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Local food banks scramble to gather more resources before expected increase in demand.

Ontario introduced strict new rules around how people can use outdoor spaces late Monday as the province tries to slow the spread of COVID-19, hours after the prime minister unveiled new details about how a plan to subsidize salaries and support businesses will work. Read on for a look at what's happening in Canada and around the world.

Both the famous Niagara Falls and a Welland bridge that spans a recreational canal are glowing yellow to signify hope in the age of COVID-19, and officials there hope overseers of other landmarks pick up on it too.

The coronavirus outbreak at Stoney Creek's Heritage Green Nursing Home has spread to 17 more residents and 10 staff members, numbers that the workers' union rep describes as mind blowing.

Woodbridge Foam Corporation usually makes headliners and trunk liners, but have started producing masks to help protect healthcare workers. Now McMaster has been tasked with evaluating the prototypes.

The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Haldimand and Norfolk has increased to 23, including seven at a now-quarantined Hagersville retirement home.

Man who stayed at shelter in Hamilton tests positive for COVID-19.

A large number of non-residents entering the territory to buy cigarettes and gas prompted elected council and its emergency control group to install barriers immediately.

The officers were able to verbally deescalate the situation and the man threw away the gun, say police. No one was physically injured in the confrontation.

Businesses and non-profit organizations seeing a drop of at least 30 per cent in revenue due to COVID-19 will qualify for the government's 75 per cent wage subsidy program, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today.

Hamilton police lay 18 charges after seizing gun and drugs.

A Niagara man was arrested and charged in a hit and run that killed a 52-year-old man.

Fire chief comes out of isolation a week after awaiting test results.

More than 430 patients in Ontario hospital intensive care beds have either tested positive for COVID-19 or are suspected to have the coronavirus, a far higher number than officials have revealed.

The number of COVID-19 cases in Hamilton spiked overnight from 52 to 70, although public health officials say this is because a lot of test results have finally been processed.

Six Nations has its first two cases of COVID-19 on the territory, but still plans to conduct "community checkpoints" this week to stop non-residents from entering the area.

Halton police have arrested a man they say broke into a Kelseys in Burlington to have a drink.

Hamilton Health Sciences is working with local public health officials to identify and inform individuals that may be associated with this case.

The team at McMaster University has received more than 13,000 items such as masks, gloves, surgical gowns, face shields and shoe covers.

A new virtual visit program created by Hamilton Health Sciences means volunteers and palliative care patients can stay close even though they're far apart because of COVID-19.

The Six Nations of the Grand River Elected Council plans to build and install barricades to block people who aren't part of the community from entering its territory and spreading COVID-19.

Health officials and locals deal with the mental health strain during COVID-19

Inmates at the Barton jail are one of the "incredibly vulnerable" populations identified by officials as the city continues to deal with the COVID-19 outbreak.

A secondary school in the Niagara region has its first confirmed case of COVID-19.

Staff are now expected to start reaching out to families to assess community needs and plans to launch more interactive learning, like video calls, beyond April 6 after training staff.

Hamilton has had a total of 51 positive cases, 12 of which are now connected to community spread.

There was more financial relief for Canadians Friday but continued uncertainty over how much longer measures to combat COVID-19 would have to be in place as the number of cases worldwide climbed past half a million.

An 18-year-old Hamilton woman faces four charges for pretending to have the novel coronavirus to skip work.

Hamilton police say they haven't received any reports, but locals have been posting COVID-19 scams online.

Front-line healthcare workers are bracing for a "surge" in COVID-19 patients, which could arrive at Ontario hospitals within weeks — though the exact timing, experts warn, is hard to predict. The urgency comes as the number of lab-confirmed cases across the province keeps ticking upwards, fueling ongoing questions about hospital readiness.

Regina Henry, 63, was tested for COVID-19 Saturday and has been waiting to find out if she's carrying the new coronavirus ever since. She's one of thousands in the province stuck in the same situation.

A nurse who works in two Hamilton dialysis units is the third local health care worker to test positive for COVID-19.

Thousands of masks, goggles and protective suits sitting idle at McMaster University have been gathered up to be redistributed to healthcare workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 outbreak in Hamilton.

People's actions are essential to mitigating the spread of the virus and ending the pandemic, but what sorts of behaviours are acceptable?

An artist from Hamilton said she was left feeling "ripped off" after Urban Outfitters reneged its offer to partner with her on a collection and instead created similar products of its own.

A husband and wife, Lynn VanEvery and Larry Reynolds, were shot and found injured at their home around 8 a.m. on July 18. They died at the scene.

Police say people need to have patience and exercise "better judgment" after someone assaulted a Tim Hortons drive-thru worker.

Thursday morning's results mark the largest single-day increase since the outbreak began, and nearly 11,000 Ontarians are still awaiting test results.

Police are looking for the driver of a grey Mazda 3 from between 2014 and 2016.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is touting the benefits of an expanded financial package to help Canadians cope with the impact of COVID-19 — while warning them about a "text scam" that's trying to exploit the government program.

More than 2,000 doctors have signed Dr. John David Neary's letter to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada calling for exams deferred because of the new coronavirus to be delivered in an alternative format such as an online test.

Two cases are a couple in a relationship. Three more are a mom, dad and daughter. Six more are related to each other. In Hamilton, as in the rest of the world, COVID-19 hits multiple members of the same family.

Haldimand and Norfolk have set up "pop-up" COVID-19 hospitals in two arenas, complete with barriers and cots, and has issued a call for volunteers that includes paramedics, nurses, lawyers and food service workers.

Roughly 189 people work in Hamilton’s COVID-19 Response Team, a squad of public health workers in an endless race against time to reach the virus before it infects a new person.

Kia Nurse, 24, is still approaching her prime as she leads Canadian basketball. She was devastated to learn the Olympics were postponed. Meanwhile, Olympic marathon runner Reid Coolsaet was relieved.

Hamilton families return home after being temporarily locked down abroad due to COVID-19.

The worker didn't live in Haldimand, so the county still has no confirmed cases among residents. Brant has three cases, and Niagara has nine cases.

A hiker who wandered off the trail seeking a photo and ended up falling into the Niagara River was plucked from a rock by emergency services Tuesday.

Police are investigating after a body was pulled from Lake Ontario in Burlington

The elected council says 10 firefighters are headed back to work. Chief Matthew Miller will remain in isolation for 14 days as a precaution while waiting for his own test result to come back.