Upper Stoney Creek’s Mount Albion and Billy Green elementary schools are getting partial roof replacements this summer, among 20 renewal projects at Hamilton public schools to have contracts awarded since March.
Malcolm Allen is another step closer to a political comeback.The 67-year-old former NDP MP for Welland will be acclaimed as the federal NDP candidate on Hamilton Mountain at an online nomination meeting May 31.“It’s surprising and certainly hu
A day after Ontario paused the use of the COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine, due to a rise in blood clots, Health Minister Christine Elliott assured those who got their first dose that they "did the right thing."
Health Minister Christine Elliott and Solicitor General Sylvia Jones will provide an update on the province's COVID-19 vaccination plan at noon Wednesday.
The Ontario Medical Association (OMA) says it supports the province extending the current stay-at-home order past the May 20 deadline, but added that restrictions on outdoor recreation should be eased in the meantime.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Health Canada are warning Farm Boy shoppers about a recall involving one of the store's cakes due to allergy concerns.
Ontario has opted to pause the use of AstraZeneca's COVISHIELD vaccine following a spike in cases of blood clots associated with the vaccine, the province's chief medical officer of health, Dr. David Williams, has announced.
Rodney Diverlus, a Black Lives Matter Canada co-founder, and bestselling author of “Until We are Free,” was the keynote speaker for a mental health webinar, hosted May 6 by students at Ancaster High School.
The Hamilton public school board’s plan to build an elementary school near upper Stoney Creek’s Taro industrial dump is being denounced by its elementary teachers’ union.
Medical experts have debunked a new myth that suggests those vaccinated with a COVID-19 vaccine can "shed" harmful side effects onto unvaccinated people.
A developer’s controversial application for a permit to bulldoze a locally significant wetland in Ancaster to make way for a 1.3-million-square-foot warehouse complex is being paused for a month amid mounting opposition.
Ontario is just over a year out from its next election and Premier Doug Ford's popularity has dropped significantly in recent polls as voters grow increasingly dissatisfied with his government's pandemic response.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Health Canada are warning shoppers about a major recall involving a certain mushroom product sold at well-known grocery stores.
Health Canada has issued a number of warnings to shoppers after recalls of multiple products sold at several stores and online websites reveal injury hazards.
The websites and social media accounts of prominent COVID-19 anti-lockdown groups in Ontario will offer visitors a similar experience: powerful messages, heartfelt testimonials and a sense of solidarity.
15-year-old Isabella Brink-Read is making steady progress in her recovery. The Ancaster girl suffered life-threatening injuries after she was struck by a vehicle while skateboarding April 25.
During Ontario's latest COVID-19 update, associate chief medical officer of health Dr. Barbara Yaffe advised Ontarians to celebrate Mother's Day online this weekend, despite the province seeing "early signs of improvement" in COVID-19 cases.
Hamilton’s public school board is changing how it rates the physical condition of a school by now including considerations like wheelchair accessibility and people’s perceptions of the building.
In the story “City identifies just minor variances for parking garage” that ran in the May 6 edition of the Star News, the height of the structure was incorrectly reported to be 24 metres rather than 20.4 metres. The Star News had been provided with
The Ontario government announced approval to tender a child care centre addition at Waterdown’s St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Elementary School on May 5.
Ontario has invested more than $1.5 million to support a Toronto-based company developing wearable technology, the Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade announced on May 5.