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The number of people on Ontario Works and the Ontario Disability Support Program who are also experiencing homelessness has shot up 72 percent since 2019, according to a new report from human rights organization Maytree.

The weather agency issued a yellow warning for snowfall just after 5 a.m. in which it said an "Alberta clipper" will push into the region with snow beginning this morning impacting people's commute.

Victoria Mboko of Toronto punched her ticket to the third round of women's singles at the Australian Open on Wednesday in Melbourne with a 6-4, 6-3 win over American Caty McNally.

The trial for a couple who'd been trying to adopt two brothers before one was found dead in their Burlington, Ont., home four years ago is set to end proceedings on Friday. Following her wife's testimony, Becky Hamber answered questions from lawyers, including about how the two treated the children. Here's what we've heard from Hamber so far in Milton Superior Court.

The Art Gallery of Hamilton has announced a planned renovation to grow its space by 20 per cent and incorporate affordable housing for artists.

Ontario's vision for an end-to-end electric vehicle supply chain, once an aggressive focus for Premier Doug Ford, has been sputtering as manufacturers delay or cancel plans, and the government is now looking to demands for batteries of a different sort to sustain it.

A former elementary school teacher from Burlington, Ont., has been sentenced for sexually assaulting seven male students in the 1980s. Court heard victim impact statements at the hearing for the 88-year-old.

The first-ever World team for the NBA All-Star Game is already looking loaded. And the fate of LeBron James' record streak of All-Star selections will now be decided by coaches, or perhaps even Commissioner Adam Silver.

As Hamilton seeks to modernize residential care facilities, operators, advocates and researchers say there's much to be done and warn changes come with risks for residents.

The Medical Officer of Health for the City of Hamilton has issued a cold weather alert effective Monday night.

Environment Canada has issued snow squall warnings for Niagara Region, with heavy and blowing snow expected in some areas on Monday.

An Ontario woman who regularly shared her experiences as a sexual assault survivor at police training courses says she's ending her relationship with the Ontario Police College and is raising concerns about what she and several experts say are harmful biases among some officers and a lack of accountability from the college.

As Toronto and Vancouver gear up to co-host FIFA World Cup games this summer, an emergency doctor worries that Canada's overburdened health-care system won't be able tohandle the extra demand from possible infectious disease outbreaks or weather-related illnesses.

At The Approximators' live-band karaoke shows, audience members sign up to sing songs from a list of over 200 the band knows. When the emcee calls on them, singers come up on stage and front the band. Starting Jan. 31, the band will play the last Saturday of every month at Hamilton venue Ooey Gooey's.

Hundreds of Kashechewan First Nation evacuees have arrived in Niagara Falls, one of the Ontario cities taking in people from the Cree community as it endures a water crisis. With 1,700 expected in the Niagara Region city alone, authorities and local Indigenous groups are doing everything they can to help them feel at home.

Hamilton councillors agreed to defer discussing an auditor general's report that slammed the city's tiny shelter project for its lack of accountability, governance and control mechanisms."

A taxi driver is recovering in hospital after he was allegedly stabbed by a passenger early Friday morning.

A man has died after being shot by police in Brantford, Ont., on Friday morning, the province's police watchdog says. The shooting occurred after police responded to a "disturbance" involving a man and woman.

Snow clearing is underway across the region after a significant amount accumulated Thursday.

Standing in for other places even beyond Canada, these spots in Hamilton are some of the many filming locations that fans of Heated Rivalry can visit - from Dundurn Castle and the pink tunnel to McMaster University's athletic centre.

The federal Conservative Party is seeking to make amends with some provincial leaders after tensions with both Ontario and Nova Scotia's Progressive Conservative premiers played out in public last year, sources say.

Ontario wants input from lawyers, families and other stakeholders on whether it should propose amending the Coroners Act to replace mandatory inquests into jail deaths with annual reviews. To get more information, CBC has spoken to the province, a lawyer and a parent whose son died while in custody.

The Liberal government has reached a deal with Beijing to allow tens of thousands of Chinese electric vehicles into the domestic market in exchange for dropping duties on canola products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday.

Police in Hamilton have charged an Ottawa teen in connection with a spate of recent swatting incidents that they say needlessly tied up emergency services in the southern Ontario city.

Vancouver Goldeneyes star forward Sarah Nurse suffered an arm injury in Vancouver's first-ever PWHL game in November and hasn't played since. But she practised Wednesday and plans to compete at her third Winter Olympics next month.

Investigators say a combustible fuel source was used to ignite the fires in two separate buildings, hours apart.

Daniel Caesar will receive the International Achievement Award and Billy Talent will receive the Humanitarian Award.

Public, Catholic and French schools across the region closed Thursday, among other closures, after the area was hit with a winter storm overnight. Environment Canada ended a weather alert for the area in the afternoon.

Ontario sent a blunt message to U.S. booze suppliers when it yanked their alcohol off its shelves last year, pledging to redirect customers to local producers, and those businesses say they're trying to make the most of what could be a limited-time opportunity.

A new medical association study suggests female family physicians in Ontario spend 15 to 20 per cent more time with patients than their male colleagues for the same pay.

The medical officer of health for the City of Hamilton has issued a cold weather alert effective Wednesday night, while Environment Canada warns of significant snowfall.

Bonnie Crombie has formally announced her resignation as leader of the Ontario Liberal Party, effective immediately. The move comes months after Crombie first announced her intention to resign.

Daniel Tronko, 59, was initially charged with attempted murder and three firearm-related charges for the incident that ended on Dec. 20.

Dofasco and the federal government owe the city an explanation about what's actually happening with the decarbonization plans, says a Hamilton resident, as the changes raise more questions than answers.

As Crave's hockey romance Heated Rivalrycontinues to take over television screens, airwaves, the internet, pop culture and perhaps our collective conscience, some Canadian tourism organizations are banking on the show's popularity to encourage fans to visit its filming locations.

Homelessness is getting worse across Ontario with an estimated 85,000 people who were without a home in 2025 and nearly 2,000 encampments across the province, a new report from Ontario's municipalities shows.

A family from Kitchener, Ont., wants to find and say thank you to a Good Samaritan who gave their loved one CPR, extending his life until paramedics arrived on the scene, transported him to hospital and gave his family a chance to say one last goodbye.

The Niagara correction workers union president says employees struggle to provide programming as jail population increases and the mother of son who died at the detention centre said he had been sleeping on mattresses of his cell's floor.

No Name brand frozen beef burgers that were sold across the country are being recalled due to a risk of E. coli contamination.

Becky Hamber has testified for the first time at the weeks-long murder trial that has already seen co-accused Brandy Cooney take the witness box. Hamber told Milton, Ont., court Monday that she struggled to care for the 12-year-old boy who died and his brother who were in their care, but she wanted the best for them.

Ontario's health minister says the province is on track to connect all Ontarians to a primary care provider by 2029, thanks in part to mostly clearing a wait list backlog.

Ontario Provincial Police in Brant County continue to investigate a fatal collision in the Glen Morris area that involved a cyclist from Cambridge. Police say the driver of the vehicle did not remain at the scene, but was later found and charged.

A second teen faces charges in what police say was a racially motivated assault that took place in Hamilton's Ancaster area in October.

With the trial for two women accused of killing a 12-year-old boy they were trying to adopt now in its final weeks, the public deserves to know if and how the Children's Aid Society (CAS) has been held accountable, says Ontario's former child advocate.

To celebrate the Road to the Junos and Juno Awards coming to Hamilton this year, CBC Hamilton has teamed up with CBC Music to bring you the chance to win exciting live music tickets.To enter, tell us about a memorable Hamilton music moment.

Ontario appears set to push ahead with a ban on declawing cats and debarking and ear cropping dogs, a move animal welfare advocates say is years overdue and doesn't go far enough.