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The Ontario government will extend so-called "strong mayor" powers to almost two dozen smaller cities and is launching a $1.2 billionfund to reward municipalities that meet provincially-mandatedhome-building targets, Premier Doug Ford said Monday.

An American father and his teen son who travelled from Virginia to Niagara Falls, Ont., to buy ketchup chips have been gifted with Canadian snacks since their trip. Now, they're donating them to other families.

Canada men's basketball head coach Jordi Fernandez wants his team to get one per cent better every day. But the challenge for Fernandez, who was hired in June after Nick Nurse's exit, is that his team essentially started at zero.

The City of Hamilton has reached a tentative deal with its workers days away from a potential strike, according to a statement by the city.

One person has died after amulti-vehicle crash in Mississauga Saturday night.

An Ontario Provincial Police officer has filed a $6.3-million lawsuit against the Brantford Police Service and its board after facing charges - which were eventually dropped - related to an investigation into the theft of Wayne Gretzky memorabilia from the home of the hockey legend's father.

As of Friday, asignificant number of homes hadbeen destroyed by a fast-burningwildfire in West Kelowna, while crews braced for what the B.C. Wildfire Servicepredicted wouldbe the mostchallenging days of the province'sfire season.

The police service issued a media release Friday afternoon about a riseof overnight, high-end vehicle thefts, particularly in Waterdownand Ancaster.

The proposal comes as thecity has seen a 983 per cent increase in the number of renovictionnotices, N13s, issued to tenants between 2017 and 2022, the city's bylaw director told councillors Thursday.

The manufacturer of diabetes drug Ozempic, which is used off-label for weight loss, says it is expecting a shortage in Canada.

After last weekend's heavy rains, a flash flood destroyed tents and ended the Latino Festival in Oakville, Ont. Vendors who lost out in the storm are setting up for the first day of the Hamilton Latino Festival in Gage Park.

Hamilton is heading into another weekend of sun, and between dancing on the waterfront and watching Robbie Roberston films, the city has you covered.

Rick Jeanneret, who will always be regarded as the voice of the Buffalo Sabres after a 51-year broadcasting career and the Hockey Hall of Fame's 2012 Foster Hewitt Award recipient, died on Thursday. He was 81.

Hamilton police and McMaster University say students should be on the lookout for scams as September draws near. Security reports obtained by CBC Hamilton through a freedom of information request reveal some of the scams that stole money from students.

Early signals point to Canada entering a fall COVID-19 wave. How big that surge becomes will largely hinge on the country's level of population immunity, experts say, as well as the timing of fall booster shots that aren't yet approved in either Canada or the U.S.

A coalition of Ontario First Nations leadersis calling for the housing ministerand his chief of staff to step down after theprovince's auditor generalfaulted the provincial government forfailing to consult with Indigenous communities on opening up protectedGreenbelt land for housing development.

A solid training block leading up to this week's World Athletics Championships has convinced 2019 bronze medallist Moh Ahmed he'll be competitive and better one year after falling short of the medal podium.

All levels of government need to collaborate to get more housing built in Ontario, but that work also needs to include the post-secondary education sector, says a report published Thursday by a University of Ottawa-based think tank.

Srushti Thakkar knows she'll be attending classes at McMaster University in two weeks, but still doesn't know where she'll be sleeping.

A Canada Post mail carrier who worked in Welland, Ont., is facing charges after stealing someone's mail and using a prepaid credit card - and the Niagara Regional Police Service says this likely wasn't the first time it happened.

Since work began on the project, curator Zhou Yan says air quality has gotten better in big Chinese cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, but has gotten worse in rural China, some other Asian countries and southern Ontario, which saw its worst air quality in years this summer.

As Hamilton's housing crisis deepens and some tenants living in dire conditions can't afford to move, the city is proposing sweeping measures to ensure landlords don't let apartment buildings fall into disrepair.

When Hamilton Tiger-Cats assistant coach Jeff Reineboldwas flyingback to Ontariofrom Hawaii last Thursday, he saw a place he calls homedestroyedfrom his plane window.

As city councillorsdiscussed what temporary solutions it will offer to address Hamilton's growing encampment crisis, staff made one thing clear: the city needs help from Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Students in Hamilton will have lots of time to celebrate the Grey Cup being held here in November, as the city's public and Catholic school boards have both agreed to hold a PA Day on Nov. 17, the Friday before the big game.

Hamilton city workers who pick up garbage, provide childcare and teach swimming lessons will be among those on strike Monday if their union and the city can't come to an agreement on their contract in the meantime.

Enhanced cleaning in downtown has started, according to the city, after complaints about filth in the Hamilton's core.

Two dozen tiny cabins are on track to find a home in a downtown Hamilton park later this year, after councillors voted in support of the two-year pilot project at a meeting Monday. Tiny homes will be a place for residents to find stability as they wait for permanent housing, says one of the organizers.

Hamiltonis moving forwardwith an encampment protocol that will seeunhoused peopleliveat least 10metres away from private property, 50 metres away from parks, and 100 metres away from schools, daycares and playgrounds. Councillors voted 10-6 in support of the plan.

Police raided a Brantford, Ont. warehouse growing more than 80,000 illegal cannabis plants last Wednesday, product an industry consultant says was likely destined for the still-thriving illegal mail-order marijuana market.

Jon Davey of Hamilton says he watched a man in a truck drive down park path. Police say the same man tried to steal a canoe and was eventually arrested.

The Niagara Region Anti-Racism Association (NRARA) has been distributing brochures on what to do if you see racism or if you are a victim. It compiles bystander intervention and includes free resources for victims within the Niagara region.

Environment Canada says Burlington and much of Halton Region could see up to 50 millimetres of rain over the course of the day Tuesday, and has issued a special weather statement for the city as well as Oakville, Halton Hills and Milton.

Dave Kumar, who has been volunteering with the National Bank Open tennis tournament for 25 years, was honoured over the weekend with a plaque and a pin.

The government is encouraging Canadians to switch to EVs and heat pumps to fight climate change. But many CBC News readers have asked: won't electrifying everything break the grid and drive up energy costs? Here's what electricity operators and those researching the transition say.

While many people in Ontario have differing memories of the big blackout 20 years ago, Rebecca Canziohad her own reason to go into "survivor mode." Canziowas just a couple of days from her wedding in Windsor when what's commonly referred toas the Northeast Blackout hit on Aug. 14, 2003.

Public elementary school teachers in Ontario are taking a step toward a strike, with the union announcing Monday that it will be asking members to vote for a strike mandate.

The province says it is creating a working group to implement recommendations made in a damning auditor general's report on the government's decision to remove land from the protected Greenbelt.

A truck driver from Hamilton is facing at least 10 years in prison, officials say, for carrying 386 kilograms of cocaine.

One of the most stunning revelations contained in Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk's explosive report into Ontario's controversial Greenbelt land swap was how a small number of real estate developers were able to use their access to a high-level government staffer to have protected land - some of which was recently purchased - opened up for housing development.

Hamilton's hospitals needs 3,348new staff members and 473more beds, according to a new report by the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions.

The Farmworker Hub says it has seena 27 per cent increase in demand in food and clothing supplies this year.

Searchers with cadaver dogshavebeen going from building to building in the west Maui community of Lahaina, looking for victims of devastating wildfires on the Hawaiian island, as officials tally the loss of life anddestruction of property.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had game highs of 26 points and six steals to lead Canada past New Zealand 107-76 on Saturday in Hamburgand advance into the DBB SuperCup Final.

Mariek Schmidt, an Earth sciences professor at Brock University, visited the Scottish Isle of Rum this summer to dig up ancient rocks - all to make the most of precious space rocks returning to Earth in a decade.

Robbie Robertson died Aug. 9 at the age of 80. He had a huge impact on musicians of Six Nations, Ont., a community where he was embraced and celebrated - and six years ago, became an enrolled member.

A dozen people - including a 31-year-old Toronto physician-have been arrested and two drug 'superlabs' have been taken over by officersafter a major drug bust, according to Hamilton police.

From a Japanese cultural festival to Concrete Canvas, there are many things to do in Hamilton this weekend.

Nine tenants at 1083 Main St. E. had no running water from Dec. 28 to March 24 after city staff 'turned their backs on us completely," one tenant says.

Potential court challenges to the Doug Ford government's Greenbelt policies are up in the air until either the government or developers move to start construction. That's why advocates say it's up to residents and other levels of government to get involved while other authority figures probe the government's decision further.