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Education workers in Ontario will wrap up voting today on whether to accept a tentative deal their union struck with the provincial government.

Canadian band Arkells and late CBC journalist Barbara Frum are among this year's inductees to Canada's Walk of Fame.

Peter Khill's defence lawyer peppered an expert witness with questions, as she testified on Friday in Khill's second-degree murder trial.

Lukasik, the former executive director of Environment Hamilton, will start the job Dec. 12. She will guide the implementation of the city's recently passed climate adaptation and mitigation plans.

A special weather statement by Environment Canada warns of strong winds on Saturday for Hamilton, the Niagara region, Burlington and Brantford.

Nearly two weeks since teaching and research assistants with McMaster University went on strike in Hamilton, workers say they are waiting for a sign from the institution that it might come back to the bargaining table with a new offer.

The number of daily hospital admissions related to COVID-19 in Hamilton recently dropped to zero for the first time since September 2020.

Paul Johnson has been named the new manager for the City of Toronto, officials said in an announcement made Friday.

A Hamilton researcher has won an international prize worth about $280,000 for promoting quality in medical research.

Food banks in Hamilton have seen an overwhelming increase in demand this year, and are expecting a crowded December, several of them say. Many record also seeing an increase in seniors and newcomers.

Where were Peter Khill and Jon Styres standing and what position were both men in when Khill fired two fatal shots at Styres in almost pitch-black conditions? A forensic pathologist testified Thursday offering a 'likely scenario' for one of the gunshots.

A Canadian passenger airline crew detained in the Dominican Republic since April has arrived back in Canada.

Moments after hearing a 'bone-chilling' blast from a shotgun and seeing sparks fly in front of her home, Melinda Khill testified Wednesday she called 911 on a February night in 2016. Jurors heard the 16-minute call, which showed what Peter Khill and his now-wife Melinda said after Jon Styres was shot dead that night.

Canada lost its final match of the men's World Cup, surrendering a 2-1 decision to Morocco on Thursday in Qatar.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Thursday he will not use the notwithstanding clause after a court struck down a law that limits wages for public sector workers.

"Communities are saying they don’t want the density that is being proposed," says Beattie, who sees addressing the new provincial development legislation as a priority.

Ontario Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Steve Clark offered an emphatic denial Wednesday to allegations that he tipped off developers ahead of announcing changes to the Greenbelt.

Children’s hospitals across Canada are facing a tripledemic surge of flu, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases — leading to long wait times, shortages in beds and staff, and in some cases the cancellation of pediatric surgeries.

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have identified an 82-year-old man who was found dead at a home on Salt Springs Church Road, Brant County, last Thursday.

CBC News has launched a free streaming channel called CBC News Explore — a place where Canadians can step back from the fast pace of breaking news for a deeper dive into the stories and conversations that shape our lives.

Operators of Hamilton's network of homeless shelters and drop-in locations are worried that without overnight warming spaces funding, there will be more cases of frostbites or death during the cold winter months.

The officer who arrested Peter Khill testified Tuesday at the Hamilton man's murder trial that Khill seemed to offer an explanation about why he used a shotgun to blow a hole into Jon Styres's chest — because Khill was a soldier following his training, and felt he needed to defend himself against the Six Nations of the Grand River man.

Hamilton police say officers have arrested two teenagers in connection to the death of 38-year-old Danielle Strauss.

Expect strong winds all across Hamilton on Wednesday, starting in the afternoon. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the city.

The Ford government plans to appeal an Ontario court decision striking down a law that limited wage increases for public sector workers, more commonly known as Bill 124.

FIFA opened a disciplinary case against Croatia on Tuesday because of its fans' taunts aimed at Canadian goalkeeper Milan Borjan, who has Serbian family ties, during the teams' World Cup game.

The trial of Peter Khill began Monday in Hamilton. Khill is accused of shooting 29-year-old Jonathan Styres dead early in the morning of Feb. 4, 2016.

The Honey Badgers are leaving Hamilton, permanently, the Canadian Elite Basketball League says, for Brampton, Ont., after being forced out of First Ontario Centre for the 2024 and 2025 seasons.

Ontario passed a housing bill Monday intended to spur development. Critics, however, say it will lead to higher property taxes, weaken conservation authority powers and not actually make homes more affordable.

A fire at a downtown Hamilton building near midnight on Mon. Nov. 28 sent a woman to hospital and caused about $300,000 in damages.

The City of Hamilton says it estimates 337 million litres of sewage — roughly 135 Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of sewage — leaked into the harbour since 1996.

Ontario Provincial Police in Brantford, Ont., are investigating a homicide at a Salt Springs Church Road home.

Food banks started in Canada in the early 1980s as a temporary response to the recession. Over 40 years later, they're more important than ever, with a new report by Feed Ontario saying the number of people seeking help and the number of visits are only rising.

A person has died after a suspicious car fire in Burlington early Sunday morning, Halton police say.

The level of hate directed at the LGBTQ community in the U.S. has reached a point where it poses a security threat to Canadians, says a former senior-ranking Canadian intelligence official.

That the Canadians have a "do-or-die" game to play Sunday is testament enough to their collective refinement. That they're talking credibly about winning it feels almost surreal.

Lawyers screened potential jurors on Friday for possible racial biases and what, if anything, they already knew about the high-profile Hamilton murder trial of Peter Khill.

Approximately 20 members of Hamilton’s Ghanaian community sang, danced and cheered Ghana on as they played Portugal in their World Cup game on Thursday.

The Hamilton Public Library held its second Drag Storytime on Thursday. More than 100 children and adults showed up to listen, and a large group of community members came out to defend the event after hearing there would be some protesting it.

An early-morning fire at August 8 sushi restaurant on Upper James on Friday has left damage totalling more than $1 million, according to Hamilton Fire Department.

Holiday season is around the corner, and with that brings the local holiday market circuit. From a market in St. Catharines that features BIPOC vendors to a night market in Ohsweken, here’s a few to have on your radar this year.

Parents and health-care experts are speaking out after learning a round-the clock online pediatric service that's helped keep sick children out of overflowing Ontario hospitals will no longer be free starting Dec. 1.

CBC Marketplace looked at men’s and women’s jeans from some of Canada’s popular brands to see if the waist size that’s labelled matches up with the actual waist measurement. Only a couple did, and experts say this is likely by design to get consumers to buy the product.

Ontario's minister of the environment, conservation and parks said he's ordered Hamilton to audit its entire sewage infrastructure and create a remediation plan after the city revealed it just discovered sewage has been leaking into the harbourfront for the past 26 years.

The sentencing hearing of Haudenosaunee activist Skyler Williams was back in court Thursday morning, after Justice Gethin Edward said he was "trying to find the truth" when it comes to the land Williams says he has been defending.

A 67-year-old Hamilton man has been arrested by York Region police for sexual assault against children in Richmond Hill, Ont. police say.

The mayor of Burlington, Ont., says municipal employees will have to wear masks for the next six weeks amid rising illnesses among staff and in the wider community.

Less than a day after announcing the discovery of a 26-year sewage leak into Hamilton's harbour, city staff say a faulty drawing may be to blame.

Hamilton’s new council held a special General Issues Committee meeting on Wednesday, most of which was spent on a bus touring the various wards and hearing from councillors about their priorities.

Ontario has asked thousands of family health-care workers to work evenings and weekends to help ease the burden on overwhelmed children's hospitals.