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Michael Kras
19 Apr 2023

Hamilton hospitals drop mask requirement this week

Hospitals in Hamilton will no longer require masks for visitors and patients beginning Wednesday, April 19th. A release from Hamilton Health Sciences and St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton explains ...

Michael Kras
10 Jun 2022

Hamilton hospitals will continue with mask mandates

In spite of the Ontario government’s announcement that provincial mask mandates will be lifted in remaining settings where they’re required – such as hospitals and public transit – Hamilton’...

Michael Kras
16 Apr 2021

Ontario adds further restrictions amid COVID-19 stay at home orders

The Ontario government has just announced further restrictions and measures on top of the current stay-at-home orders. Premier Doug Ford made an announcement from Queen’s Park on Friday that the pro...

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...

Michael Kras
21 Jan 2021

COVID-19 outbreak at Hamilton’s Grace Villa officially ends

After nearly two months, Hamilton’s longest and deadliest COVID-19 outbreak has officially been declared over by local public health. Long-term care facility Grace Villa at 45 Lockton Crescent was t...

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...

Craig Clark
08 Jan 2021

Ontario’s first field hospital for COVID-19 patients opens in Burlington

The first field hospital in Ontario was constructed outside Joseph Brant Hospital in Burlington to help control a large surge of COVID-19 cases that have overwhelmed health-care systems in the area. P...

Michael Kras
23 Dec 2020

3 Hamilton police officers wounded with knife in altercation on James North

If you were wondering what all the commotion was on James North yesterday afternoon, three Hamilton police officers were injured with knife wounds to the head and face in an altercation with an indivi...

Michael Kras
17 Dec 2020

Ontario hits record-breaking 2,432 new daily COVID-19 cases

Ontario just hit another distressing milestone, with the province reporting a record-breaking 2,432 new confirmed COVID-19 cases; the largest single-day jump since the pandemic began. According to a t...

Michael Kras
14 Dec 2020

Hamilton is launching a Paramedic Bike Unit in 2021

In an effort to enhance emergency response capacity for medical care in Hamilton, the city has announced they will be launching a Paramedic Bike Unit beginning in 2021. Hamilton’s Paramedic Service ...