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Student at Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary School tests positive for COVID-19
Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board has its first case of COVID-19 after public health says a student tested positive on Friday.
Student case of COVID-19 in Hamilton comes as local schools see positive tests
The city’s first COVID-19 case in a student, days into classes reopening, also comes as schools across the region are seeing COVID-19 cases pop up.
Hamilton private school student who wasn’t on campus tests positive for COVID-19
A student at Hillfield Strathallan College has tested positive for COVID-19, but the school says they had not yet attended class.
‘High priority’ schools in low-income neighbourhoods get extra help during COVID-19
Both of Hamilton’s local school boards will be providing elementary schools in the city deemed as “high priority” schools with extra support as they reopen during the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 has done what world wars and depression could not: take away Ontario’s fall fairs
Fall fairs might not seem all that significant among the casualties of the COVID-19 pandemic, but they provide an important connection between rural and urban residents, form a tradition for many families and help foster friendly competition.
1st confirmed case of COVID-19 associated with Hamilton school system
A staff member at the Umbrella Family and Child Centre before-and-after school program at Templemead Elementary School has tested positive for COVID-19 according to Hamilton Public Health.
Niagara sees 12 new COVID-19 cases in 1 day, prompting new call to follow guidelines
Niagara has a dozen new cases of COVID-19 today, prompting the president of Niagara Health to implore people to follow public health guidelines.
How to navigate the real estate market during COVID-19 — What millennials need to know
Join our Instagram Live on Friday at noon with Hamilton real estate agent Elizabeth Parker. She’ll talk about how COVID-19 changed the market for millennials and everyone else.
Residents daring to speak to Hamilton council find they are often met with hostility
Appearing before city council, says one resident, is starting to feel like a cross examination.
Demand for COVID-19 testing in Hamilton has spiked ‘massively’
A rise in the number of walk-ins has the lead for assessment centres in Hamilton asking residents to book an appointment before coming to get swabbed.
School custodians strive to keep COVID out. But here’s what they do when there’s an outbreak
School custodians usually deal with dirty halls, clogged toilets and gum under desks. This year, there’s an added challenge — keeping COVID-19 out.
Suspect in Angelo Musitano and Mila Barberi homicides found dead in Mexico
Hamilton police say one of the suspects involved in the killings of Hamilton mobster Angelo Musitano and Mila Barberi, from Vaughan, Ont., was found dead in Mexico this summer.
Hamilton teachers and unions worry about number of students exempt from masking
Hamilton educators and their unions are becoming worried about what they say is a large number of students not wearing masks in local public schools.
New consolidated school bus routes in Hamilton to start Wednesday
Hamilton school buses will start consolidated routes on Wednesday in an effort to try and improve an unprecedented local bus driver shortage, but delays will persist.
Unused pandemic field hospital at Joseph Brant to be part of regional COVID-19 strategy
A 93-bed field hospital hastily erected outside Joseph Brant Hospital in anticipation of an initial surge in COVID-19 cases will now find new life as a regional resource, should the need for more space arise.
Hamilton’s Catholic school board delays start of virtual school due to power outage
In a letter to families posted online, Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board says system updates have been delayed, which means the virtual school will start on Wednesday at 9 a.m.
Hamilton bus driver tests positive for COVID-19
The staff member last worked on Route #5 Delaware on Sept. 8 and 9 and notified the city they had tested positive over the weekend, says the city.
Trump advisor tied to efforts to downplay COVID-19 not on McMaster’s payroll, university says
McMaster University appears to be distancing itself from a a part-time faculty member who’s been working for the Trump administration to allegedly downplay the impact of COVID-19.
Trump adviser tied to efforts to downplay COVID-19 not on McMaster’s payroll, university says
McMaster University appears to be distancing itself from a a part-time faculty member who’s been working for the Trump administration to allegedly downplay the impact of COVID-19.
COVID-19 outbreak plan in Hamilton schools will be approached ‘case by case’
If a student has COVID-19 and was in a classroom with others while they had the virus, that class will likely close, but the rules around closing and reopening schools are murkier.
Excitement, delays, cancellations and questions on 1st day of school in Hamilton during COVID-19
Potential delays for public virtual schools, delayed school buses and no local COVID-19 outbreak plan are some of the issues Hamilton schools are wrestling with during the first days of schools reopening.
Hamilton house prices explode amid COVID as Toronto buyers leave commuting worries behind
A wide range of pandemic fuelled factors is pushing up prices in Hamilton as buyers look to flee Toronto and the supply of homes for sale isn’t keeping up.
Major outage leaves thousands of Hamilton customers without power
Thousands of customers in Hamilton are without power following a widespread outage Monday that had Mohawk College warning students not to panic if their studies were interrupted.
Schools in Burlington and Haldimand County have COVID-19 cases after 1st week
Two days of class — that’s all it took for and elementary school near Hagersville in Haldimand County. Meanwhile, a Burlington elementary school also has a COVID-19 case after just five days of class.
Someone returned a Niagara police officer’s missing wallet – without the badge in it
Niagara Regional Police Service says it’s hoping someone turns in a police badge that went missing when an officer dropped his wallet.
Holly Ellsworth-Clark’s family flying from Calgary to host vigil in Hamilton
Holly Ellsworth-Clark’s family is flying from Calgary to host a candlelight vigil for her in Hamilton near the end of September.