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7 more COVID-19 outbreaks in Hamiton, including a hospital, school and daycare
Hamilton has declared seven new outbreaks, including a hospital, elementary school, child care centres, workplaces, and supportive housing.
Six Nations traditional government wants moratorium on development of Haldimand Tract

The Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council has announced a moratorium on development in the Haldimand Tract — an area covering roughly 384,451 hectares along the Grand River.
Six Nations traditional government calls for no more building on Haldimand Tract

The Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council has announced a moratorium on development in the Haldimand Tract — an area covering roughly 384,451 hectares along the Grand River.
Hamilton will get as much as 10 centimetres of snow, Environment Canada says

After a few days of spring weather, Environment Canada says as much as 10 centimetres of snow will fall on Hamilton tonight and Wednesday, and temperatures will dip below freezing.
Hamilton will still have enough COVID-19 cases to be in lockdown by end of June: data
Modelling from Hamilton Public Health shows by the end of June, the city will still have enough new daily cases to be in grey-lockdown or the red-control zone.
City will ticket ‘non-essential travel’ at escarpment stairs, enforce masks at playgrounds

The City of Hamilton says its bylaw officers will fine people who use the escarpment stairs for non-essential travel and could ticket those for not wearing a face mask at playgrounds.
20 charges laid after hundreds take part in Hamilton anti-lockdown, anti-mask protests

Hamilton police and bylaw officers have laid 20 charges following a pair of lockdown protests over the weekend that included hundreds of people.
Union calls for workers to get COVID-19 vaccine after Brantford Transit outbreak

The union representing transit staff in Brantford says its members are “scared for themselves and their families” following a COVID-19 outbreak, and it’s calling for the workers to be prioritized for vaccines.
‘No excuse’: Hamilton vaccine group member wants BIPOC community prioritized

A member of the group advising Hamilton public health says the city isn’t doing enough to prioritize racialized, disabled and low-income residents in its vaccine rollout.
These are the people racing the clock to bring COVID-19 vaccines to Hamilton’s homebound

From the moment the COVID-19 vaccine is drawn from the vial, a clock starts ticking and Steve Flokstra is racing against time. The paramedic spent Saturday delivering doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine to people who are homebound and otherwise might miss their chance at a shot.
Hamilton police say officers won’t be doing ‘arbitrary’ stops as part of stay-at-home order

Hamilton police say officers will not be randomly stopping residents as part of Ontario’s stay-at-home order.
‘Remarkable’: No injuries reported after Hamilton home levelled by explosion

Jennifer Munday was at home Friday night when an explosion rocked her neighbourhood. When she ran outside she found a house on Bonaventure Drive completely levelled, with shattered glass and other debris coating the area around it.
Fire crews responding to explosion that ‘completely collapsed’ Mountain home

The fire department said crews were called to a “multiple alarm” explosion near Upper Paradise Road and Hadeland Avenue in a tweet posted just after 11:15 p.m. Friday.
Horwath wants more detail about Hamilton’s dose of the new ‘hot spot’ vaccine rollout

NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says the province’s pledge to send 25 per cent of its COVID-19 vaccines to 13 “hot spot” areas was too vague to know how it will impact Hamilton.
Hamilton hits new single-day record with 247 cases of COVID-19

Hamilton Public Health Services is reporting a new single-day record of 247 cases of COVID-19.
38-year-old charged with sexual assault of Lincoln senior he met on dating app: police
Police say someone with the user name “Hag” has been using the Zoosk and Our Time dating sites.
Hamilton public health vaccinating inmates but not jail guards is ‘egregious,’ union says

Hamilton public health confirmed a vaccination clinic for inmates was scheduled to begin Thursday and continue until Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Ontario health units wasted 100s of vaccine doses in March. Here’s why that’s not the full story
CBC News contacted all 34 Ontario public health units to ask how many, and why, doses were wasted in March as vaccination capacity ramped up significantly.
Ontario health units wasted 100s of vaccine doses in March. That’s not the full story
CBC News contacted all 34 Ontario public health units to ask how many, and why, doses were wasted in March as vaccination capacity ramped up significantly.
West Lincoln mayor receives court summons after speaking at anti-lockdown protest

The mayor of West Lincoln, Ont., said he has received a summons to appear in court on May 25 after speaking at an anti-lockdown protest in St. Catharines.
4 more people die in Hamilton as city reports 1st case of B.1.351 variant
Four more people in Hamilton have died after contracting the virus as the city recorded 156 new cases on Thursday.
36-storey tower at Royal Connaught square to be 2nd tallest building downtown Hamilton

Developers of Royal Connaught Square are moving on to the third phase addition, which will add a glassy 36-storey tower of private units to Hamilton’s skyline, making it the second tallest building in the downtown core.
Hamilton International Airport sees jump in cargo flights due to pandemic

The airport saw 66 per cent fewer riders last year, but 24 per cent more landed cargo aircraft billable weight.
At 176-years-old, one of Hamilton’s oldest homes has a new owner

That the 176 year old wood frame house is still standing in the downtown core is remarkable. It has the original fireplace, a beautiful hand carved entranceway, and the carpentry tools of the original owners tucked away in the attic.
Damage from fire at Stoney Creek senior’s building is ‘extensive,’ Hamilton fire says

Hamilton firefighters are responding to a three alarm structure fire, the department said in a tweet, “that made it through the roof” of the building.
Hamilton hits single-day record with 201 new cases of COVID-19
Two hundred and one new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Hamilton Wednesday — the highest single-day increase the city has seen over the course of the pandemic.
Hamilton police officer charged with sexual assault following SIU investigation

Hamilton Police Service says Const. Ryan Cole is a six-year member and the charge is related to an on-duty incident in November 2020.
Here’s how COVID-19 outbreaks inside Hamilton’s Juravinski Hospital started and grew
A top health official at Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) has broken down how COVID-19 spread inside Juravinski Hospital and caused five outbreaks in December.