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Michael Kras
29 Jul 2020

Hamilton sees its youngest COVID-related death with 48 year-old woman

Hamilton has just seen its 45th official death related to COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic, and this new death is also the youngest to date. After a full month with zero COVID-related fata...

Caleb Smolenaars
19 Jun 2020

Activist killed while bearing witness to pigs bound for slaughter

Update: The activist has been identified as Regan Russell; a compassionate female activist in her 60s. An activist has died after being struck by a livestock transport truck outside Fearmans Slaught...

Michael Kras
27 Apr 2020

Hamilton has a low COVID-19 mortality rate compared to other Ontario cities

Looks like Hamilton is handling the COVID-19 pandemic pretty well compared to other parts of the province. Through data continually gathered and analyzed by the Hamilton Spectator, it appears the city...

Michael Kras
17 Apr 2020

BREAKING: Ontario sees its largest one-day spike in COVID-19 cases today

In the province’s largest one-day increase since January 15th, Ontario is reporting 564 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday alone as testing across the province intensifies. The new number of ...

Michael Kras
03 Apr 2020

Hamilton sees its 2nd death from COVID-19 at Heritage Green nursing home

Hamilton has seen its second fatality at the hands of the COVID-19 virus, as another senior-aged resident at Heritage Green Nursing Home in Stoney Creek has died due to complications from the virus. T...

Michael Kras
11 Jan 2020

Hamilton-born Neil Peart of rock band Rush has died

Canadian music legend Neil Peart has died at the age of 67. The Hamilton-born and St. Catharines-raised drummer, known for his virtuosic musicianship and muscular, longform drum solos as part of the f...