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Hamilton will go ahead with its vacant unit tax, following a procedural vote by city council on Wednesday. An additional one per cent tax will apply to resident's property taxes in 2025 if they own a vacant property. The bylaw will require all property owners to formally declare their property's status annually between January and March 31.

An Ontario legislator has refused to remove her keffiyeh at Queen's Park and wassubsequently banned from returning to the chamber for the rest of the day on Thursday.

Hamilton police reported about 26 per cent more hate incidents and crimes last year than in 2022. Those statistics may be discouraging, but they should also be seen as a call to action, and a warning of what could be to come, anti-racist advocate Lyndon George says.

Japanese automaker Honda will make a $15-billion electric vehicle investment in Ontario to build four new manufacturing plants in the province, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced Thursday.

The Landlord and Tenant Board dismissed the renoviction request because the only building permit the landlord had from the city was limited to making minor repairs. It also said it wasn't convinced the work would require the units to be vacant.

Hamilton's mayor received final approval Wednesday to allow the a non-profit organization to build 67 affordable units on a city-owned parking lot in downtown Stoney Creek.

Environment Canada has issued a frost advisory for the Niagara region in an effort to save plants and crops from incoming freezing temperatures.

Barriers for Black women haven't disappeared, but have lessened, thanks to the women who fought for equality and access to spaces where they'd been excluded, says one of the women featured in the new book Standing Tall: Black Women's Stories of Triumph in Hamilton.

The changes will go into effect July 12 and are part of a wider set of speed limit changes on Ontario highways.

Ontario Provincial Police are looking for help determining the source of the emergency calls made earlyMonday morning.

Newly released data from Ontario's rental housing tribunal analyzed by CBC News shows275 buildingsinHamilton, Burlington,Niagara Region and nearby areasappliedto raise rents above provincial guidelines from 2017 to 2022.

CBC's research found more than one-third of the allegations leading to officer suspensions since 2013 involved gender-based violence including sexual assault, domestic violence or sexual harassment. Women officers who are also survivors of abuse say the policing system is unsupportive and rife with professional conflict.

Kia Nurse will lead the Los Angeles Sparks against the Seattle Storm at Edmonton's Rogers Place in a WNBA exhibition game on May 4.

Ontario will pay $320,000 in compensation for fighting the basic income class-action lawsuit. As the case proceeds, a former participant says the province should put its resources toward poverty reduction instead.

The city says the Claremont Access is partially closed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., for roughly a week and a half.

A second attempt by the New Democrats to overturn a ban on keffiyehs in the Ontario legislature has failed and now a coalition of lawyers says it has filed a formal request with the Speaker's office to reverse the move.

Joy Thompson has finally reunited with her daughters in Canada. It comes after a CBC investigation last year uncovered a tangled tale that began in 2018 when they tried to get jobs in the country where their mother has been living since 2004.

Garbage accumulates in the area and police officers regularly respond to calls for assaults, shootings and weapons at the vacant site. Sidewalks are blocked by a tall metal fence and the property owner hasn't complied with any city orders. Now staff are recommending demolishing it by the summer - two years since the ordeal first began.

Honda is expected to announce a multi-billion dollar deal to build electric vehicles and their parts in Ontario, government sources confirmed to CBC News.

The Senate legal affairs committee has rejected a motion calling for members to take a $50,000 field trip to the African Lion Safari in southern Ontario to see the zoo's elephant exhibit.

The Hamilton artist and musician's musical Beautiful Scars is about his journey to discovering his Indigenous identity.

To combat Canada's growing reusable bag problem, Walmart just launched a recycling pilot program. Sobeys and Loblaw-owned chains are now delivering groceries in paper bags. But some environmental experts argue these solutions don't quite cut it.

Nikola Joki is one step closer to winning a third MVP award in the last four seasons. Victor Wembanyama is surely on his way to a trophy - or maybe two. Hamilton, Ont., native Shai Gilgeous-Alexander might get a couple of his own as well.

The gunshot pop of tailpipes, the roar of engines and the sound of tires screaming rubberagainst pavement evoke a range of emotions. A Western University prof in London, Ont., wondered "who wants to make this kind of noise." Her study suggests young men who love loud cars tend to score high on psychopathic and sadistic tendencies and she plans to expand on it.

Lawsuit comes after technical error mistakenly awarded prize boat to 500,000 customers through the chain's Roll Up the Rim to Win campaign.

The Grand River Conservation Authority has created a new online map that outlines locations of commemorative benches and trail markers. People can make a donation and honour a loved one. Shirley Dodman shared her story about why she dedicated a bench along a favourite trail to her husband.

Raised in Hamilton, Kapwani Kiwanga is representing Canada at this year's Venice Biennale with a show that explores, glass bead by glass bead, the global power imbalances that resulted from centuries of trade.

Suspended police officers have cost taxpayers in Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and Brantford roughly $14.8 million over the 11 years, according to an exclusive database compiled by CBC News.

Saturday marks the 17th annual Record Store Day Canada. The celebration of the culture of independent record stores encourages people to support their local shops which will be carrying special releases.

Matthew Green, MP for Hamilton Centre, grilled Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Francois-Philippe Champagne, on soaring gas prices during question period in the House of Commons on Thursday.

A Hamilton police officer who kicked an Indigenous man in the head during an arrest in May 2022 apologized for his actions during a Police Services Act hearing that will determine whether or not he can keep his job later this year.

Wednesday marked the start of five straight days of literary readings, workshops and events that celebrate Gritlit's twentieth anniversary.

A 36-year-old Hamilton man has been charged with murder in the death of Jason Gallant, whose body was found near Pier 4 park earlier this month.

If you've felt like municipal finances were a bit hard to follow, it's not just you: According to a new report from an independent think tank, the City of Windsor gets a "F" grade on financial and fiscal transparency.

Cherry blossoms and star magnolias will be eye candy for people out and about in the Hamilton area this weekend, according to a curator with the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington, Ont.

A Hamilton public school board trustee is no longer banned from private meetings after deleting a social media post about being under investigation for other social media posts in support of Palestinians.

Canada's 2024 federal budget, announced Tuesday, includes $15 million in funding this year for the Shaw Festival Theatre in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. A section on festivals and performing arts includes $23 million over three years, starting this fiscal year, for the Toronto International Film Festival, as well festivals in British Columbia and Quebec.

Some Ontario academics are waging a campaign against new legislation from Premier Doug Ford's government that they say would pave the way for political interference on campus.

Hamilton councillors are expected to recommend that the coming light rail transit line be operated by a third party for the first 10 years of its life, before being taken over by the municipality. The vote came despite a push from several delegates,some councillorsand other local elected officialsto keep LRToperations public from the start.

Keffiyehsremain bannedin the Ontario Legislature after a unanimous consent motion that would have allowed the scarfto be worn failed to pass at Queen's ParkThursday.

A technical error by Tim Hortons led coffee drinkers across Canada to falsely believe they had won a $55,000 boat as part of the franchise's Roll Up To Win promotion.

YouTube has deleted the account of a Hamilton manwho livestreamed his transphobic tirade and assault of a passenger on a city bus in 2022.

Hamilton's newest police board member says he thinks policing and health are two of the most important components in our community," but wants to learn more before commenting on hot topics like the police budget.

A former DARTS driver from Hamilton who was asked to pick up a passenger after she alleges he sexually assaulted her on the job two years earlier has been waiting seven years for a Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario hearing. DARTS is a non-profit contracted by the city to provideaccessible transportation.

Newly released data analyzed by CBC News shows that fewer than two dozen corporate landlords filed most of the applications to raise rents above provincial guidelines for most of 2022 - which one Toronto housing lawyer says is a sign of the increasing concentration in the province's rental market.

Indigenous history is rooted in the Niagara Region on both sides of the border, a legacy that these Haudenosaunee people are making sure is recognized.

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's fourth budget delivers a big-ticket housing program for millennials and Generation Z voters - a multi-billion dollar commitment to be paid for in part with a tax hike on the rich and corporate Canada.

From The Rock to Vancouver Island and glorious spots in between, take a sneak peek at the stunning locations we visit (and turn into a giant obstacle course).

A Hamilton man has been killed, police say, after he lost control and crashed his e-bike.

Difficulties hiring and retaining enough nurses and personal support workers for long-term care homes could mean the Ontario government may not meet its target for the amount of hands-on care residents receive, the minister responsible for the sector was warned.