- Michael Kras
- 24 Mar 2021
Hamilton doctor predicts return to lockdown “by this Friday”
A Hamilton public health doctor and communicable disease specialist is predicting that the city could be headed back into COVID-19 lockdown “by this Friday.” Dr. Doug Sider – a retired physician...
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- Michael Kras
- 11 Mar 2021
Some Hamilton doctors to start offering COVID-19 vaccine for ages 60 to 64
A number of Hamilton-area doctors in primary care settings are set to begin offering the recently approved AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to a select group of city residents as of this weekend. As part ...
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- Craig Clark
- 21 Feb 2021
Cancer screening coach returning to Hamilton area
The Mobile Cancer Screening Coach is returning to the road on February 11 offering cancer screening and smoking cessation to people who usually can’t access it. Launched by Cancer Care Ontario...
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- Michael Kras
- 28 Aug 2020
COVID-19 vaccine will be tested in Hamilton
With well over 100 potential COVID-19 vaccines going through clinical trials all over the world, one particular vaccine is set to be tested right here in Hamilton by McMaster University as well as the...
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- Michael Kras
- 17 Apr 2020
The COVID-19 curve is starting to flatten in Canada
A report from Global News featuring aggregated data from all of Canada’s provinces shows that the curve may finally be starting to flatten for the country as a whole. The data is being represented i...
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- Michael Kras
- 17 Apr 2020
Hamilton’s first drive-thru COVID-19 testing site is now open
In a necessary new initiative to increase and expedite COVID-19 testing in Hamilton, the city’s first drive-thru testing centre is officially open this weekend, starting today, Friday April 17th. Th...
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- Michael Kras
- 09 Apr 2020
This Hamilton restaurant is using GoFundMe to supply meals for frontline workers
With the realities and ramifications of the global COVID-19 pandemic becoming more sobering by the day, a Hamilton restaurant has started an amazing fundraising initiative in support of the people fig...
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- Michael Kras
- 04 Apr 2020
This Hamilton Swiss Chalet is giving free meals to doctors and nurses
While the COVID-19 outbreak has brought plenty of fear, anxiety, and uncertainty to Hamilton and the world beyond it, it has also inspired some noteworthy acts of generosity, humanity, and community. ...
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- Stefani Soliman
- 07 Jul 2017
Accomplishing It All
One woman’s journey to becoming a doctor By Stefani Soliman Maria Tassone knows what a little hard work feels like. Actually, she knows what a lot of hard work feels like. And she’s good a...
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