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Despite Premier Doug Ford's insistence developers will begin building homes on former Greenbelt land by 2025, Hamilton's chief planner says the city remains largely in the dark about how that's possible.

The Canadian economy appeared to stall in the second quarter, as Statistics Canada says it contracted at an annualized rate of 0.2 per cent.

Beaches at Pier 4 Park and Binbrook Conservation Area are closed due to confirmed presence of blue-green algae, according to statements from the City of Hamilton.

The analysis of planetary geology has taken an Ontario university professor around the world and will now see him work on the NASA team that will develop the lunar surface science plan for the first people to walk on the moon in more than 50 years.

It's the Labour Day long weekend and if you're in Hamilton there's no shortage of things to do and places to go.

Two independent,legislative watchdogs in successive reports released just weeks apart from each other found major flaws with the province's decision to remove land from the Greenbelt last December to build housing.

The 35-year-oldman found guilty in theApril 2022 hit-and-run death of renowned conductor Boris Brott, 78, will serve nearly eight yearsin prison after getting credit for time served, a judge told a sentencing hearing on Thursday in Hamilton.

In the latest case, Hamilton Health Sciences staff accessed private health records for 4,000 patients. "My trust is compromised," one patient from Kitchener says. Ontario's privacy office is looking into several reported breaches.

Mayce Galoni remembers the day he gave up on having a backup plan and went all-in on standup comedy. It was during his first month at McMaster University, which he attended for something like three weeks." He is now featured on the new season of CBC Gem's The Next Wave of Standup.

Premier Doug Ford doubled down on a pledge to build more homes in Ontario and insisted on Housing Minister Steve Clark's continued role in his government Thursday, aday after the province's integrity commissioner recommended Clarkbe reprimanded for his role in thecontroversial Greenbelt land swap.

New details have emerged about how Premier Doug Ford's government selected several sites in the Hamilton area to be removed from the Greenbelt, following an investigation by the province's integrity commissioner.

Within the span of 10 years, Christine Padaric's two sons died of overdoses. Thursday is Overdose Awareness Day and she told CBC Kitchener-Waterloo she hopes people will remember those who have died, but also recognize many people are suffering silently with their addictions and need support.

A gold medal win for Six Nations U9 lacrosse team in the provincial championships was tarnished by a series of altercations during the game leading to two travesty of game penalties to the opposing team.

Overnight staff at an Ontario school for blind children were shocked to find a disabled teen unresponsive on the morning of his death after routinely checking on him throughout the night, a coroner's inquest has heard.

Ontario's Integrity Commissioner is recommending that Housing Minister Steve Clark be reprimanded for his role in the province's contentious Greenbelt land swap, calling it a "rushed and flawed process" marred by a "lack of oversight."

Several Ontario universities are removing course locations and other information from their public websitesfollowing a similar move by the University of Waterloo, wherea triple stabbing in June has triggered a series of safety measures.

Beekeeper Luc Peters was one of several local beekeepers called in to help after some five million bees fell off a truck on Guelph Line in Burlington, north of Dundas Street Wednesday morning. Shortly after 9 a.m., police said the situation was almost clear.

Metro Inc. and Unifor have reached a tentative agreement just overa month after thousands of the grocer's employees went on strike across Toronto, Metro announced Wednesday.

A PA day is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 5 and most child care providers won't be offering the usual day camps.

Work has started to remove the grassy mounds on Bernie Custis Secondary School's yard. The mounds, also called berms, were previously a barrier for students wanting to utilize the yard.

The publisher of an Indigenous newspaper based in Six Nations of the Grand River, Ont., says she's 'extremely concerned' about the impact of Meta blocking news content in Canada on First Nations communities.

The union representing elementary teachers in Ontario says it will not accept a deal to head to arbitration to avoid a strike.

Andrea Brown testified at an inquest that her son Samuel was fine when she dropped him off atW. Ross Macdonald School for the Blind in Brantford, Ont., in 2018, but was told days later that he was pronounced dead in hospital and an autopsy wasn't needed because "he was a kid with a disability."

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario has banned the use of athletes in the advertising and marketing of internet gaming in Ontario.

The Ontariogovernment is "exploring" reinstating environmental protections on two properties in Ajax, Ont.,that were removed from theGreenbeltlast year andslated for development, Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday.

First Nations from acrossOntario aredemanding the provincial government return environmental protections to land it recently removed from the Greenbelt in order to build housing.

Days after the death of Sharif Rahman, the wife and young daughter of the Owen Sound, Ont., man who police say was attacked outside his restaurant over an unpaid dining bill are struggling to comprehend what life might be like without him.

Burlington Public Library, the Burlington Historical Society and the City of Burlington have teamed up to give residents an opportunity to explore the city's past.

Hamilton Health Sciences says it has fired eight employees who 'snooped' through personal health information over a 12-month span - the biggest data breach the Hamilton hospital network has ever seen.

Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce is urging three teachers' unions to agree to a deal that avoidsstrikes, days after the governmentreached a tentative deal with the province's secondary school teachers' union.

A coroner's inquest into the death of a disabled teen who was in the care of an Ontario school for blind children is set to begin today.

In a summer of historic wildfires, Canadians have undoubtedly found themselves checking the air quality more than usual. But the way that number is calculated varies by province - and experts say it will need to be changed.

Rich Stubler, who served as an assistant coach or head coach with six different CFL teams, has died. He was 74.

Droves of teachers are turning to artificial intelligence, who say the technology keeps their workload manageable, especially as they chart the course for a new school year.

Hamilton police say a 23-year-old man has died in a collision on Lincoln Alexander Parkway, after losing control of his vehicle Saturday morning.

The Hamilton Aviary, located in an RBG-owned building in Westdale and maintained by the City of Hamilton, is looking for a new home due to the building's deteriorating state. It has been in the city since 1927.

An athletic development program for racialized high school athletes in Hamiltonis marking a major milestone as one of its participants heads to university on a basketballscholarship this weekend.

Robyn Schleihauf's dad loved Sarnia above all other places. But he also died from cancer due to exposure as a worker in the city's Chemical Valley.

A team made up of 18 players from Hamilton's Steel City Inclusive Softball Association is one of three Canadian teams expected to play in the Gay Softball World Series this coming week.

Andy Barber was a signalman on HMCS Haida during the the Korean War. On the ship's 80th anniversary, the 90-year-old tells stories of his days on the destroyer, with an energy similar to the 21-year-old version of himself that climbed aboard in 1954.

The Canadian and Jamaican governments are investigating allegations that an Ontario farm sent a group of Jamaican migrant workers home after they held a one-day strike to protest what they described as subpar living conditions.

Public high school teachers in Ontario won't go on strike this fall, keeping students in class, if they agree to accept a proposed deal struck Friday between the province and their union.

Police say the man must appear in court and the chargesare for causing distress, permitting distress and failure to provide medical attention.

If a strike were to happen it would mean no city bus service, which would have a "devastating impact" on passengers, the union leader says. Workers are looking for higher wages and more job security.

Canada opened the men's basketball World Cup with an impressive 95-65win victory over France on Friday in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Ontario Provincial Police say a software update by a third party resulted in an Amber Alert not going out to cellphones across the province this week.

HamiltonFarmers'Market is debuting different hours starting Sept. 6 to attract new customers and reel in people finishing work.

A fog advisory has been issued for Hamilton, Niagara and surrounding areas.

Experts say most Canadians who want a COVID-19 booster shot this fall can safely wait for updated versions to become available. But the guidance isn't one-size-fits-all.

The Ontario government says protected Greenbelt land will not be developed as part of a new subdivision it's proposing tofast-trackin the Town of Caledon, weeks after residents were warned the province planned to use its authority to make that happen.