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Results from an experimental program that provides free prescription drugs to hundreds of people in Ontario suggest covering the cost of medication produces overall savings for the health-care system, according to a new study.

One man has been arrested and another is recovering from stab wounds following an attack on the Merritt Trail in St. Catharines Thursday afternoon.

Hamilton police said in a report to the board it wants more drones because it has had to borrow drones from the fire department and Mohawk College. The report and a Thursday board meeting didn't address most concerns recently raised by police researchers, the former privacy commissioner and community groups.

Waterdown's Carter Verhaeghe, forward for the NHL's Florida Panthers, is headed back to the Stanley Cup finals.

The teen left her home in the east end of Hamilton around 6 p.m. on May 22, police said.

The university will waive tuition fees for qualifying students from two First Nations on whose traditional territory the university's campus is located.

After a crash Tuesday morning, two people have been sent to hospital, one of whom is in critical condition, according to police.

Two students from Bernie Custis Secondary School have started a petition to get a field, gathering almost 400 signatures.

Christina Hecktus's five-year-old daughter Quin came home from school in March with a cough and a fever, and died days later. The Kitchener mother is now warning parents about the rare consequences of invasive Group A streptococcus, circulating in Ontario at the highest rates in a decade.

Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie is one step closer to deciding if she'll run for leader of the Ontario Liberal Party.

More than 100 protesters gathered outside the gates for opening day at aquatic theme park Marineland of Niagara Falls, Ont. on Saturday. They held a vigil for Kiska, Canada's last captive killer whale, who died at the park in March.

Animal rights advocates and municipal associations are calling on the Ontario government to shore up animal welfare laws with roadside zoo season set to begin.

A Burlington, Ont., woman is trying to get compensation from Flair Airlines after it cancelled her flight from Florida back to Canada and rescheduled it over two weeks later — forcing her to drive back in a rental car.

Hamilton's Lincoln Alexander Parkway will be closed in both directions for three days starting Friday.

Sonita Mominzada and her husband arrived as refugees from Afghanistan in the fall of 2021. Mominzada is desperate to bring her family to Canada, including six sisters, but Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada rejected their application. Advocates say the IRCC needs to relax some rules based on the case and country.

Margaret Juravinski, known for donating millions of dollars to local health-care initiatives, died on Tuesday at 91.

Until now, pedestrians were confined to the sidewalks during Art Crawl. Now they'll have full rein of the road. 'Everyone said this is going to be a tremendously helpful intervention and will make this a safer experience for everyone,' says Coun. Cameron Kroetsch.

Halton police say a former elementary school teacher in Burlington and Hamilton, is facing multiple counts of sexual assault from incidents in the 1980s.

Brantford police say officers are looking for a dirt biker who hurled "racially charged" death threats at someone near a downtown park.

The City of Hamilton says it is waiting on $5,844,006 from drivers who haven't paid their parking tickets since 2018.

Most emergency departments in Hamilton have a longer wait time than most other hospitals between Burlington and Niagara, according to a CBC Hamilton analysis of provincial data.

Pat Mandy, chair of the police services board, says the police service will provide an update about its drone program on May 25. It comes amid questions and concerns about privacy issues and a lack of transparency about the program.

With the risk of flooding on the Albany River fading away, hundreds of evacuees from Ontario's James Bay Coast will soon be heading home.

Canada's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander got his first career all-NBA nod on Thursday, securing a spot on the first team. The Hamilton native averaged a career-high 31.4 points per game for the Oklahoma City Thunder, which was good for fourth in the league.

When bylaw officers told people living in tents near city hall to clear out last week, confusion ensued among encampment residents, community groups and councillors. Council is expected to consider a new encampment protocol next week.

Hamilton police say a 21-year-old man has been arrested after a shooting in a downtown apartment building Tuesday sent two people to hospital.

After the birth of her second daughter, Eniola Adams was hopeful she’d find a daycare spot by September 2023 so she could return to her career as a nurse practitioner. Now she says it's unlikely she'll be able to get back to work this year.

Dallas Kosy, who lost a brother-in-law to addiction, says he's not surprised a recent coroner's report shows the north's five largest cities continue to have the highest opioid-related mortality rates in Ontario. Kosy believes there needs to be more supportive housing, and advocates say more funding for services and better policies could save lives.

It's been eight years since a high-ranking fire official used a derogatory term about the sexuality of retired Windsor police officer Maureen Rudall. Her case is still making its way through the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario.

A man and a woman, believed to be in their 30s, were in 'serious but stable condition' after being taken to a local trauma hospital Tuesday afternoon, paramedics said.

The teenager behind bars for killing Hamilton student Devan Selvey in late 2019 assaulted three people in the past eight months, one of which led to a conviction, court heard on Tuesday.

The winner of a $2.8-million Jays Care Foundation jackpot has been found after a week-long search, the Toronto Blue Jays' charitable arm said Tuesday.

A pair of Canadians, Lisa Thomaidis and Gordie Herbert, who are now coaching the German national teams, show how Canada's basketball influence has grown beyond its own borders.

Brock University researcher Renata Roma and reporter Aura Carreño Rosas explore how a dog's behaviour affects their humans' lives.

Police, said in a media release Monday, the man vandalized 52 different addresses with over 90 individual spray-painted locations.

The Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion and the Hamilton Anti-Racism Resource Centre partnered to create WeSupportHamilton.ca, partly because not everyone in the community is comfortable reporting such incidents to police, the groups say.

Community groups and leaders have mixed feelings about how Hamilton Police Service uses drones amid privacy concerns from researchers and Ontario’s former privacy commissioner.

A beluga whale and a bottlenose dolphin have died at Marineland in Niagara Falls, according to Ontario's Ministry of the Solicitor General.

Over 125,000 parking tickets were issued to Hamilton drivers last year, according to the city.

After all the ballots were counted for a second time, the city of Brantford has announced that Kevin Davis is still mayor.

Hamilton police have charged a 45-year-old man in relation to a downtown collision that killed a 73-year-old man on April 25.

Auchmar Manor, a 168-year-old historic building on Hamilton Mountain, opened its doors to the public on the 108th anniversary of two of its former residents dying in the sinking of the Lusitania.

Hosted annually by the non-profit Ontario Police Memorial Foundation, the group recognized the deaths of police constables Andrew Hong, Morgan Russell, Devon Northrup, Grzegorz Pierzchala and Vicki Lynn Wilson, who all died in the line of duty.

More than 1,000 fans poured through a public visitation Sunday in Gordon Lightfoot's hometown in central Ontario to say goodbye to the folk singer-songwriter.

The landlord at 235 Rebecca St. is demanding the family pay almost $12K for damages in order to do repairs or face eviction. The city's bylaw officers haven't issued any repair orders, and the family says they're running out of options.

Scout works in the forensic psychiatry unit at St. Joseph's hospital. He's the first resident dog at any hospital in the country, to the best of his coworkers' knowledge.

Saturday's coronation of King Charles at Westminster Abbey has been a source of joy for at least one former Caribbean resident who now lives in Ontario, but the event has also drawn resentment from others.

King Charles III, a man who waited almost 74 years to become King, was crowned Saturday at Westminster Abbey with all the pomp and pageantry Britain could muster.

Working from home became prevalent during the COVID-19 pandemic, but in recent weeks, major employers such as the Royal Bank of Canada and Amazon have taken major steps toward bringing their staff back into the office as much as possible.

Creative Together or Skatne Ionkwate’nikonrattokáhtskon is an exhibit featuring the work of four Indigenous artists and the local elementary students they’ve taught in workshops leading up to the opening. This is the second year that Lynwood Arts has partnered with the Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board to deliver this program.