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The federal government is looking for shovel-ready infrastructure projects to kick start the post-COVID-19 economy, and Hamilton's mayor says he knows of just the one — light rail transit.

McMaster University has launched two COVID-19 funds — one to help students and another to bolster research — and pledges to match the first $100,000 raised for both initiatives.

Niagara Health officials are accepting homemade masks from locals as supplies run low but aren't sure what to do with them. Unions and associations think they shouldn't use them at all and blame the provincial government for not providing enough personal protective equipment.

When Hamilton Health Sciences surgeon John Harlock got the call that he had likely been exposed to COVID-19, his wife Hayley immediately worried about the health of their three children.

Police carried out two search warrants and found knives, $2,560 worth of cocaine and nearly $3,000 in cash in two rooms at the Budget Inn.

Brant County OPP is looking for someone it says drew a swastika and other graffiti on the cenotaph in Paris, Ont.

Hamilton has selected Waubgeshig Rice's book about a northern Anishinaabe community as the city's must-read novel for 2020.

Ontario reported 514 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, a six per cent increase that brings the provincial total to nearly 9,000 since the outbreak began in late January.

Nearly 900 foreign-trained doctors across Canada have joined a Facebook group, created by a Hamilton-based researcher, asking to be placed on the frontlines of the pandemic.

A local law firm offers free will and power of attorney planning for frontline workers during COVID-19 as uncertainty looms.

A Hamilton man trapped in Nepal during the COVID-19 shutdown has returned home.

The store on Rymal Road closed Monday to clean the building after discovering an employee tested positive for COVID-19. Management says the employee hasn't been in the store since April 9 and didn't display symptoms while working.

Here's the latest updates on COVID-19 in Hamilton, including the city's 10th virus-related death.

Small businesses already have narrow profit margins. For many, COVID-19 has evaporated them.

Hamilton Public Health has issued orders at 31 residential care facilities it says weren't doing enough to stop the spread of COVID-19 —directing them to make changes to improve infection controls or face consequences.

Peter Szymczak, a 30-year-old father of three, was working underneath the vehicle on April 6 in Ancaster at roughly 2 p.m. when it dropped onto him. Tow truck drivers from around the area drove to pay their respects.

"We've always been taught in life to save for a rainy day," says one councillor. "And boy, have we been poured upon."

Residents in Fort Erie, Ont., hosted a mini-parade to celebrate the Burdett Sisler’s 105th birthday during the COVID-19 pandemic.

One project will study how various medications fare against the virus while another will find out if blood from recovered COVID-19 patients can help those still in hospital.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced more flexible rules for claiming the Canada emergency response benefit (CERB) in response to critics who pointed out the initial rules excluded students and people working reduced hours.

The 35-year-old Burlington man faces two counts of trafficking a controlled substance and one count of possession for the purpose of trafficking.

A 34-year-old Hamilton woman and a 31-year-old man with no fixed address face 292 fraud-related charges.

Hanna Tervanotko, assistant professor of Religious Studies at McMaster University, describes how epidemics were dealt with in the Bible.

Hamilton has confirmed five more cases of COVID-19 since Monday, bringing its total cases to 261.

At 2 p.m. Tuesday horns suddenly started honking outside the Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre as people leaned out of vehicles, shouting and waving signs reminding inmates they're not alone.

The COVID-19 pandemic will put the City of Hamilton about $23 million in the hole, a new report says, including a loss of transit fares and $78,000 for more personal protective equipment.

The COVID-19 crisis at Hagersville's Anson Place Care Centre has worsened, with 19 deaths and 73 residents testing positive for the virus.

Police say people at the scene described a black 2018 Ford SUV driving eastbound through the parking lot and crashing into the LCBO building.

The province's official death toll is 334. However, CBC News has compiled data from regional public health units throughout Ontario and counted at least 411 deaths.

Hamilton Food Share received $100,000 to support families during the holidays and COVID-19.

Police have arrested and charged four people and are looking for a fifth person in relation to an armed robbery at a Niagara Falls hotel on Sunday.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa is talking to the provinces about the struggles some are having getting adequate staffing to long-term care homes, calling COVID-19-linked deaths at such facilities "terrible and tragic." Here's a look at what's happening in Canada and around the world.

Chartwell Deerview Crossing Retirement Residence has one infected staff member, King Berry Seniors Residence has two infected residents and Clarion Nursing Home in Stoney Creek has an infected staff member. The Cardinal Retirement Residence also reported one new death from the novel coronavirus.

The strongest winds are expected to hit the shorelines of Lake Ontario and Lake Erie, but they should ease later into Monday evening.

Each of the 10 beds are in their own rooms and staff will provide 24-hour mental health support to patients.

A release from the school says the self-diagnosis kit would generate a test result in just 20 minutes, similar to a pregnancy test, which would spare people from having to visit a doctor's office, hospital or lab to find out if they are infected.

Betty Smith knew Easter wouldn't be the same this year because of COVID-19, so she tried to make it memorable by slipping on an Easter bunny costume and greeting children from a distance.

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers in Haldimand County say the backhoe was stolen on Wednesday during the day, but don't have many other details about the case.

It's an anxious Easter weekend for families with loved ones at Anson Place Care Centre in Hagersville.

Len's Mill Store is known as a sort of mecca for sewers, knitters and quilters. Now, the retailer has turned into a manufacturing hub of sorts, with employees creating kits for masks, caps and gowns to help during COVID-19.

Hospitals in Burlington and Niagara have declared COVID-19 outbreaks.

The fire started in a basement, and when crews arrived, they learned that one person still hadn't escaped.

The city of Hamilton, along with Good Shepherd and Core Entertainment, have transformed the FirstOntario Centre into a shelter for homeless men.

Hamilton has been chosen to represent Canada for the 2030 Commonwealth Games, but it also has the option of the 2026 games as the only bidder.

Donation bins across Hamilton to be removed as agencies are not operating them and citizens are using them to throw garbage in.

Many Hamilton families are spending the holidays together, but apart during COVID-19.

Here's the latest COVID-19 updates in the Hamilton region.

COVID-19 won't stop Hamilton charities from serving the city's most vulnerable — but it does mean the hundreds of Easter meals they dish out this weekend will look a little different.

Hamilton and Toronto police have arrested four men for illicit drug trafficking.

The province's official death toll now sits at 222, though CBC News has compiled data from local public health units and counted at least 274 COVID-19-linked deaths.