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Q&A: Missing work for child care and discrimination against the unvaccinated
The Employment Standards Act has been amended so employees can take an emergency leave if they can’t perform their duties for various reasons related
Struggling with burnout as COVID-19 rages on? You’re not alone, and we want to hear how it’s going
Feeling exhausted? Are all the days blurring together, like you’re stuck in ‘Groundhog Day?’
Bruce Arthur: Ford is right about porous borders helping COVID-19 spread but wrong about almost everything else
Whatever you have learned in the last year of the pandemic, the most important lesson is that it’s not Doug Ford’s fault. Oh, you might think it is, if only because he is the head of a government that loosened restrictions while being warned about a third wave that subsequently occurred. But the premier of Ontario has a clear message: it was the foreigners, and the feds, and there was clearly nothing more Doug Ford could have done.
‘We’re in double overtime right now’: Norfolk health-care workers urge residents to stay vigilant as pandemic wears on
On Thursday, Norfolk County OPP charged eight people for flouting lockdown restrictions at a Simcoe anti-lockdown protest.
Ontario Human Rights Commission backing Pride Hamilton at tribunal
Complaint sparked by violence during 2019 celebration in Gage Park
Canada preparing to send COVID-19 supplies to India
Canada is poised to pull supplies from its COVID-19 stockpiles and ship them to India to help that country cope with the ravages of a severe outbreak.
Ont. says suspend arrival of int'l students: PM
Ford asks to suspend arrival of international students, Trudeau says
CAMH urges province to send more COVID-19 vaccine after dwindling supply forces closure of clinic for mentally ill, disabled
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health was forced to close its pop-up COVID-19 vaccine clinic — the only one in Toronto to prioritize people with a mental illness diagnosis and those with developmental disabilities — after it stopped receiving doses from the Unity Health hospital network.
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COVID surge continues in Hamilton with 181 new cases
One more person has died from the virus.
North American stock markets down, loonie lower
S&P/TSX composite down in early trading, loonie continues to edge higher
Hamilton expects to open COVID vaccine bookings to more groups next week
Hamilton public health confirmed that it expects to be able to expand vaccine eligibility in the week of May 3, following the province’s accelerated t
Ont wants to suspend arrival of int'l students: PM
Ford asks to suspend arrival of international students, Trudeau says
Ontario extends post-secondary tuition freeze
Ontario freezes college, university tuition fees for residents for second year
SIU charges former cop with sexual assault
Special Investigations Unit charges former police officer with sexual assault
Elevated Minds pot shop raises Stoney Creek neighbours’ ire
A stretch of Highway 8 in Stoney Creek is poised to get a third pot shop within a kilometre and neighbours of the newest applicant aren’t happy about it.
Ombudsman advises city to review training after ‘improperly’ closed Hamilton LGBTQ committee meeting
Chair laments there wasn’t ‘more clarity’ at the time of the October discussion.
Dundas Community Pool roof replacement supported by three governments
Swim club hopes leaking roof, inside repairs will be completed by September
Shipping news: What came in and out of the Port of Hamilton for April 18 to 24
Domestic: 7U.S.A.: 0Overseas: 71 vessel handled bulk material related to the steel industry4 vessels handled petroleum product3 vessels handled agricultural product2 vessels handled fertilizer cargo1 vessel handled ag
After charges laid, another Whitby anti-lockdown 'play date' is promoted on social media
The message appeared on a Facebook page dedicated to anti-lockdown sentiments
Hamilton police release name of alley shooting victim
Police believe David Anderson was the victim of a robbery.
Stoney Creek business owner leaves Hamilton Mountain youngster smiling
Lanaya Owen was beaming.
City identifies just two minor variances for Cootes Drive parking garage
Residents question City, McMaster proposal
Ont wants to suspend arrival of int'l students
Ford asks to suspend arrival of international students, Trudeau says
Healing in a pandemic: Doctors describe the past year on the front lines
May 1 is recognized as Physicians' Day in Canada. At a time when health-care workers in Ontario are working beyond their limits to fight the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, six doctors take a moment to reflect on what the past year has meant to them.
Teaching assistant charged with exploitation
Former teaching assistant charged with sexual exploitation
Dundas Delsey Pond dredging raises concerns for at-risk turtles
Contract for work required “wildlife rescue” prior to moving ahead
Hamilton school board eyes $2M cut to special education
Hamilton’s public school board faces having to cut about $2 million in spending on supports for special education students this September as COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc on enrolment.
Doug Ford asks Trudeau to stop all international students from coming to Ontario
OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa will address a surprise request by Ontario Premier Doug Ford to suspend the arrival of international students into the province.
A Canadian scientist joined the hunt for life on Mars. It beat watching life on Earth crumble
This is what we’re left with now, after all this time, the questions: How did it end and where did it go? Once there was a world of vigour and plenty, alive with the things we count on to make life real. But then there was a rift and a breaking and in a moment, or a million years, all of it was gone. So we study what remains. We seek out shards. We solve what mysteries we can with imperfect clues. From parts, we recreate the shattered whole.
Wake up, work, sleep and repeat: Pandemic burnout is becoming a crisis among stay-at-home workers — here’s why it’s happening, and how to break through the fog
The feeling crept up on him midway through January, around the time the second wave of COVID-19 hit its peak and even harsher lockdown measures ensued. It felt like a mix of fatigue and identity crisis. Not quite depression, but something more than endless boredom.
LIVE VIDEO: Ontario Premier Doug Ford to share COVID-19 update
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is holding a virtual press conference to update the province's response to the COVID-19 pandemic at noon today.
Hamilton will plants thousands more trees this year — if COVID allows
The city will try to play catch-up after an invasive beetle forced the emergency axing of 25,000 municipal ash trees over nearly a decade.
Ontario reports 3,887 new cases of COVID-19
Ontario long-term care COVID-19 commission to deliver final report to province
Toronto orders closure of 3 more businesses, including Canada Goose and another Ellis-Don construction site
Toronto Public Health has ordered the partial closure of three more businesses due to COVID-19 outbreaks.
Tim Hortons sales slump amid stay-at-home orders
Restaurant Brands reports Q1 profit and sales up from year ago, beats expectations
Ancaster to get a new retirement facility on Golf Links Road after a four-year wait
The retirement facility is projected to be completed in late 2024.
Here are 14 notable COVID-19 variants discovered around the world
In Ontario, there are currently four variants of SARS-CoV-2 circulating in the population – the newest being the "double mutant" or B.1.617 variant, which is said to have originated from India.
S&P/TSX composite down, loonie edges higher
S&P/TSX composite down in early trading, loonie continues to edge higher
Restaurant Brands reports Q1 profit and sales up
Restaurant Brands reports Q1 profit and sales up from year ago, beats expectations
Wind warning issued for Hamilton and area on Friday
Strong winds will toss loose objects and may cause some tree branches to break. Isolated power outages are also possible, said the weather statement.
‘Dear son in heaven’: Message in a bottle pulled from Lake Huron holds photo, cash and Flamborough family’s heartbreak
In the fallout of Brandon’s death, Walli and his family have been working to raise awareness surrounding the dangers of distracted driving and walking
Mary Francis Moore named new artistic director of Hamilton’s Theatre Aquarius
Mary Francis Moore, now associate director of The Charlottetown Festival, has been named the new artistic director of Hamilton’s Theatre Aquarius. She
New resource centre for migrant farm workers opens in Simcoe
Some 5,000 ‘welcome bags’ delivered to Norfolk County farms
Even in hot spots, newcomers to Canada are missing out on COVID-19 vaccines
Refugees, immigrants and other recent newcomers to Ontario are being vaccinated for COVID-19 at much lower rates than Canadian-born or long-term residents, new data shows.
‘It’s not what we asked for’: Clarington’s Wilmot Creek opened to public vaccinations
A COVID-19 vaccination site at a gated Clarington adult community raised concerns among the residents there.
Supportive housing facilities hit by COVID are still waiting for vaccines
People with disabilities living in congregate care are still waiting for vaccines while several homes in the city are in outbreak
Today’s coronavirus news: April 30, 2021, gta, Toronto, Canada,
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.
A shot in the dark: Vaccine seekers in COVID-ravaged Peel Region rejoice at chance to get overnight jabs
Security guard Chris Sokoloski spent hours trying to book a daytime vaccine appointment at four different pharmacies this week. Unsuccessful, frustrated and worried about the high COVID-19 case counts in Peel, he turned to the recently launched overnight clinics, lining up outside a Mississauga Shoppers Drug Mart at 1:15 a.m. Thursday. An hour later, he was vaccinated.
Southwestern Ontario golf course charged for defying stay-at-home orders
A southwestern Ontario golf course has been charged after it opened up for business illegally, despite provincial COVID-19 stay-at-home orders.
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