- Michael Kras
- 05 May 2020
Longo’s supermarkets now require customers to wear face masks during COVID-19
In a move to enhance the safety of both customers and frontline employees during COVID-19, Canadian supermarket chain Longo’s, with locations in Hamilton and the GTA, has announced that it will now ...
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- Michael Kras
- 05 May 2020
Four employees at Mondelez candy factory in Hamilton test positive for COVID-19
In some less-than-sweet news, candy manufacturing giant Mondelez Canada has temporarily and indefinitely shut down its Hamilton plant as four of its employees were found to test positive for COVID-19....
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- Michael Kras
- 04 May 2020
Hamilton actor Nick Cordero on a slow path to recovery from intense battle with COVID-19
Enduring an endless stream of serious complications after contracting COVID-19, Hamilton-born actor Nick Cordero seems to now be on the cautious, gradual path to recovery. An ongoing series of social ...
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- Michael Kras
- 04 May 2020
Dundas coffee spot Grupetto closes permanently amid COVID-19
In one of what could very well be an oncoming string of closures for local independent businesses, Downtown Dundas coffee staple Grupetto has announced that it will be permanently closing its doors am...
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- Craig Clark
- 01 May 2020
City of Burlington creates website with a full list of COVID-19 community resources
During a time when everyone wants the latest information, the City of Burlington has developed a website that lists all of the community resources available to those impacted by the coronavirus outbre...
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- Michael Kras
- 30 Apr 2020
Nutella plant in Brantford closes after 7 workers test positive for COVID-19
The Brantford plant for Ferrero Canada Ltd. – the company behind popular products like Nutella, Ferrero Rocher, Kinder, and Tic Tac – has completely, temporarily closed down following the disc...
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- Michael Kras
- 29 Apr 2020
Temperature screening technology for COVID-19 is being tested at a Hamilton grocery store
According to a report from the Hamilton Spectator, new technology is being tested at the Nations grocery store in Hamilton’s Jackson Square Mall that has potential to scan groups of people and asses...
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- Craig Clark
- 28 Apr 2020
Hamilton starts to plan how it will reopen during COVID-19
As Ontario releases a province-wide blueprint of how it will gradually reopen the economy when the time and conditions are right, the City of Hamilton is also starting to map out how things could ret...
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- Michael Kras
- 28 Apr 2020
Ontario has released its plan to gradually reopen the economy
Though no hard dates have been given and details are still unclear, the Ontario government has now released a basic outline of its plans to gradually reopen the economy amid COVID-19. During a press b...
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- Craig Clark
- 27 Apr 2020
Ontario’s publicly-funded schools will remain closed until at least May 31st
Ontario’s education minister Stephen Lecce announced yesterday that the closure of Ontario publicly funded schools will be extended until at least May 31st. Hamilton-Wentworth District School B...
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