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Six Nations of the Grand River and an Indian day school survivor lost a court battle to grant more time for class members to apply for compensation.

A group of well-connected developers stand to make a lot of money after influencing Doug Ford's provincial government's process for choosing protected Greenbelt land to open up for housing, the province's auditor general says. Here's a drone's eye view of some of Hamilton's Greenbelt land.

Hamilton and the surrounding area are under a severe thunderstorm watch, Environment Canada says.

City staffers are putting their support behind setting up a community of tiny houses - instead of sanctioned encampments - as part of its response to the city's homelessness emergency. They also have an adjusted encampment protocol and plans in the short-term and in the long-term.

A guide to the must-know tracks in the famed songwriter's catalogue, from hits with the Band to his solo work.

Queen's University and the head of its medicine department are firing back atDr. Matthew Strauss - a controversial, former acting medical officer of health in southern Ontario. They filed a statement of defence in response to Strauss' $600,000 lawsuit against them over his 2021 resignation.

Hamilton's mayor is calling on Ontario Premier Doug Ford to abandon his plan to open up parts of the Greenbelt for developmentafter the province'sauditor general found a small group of well-connected developers influenced the plan.

The bleachers at the Ancaster Little League were stolen in late June and found in a local scrap yard, damaged beyond hope of repair.

Approximately 150 dead chickens were spilled across Park Road South in Grimsby, Ont., police say, after being dropped from a dump truck.

Hamilton city bus fare is going up by more than initially expected come September.

Canada is on the board early at the Para road cycling world championships. In the second race of the event, Nathan Clement of West Vancouver, B.C., won gold in the men's T1 time trial. Shortly after, Shelly Gautier of Niagara Falls, Ont., scored bronze in the women's version of the race.

Black students, teachers, politicians andadvocates from Hamilton voiced concerns about the rhetoric around a Toronto principal who died by suicide, saying people are weaponizing the man's death to push back against anti-racism efforts.

A new deal between National Steel Car and its workers has been ratified, officially marking the end of a 41-day strike at the rail car maker.

2023's Concrete Canvas will run from Aug. 11 to Aug. 13.

The Ontario government's process for choosing protected Greenbelt land to open up for housing development was heavily influenced by a small group of well-connected developers who now stand to make billions of dollars, the province's auditor general says.

Ontario's Electrical Safety Authority (ESA) fined a Niagara-on-the-Lake company and a Hamilton man for separate incidents involving unlicensed electrical work.

Ontario is proposing anew regulationit says will better protect workers from heat stress and heat-related illnesses as temperatures across Canada and the globe continue to rise due to climate change.

It's been 70 years since an armistice was reached and Canadian troops came home from the Korean War, sometimes known as 'The Forgotten War'. Last week a Korean photographer visited Romeo Daley, a Korean War veteran, to take his photo and document his story.

A Toronto man has been charged after trying to smuggle cannabis disguised as frozen waffles into the U.S., according to the United States Attorney's Office.

Fresh off Saturday's 27-14 loss to the visiting Montreal Alouettes, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats are making a change to the coaching ranks.

After more than a month of strike action,National Steel Car reached a tentative with its workers.

Three healthcare professionals spent five days in Hamilton learning how to support a patient through a therapy session where they take psilocybin - the psychedelic compound in so-called magic mushrooms.

Florida Panthers star Brandon Montour came very close to winning the Stanley Cup this season. And while, he's still chasing that dream, every time he returns home to Six Nations on the Grand River, near Brantford Ont., he is welcomed as a champion and a hero.

Roughly three in five Hamilton police officers don't live in Hamilton, new data shows. Former police officers and policing researchers weigh in on the pros and cons of living where you work as an officer.

When Taqialuk Peter opens the box, she can barely believe what is inside - a small stone statue of a caribou and, she says through tears, an unexpected "miracle."

Officials, including an Ontario Court Justice, working at the courthouse in Burlington, Ont. list problems with the building that they say make it difficult for justice to be served.

Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) says a driving instructor was caught speeding - right after the student in their passenger seat failed their test.

More than 3,000 workers at 27 Metro grocery store locations in southern Ontario launched a strike on Saturday, after rejecting a tentative collective agreement reached last week between the company and their union, Unifor.

Ontario Provincial Police in Brant County say a man has been arrested after officers found $100,000 worth of stolen catalytic converters.

Before you head out for some weekend fun, check our list to see what's open and when.

Almost a year after Hamilton city councillors voted to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of illegal drugs, CBC News has learned city officials still haven't submitted that request for exemption to Health Canada.

The Well Hamilton, a local LGBTQ-friendly bar, is unveiling a wall dedicated to local and national queer icons on Friday. The project, called 'Well Noted', will be updated yearly with new inductees from the community.

This weekend will have an extra day for Hamiltonians to enjoy the summer heat or the cool indoors. And the city has got lots going on for people eager to explore. From night markets to yoga to music in the garden, here's what's on this long weekend.

A coalition of Ontario Pride organizations called on the province Thursday to urgently work with them to develop a proactive safety plan to beat back a rising tide of anti-LGBTQ hate.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has come a long way from being the youngster soaking up information on the Canadian men's basketball team. The Hamilton native got his first taste of the senior team in 2016 when he joined Canada for the FIBA Olympic qualifying tournament in Manila, Philippines.

Public healthstaff have apologized to residents for not enforcing the city's pest rules for over four years and recently making comments that minimizedthe health impacts of living with insectand rodent infestations.

Taylor Swift has announced six Canadian concert dates for her Eras tour.But the schedule includes only one city: Toronto.

A 14-year-old boy who went missing in Lake Ontario has been found dead, Hamilton police say.

The WestJet Group today announced enhancements to its winter schedule serving more sun connections.

Hamilton police have asked Ontario's Ministry of Transportation to review the driver's license of a 91-year-old man who hit a pedestrian on Fennell Avenue East last week.

Sarah Arvanitis has lodged a complaint against her lawyer alleging she was assured her permanent residency application had been filed in 2021. When the Hamilton mom tried to return to Canada, she was told there was no record of it and she was denied entry for months.

Sabrina Hill, former chair of Niagara Region's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advisory Committee, says the vandalism at a Niagara-on-the-Lake crosswalk is just the latest attack against LGBTQ+ communities in the region.

Dalton Pompey has become used to wearing a TorontoBlue Jays uniform, but now he's getting used to a different uniform - one with a bulletproof vest. The 30-year-old retired baseball playerfrom Mississauga Ont., has joined the Hamilton Police Service.

Film studios in Hamilton say business has slowed dramatically in the wake of the writer and actor strike in Hollywood, with American projects shutting down. While Canadian productions are still filming, the major shows that film in Hamilton are paused indefinitely.

A new report shines a spotlight on Canada's health-care crisis, including major decreases in surgeries through the early years of the pandemic, ongoing staff shortages, and the roughly one in 10 Canadians who say they don't have a regular provider.

Experts say Ottawa is playing more of a role in housing, which is mostly a provincial and territorial responsibility, but federal involvement hasn't brought much relief amid rising home prices.

Since 2020, Hamilton landlords who failed to keep buildings free of cockroaches, bedbugs or rats haven't faced bylaw orders or fees. Public health says enforcement will begin again by mid-August. Tenant Tammy Brown says it's too late to help her family, adding, "We have nothing left."

The young firefighter who died last week in British Columbia has been identified as Waterford's Zak Muise in an online obituary and tribute by the firefighting contractor he worked for.

The inquest for Samuel Brown, a student at W. Ross Macdonald School for the Blind who died in 2018 in Brantford, Ont., hospital at age 18, will begin later this month.