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Most emergency departments in Hamilton have a longer wait time than most other hospitals between Burlington and Niagara, according to a CBC Hamilton analysis of provincial data.

Pat Mandy, chair of the police services board, says the police service will provide an update about its drone program on May 25. It comes amid questions and concerns about privacy issues and a lack of transparency about the program.

With the risk of flooding on the Albany River fading away, hundreds of evacuees from Ontario's James Bay Coast will soon be heading home.

Canada's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander got his first career all-NBA nod on Thursday, securing a spot on the first team. The Hamilton native averaged a career-high 31.4 points per game for the Oklahoma City Thunder, which was good for fourth in the league.

When bylaw officers told people living in tents near city hall to clear out last week, confusion ensued among encampment residents, community groups and councillors. Council is expected to consider a new encampment protocol next week.

Hamilton police say a 21-year-old man has been arrested after a shooting in a downtown apartment building Tuesday sent two people to hospital.

After the birth of her second daughter, Eniola Adams was hopeful she’d find a daycare spot by September 2023 so she could return to her career as a nurse practitioner. Now she says it's unlikely she'll be able to get back to work this year.

Dallas Kosy, who lost a brother-in-law to addiction, says he's not surprised a recent coroner's report shows the north's five largest cities continue to have the highest opioid-related mortality rates in Ontario. Kosy believes there needs to be more supportive housing, and advocates say more funding for services and better policies could save lives.

It's been eight years since a high-ranking fire official used a derogatory term about the sexuality of retired Windsor police officer Maureen Rudall. Her case is still making its way through the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario.

A man and a woman, believed to be in their 30s, were in 'serious but stable condition' after being taken to a local trauma hospital Tuesday afternoon, paramedics said.

The teenager behind bars for killing Hamilton student Devan Selvey in late 2019 assaulted three people in the past eight months, one of which led to a conviction, court heard on Tuesday.

The winner of a $2.8-million Jays Care Foundation jackpot has been found after a week-long search, the Toronto Blue Jays' charitable arm said Tuesday.

A pair of Canadians, Lisa Thomaidis and Gordie Herbert, who are now coaching the German national teams, show how Canada's basketball influence has grown beyond its own borders.

Brock University researcher Renata Roma and reporter Aura Carreño Rosas explore how a dog's behaviour affects their humans' lives.

Police, said in a media release Monday, the man vandalized 52 different addresses with over 90 individual spray-painted locations.

The Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion and the Hamilton Anti-Racism Resource Centre partnered to create WeSupportHamilton.ca, partly because not everyone in the community is comfortable reporting such incidents to police, the groups say.

Community groups and leaders have mixed feelings about how Hamilton Police Service uses drones amid privacy concerns from researchers and Ontario’s former privacy commissioner.

A beluga whale and a bottlenose dolphin have died at Marineland in Niagara Falls, according to Ontario's Ministry of the Solicitor General.

Over 125,000 parking tickets were issued to Hamilton drivers last year, according to the city.

After all the ballots were counted for a second time, the city of Brantford has announced that Kevin Davis is still mayor.

Hamilton police have charged a 45-year-old man in relation to a downtown collision that killed a 73-year-old man on April 25.

Auchmar Manor, a 168-year-old historic building on Hamilton Mountain, opened its doors to the public on the 108th anniversary of two of its former residents dying in the sinking of the Lusitania.

Hosted annually by the non-profit Ontario Police Memorial Foundation, the group recognized the deaths of police constables Andrew Hong, Morgan Russell, Devon Northrup, Grzegorz Pierzchala and Vicki Lynn Wilson, who all died in the line of duty.

More than 1,000 fans poured through a public visitation Sunday in Gordon Lightfoot's hometown in central Ontario to say goodbye to the folk singer-songwriter.

The landlord at 235 Rebecca St. is demanding the family pay almost $12K for damages in order to do repairs or face eviction. The city's bylaw officers haven't issued any repair orders, and the family says they're running out of options.

Scout works in the forensic psychiatry unit at St. Joseph's hospital. He's the first resident dog at any hospital in the country, to the best of his coworkers' knowledge.

Saturday's coronation of King Charles at Westminster Abbey has been a source of joy for at least one former Caribbean resident who now lives in Ontario, but the event has also drawn resentment from others.

King Charles III, a man who waited almost 74 years to become King, was crowned Saturday at Westminster Abbey with all the pomp and pageantry Britain could muster.

Working from home became prevalent during the COVID-19 pandemic, but in recent weeks, major employers such as the Royal Bank of Canada and Amazon have taken major steps toward bringing their staff back into the office as much as possible.

Creative Together or Skatne Ionkwate’nikonrattokáhtskon is an exhibit featuring the work of four Indigenous artists and the local elementary students they’ve taught in workshops leading up to the opening. This is the second year that Lynwood Arts has partnered with the Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board to deliver this program.

Hamilton police says its privacy impact assessment for its drone program is 'in compliance' with the office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC) — but the IPC says Waterloo police has been the only service to consult its office on drones.

While some people will spend a part of their Saturday morning watching the coronation of King Charles III at Westminster Abbey, there’s lots more to do all weekend long.

The employee of a Hamilton developer who the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) says misled investors who gave $19 million for the Buffalo Grand Hotel in New York says he's "confident" the project will be completed.

The Ontario Hockey League announced Thursday that two players on the Niagara IceDogs, including team captain Landon Cato, have been kicked out of the league and the team's general manager has been suspended two years for violating league policies.

Redeemer University's mental health task force, set up in the wake of a transgender student's death, says it needs more time to finalize a report and recommendations that many are hoping will improve support for students, especially in the LGBTQ community.

May 5 is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-Spirit people. There are events taking place across the country but for some, the red dress is a painful trigger.

The City of Brantford will recount ballots for mayoral candidates from the 2022 election on May 6, following the runner-up’s court application.

King Charles's coronation comes amid complex conversations about the role of the Crown in the world today and the ongoing legacy of British colonialism. Educators are among those initiating these talks with students, and several told CBC News why it's important to broach this weekend's event in Canadian classrooms.

Harold Jonker is facing several charges for his involvement with the 2022 truck convoy protests, police say. He turned himself into a police station in Grimsby, Ont., on April 29 and has since been released.

A 21-year-old has been arrested following a hit and run Wednesday outside Central Public School in Burlington, Ont., that left eight-year-old Jayne Hounslow dead, according to police.

At least four workers died in Hamilton last year – two were crushed, one died from a fall, and one was struck by something, according to provincial data obtained by CBC Hamilton.

Chefs from Ontario universities gathered at Western's Saugeen-Maitland residence this week in London for a culinary training program aimed at ramping up plant-based choices at student residences.

A "perfect storm" of factors including the 2018 election, inefficient practices and the COVID pandemic has left Ontario's trouble-plagued Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) "fundamentally failing" to provide swift justice, the province's ombudsman says.

A graduating student from Bernie Custis Secondary School has become the first at the school to get recruited by a university-level football team — despite the school not having a football field.

Ontario is spending $51 million over three years to try to fight auto theft, which the government says has increased 14 per cent in the last year alone.

Forge FC continued its front office restructuring Tuesday, promoting Jelani Smith to director of soccer operations.

Cole Zelenco, a St. Catharines, Ont., resident killed while fighting in Ukraine, 'always had a good sense of humour' and 'was one of the better soldiers we had over there,' says a fellow Canadian who met the 21-year-old in the International Legion.

A man allegedly behind the online sale of a lethal substance linked to deaths abroad has been arrested and charged after two deaths in Peel Region, police say.

Police are investigating after a video seems to show a car door opening as two cyclists were passing by, sending one flying over the handlebars and the other tumbling over top of them.

Transit riders across large parts of the Greater Toronto Area can use debit cards to pay their fare starting today, as the Ontario government looks to expand the payment option to Toronto in the coming months.