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Advocates argue ticketing the homeless is pointless, unfair and will only damage relationships between marginalized residents and city authorities Hamilton Region Driver nabbed doing 165 km/h on Highway 6 in Caledonia Hamilton Region ‘Significant drug dealer’ arrested in $1-million bust Crime Cold case: Hamilton police need help identifying suspect, pickup used in $43,000 jewelry theft TOP STORY: FREE DIGITAL COVID-19 outbreaks at St. Peter’s Hospital and Good Shepherd housing Opinion JS John Schuurman Jails are no place to treat addictions Editorial: Andrew Scheer putting partisan interests ahead of safety Local News Hamilton Region ‘It’s very eerie’: The calm before the anticipated surge in Hamilton’s hospitals Hamilton Region Show us your prom outfit, Hamilton! We want your photo! Hamilton Region One dead in Simcoe apartment fire Hamilton Region Wind Warning: Special weather statement for Hamilton Hamilton Region Virtual class ‘not the same’ for Hamilton teacher Hamilton Region Family that made up one-third of Six Nations COVID-19 cases now recovered Hamilton Region St. Joe’s researchers accelerate COVID-19 testing using robotics Hamilton Region Out in front: Hospital chaplain providing spiritual care to COVID-19 patients FREE DIGITAL ACCESS As death toll climbs again, Anson Place puts out call for staff to fill shortage COVID-19: Coping in Hamilton Hamilton Region Coping with life during COVID-19: 'A very stressful time’ for new parents and engaged couples Hamilton Region Steve Milton: Coping with life during COVID-19: How Tiger-Cat head coach Orlondo Steinauer is dealing in isolation Hamilton Region Coping with life during COVID-19: Imam Sayed Tora embraces family and faith Hamilton Region Coping with life during COVID-19: Bishop Susan Bell turns to faith, mystery novels and music COVID-19 facts and resources FREE DIGITAL ACCESS Fear, frustration, confusion — and a lot of pride. Voices of workers on the front lines of health care across Canada Health workers answered a recent survey conducted by research firm Potloc and the Canadian Public Health Association, which found that almost half felt they need mental health support as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. Free Digital Access Ontario has hit peak of COVID-19 cases, computer modelling suggests Free Digital Access The lives they lived: She had a 'zest for life,' His nickname was 'MacGyver' Free Digital Access Life under COVID-19: your most commonly asked questions, answered Politics Politics Opinion Heather Scoffield: Trump and China don't get it. Petty politics costs lives during a pandemic Canada’s geopolitical tightrope walking skills have had to improve even as the country is consumed with its fight against coronavirus, Heather Scoffield writes. Federal Politics Millions of applications for emergency aid show ‘massive’ impact of virus on Canadian workers Provincial Politics Doug Ford warns that ‘people will still be dying’ from COVID-19 as Ontario’s economy opens up Federal Politics Justin Trudeau warns beef prices could go up after Alberta plant closes due to COVID-19 Free Digital Access Another 101 health-care workers infected with COVID-19 across Ontario Federal Politics Trudeau promises stockpile policies to get overhaul to prevent waste Politics Opinion Martin Regg Cohn: We’re counting on a COVID-19 vaccine. What if people refuse it? Spectator Investigations Hamilton Region 170 years, 170 stories that shaped Hamilton Music Relentless: The story of Arkells ... 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