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A Hamilton man has been found not criminally responsible for stabbing and killing a stranger who tried to help him - renowned Niagara winemaker Paul Pender - in early 2022. A judge found Bradley House's mental illness and delusions caused the stabbing.

American running back Willie Bethea, who led the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to three Grey Cup wins during his eight seasons with the CFL club, has died. He was 85.

It's a new year and Lake Erie is showing little signs of freezing. Local experts weigh in on how mild temperatures this winter might mean that the lake's ecosystem may be affected.

A former victim's advocate who was hired to support the The Meeting House congregationsays she feels the Ontario megachurch's current leaders don't have the "same commitment" to survivors as it once did, two years after its primary teachingpastor was charged with sexual assault.

The boy left orphaned after an Islamophobic attack on the Afzaal family in London, Ont., in 2021 says he wishes he could still have hissister to fight with, his mom's cooking andthe house he grew up in. The 11-year-old's statementwas the culmination of two days of emotional testimony by relatives, friends and community members as the sentencing hearing for convicted killer Nathaniel Veltman wrapped up Friday.

The western chorus frog is about as small as your thumb, but it could prove to be a large obstacle to Premier Doug Ford's plans for building Highway 413.

Advocates warn successive governments haven't provided enoughsupport for the cities, let alone the province, to fully comply with Ontario's accessibility legislation.

A proposed class action is seeking $77 million in damages from McMaster and a student union over their treatment of Jewish students, particularly since Oct. 7, 2023. McMaster says it is committed to fostering a safe environment for all students and staff.

The translation of the protagonist's name and others in an episode of the Marvel series What If...? has sparked some debate online about maintaining the authenticity of a language.

The average annual Hamilton residential water and sewage bill will go up nearly $90 this year following city council's December approval of a new water and sewer budget, as the city seeks to improve infrastructure and copes with a loss of revenue.

The warmer winter being experienced in Hamilton is not unusual, and no rainfall or temperature records were set or broken in the city in December, an Environment and Climate Change Canada meteorologist said.

Ontario's Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act is failing because of a lack of enforcement and a complaints mechanism, advocates say.

With the convicted killer and others looking on, relatives of the Muslim family struck down by a white nationalist in2021describedtheir pain and losswhile speaking at his sentencing hearing in London, Ont., on Thursday. Nathaniel Veltman was found guilty Nov. 17 of murder and attempted murder after a 10-week trial in Windsor.

A long-term care home in Six Nations of the Grand River is under review by the elected council after an Ontario government inspection revealed allegations a staff member had sexually abused a resident, among other issues.

A fire tore through a downtown park's washroom facility Tuesday, causing $500,000 in damages and destroying a makeshift shelter. There were no reported injuries.

'It's kind of crazy when I think about it,' said St. Catharines dad Michael Ferguson, whose two children were born on New Year's Day and Christmas Day, three years apart.

A union representing Ontario hospital workers is calling for an injection of funding into the province's health-care system to help curtail what it calls a worsening staffing crisis.

Hamilton Police Service says it aims to create an advisory panel of leaders from diverse communities to inform its strategy for tracking race-based data.

The pace of home sales in Ontario in 2023 dropped to lows not seen this century, and with little evidence that mortgage rates will drop significantly any time soon, forecasts are predicting the sluggishness to continue into early 2024.

There will be signs to direct traffic along alternative routes as workers replace the deck on the Burlington, Ont., bridge, according to Public Services and Procurement Canada.

Advocates and people with disabilities say the slow pace of governments working toward the AODA has hindered the bill from reaching its full potential, leaving roughly 2.9 million Ontarians 15 years or older who have a disability wanting.

To find out what willwill be a priority in the months ahead, CBC Hamilton asked all 15 councillors and the mayor for thetop issue they'll be focused on.

The new year brings new opportunities for Premier Doug Ford to try to move past the controversies that plagued his government in 2023, but he'll be facing a new political threat in the form of Ontario Liberal leader Bonnie Crombie.

Hamilton's film industry is on a roller-coaster ride and one studio owner says he's looking forward to finding steadier ground in the new year.

New York defender Ella Shelton scored the Professional Women's Hockey League's first goal in front of a sold-out Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto, helping her team secure a 4-0 win over Toronto.

Several new Ontario laws and regulatory changes are set to come into effect on New Year's Day, including daycare safe-arrival rules and penalties for inappropriately accessing patients' personal health information.

New tax measures, and changes to existing ones, will begin affecting Canadians in 2024. But tax experts say the effects on most individuals are likely to be minor, unless they're high-income earners.

It might not seem intuitive to go hiking during the coldermonths, but Ontario Parks is encouraging folks to get out for a walk at their local parkon Jan. 1 for their annual First Day Hikeevent.

With a major deadline to repay a pandemic era loan on the horizon, many small businesses say they're weighing their options but they wish the federal government had given them more time.

One man has died following a shooting Friday night in Hamilton, police say.

Ontario's police watchdog says a police officer shot a man in Burlington last summer after 'fearing for his life.' The use of force was 'reasonable' the SIU concluded, after the man pointed what turned out to be a pellet gun at police and threatened them.

A father and son in search of ketchup chips, tenants without water for months and more. Here are eleven of the most interesting people we met in 2023.

Toronto has been struggling to house refugees coming to the city. Churches and other NGOs have had to step up to fill the void of an overcrowded shelter system, but city staff say the problem isn't going anywhere.

The doctor who led Niagara's public health response through the first part of the pandemic is leaving the region for Sudbury. Looking back on his time in Niagara, associate medical officer of health Dr. Mustafa Hirji says he learned a lot, including how to better involve the public in decision making.

The former pastor of The Meeting House - an Ontario megachurch - is facing two more sexual assault charges, CBC Hamilton has learned.

There's one more feather for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander'scap to end 2023. The basketball star from Hamilton, Ont., is The Canadian Press male athlete of the year.

The Hamilton Public Library's most-borrowed titles of the year show people in the Hammer love mysteries, and a good audiobook.

Environment Canada says it expects the fog that has lingeredHamilton and surrounding areas for four days straight to disappear on Friday.

Hamilton has 13 dog parks, most of them fenced sites, but as Irene Porter, who lives in the upper city has noticed, the majority are in the lower city, with just two on the Mountain. That's 'unfair,' Porter says.

Let's spread a little love to start the new year. And what better way to do it than with Valentina, the cow with the heart shaped spot, and more great photos from 2023 in Hamilton.

An employee responded to what turned out to be a phishing email to change banking information for an existing vendor, and sent $503,026.66 toa falsified bank account.The city has been trying to get the money back ever since.

Saphia Shaaban won a Boys & Girls Clubs of Canada Youth of the Year award after spending most of her life of playing soccer and helping others enjoy the game.

Collin Alfred, 28, has been offering up his barber skills at Gore Park most Saturdays for over a year. For some of his regular clients, like one man experiencing homelessness, he has become 'family.'

Just two Hamilton tenants remain in a gutted apartment building with no heat. Their landlord is trying to evict them, but they're staying to fight it.

Peter Boxall and his dad both dressed as Santa and sat with kids for a decade. Now, his father has passed away and Boxall is continuing his family's legacy.

Canadians share their highlights from what hasn't always been an easy year - from persevering with a new sport later in life, to a life-saving gift from a loved one.

Niagara Regional Police Service says it is reviewing an incident from Dec. 17, after an officer asked a trans woman for her deadname.

About 40 per cent of the Muslim community in Hamilton is Arab, according to Javid Mirza, president of the Muslim Association of Hamilton. Of that group, about half are Palestinian, he said. That's why so many are rallying to help residents there as the humanitarian crisis continues.

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Hamilton, Burlington and Brantford ahead of possible freezing rain.