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Correctional officers at the Niagara Detention Centre said masks would keep both inmates and staff safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Projections shared by provincial health officials Monday suggest the peak community spread of the virus may have been less severe than anticipated. Now the question is how can hospitals begin to bring back services?

The woman was struck while crossing the road near King Street East and James Street North around 9 p.m. on April 7.

COVID-19 is making it hard for singles and couples to connected, but dating experts say now is the perfect time to build meaningful relationships without intimacy.

Loblaw says an employee at the Shoppers Drug Mart in the Hamilton Mountain Plaza has tested positive for COVID-19.

A 32-year-old man is facing nine charges after Hamilton police say he set fire to three downtown businesses and caused $100,000 worth of damage.

Atif Kubursi, Professor Emeritus of Economics at McMaster University, says it's hard to believe that the price of any commodity, let alone oil, can dip into negative territory. But that's just what's happened to oil prices.

The COVID-19 pandemic might be wreaking havoc with Brian Jones' off-season conditioning but it's certainly enhancing his musical skills.

COVID-19 has left families fretting at home while the number of cases rises and their loved ones sit isolated in their rooms at long-term care and retirement homes.

Mohawk College has launched an internal investigation after an instructor encouraged students to ignore physical distancing measures.

About 240 residents are asking Hamilton city council to temporarily close James Street North so people have more space to walk during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Join our Facebook live on Wednesday at noon with Dr. Zain Chagla an infectious disease physician at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton and an associate professor of medicine at McMaster University.

Anson Place Care Centre is one of the deadliest outbreaks of COVID-19 in the province, and Haldimand-Norfolk's medical officer of health says it's likely not over.

The Norfolk County Fire Department saved a man with mobility issues from a ground-level apartment, but were unable to get to the apartment on the second-floor, where a man and dog died in the fire.

Hamilton's Victoria Day fireworks display has been cancelled, but yard waste collection is back and drive-through COVID-19 testing has begun as the city continues to balance what events and services to offer during the pandemic.

Environment Canada is warning power outages are possible today as strong northwesterly winds whip through Hamilton, Burlington and the Niagara Region.

Mark VanderVeen and his team at Beamville, Ont's Clean Works were determined to work at all hours, even over Easter weekend, to get their sanitization equipment out to front-line workers.

Jay Lawrence and Tyler Wall loaded an ambulance with specialized gear Sunday morning and headed out into a city gripped by COVID-19, prepared to spend their entire shift answering Hamilton's highest-risk calls.

The city has a total of 328 cases of the novel coronavirus — 321 of which are confirmed positive and another seven that considered are probable.

The shooting happened near the corner of Oriole Crescent and Britannia Avenue, according to investigators.

The wife of Hamilton-raised, Tony Award-nominated actor Nick Cordero, who specialized in playing tough guys on Broadway, says her husband will have to have his right leg amputated after suffering complications from the COVID-19 illness.

Tight budgets, understaffing, and limited infection prevention measures have plagued long-term and retirement homes for years, leaving them susceptible to the ravages of COVID-19, according to experts.

Hamilton hospitals are emptier than usual as they wait for COVID-19 patients to come in, but union and association heads warn there may be more than one surge — including one from patients without the virus.

Brant County hasn't had a new COVID-19 case in three days, but its acting medical officer of health says the pandemic is still a marathon.

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board has construction on six new schools paused and renovations on six other schools delayed by COVID-19, but still expects to meet its original deadlines.

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.