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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.

Play Airlines, a discount carrier that launched its first flights out of Hamilton in June, announced Tuesday that travellers will be able to fly from here to Frankfurt starting in December.

Social media giant Meta says it has officially begun ending news availability on its platforms in Canada starting Tuesday.

A28-year-old man facestheft charges afterAncaster Little League's bleachers went missing in late June, say Hamilton police.

Greg Slaight says the donation was made possible by his father, Allan Slaight, a rock 'n' roll radio pioneer, broadcasting mogul and prominent philanthropist.

The city is increasing weekend service on some lines and extending routes for others.

It might be the middle of the summer, but new recommendations from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization suggest Canadians think about getting COVID booster shots before flu season in the fall.

Hamilton lawyers say they're struggling to get access to clients who are imprisoned in the Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre.

Trudeau and Horwath are still in talks about a requested $9M for Hamilon refugees facing homelessness

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's only plan to combat the high cost of living is to stoke Canadians' fears, encourage their anger and promise to cut programs that help make their lives better.

A 58-year-old man from Kitchener, Ont., has died after falling from a cliff while hiking in Mount Nemo Conservation Area late Sunday afternoon.

Hamilton is getting roughly $45 million from the federal government to spend onfour housing projects in thelower city.

Franklin the turkeyis notorious for crossing the road without a care in the world in the Franklin and Weber area of Kitchener, Ont. The bird has been gaining popularity on social media with neighbours.

Statistics obtained by CBC through a freedom of information request don't detail exactly when or how the improper of inmates at the Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre occurred, but show a total of 14 mistaken releases since 2016.

Velimir Drecun is warning other Meridian Credit Union customers to check their Equifax credit score after learning an internal problem at the credit reporting company led to duplicated debt and a erroneous "poor" credit rating on his report.

The search continues Sunday for a missing 14-year-old who was last seen using an inflatable swim toy in Lake Ontario on Saturday.

Cannabis retailers and producers hope an upcoming move by Ontario's pot distributor to lower its price markups will help an industry still struggling to compete with the illicit market.

These prescriptions have nothing to do with meds. As part of Compass Community Health's FVRx program, the only one of its kind in Hamilton, residents receivea box full of produce every other week.A year in, there's a wait list, and it's growing.

Bo Levi Mitchell is back on the six-game injured list. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats announced Saturday they've put the veteran quarterback on the extended list after he injured his lower right leg in Friday night's 16-12 road win over the Ottawa Redblacks.

Things are almost 'back to normal,' for the third in-person Hamilton Fringe Festival since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to festivalinterim executive director Christopher Stanton. 'COVID-19 hit us really hard,' he said. 'We weren't sure if we were going to come back.' The festival ends this Sunday.

When Cyprin Ontitacame to Canada from Kenya, he said he was 'in the dark' about what life would be like as an asylum seeker.He had to sleep outside in Toronto before someone suggested he would find space in Hamilton. He's now one of many in the city's shelter system.