toll on their bodies, but they are determined to continue until the university takes action, a member of the group said Thursday.

Low-cost airline Lynx Air is offering flights between Hamilton and Vancouver for the summer season.

Mayor Jim Diodati, said he expected to have a call with the deputy minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship on Thursday and would make the request to cap the number of hotel rooms used to house asylum seekers.

Hospitalizations for COVID-19 have stabilized, with older residents continuing to be more impacted by the virus than the general population, says the city's public health department.

We can breathe a little easier around the Great Lakes and likely across Canada, suggests new research, as several toxic insecticides have finally disappeared from the air around the Lakes decades after they were banned in this country and phased out in the United States. Unfortunately, pesticides like DDT still linger in cities.

Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy has said now is the time for fiscal "restraint" after several years of big spending and high-deficit budgets during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Andrea Pardo Rodriguez, Nelson Martinez Mora and their daughters were jolted awake Sunday morning by loud banging at their Hamilton apartment's front door. The parents were arrested and brought to an immigration detention centre, and now face deportation to Colombia in the coming days.

Heather George, the new executive director at Woodland Cultural Centre, says she wants to build on the work of her predecessors and integrate more Indigenous language into the centre's work.

Alarm bells went off when Pothik Karim discovered his February water bill was 10 times what he usually pays a month. He said he was issued a "catch up" bill and was overcharged in the process.

Some parents who are getting the Canada Child Benefit say they got a shock this week when they didn't receive their normal payments. Beginning this month, Canada Revenue Agency began recovering any CCB overpayments it made during the pandemic.

Thorold's fire chief says there are no injuries after materials at a recycling plant went up in flames Tuesday.

Halton Region says it is finding wild birds with suspected cases of avian flu in the community.

The Welland Canal — a key link in the North American supply chain — is set to open on Wednesday following a three-month closure for maintenance.

An organization that focuses on advocating for prison reform and supporting women at risk of being criminalized says it is closing its doors on March 31.

A day after a Stoney Creek school was vandalized with derogatory graffiti, community leaders are calling for renewed action to combat racism and hate in Hamilton, which led Canada in the highest per-capita rate of hate crimes in four separate years since 2014.

Carmeuse Lime Limited has decided to not burn tire cord, wood pulp and unused diapers as an 'alternative low-carbon fuel' source, after residents in Flamborough fought against the proposal.

Six students began a hunger strike on Monday, in protest of McMaster University's decision to install two gas-powered generators on Cootes Drive. By Tuesday, five students continued to strike.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says this week's provincial budget will include $224 million more to build and upgrade training centres, as part of a push to boost the skilled trades.

The Burlington Canal Lift Bridge on Eastport Drive reopened Monday after being closed for over two months.

Police say someone reported hateful graffiti on the outside walls of St. Agnes Catholic Elementary School.

The federal government continues to advertise on TikTok, despite having banned the app from all government devices due to security concerns. Some tech experts argue Ottawa is sending a contradictory message.

Exemptions to Ontario’s air quality rules allow ArcelorMittal Dofasco to emit higher volumes of carcinogenic chemicals than is typically allowed, but Hamilton’s board of health is hoping that changes when those exemptions expire at the end of June.

The CFLPA has been fighting to have its members covered by workers' compensation since 2018. That's when the Supreme Court of Canada decided against hearing former player Arland Bruce III's concussion lawsuit against the CFL and former commissioner Mark Cohon.

John Smith, an artist and musician from Hamilton, is responsible for some of the artwork projected behind Taylor Swift during her current Eras Tours, which kicked off in Arizona on March 17.

CBC Hamilton surveyed all council members to find out if they'd support a significant tax increase and why. They're divided on whether the significant level of spending is necessary as both the city and residents struggle with soaring inflation.

New legislation includes expanding the reasons military reservists can take job leave, extending mass layoff provisions to remote workers, and doubling the number of washrooms on construction sites — with some for women only — as well as protections for workers who are foreign nationals.

Monday is Nowruz, the Persian new year. The Taliban cancelled the public holiday in Afghanistan, saying it does not carry any significance in Islam. CBC spoke with recent newcomers and with Afghan nationals waiting to come to Canada before the next Nowruz.

A CBC Toronto investigation previously revealed that lengthy 911 wait times were more than one-offs in Toronto in 2021. Now, internal reports show wait times for 911 calls only got worse in Canada's largest city last year.

When Premier Doug Ford's government tables its new budget on Thursday, expect to see more than $6 billion in spending devoted to subsidizing hydro bills.

A train derailed this weekend while travelling through Port Colborne. Three cars tipped over, spilling Ontario wheat, according to police.

The City of Hamilton vehicles that were caught on camera running red lights and speeding in 2022 would have racked up at least $5,850 in fines. They also resulted in potential unpaid suspensions for workers.

Thanks to the climate crisis, the Horn of Africa is facing its worst drought in four decades. Somalia's economic turmoil has increased, and there is a lot of pressure on the diaspora, especially in Canada, to send more money to relatives.

April 1 will usher in an alcohol tax which could raise the cost of your favourite beverage. Andrew Coppolino speaks with local brewers about what this means for the industry as well as customers.

The city says it made roughly $3.3 million from drivers running red lights in 2022.

Canada has managed to avoid a severe COVID-19 wave this winter despite a total lack of public health restrictions, a busy indoor holiday season and a rapidly mutating virus that is still very much circulating in the population.

Sudbury, Ont., is one of six Canadian cities holding weekend Status for All rallies to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

An inquest into the death of Terry Baker, an inmate at the Grand Valley Institution for Women in Kitchener, is set to begin on April 11 in Hamilton, more than five years after it was announced.

A former Hamilton Tiger-Cats player is helping to raise funds to help other former players in need with a St. Patrick's Day party on Friday.

Ontario's highest court has dismissed multiple murderer Dellen Millard's appeal of his conviction for killing his father — but the court applied a recent Supreme Court decision that entitles him to seek parole after 25 years, not 75.

Last year, the school board received one-time funding of $7.1 million for extra support to help students recover academically, emotionally and socially from learning disruptions related to the pandemic. But that funding is about to end.

The City of Hamilton and the Hamilton Police Service are beefing up police presence around McMaster University this weekend in the hopes of preventing St. Patrick's Day parties from getting out of control.

With all 53 polls counted, NDP candidate Sarah Jama, 28, has been elected to be the next MPP for Hamilton Centre.

Ontario's integrity commissioner says he's temporarily setting aside a request from the NDP to issue an opinion on Premier Doug Ford's daughter's stag-and-doe event.

The Survivors' Secretariat has started a new campaign to introduce its logo and increase their social media presence.

A woman in her 40s is in critical condition following a fire at a two-storey residence in downtown Hamilton on Wednesday.

A 74-year-old woman has died following a two-vehicle collision in the City of St. Catharines on Wednesday, Niagara Regional Police say.

Hamilton Centre residents are voting today for a new member of provincial parliament, to select the riding's first new MPP since 2007.

Potholes cost Canadians $3 billion in vehicle repairs each year, and without action, climate change will only make that worse. Fortunately, engineers have been working to develop better, longer-lasting and more sustainable materials, with innovations like self-healing asphalt and AI-backed roads.