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Canadian filmmaker Chandler Levack's debut 'I Like Movies' is based loosely on her own adolescence in Burlington, where she worked at Blockbuster and dreamed of a life beyond the suburbs.

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) says the former treasurer of a youth soccer club in Norfolk county has been charged with fraud of over $5,000.

A motion to give City of Hamilton summer students a living wage died last month on a split vote – but after a recent report with a cheaper compromise, some councillors are hopeful many of those workers could still see a raise during the city's budget process later this month.

Women at some Thunder Bay, Ont., breweries are toasting International Women's Day today with their own specially created beer, called Better Together, with proceeds going to charities. It's just one of the initiatives as part of global efforts to get women involved in beer brewing.

The leading candidates running to be Hamilton Centre’s next MPP bring a wide range of experience from policing to environmental protesting to advocating for residents who live with disabilities or experience homelessness.

Ontario's privacy watchdog is investigating a data breach at a breast milk bank that provides breast milk to medically fragile babies across the province.

Brantford, Ont., police have charged a 16-year-old after reports of a "weapons-related" threat last week at North Park Collegiate Vocational School.

Hindus around the globe celebrate Holi festival to honour the god Krishna.

Parents say limited public swim times on holidays, weekends and after school is putting overwhelming demand on the few sessions available.

An off-duty Niagara officer was arrested on charges regarding unauthorized carrying of a firearm and suspended with pay. The officer is expected to appear in court on April 4, 2023.

Advanced polls open Wednesday for voters eager to cast an early ballot for Hamilton Centre’s next member of provincial parliament.

Hamilton women coaches hope the new change in Canada Soccer leadership will mean a better chance at achieving gender and pay equity in coaching and leagues.

In 2008, during his second season as a migrant farm worker in Ontario's Niagara Region, Jeleel Stewart had a life-changing accident. Fifteen years later and now back in Jamaica, he told CBC Hamilton he's still waiting for proper compensation.

Five poodle puppies were found on the side of the road in Niagara Falls, Ont., and were given to the Niagara SPCA, which hopes to find them a new home soon.

Serial killer Dellen Millard has been found guilty of assault causing bodily harm in connection with a stabbing at the prison where he's serving three murder convictions.

The City of Hamilton and Hamilton Police Service will remove TikTok from their devices, mirroring moves from the federal government and some provinces.

A comedy show set to be staged in Hamilton on Wednesday will feature three drag queens who, according to the plot, were hired to perform at a private function they later discovered was a fundraising event for a conservative politician.

A portion of the Keddy Access Trail will close intermittently starting Monday, the City of Hamilton says.

After back-to-back election disasters, party members are acutely aware of how crucial the next campaign will be to their party’s political survival.

Hybrid grape varieties offer growers greater resiliency against cold and disease, but with the industry reluctant to abandon traditional varieties, researchers are exploring new options.

McGarry served as minister of natural resources and transportation minister under former premier Kathleen Wynne, before being elected as mayor of Cambridge in 2018.

The byelection for the next MPP to represent Hamilton Centre is fast approaching — advanced polling runs March 8 to 10, and election day is on March 16.

St. Catharines, Ont., is hosting a community meeting Wednesday to answer questions about an explosion and fire at an industrial plant that killed a worker in January.

Recent reports have warned that local candidate nomination meetings could be vulnerable to foreign interference. But experts say there might not be an easy way to tighten the rules that govern those races.

Party members gathered at their annual general meeting in Hamilton voted overwhelmingly to use a one-member-one-vote system as the party seeks renewal and recovery from two consecutive electoral disasters.

A Niagara Falls regional councillor says it isn't a conflict of interest to act as a spokesperson for the developer behind a collapsed condo in Welland and a condo with repair issues with Niagara Falls.

Asylum seekers who arrived in Canada via Roxham Road, looking for a life in Quebec, have been moved along almost as soon as they get there. The cities they are ending up in are struggling to help thousands of newcomers — and asking for more federal support.

Commissions across the country are in the process of making both big and small changes to ridings — changes which could have consequences both for the quality of representation Canadians receive and the outcome of future elections.

Canada's national vaccination advisory body is calling for high-risk individuals to get another COVID-19 booster shot, starting this spring.

The developer behind a collapsed luxury condo project in Welland, Ont., is facing a lawsuit from residents in another condo in Niagara Falls who say their building is riddled with issues.

Police officers in St. Catharines, Ont., arrested a fourth suspect Thursday following an armed kidnapping and ensuing manhunt in nearby Wainfleet Township on Tuesday.

Hamilton already has enough space to build 87,600 homes within its urban boundaries — close to double its provincial target — without needing to open up the Greenbelt or expand into prime farmland, says a new report.

Ontario Liberals are gathering this weekend for another attempt at party renewal following a second consecutive disastrous election result, and one of the main items on the agenda is setting the stage for a leadership race.

At this weekend's Tokyo Marathon, Cam Levins of Black Creek, B.C., will attempt to lower his Canadian men's marathon record and automatically qualify for the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

It’s not always possible for consumers to find out if palm oil, which has been linked to deforestation and other environmental abuses, is in their products, and current labelling laws do not require companies to disclose that information to consumers looking to avoid it.

Monarchists in Canada say they're troubled by the fact that the federal government hasn’t said yet how the country will celebrate King Charles's coronation — a historic event for the head of state that is just two months away.

Canada Soccer says terms of an interim agreement with the women's national team mirror a similar deal with the men's national team, including per-game incentives and results-based compensation.

Ontario is extending a tuition freeze for public colleges and universities for a third year and forming an expert panel to "improve the financial sustainability" of the post-secondary education sector.

Days after the Canadian government issued a ban of TikTok on employee devices, some TikTokers in Ontario say they are worried — not about their data being misused, they say, but of a possible loss of the app itself.

A winter storm watch is in effect for the City of Hamilton, Niagara Region and the County of Brant, with heavy snow expected to start Friday afternoon.

A Hamilton filmmaker is shining a spotlight on the opioid and homelessness crises in Ontario.

The downbound lanes of the Claremont Access have been closed between Hunter Street and Upper James Street, the City of Hamilton announced Wednesday.

More family doctors in Ontario could begin caring for their patients in teams — alongside nurses, social workers and other health professionals — as a result of the new federal-provincial funding deal.

The regional council voted almost unanimously to make the three separate declarations to help address the crises facing the area and ask for federal and provincial support.

Premier Doug Ford's government will on Thursday propose changes to the laws governing approval of mining projects in Ontario, CBC News has learned.

Smooshi the walrus and her calf, Koyuk, are leaving Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ont., for SeaWorld Abu Dhabi in United Arab Emirates, according to an activist who raised concerns about their health and safety years ago.

Niagara police are searching for a suspect involved in an armed kidnapping in the Township of Wainfleet early on Tuesday evening. Residents were shelter in place Tuesday night but police say they believe 'there is no continued threat to public safety.'

The City of Hamilton, Niagara Regional Police Service and Mohawk College are some of the Ontario institutions reviewing how they use TikTok after security concerns prompted Ottawa to start removing and blocking the video-sharing platform from all federal government devices.

A 91-year-old man has died following a two-vehicle collision in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Niagara Regional Police Service said.

The public health units are asking the government to boost their overall funding by $145 million so they can meet provincially mandated standards, handle inflationary costs, and catch up on services backlogged due to the pandemic.