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With a surge of COVID-19 cases expected to hit Hamilton, frontline healthcare workers are doing all they can to brace for impact, but how they will fare is in question.

Hamilton's hospitals are finalizing a partnership with an area hotel or convention centre and have contacted hundreds of recently-retired healthcare workers in preparation for when COVID-19 peaks in the community.

Hamilton has 183 confirmed cases of COVID-19, and about 14 per cent of those have been severe enough that people had to be hospitalized.

Ontario-made medical masks are rolling off the line at a GTA auto parts manufacturer thanks in part to engineers at McMaster University and Premier Doug Ford was on hand Tuesday to pick up the first load.

Stitch It is making masks that businesses can use to help staff feel more safe as COVID-19 cases pop up across the province.

Almost 36 years after he was shot in the head inside his Oakville apartment, a $100,000 reward is now being offered to help solve the cold case of undercover cop Cpl. William McIntyre.

If someone isn't staying two metres away, it's OK to say something about it, says Lorna Somers. Here's how to do it without causing a fight.

The Canadian Football League is postponing the start of its 2020 season until the beginning of July due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Hamilton man has been charged with stealing a package off a doorstep in Hamilton.

Janet Riley, vice president of communications and public affairs, said the company learned of the tests on Monday, the same day the results came in, but was unable to say if the company learned of the tests through public health or through the infected employees.

Two teens were arrested following an investigation into a hate crime incident in Burlington.

Residents across Hamilton were surprised by flower deliveries over the weekend.

Five people have died in Hamilton from COVID-19, including four from outbreaks at a pair of long-term care homes.

Ontario's information and privacy commissioner is at odds with Niagara Region Public Health — public health refuses to release the number of local COVID-19 deaths and the commissioner says it should release the information as soon as possible.

Nearly 40 per cent of residents at a Hagersville long-term care home have tested positive for COVID-19.

How people mourn is changing because of COVID-19. Funerals are smaller and celebrations of life are postponed, but some are turning to live-streaming and the digital world to not let pandemic rob them of a chance to mourn lost loved ones.

A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton's Special Care Nursery after three healthcare workers tested positive for the new coronavirus.

The 500,000 masks now coming from the U.S. "will buy us another week," Ford said to reporters Monday.

A family of Syrian refugees made it into Canada right before the country went on lockdown due to COVID-19.

As school-aged children prepare for online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers and parents say it'll be an imperfect process as they figure out how to work with each family's needs.

Eligible Canadians can start applying for a emergency benefit program on Monday as Ottawa tries to keep people afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic which has claimed thousands of lives worldwide and prompted a scramble to secure critical supplies. Here's what's happening around Canada and the world.

The city of Hamilton is doing its own modelling of how COVID-19 will continue to spread among locals, but will need weeks to accurately predict how many people may be infected or die, despite a surge of cases expected to appear soon.

Four people have died and 58 residents and staff have tested positive for COVID-19 at a long-term care home in Hagersville — cases the health unit says can be traced back to a funeral.

Wentworth Lodge has become the third Hamilton long-term care home to have an outbreak of COVID-19.

Niagara Regional Police have arrested three suspects in a homicide case connected to a body found in rural Niagara Falls.

Provincial health officials are warning a coming surge in COVID-19 patients could soon overwhelm Ontario's ICU capacity, but it's still not clear what exactly Hamilton's hospitals are doing to prepare.

With businesses closed, city services shuttered, free transit, 60-day deferral on penalties for late tax payments and extra costs to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus, the city's bank account is suffering. Mayor Eisenberger doesn't know by how much but says it is in the millions.

Hamilton police and bylaw officers have ticketed 11 people between them under the province's emergency order meant to stop the spread of COVID-19.

Artists can collect between $100 and $1,000 based on their needs and the funds will be distributed starting April 15.

A Canadian man stranded in Nepal worries he won't make it back home anytime soon.

COVID-19 has spoiled birthday parties, weddings and other events, but the Hamilton Tiger-Cats are pouncing at the chance to to raise spirits by having players send video messages to anyone affected by the pandemic.

Charles and Margaret Juravinski already pledged to donate their estate — roughly $100 million — and share it between Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University and St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton. Now, they're issuing a $3.3 million cash advance.

The service said calling the police to deal with a nuisance animal ties up the phone lines at the communications centre and ties up officers.

As the province braces for a spike in COVID-19 cases, Southwestern Ontario is days away from running out of desperately needed masks that protect health care workers from the spread of the deadly virus, CBC News has learned.

Disability advocates say new HSR rules around COVID-19 will make it harder for people with mobility devices to get to work and move freely around the city. The city says if need be, it will make special arrangements

Provincial health experts say they expect COVID-19 could kill 3,000 to 15,000 people in the province over the course of the pandemic, the ramifications of which could last up to two years.

Hamilton has 127 confirmed cases of COVID-19, up 15 from Wednesday, although some are still the result of a testing backlog.

Norfolk OPP have arrested a man they say stripped naked Wednesday afternoon and rolled around on someone's lawn.

Joseph Brant Hospital in Burlington announced Monday it plans to spend more than $2 million putting up the temporary 93-bed facility.

Donna Duncan, CEO of the Ontario Long Term Care Association, says long term care homes in Ontario need more trained staff. She spoke with the CBC's Wei Chen about the crisis facing long term care facilities during the COVID-19 epidemic.

All of the new patients have been in self-isolation since experiencing symptoms and Ohsweken Public Health officials are undergoing contact tracing for each person.

A Hamilton advocacy group has set up an emergency fund to help sex workers who can't work during the COVID-19 pandemic, but don't quality for federal income relief.

A man who faces two charges of first degree murder was released in error from the Thunder Bay District Jail, but was rearrested Thursday.

Health officials say an 88-year-old woman is the city's second COVID-19 death.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will speak with premiers today the pressing need for critical medical supplies in the face of an expected surge in COVID-19 cases and a global battle to secure life-saving equipment.

Employees at manufacturers such as Stelco and Dofasco have continued to punch in even as health officials urge people to physically distance.

Ontario Provincial police say the naked, 35-year-old man from Norfolk County broke into one home and got into another before being arrested.

Officers responded to a report of human remains found near a wooded area near Ort Road and Marshall Road on Sunday at 12:45 p.m.

Hamilton police says it received information about Richard Mann failing to attend a 2 p.m. appointment on March 26 at St. Joseph's West 5th campus.