CBC | Edmonton News

Millions of spectators turn their heads skyward for the total solar eclipse happening on Monday across Canada, the United States and Mexico.

People watching in the path of totality experienced night-like darkness and a temperature drop as the moon moved between the sun and Earth, blocking the star's light during the celestial spectacle, including in Hamilton and Niagara, a prime viewing area in Canada.

With the April 8 total solar eclipse just a day away - and huge numbers of people gearing up to see the historic event- Metrolinx says it has increased GO Transit service to help them get to and from primeviewing locations.

Police chiefs in Halton Region, Niagara Region and the City of Hamilton made more money last year than their counterparts in Toronto and at the Ontario Provincial Police, according to provincial financial disclosure documents.

The lawsuits launched by Ontario school boardsagainstthe social media giants could take years to litigate, involve dozens of experts, thousands of documents and cost lots and lots of money. And they may also encountersignificant legal challenges.

Will Monday's eclipse be fun or meaningful to you? At CBC Hamilton, our team will be out across Hamilton, including at McMaster University, Bayfront Park and Tim Hortons Field, and we want to share stories from across the region with the rest of the community. Share your plans with us here.

On the day of the total solar eclipse, Prof. Eric Seidlitz of Hamilton's McMaster University will not only be experiencing the celestial event of a lifetime, but also a birthday that he at one time was certain he'd never live to see.

Automatic property tax payments will soon resume for many Hamilton homeowners, but on a new withdrawal schedule that could take some bank accounts by surprise.

A 'chemical incident' at a water treatment supplier in Burlington, Ont., left a worker with life-threatening injuries on Thursday.

At the height of the pandemic, YWCA Hamilton staff were encountering women experiencing homelessness who were pregnant but going without prenatal care late into their pregnancy, or not at all.The non-profit started a small, low-barrier program to help in 2021 and are now looking to expand.

Doctors are warning about the risks of eye injuries as a result of this Monday's solar eclipse, while a study indicates an increase in traffic incidents during the same spectacular event in 2017. Here are some tips to stay safe.

When a total solar eclipse passes over upstate New York on April 8, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy will celebrate the once in a lifetime event as the anniversary of its founding.

CBC News is your destination for comprehensive coverage of the total solar eclipse in Canada.

The Hamilton man who livestreamed himself unleashing a transphobic tirade and assaulting someone on a city bus in 2022 received a roughly seven-and-a-half month sentence on Thursday morning -longer than what Crown attorneys asked for.

A body that washed up on the shores of Lake Ontario in 1992 has been identified as a Buffalo man who is believed to have died going over Niagara Falls.

A Jamaican widow is calling for change following the death of her husband - years after he was injured at his workplace in Niagara-on-the-Lake.

Hamilton police have identified a manfound dead near Pier 4 on Tuesday and say his death is 'suspicious.'

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a $15-billion top-up to the federal government's Apartment Construction Loan Program and says the government plans to leverage the soon-to-be $55-billion program to encourage provincial and territorial partnerships to boost the number of rental units across Canada.

Environment Canada put out special weather statements for Hamilton, Niagara Falls, St. Catharines and Burlington, Ont., early Wednesday morning.

A volunteer committee made up of current and former Hamilton Police Service members says it will no longer support YWCA Hamilton with a fundraiser that has raised over $130,000 since 2021. The committee says the decision was made following theYWCA's Women of Distinction Awards,in which an honouree criticized police during a speech.

Police stopped the driver of a pickup truck for speeding westbound on the Queen Elizabeth Way near Burloak Drive inBurlington, Ont., on Jan. 29. Minutes later, the truck sped away and crashed, killing one passenger, Ontario's police watchdog says.

In a sentencing decision on Tuesday, the judge said the victim sustained 'profound' injuries including fractures to her face andjaw, a brain bleed, abrasions to both eyes and lacerations to her tongue and lip.

Hamilton, Niagara, Burlington and Brant County should expect an early spring storm, Environment Canada says.

From the discovery of helium to Einstein, solar eclipses are more than a jaw-dropping spectacle.

The City of Hamilton is extending some of the respite spaces for people experiencing homelessness into the fall.

A cross-Canada shortage of teachers is hitting a crisis level, experts warn, and while some COVID-era stopgap measures are being reintroduced, they saymore sustainable solutions are needed.

The federal government says it will spend $1 billion over five years to implement a national school food program.

The total solar eclipse on April 8 provides researchers with a unique opportunity to study how animals react. But while the sun plays a big role in how they orient themselves, it's not their only cue.

Josh Murphy and Caroline Rex share how questioning the teachings of their evangelical faith helped them find a path back to each other and their faith, for CBC Ottawa's Creator Network.

Indigenous communities say they are fighting against data practices that erase them, taking back control of their data and using it to tell their histories.

A Hamilton optician shares her journey to becoming a business owner and working in a field where she says she hasn't met many people who look like her.

Trans advocates are using this year's International Transgender Day of Visibility to shed light on their lived experiences - including celebrating trans people's positive societal contributions. Locally, they say it's also important to draw attention to the discrimination that many trans, non-binary and two-spirit people face every day.

Precautionary measure taken as total solar eclipse is expected to bring more than one million people to the Ontario city, says its mayor.

Cowabunga won the best slice of cheese pizzaat the International Pizza Challenge in Las Vegas last week - a prestigious prize for 'passionate pizzamakers,'co-ownerAndy Huynhtells CBC's Metro Morning. But lost luggage almost sabotaged the business's big win, he explains.

Housing advocates and the opposition say the Ontario budget won't fix the affordable housing crisis by relying almost exclusively on housing-enabling infrastructure spending.

An industry group representing contractors who salt icy roads and parking lots is joining environmentalists in asking for new regulations to protect ecosystems and waterways from salinated runoff.

The federal government's proposed measures to protect renters from low vacancy rates, high prices and other significant challenges might not be enough, according to some housing experts. But others see it as a start that could evolve into something more helpful for tenants.

As the long weekend starts hopping along, the city is full of events for Easter and in honour of the upcoming Eid al-Fitr. Here's the local weather forecast and a list of events set for the next few days.

Wondering what'sopen and closed in Hamilton duringEaster ahead of the eggs-tra long weekend? Here's a look atcity services andshopping options.

Five employees at Ontario Power Generation are in the top 10 earners on the province's so-called sunshine list for 2023, with the province's highest salary sitting at $1.93 million.

A seniorhas been rushed to hospital in life-threatening conditionafter a fire in the city's east end, according to the city's paramedic and fire departments.

Over a year ago, Hamilton city councillors asked city lawyers and senior management to review its contracts and funding with Redeemer University after a transgender student died on campus in 2022 - but that review hasn't taken place.

Ontario nursing associations say the province needs to phase out health-care staffing agencies after a woman worked in long-term care homes in Hamilton and Toronto without any credentials for seven months.

Horwathindicated her intention to use her strong mayor powers late Wednesday, hours aftercouncil voted down a staff proposal to build 67 units at 5 and 13 Lake Ave. S.

McMaster confirmed on Friday that Andrew Campbell, a training and development coordinator for Residence Life, is on administrative leave pending an investigation.

Sport Tourism Canada has presented the 110th Grey Cup and 2023 Grey Cup Festival with its Prestige Award as Canada's event of the year with a budget over $1 million.

A Hamilton public school board trustee is facing an ultimatum - delete a November social media post about being under investigation for other social media posts in support of Palestiniansor be barred from all private board and committee meetings.

Earlier this month, the Toronto-based artist was one of eight people awarded the Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts, in recognition of his work in photography, video, and installation.