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The Mount Hamilton branch 163 of the Royal Canadian Legion has received nearly $11,000 from the federal government to help defray utility and other costs amid the coronavirus pandemic.“We are so appreciative,” said branch 163 president Melanie Ai

The start of a new year is a good time to time to take stock of expenses — like discretionary spending, subscription services and auto insurance — and see which can be reduced or cut out entirely.

International travel is very 2019, with most Ontarians opting to stick closer to home this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tracking progress of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout across Canada

Ontario is on the verge of running out of COVID-19 vaccine doses, Premier Doug Ford said during an announcement on Friday morning.

In a news conference at Queen’s Park, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and provincial cabinet ministers Christine Elliott (health) and Stephen Lecce (education) provide an update on their government’s response to the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) pandemic. They are joined by Dr. Barbara Yaffe, Ontario’s associate chief medical officer of health.

Hamilton public and Catholic elementary students will continue to learn from home for another two weeks following the province’s extension of a post-Christmas school shutdown as part of efforts to curtail surging coronavirus cases in Ontario.

Hamilton is preparing to add 236,000 people and 122,000 jobs by the year 2051.

Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases following the holidays, Ontario announced Jan. 7 that elementary school students will not return to in-person learning next week, as was previously the plan.

Hamilton’s newest cannabis store is slated to open in a plaza on the central-east Mountain Jan. 8.

The Hamilton police services board is hosting two virtual town hall events on Tuesday, Jan. 26 and Wednesday, Jan. 27, from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Both sessions will be livestreamed on the Hamilton Police Facebook page.

Ontario Health officials expected to provide recommendation on return to class.Speaking briefly with reporters after touring a hospital facility in Toronto, Doug Ford, the premier of Ontario, discusses the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in the province. The premier also faces questions about the timeline for students' return to in-class school instruction in light of an ongoing increase in the number of COVID-19 cases among children.

Canada has done everything it can to seal itself off from the havoc that Donald Trump created in his country. But it is a contagion that needs more than border closings to contain, Susan Delacourt writes

As Hamilton and the rest of the province of Ontario are in the grip of a lockdown, Flamborough businesses are weathering the storm as best they can — with support from the community.

At least six patients of the former North Bay Psychiatric Hospital are missing without a trace.

Hamilton police are asking for the public's help in identifying an armed man who robbed the Western Jewellery Store at Westcliffe Mall on Mohawk Road West Dec. 5.

It’s June 2018 and Sandy Moniz is worried.

International travellers arriving at Pearson Airport will now have the opportunity to take a voluntary COVID-19 test as part of a new pilot project, the Ontario government announced.

Bill Sears is being remembered as a true Renaissance Man.

Last April, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a small team at Humane Society International - Canada partnered with 40 community groups, charities and foundations to provide emergency help for people with pets in Ontario and Quebec.

Watch Premier Doug Ford's daily COVID-19 update now.

According to SEIU Healthcare, 57-year-old Maureen Ambersley, a registered practical nurse and employee at Extendicare Mississauga, died from COVID-19 on Jan. 5.

The City of Hamilton is reporting a coronavirus outbreak at the paramedic base at 1000 Limeridge Rd. E. near Upper Ottawa Street.

Rental Housing Enforcement Unit won't comment while review ongoing.

Thousands of candles sold in Canada over the past couple of months are being recalled due to fire and burn hazards.

From the opening of new and renovated schools to the hope vaccines will allow the COVID-19 recovery to begin, politicians and community advocates say the year ahead holds plenty of promise for Stoney Creek.

The Ontario government has announced that all residents, primary caregivers and staff in long-term care homes in the province's COVID-19 hot zones will be vaccinated by Jan. 21.

The Waterdown Canada Post office is temporarily closed after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.

Ferguson urges Ancaster Village Heritage Committee members to find a new president.

Infectious diseases, which before the advent of immunization were the leading cause of death worldwide, now account for less than 5 per cent of all deaths in Canada. Nonetheless, vaccine hesitancy and the anti-vaccine movement still influence how many Canadians feel about immunization.

Sweet, who had travelled to the United States, stepped down from chair of the Standing Committee to Access, Privacy and Ethics.

Flamborough-Glanbrook Conservative MP David Sweet has resigned as chair of the House of Commons ethics committee after travelling to the United States over the holidays.In a series of tweets Jan. 4, Sweet said he is currently out of the country w

The new dog park at Joe Sam Leisure Park in Waterdown is open to canine companions.

No timeline for move after city outreach staff developed housing plans

Family and friends from Flamborough and around the world will hold a candlelight vigil tonight (Jan 4) in memory of Tiffany Quinn-Huber, who passed away New Year’s Day at Carpenter Hospice. She was 41.

A girl named Hope is the protagonist in a new picture book by former Waterdown resident George Johnson.

Optimism abounds that 2021 and the rollout of COVID vaccines will put the misery of the pandemic in our rear-view mirror, especially in the latter part of the year.

Many students will return to school Monday, but things will look quite different as they adjust to remote learning due to new COVID-19 restrictions in Ontario.

Ancaster businessperson and entrepreneur Bob Wilkins, along with Anthony Frisina and Mary Elop, was recognized for his community contributions.

Mackenzie Hunter just couldn’t wait.

Ontario's COVID-19 vaccination rollout is well underway, with more than 28,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine administered to health care workers across the province so far.

As Hamilton moved into lockdown Dec. 21 — shortly followed by the rest of the province — some local minor hockey organizations have been forced to once again pause their programming.

Here are the five most read non-COVID-19 stories of the year in Flamborough:

Here are the 5 stories related to COVID-19 that attracted the most attention from Review readers:

An infusion of $14 million from the Ministry of Education to cover an unexpected shortfall of 1,789 students is helping Hamilton’s public school board to nearly balance its books for the 2020-21 school year.

In the wake of his controversial vacation trip to St. Barts over Christmas, Rod Phillips has resigned as the provincial finance minister.

Hamilton’s public school board is using about $600,000 of $1.6 million in emergency federal COVID funding to buy 1,000 iPads, although not all trustees are happy about it.

Development applications, tax hikes, food prices and a hopeful return of community events top the list of things Ancaster residents should watch for in 2021. Here are some highlights.

Housing and how Dundas might be developed while protecting the environment are key issues facing the community in 2021.A Dundas community node study and secondary plan process could begin early in the new year, and the Ministry of Natural Resourc