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Updated 2025-01-10 18:30
Dozens of school buses delayed as Hamilton students return to classrooms
Kids are returning to in-person learning after a record-breaking snowstorm kept them home an extra two days.
Hamilton Chamber CEO Keanin Loomis to step down in March 2022 and run for mayor
Loomis, who arrived in Hamilton in 2009, has announced he will be entering the race to be mayor of Hamilton.
Hamilton Chamber CEO Keanin Loomis to step down in March 2022
Loomis, who arrived in Hamilton in 2009, has announced he will be entering the race to be mayor of Hamilton.
Some TDSB high schools moving to remote learning due to lack of snow clearing
Students across Ontario are headed back to the classroom Wednesday after a long break from in-person learning. An Omicron-fulled surge in COVID-19 cases forced students into online learning for what, in some ways, turned into a two-week extension of Christmas break.
Barrick produced 1.2 million ounces of gold in Q4
Barrick produced 1.2 million ounces of gold and 126 million pounds of copper in Q4
Chamber of commerce boss Keanin Loomis to resign, run for mayor
Loomis has headed the city’s top business advocacy group for nearly nine years
Water main break restricts traffic on Barton Street East near Red Hill Valley Parkway
Traffic will be affected by significant lane closures between Woodward Avenue and Nash Road
Hamilton Conservation Authority pass sales spike during COVID-19
‘The pandemic has done something that none of our promotions or other marketing programs has ever managed to do,’ CAO says
‘Students are essentially losing January’: More missed school days for students amid snow storm
Hamilton students have already missed nearly a week of instruction time in 2022
Helen Donnelly, one of Canada’s top clown artists and a driving force in country’s therapeutic clown movement, dies at 53
Helen Donnelly was not just any clown. Trained in the Pochinko method, she was one of the best. She worked for Cirque du Soleil and Circus Orange and
One-bedroom units costing an average of $1,549 a month in Hamilton
Two-bedroom rentals averaged $1,841 a month in the city, a new report has found
Today’s coronavirus news: Toronto students return to class after remote learning, snowstorm; Biden to give away 400 million N95 masks starting next week
The latest coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Wednesday. This file will be updated throughout the day. Web links to longer stories if available.
Dundas Sydenham Road bike lanes intended for wide range of cyclists
Users suggest cycling funding could be put to better use in other areas of community
Hamilton proposes to prohibit election signs on public property, including boulevards
Changes to the bylaw include signs prohibited on public property, but hand-held signs are allowed, including at city hall.
MPP Donna Skelly’s Flamborough-Glanbrook riding clear winner on new school funding
Progressive Conservative MPP Donna Skelly says it’s no coincidence all four major Hamilton school construction projects approved by her government since taking office are in her riding — but not for reasons some people might assume.
Uptake of third vaccine doses lags in many parts of the GTA that have been hot spots
When it comes to third-dose uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine, many of the same problems with access seen throughout the rollout are happening again, with GTA neighbourhoods that have borne the heaviest burden of the pandemic seeing some of the lowest vaccination rates in the province.
As kids return to school, lunch becomes the most complicated meal of the day
Amid the confusion of students returning to school as COVID-19 cases surge, Lisa Petsinis said she’s troubled by a suggestion from her daughter’s school about lunchtime: that kids briefly remove their masks to take a bite to eat and put them back on to chew.
Hamilton hospitals in ‘precarious’ state as COVID surges
Extraordinary measures taken to preserve critical services
Record storm left 70 HSR buses stuck in the snow
A patient Kathleen Leach spent four hours waiting for plows to reach her bus and clear a safe walking path to an alternate transit route. ‘It wasn’t s
‘Biggest storm of the winter’: Residential roads hoped to be cleared by Tuesday night as city resumes services
City maximizes stock of snow-related equipment as around-the-clock clearing effort continues
Linamar says labour, logistics issues worsening
Linamar says labour, logistics issues affecting production, names new board chair
Judge awards $150,000 in legal costs to ex-bureaucrat accused in $11M COVID-19 fraud
A provincial bureaucrat fired after the alleged theft of $11 million in COVID-19 relief aid has been awarded $150,000 in legal costs by an Ontario court.
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange
S&P/TSX composite closes down more than 200 points
S&P/TSX composite down more than 200 points as tech sector falls
Netflix price jump raises streaming bill questions
How high will you go? Netflix price hike renews questions for streaming subscribers
Novak Djokovic’s no-vax gambit and pandemic sports now
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'Gamified' apps lead to risky investing: Study
'Gamified' apps push DIY traders to make riskier investments: Study
Call for Hamilton public school trustee Becky Buck to resign sparks war of words
An advisory committee’s call for Hamilton public school trustee Becky Buck to resign set off a war of words when presented to her fellow trustees, although the messenger, not the committee, seemed to be the target.
Jagmeet Singh calls Quebec’s COVID tax a threat to public health care
OTTAWA—NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has condemned Quebec’s plan to slap a charge or tax on unvaccinated persons, calling it a threat to basic principle of universal access to health care in Canada.
SIU drops investigation into report of ‘serious injury’ sustained by encampment protester
The arm’s-length agency says the file is now closed
Report highlights sustainable finance skills gap
Report highlights gap in sustainable finance skills, need for coordination
Ontario has more than 4,000 people in hospital testing positive for COVID
Ontario is reporting 580 people in ICU due to COVID-19 and 4,183 in hospital overall testing positive for COVID-19, according to its latest report released Tuesday morning.
S&P/TSX composite down more than 200 points
S&P/TSX composite down more than 200 points as tech sector falls
Where can I go tobogganing in Hamilton?
It’s another snow day. Sliding down one of Hamilton’s five tobogganing hills might be just what the teacher ordered.
Paramedics convicted in death of Yosif Al-Hasnawi to be sentenced today
Steven Snively and Christopher Marchant were convicted in June of failing to provide the necessaries of life
Bic buys Toronto tattoo company for US$65M
Stationery maker Bic to buy Toronto temporary tattoo company for US$65 million
Hamilton area schools closed again Tuesday and other cancellations to know
OPP warns that road conditions are likely a bigger problem today than yesterday, with blowing snow affecting traction on the highways.
Winter storm hits Hamilton’s homeless tent dwellers hard
Gaps in winter response, outreach professionals say
One thousand Hamilton hospital staff self-isolating as patient transfers double
Hamilton Health Sciences plans to go ahead with firing unvaccinated workers despite increasing COVID hospitalization
Workplace death of long-time Stelco employee was first at steelmaker in 18 years
Kirk Moore died Saturday while working in coke oven department
Redeemer soccer bubble flattened by the storm
Ideally, all that’s required is a reinflating.
Parents wrestle with mixed emotions as Peel schools reopen for in-person learning
When Suchita Jalan heard her daughter would be returning to in-person learning, a wave of relief washed over her.
What's Going On Here Now? Waterdown North Drive complete — but opening date unknown
The portion of Waterdown North Drive that connects to Centre Road is complete — but the City of Hamilton does not know when it will open to drivers.
Fish tales from Hamilton Harbour: Bringing bay back to health has been frustratingly slow
The ecological clock continues to tick, writes Mark McNeil
POLL: Have you changed your habits to deal with the Omicron COVID-19 variant
Take our weekly poll to share your opinion on the impact of the Omicron COVID-19 variant.
Heritage Green Community Trust $2M grant foots Saltfleet wetland bill
The Heritage Green Community Trust is donating $2 million toward the construction of a two-pond wetland at upper Stoney Creek’s new Saltfleet Conservation Area, footing all but $20,000 of the bill.
Hamilton West End Urgent Care Centre closing up to eight weeks
Hamilton Health Sciences staff say closure of its West End Urgent Care Centre, at 690 Main St. W., will last eight weeks or less, to deal with growing numbers of COVID-19 patients, including health-care staff, impacting the wider system.
Vote coming for Mohawk College and other college faculty
The collective bargaining impasse between the College Employer Council (CEC) and the union representing faculty and others at Ontario’s 24 community colleges appears headed to the membership.
Ancaster Food Drive committee decides to hold virtual campaign again
The food drive will celebrate its 30th anniversary by holding another virtual campaign because of the spread of COVID-19.
Bruce Arthur: No snow day? Sometimes it’s okay to choose the slippery slope
It should have been a snow day. The blizzard closed two Toronto highways and the city cancelled vaccine clinics in a pandemic. Buses were stranded, streetcars stopped, the premier pretended to work as a tow-truck driver. It was a real storm.
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