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Police in Hamilton say they've seen a viral video of a road rage incident they consider a "hate incident," but no charges will be laid because what took place in the Ontario city isn't illegal.

A resident in Brant has tested positive for monkeypox, marking the Ontario county's first case of the virus.

The second victim of homicide in the city for 2022 has been identified as 32-year-old Stanley Gordon Waite, Hamilton police say.

A Hamilton family is in mourning after facing a life-or-death situation last week during the Rogers outage that had the country reeling, and an expert says it's evidence of the "fragility" of Canada's networks.

Hamilton firefighters and police are warning the public of a large fire at a residential development on the Mountain.

Devan Selvey's mom wants a park or playground named after her son to honour him and remind people of school violence, but city policies are preventing that from happening.

A mom and her son were seriously injured in Hamilton after being struck by a black 2008 Chevy Equinox that police say was "out of control." There have been numerous collisions in the city in recent times, with a total of 12 pedestrian fatalities this year alone.

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats signed Canadian punter Jon Ryan and American kicker Seth Small on Sunday.

Fewer medical school graduates are choosing to go into family medicine and open their own primary-care practices, data shows. It comes at a time when more than one million Ontarians can't find a family doctor and just as many are set to lose the ones they already have.

Hundreds of kids and adults, who for various reasons — including the COVID-19 pandemic — have not been able to celebrate a birthday, were treated to an un-birthday party in Brantford, Ont., on Saturday.

It took 20 years for Anita Grant to appreciate her natural hair and now the Hamilton woman has created a book to help her daughter and other Black girls love their hair.

Ontario is expanding coverage for a cystic fibrosis treatment to include children between the ages of six to 11.

The Community-Based Research Centre has a booth set up at Hamilton Pride, one of a dozen or so events across the country where they are promoting a new, national survey focused on chronic health.

Ontario’s chief coroner is reviewing the cause of deaths in correctional facilities over the past seven years as the number of fatalities continues to rise.

Six Nations police are investigating after fraudsters in Caledonia are reportedly posing as Amazon workers and police officers.

Several services in Hamilton, including GO buses, DARTS and businesses, are experiencing delays and interruptions due to a Canada-wide Rogers outage that began early Friday.

A fire at two homes in the city's east end has caused over $1 million in damage according to Hamilton's fire chief.

The “vast majority” of Rogers customers have regained internet and phone service as of Saturday morning, according to a company statement. There is no word yet on when the final customers will regain full service after a massive outage knocked out the telecommunications giant’s networks across Canada.

The Rogers cellular and internet networks were down in areas across Canada on Friday, causing technical difficulties across the country, including in Windsor-Essex and at the Ontario-Michigan border.

The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) appointed Sheryl Robinson Petrazzini as its first female director of education. Robinson Petrazzini will start her new job on August 17, according to a news release.

Wayne Gretzky has become a minority owner in the Ontario Hockey League's Niagara IceDogs. The transfer of the club to majority owner Darren DeDobbelaer was announced Thursday by the league.

Rogers services are back online for most customers after a daylong outage at the telecom giant that left millions of Canadians without internet and cellular service, while also disrupting government services and payment systems.

The Niagara region is seeing some of its worst winter damage in 17 years, with early estimates measuring around 50 per cent of grape vines damaged.

Hamilton and Niagara region are seeing another wave of COVID-19 according to the medical officers of health in both municipalities.

Advocacy for Respect for Cyclists in Toronto are organizing a ghost bike memorial for the 52-year-old man who was killed while riding his bike in Hamilton earlier this week.

A Hamilton resident's near run-in with a coyote on a city trail shows the need for caution around wildlife.

The city’s public works committee on Wednesday voted unanimously for council to consider a complete streets design manual — a tool that will change the way streets are designed in Hamilton.

Police in Niagara Region say they are investigating more than 50 instances of plastic bottles containing "unknown yellow fluid" being thrown onto residents' properties.

The Ontario Provincial Police has opened an internal investigation into the actions of four officers after a Black man was Tasered twice while running away, an act a judge says was "racially motivated."

Shortages across Canada of specialty baby formulas have put a Hamilton mother in a desperate situation.

Ontario has officially entered its seventh wave of COVID-19, driven this time by the Omicron BA.5 subvariant, the province's top doctor confirms.

Hamilton is set to host another pop-up monkeypox vaccine clinic on Thursday, just days after the city's first confirmed case of the virus was announced.

People who have visited a hospital emergency room in Ontario recently are describing their experiences of lengthy waits for treatment or to get admitted.

Summer camp season has begun — but with inflation at record highs, summertime child care has become an extraordinary expense for families already overextended by a higher cost of living.

Tom Flood of Hamilton was "extremely angry" when he heard the news of a cyclist death on Tuesday morning. A 52-year-old man died after a car hit him on the Upper Wentworth bridge.

Shawn Hercules — a McMaster University valedictorian, Barbados native and part-time drag performer — shares his journey and fight with homophobia, as he encourages people to be authentic.

Hamilton-Niagara RCMP have charged five people after busting "a sophisticated drug trafficking and money-laundering scheme."

Shane Wright of Burlington, Ont., is expected to be the No. 1 selection by the Canadiens at this week's NHL draft in Montreal. He's coming off a 35-goal, 108-point season with the Kingston Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey League.

A 4-year-old boy was hit by a pickup truck on Monday evening at Sherman Avenue and Clinton Street.

Police say a cyclist has died Tuesday morning after being struck by a vehicle on Upper Wentworth Street near the Lincoln Alexander Parkway.

Kassius Robertson hit eight three-pointers, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander also had 24 points and Canada cruised to an easy 113-67 win over the U.S. Virgin Islands on Monday to improve to 6-0 in World Cup basketball qualifying.

Hamilton Public Health Services says it has confirmed the Ontario city's first case of the monkeypox virus.

Ontario's opposition parties are calling on the provincial government to share its plan for expanded fourth COVID-19 vaccine doses.

Later this month, festival organizers Scott McDonald and Leon (Eklipz) Robinson will bring the Concrete Canvas mural festival back after a two-year hiatus.

A woman in her 70s was hit by a pick-up truck while crossing the road at the intersection of Welland Street and Willoughby Drive at approximately 10 p.m. She died later in the hospital, police say.

Ontario Provincial Police are searching for a Hamilton man after two people were already arrested in relation to a homicide in Sheguiandah First Nation on Manitoulin Island.

Sex Workers' Action Program Hamilton has organized a vigil for a 46-year-old woman who suffered a violent sexual assault on Barton Street East in the early morning hours on June 27.

Pride Month may be over but memories of recent events are still fresh for some. Before the month kicked off, Fruit Salad Hamilton hosted its first Queer Prom event in the city on May 22. CBC checked in with some attendees to chat about their experiences.

The sport of cricket has exploded in popularity over the last year, and the city of Hamilton currently only has one field that can accommodate the sport.

Canada’s tax regime, which does not levy sales taxes on food no matter how far it has travelled before landing on Canadian store shelves, does impose sales taxes on seeds that people use to grow food in their own backyards. Some home growers say that compromises the federal government’s efforts to lower the country’s carbon footprint.