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The world’s first boat-sharing service, Skipperi, has arrived in Hamilton, among other Lake Ontario locations. It launches to the public May 1.

John Tavares scored at 4:36 of overtime and Ilya Samsonov made 31 saves as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Saturday to win their series 4-2 and advance in the post-season for the first time in nearly two decades.

Good news for anyone currently riffling through a shoebox full of wrinkled receipts: a new pilot program that will see the government automate the process of filing taxes for low-income Canadians could be a long-overdue step on the road toward doing them for everyone.

Hamilton resident Sofia Palma Florido got to know the stories of Latin American seniors while she was studying at McMaster. She ended up honouring her grandparents in the process and now hopes to turn the project into a book.

Niagara region has a new medical officer of health and commissioner of Public Health and Emergency Services.

Arbitrators have awarded Ontario hospital nurses additional salary increases after Bill 124 was ruled unconstitutional in November.

A former Hamilton public school teacher and baseball coach, who worked with groups such as the Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Academy, has pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual interference.

Hamilton police confirmed to CBC Hamilton officers are searching for the customer seemingly caught on camera attacking a beauty salon worker on the Mountain — but the incident happened a month ago and video was readily available at the time.

Nathan Tidridge, vice-president of the Institute for the Study of the Crown in Canada, and a Grade 10 civics teacher in Hamilton, says the coronation of King Charles offers an "an important moment," that Canadian schools are not taking advantage of.

Momoco Donuts is at 2 Catharine St. N. and MySweeTooth is at 301 Main St. W., in Hamilton.

As Hamilton workers join people across the country Friday in mourning those hurt or killed on the job, there's still little known about multiple investigations into National Steel Car following a man's death there last year.

Ontario Provincial Police Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala died on Dec. 27, 2022. His funeral cost the Ontario Provincial Police more than $241,000. But, how does the scale of a funeral get determined for workers?

Over the last four months, you've sent us over 300 climate questions as part of the Great Lakes Climate Change Project. We've researched the most commonly asked questions and given you answers about extreme weather, our water supply, and how you can both take action and stay optimistic in the face of the climate crisis.

Police Chief Frank Bergen said the new provincial education requirement for police officers will not change the quality of the city's police force, he said at a Hamilton Police Services Board meeting on Thursday.

Andrea Biggs typically spends much of the day skateboarding, something she never would have predicted 10 years ago, when she was barely leaving her home. It's 'like a natural antidepressant,' she says.

The province of Ontario will spend $112 million on bail compliance programs, including teams of police officers dedicated to pursuing people who aren't following their bail conditions, Premier Doug Ford announced Thursday.

Flagpoling is completely legal and a practice familiar to immigration lawyers and consultants. It can be done at any point of entry but is generally done at land border crossings, particularly in Ontario's Niagara region.

As more women enter skilled construction trades in Ontario, some say sexism and discrimination still play an exceptionally large role in how they are treated on job sites.

A major Ontario home developer is facing startling allegations from one of the big five banks that it orchestrated a "highly sophisticated," year-long fraud totalling over $37 million.

Safia Mustafa was faced with a choice on Wednesday. Either she could flee Sudan her mother on a U.K. military plane and leave her non-Canadian grandmother behind. Or stay with her family in an increasingly dangerous country, where rival military factions are battling each other in the streets.

Leaders of the striking public service groups called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to help reach a new deal with the federal government. The government wants the union to accept the February recommendations of a third-party labour board.

Two people were sent to hospital, one of whom was the 73-year-old man who died.

Hisham Mohamed, a Welland, Ont., resident, was in Sudan visiting relatives when fighting broke out between the Sudanese armed forces and the powerful Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group (RSF). He recounts the dangerous journey he took to Egypt to flee the fighting.

Inmates at the Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre on Barton Street East have ended their hunger strike after five days, with inmates and jail administrators coming to a 'resolution.'

Hamilton residents are being advised to expect delays and plan alternate routes as two streets in Westdale are set to close starting on Thursday.

When a hate incident took place at McMaster University the one security camera in the area wasn't working. An LGBTQ advocate says the lack of a working camera and the incident itself is cause for concern.

The Ontario government said Tuesday it will introduce a number of new measures to boost lagging police recruitment numbers, including eliminating a post-secondary education requirement to be hired as an officer and covering the costs of mandatory training.

A new report from Hamilton police says hate incidents in the city have increased 61 per cent in 2022.

A shortage of physicians has prompted provinces to establish new medical schools at the University of Prince Edward Island, Simon Fraser University and Toronto Metropolitan University in the next few years. They will feature a new model of education where students train in the communities where they'll hopefully serve after graduation.

Ontario's unions representing registered practical nurses want better pay for workers. In a survey, the majority of respondents reported high stress with many considering an exit in the next five years.

Federal funding earmarked to help women fleeing domestic violence during the pandemic is set to dry up by September — but the shelters that support those women say the extra money has been 'lifesaving.'

Haudenosaunee registered dietitian from Six Nations of the Grand River Deyowidron't Teri Morrow says it's best to eat foods that grow near you. She has some advice before you go out and start foraging, though.

Two people from Ontario's Niagara region say they've spent the last seven weeks fighting for hundreds of dollars in refunds and compensation after Flair Airlines abruptly cancelled their flights.

Aicha Smith-Belghaba, Indigenous story teller, journalist, chef and owner of Esha's Eats talks with chef Jonathan Tjerkstra, as he prepares steaks and burgers on the wood burning oven inside Hamilton's Jonny Blonde food truck.

Members of the urban Indigenous community in Hamilton are welcoming the city's first Indigenous Hamilton Police Service (HPS) liaison — a role some are hopeful will help build trust and reduce violent interactions with police. It comes nearly a year after the assault of Indigenous man Patrick Tomchuk by police Const. Brian Wren.

Members of the Sudanese Canadian community called on the federal government on Sunday to do more to help civilians trapped in Sudan by the ongoing fight between the Sudanese armed forces and the powerful Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group (RSF).

Hamilton Police Services said a man is injured and are looking for other victims following a shooting in Glanbrook.

In March, talks between the union and the Ontario Hospital Association ended without an agreement, sending the parties to arbitration expected to start sometime early next month.

One year in and the organizers of the YWCA’s safer use drug space say they’ve tapped into something special. 'It gives people a safe place to feel at home, where they’re not judged. They’re looked after. They’re cared for,' says Marcie McIlveen.

Prisoners inside the Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre could be heard banging against windows Friday evening as a small group of advocates rallied outside, demanding improved jail conditions.

All federally run schools in Ontario First Nations communities have been closed by the public service strike, raising concerns from parents and community leaders.

Ontario's Ministry of Health is investigating how paramedics responded to a 2021 police raid that killed a renowned gunsmith in Simcoe, Ont.

Spring has sprung in Hamilton, and while the forecast predicts rain this weekend, there's still plenty to do in the city. Here are some highlights of what's on, including community clean-ups, a medicine plant walk and the annual GritLit festival.

The Welland Heritage Council and Multicultural Centre's employment services is relocating one of its offices to Niagara Falls to help the city's asylum seekers find employment.

Premier Doug Ford's government is opening the door to allowing carbon capture in Ontario, a way of fighting climate change by trapping and storing CO2 emissions underground.

Inmates taking part in a growing hunger strike at Hamilton's Barton Street jail say they face constant lockdowns, a lack of outdoor time and the fear of losing access to specialty TV channels. The inmate behind the hunger strike spoke to CBC Hamilton by phone.

A 15-year-old boy stabbed at a St. Catharines, Ont., high school Thursday received medical attention from staff before paramedics transported him to an out-of-town trauma centre. Another student was charged.

Phoebe Dillon was last seen at about 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 18 in the area of Queenston Road and Nash Road North.

As Canada's unemployment rate hovers around five per cent, there's an assumption it's a job seeker's market out there. But according to some economists, that number doesn't come close to capturing the whole picture.