Hamilton’s public school board is urging Education Minister Stephen Lecce to consider giving all students a holiday for at least one day of Eid, the Muslim festival marking the end of month-long fasting during Ramadan.
The latest coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Friday. This file will be updated throughout the day. Web links to longer stories if available.
On Tuesday afternoon, 69-year-old Angel Acosta broke down outside the pop-up clinic at an East York mall where minutes before, he and his wife had received their booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
The Hamilton/Burlington Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (HBSPCA) is bringing low-cost pet care back into CityHousing Hamilton apartment buildings across the city.
Jeff Beattie says his desire to bring a different approach to development and infrastructure concerns in Ward 10 has him “fired up” for a rematch against Coun. Maria Pearson in the Oct. 24 municipal election.
The Hamilton Sports Hall of Fame has announced that five legends of the past make up the list of 2021 inductees.They are Patsy Brandino (athlete, boxing), Fritz Martin (athlete, golf), Jack McCormick (official, athlete, swimming), Ivan Miller (bu
Lori Huggins sells cloth masks on Etsy: “Calm down I’m wearing my muzzle,” one says. “I tested positive for refusing to live in fear,” reads another. Most customers who seek out her Make America Unmasked shop want to show how much they hate the masks they are forced to wear.
Ontario’s top doctor said mask mandates could be lifted by the end of the month if current trends continue.Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, said the province’s high vaccination rate of over 90 per cent, as well 30-40 p
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As odd as it may feel after two years of following restrictions enacted to combat COVID-19, the time has come for Toronto residents to return to more normal routines, the city’s mayor and medical officer of health said Wednesday.