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The days of waiting for someone to free up a machine in a packed gym full of sweaty, iron-pumpers may not return for a while as fitness centres plan how they'll reopen during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford made a public plea on Sunday, asking people to "please go get a test" after the province fell short of its testing target for the seventh day in a row.

More city services offered online. More people working from home. Masks to enter arenas and recreation centres, and a transit system that's changed "potentially forever."

Hamilton city council has until late 2020 or early 2021 to decide if it wants a 45-storey "signature" tower on the city's waterfront.

The director of Hamilton's emergency operation centre says there was a lack of "true understanding" about the importance of infection control at the Rosslyn Retirement Residence and that officials were provided "conflicting information" about protective equipment at the home.

The man who peddled guns to a notorious triple killer had his parole revoked last month for allegedly trafficking women and drugs.

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A Honda Accord was heading north on Highway 56 near Hall Road when a GMC Sierra with a 40-year-old Hamilton man behind the wheel crossed in front of it, according to a media release.

Some 34.4 per cent of confirmed cases are known to have spread through community transmission, according to the Ministry of Health, while "information is pending" for another 31 per cent.

Ontario's police watchdog is investigating after a 24-year-old woman found unresponsive in a cell at a Niagara police station died Thursday.

Jack Morris's family decided not even COVID-19 could keep them from marking his big day and organized a gathering outside the Niagara Gardens nursing home Thursday.

A sea lamprey has no jaw, no proper teeth and no bones. Yet this predator can attach like a suction cup to a fish 100 times its size, use its tongue to burrow a hole into its side, liquefy its tissues and eat it.

Hamilton has pivoted from the pursuit of the 2030 Commonwealth Games to a potential bid for 2026.

People have used the Wi-Fi 10,036 times, even though the buildings aren't open.

A couple says they raised red flags about infection controls at the Rosslyn Retirement Residence long before it was evacuated. While one woman says she's "disgusted" by the lack of treatment at the home.

Gladys Little, 79, is Hamilton’s fifth homicide victim for the year, police said Thursday. Little was found dead in her apartment at 187 Park Street South last week, Hamilton Police Service said in a press release.

When the Ontario government gave some businesses the go-ahead to reopen on Tuesday as it slowly loosened COVID-19 restrictions, Hamilton retail store owner Whitney McMeekin did not take up the offer.

How safe are emergency rooms right now? If you go, how will hospitals protect you? We'll answer these questions and more during our Facebook Live Friday at 11:30 a.m. with Dr. Anthony Crocco, Chief of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Dr. Alim Pardhan, Emergency Medicine site lead at Hamilton General.

A Port Colbourne man is facing multiple charges following a police investigation into the sexual exploitation of children.

Fans of Hamilton's bike share program are banding together to try to keep it alive after Uber Inc. told the city it was pulling out as of June 1.

The city of Hamilton is planning for a “new reality” as it decides what city services will reopen during the COVID-19 pandemic as Ontario progresses through its phased approach.

The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit has stopped distributing identification cards for migrant farm workers, most of whom are from Mexico and the Caribbean, to carry during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Officials are urgently inspecting seven retirement and residential care homes linked to the same owners as the Rosslyn Retirement Residence after it was evacuated because of COVID-19 outbreak.

The Canadian Football League is moving away from its traditional Grey Cup Festival format, while it also hopes to return in September in order to salvage a season ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Calls for implementing a living wage have been reborn as many minimum wage workers have been essential employees during the COVID-19 pandemic — but provincial and federal governments are still shutting down the idea of implementing a living wage.

A provincial inspection of a Hamilton retirement home that was emptied following a severe outbreak of COVID-19 found it didn't follow infection prevention and control measures and failed to protect residents from neglect.

Investigators say a firearm was present when the assault happened inside a home near King Street East and Gage Avenue South.

Project Recalibrate was launched after the service noticed an uptick in speeding after the province declared a state of emergency on March 17 due to COVID-19.

With stores starting to open up again the city has announced drivers will have to start paying to park their cars again.

The Ontario government allowed some businesses to reopen on Tuesday in an effort to slowly loosen COVID-19 restrictions. Some entrepreneurs are thrilled to try and regain momentum in their stores, while others still feel it's too soon.

Brant County and the City of Brantford are heading toward the single digits when it comes to the number of people with COVID-19.

A man with COVID-19 was left behind Friday when the entire Rosslyn Retirement Residence in Hamilton was emptied because of a massive outbreak of the illness. It wasn't until the following evening that health workers discovered he hadn't been transferred to hospital with the others.

The company that runs Hamilton's SoBi bike share program plans to stop offering the service as of June 1, says a new memo at Hamilton city hall.

Griffin and Whitehern are the two newest Peregrine falcons in Hamilton and they are expected to take flight for the first time by the first week of June.

"Culprits returned Gage Park Fountain turtle this quiet, dreary eve," Ward 2 Coun. Jason Farr posted on Twitter Monday.

Public health says 64 residents have tested positive for the virus. The home, near Gage Park, is listed as a 64-bed facility, according to its regulatory authority, meaning it appears every resident there has the virus.

Students in Ontario have been out of class since mid-March as the province tries to curb the COVID-19 outbreak.

The collision reconstruction unit is continuing to investigate and police say no contributing factors have been ruled out.

Almost a year after Veterans Affairs Canada announced it was providing more than $20 million in funding over five years for the Centre of Excellence on Chronic Pain, the national research institute has now been launched at McMaster University.

A Simcoe, Ont., couple built elaborate sets stocked with nuts for the squirrels that visit their backyard, and are snapping adorable pictures of the results.

Hamiltonians reaped the rewards of a mostly sunny long weekend, taking to parks, trails and golf courses as the city and the province slowly unravel more restrictions put in place during COVID-19.

The union is concerned as the employee still tested positive after three weeks of isolation. Experts say the staff member isn't infectious and it is safe for the employee to return.

Areas with thunderstorms in Hamilton could see more than 50 mm while some spots in Niagara and Burlington could see more than 60 mm.

It's been 20 years this long weekend since E.coli was discovered in the water in Walkerton, Ont. Seven people died and more than 2,300 fell ill. Some people are still suffering the long-term effects.

Health officials said 49 residents have the virus as of Friday afternoon. One, a 70-year-old man, has died. Thirteen staff members have also tested positive. On Saturday the home was emptied.

Officials and business owners in the region, which draws millions every year, are relying on Canadians to step up and help them survive without international visitors once the pandemic is over.

A Hamilton man, dubbed "COVID Elvis," is helping people shed the blues by serenading them from sidewalks and driveways.

Public health officials are grappling with a growing outbreak of COVID-19 at the Rosslyn Retirement Residence near Hamilton's Gage Park.

Can I have a barbecue? Can I see my friends? Can I have fireworks? We've answered these questions and more.

Victoria Day will be different this year amid COVID-19, but as a statutory holiday, some facilities will be closed.