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The Canadian and Jamaican governments are investigating allegations that an Ontario farm sent a group of Jamaican migrant workers home after they held a one-day strike to protest what they described as subpar living conditions.

Public high school teachers in Ontario won't go on strike this fall, keeping students in class, if they agree to accept a proposed deal struck Friday between the province and their union.

Police say the man must appear in court and the chargesare for causing distress, permitting distress and failure to provide medical attention.

If a strike were to happen it would mean no city bus service, which would have a "devastating impact" on passengers, the union leader says. Workers are looking for higher wages and more job security.

Canada opened the men's basketball World Cup with an impressive 95-65win victory over France on Friday in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Ontario Provincial Police say a software update by a third party resulted in an Amber Alert not going out to cellphones across the province this week.

HamiltonFarmers'Market is debuting different hours starting Sept. 6 to attract new customers and reel in people finishing work.

A fog advisory has been issued for Hamilton, Niagara and surrounding areas.

Experts say most Canadians who want a COVID-19 booster shot this fall can safely wait for updated versions to become available. But the guidance isn't one-size-fits-all.

The Ontario government says protected Greenbelt land will not be developed as part of a new subdivision it's proposing tofast-trackin the Town of Caledon, weeks after residents were warned the province planned to use its authority to make that happen.

From Pride celebrations and a rib fest to roller skating and a farm fresh family picnic, Hamilton has something for everyone this weekend.

Tamish Shah, an incomingfirst-year student atMohawk College in Hamilton, landed in Canadain mid Augustwith no place of his own to live. Last week, he signed a lease for a room that cost$150 over his budget and is stillan hour bus ride away from campus.He's one of many who have struggled to find housing this year.

Silvio De Gasperis, head of Tacc Developments, along with two other developers purchased a rural Hamilton property for $2.8 million on Oct. 6, 2022 - weeks after an industry event when a Ford government political staffer accepted requests from developers to open up protected Greenbelt land to build housing.

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at the idea of Indigenous food sovereignty and whether we have enough resources to deal with climate anxiety.

The issue of housing affordability has become a political crucible -a debate through which Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre are defining themselves and each other.

Hamilton transit workersare considering strike action, with union members votingThursday on whether they should move forward with a strike mandate.

At Marineland, the Ontario theme park subject to a long-running animal welfare investigation, 14 whales and one dolphin have died since 2019, The Canadian Press has learned.

New research shows how a computer avatar can speak the words that someone with a brain injury was thinking. While years away from commercial application, the researchers and others consider it a significant development in forming words quickly - and out loud - by interpreting brain signals.

A lawyer for one of two people accused of killing OPP Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala says the prosecution has been granted a direct indictment, meaning no preliminary hearing and the case will go straight to trial. Pierzchala was tending to a vehicle in a ditch when he was shot near Hagersville, Ont., on Dec. 27, the same day he learned he'd passed probation.

The RCMP said Wednesday it is assessing whether to investigate theFord government'scontroversial Greenbelt land swapafter a referral from provincial police in Ontario.

With the smell of smoke in the air, 10 military veterans living with chronic pain from across Canada completed the second annual Military Veterans Alpine Challenge on Saturday, in Whistler, B.C.

Deaths in custody in Ontario have been increasing over the last decade, according to data published by the province and advocacy organizations. The suicide of Ashton Gray, who died in custody this May, has raised further questions about conditions in provincial jails and the human rights of inmates.

Housing Minister Steve Clark's chief of staff has resigned after he was singled out by the Ontario auditor general for playing a key role in the province's controversial Greenbelt land swap.

A former Scouts Canada employee is now in custody after being sentenced to four years in jail for historical sex crimes.

Hamilton police are investigating homophobic graffiti on the front door of a downtown home. The homeowner has a message for the community - and for the people behind the vandalism.

Council approved the city's protocol on Friday, and housing director Michelle Baird says staff are nowinvestigating complaints.

The authors of a recent report that pitched the federal government a wayto restore affordability to Canada's housing market say they're optimistic their recommendations could soon become Liberal policy after addressing Prime Minster Justin Trudeau and his cabinet in Charlottetown, P.E.I.

Teachers in Ontario's English Catholic system will be holding strike votes Oct. 18 and 19.

There's an epidemic ofintimatepartner and domesticpartner violencein Hamilton, city council has unanimously declared, amid rising national femicide numbers and overburdened resources in the city.

The Ontario government will extend so-called "strong mayor" powers to almost two dozen smaller cities and is launching a $1.2 billionfund to reward municipalities that meet provincially-mandatedhome-building targets, Premier Doug Ford said Monday.

An American father and his teen son who travelled from Virginia to Niagara Falls, Ont., to buy ketchup chips have been gifted with Canadian snacks since their trip. Now, they're donating them to other families.

Canada men's basketball head coach Jordi Fernandez wants his team to get one per cent better every day. But the challenge for Fernandez, who was hired in June after Nick Nurse's exit, is that his team essentially started at zero.

The City of Hamilton has reached a tentative deal with its workers days away from a potential strike, according to a statement by the city.

One person has died after amulti-vehicle crash in Mississauga Saturday night.

An Ontario Provincial Police officer has filed a $6.3-million lawsuit against the Brantford Police Service and its board after facing charges - which were eventually dropped - related to an investigation into the theft of Wayne Gretzky memorabilia from the home of the hockey legend's father.

As of Friday, asignificant number of homes hadbeen destroyed by a fast-burningwildfire in West Kelowna, while crews braced for what the B.C. Wildfire Servicepredicted wouldbe the mostchallenging days of the province'sfire season.

The police service issued a media release Friday afternoon about a riseof overnight, high-end vehicle thefts, particularly in Waterdownand Ancaster.

The proposal comes as thecity has seen a 983 per cent increase in the number of renovictionnotices, N13s, issued to tenants between 2017 and 2022, the city's bylaw director told councillors Thursday.

The manufacturer of diabetes drug Ozempic, which is used off-label for weight loss, says it is expecting a shortage in Canada.

After last weekend's heavy rains, a flash flood destroyed tents and ended the Latino Festival in Oakville, Ont. Vendors who lost out in the storm are setting up for the first day of the Hamilton Latino Festival in Gage Park.

Hamilton is heading into another weekend of sun, and between dancing on the waterfront and watching Robbie Roberston films, the city has you covered.

Rick Jeanneret, who will always be regarded as the voice of the Buffalo Sabres after a 51-year broadcasting career and the Hockey Hall of Fame's 2012 Foster Hewitt Award recipient, died on Thursday. He was 81.

Hamilton police and McMaster University say students should be on the lookout for scams as September draws near. Security reports obtained by CBC Hamilton through a freedom of information request reveal some of the scams that stole money from students.

Early signals point to Canada entering a fall COVID-19 wave. How big that surge becomes will largely hinge on the country's level of population immunity, experts say, as well as the timing of fall booster shots that aren't yet approved in either Canada or the U.S.

A coalition of Ontario First Nations leadersis calling for the housing ministerand his chief of staff to step down after theprovince's auditor generalfaulted the provincial government forfailing to consult with Indigenous communities on opening up protectedGreenbelt land for housing development.

A solid training block leading up to this week's World Athletics Championships has convinced 2019 bronze medallist Moh Ahmed he'll be competitive and better one year after falling short of the medal podium.

All levels of government need to collaborate to get more housing built in Ontario, but that work also needs to include the post-secondary education sector, says a report published Thursday by a University of Ottawa-based think tank.

Srushti Thakkar knows she'll be attending classes at McMaster University in two weeks, but still doesn't know where she'll be sleeping.

A Canada Post mail carrier who worked in Welland, Ont., is facing charges after stealing someone's mail and using a prepaid credit card - and the Niagara Regional Police Service says this likely wasn't the first time it happened.

Since work began on the project, curator Zhou Yan says air quality has gotten better in big Chinese cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, but has gotten worse in rural China, some other Asian countries and southern Ontario, which saw its worst air quality in years this summer.