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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.

Hamilton needs 60 more family doctors to ensure everyone in the city has one, according to the Hamilton Family Health Team.

The 80,000 members of the Ontario Liberal Party will soon choose their new leader, and the fundamental question they'll be facing is which candidate has the best shot at defeating Premier Doug Ford in the next election.

Theinclusion of lacrosse in the 2028 Summer Olympicsin Los Angelesbrings members of theHaudenosaunee Nationals lacrosse teams a step closer tobeing Olympic contenders.

The Progressive Conservatives tabled a motion at Queen's Park Monday to ban NDP MPP SarahJama from speaking in the chamber until she retracts and deletes her statement and formally apologizes.

The AIDS Network has withdrawn its application to provide a safe drug consumption site and wraparound treatment services despite the worsening opioid crisis. The decision is in part because of Ontario's decision to review all current sites and pause application approvals.

Hamilton Police Service is investigating a downtown shooting that sent two people to hospital.

The University of Toronto has launched a tuition-free initiative for nine First Nationswhose territoriesinclude or areadjacent to its campuses indowntown Toronto, Mississauga and Scarborough, part of the university's efforts to make education more accessible for Indigenous students.

Ontario's housing minister introduced legislation Monday to returnland from Ontario's protected Greenbelt that his government had previously removed for housing.

The number of children with autism receiving publicly funded, needs-based core therapy in Ontario appears to have only now returned to the level it was at five years ago, before changes by the Progressive Conservative government upended the system, new figures suggest.

New Democrats have unanimously urged their party to stand firm on negotiating pharmacare, even if it means ending their political agreement with the Liberals.

A Hamilton resident in a lower city apartment is worried after her dog contracted canine parvovirus and died. Building management says it is the third dog to die in the buildingin a month.

A man is facing charges after a mosquein the city's east end was vandalized twice in what police are treating as asuspected hate-motivated incident.

Mayor Andrea Horwath took the convention stage on Friday to welcome NDP members to Hamilton - a city she says represents everything that needs to be top of mind as they debate priorities.

The event, organized by theResidential Construction Council of Ontario,is the third of its kind after theresidential builders association launched theevent last year aimed at tacklingthe province's housing crunch.

The Hamilton Health Sciences Satellite Health Facility is designated for patients with an alternate level of care - that is, those who do not require acute care in hospital, but are unable to return home for any number of reasons.

The flat-rate fees school boards charge developers are making it harder for low-income families and unhoused people to put a roof over their heads, according to a local non-profit affordable housing developer.

United States Sen. Bernie Sanders is throwing his support behind Canada's New Democrats in a pre-recorded video the party aims to play at its policy convention in Hamilton on Friday.

Thousands of bikers are expected to descend on the lakeshore town of Port Dover, Ont., for Friday the 13th. Provincial police are reminding everyone to drive with caution.

The motionis a show of support forTrudeau's government's Bill C-18, and itsongoing fight withsocial media giant Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, over its use of news content.

With stories on the Hamas-Israel conflict everywhere on social media and news broadcasts, adults should be ready to talk to kids about it, say media and child psychology experts.

World-renowned anthropologist Jane Goodall told students in Burlington about ways in which young people can make a difference in the fight against climate change.

The Niagara Regional Police Service saysdetectives from the criminal investigative unit went to arural residence in the Town of Lincoln, Ont. on Wednesday just before 8 a.m.

Nathaniel Veltman, accused of killinga Muslim family in London in 2021,testifies he was subject to the strict discipline of his fundamentalist Christian mother and "had to learn to be an expert at hiding my emotions." He was the first defence witness at the weeks-long murder-terror trial in an Ontario court in Windsor.

The New Democratic Party of Canada has released its list of 60 "priority" resolutions up for debate at this weekend's party convention in Hamilton, Ont. - and none of them touch on the current Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Many people from other parts of the Americas reflect on their identity in the month of October, also known as Latin American Heritage Month in Canada.Karla Martinez Pomier, originally from Havana and now living in Hamilton, is one of them.

Hamilton Centre NDP MPP Sarah Jamais apologizing after making a statementabout the conflict between Hamas and Israel.Her apology comes afterOntario Premier Doug Ford calledfor Jama'sresignation.

Last month, Premier Doug Ford apologized to Ontarians and walked back the government's decision to remove 2,995 hectares of protected land from the Greenbelt to pave the way for housing development. Now, legal experts are saying developers could have legal recourse.

A documentary crew filming an upcoming feature about the ecological impact of invasive mussels in the Great Lakes has unravelled a 128-year-old mystery with the discovery of a previously unknown shipwreck near the Bruce Peninsula.

The RCMPannounced Tuesdayit has launched a criminal investigation into Ontario Premier Doug Ford's plan to open up Greenbelt land for development.

The formerSt. Helen Catholic Elementary School building in McQuesten Westwill likely be bulldozedthisfall to make way for a unique Indigenous centre with housing, health care and social services.

Bumper stickers are generally seen as harmless, but Niagara Regional Police say people should be aware that they can also lead to the sharing of too much personal information.

The end of summer means another season has come and gone without the changes an Ontario woman would like to see at private beaches. PatriciaMason-Levasseur, whose husband drowned in Lake Erie in 2016, says owners of private beaches should be mandated to inform beachgoers when it's not safe to enter the water.

The Good Shepherd's annual free Thanksgiving dinner served people from all walks of life on Monday afternoon.

A tentative contract agreement between General Motors and the union representing Canadian autoworkers could end a strike of more than4,000 auto workers that began early Tuesday.

With violenceerupting in Israel and the Palestinian territories, differing and strongly held views aresparkingheated debates in communities and on social mediaacross Canada.

Nearly half of all flight delays in 2022 were deemed the responsibility of an airline, according to new numbers from Transport Canada.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders lost 38 to 13 at home to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Last night's loss was the fifth in a row for the Green and White.

Hamilton police say they have permanently closed The Mushroom Cabinet and Shroomyz, two illegal psilocybin dispensaries in Hamilton's east end, and stopped a third dispensary from opening.

Israeli soldiers fought to repel Hamas militants Sunday and exchanged fire with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, raising the prospect of a broader regional conflict, a day after an unprecedented surprise attack on southern Israel by Palestinian militants.

A Hamilton family and anti-racism advocates want the Catholic school board to take stronger action after multiple instances of racism at a local school.

As interest rates stay high, less housing is being built now than at the height of pandemic lockdowns, according to a new report. Experts say it's hard to see when the gap between housing demand and supply will close, and that could keep housing unaffordable for a long time.

A new annual report shows collisions on Hamilton's roadways trending down, but city staff acknowledge more must be done to make roadways safer.

The country's medical schools turn away more than 1,000 Canadian doctors trained abroad annually, even though the country is facing a physician shortage. But they still manage to find residency spots for foreign nationals who are much less likely to stay and help chip away at the physician deficit.

Six Hamilton police officers faced disciplinarymeasures due to public complaints last year, according to a recently released report from the police service. Internal complaints led to another 18 officers facing discipline.

COVID-19, influenza, pneumococcal, and - for the first time - respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines will all be available this fall for older adults.But medical experts warn high costs and patchwork rollouts could be barriers for seniors trying to protect themselves.

A local Indigenous artist has welcomed a Hamilton car dealership's apology over its use of her art installation in an insensitive" post on social media, hours after Canada observed the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

The incident took place at the Take Back the Night march on Sept. 21, an event to protest sexual violence, gender-based violence and street harassment.