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Michael Kras
11 May 2021

COVID-19 vaccine now open to more essential workers, at-risk Hamilton residents

More groups in Hamilton are officially eligible to book an appointment for their COVID-19 vaccine, include a wider pool of essential frontline workers, residents with at-risk health conditions, and lo...

Michael Kras
10 May 2021

COVID-19 outbreak grows to 91 cases at Rebecca Towers in Hamilton

A residential apartment building has quickly become the site of one of Hamilton’s largest active outbreaks of COVID-19. Rebecca Towers – the first Hamilton apartment building to experience a COVID...

Michael Kras
07 May 2021

Health Canada approves Pfizer vaccine for 12-15 year olds

Health Canada has officially approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use in Canadian residents 12 to 15 years of age. This comes after the vaccine was approved for use in individuals 16 year...

Michael Kras
06 May 2021

Hamilton’s COVID-19 vaccine program expands to residents 50+, high risk groups

Hamilton’s ongoing COVID-19 vaccination efforts have expanded further to include even more groups who are now eligible to book appointments. As of today – Thursday, May 6th – individuals who are...

Michael Kras
05 May 2021

Ontario schools will provide option of remote learning for full 2021-22 school year

The Ontario government has said that all school boards province-wide will be required to offer the option of remote learning for students through the entire 2021-2022 school year. Education minister S...

Michael Kras
04 May 2021

Hamilton public health can now close workplaces with COVID-19 outbreaks

Hamilton public health has given itself the power to temporarily shutter local workplaces experiencing COVID-19 outbreaks. This comes as a result of public health issuing a Health Promotion and Protec...

Craig Clark
04 May 2021

Ontario to continue with college and university tuition freeze

The Ontario government has decided to continue with the college and university tuition freeze for another year while people try to recover financially during the pandemic. While many people are stru...

Craig Clark
03 May 2021

United Kingdom is testing in-person events of more than 3,000 people

While many of us in Hamilton are sitting around during a third wave and another stay-at-home order, people in the U.K. have been out partying all weekend. Test events throughout the U.K. were held ove...

Michael Kras
03 May 2021

Hamilton residents ages 18+ in hotspots can now book a COVID-19 vaccine

Coinciding with news of a large and steady influx of vaccine doses, Hamilton residents ages 18 and up who live in one of 5 designated hotspots are now able to book their COVID-19 vaccine. As of 8 am M...

Michael Kras
29 Apr 2021

Ontario government introduces new paid sick leave plan

Following mammoth levels of public pressure, the Ontario government has announced a plan for paid sick leave amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Ontario residents and officials alike have been very vocal abou...