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Rosie DiManno: When a ‘senseless crime’ collides with a pandemic
Let me tell you about a murder one.
Together, Nova Scotians mourn a massacre. Coronavirus means they must do so alone
It was the kind of sunset that only happens once every few years, drawing Nova Scotians outside or to their windows as great blooms of pink and orange and gold heralded the end of one of the most emotional days in provincial history.
Two downtown Hamilton fires Tuesday treated as suspicious
James Street North blazes just a block away from each other
Broken supply links bedevil COVID-19 fight
Feds to announce more support to help vulnerable weather COVID-19 pandemic
Feds quit fight against 15-day segregation cap
Feds give up fight against 15-day hard cap on solitary confinement
How crude oil prices go negative and why it could get ‘very ugly’ for Alberta
EDMONTON — Oil is known for floating atop the surface instead of sinking into the depths.
Health-care union gets hearing on request for provincial takeover of Anson Place
The union representing health-care workers at Anson Place and two other COVID-stricken long-term care homes is taking the province to the labour board
Bruce Arthur: ‘This is a system failure.’ Canadian planes forced to leave China without precious PPE
So, two planes came back to Canada empty. The chase for personal protective equipment, or PPE, remains global and vicious. It veers between a diplomatic logistics challenge and a series of heist movies. In the United States, the states themselves have to act like they’re in a Fast and the Furious movie to hide much-needed medical supplies from being hijacked by their own federal government. It’s broken down there in ways we can’t even imagine.
Argos hopeful has bigger hopes than football as he works the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic
When the Toronto Argonauts signed Kolton Nelson in February, they signed a receiver from a football family who has been a professional rugby player and a professional skateboarder.
New outbreak at Hamilton care home, COVID-19 cases increase by 17
Nearly half of all Hamilton cases have recovered and an outbreak was declared over Tuesday
Fighting the ‘other’ pandemic: Curbing COVID-19 in care homes, shelters and jails
Care homes stricken and running out of body bags. Shelters as crowded hotbeds of infection. An entire jail emptied for deep cleaning, dozens of inmates — infected and not — moved and isolated.
Quebec long-term care home hit with class action
Quebec long-term care home hit with class action after 56 residents die of COVID-19
Vancouver’s zero-waste policy runs afoul of its request for takeout containers
Vancouver is asking for donations of takeout containers and bottled water in what is an odd twist to the city’s zero waste policies.
Decommissioned TTC buses to be used by Toronto paramedics
The TTC and Toronto Paramedics have partnered together to repurpose decommissioned transit buses for emergency medical transport, the city announced Tuesday evening.
Urban Indigenous people need more help
Urban Indigenous left behind by Ottawa's COVID-19 response: friendship centres
Quebec long-term care home hit with class action after 56 residents die of COVID-19
MONTREAL—The son of a 94-year-old woman who died of COVID-19 at one of the province’s hardest-hit long-term care homes has filed an application for a class-action lawsuit against the residence.
GM shuts down Maven car share service
GM shuts down Maven car share service in all markets including Toronto
Oshawa Metro grocery worker tests positive for COVID-19
An Oshawa grocery store worker is among more than 50 Metro employees who has tested positive for COVID-19.
Fight homelessness and COVID-19 with hotels
Hotels for homeless people could tackle two crises at once: advocates
Doug Ford warns that ‘people will still be dying’ from COVID-19 as Ontario’s economy opens up
Premier Doug Ford warns that “people will still be dying” of COVID-19 even when the provincial government finally eases restrictions to allow more businesses to reopen.
Dundas seniors' residences setting standard in fight against coronavirus spread
No resident cases a month into pandemic, more testing underway to #keepseniorssafe
Companies weigh dividend cuts amid pandemic
Companies weigh dividend cuts, suspensions ahead of earnings amid pandemic
Hamilton to keep coronavirus pandemic restrictions in place despite improving virus data
"It doesn't mean we are finished, or we need to let up," said Mayor Fred Eisenberger.
No beef shortage expected, Trudeau says
No beef shortage expected, despite plant closure amid COVID-19 outbreak: Trudeau
Two planes from China arrive empty: PM
Feds to announce more support to help vulnerable weather COVID-19 pandemic
Driver nabbed doing 165 km/h on Highway 6 in Caledonia
Police warn drivers using empty country roads as their personal drag strips to think again.
One dead in Simcoe apartment fire
Firefighters rescued one person from the downtown building.
Quebec inmates file COVID-19 lawsuit
Quebec federal inmates file application for COVID-19 class action
SIU investigates after man dies in Elliot Lake
SIU investigates death of man shot in presence of police in Elliot Lake
Ontario court dismisses PETA's lawsuit against Toronto
Ontario court dismisses PETA application over takedown of anti-Canada Goose ads
North American stocks open lower, oil falls
North American stocks fall at the start of trading, oil continues plunge
ONTogether posters support mental health groups during COVID-19 crisis
‘Resiliency Posters’ created by Ontario artists
Coronavirus uncertainty creates opportunities for investors, says Robert Leombruno of Stoney Creek's Tier One Tax
Robert Leombruno is ready to help clients weather the financial storm of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Autos help boost retail sales in February
Statistics Canada reports retail sales up 0.3 per cent in February
‘I can’t pay it anyway’ — Why are Hamilton police ticketing homeless residents during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Advocates argue ticketing the homeless is pointless, unfair and will only damage relationships between marginalized residents and city authorities
Five adults, one teen charged in historic $1M drug seizure near Kenilworth and Cannon streets
Police say this is one of the largest seizures of Crystal Meth, Heroin and Fentanyl in Hamilton. The total weight of drugs seized exceeds 5 kilograms
St. Joe’s researchers accelerate COVID-19 testing using robotics
Researchers at St. Joe’s are scaling COVID-19 testing capacity using a robotic system to assist lab technicians. This new technology will accelerate t
Scugog issues 'many' warnings, but no tickets to pandemic scofflaws
Scugog bylaw officers have issued warnings to those flouting provincial pandemic regulations, but have yet to fine scofflaws.
COVID-19 data: Your guide to Hamilton statistics
A quick at a glance look at local data as it relates to the coronavirus pandemic.
Whitby boy, 13, designs COVID-19 'zombie' video to help stop the spread
Reese Chong: 'I thought they might take it more seriously if they thought about it as a zombie virus'
‘It’s very eerie’: The calm before the anticipated surge in Hamilton’s hospitals
Speaking to heath care workers about dealing with COVID-19 and the unusual calm due to hospitals being cleared out for pandemic purposes
This business is helping Durham makers get products online during the pandemic
Makers can list products on The Nooks online marketplace and keep 100 per cent of their sales
PROCEEDING, DELAYED, SHUT DOWN: A map of Flamborough infrastructure, construction projects during COVID-19 pandemic
Check out the map of all Flamborough infrastructure and construction projects and their status. Find out if a project has been deemed essential and whether it is proceeding, delayed, not starting or shut down.
COVID-19 outbreaks at St. Peter’s Hospital and Good Shepherd housing
New coronavirus deaths at Cardinal Retirement Home and Emmanuel House Hospice
National stockpile needs improvement: Trudeau
Trudeau promises stockpile policies to get overhaul to prevent waste
Tories lose bid for multiple Commons sittings
Parties still can't agree on how best to resume Parliament
St. Joe’s to test if drug can prevent and treat COVID-19
Study will also determine if hydroxychloroquine can treat mild cases of the virus
Firefighters battle blaze in two homes near downtown
‘Multiple-alarm fire involving two well-involved units’ on Wilson Street
No one injured as two homes burn near downtown Hamilton
‘Multiple-alarm fire involving two well-involved units’ on Wilson Street
Chief medical officer ‘very worried’ sunshine will encourage physical-distancing scofflaws
With the notable exception of Anson Place, Haldimand-Norfolk is faring well against COVID-19. But the health unit says that’s no reason to get complac
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