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Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board's interim director and chairperson implored parents to speak to their kids about the gravity of making violent threats and reminded the community they won't hesitate to pursue consequences for anyone who made the threats.

Ontario is reporting 419 hospitalizations and three more deaths linked to COVID-19 on Sunday.

Hamilton police are investigating a Friday night shooting in the lower city.

Communities across Ontario are gathering to mark the first anniversary of an attack that killed four members a Muslim family in London, Ont.

Toronto FC have won their record-breaking eighth Voyageurs Cup after defeating Forge FC 5-4 on penalties in the postponed 2020 Canadian Championship on Saturday at Tim Hortons Field.

It’s expected to be sunny for the next few days with temperatures around the 20 C mark, which means it's a great weekend for some family fun.

Critics of the government's proposed new restrictions on firearms in Canada say gun smuggling from the United States remains a key factor in the problem of gun violence in this country.

A new web comedy series is launching with a community screening Friday. The series is the brainchild of Six Nations-based visual artist and poet January Marie Rogers.

Hamilton police say they were trying to track down an Indigenous woman who was missing since Friday, May 27 but her mother says she was found Friday.

Thursday's vote may have seen the lowest turnout since Confederation. With some final polls still being counted, early data from Elections Ontario suggests about 43.03 per cent of eligible voters cast a ballot — or about 4.6 million of the province's 10.7 million potential electors.

A 19-year-old man has been arrested after threats made at Westdale Secondary School forced the school to close on Friday as a precaution.

An employee at a nightclub in Niagara Falls, police say, has been charged with attempted murder.

Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives have cruised to a second majority. While retaining her seat in Hamilton Centre, New Democratic Party leader Andrea Horwath announced that she would step down from the leadership role.

Hamilton police have charged a teen girl with mischief after a shooting threat was spotted at St. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic Secondary School. Nine schools in the Ontario city have received threats, said police, who expect more arrests in incidents causing concern among some staff and students.

Two men have been arrested and a quantity of fentanyl and cocaine seized following an investigation into activities at a Tasker Street home in St. Catharines, Niagara Regional Police say.

Hamiltonians are heading out to the polls for today's provincial elections. Two voters say their found the process "smooth."

Motorists, cyclists and pedestrians will have to find a way to get around a section of Wentworth Street South for several hours on Thursday.

As a kicker and undrafted free agent, Canadian Michael Domagala is used to having to put his best foot forward with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

A Toronto man has spent some $3,000 to try and identify the remains of people buried at the Negro Burial Ground in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont.

The federal government today reintroduced legislation to create a monthly benefit payment for working-age Canadians with disabilities.

With Ontarians hitting the polls today, the election will not only determine the province's next premier, but also the political fates of all the party leaders.

Hamilton police are investigating threats at Hillcrest Elementary School, St. Jean de Brébeuf Catholic Secondary School, Westdale Secondary School and Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary School. A student was also seen with a pellet gun at Bennetto Elementary School on Wednesday.

Hamilton residents want to know who's leaving graphic anti-abortion flyers at their homes so they can urge them to stop delivering them, as other Canadian cities have worked to reduce harm from what's ending up in mailboxes.

Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) is set to launch a new $175 million hospital information system on Saturday, but people who were part of a hospital committee on equity, diversity and inclusion say the system is missing key data.

An incumbent, a university professor and the vice-chair of Hamilton’s police board are among those fighting to be MPP for Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas.

A resident and a firefighter were hospitalized on Tuesday morning after a fire at a Mountain home.

The N'Amerind Friendship Centre in London, Ont., has unveiled its newest teaching tool: A vending machine that dispenses Indigenous stories to reunite kids with their language and culture.

Here's the situation: Ontario's election is days away and you want to vote but can't decide who to vote for. Here's our best material to help you make a decision.

Canada is extending pandemic restrictions for travellers crossing the country's border for at least for another month. That includes vaccine mandates, random COVID-19 tests and use of the ArriveCan app.

Andrea Horwath isn't guaranteeing that she will remain as NDP leader after Thursday's election, even if her party forms Official Opposition again.

Hamilton’s only blue riding is likely to stay with Ontario’s Progressive Conservative party, according to experts.

Hamilton’s four baby peregrine falcons looked “strong, healthy and feisty” after they were banded on Friday, according to a senior monitor with Hamilton Falconwatch.

The Criminal Lawyers' Association and Women In Canadian Criminal Defence jointly criticize the arrest of Toronto-based lawyer Caryma Sa'd near an Ontario Progressive Conservative campaign stop in Hamilton last week.

Deb Kohler, an American living in Hamilton, had never been to a political march before Sunday, when she stood beside strangers in Fort Erie, Ont., all gathered to remember the 10 people killed and the three people wounded when a white gunman opened fire at a Tops Friendly Market in Buffalo on May 14.

Ontarians vote for their next government on June 2 and CBC News will bring you all of the latest results as well as expert analysis across all of our platforms.

Hamilton Centre is a riding Ontario's New Democrats can safely expect to win with party leader Andrea Horwath serving as the incumbent. But, if the NDP don't have a successful election night, Horwath's days as party leader may be done.

Burlington Canal Lift Bridge maintenance will see alternating lane closures and one lane open in each direction Monday between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Matt Thompson, of Hamilton, started lending his canoes to friends at the beginning of the pandemic during quarantine two years ago. Now, he lets those who want to explore Hamilton waters use them at no cost.

With just three full days left before the June 2 general election, Ontario's political parties are campaigning hard to shore-up support in key ridings. Here are eight races CBC News will be watching close this week and on election night.

An experienced incumbent, a French school teacher and a hockey club president are among those competing to represent Hamilton Mountain in Queen’s Park. Pundits say the NDP will likely hold the riding.

Hamilton and surrounding areas will be hit with the first heat event of the season, Environment Canada said Sunday, with temperatures expecting to reach near 30 C on Monday in many areas.

Ronnie Hawkins, the big, boisterous Southern rockabilly singer who called Canada home and helped mentor the first band from this country inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, has died.

For years Hamilton East—Stoney Creek has been a riding Ontario's New Democrats could safely expect to win, but a recent controversy and a slate of high-profile candidates may have put it in jeopardy for the party.

Wastewater surveillance has gone from niche science to mainstream public health tool over the course of the pandemic. But some experts caution that the data collected could lead to privacy concerns, especially because samples are often gathered from public sources. Wastewater tracking for COVID-19 could lead to privacy, ethics concerns, some scientists say

In 2005, the Ontario government unanimously passed legislation that called for the province to be fully accessible by 2025. It will fall to whichever party is elected as the next government on Thursday to meet that deadline.

Ontario is reporting 865 COVID-19 hospitalizations and 12 more deaths linked to the virus.

You may have figured a global pandemic that upended Ontario businesses, schools and health care for two years, infected millions and led to the deaths of 13,000 people would totally dominate the provincial election campaign. But you'd be wrong.

The Fraser Valley Bandits continued their perfect season-opening road trip after Thomas Kennedy delivered two clutch free throws in a 71-70 win over the Honey Badgers at FirstOntario Centre in Hamilton on Friday night.

Residents in the Hamilton area say the environment is among their top Ontario election concerns, and they'd like to see politicians take more action to fight climate change. Here's what each party is doing to protect nature.