- Michael Kras
- 12 Apr 2021
Ontario schools will remain closed indefinitely after spring break
Students in elementary and secondary schools across Ontario will remain at home much longer than expected, as the Ford government has just announced the closure of all schools for in-person learning f...
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- Michael Kras
- 07 Apr 2021
BREAKING: Ontario issues stay-at-home order, tightens restrictions
Amid outcry and criticism from healthcare workers and individuals alike regarding the latest shutdown restrictions, the Ontario government is declaring a state of emergency, tightening restrictions in...
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- Michael Kras
- 01 Apr 2021
BREAKING: Ontario is moving into province-wide ‘shutdown’
With massive spikes of new COVID-19 cases amid the pandemic’s third wave across Ontario, the provincial government has announced a province-wide ‘shutdown’ beginning on Saturday, April 3rd at 12...
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- Michael Kras
- 31 Mar 2021
Hamilton confirms largest one-day increase of COVID-19 cases
On Tuesday, Hamilton public health confirmed the city’s largest number of daily COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic more than a year ago. 162 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were confirme...
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- Michael Kras
- 29 Mar 2021
Hamilton returns to COVID-19 lockdown today
As of Monday morning, Hamilton has officially made the move back into the grey ‘lockdown’ zone of the provincial government’s tiered COVID-19 framework. The move to grey comes as cases continue ...
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- Michael Kras
- 26 Mar 2021
McMaster University receives $5 million for study on vaccines in long-term care
Hamilton’s McMaster University is once again leading the pack in terms of research and innovation, receiving a $5 million grant to conduct research on vaccination against COVID-19 in long-term care ...
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- Michael Kras
- 22 Mar 2021
Hamilton school shuts down for a week amid COVID-19 outbreak
A school in Hamilton’s lower city has shut down for in-person classes for a full week as of today amid a COVID-19 outbreak. The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) has temporarily close...
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- Michael Kras
- 19 Mar 2021
Hamilton’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout expands to all Indigenous adults
In partnership with local Indigenous organizations and communities, the City of Hamilton has further expanded its COVID-19 vaccine rollout to include all Indigenous adults in the city. This expansion ...
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- Michael Kras
- 17 Mar 2021
Ontario enters third wave of COVID-19 pandemic
Don’t let your guard down yet: Ontario’s science and health leaders have expressed that the province has now entered the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Data shared by the COVID-19 science ta...
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- Michael Kras
- 11 Mar 2021
Barton Jail inmates go on hunger strike as COVID-19 outbreak grows
Inmates at the Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre on Barton Street are currently on a coordinated hunger strike as they demand safer conditions amid the jail’s growing COVID-19 outbreak. Around 50 ...
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