Hamilton news

• Niagara to receive first doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in coming days

  12-01-2021 20:17 via cbc.ca
  
  Vaccinations will begin soon after the shipment is received. Shots will first go to front-line healthcare workers in long-term care homes, high-risk retirement homes and hospitals. They will be administered at a Niagara Health's St. Catharines site.  
  
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• Coronavirus: Woodbridge long-term care home gets management support from local hospital

  18-01-2021 16:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Mackenzie Health in Richmond Hill, Ont., will provide enhanced support to Villa Leonardo Gambin, according to the Ministry of Long-Term Care.
  
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• Ontario reports 2,578 new coronavirus cases, 24 more deaths

  18-01-2021 16:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  “Locally, there are 815 new cases in Toronto, 507 in Peel, 151 in York Region, 151 in Niagara and 121 in Hamilton,” Health Minister Christine Elliott said.
  
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• Hamilton pauses vaccinations for people not connected to long-term care homes

  18-01-2021 14:26 via cbc.ca
  
  The provincial government has directed Hamilton to stop vaccinating people for COVID-19 for now, unless they are residents, staff and essential caregivers in long-term care homes, according to the city.
  
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• Unifor to release voting results on new General Motors electric vehicle plant in Ingersoll, Ont.

  18-01-2021 12:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Unifor is expected to release the results of a ratification vote stemming from General Motors Canada's plan to invest $1 billion in an electric vehicle plant in southern Ontario.
  
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• Unifor approves $1 billion General Motors deal to build electric vans in southern Ontario

  18-01-2021 12:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Unifor members have voted to approve General Motors Canada's plan to invest $1 billion in an electric vehicle plant in southern Ontario.
  
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• Rick Zamperin: Buffalo Bills eager to hear status of Patrick Mahomes

  18-01-2021 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Buffalo advanced to their first AFC championship game since 1994 after they beat Baltimore 17-3 on Saturday night.
  
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• Developer pledges condos at Cannon Knitting Mills will be done in next 3 years

  18-01-2021 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  After more than a decade of uncertainty, the Cannon Knitting Mills are expected to become condos with tenants in the next two or three years, says the developer who has owned the property since 2016.
  
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• Global News at 6: Jan 17

  18-01-2021 00:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Global News at 6 on Global Toronto for Jan 17
  
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• Six-week vaccine pilot project to kick off Monday at Metro Toronto Convention Centre

  18-01-2021 00:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  It will be the city's first vaccination clinic in a community setting.
  
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• Coronavirus: Hamilton reports 158 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend, 6 deaths

  17-01-2021 23:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  The city's total number of active cases has dropped over the last couple of days.
  
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• 108 new COVID-19 cases in Hamilton, as active cases dip

  17-01-2021 23:02 via cbc.ca
  
  The City of Hamilton reported 108 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, as active cases dipped slightly by nearly 100.
  
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• Norfolk General Hospital chief of staff travelled outside of Canada during pandemic, calls it 'regrettable'

  17-01-2021 21:47 via cbc.ca
  
  The chief of staff of Norfolk General and West Haldimand General Hospital says it's 'regrettable' that he travelled outside of Canada during the pandemic despite government advisories.
  
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• Province directs ceasing the administering of first doses of COVID-19 vaccines due to supply issue with Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine

  17-01-2021 21:08 via hamilton.ca
  Hamilton, ON – Due to the current supply issue with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, the province has directed to only continue vaccinating residents, staff and essential caregivers in long-term care homes and high risk retirement homes, and to stop administering first doses of both the COVID-19 Moderna and Pfizer vaccines to all other individuals at this time as we await further supply of the vaccine.This delay is temporary and the province has advised that Pfizer expects they will b
  
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• Multiple COVID-19 rule violations found in Hamilton and Toronto big-box stores

  17-01-2021 20:37 via cbc.ca
  
  An enforcement blitz that uncovered numerous violations of COVID-19 prevention protocols across big-box retailers in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton areas will broaden its scope to include the rest of the province in the weeks ahead, the province's labour minister said Sunday.
  
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• Ontario to expand big-box retail blitz amid widespread rule violations, labour minister says

  17-01-2021 20:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Labour Minister Monte McNaughton says 50 inspectors visited 110 retailers on Saturday alone and found 31 violations of COVID-19 prevention protocols.
  
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• 1 person dead after Brantford house fire, police say

  17-01-2021 18:02 via cbc.ca
  
  The Ontario Fire Marshal's office is investigating a Brantford house fire that left one person dead. 
  
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• Ontario wants everyone vaccinated by early August, general says

  17-01-2021 16:20 via cbc.ca
  
  Ontario records 3,422 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, with more than 1,000 new infections in Toronto. There were also 585 new cases in Peel, 254 in Windsor-Essex, 246 in York and 186 in the Niagara area.
  
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• Ontario reports more than 3,400 new coronavirus cases, 69 deaths

  17-01-2021 16:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  As of 8 p.m. Saturday, 200,097 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Ontario.
  
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• 3 charged after police seize handgun, $12K in drugs from after-hours bar

  17-01-2021 16:10 via cbc.ca
  
  Hamilton police say they've charged three people after seizing a handgun, cash and $12,000 in drugs from an after-hours bar. 
  
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• Ontario has a stay-at-home order, so why are 5 movies filming in Hamilton?

  17-01-2021 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  While Ontario government has asked the public to stay home and only leave when it is essential, it has also approved production crews to film five movies in Hamilton.
  
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• Hamilton unlucky over Covid issues, says Rice after 0-0 draw with Dundee Utd - BBC News

  17-01-2021 09:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hamilton unlucky over Covid issues, says Rice after 0-0 draw with Dundee Utd  BBC News
  
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• Eddie Jordan: Sir Lewis Hamilton should know he is replaceable - PlanetF1

  17-01-2021 09:03 via planetf1.com
  
  Eddie Jordan: Sir Lewis Hamilton should know he is replaceable  PlanetF1
  
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• 2 men rushed to hospital after Brampton shooting: Peel police

  17-01-2021 04:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  Peel Regional Police say two men have been rushed to a trauma centre after suffering gun shot wounds in Brampton
  
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• Ontario study finds people on homeless spectrum hit hard by COVID-19

  17-01-2021 01:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  The study found people on the homeless spectrum are five times more likely to die of COVID-19 than the average person.
  
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• Global News at 6: Jan 16

  17-01-2021 00:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Global News at 6 on Global Toronto for Jan 16
  
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• Coronavirus: Ontario study finds people on homeless spectrum hit hard by COVID-19

  17-01-2021 00:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  The second wave of COVID-19 continues to put a strain on health resources across the province. New numbers indicate the pandemic has deeply affected people experiencing homelessness. Health agencies and physicians are calling for more to be done to help. Katherine Ward reports.
  
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• Coronavirus: Critically ill patients flown to other regions due to ICU bed shortage

  17-01-2021 00:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ontario is grappling with more than 400 COVID-positive patients in intensive care units. the hardest hit area is Toronto. Doctors are concerned the province could be at full capacity by February. As Morganne Campbell reports, some patients are being flown out of the GTA due to current strain.
  
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• Stay at Home

  16-01-2021 23:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  As cases of COVID-19 escalate, the Ford government invokes a state of emergency and stay-at-home order. But what exactly are the rules? And, there is a growing need for paid sick leave — but which level of government should be paying for it? Also, when will you be called for the vaccine — we have...
  
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• One adult, three teens face charges for holiday shooting spree in Hamilton - TheSpec.com

  16-01-2021 22:05 via thespec.com
  
  One adult, three teens face charges for holiday shooting spree in Hamilton  TheSpec.com
  
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