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York board scraps virtual school, moves to hybrid model
School board north of Toronto scraps virtual school in favour of hybrid model
Dundas Museum receives COVID-18 emergency support grant
$42,953 federal grant supports operating expenses
Macklem: Managing risk critical to recovery
Path to economic recovery filled with risks that need to be managed, Macklem says
Principal charged with child pornography
Montessori school principal in Oakville, Ont., charged with child pornography
Eleven cases of COVID-19 linked to outbreak at Hamilton spin studio
Studio’s owners said those who may have been exposed have been notified
Breast cancer in men rare but potentially fatal
According to the Canadian Cancer Society less than one per cent of all breast cancers occur in men.
Two dead after Mississauga, Ont., crash
Two people killed in crash on McLaughlin Road in Mississauga, Ont.
Feds double COVID-19 fund for abused women
Feds double COVID-19 fund for abused women to $100 million
Patient ombud makes recommendations on LTC
'We must prevent what happened from happening again:' patient ombud on LTC homes
New safety measures follow fatal rail accident
Transport Minister unveils new safety measures after fatal railway yard accident
Oakville Montessori principal arrested for child pornography
James Robert Thompson, 58, of Oakville was arrested on Oct. 7
Burlington gardener creates beautiful autumn garden on the edge of forest
Kathy Renwald: Karen Stancombe’s garden borders a trail that glides along a hydro right-of-way in Burlington
Vigil for Devan Selvey marks one year since fatal stabbing outside Sir Winston Churchill
Mother of slain bullied teen continues to struggle
PM, Ontario to invest in electric vehicles
Feds, Ontario ante up millions to produce electric vehicles at Ford's Oakville plant
Wesley Day Centre to move to temporary location later this month
Services will move to agency’s location a few blocks west
LIVE VIDEO: Premier Doug Ford and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau make joint announcement Thursday, Oct. 8
In events taking place at Ford Canada facilities in Kanata and Oakville, Ont., Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford are expected to make a joint announcement concerning investments in the manufacturing of electric vehicles. Jo
Three new COVID-19 cases reported in Hamilton schools, one probable case
The cases include people in Hamilton’s public and Catholic school boards.
Ontario reports 797 new COVID cases
Ontario reports 797 new cases of COVID-19, four new deaths related to virus
Military students report widespread sex misconduct
Canadian military-college students report widespread sexual misconduct
Housing starts fell 20 per cent in September: CMHC
CMHC reports annual pace of housing starts in Canada fell 20 per cent in September
Steven Page, former Barenaked Ladies frontman, spends a mental health morning at St. Joe’s Hamilton
Steven Page, the keynote of St. Joseph Healthcare Hamilton’s annual Mental Health Morning (this year online) was met by a crowd of 900 online from his
PBO: Carbon tax must rise to meet Paris targets
Carbon tax must rise if Canada is to meet Paris emission targets, PBO says
Hamilton Mountain Farmers’ Market harvesting customers
The coronavirus pandemic has not slowed business at the Hamilton Mountain Farmer’s Market.
Top court won't revisit Manitoba stabbing sentence
Supreme Court declines to review sentence in stabbing of Manitoba teenager
Employee at east Hamilton Metro tests positive for COVID-19
The employee’s last day of work was Sept. 20.
Aging in place, but not alone: Hamilton group seeks to create first “cohousing community” in the city
The intergenerational neighbourhood where residents can pool resources while living independently is a way to help older adults age in place.
Hamilton Mayor Fred Eisenberger says Commonwealth Games could switch to 2027 to win provincial support
Mayor Fred Eisenberger says province is proposing the city host a 2027 to avoid clash with FIFA Men's World Cup event.
American poet Louise Glück wins Nobel literature prize
Nobel Literature prize to be awarded after years of tumult
Netflix Canada prices go up for standard, premium
Netflix Canada increases prices for its monthly standard, premium plans
‘We haven’t forgotten them’: Hamilton organizations serving Thanksgiving meals to go
Two of the city’s long-standing free Thanksgiving meals will be served to-go this year on Oct. 12 because of the pandemic.
New interview series The Chesterfield highlights Canadian artists and the culture that inspires them
Graham Rockingham: Hamilton’s Iskwē and former music critic Ben Rayner host 12-part online interview series
Nobel Literature prize to be awarded after years of tumult
Nobel Literature prize to be awarded after years of tumult
Researchers from Spectator’s groundbreaking concussion project partner with top-ranked rehab institute
Members of Collision Course team will do EEG testing and cognitive assessments for Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
Hamilton couple ‘thankful’ to find pet goat that wandered off in Mount Hope
Piper the goat was in high spirits and ‘busy eating’ when she was found so taking her home took a little convincing
Want to build a waterfront restaurant or hotel? Hamilton has a deal for you
The city has put four small properties up for sale on the west harbour between Pier 5 and Pier 7. But you can’t build just anything — council wants to
Today’s coronavirus news: Trump hails experimental treatment for his virus recovery; European Commission reaches deal for remdesivir; Czech Republic sees record surge of infections
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.
Is anyone taking the second wave of COVID-19 seriously? This data shows we’re shopping and travelling like it’s practically 2019
Despite warnings to limit travel and physically distance from others, Ontarians are driving, shopping and going out for recreational purposes at levels approaching what they were before the pandemic, according to mobile phone data.
BEHIND THE CRIMES: Siblings seek answers after brother's disappearance
Michael Samdass of Stoney Creek went missing Sept. 4, 2019, a few days after his 40th birthday.
Hamilton police seek public’s help identifying ‘Uber driver’ suspected of sexually assaulting two women
Police say the suspect is driving a 2018 to 2020 white Honda Accord “sport model” with a sunroof and tinted windows
Hamilton city councillors blame ‘activists’ for homeless encampments
Doctor, however, calls the accusation amid homelessness crisis ‘frankly absurd’
Rapid rise in Hamilton COVID cases equals peak of first wave without ‘any signs of slowing down’
Public health staff are so strained to keep up with contact tracing that it’s taking twice as long to notify those exposed.
Toronto East Detention Centre prisoners launch hunger strike to protest frequent lockdowns, harsh conditions
After going 12 days with a total of 20 minutes time spent outside, prisoners in a Toronto East Detention Centre unit are on a hunger strike — at least the seventh launched by inmates during the pandemic in protest of frequent lockdowns and harsh conditions in Ontario jails.
Ontario is proposing ‘sneaky’ changes to child care
Ontario’s Ministry of Education is proposing changes to child-care regulations that would allow operators to group infants and toddlers together, reduce staff-to-child ratios for some age groups and lower qualification requirements for staff.
Plastic industry decries 'toxic' label
Plastics industry says its products are not 'toxic', urges govt to rethink label
McMaster receives $1 million for infectious disease research
Infectious diseases are becoming harder to treat because of antibiotic resistance, while others such as COVID-19, don’t have effective treatments yet.
Ontario’s nursing homes need immediate changes to prevent a second wave of COVID-19 deaths, patient ombudsman says
Shedding new light on the horrors of COVID-19 in long-term care last spring, Premier Doug Ford’s own patient ombudsman is pushing for more support for nursing homes with outbreaks and emergency plans for crippling staff shortages, the Star has learned.
COVID-19 in Canada: A timeline of public health messaging about the coronavirus
As Canada faces a second wave of COVID-19, here’s a timeline of statements made about the coronavirus from Doug Ford, Justin Trudeau, John Tory, and health officials since September 22:
‘Yes, the situation is that serious.’ Toronto mayor, top doc urge strict limits on Thanksgiving gatherings
Only celebrate Thanksgiving with the people you live with, Toronto’s mayor and top doctor warned on Wednesday, after presenting harrowing forecasts for the near future if the spread of COVID-19 in the city isn’t slowed down.
Toronto to soon reveal which neighbourhoods see the most positive COVID-19 tests
Toronto Public Health has promised to start releasing neighbourhood-level data on the percentage of positive COVID-19 tests — an indicator of where the virus is spreading fastest.
Martin Regg Cohn: Doug Ford says he'll do democracy differently from Donald Trump. Let's hold him to it
Nothing got a bigger rise out of Doug Ford than when a Ryerson University student compared him to Donald Trump this week.
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