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Public health says social media thwarted its attempts to prioritize racialized Hamiltonians for vaccine clinic
News of the clinic spread rapidly online, though public health never made it clear the clinic was intended to target any particular group.
About 1 in 5 Hamilton business licences not renewed this year
A non-renewed or suspended licence does not necessarily reflect doors being closed for good — this information is not captured in the city’s data — bu
Hamilton hiring more bylaw officers to help enforce anti-pandemic measures
The five temporary hires will cost roughly $260,000 and add to a full-time contingent of 40 officers.
'All I want to do is help': Crime spree prompts talk of Waterdown neighbourhood watch
After a rash of vehicle break-ins, Waterdown resident Steve Salama is trying to start a neighbourhood watch in the community.
Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario's child-care workers demand vaccines as daycares remain open; Saskatchewan should consider more targeted vaccine plan as variants surge: experts
The latest coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Thursday. This file will be updated throughout the day. Web links to longer stories if available.
Love them or hate them, Gen X’ers’ vaccine selfies — or ‘vaxxies’ — may be the marketing campaign we needed
If you’ve spent any time on social media this week, you’ve come across scores of selfies from Gen X’ers — sleeves rolled up to their shoulders — receiving hand-clapping emojis and other kudos for getting their AstraZeneca jabs.
BEHIND THE CRIMES: How undercover police work put an end to Para-Dice Riders
Undercover work by police officers Karen Moffatt and her unidentified female partner led to the dismantling of an outlaw biker gang in Burlington.
‘Nasty growing inequality’: Antibody study shows Canada’s poorest neighbourhoods have much more COVID risk
A new study looking at the prevalence of COVID-19 antibodies in blood donors finds that the risk of contracting the virus in Canada’s poorest neighbourhoods increased by over 400 per cent between the end of the first wave last year and January 2021.
‘People need something to celebrate’: Bell-ringing pharmacist gives COVID-19 vaccine drive a shot in the arm
Pharmacist Kyro Maseh says coming in to work used feel like going to war. Every morning, he’d kiss his kids goodbye and hope he wouldn’t “bring death home” with him.
ICU pressures mount as COVID fells younger people
ICU pressures mount as COVID fells younger people; Ottawa mulls India travel ban
Hamilton's Red Hill inquiry costs continue to rise with projections of a $12 million price tag
Ancaster Coun. Lloyd Ferguson opposes decision to hold judicial inquiry, calling rising costs "ridiculous."
Displaced residents from Stoney Creek fire could be out of permanent lodging for a year
At least 27 units at 110 Stoney Brook Dr. remain inaccessible after an evening blaze on April 14 left a portion of the three-storey structure stripped
Martin Regg Cohn: When Ontario elected Doug Ford, it voted out paid sick days
The damning tale of paid sick days in Ontario — on again, off again, maybe back again (we’ll soon see) — tells a twisted story of unhealthy politics.
Martin Regg Cohn: When Ontario elected Doug Ford, it voted against paid sick days
The damning tale of paid sick days in Ontario — on again, off again, maybe back again (we’ll soon see) — tells a twisted story of unhealthy politics.
Bruce Arthur: What vaccine lineups in the cold near Jane and Finch show about helping Toronto’s COVID-19 hot spots
Ontario spends a lot of time complaining about vaccine supply. When Premier Doug Ford was hiding after Friday’s restrictions debacle, before it was revealed he had been exposed to a COVID case, his staff posted a picture of him staring intently at a laptop and said he was calling places like the European Union for vaccines. Canada, of course, has delivered more first doses of vaccines than any EU country but Hungary, which took Chinese vaccines. Maybe when you are still learning to work a laptop, mistakes are made.
Bruce Arthur: What vaccine lineups in the cold near Jane and Finch show about helping Toronto’s COVID-19 hot spots
Ontario spends a lot of time complaining about vaccine supply. When Premier Doug Ford was hiding after Friday’s restrictions debacle, before it was revealed he had been exposed to a COVID case, his staff posted a picture of him staring intently at a laptop and said he was calling places like the European Union for vaccines. Canada, of course, has delivered more first doses of vaccines than any EU country but Hungary, which took Chinese vaccines. Maybe when you are still learning to work a laptop, mistakes are made.
COVID workplace shutdown tool ‘definitely under review,’ Hamilton’s top doctor says
But local public health officials have no immediate plans to order businesses to close amid outbreaks
Toronto ramping up vaccine rollout — but that alone won’t rescue health system, top doctor says
Toronto is nearing two very different COVID-19 milestones — 3,000 deaths suffered, and one million vaccine doses administered.
Quebec reports COVID variant first found in India
More than 700 Quebecers in hospital with COVID-19 as province reports 1,217 new cases
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Digital services tax a step forward: Freeland
Freeland's optimism about OECD tax deal on digital services 'has increased a lot'
Doug Ford has ordered the closure of outdoor amenities at parks to stop COVID-19. Health experts say that’s a bad move
Many outdoor amenities in local parks were ordered shut by the provincial government in its latest attempt to reduce the rapid spread of COVID-19 across Ontario, but local health experts believe more of them should actually be left open.
From a huge COVID-19 outbreak to impressive flattening: What Toronto and other cities can learn from Thunder Bay
With the province plunged in what has been called one of the strictest lockdowns in North America, Ontario health officials are holding up Thunder Bay as an example for what is possible.
Loonie rises after Bank of Canada action
Telecom sector lifts S&P/TSX composite, U.S. stock markets pull back
Do you hear the people sing? You will, better than before
Mike Stewart has been busy making it sound even better at FirstOntario Concert Hall, writes Leonard Turnevicius.
Ontario paid sick-leave plan days away
Ontario reports 4,212 new cases of COVID, 32 deaths, and over 136,000 vaccinations
Freeland optimistic about OECD tax deal
Freeland's optimism about OECD tax deal on digital services 'has increased a lot'
Nearly 8 million Pfizer vaccine doses are forecasted for Ontario by July. Here’s why that could be a game changer
Ontario is on track to receive nearly eight million doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine by the beginning of July, according to a forecasting schedule from the federal government.
Pandemic-high 301 new COVID cases in Hamilton on Wednesday
Peak of the third wave still forecasted to be 10 days away, as cases continue to climb
Charges laid in fatal Sudbury, Ont., fire
Suspect charged in fire that killed three people in Sudbury, Ont.
Amica at Stoney Creek residents help seniors displaced by Stoney Brook Manor fire
Amica at Stoney Creek residents sprung into action earlier this month to help Stoney Brook Manor apartment tenants displaced by an April 14 fire.
Hamilton to ask province for help paying potential $12-million tab for Red Hill judicial probe
One councillor called the ballooning inquiry price tag a ‘disaster.’ But others argue that’s the cost of transparency to satisfy residents infuriated
Hospital ICUs seeing more pregnant women sick with COVID-19 than ever
There have been more pregnant women sick with COVID-19 in Ontario’s intensive care units in April than at any point in the pandemic, according to obstetricians who are calling on the provincial government to prioritize expectant mothers for vaccination.
Doug Ford in seclusion at his late mother’s Etobicoke home after aide tests positive for COVID-19
His government under siege for its pandemic response, Premier Doug Ford is in seclusion at his late mother’s home after an aide tested positive for COVID-19.
Rogers CEO disappointed with widespread outage
Rogers Q1 adjusted earnings, revenue up 3% from year ago
Ontario's Superior Court of Justice to defer cases
Ontario's Superior Court of Justice to defer cases due to pandemic
Adam Strong's sentencing hearing adjourned
Adam Strong's sentencing hearing adjourned due to pandemic
1,217 new cases of COVID-19 in Quebec, six deaths
More than 700 Quebecers in hospital with COVID-19 as province reports 1,217 new cases
Loonie soars to top 80 cents US, stocks up
Telecom sector lifts S&P/TSX composite, U.S. stock markets pull back
Ontario reports 4,212 COVID-19 cases and 32 more deaths, U.K variant cases continue to rise
Ontario is reporting another 4,212 COVID-19 cases and 32 more deaths, according to its latest report released Wednesday morning.
Ontario reports 4,212 new cases of COVID-19
Ontario reports 4,212 new cases of COVID, 32 deaths, and over 136,000 vaccinations
Pokeh was a popular eatery on Hamilton Mountain
A popular Hawaiian sushi eatery on Concession Street has closed.
Book on trade wars wins Lionel Gelber Prize
'Trade Wars Are Class Wars' wins $15K Lionel Gelber Prize for books on global affairs
McMaster engineering students showcase inventions in first-ever virtual expo
The engineering faculty’s yearly capstone project expo featured more than 200 student projects.
Lack of paid sick leave fuelling COVID-19 surge, says Toronto’s mayor, as province signals change of heart
Premier Doug Ford’s resistance to guaranteeing paid sick days to workers impacted by COVID-19 is one reason for the “stressful, disturbing” virus spread, Toronto Mayor John Tory said Wednesday.
Telecom sector lifts S&P/TSX composite
Telecom sector lifts S&P/TSX composite, U.S. stock markets pull back
Art stolen from midtown Toronto gallery
Police seeking information after art stolen from midtown Toronto gallery
Hamilton police close stretch of Barton Street on Wednesday morning
Police have closed a stretch of Barton Street East near Sherman Avenue North on Wednesday morning as they deal with barricaded person
Rogers posts 3% Q1 profit increase over 2020
Rogers Q1 adjusted earnings, revenue up 3% from year ago
Obituary: Dr. John Premi was an innovator in teaching family medicine
Former west Mountain resident set up program that has spread across globe
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