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McMaster University’s president is pushing the school’s board of governors to divest from fossil fuels “as soon as possible,” saying students and staff are pushing for more action to address climate change.

Hamilton Public Health Services says some correctional officers at the Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre mistakenly received the COVID-19 vaccine last week, and now the union representing those workers says they’re furious they’re being turned away at clinics without any notice from public health.

Hamilton Public Health and Hamilton Police Service are both urging people to be responsible as they celebrate St. Patrick’s Day today.

Hamilton Public Health on Tuesday confirmed two new positive cases of COVID-19 at the Fennell campus of Mohawk College. The cases are not connected.

The location near Mohawk Road East and Upper Sherman Avenue in the County Fair plaza near Macassa Park will close this summer.

It will be some months from now before it’s known when kids will get a COVID-19 vaccine, Dr. Jeffrey Pernica, head of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease at McMaster University, said Tuesday.

Niagara will conduct its third annual Point-in-Time Count to get an idea of the number of people who are experiencing homelessness across the region.

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a 23-year-old after a three-vehicle crash in Hagersville left one man dead.

They are among the province's oldest residents — and they are proud to be vaccinated. Meet some centenarians who have gotten shots against COVID-19.

A total of 58,005 doses of vaccines have been administered as of the end of day March 15, according to Hamilton Public Health Services.

Ontario MPP Sam Oosterhoff says he'll still be the featured speaker at an anti-abortion event, despite one of the organizers involved comparing abortions with the Holocaust.

The province's online vaccine booking system launched Monday for those over the age of 80 is proving to be a source of frustration for some people trying to book an appointment.

Working from home without a good workstation is leading to more spinal pain, experts say.

Since Friday, 19 students and two staff have tested positive for COVID-19 at public schools in Hamilton, while seven students have tested positive throughout the catholic board.

The agenda for a Monday evening board meeting shows how trustees Kathy Archer, Becky Buck and Alex Johnston responded to an independent report prompted by complaints of racism and exclusion from a former student trustee while trustee.

The City of Hamilton will put $950,000 toward a new shelter, which it said will be geared toward addressing the unique needs of women, Indigenous women, transgender people, and non-binary people who are experiencing homelessness.

Hamilton police say the deaths of two people found in an east-end home last week are not suspicious.

The final vote for Tokyo Smoke Rymal to unionize with Local 1006A came in Friday.

Hamilton Public Health Services (HPHS) has confirmed a sixth COVID-19 variant of concern in the city on Sunday.

A 37-year-old has been airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries after Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say they were struck by a vehicle in Norfolk County.

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating the theft of multiple road signs from the Burford-Delhi Townline Road in Norfolk County.

Hamilton city officials are urging people eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine to use the province's online booking tool once it opens on Monday instead of calling its hotline.

Police say the body was found Friday morning near Prince Charles and Colbeck drives.

Hamiltonians will need to set their clocks forward one hour on Sunday, March 14.

Five months ahead of the next Friday the 13th, Norfolk County is telling bikers not to come to Port Dover for the traditional rally.

Since getting COVID-19, Waterdown resident Doriana Homerski has not been the same. She suffers many lingering symptoms from the virus, such as extreme fatigue, weakness, body pain, joint pain, brain fog, memory problems, and mental health challenges that have resulted from the change to her once-active lifestyle.

The newsletter that calls the pandemic a fraud, advocates for the end of lockdown and promotes anti-vaccine conspiracy theories, have been distributed across Canada according to the publisher.

Hamilton police have arrested four people they say attacked an autistic male, who was sprayed with a substance "similar to bear spray."

From deaths, to crime, to jobs, to education, and other realms of daily life, local community leaders reflect on what has changed during the past year due to the virus, and what may remain post-pandemic.

Hamilton police investigate the discovery of two bodies at a home on Woodbridge Road in the city’s east end.

It's the first year of the festival, which says it will showcase works made by and with people of colour.

Two men have been arrested in Fort Erie, police say, after a man was stabbed in a fight in someone's garage.

A 56-year-old man faces trafficking charges after Hamilton police seized 296 kilograms of cannabis, worth $4.5 million, that was being shipped to Illinois.

Between 50 and 60 inmates at the Hamilton Wentworth Detention Centre have started to refuse meals to demand better conditions as the centre grapples with a COVID-19 outbreak, an advocate said Wednesday.

The Niagara Regional Police Service has arrested a St. Catharines man after it says he made online threats on YouTube under the username "Big Lips."

The Niagara Regional Police Service has arrested another person in connection with catalytic converter thefts in the region.

Primary care settings in Hamilton will start to administer the AstraZeneca vaccine this weekend to residents who will be 60 to 64 years of age in 2021 and who are in good health.

If Hamilton reaches 18 C on Thursday, it will be the hottest March 11 recorded in the city's history, according to Environment Canada.

After a tumultuous year, theatre artists in Hamilton, Niagara, and Norfolk County are planning a return to the stage and live performance for their 2021 summer seasons.

The Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) have released video of a 65-year-old woman in Welland who has been missing for more than a week.

The Brantford Police Service are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the killing of 37-year-old Shannon MacDougall, which took place one year ago.

St. Michael’s Catholic Elementary School in Dunnville has stopped in-person learning after five people tested positive for COVID-19. Hamilton saw 52 school-related COVID-19 cases in the last seven days.

The city's COVID-19 Hotline at 905-974-9848, option 7 is temporarily closed with immediate effect.

A 12-year-old boy who'd gone missing in Niagara Falls has been found safe, police say.

Animal advocates are taking the Ontario government to court over a law that has hiked fines for trespassing on farms and made it illegal to obstruct trucks carrying farm animals.

ArcelorMittal Dofasco says it is investigating and called the province's spill action centre after emissions from a blast furnace may have put carbon monoxide and other substances into the air.

St. Catharines Fire Services say people need to stay off frozen waters now that temperatures are rising.

Dr. Elizabeth Richardson, the city's medical officer of health, said they would be "large-scale" clinics and others will be announced soon.

Billy Pearson and Carolyn Wilbrink grew up building straw forts on the family farm in Waterdown. Almost 40 years later, the brother and sister are the faces of Farmhouse Facelift, a new HGTV home renovation show — and it all started thanks to an Instagram post.

Paul Johnson, the director of the city's emergency operations centre, on Monday expressed disappointment at the number of businesses and individuals still hosting private parties in violation of COVID-19 rules.