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Michael Kras
03 Feb 2021

A skating rink has opened at Hamilton’s Gage Park

Though permissible activities are extremely limited during COVID-19 lockdown in Hamilton, outdoor recreation is still thankfully allowed for residents’ physical and mental health. One of the numerou...

Michael Kras
27 Jan 2021

Ontario reports lowest number of daily COVID-19 cases in two months

Ontario has released the daily COVID-19 case counts for the province, and is reporting the lowest number of new daily cases in over two months. Public health is reporting 1,670 COVID-19 cases in their...

Michael Kras
26 Jan 2021

Hamilton hits 50 active COVID-19 outbreaks, sees downward trend in cases

Though overall case numbers are on a downward trend amid lockdown and stay-at-home orders, local public health is reporting that Hamilton currently has 50 active outbreaks of COVID-19. The news came a...

Michael Kras
22 Jan 2021

Hamilton’s Playhouse Cinema is hosting an incredible online auction for movie posters

Film buffs and cinephiles of Hamilton, hear ye hear ye! One of the city’s iconic independent film houses, the Playhouse Cinema, is hosting an amazing online auction of movie posters that you should ...

Craig Clark
22 Jan 2021

Premier Doug Ford tells Ontarians to stay home in 22 different languages

In the middle of a second lockdown and daily positive COVID-19 cases hovering around 3,000, Ontario Premier Doug Ford has released a public service announcement asking residents to stay home in 22 dif...

Michael Kras
21 Jan 2021

Hamilton’s Winterfest moves fully online amid COVID-19 lockdown

When Winterfest – Hamilton’s annual celebration of arts, culture, and all things icy – announced their 2021 lineup of programming and events, they had hoped that there would an in-person compone...

Michael Kras
19 Jan 2021

Hamilton urges locals to mask up for outdoor recreational activities

Though outdoor exercise and recreational activities are still allowed during the province’s COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, the City of Hamilton is urging locals to be extra safe if engaging in outdoo...

Michael Kras
13 Jan 2021

Here’s how Hamilton is affected by Ontario’s COVID-19 state of emergency

On Tuesday afternoon, Premier Doug Ford took to the podium at Queen’s Park to officially declare an Ontario-wide state of emergency, issuing a stay at home order for Ontario residents and enacting a...

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
07 Jan 2021

Ontario extends online class for elementary & secondary students to January 25th

Though elementary school students across Ontario were set to return to in-person classes this coming Monday, the Ford government has just announced that all students in Southern Ontario elementary and...