- Michael Kras
- 18 Dec 2020
Trudeau asks ministers if Santa can safely travel amid COVID-19
It’s clear to pretty much everyone that the holidays are going to look quite different this year. Families and friends won’t be able to safely gather and celebrate the season like usual, and a tim...
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- Michael Kras
- 09 Dec 2020
BREAKING: Health Canada approves Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine
Smoothly following the federal government’s announcement that Canada will be seeing as many as 249,000 initial doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine delivered this month, Health Canada has officially...
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- Michael Kras
- 09 Nov 2020
Early results on Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine show it could be 90 per cent effective
In extremely promising news, American pharmaceutical company Pfizer has said that early results for their COVID-19 vaccine might be a startling 90 per cent effective. The news means that, if all goes ...
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- Michael Kras
- 04 Nov 2020
Hamilton will host Remembrance Day ceremonies virtually this year
The news shouldn’t surprise any locals, but the City of Hamilton has announced its plans to host its Remembrance Day service online this year amid the risks of the COVID-19 pandemic. The virtual cer...
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- Craig Clark
- 27 Oct 2020
Niagara-area dog first in Canada to test positive for COVID-19
A dog that lives in the Niagara Region is the first in Canada to test positive for COVID-19. The dog has shown no symptoms of the virus and became infected after the humans in its household experience...
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- Craig Clark
- 11 Sep 2020
Hamilton Spectator classified call centre closing, moving 24 jobs to the US
The new owners of the Hamilton Spectator have decided to close the classified call centre in October. NordStar Capital took over Torstar, the company that owns the Spectator, 37 days ago and have alre...
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- Michael Kras
- 14 Aug 2020
Hamilton is getting almost $45 million in COVID-19 relief
In the wake of substantial economic struggles amid the pandemic, Hamilton will be receiving almost $45 million in provincial and federal dollars to help soften the financial blow brought on by COVID-1...
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- Michael Kras
- 16 Jun 2020
BREAKING: CERB eligibility has been extended another 8 weeks
Canada’s federal government has just announced that eligibility for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) has been extended by another 8 weeks for those who are currently in their last month ...
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- Michael Kras
- 15 Jun 2020
BREAKING: Canada will be extending CERB support for those still unemployed
As much of Canada’s out-of-work workforce receives their final Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) cheques and stares into the abyss of the unknown, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has finally an...
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- Michael Kras
- 01 May 2020
BREAKING: Canada has banned 1500 types of military-grade firearms, effective immediately
Roughly 1,500 different models of military-grade firearms have just been banned in Canada, effective immediately. The announcement, made today by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, means that licensed fir...
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