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Staff are calling in sick by the hundreds during the Omicron wave and hospitals are feeling the strain
One hundred staff members per day are calling in sick to Toronto’s University Health Network hospitals.
'STOP USING IMMEDIATELY': Major recalls of shampoos sold at Costco, Dollarama, Home Depot mosquito traps and Urban Planet kids' clothes trigger multiple Health Canada warnings
A number of products and clothes are being pulled from the marketplace after Health Canada issued multiple recalls due to health and safety hazards.
New Year’s Eve blaze temporarily shutters Durand Coffee, displaces tenants
Closure could last a week after a Dec. 31 blaze damaged the business and adjoining apartment.
First babies of 2022 bring hope amid pandemic
‘The most exciting part of our lives:’ Charlotte Bolton and Wazia Miah arrive minutes after midnight
Hamilton Mountain variety store robbed at gunpoint
Police used dogs to search for the robber Saturday night in the residential neighbourhood around 969 Upper Ottawa St. but have yet to make an arrest.
Five audiobooks to check out in 2022
In 2021 the pandemic once again upended lives, yet it also gave people time to do things they normally wouldn’t have time for.
Governments must step up and make sure live theatre isn’t another casualty of COVID
Come From Away is one of those Canadian success stories that gladdens every heart.
Hamilton grandma thought her instant lotto top prize win was a ‘gag gift’
Denise Upton of Stoney Creek took home $250,000 Instant Crossword Deluxe prize.
Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario reported 18,445 new cases on Saturday; Civil liberties group condemns Quebec curfew
The latest coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Sunday. This file will be updated throughout the day. Web links to longer stories if available.
U.K. tinkers with COVID-19 measures as Omicron cases spike
The U.K. is trying various strategies to limit the impact of record high COVID-19 cases on health care and other sectors, while attempting to stay true to a vow to avoid new lockdowns.
LOOKING AHEAD TO 2022: Ward 13 Coun. Arlene VanderBeek
As the calendar flips to 2022, the Review caught up with local politicians from around Flamborough to check in on their priorities for the new year — and what they expect 2022 to bring.
No winning ticket for Saturday's Lotto 649 jackpot
No winning ticket for Saturday's $25 million Lotto 649 jackpot
Ontario’s early Omicron epicentre may show a way to control — but not stop — virus spread
Just as Kingston’s early experiences with Omicron alerted Ontario to what a wave driven by this variant may look like, the head of the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table is now pointing to the city as an example to follow when it comes to controlling — but not quashing — its spread.
Dramatic rollover crash prompts York Boulevard closure
The collision left one car upside down in the median.
Hamilton police officers seriously injured by driver fleeing RIDE check
A red SUV abandoned nearby was also involved in an earlier incident Friday involving a rammed police cruiser.
Two Hamilton police officers struck, seriously injured by driver at RIDE check on Claremont Access
A red SUV abandoned nearby was also involved in an earlier incident Friday involving a rammed police cruiser.
Knife-wielding man robs Centre on Barton gas station
Police say the man fled with cash; no one was injured.
Five popular Hamilton Public Library titles from 2021
Reading seemed to be a favourite pastime for Hamilton readers.
Hamilton police looking for red SUV after driver hit cruiser
Driver was asleep at the wheel with a bong in their lap area before they drove into the cruiser, police said
Mind blowing addition for Hamilton autograph collector — a letter arrives from John Lennon’s killer
The autograph Mike Tabone never asked for finally arrived. And that wasn’t all, writes Scott Radley.
Around the Bay, two elections, and big-ticket outdoor sports highlight 2022 in Hamilton
Looking forward to moments large and small is good for your mental health, writes Jon Wells.
Today’s coronavirus news: Seven Monaco players test positive ahead of French Cup match, Ontario’s changes to pandemic response kick in
The latest coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Saturday. This file will be updated throughout the day. Web links to longer stories if available.
How can we begin again after learning the lessons of COVID?
How can we begin again?
LOOKING AHEAD TO 2022: HWDSB Ward 13 trustee Paul Tut
As the calendar flips to 2022, the Review caught up with local politicians from around Flamborough to check in on their priorities for the new year — and what they expect 2022 to bring.
No winning ticket for Friday's Lotto Max jackpot
No winning ticket for Friday's $37 million Lotto Max jackpot
Charlton Avenue and Caroline Street closed while firefighters respond to evening blaze
Cause of the fire has yet to be determined, but dollar loss in damages is expected to be ‘significant’
Poppa Wilson more than made up for his late start in art
Charles James Wilson started his art career at 81. Before that Poppa Wilson served in the Second World War as a tail gunner on Lancaster bombers. Then
Hamilton’s 19 homicides in 2021 was a record high
This year’s homicides include eight shootings and six stabbings
'Stay informed': Multiple employees at Sobeys, FreshCo, Metro, Food Basics, Walmart, Longo's, Farm Boy and other Ontario grocery stores test positive for COVID-19 and here are the locations impacted
As the holiday break continues into 2022, several grocery stores across Ontario are reporting multiple cases of COVID-19 among employees.
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange
TSX posts gain of 21.7% for the year
TSX up 21.7% for the year; moves lower with U.S. markets to close 2021
Travel may be ‘hazardous’: Environment Canada issues winter weather advisory for Hamilton
Motorists should consider postponing non-essential travel, they said
‘It’s unimaginable’: Stoney Creek resident wins $250K on gifted lottery ticket
Denise Upton thought her Instant Crossword ticket was a possible gag gift, until she checked it with the OLG app.
Hamilton school boards to finalize COVID-19 protocols ‘in the coming days’
Students in Ontario, including in Hamilton, will return to classrooms Jan. 5
Structure fire at Sherman Avenue and Princess Street
Fire department was initially called to a ‘rubbish fire’ in the area but the call was quickly upgraded
How many coronavirus cases are there in Caledon, Brampton, Mississauga?
The latest numbers of positive cases of coronavirus in Peel Region.
Three top Stoney Creek news stories in 2021
In Stoney Creek as elsewhere, COVID-19 continued to impose itself upon everyday life like an unwanted house guest in 2021. But the pandemic hardly wrote the whole story for the year.
Ontario reports 1,144 people hospitalized with COVID-19 as it marks another record in new cases
Ontario is reporting another 16,713 COVID-19 cases and 15 more deaths, according to its latest report released Friday morning.
Hamilton Health Sciences facing staffing shortages as COVID hospitalizations rise
The latest numbers show 154 patients are hospitalized with COVID-19 at both HHS and St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, up from 140 on Thursday. There a
Nudity, stolen elephants and other odd Hamilton news from 2021
Some of this year’s lesser stories.
Today’s coronavirus news: Ban on private gatherings now in effect in Quebec, curfew begins at 10 p.m.; New Year’s Eve muted by Omicron
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.
Faster-than-ever COVID-19 spread has us wondering if getting Omicron is inevitable — and what that means for the virus’ long-term future
One of the defining characteristics of the Omicron wave here in Canada may be our sense of the virus’s unstoppability.
I have no idea what I’m keeping ‘safe’
My lifelong inability to recall where I’ve put anything certainly sheared some years off my mother’s life, Lorraine Sommerfeld writes.
Susan Delacourt: The endless year finally ends: If you hate change, you loved federal politics in 2021
When the New Year’s holidays rolled around last year, many Canadians were wishing that 2021 would be more like 2019.
Armed robbery closes Tim Hortons on Mohawk Road East Friday morning
A heavy police presence is expected to remain in the area around the Mohawk Road restaurant
Story about high-profile U.S. child custody battle and other projects that filmed in Hamilton this month
‘Stolen Hearts’ is based on Lizbeth Meredith’s book and stars Sarah Drew, Dan Nolan writes.
Amid staffing shortages, Hamilton educators are reporting ‘horrendous’ classroom violence
Violence against educators was on the rise before the onset of the pandemic
Dundas home listed for just under $2.7 million built for ‘the entertainer,’ realtor says
The Parkside Avenue home is walking distance to schools, restaurants and recreation.
A doctor once deemed her incompatible with life. Toddler Everleigh Hall amazes family, ‘defies all the odds’
Born with rare genetic disorder Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome, just this past year, Everleigh survived cardiac arrest while recovering from a surgery, and
Ring in the new year with these things to do in Hamilton this weekend
Plus what’s open or closed for New Year’s Day
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