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They were called the Farmerettes, young women who farmed the fields of southwestern Ontario and Niagara region during the Second World War. Their stories inspired a book, which is now being turned into a documentary and a play.

A Mexican youth orchestra will perform at two free events for Remembrance Day in Niagara-on-the-Lake - it will also be their first Remembrance Day.

Watch how Mikel, a vintage seller and houseplant collector, made his small space so green.

Ahmad Abualjedian's wife and newborn baby were taken to the Canadian Embassy in Cairo before flying to Toronto on Friday, where Ahmad met his daughter for the first time.

Saturday marks 104 years since the end of the First World War - the date on which Canada marks Remembrance Day. Local residents seeking to reflect on those who died fighting in this country's wars can attend a number of events in-person or virtually this year.

Several Ontario municipalities have turned down the province's offer of strong mayor powers because of concerns either with housing targets the government has tied to them, or worries that the powers would lend themselves to a "dictatorship."

Roughly 100,000 people in Hamilton and some 4.4 million people in Ontario won't have a family doctor in 2026 if the provincial health-care system doesn't improve, according to the Ontario College of Family Physicians.

Ontario plans to ban employers from requiring Canadian work experience in job postings or application forms, the labour minister announced Thursday, saying it will be an important step to help newcomers get their foot in the door.

Owennatekha Maracle says universities need to ask themselves if they're contributing to strengthening Indigenous languages or if they're "taking away an instructor who was performing a crucial function within that language community."

Hamilton transit workers went on strike Thursday, leaving city bus riders stranded just over a week before the city is set to host the Grey Cup. Amalgamated Transit Union Local 107 says the union is ready to go back to the bargaining table if the HSR is prepared to table a better offer," while the city says it won't change its final offer.

The winner will receive $6,000, a writing residency and have their work published on CBC Books. The shortlist will be announced on Nov. 16 and the winner will be announced on Nov. 23.

Sherri-Lyn Hill was a councillor going into the election. She won the title of elected chief on Saturday and is set to serve a four-year term.

Find out how to follow CBC's special coverage of Remembrance Day, featuring the ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa.

The downbound lanes have been closed since early March when the city says itfound "urgent erosion and slope stability" issues during a routine inspection.

More Canadians were set to make the journey to safety from Gaza at the Rafah crossing with Egypt on Wednesday, only to learn that the border was closed again.

Canada's annual report on cancer statistics says more people with lung cancer are surviving.

The bylaw is designed to discourage people from buying investment properties for short-term rentals and add more long-term options back on the market. Enforcement will begin Jan. 1, the city says.

Hamilton schools are discussing what they'll do ahead of Thursday's planned transit worker strike - and one local college says some classes may go virtual.

Hamilton's Aegis Impact Protection is selling out of neck guards following the on-ice death of former NHL player Adam Johnson due to a neck injury.

And now the waiting begins for Bo Levi Mitchell. The veteran quarterback's future remains Hamilton's biggest question mark heading into the off-season. The Montreal Alouettes eliminated the Tiger-Cats from Grey Cup contention with a 27-12 home victory Saturday in the East Division semifinal.

McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences are reviewing a social media comment made by a prominent cardiologist after she wrote about pro-Palestinian demonstrators, deport them all to where they came from."

Hamilton transit workers plan to strike Thursday, leaving riders wondering how they'll get around the city.

The Ontario Living Wage Network released its updated set of wage rates Monday. The lowest in the province is $18.65 per hour in southwestern Ontario, and the highest is $25.05 in the Greater Toronto Area.

Ontario is planning to require employers to include salary ranges in job postings and disclose if artificial intelligence is used during the hiring process.

The fall from an eighth floorapartment unit that killed a woman and seriously injured her boyfriend in Burlington, Ont., took place after the pair tried to escape Halton police, according to Ontario's police watchdog.

After rejecting the latest offer from the city, Hamiltontransit workers are planning to strike as early as Thursday.

Premier Doug Ford's government is facing questions about why it wants to establish a bank to attract private-sector investment in such projects as long-term care homes, nuclear reactors and student housing.

After walking off the job in late August, employees at Ontario's public broadcaster will be going back to work Monday, according to a press release issued Sunday evening.

A certified First Nations addictions counsellor is the new chief of Six Nations of the Grand River's elected council. Sherri-Lyn Hill, who was already an elected councillor going into the election, won on Saturday after receiving 606 votes.

January Rogers joined London Morning to talk about her latest play Blood Sport, a comedy about Indigneous identity.

Unsolicited anti-abortion flyers are routinely delivered to Hamilton homes for anybody to see, including children and people who've had an abortionor experienced pregnancy loss, says Coun. Maureen Wilson.

Quarterback Cody Fajardo threw two touchdown passes and Montreal's defence stood tall as the Alouettes defeated the visiting Hamilton Tiger-Cats 27-12 in the CFL East Division semifinal on Saturday.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators staged protests in major cities across the world on Saturday to call for a ceasefire in Gaza and castigate Israel after its military intensified its assault against Hamas.

Members of Six Nations of the Grand River will head to the polls on Saturday where they will elect a new chief and 12 councillors who will serve for the next four years.

Many hikers may be unaware of the work that goes into designing and maintaining their favourite paths. Even the rugged Bruce, which stretches along the escarpment from Niagara to Tobermory, Ont., receives regular touch ups from volunteers.

A Hamilton church cancelled masses after a fire this week, but its annual Christmas Bazaar is still on. Police say an estimated $50,000 to $75,000 dollars of damage occurred and its arson unit is investigating.

Hamilton Day isexpected to be 'bigger than ever' this year, organizers say- with the event expandingfrom a singleday to a weekend of events, and 1,000 businesses expected to participate. It kicked off Thursday evening.

A man who police say barricaded himself in an Ohsweken, Ont., home and shot at officers earlier this week now faces 15 charges, including two counts of attempted murder.

Hamilton Ticat Orlondo Steinauer wasn't tipping his hand Thursday regarding who'll be his starting quarterback Saturday. He says he's expecting both Bo Levi Mitchell and Matt Shiltz to play when the Tiger-Cats visit the Montreal Alouettes in the East Division semifinal.

Tim Leiweke promises to bring back a hockey team to Hamilton in a couple of years to a revamped FirstOntario Centre, just not an NHL franchise.

Vehicles have crashedinto buildings at the irregular Ottawa-Cannon streets intersection several times before, including at the exact same location in 2020.

As the Senate considers a bill that would require the creation of a national framework for basic income, supporters in Ontario say the evidence is clear, and it's time for action.

Ontario faces a longer path to fiscal balance than projected in last spring's budget, the Ministry of Finance says, as elevated interest rates and stubborn inflation put pressure on the province's economy.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and key cabinet ministers received hundreds of emailsfrom Canadians back in the spring expressing how "horrified,""shocked" and "utterly disgusted" they felt when they learned that serial killer and rapist Paul Bernardo had been transferred to a medium-security prison.

Come Jan. 1, changes to the HSR's subsidized fareprograms will mean many residents living with disabilities can no longer rely on the voluntary pay program. It didn't require they pay to ride the bus, which many relied on to independently get around the city.

Just days after Canadian NBA player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander moved into his $8.4 million lakefront mansion, he allegedly received a threatening visit from a stranger demanding the whereabouts of Aiden Pleterski: the self-proclaimed Crypto King at the centre of a contentious bankruptcy proceeding.

All Hamilton residents six months of age and over can nowaccess fluand COVID-19 vaccines, something public health and local health care providers are recommending with the respiratory virus season underway.

A 40-year-old man who had barricaded himself ina residence inOhsweken, Ont., and shot at police was "struck multiple times" in an "exchange of gunfire" after he exited the residence, according to theSpecial Investigations Unit.

Already the highest priced in Canada, Ontario farmland could hit an average value of $30,000 an acre by the new year, according to analysts, amounting to double the value from a decade ago.

Canada is coming out of a "summer of invasives," Ontario's Invasive Species Centre (ISC) says, pointing to a number of concerning critters moving through southern Ontario that residents can help curb.