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General Motors says it plans to build motors for electric vehicles at its St. Catharines, Ont., propulsion plant, the latest commitment by an automaker transitioning towards an electric future.

Green Leader Mike Schreiner said Tuesday that he would not leave the party to run for the leadership of the Ontario Liberals, weeks after a group of veteran Grit insiders publicly encouraged him to do so.

Black people in Canada's wine industry say they are underrepresented and it's time to examine the culture and break down barriers holding others back.

A weather statement for Hamilton, Burlington, Niagara and surrounding areas warns of a possible ice storm on Wednesday evening.

A recent 4.3 magnitude earthquake felt in parts of southern Ontario came as a surprise to some residents, but researchers say seismic activity around the Great Lakes is in fact not uncommon. Now, they are investigating a potential connection they may have to climate change.

The Ontario government wants to build 1.5 million homes over the next decade, but says it will need 100,000 more workers to carry that out. Meanwhile, the construction industry is short tens of thousands of workers and it's costing the provincial economy $13 billion a year.

The sold-out John C. Holland Awards took place at the LIUNA Station Grand Ballroom on James Street North Saturday night, celebrating the achievements and work of nearly 30 people.

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested a 34-year-old man in relation to the killing of a 90-year-old woman in Waterford, Ont.

Three years ago, Daniel and Sarah Schutt were living on the streets of Hamilton, trying to overcome drug addiction. Now, they've got a roof over their heads and have reunited with their kids. Here's how they did it.

Here are some events that are happening on Monday in Hamilton and Niagara Falls, Ont., with celebrations for all ages.

Two men have been arrested after a car-wash break and enter and a hit and run on Feb. 5. Police are looking for additional individuals involved in the incident.

Maple syrup producers across Ontario are struggling to predict when to start harvesting their sap due to unstable weather patterns. While mild winters can help sustain the industry in the meantime, industry leaders are warning that trend could reverse in the future.

As the 2023 Canadian International Auto Show makes its return to Toronto for the first time since 2020, experts in the vehicle industry say growing demand for electric vehicles is only putting pressure on the province to expand its charging infrastructure.

Some Indigenous academics and activists say they've become the targets of a growing backlash against reports of hundreds of unmarked graves at former residential school sites — and they want Parliament to do something about it.

Here is a list of businesses and services that will either be open or closed on Family Day in Hamilton.

There's a movement within abortion care to be more mindful of the language they use — whether that's to be more inclusive, drop the euphemisms or be more forthright about the services they offer.

Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority and Environmental Defence say they're monitoring the situation.

When fire crews arrived at the house located at 69 Century St., between Wentworth and Ashley Streets, just before 9:30 a.m. Friday, it was already engulfed in heavy smoke and flames.

A former manager working for the city, who was overseeing major capital projects, didn't disclose that two family members worked for firms each involved in a dozen projects, according to a new Hamilton auditor's report. Complaints made through a hotline helped the city uncover the conflict of interest, the auditor says.

Resources to assist people crossing at Roxham Road are increasingly strained, say community organizations in Quebec and Ontario.

Shaquille Morgan never had "the talk" about being policed while Black with his family. As he got older, he realized that’s because one talk alone would never be enough to cover all the complexities of being a Black man in Canada.

The recent discovery is consistent with allegations that the Nobel Prize-winning Neruda, who was also a Communist Party politician, was assassinated days after a military coup overthrew Chile's socialist government in 1973.

The Frost Bites festival opened its six-day winter festivities in Hamilton on Wednesday, bringing performances and events to the city to educate and empower community voices, organizers say.

Environment Canada has issued a freezing rain warning for Hamilton, the County of Brant and Oxford County, with freezing rain expected Thursday night.

After almost 200 years sitting in a Switzerland museum, two sacred objects belonging to the Haudenosaunee Confederacy were returned home earlier this month.

You've just found out John Tory has resigned as Toronto's mayor. If you live in the city, that likely means a summer byelection.

Last year, more new rental apartments were built in Canada than at any point in the previous three decades. Some worry high borrowing, labour and construction costs could slow development just as demand is surging.

The body that regulates Ontario's 100,000 real estate agents and brokers is urging them to be more vigilant when verifying the identity of a client, amid a wave of fraudulent home sales and mortgages in the Toronto area.

The Hamilton Tiger-cats announced the signing of nine free agents Wednesday, including receiver Tim White, the lone returnee from last year's squad. Defensive lineman Ja'Gared Davis and offensive lineman Joel Figueroa are back with the Ticats after time away.

For nearly a decade, a language immersion program in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory documented sessions with first language speakers of Kanien’kéha to develop curriculum and help revitalize the language.

Hamilton Centre residents will vote in a provincial byelection on Thursday, March 16, a vote that will replace former NDP member of provincial parliament Andrea Horwath, who stepped down to run for mayor in August.

The Muslim Association of Hamilton has raised over $90,000 so far to help families devastated by last week's earthquake on the Turkey-Syria border.

Toronto Mayor John Tory has made his resignation official after days of controversy and a long, tumultuous day at city council that saw the approval of his 2023 budget

A Hamilton police officer has been charged with one count of discreditable conduct after he was found guilty of assault last year.

The group behind the push to have Hamilton host the 2030 Commonwealth Games says their bid is effectively over.

A tenant says she's pushed her landlord to address black mould and a leaking bedroom window in her apartment for years but they've never been fixed. The unit next door, however, has been upgraded and renovated and then listed as a short-term rental.

The Canadian men's national soccer team has officially qualified for the 2026 FIFA men's World Cup.

Mikeera Miller says she and her new husband fell in love just a few weeks after they started dating. A biological anthropologist explains the science behind love.

A group of Ontario children's hospitals and health organizations have asked the province for $371 million in the upcoming budget to help tackle surgical, clinical and diagnostic wait lists. This comes days after Ottawa laid out its offer to provinces and territories on federal health care funding.

In Hamilton and Niagara, where the population grew by 10 per cent in the last decade, the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission is proposing boundary changes to even out number of people in nine ridings.

The town of Niagara-on-the-Lake is working on potential next steps in the wake of a demand from Toronto filmmaker James Russell that it cover a $59,000 bill to restore 19 headstones buried at a cemetery that dates back almost 200 years.

Environment Canada has issued a wind warning as strong winds are expected to hit Hamilton, Burlington and Niagara region, as well as Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk counties on Wednesday afternoon into early evening.

Hamilton is losing its Ontario Hockey League team to Brantford but the Hamilton Bulldogs Foundation says it won't stop the work it's doing in the city, including its school nutrition program.

With Jon Lewis in a hospital indefinitely and Gord Lewis dead, Brian Lewis and others try to pick up the pieces of their fractured family while aiming to spread awareness about mental health issues.

The city's fire chief says a house fire sent three people to hospital on Monday night.

The Ontario Provincial Police said it is looking for witnesses after a 90-year-old woman was found dead in a Waterford, Ont., home on Monday morning.

A man is dead following a single-vehicle collision Tuesday morning, Hamilton police and paramedics say.

A Syrian Canadian surgeon is heading into northwestern Syria this week to help doctors on the ground there deal with the overwhelming number of people injured by the powerful earthquake that rocked the country last week.

The Canadian Museums Association (CMA) has appointed Janis Kahentóktha Monture as the its new executive director and chief executive officer, making Monture the first Indigenous person in the role.

Canada’s premiers have accepted Ottawa’s proposal to inject billions of dollars into provincial health-care systems.