A local prisoner rights advocate says a heating issue in the Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre has been solved after over a dozen complaints from freezing inmates.

The man is facing eight charges and police say more may be laid.

Independent Hamilton Centre MPP Sarah Jama's lawyers say her censure in Queen's Park was an 'abuse of power' by the provincial government and hope to have their case heard in court as early as April.

Ontario's police watchdog cleared Hamilton police of wrongdoing when attempting to arrest David Thomson.

Ontario's top doctor says there is "a lot" of COVID-19 circulating in the province right now, and levels of both that virus and influenza are on the rise.

Police and firefighters were called to respond to a fire at a new housing development on Lodi Road in Burlington - the second in two days.

After months of relatively low, stable rates of transmission, Hamilton public health is reporting respiratory viruses are spreading more and more. This is to be expected given the time of year, doctors tell CBC Hamilton, and there are things people can do to help hospitals from being overwhelmed.

An Ontario non-profit group focused on preserving the province's disappearing old barns has launched acensus to track them.

Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie finally reached the threshold of votes needed to become the next Ontario Liberal Party leader late Saturday afternoon, after the party released the results of a third and final round of balloting.

The documentaryIsraelismwill play at The Westdale on Dec. 6, as originally planned, said a statement from the Westdale Cinema Group's board of directors Friday.

Tom Hill, a well-respected artist and a former curator at the Woodland Cultural Centre, died Nov. 11 at the age of 80.

Hamilton's new warming plan is supposed to offer all-season supports to unhoused residents, but some in the homeless-serving sector say it's dangerously inadequate."

The Ontario New Democrats and the leader of Ontario's Green Party tell CBC Hamilton they want the Ford government to take action after an investigation that raised concerns about the province's animal welfare services (PAWS).

A male has been taken into custody, OntarioProvincial Police (OPP) said, after an"active weapons incident" at Sixth Line inOhsweken.

New rules for Ontario real estate are coming into force that are meant to provide more clarity and choice for buyers and sellers, though they don't go as far as some had hoped.

The Nov. 17 spirit assembly at Greater Fort Erie Secondary School, was without a doubt, the most electric I've ever felt this building," principal Fred Louws said. It was a full house as students and teachers gathered to celebrate student achievement, and special guest, musician and hometown boy," Murda Beatz.

Some parents want Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board to take action after Bernie Custis Secondary School was under lockdown over reports of a gun for the second time in two days.

Ward 2 Coun. Cameron Kroetsch told CBC Hamilton he is concerned about how the budget committee has been run. The board's chair and vice chair pushed back against his criticisms.

The complaint: some developers have yet to put a shovel in the ground on some housing projects that have had all necessary approvals for years. The consequence: some cities face losing out on the province's $1.2 billion housing infrastructure fund because they won't meet the government's targets for new home construction starts in 2023.

The board of directors at The Westdale hasabruptly cancelled the showing of a film critical of Israel, after hearing concerns from some members of the local Jewish community.The Dec. 6 screening of the film, co-directed by two U.S.-based Jewish filmmakers, was nearly sold out, said organizers.

Two weeks ago, Hamilton finished dredging about 16,000 tonnes of contaminatedsediment from Chedoke Creek, but now the cityneeds to find a home for almost all of it.

A years-long judicial inquiry has determined a number of design flaws including tight curves and slippery asphalt on a Hamilton expressway contributed to hundreds of collisions, some where people were killed, between 2008 and 2019.

GO buses will replace trains between West Harbour GO and Oakville GO this weekend, according to Metrolinx.

Niagara Health System (NHS) and Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) are warning the public of a phone scam involving fraudsters impersonating hospital staff.

City council has ratified the tentative agreement transit workers reached with the City of Hamilton on Thursday.It includes new healthcare funds for members.

Niagara police are investigating after they say a man was shot dead in Grimsby.

Hamilton police say a 25-year-old man is facing a second-degree murder charge after a Monday morning stabbing near a downtown mall.

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say multiple collisionsnear Brantford, Ont.,- which have seen at least 10 vehicles crashand four transport trucks jackknife- have closed aneastboundlane on Highway 403.

EnvironmentCanada has issued a snow squall warning for Brantford, a snow squall watch for Haldimand and Norfolk counties, and a winter travel advisory for Burlington, Hamilton and Niagara Region.

Hamilton police say a man believed to be in his 30s is dead after being hit by a tractor trailer on theRed Hill Valley Parkway.

Food banks in Hamilton and across the province are seeing a surge in demand as residents dealwith unaffordable housing prices, inflation and unstable employment.

Investigations by Ontario provincial animal welfare services (PAWS) are leading to far fewer orders and charges compared to when the OSPCA was overseeing them, according to data obtained by CBC Hamilton through a freedom of information request.

A man in his 50s is dead after being stabbed outside of Jackson Square, according to police.

Police say a family hired the tutor after seeing his ad on Kijiji.

Hamilton police say a 36-year-old man is facing charges after a Saturday night hit and run killed two people on the Mountain in Stoney Creek.

After being diagnosed with colon cancer earlier this year, Dr. Anil Kapoor of Ontario was prescribed the common chemotherapy medication Fluorouracil. Three weeks later, he died from a toxic reaction to it. His brothers are on a mission to uncover who is most at risk and what the Canadian health-care system should do about it.

Following this week's crash on the Rainbow Bridge - which closed Niagara border crossings and prompted questions aboutpublic safety - Niagara Region's police chief is warningthe community about the spread of misinformation.

The temporary free parking is meant to reel in shoppers as they look for gifts.

Vehicles and transport trucks whiz by as Cheryl Brightman makes the trek on foot along Fifty Road, first on a narrow gravel shoulder and, when that ends, onto the road itself.It's really dangerous," Brightman says as a large black pick up truck drives by close enough to touch.

As the Region of Waterloo contemplates how to help people living on the streets or in encampments and parks, housing researchers discuss what it means to measure the success of the programs.

The program is supposed to start this winter and is designed to crack down on investors who buy homes and let them sit empty instead of renting them out for more than half a year, staff say. It is one of many programs the city is implementing to use to ease the affordable housing crisis.

Today, Indigenous people are reclaiming traditional food knowledge, learning how to incorporate this knowledge into their everyday lives and teaching others how to do the same.

A married couple from Grand Island, N.Y., have been named by police as the driver and passenger in this week'sfiery crash on the American side of the Rainbow Bridge that shut border crossings and set Canadian and U.S. emergency officials into gear.

Hamilton transit workers, who went on strike for a week this month, ratified their tentative agreement with the City of Hamilton Thursday night.

The newest member of the Hamilton Police Services board is a young, racialized family doctor - and someone who has had mixed experiences" with the police.

Canadian and U.S. border authorities say the Rainbow Bridge is back open as of Thursday evening,one day after a deadly car crash and explosion occurred on the American side of the border crossing.

The fire chief estimates the fire caused $1.5 million in damages and has called in the Ontario Fire Marshal to investigate.

The mayor of Niagara Falls, Ont.,expects the Rainbow Bridge to reopen Thursday or Friday after a car crash and explosion Wednesday killed two people on the American side of the Rainbow Bridge.

There's no indication that a vehicle crash andexplosion Wednesday that killed two people on theAmerican side of the Rainbow Bridge, which connects Ontario and New York, is linked to terrorism, says New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. The explosion closed four bridges, with all but the Rainbow reopening later in the afternoon.