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The families of those killed when Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 was shot out of the sky in 2020 are gathered in Toronto on Sunday to commemorate the tragedy’s third anniversary. The aircraft carried 55 Canadians and 30 permanent residents, including young children.

Sunday marks three years since Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired a pair of surface-to-air missiles at a civilian plane over the skies of Tehran killing all 176 people onboard. The government has made progress on some of the victims' families' demands, but not others.

Airlines, breweries and movie theatre chains were among the biggest recipients of $100 million in Ontario taxpayer funding designed to compensate the tourism industry for pandemic losses, CBC News has learned.

Representatives from a mosque in downtown Hamilton are speaking out after they say a bomb threat was made against the mosque on Friday, calling the incident "disturbing and concerning."

Ontario’s average living wage is now $19.72 per hour. According to employer and labour experts, here's what can be done to help workers having a hard time making ends meet.

The risk of a seizure has haunted Julianne Hazlewood since she was 14. Now she’s turning her epilepsy journey into a song for her baby.

Ontario Provincial Police say they're working to determine whether they should investigate the government's plans to open up the protected Greenbelt to development.

A 39-year-old man was arrested and charged after a hit and run that killed a pedestrian on Tuesday in Norfolk County.

Ontario's New Democrats are moving up a vote to confirm Toronto-area legislator Marit Stiles as the party's leader. The NDP held a meeting of its provincial council on Thursday and decided to hold the vote on Feb. 4, a month earlier than planned.

A Hamilton school says two students and their mother were among the four people who died in a house fire in the city last week.

According to the city of Hamilton, Southcote Road will close between the 403 overpass and Calder Street starting Monday, Jan. 9 until mid-April.

A six-year-old Niagara police dog named Jax led officers to a man they believe was one of two people who broke into four restaurants and an auto repair shop early in the morning of Jan. 3.

There is a “growing wave of violence against police and the communities they serve and protect,” said four of Canada’s largest police associations in a joint statement released two days after the funeral for Const. Greg Pierzchala.

A 55-year-old man is in “critical condition,” according to police, after he was hit by a car on Barton Street East.

Dylan Guenther scored his second goal of the night at 6:22 of overtime as Canada survived a blown 2-0 lead in the third period to defeat the Czech Republic 3-2 in the final of the world junior hockey championship Thursday in Halifax.

Mark Tadeson is the new councillor for Ward 11 and says he's excited to address the use of green space in his ward, a new arena and infrastructure in rural areas.

John Mulwa, a celebrated local chef and important figure in Hamilton's Kenyan community, has been given deportation orders to return to Kenya on Jan. 28. Mulwa has tried to gain refugee status for almost a decade, after land disputes in his home country led to the murder of some of his family members.

The Omicron offshoot XBB.1.5 is rising rapidly south of the border and has been reported in 29 countries. Scientists say it could dominate COVID-19 cases, but that doesn't necessarily mean it'll stick around.

Ski and snowboard resorts in southern Ontario are suffering because of mild temperatures and rainy weather that are affecting hill conditions. Some have only been able to allow a few runs, while others haven't opened at all this season.

The federal Conservatives and NDP are calling on the Liberal transport minister to testify after hundreds of travellers were stranded over the holidays.

Hamilton Police have arrested a fifth person wanted for the November murder of Hamilton mother Danielle Strauss.

The Burlington Canal Lift Bridge on Eastport Drive will be closed from Jan. 5 until at least March 20 for maintenance work. The HSR is issuing a detour for Route 11.

One of southwestern Ontario's most well-known ribbon skirt makers is celebrating the first-ever day by marking her artwork as an important step to embrace history and tradition for Indigenous people.

The fire that killed four people in Hamilton last week, including two children, was sparked on an 'upholstered sofa' on the ground floor of a townhouse that had no working fire alarm, according to officials.

Jan. 4 is National Ribbon Skirt Day, a day where Indigenous women across the country are encouraged to wear their traditional regalia to celebrate their culture, their strength and their connection as women.

Const. Grzegorz (Greg) Pierzchala, an OPP officer killed on Dec. 27, was remembered on Wednesday as a hero — "an example of service over self" — as well as a loving brother and a gifted athlete. The Haldimand County officer's funeral at the Sadlon Arena in Barrie, Ont., was attended by thousands.

A pedestrian was killed on Tuesday when a car hit them and the driver failed to remain at the scene, according to the Ontario Provincial Police.

Wilson Nixon's father Harold never spoke much about his time as a fighter pilot in the Second World War. Decades later, a British watchmaker reached out to Nixon with an opportunity of a lifetime — to be a passenger in the inaugural flight of his dad's refurbished Spitfire plane.

Niagara Health and St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton welcomed their first two babies of 2023 in the early hours of Jan. 1.

Low income seniors in Ontario will get a small boost this year because the province is doubling payments under its Guaranteed Annual Income System.

The funeral for Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala, who was shot and killed while responding to a call about a truck stuck in a ditch Dec. 27, will be livestreamed Wednesday morning. Two people are charged with murder in a case that has sparked debate about Canada's bail system.

From more support for the downtown to the arrival of a new family member, here's what Hamilton residents told us was on their mind as 2023 begins.

A Brampton man is dead and another person is injured after a car rolled over in Stoney Creek on Sunday, Ontario Provincial Police say.

Parts of Southern Ontario are expecting heavy rain, starting late Monday night lasting until Tuesday morning, according to Environment Canada.

Four friends from the West Nipissing region of northeastern Ontario had a memorable end to 2022 when they rescued a moose that had fallen through thin ice.

The price of buying a home in Ontario dropped from its lofty heights over the past year, and the question for 2023 is whether the downward trend will continue.

After a rough year, Canadians are bracing for 2023. The forecast shows a recession, persistent inflation and rising unemployment

As the premiers and the federal government continue to battle over health-care funding, leading doctors and experts say that while more money is needed, the way health care is delivered in Canada also needs to change.

The federal government has introduced several changes to taxation and tax benefits for this year — and experts tell CBC News the tax changes related to housing are the ones to watch.

With most travel restrictions lifted, competitors like Red Arrow are hoping to start their services, with existing competitors like megabus and Flixbus looking to ramp up operations and fill in the gap Canada's largest bus operator has left behind.

From restaurant workers losing their jobs during lockdowns to fighting for transgender rights in schools, 2022 has been filled with news stories that have deeply affected the community. Here's our 10 most-read stories, according to reader engagement.

Saturday is Hamilton's last chance to hear the bells of the downtown City Centre, as its doors are closing permanently.

The head of Canada’s largest provincial police force strongly criticized the country’s bail system in the wake of an on-duty officer’s shooting death, drawing attention to a legal practice that is frequently misunderstood and beset with inequity.

CBC Hamilton spent a day at the Niwasa Kendaaswin Teg's food bank to see what a regular pick-up day looks like for them.

Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner Thomas Carrique says the shooting death of 28-year-old Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala "should never have happened," after revealing alleged shooter was given early bail.

Two adults and two children are dead after a late night three-alarm fire in Hamilton, officials say.

For Ontario Premier Doug Ford and his Progressive Conservative government, 2023 will be a year to push forward with the "get it done" agenda they promised voters in the provincial election campaign.

The recently launched Southwestern Ontario Black Entrepreneurship Network aims to serve as a “dynamic resource for Black business owners, entrepreneurs and non-profit leaders" in the greater Hamilton and Windsor areas.

The Pride flag of a recently opened business in the Annapolis Valley has been vandalized four times. But the businesses owner say after an outpouring support, "the love far outweighs the tiny little bit of hate."

The Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA) has issued a flood watch for the towns of Fort Erie and Port Colborne while cleanup from the weekend blizzard continues.