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Michael Kras
16 May 2023

Hamilton philanthropist Margaret Juravinski dies at 91

In sad news for the city, Hamilton philanthropist Margaret Juravinski has died on May 9th, 2023 at the age of 91. Along with her late husband Charles Juravinski, who died just last year in February ...

Michael Kras
20 May 2021

Hamilton’s ‘high-risk’ healthcare workers can get 2nd COVID-19 vaccine dose sooner

With increases in COVID-19 vaccine dose supply, The Ontario government is looking to shorten the extended interval between first and second doses. As a result, Hamilton public health has said that loc...

Michael Kras
28 Jan 2021

COVID-19 vaccine rollout to Hamilton healthcare workers has been halted

As Ontario continues to deal with supply issues for the COVID-19 vaccine, the provincial government has instructed Hamilton public health to halt the administering of doses to anyone who isn’t a res...

Michael Kras
20 Jan 2021

McMaster University offers residence rooms to frontline healthcare workers

As the second wave of the pandemic continues to rage on and threaten our hospital capacities, McMaster University has announced it is offering its residence rooms and meals at cost to Hamilton’s fro...

Michael Kras
03 Nov 2020

Charles and Margaret Juravinski donate $3 million to Hamilton healthcare research

Local philanthropists Charles and Margaret Juravinski – for whom Juravinski Hospital is named – have just donated $3 million to further healthcare research in Hamilton. The donation, made to St. J...

Michael Kras
22 Oct 2020

15 designs selected for Hamilton public art series honouring healthcare workers

A jury of healthcare workers, graphic designers, and artists has selected the 15 winning designs to be part of a new Hamilton public art project honouring the city’s healthcare professionals. The ar...

Michael Kras
20 Aug 2020

New public art project honours Hamilton’s healthcare heroes

After a similar initiative in 2019 was successful, the City of Hamilton is commissioning a new public art series to be installed on traffic signal boxes all over the city; and what makes the project e...

Michael Kras
08 Jul 2020

Hamilton’s hospitals currently have zero COVID-19 patients

Hamilton’s hospitals are celebrating the fact that, as of Tuesday July 8th, they have zero COVID-19 patients admitted for treatment. Both St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton and Hamilton Health Scien...

Michael Kras
25 May 2020

Hamilton General Hospital declares COVID-19 outbreak as 6 workers test positive

Hamilton General Hospital has declared an outbreak of COVID-19 after six of its staff tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The six staff members all work in the COVID-19 inpatient unit at Hamilt...

Michael Kras
18 Apr 2020

A Hamilton law firm is offering free will planning for essential workers during COVID-19

In support of Hamiltonians still putting themselves at daily risk during COVID-19, a local law firm is offering will and power-of-attorney planning services pro-bono for the city’s essential frontli...