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Michael Kras
05 Jul 2021

Hamilton has zero active COVID-19 outbreaks for the first time in 10 months

An early sign of better days ahead, Hamilton currently has zero active outbreaks of COVID-19 for the first time in nearly 10 months. This is according to the most recent update on the city’s own pub...

Craig Clark
25 May 2021

Donations are being collected to help residents in Hamilton’s Rebecca Towers

The Rebecca Towers Residents Committee is currently seeking donations to fund PPE and food items in aid of residents who are stuck in the building while self-isolating after a COVID-19 outbreak. Rebec...

Michael Kras
14 May 2021

Hamilton confirms first case of bat rabies in 2021

Hamilton public health has confirmed its first known instance of a bat testing positive for rabies for 2021. This is the first time a rabid bat has been found in the city in nearly two years, the last...

Michael Kras
10 May 2021

COVID-19 outbreak grows to 91 cases at Rebecca Towers in Hamilton

A residential apartment building has quickly become the site of one of Hamilton’s largest active outbreaks of COVID-19. Rebecca Towers – the first Hamilton apartment building to experience a COVID...

Michael Kras
04 May 2021

Hamilton public health can now close workplaces with COVID-19 outbreaks

Hamilton public health has given itself the power to temporarily shutter local workplaces experiencing COVID-19 outbreaks. This comes as a result of public health issuing a Health Promotion and Protec...

Michael Kras
03 May 2021

Hamilton residents ages 18+ in hotspots can now book a COVID-19 vaccine

Coinciding with news of a large and steady influx of vaccine doses, Hamilton residents ages 18 and up who live in one of 5 designated hotspots are now able to book their COVID-19 vaccine. As of 8 am M...

Michael Kras
29 Apr 2021

Ontario government introduces new paid sick leave plan

Following mammoth levels of public pressure, the Ontario government has announced a plan for paid sick leave amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Ontario residents and officials alike have been very vocal abou...

Michael Kras
23 Apr 2021

Hamilton hits new record with 1,783 active COVID-19 cases

As the city reckons with the pandemic’s third wave and tries to make sense of the Ford government’s increasingly confusing and frustrating stay-at-home orders, Hamilton has hit a new record for th...

Michael Kras
17 Apr 2021

Here’s how Hamilton is impacted by Ontario’s new COVID-19 restrictions

On Friday afternoon, the Ontario government announced even more restrictions on top of the existing provincial stay-at-home orders, and the City of Hamilton has released a statement explaining how the...

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...