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Hamilton paramedics have joined a province-wide pilot allowing them to treat palliative care patients at home rather than driving them straight to emergency departments.

Only one elevator in the 17-storey highrise is working, the tenants say, and common areas aren't regularly cleaned.

Hydro One says customers in Hamilton's west end may have a momentary interruption of power this weekend as it upgrades local infrastructure.

Hamilton police say they've arrested a 30-year-old man for vandalizing tombstones in Waterdown Cemetery. Officers say 100 tombstones have been broken, spray-painted or knocked over.

Hamiltonians aged 40 and older in 2021 will be able to get an AstraZeneca vaccine through a walk-in appointment at the David Braley Health Sciences Centre from now until Sunday.

Hamilton public health has ordered National Steel Car to remain closed for 10 more days amid a COVID-19 outbreak that saw cases spread among already reduced staff during a voluntary shutdown.

Hamilton police have charged one of its own officers with assault after a video that surfaced online in February appears to show him lunging at a woman.

Dr. Christopher Sulowski, interim chief of the pediatric emergency department at McMaster Children's Hospital in Hamilton, talks about how COVID-19 is affecting children and why it's safe — and important — to get emergency care if needed. You can read the edited, abridged transcript below or watch the full interview.

Hamilton reported 147 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday as multiple outbreaks across the city continued to grow.

Niagara regional police are investigating after a man was assaulted in Welland and left with critical injuries.

Two Brantford men face breaking and entering charges after Ontario Provincial Police found Toronto Maple Leafs memorabilia, guns, and an ATV.

Niagara police say two men are facing charges for endangering the lives or safety of the public after a COVID-19 protest on Saturday.

Sixty-seven people have tested positive at Rebecca Towers since mid-March. One person has died. There were 38 active cases in the building as of Wednesday, according to public health.

Rebecca Towers is the first residential high rise in the city where an outbreak has been declared. Sixty-seven cases have been recorded there since mid-March. One resident has died.

Daily case counts of COVID-19 numbers in Hamilton have been lagging behind. Dr. Elizabeth Richardson said it will become clear "over the next week or so" whether Hamilton is plateauing.

Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a five-vehicle crash at Highway 6 and Carlisle Road in Flamborough that has killed one person.

Banning food items like peanuts in schools and daycares isn't effective in preventing allergic reactions, according to a literature review led by Hamilton's McMaster University that includes recommendations from an international panel.

The Hamilton Public Library has named Blaze Island, an ecological thriller about climate change, by Canadian author Catherine Bush as a must-read in 2021.

Nurses are worried they may end up losing their licences for doing work outside their scope of practice as Ontario hospitals try to manage an influx of patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

As Hamilton's public school board plans to remove an outdoor memorial started after the 2019 stabbing death of student Devan Selvey, his mother Shari-Ann Selvey says the site serves as a message to "stay vigilant." A petition against removing the shrine has garnered hundreds of signatures.

Dr. Zain Chagla says the National Advisory Committee on Immunization's guidance needs to be weighed against the risk of catching COVID-19, and that bad communication can lead to confusion and vaccine hesitancy.

Hamilton public health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at a 17-storey apartment in downtown Hamilton and says there are 28 active cases right now.

Hamilton councillors are allowing a developer to add two more storeys onto a hotel in Strathcona, despite community members saying it takes away from the spirit of the neighbourhood.

The city has recorded 363 deaths during the pandemic, as of Tuesday. A total of 17,814 cases have been tallied so far. Of those, 1,660 are active and roughly 87 per cent are considered resolved. The seven-day average for new cases is 154.

Ontario's retirement homes regulator says it intends to issue licences to reopen three retirement residences — including the Rosslyn — on the condition that their former owners are not given any decision-making authority when it comes to the finances or operation of the homes.

Migrant farm workers in Norfolk County in southestern Ontario tell their own stories in a four-episode documentary series.

The branches include Binbrook, Central, Concession, Kenilworth, Mount Hope, Sherwood, Terryberry, Turner Park and Valley Park, all of which have been thoroughly cleaned and disinfected "several times" since, the library says.

Four women in Hamilton grew up thinking they were sisters, but found out one of them is actually a first cousin. They then learned they have a long-lost sister, and are now trying to find her.

A group of 19 Ontario police officers has launched a constitutional challenge against the provincial and federal governments, claiming that enforcing sweeping pandemic health restrictions puts them at odds with their oath to uphold the charter.

Hamilton city councillors are holding off on making a decision about allowing e-scooter rental companies in the city to seek more input from groups, including those advocating for people with disabilities.

Hamilton public health says the number of callers trying to book COVID-19 vaccination appointments Monday overwhelmed its hotline and wait list, causing it to automatically hang up on people.

The region reports 3,019 workers from 171 farms in the area were given their first dose at the Seymour Hannah Centre's clinic during the weekend of April 23 and 24. That's on top of the 315 who were previously vaccinated during a pilot clinic.

The downtown McMaster University site at 100 Main St. W. will offer shots of the COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine by appointment only between May 6 and 13.

Investigators say a 71-year-old woman was crossing the street Saturday afternoon when she was struck by a 57-year-old woman driving a Dodge Charger west on Main Street East.

A new study shows Canada's current policies on Indigenous communities are hurting their democracy and having the power to implement things like online voting could make a big impact.

Adults who live in Hamilton hot spots will be eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine as of Monday.

The Ontario Human Rights Commission says it will be in Pride Hamilton's corner for its tribunal complaint against the city and local police after violence broke out at the 2019 Pride festival.

The City of Brantford has said it will resume selling the Arrowdale golf course lands. But a call for halting development in the Haldimand Tract raises puts the sale in question.

A message in a bottle has connected two families more than four years after it was thrown into Lake Huron as an act of faith and a final goodbye.

Shandelle Carrigan and Jason Poulton share what it was like to find the bottle, while Brandon Walli's sister Robyn and his dad, Tom, talk about what it means to them.

Members of Hamilton Police Major Crime Unit canvassed for witnesses and video on Friday as they continue to investigate the city's seventh homicide.

Hamilton Health Sciences reported 181 new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death linked to the virus on Friday.

Live at noon on Tuesday Hamilton Live talks with Dr. Christopher Sulowski Interim Chief of the Pediatric Emergency Department at McMaster Children’s Hospital about how COVID-19 is affecting children, why it's still safe to go to emergency and more. Send us your comments and questions.

From euphoria to guilt, a Hamilton couple is pushing the provincial and municipal governments to fix their problem of unclear communication of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, saying cancer patients are being left behind.

Former Canadian international David Edgar, who retired as a Forge FC player in December, has joined the Canadian Premier League team's staff as an assistant coach.

Hamilton native Kimberly Polman is among former ISIS brides featured in The Return: Life After ISIS by Alba Sotorra Clua, who hopes the new documentary — among featured films in the Hoc Docs Festival — will give insight into the issues surrounding repatriation.

Ontario Today talks about the future of the province's long-term care homes on Friday's extended show.

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement warning strong, northwesterly winds are expected to blow through Hamilton and the surrounding area throughout the day.

At least three workplaces with outbreaks in Hamilton and the surrounding area are winding down or halting operations because of COVID-19 outbreaks.

Canadian military health-care and other personnel will start helping Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre's field hospital and ICU in Toronto starting Friday, part of its deployment to Ontario hospitals strained under COVID-19 caseloads. Talks are ongoing about Hamilton's and other hospitals' needs.