Justin Chandler

Central West Specialized Developmental Services provides support for people with disabilities, including group homes in Ontario's Halton region. At the start of October, it relocated residents from to a central Oakville location in preparation for a possible strike by frontline workers. Some family members say they worry for their loved ones.

A group of local advocates and representatives gathered in Hamilton Tuesday to speak against having police in schools and in favour of greater funding for public education. The Ontario government is poised to pass legislation that could require school boards to have police officers in schools if their local police offer that service.

Parts of Niagara, Halton, Peel and Chatham-Kent are at risk for frost Thursday morning, so Environment Canada is warning growers to protect frost-sensitive plants.

Environment Canada is warning multiple communities north of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario that near-zero temperatures Thursday night and Friday morning could lead to frost. The federal agency says gardeners and growers should cover up plants to protect them.

By studying mussels in the Grand River in Brantford, Ont., a team of scientists hopes to better understand how chemical mixtures are affecting the environment. They’re part of a larger project, with other scientists looking at species such as snails, birds and fish.

Restaurant Pearl Morissette in the Lincoln, Ont., neighbourhood of Jordan Station is now one of just two Canadian restaurants with two Michelin stars, a rare culinary honour. 

Restaurant Pearl Morissette in the Lincoln, Ont., neighbourhood of Jordan Station is now one of just two Canadian restaurants with two Michelin stars, a rare culinary honour. 

Hamilton, Burlington and multiple Niagara municipalities issued burn bans this month due to dry conditions. Following rain, several communities are lifting those. Meanwhile, bans in St. Catharines, Grimsby and Niagara-on-the-Lake continue.

Burlington Historical Society member Alan Harrington has had a lifelong interest in the Studebaker car. The last of that company’s vehicles was made in Hamilton on March 17, 1966. Harrington recently saw that car at a museum in South Bend, Ind., and says it shows car-making is part of Canada’s heritage.

Hamilton police suspended a longtime officer with pay after CBC Hamilton informed them he had re-shared extremist content on social media and posted that police and military should stage a coup.