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Ontario faces a tough road to meet its goal of building more than a million new homes. Construction industry insiders say the latest government policy reversal and elevated interest rates wreak uncertainty for developers.

A new program in Niagara is offering Ontario veterans mental health techniques that may be a "tough sell," but this Hamilton vet says they've worked for him.

Police services across Canada in early October saw a demo of Fusus - a service that makes it easier for police to access privately owned security camera footage. It's becoming more common in America, but Canadian researchers have concerns it is overkill.

Hamilton police say a 31-year-old man is in custody after hurting three special constables while trying to escape the city courthouse.

The City of Hamilton says landfills will now need to obtain municipal approval for any new expansions.

Ontario's Landlord and Tenant Board has issued 11 fines over nearly four years forbad faith evictions - but tenants' lawyers saythat number is staggeringly low and reflects afailure by the provinceto protect tenants.

The union representing over 900 Hamilton transit workers is recommending members vote against a final offer the city presented Tuesday, saying the proposed wage increase wasn't "acceptable or fair." The vote will take place in November.

White corn is one of the main forms of sustenance for Haundenosaunee people. This past weekend, reporter Candace Maracle joined Six Nations community members to harvest corn and prepare it for winter storage.

Coun. Maureen Wilson put forward the motion at a council meeting Wednesday as revelations continue to emerge about howdevelopers and their representatives appear to have influenced the Ford government to open up rural land and change planning rules to allow their projects to go ahead.

Jama says the NDP's decision to remove her, which has been criticized by NDP members, labour groups and local residents, took her and her staff by surprise. They were immediately locked out of emails and files, hindering their ability to respond to community members, Jama says.

The prizes, administeredby theCanada Council for the Arts, are awarded in seven English-language categories:fiction,nonfiction,poetry,young people's literature -text,young people's literature -illustration,dramaandFrench-to-English translation.

Newly released documents show that Correctional Service Canada stopped Paul Bernardo from having his lawyer make a statement to the media as controversy swirled around the notorious killer's transfer to a medium-security prison.

Premier Doug Ford's government copied a developer's requested changes to Hamilton's official plan to allow an eight-storey condo at the site of a designated heritage building, blindsiding city planning staff, elected officials and residents. The condo plan had been rejected by the city in 2022.

A Hamilton rabbi is back in Ontario this week after being arrested along with otherprotesters inWashington, D.C., during demonstrations calling for a ceasefire inGaza. David Mivasair was fined $50 US and released.

Workers and management in the St. Lawrence Seaway strike will have to hit the negotiation table Friday as groups ranging from grain farmers to steelmakers feel the squeeze.

Ontario's police watchdog has been called in to investigate a fatal shooting in St. Catharines involving officers with the Niagara Regional Police Service.

For the first time in eight years, Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation (MCFN) will have a new elected chief. Gimaa (Chief) R. Stacey Laforme says he is retiring from politics. MCFN election day is on Dec. 9.

The St. LawrenceSeawayhas shut down after hundreds of workers walked off the job Sunday. Here are answers to a few key questions about what's going on.

The announcement Monday from Housing Minister Paul Calandra comes after months of public protest. City council and many residents voiced their opposition to the province's changes to Hamilton's official plan that allowed housing development on rural land.

Ontario New Democrats have kicked Hamilton Centre MPP Sarah Jama out of caucus, nearly two weeks after she posted a controversial statement in support of Palestinians. Jama's "unilateral actions" have undermined the NDP's work and broken colleagues' trust, the party's leader says.

The Ontario government says it will reverse controversial expansions it made to the urban boundaries of some municipalities as part of its plan to build more homes.

The national weather agency says patchy frost" is expected early Monday morning under clear skies.

Companies offering fast cash for houses - with promises of no Realtor fees and quick closings - are popular. But there's no regulatory oversight and a Hamilton-area woman says using the quick sale" option was a costly mistake.

The last two weeks have felt like years for Hamilton resident Riham Alsharif, whose family in Gaza isstranded with no clean water and dwindling food as airstrikes continue.Global Affairs Canada said430 people with ties to Canada are seeking help to leave Gaza.

Pickering, Ont., the site of the largest parcel of land by far, and Grimsby, Ont., where two other sites had been slated for removal, say they spent a lot of money and staff time working on those plans, and they want to be compensated.

The St. Lawrence Seaway has shut down as hundreds of workers walked off the job Sunday.

The College of Family Physicians of Canada is being asked to "pause, hold and maybe stop" its plans to increasethe time it takes to train a family doctor from two years to three - as medical students, family doctors and provincial health ministers express their opposition.

Many Ontario parents say a lack of after-school programs is making it even more difficult to raise a family in the province amid the rising cost of living. Families say they're facing long waitlists, and struggling to find accessible and affordable care options in their communities.

On Monday, Walter Decker celebrated his 99th birthday. On Saturday, he climbed 1,776 steps to the tower's observation deck - for the third time. This time, he was joined by three more generations of family.

From a baby shower during the apocalypse to why a day at the beach is no day at the beach, local filmmakers have a variety of work on offer at this year's Hamilton Film Festival.

A bat in Burlington's LaSalle Park had rabies, Halton Region Public Health says.

A family in Simcoe, Ont., is expressing gratitude to their community for coming to their support after one of their cats was shot several times with a pellet gun.

Canadian mothers face high rates of severe, long-term injuries from the use of forceps or vacuum in childbirth, and urgent action is needed to reduce it, the authors of a new analysis paper say.

Leaders at Hamilton's four hospitals say they are facing capacity issues, as officials note cold and flu cases are rising.

Premier Doug Ford's government is fallingshort of its promises to conduct annual inspections of everylong-term care home in Ontario and to boost the ratio of inspectors to homes, according to information obtained by CBC News.

Sarah Jama'sofficeserved the cease and desist letter to Ford onThursday, saying if Ford does not remove his social media post accusing her of antisemitism and publicly apologizeJamawill pursue legal action for defamation.

The union representing educationsupport workers withinHamilton's public school boardis callingon the provincial government to increase the number of itsworkers in Hamiltonand take action to stop violence in schools.

Police are looking for a brown Mercedes-Benz connected to a weekend shooting near Club 77 that left two men hospitalized.

Esther the Wonder Pig has died at the age of 11. Her owners Steve Jenkins and Derek Walterannounced on social mediathat she died in her sleep Wednesday.

A Hamilton woman says her rental home booked through Vrbo wasn't as advertised and the company didn't do enough to help. The company says it has a process to help, but it has also faced over 1,000 complaints in the past 12 months, according to the Better Business Bureau.

Four musical pieces craftedby First Nations composers will be highlighted in a concert at the Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre in Hamilton on Friday.

Ontario's public elementary school teachers have voted 95 per cent in favour of a strike.

Two months after the deaths of 14 whales and a dolphin at Marineland came to light, Ontario has refused to make public any steps taken to improve animal safety at the park, as critics demand action and transparency.

The series Black Life: Untold Stories tells many stories of the Black experience in Canada - not just about migration but about music, arts, justice and unity.

The provincial NDP is calling on the Ontario government to create a strategy to increase funding, education and awareness around endometriosis, saying the gynecological disease is debilitating for thousands across the province who sometimes seek careoutside the country due to health care delays.

As Hamilton hair design school Bruno's celebrates its 70th anniversary, owner Sima Sakha says it can proudly point to generations of graduates.'In every salon in Hamilton or the Toronto area that you go, there are likely at least one or two people who graduated from Bruno's,' she said.

Advocates calling on Canada to create a guaranteed basic income pushed back on what one senator called the"myths and stereotypes" about such a program during a Senate committee meeting on Tuesday.

Advocates say that early childhood educators in Ontario are among the lowest paid in the country, and say that raising their wages is critical to the success of the $10-a-day childcare program.

The awards celebrate outstanding Jewish writing by Canadian authors.

Lacrosse becoming an Olympic sport again can encouragemore people to take up the sport and pave the way for it to grow on an international level, according to some lacrosse players inLondon, Ont.