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• Home builder Peter DeSantis sentenced for consuming crack cocaine while driving #HamOnt thespec.com/news-story/740… https://t.co/rbHLTvA9Jx

  30-06-2017 23:29 via twitter.com
  
  Home builder Peter DeSantis sentenced for consuming crack cocaine while driving #HamOntthespec.com/news-story/740… https://t.co/rbHLTvA9Jx
  
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• Coronavirus: Gradual resumption of services to begin at Hamilton hospitals

  28-05-2020 00:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Hamilton Health Sciences and St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton have received approval from Ontario Health to begin gradually resuming scheduled care.
  
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• Hamilton hospitals to begin resuming services postponed by COVID-19

  27-05-2020 23:56 via cbc.ca
  
  Hamilton Health Sciences and St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton will begin a phased approach to bringing back services, staring with those who have the most urgent needs, according to a joint media release.
  
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• Hamilton hospitals get approval to resume services postponed by COVID-19

  27-05-2020 23:56 via cbc.ca
  
  Hamilton Health Sciences and St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton will begin a phased approach to bringing back services, staring with those who have the most urgent needs, according to a joint media release.
  
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• HSR ridership, access to child care key questions for Hamilton amid coronavirus reopening

  27-05-2020 23:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  The 58-page report divides the return of Hamilton services into three categories: the early stages, gradual recovery, and 'our new reality' amid coronavirus.
  
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• Family surprised to find apparent details of mother’s death in military nursing home report

  27-05-2020 23:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  The daughter and son of June Bendell said they didn't know their mother had choked to death while being fed lying down until the Canadian Forces reported it.
  
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• Coronavirus outbreak: Toronto opens 8th licenced childcare centre for essential workers’ children

  27-05-2020 23:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Mayor of Toronto John Tory announced on Wednesday that the city has received authorization from the province of Ontario to open its 8th licensed childcare centre to provide care for the children of essential and critical service workers. The centre will be in the East York region.
  
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• Coronavirus outbreak: City of Toronto to draw social distancing circles on grass of Trinity Bellwoods park

  27-05-2020 23:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Mayor of Toronto John Tory announced on Wednesday that park staff will be at Trinity Bellwoods Park on Thursday to draw circles on the grass of the park to ensure physical distancing is maintained.
  
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• Coronavirus outbreak: Toronto releases geographic data on COVID-19 infections within the city

  27-05-2020 23:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Mayor of Toronto John Tory announced on Wednesday the city is releasing geographic data of COVID-19 infections across the city’s various neighbourhoods. He said he has requested this information to be made available for the public by Dr. Eileen de Villa’s team to better support neighbourhoods and people impacted by the virus.
  
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• Coronavirus: Ontario’s regulated health professionals can reopen if approved by governing bodies

  27-05-2020 23:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  Examples of regulated health professionals include chiropractors, dentists, massage therapists, optometrists, homeopaths and psychologists.
  
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• What songs are getting you through quarantine? CBC Asks: Grant Lawrence of CBC Music

  27-05-2020 22:59 via cbc.ca
  
  Join our Instagram Live Friday at noon with Grant Lawrence, host and producer with CBC Music and the voice of Quarantunes, songs created by Canadians in the COVID-19 era. We'll talk about how to support local music when you can't leave your home. Let us know — what's on your Quarantune playlist?
  
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• Hamilton reports 12 new COVID-19 cases, presents recovery plan at virtual council meeting

  27-05-2020 22:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Hamilton's medical officer of health says a gradual reopening of the city includes the use of face masks and more testing.
  
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• Coronavirus outbreak: Premier Ford announces Ontario to take over 5 more long-term care homes in GTA

  27-05-2020 22:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  On Wednesday, Premier Doug Ford said the Ontario government will take over five more long-term care homes around the Greater Toronto Area amid the coronavirus pandemic. The five new homes include Eatonville Care Centre, Hawthorne Place Care Centre, Altamont Care Community, Orchard Villa, as well as Camilla Care Community.
  
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• Officials direct anyone near Thorold fire to get inside as 'quickly as possible'

  27-05-2020 22:28 via cbc.ca
  
  Niagara police are assisting with the response to the fire near the corner of Ormond Street and St. David Street East.
  
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• Fire at Thorold auto body shop under control, shelter in place lifted: police

  27-05-2020 22:28 via cbc.ca
  
  Niagara police said Thorold Fire and Emergency Services had the fire near the corner of Ormond Street North and St. David Street East under control shortly before 6 p.m.
  
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• Fire at Thorold auto body shop under control, residents asked to shelter in place: police

  27-05-2020 22:28 via cbc.ca
  
  Niagara police said Thorold Fire and Emergency Services had the fire near the corner of Ormond Street North and St. David Street East under control shortly before 6 p.m.
  
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• Coronavirus outbreak: Should the government put long-term care homes under the Canada Health Act?

  27-05-2020 20:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Speaking to reporters in Ottawa on Wednesday, President of the Treasury Board Jean-Yves Duclos was asked if, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau put it “everything” is on the table when it comes to addressing the crisis in some of Ontario and Quebec’s long-term care homes -is the government considering putting these facilities under the jurisdiction...
  
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• Coronavirus: Premier Ford says Ontario to take over 5 more long-term care homes in GTA

  27-05-2020 20:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  The military will also remain in the five homes they are currently in until June 12.
  
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• Coronavirus: Premier Doug Ford says Ontario to take over 5 more long-term care homes in GTA

  27-05-2020 20:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  The military will also remain in the five homes they are currently in until June 12.
  
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• Westbound Linc to be closed overnight Friday for sign repair

  27-05-2020 19:45 via cbc.ca
  
  The section of the road, between the Upper James exit ramp and Garth Street entrance ramp, will be blocked between 8 p.m. on May 29 until 6 a.m. the next morning so an overhead sign can be repaired.
  
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• Coronavirus: Premier Ford to make long-term care announcement after ‘horrific’ military report

  27-05-2020 19:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Canadian Armed Forces members say they observed cockroach infestations, aggressive feeding that caused choking, bleeding infections, and residents crying for help for hours.
  
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• Repairs to overhead sign will close westbound lanes of Linc on Friday night: City of Hamilton

  27-05-2020 19:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  The closure will begin at 8 p.m. on Friday and last until Saturday morning, says the city.
  
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• CANUSA Games cancelled for 2020 due to coronavirus

  27-05-2020 18:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  The amateur sports competition between Hamilton and Flint, Mich., has been held every year since 1958.
  
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• Former UFC fighter Sam Stout mourns sudden death of baby daughter

  27-05-2020 18:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  "Most of you already know that we lost Sydney Love Stout in her sleep the night before last," the 36-year-old from London, Ont., wrote on Instagram.
  
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• Short-term bike share solution tabled at Hamilton city council

  27-05-2020 18:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  More than 7,000 people have signed a petition urging councillors to step in and ensure the Hamilton bike share's continued operation.
  
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• Coronavirus outbreak: Nothing ‘off the table’ in solving long-term care crisis, Trudeau says

  27-05-2020 18:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday he’s “not taking anything off the table” when it comes to addressing shortcomings in Canada’s long-term care homes, but stayed tight-lipped on whether he thinks there should be a national inquiry into the state of the challenged system. The prime minister’s comments on Wednesday follow the release of...
  
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• Coronavirus outbreak: Nothing is off the table in solving long-term care home crisis, Trudeau says

  27-05-2020 18:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday he’s “not taking anything off the table” when it comes to addressing shortcomings in Canada’s long-term care homes, but stayed tight-lipped on whether he thinks there should be a national inquiry into the state of the challenged system. The prime minister’s comments on Wednesday follow the release of...
  
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• How COVID-19 pushed a Hamilton man fighting fentanyl addiction to the brink of relapse

  27-05-2020 18:01 via cbc.ca
  
  There's no data to indicate if drugs are causing more deaths in Hamilton now, but with less structure in the day and a sense of anxiety in the air, one expert said there are concerns of more drug use among people battling addiction during the pandemic.
  
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• London police respond after altercation in the middle of a busy intersection

  27-05-2020 18:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Reddit user uploaded a video on Tuesday, showing an altercation involving several people involved in an altercation at the intersection of Hamilton Road and Adelaide Street.
  
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• Evidence suggests cloth masks could help in fight against transmission of coronavirus: researchers

  27-05-2020 17:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  An international opinion piece from 10 doctors suggests cloth masks can block droplet and aerosol contamination in the environment.
  
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