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Monday, September 7, 2026
Hamilton vaccination update
There is more demand for the Covid vaccine than there…
Field hospital beside Hamilton General expected to be up and running by May
A planned field hospital beside Hamilton General is expected to…
Hamilton hot zone vaccinations
The provincial government hasn’t added three locally-identified COVID-19 hot spots…
ICUs under pressure, health experts say it’s bound to get worse
As the third wave takes hold of ICUs, hospitals are…
Deciding the fate of St. Giles church
St. Giles Church in Hamilton may yet remain a neo-gothic…
Farm fresh food for people in need
A farm to feed the hungry – and a peaceful…
$2.5 million in drugs and cash seized across the GTA
Halton police say at least seven people have been arrested…
Stay-at-home order begins
For the next 28-days, people are being asked to only…
Federal Procurement Minister provides an update on Canada’s vaccine delivery
With the rise in covid variants, the pressure is on…
Opioid crisis in Niagara is ‘out of control’
The opioid crisis in Niagara is said to be “out…
Norfolk woman lands her dream job in U.S. football
From watching high school football practices in Simcoe to landing…
Switching to delivery and curbside pick-up only
This new emergency order from the province is forcing small…
Long lineups at stores
The “emergency brake” couldn’t slow Ontario shoppers down, and the…
Province to consider three additional Hamilton postal codes as hot spots
Over the next four weeks, the province hopes to vaccinate…
Ontario issues four-week stay-at-home order starting Thursday
Ontario has issued a new stay-at-home order to help stop…
Hamilton’s public school board wants education workers vaccinated immediately
With coronavirus cases rising in Ontario and a record number…
Controlled burn at the Royal Botanical Gardens
Members of the Royal Botanical Gardens set fire to portions…
Residents upset over proposed 14-story condo building on the east mountain
Residents say what was supposed to be a modest development…
Stricter measures on the way
The pandemic is now worse than it’s ever been for…
Toronto to close all public schools Wednesday, classes to move online
All public schools in Toronto will be closed to in-person…
A renewed push to allow lane-way houses and other additions to Hamilton homes
Have you ever thought about turning your basement into an…
Canadian wine makers may have to start paying extra federal taxes
Canadian winemakers may have to start paying extra federal taxes…
Niagara COVID-19 vaccination update
A couple of Niagara pharmacies are giving out their first…
Vaccine appointments in Hamilton go unfilled
Unfilled COVID-19 vaccination appointments continue to be an issue in…
Peel region to close schools for two weeks
Peel public health will be closing all schools in the…
Hundreds of COVID-19 vaccination appointments available at Wellington clinic today
Workers and volunteers at the Well-Health Centre COVID-19 vaccination clinic…
Ship at standstill in Lake Ontario
A large ship is at a standstill in Lake Ontario…
‘A drop in the bucket’ campaign to reduce litter in Hamilton
It’s hard to walk around right now and not spot…
Observing Good Friday safely
Pandemic restrictions are changing the way Christians around the world…
Fish and chips tradition on Good Friday
Restaurants are usually very busy Easter weekend but indoor dining…
Shannon’s Plasma Cell Mates
A Norfolk-area nurse thought she had covid before Christmas, and…
Pharmacies prepare to give out vaccine shots this weekend
April kicks starts phase two of Ontario’s vaccine rollout with…
Hospital sound check
A McMaster music professor is trying to make life safer…
Restaurants limited to take-out and delivery only
The new restrictions are another blow to the hard-hit restaurant…
ICU doctors are calling on the Ford government to implement tougher restrictions as critical bed space dwindles
ICU doctors around Ontario were calling on the Ford government…
COVID-19 pharmacy vaccine locations
The province is ramping up its rollout of the AstraZeneca…
Province-wide shutdown
An Ontario-wide shutdown will be put in place to combat…
Hamilton pharmacies gear up to start administering vaccinations
It’s not all bad news on the vaccine front Hamilton’s…
Fatal fire in central Hamilton
One person is dead, after a fatal fire in central…
One of the two teens who survived took the stand in the manslaughter trial for Dawson Farr
Three friends planned to rob a drug dealer, but one…
Mayor Eisenberger is raising concerns that Hamilton isn’t getting as many vaccines as other cities
Hamilton public health has been forced to ration its covid…
OPP spent more than $16 million during the protests in Caledonia
OPP spent more than $16M during seven months of protests…
Day one of the Dawson Farr trial, charged with manslaughter in the 2018 death of a 17-year-old
It was a drug deal gone terribly wrong. Today was…
Will renewed concerns over the AstraZeneca vaccine stop people from getting the shot?
Concern about the AstraZeneca vaccine and blood clots has pushed…
New businesses opening up in Niagara Falls
Despite the lockdowns, only three businesses in downtown Niagara Falls…
Vaccine envy
Compared to other G7 countries Canada continues to fall behind…
Premier Ford considering additional restrictions as COVID-19 cases rise
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is warning that tougher restrictions may…
City staff looking to increase Hamilton’s urban boundary size to accommodate population growth
City staff want to increase the size of Hamilton’s urban…
Vaccination appointments all booked up in Niagara
Niagara was among the regions that opened vaccine bookings to…
Hamilton now in the Grey-Lockdown zone
Hamilton is once again in lockdown. The city officially moved…
Canada’s national vaccine panel recommends suspending use of the AstraZeneca vaccine to anyone under 55
There are more concerns today about the AstraZeneca vaccine. Health…
Stabbing investigation underway in St. Catharines
Four people have been arrested following a stabbing in St.…
Woman shot last night in Oakville, police investigating
A woman was sent to hospital after being shot at…
Niagara Falls economy devastated by the border shut down
The economy of Niagara Falls, on both sides of the…
Fort Erie storm damage
In Fort Erie, the town was left without power after…
Canada’s top doctor says variants of concern are fueling the spike in COVID cases
New modelling data from the federal government shows the pandemic…
Closing arguments wrapped up in the trial of two former Hamilton paramedics
Two former paramedics were either honestly mistaken as their defence…
Welland farmer wins her fight against the city’s attempt to expropriate her property
The owner of a 150-year-old farm outside Welland will be…
COVID-19 long haul effects
Nearly 900,000 Canadians have now recovered from covid-19. But for…
First ship of the season arrives at the Hamilton harbour
The first ship of the season pulled into the harbour…
