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Hamilton-based writer Anuja Varghese is one of the five fiction finalists for the Governor General Literary Awards, one of the oldest and most prestigious literary prizes in Canada.

There's fresh scrutiny of how Premier Doug Ford's government issued dozens of fast-track approvals to rezone select properties, some of them owned by developers who also stood to benefit from Greenbelt land swaps.

Unifor has reached a tentative agreement withSt. Lawrence Seaway, the union said Sunday in a post on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.

Ontario residents who are six months and older will be able to receive their free flu shot and the new COVID-19 vaccine starting on Monday.

Every time Chris Paul Fariasstepped into their backyard this summer, the hundreds of pumpkin plant 'friends' curling around trellises, up fences and across neighbouringtreesnever ceased to amaze.

Tristan Borges bent a high corner kick for a goal in extra time to push Forge FC to a successful defence of its Canadian Premier League championship with a 2-1 win against Calvary FC on Saturday in Hamilton.

As the union representing striking St. Lawrence Seaway workers meets with management for mediation Friday, stakeholders in Hamilton and Niagara say they hope for a quick resolution at the bargaining table.

Children need to feel seen and heard. And students need to know it's OK to be wrong. Those statements are key to the philosophies of two Hamilton educators who have been recognized with Prime Minister's Awards for their teaching.

The Kitchener Centre NDP riding association is calling for Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles to resign, but the move isn't being supported by the candidate for a yet-to-be-called byelection.

Stavros Katsantonis has certainly made the most of his opportunity this season with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

Train service is running on an hourly schedule only between West Harbour and Oakville GO stations.

Hamilton city councillors approved over $2.5 million in new climate change initiatives Wednesday - a third of which will go to rolling out a $750,000 electric bike sharing pilot program.

The city says it is reviewing how it secures drop boxes after the boxat City Hall was vandalized and contents were stolen - breaching the privacy of an unknown number of people.

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.