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Where have all the patients gone during COVID-19? Not to the ER. Star analysis reveals stark, nationwide trend
For three days, a man in B.C. suffered at home through chest pain and shortness of breath, unaware he’d had a heart attack.
Voices from the ER: Doctors from across Canada weigh in on why you shouldn’t stay away
At the beginning of the pandemic, Canada’s once frenetic emergency departments went strangely quiet as patients stayed home and stayed away.
Susan Delacourt: The new normal? Canadians say they don’t want it to look much like the old one
The “new normal” that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned Canadians about back in April is now upon the nation, as the gradual reopening begins.
‘Dangerous and selfish behaviour’: Trinity Bellwoods crowds spark outrage, mayor to send more officers Sunday
Amid another 220 COVID-19 cases and despite social distancing bylaws, large crowds gathered Saturday at Trinity Bellwoods Park as the city began reopening recreation areas.
‘Dangerous and selfish behaviour’: A day after mayor, medical officer urges social distancing, dozens gather at Trinity Bellwoods
A day after the mayor and medical officer of health stressed social distancing in the city, dozens of people have been seen sunbathing and relaxing in close proximity in Trinity Bellwoods Park.
Virtual prayers, drive-through gift giveaways — here’s how Muslims are celebrating Eid during the COVID-19 pandemic
After a month of fasting from home and missing out on the usual nightly gatherings with friends and family, Asghar Methiwalla wanted to do something different.
Supporters of asylum seekers want fast-tracked residency
Protest calls for asylum seekers working on COVID-19 front lines to be given status
Hamilton courses filled this weekend with isolation-weary golfers
COVID-19-era golf looks a lot different.
COVID-19 outbreaks declared at two more Norfolk retirement homes
Slight uptick of cases in Hamilton, Halton
Quebec reports 75 more COVID-19 deaths
Quebec adds 75 more COVID-19 deaths on Saturday, meets daily 14K testing goal
‘Are you sure that’s a good idea?’: Here’s how I bought my first home in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic
Buying jeans online scares me. In quarantine, I bought my first home.
New Brunswick reports no new COVID-19 cases Saturday as it enters next recovery stage
FREDERICTON—New Brunswick reported no new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday as the province entered the next phase of its recovery plan, allowing people to expand their social circles.
COVID-19 crisis forces Oakville Dog Guides to close and halt training
Like all other non-essential workplaces, the Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides was forced to abruptly close its Wilson Street facility as the pandemic gripped Ontario.
Liberals propose expanded Commons meetings
Talks continue over how, if, House of Commons should resume Monday
Two bodies found near east-end Montreal home
Montreal police investigate bodies of man, woman found near east-end home
Halton residents with COVID-19 or those near coronavirus patients must self-isolate or face fines as high as $5,000 daily
Legal order starts May 22
Burlington cancels all city-run summer programs due to COVID-19
It's important to continue maintaining social distancing, says mayor.
‘Sextortion’ case in Norfolk prompts police warning
What one Norfolk man thought was an intimate moment shared with a new friend online ended up being blackmail material
Suspected drunk driver flees Hamilton police down dead-end street
An alleged impaired driver took Hamilton police on a very short chase last night before being arrested
Northern B.C. drug users criticize lack of access to safe supply
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C.—At one point, Juls Budau says her boyfriend was going through $4,000 worth of cocaine in a week.
Ontario reports 412 new cases of COVID-19
Ontario reports 412 new cases of COVID-19, 27 new deaths
Hamiltons' reopening plan includes virtual meetings, masks and working from home
"Some things won't change for a very long time," said Emergency Operations Director Paul Johnson.
This family started a nightly concert series on their Annex porch in March. The show’s gone on each night since
It starts with a trickle at 7:25 p.m. People walk north from Bloor, some wearing masks, carrying groceries, others carry children. A few ride bikes, but most come on foot, everyone heading toward the same Annex house.
How our pandemic gardening is reconnecting us to the food we eat
Since the pandemic lockdown began, my house plants have been joined by a few new arrivals: Tomatoes, basil, parsley, dill, cilantro and spinach now clutter my tables and counters.
No school? No problem: Hamilton parents ditch online learning in favour of the school of life
Thousands of Hamilton parents have been grappling with how to play the role of parent and teacher as kids navigate pandemic-imposed online learning
Ontario has fourth consecutive day with more than 400 new COVID-19 cases; Trump declares places of worship ‘essential’
The latest novel coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Saturday (this file will be updated throughout the day). Web links to longer stories if available.
Hamilton’s lodging home life redefined by COVID-19
‘I’m actually not afraid to die’ — Vulnerable residents walking out unprepared has advocates calling on city to seize reins of residential care facili
Going greener gets harder in pandemic
Plastics bans, environmental monitoring get short shrift during pandemic
Feds probing COVID-19 impact on women
Feds probing ways to address COVID-19 impact on women
Ambulance shortages have ‘disappeared’ as hospitals emptied for COVID-19
Hamilton has not had a code zero event — when one or fewer ambulances are available — since Feb. 24
May 23: Appalling negligence at Rosslyn Retirement Residence and other letters for the editor
All it would have taken in the evacuation is for people to have been assigned to “clear” each floor — going from room to room and ensure that no one w
Starting a vegetable garden? Take notes from these longtime Dundas gardeners
In a time when food shopping sometimes seems perilous, many gardeners are looking to increase their vegetable “patch” and some non-gardeners are takin
Far more Ontarians are catching COVID-19 in community settings than previously known, Star analysis finds
As governments across the province move to loosen restrictions meant to fight the spread of COVID-19, a Star analysis of the best available public data reveals far more Ontarians are catching the virus in the community than has been previously known.
As the economy restarts, Canada needs to focus on those hardest hit by the pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic triggered a sudden reversal of Canada’s employment picture: sliding from enjoying one of the lowest unemployment rates in decades to job loss or underemployment for millions of Canadians. But results from a large national survey show that, on the whole, Canadians did not lose confidence in themselves or in the social safety net as the pandemic took hold.
No winning ticket for Lotto Max jackpot
No winning ticket for Friday night's $10 million Lotto Max jackpot
Hamilton’s Anita Isaac: A wonderful life with a secret revealed at the end
Anita Isaac was a quite powerful force in this community. She distinguished herself in so many ways. At the end of her amazing life, she was confronte
Negotiations continue on Commons resumption
Talks continue over how, if, House of Commons should resume Monday
This Black PSW with COVID-19 was sent home from hospital. Two days later he died
Leonard Rodriques did not want to go to the hospital. But his breathing was so laboured, his skin so ashy, that his family insisted. His wife, Dorothy Rodriques, drove him to the nearest emergency room and told staff there her husband had COVID-19.
As imports hit roadblock, when can Canada make its own N95 masks?
Last December, as she watched the last pickup truck roll off the line at the GM assembly plant in Oshawa, Rebecca Keetch never thought that she — or any of the 2,600 workers laid off that day — would be back on the job any time soon.
An Australian soap opera returns, with distance (and no kissing)
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA—They stand five feet apart, cannot hold hands, kiss or simulate a brawl, but the cast and crew of “Neighbours” — a long-running Australian soap opera that returned to production in late April amid coronavirus restrictions — still hope to convey the same heightened conflict, intimacy and drama that the show’s fans have come to love.
Dundas's Valley City required to make repairs
City of Hamilton bylaw enforcement is working with the owners of historic 64 Hatt St., the former Valley City Manufacturing, on several building repairs that must be completed by August 1 to avoid property standards charges.“As always we take a p
Violence ‘is actually on the rise’ and prevention should be part of Canada’s COVID-19 recovery plan, ombudsman for victims of crime warns
After an influx of “very troubling stories” through the pandemic, the federal ombudsman for victims of crime is calling for Canada’s COVID-19 recovery plan to include a violence prevention strategy.
Canada’s COVID-19 recovery plan must include domestic violence prevention strategy: federal ombud for victims of crime
After an influx of “very troubling stories” through the pandemic, the federal ombudsman for victims of crime is calling for Canada’s COVID-19 recovery plan to include a violence prevention strategy.
‘Immediate action had to be taken.’ Public health issues orders against four homes connected to Rosslyn
Same issues found that caused wildfire spread of COVID-19 at Rosslyn, as recommendations made in wake of a resident being left behind during the retir
New COVID-19 outbreak identified at frozen fruit plant in Abbotsford, B.C.
SURREY, B.C.—A new COVID-19 outbreak has been identified at a frozen fruit processing plant in Abbotsford, British Columbia.
British Columbia records 18 new cases of COVID-19, three new deaths
VICTORIA—British Columbia recorded 18 new cases of COVID-19 Friday, bringing the province’s total number of active cases to 310.
TVO documentary features Hamilton family wrongfully targeted in police raid
Pamela Markland settled lawsuit with Toronto and Hamilton police last year
Torontonians urged to socially distance this weekend, with Mother’s Day gatherings suspected in recent spike in COVID-19 cases
Mother’s Day may be behind the recent increase in COVID-19 infections currently being recorded in Toronto, according to the city’s medical officer of health.
City of Hamilton releases reopening plan — but without a timeline
The mayor says the city’s reopening phases are dependent on the province lifting orders and public health giving the green light
Federal parties tap into wage subsidy program
Federal parties tap wage subsidy program to avoid layoffs as donations dry up
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