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'HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY': As long-term care homes continue to battle deadly COVID-19 outbreaks, Halton is calling for higher standards backed by increased funding for the crucial facilities:

The seven-day average of new cases in Halton dropped below 30 for the first time since Oct. 31. Halton had 30 new cases as well as the region's 191st COVID-related death.

4 at 4: ‘Swatting’ incident puts Milton schools in hold and secure after police told someone had been shot and killed, locations of COVID-19 vaccine clinics announced, Oakville group helps you get planting, and Burlington’s giant snow castle a big hit. http://torstar.co/tvwM50DI3Ea

ON THE RUN: Halton police say employee assaulted during robbery at Oakville Rexall and investigators are hunting a suspect:

WANTED: Employee injured during robbery at Burlington pharmacy in which masked men force their way to the safe:

BREAKING NEWS UPDATE: Halton police on the hunt for male who said he shot someone dead in a Milton home, a call that put 2 nearby schools in hold and secure and has now been determined to be a "swatting" incident:

'EXTREMELY DIFFICULT': This Burlington woman, 94, has very few options to get around after Burlington Taxi changed their fleet to minivans that are not accessible:

'STRUGGLING': Why the Halton Catholic District School Board is having serious trouble with French immersion in Oakville and Burlington as well as Milton:

UPDATE: Joseph Brant Hospital in Burlington has made some changes to its visiting guidelines due to Ontario's new COVID-19 approach:

BREAKING NEWS: Nearly 30 new coronavirus cases in Halton with new COVID-19 infections in Milton and Oakville as well as Burlington but some cautiously optimistic news:

Have you ever wanted to recycle plastic shopping bags in Oakville or Burlington or Milton? Here's some info:

JUST ANNOUNCED: Burlington has a new fire chief and here's a little more about her:

GivingTuesday on Dec. 1, follows Black Friday and is the opening of the giving season. Here are some of the Halton organizations participating, with information on how you can help many worthy causes, particularly in this difficult time of the pandemic:

'ELATED': Burlington is getting nearly 200 long term care beds and here's where:

'At risk of life-threatening illness': New COVID-19 outbreak in Oakville has triggered a public health investigation:

'An extended winter holiday is not necessary': New cases of COVID-19 are emerging in Oakville and Milton schools tonight and triggering multiple classroom closures, just hours after Education Minister Stephen Lecce revealed kids aren't getting a longer Christmas break:

JUST IN: The surge in drug overdoses in Oakville and Burlington as well as Milton and Halton Hills continues with 7 more cases and 1 more death as Halton police warn current and potential drug users:

4 at 4: Halton mayors sound alarm on Province’s plan to ‘gut’ conservation authorities, signficant update in downtown Oakville construction project, Burlington takes issue with Ontario’s bid to prevent ranked ballots in municipal elections, and more news. http://torstar.co/VcaC50CsGqH

'INCREDIBLY RISKY': 9 suspected drug overdoses in Oakville and Burlington along with Milton and Halton Hills have left 3 people dead and triggered a stern warning from Halton Regional Police tonight:

BREAKING NEWS: More Oakville residents are dead from COVID-19 as Halton region sees 40-plus new cases with the majority of new patients from Milton and under 40 years of age. Here's more on Monday's new infections:

NOW OPEN: Have a look at what major stretch of road in Oakville is now open to traffic. This will please a lot of drivers:

'I couldn’t wait to tell my wife' How a last-second decision by this 63-year-old Burlington man netted him a $92,000 lotto prize:

SUSPECTED THEFT RING: Police identify trio who allegedly stole alcohol and other items from LCBO and grocery stores in Oakville and Burlington on multiple occasions with the total exceeding $50,000:

JUST IN: A staff member at an Oakville child care centre has been infected with COVID-19 and Ontario's Ministry of Education has been notified:

THIS JUST IN: A new COVID-19 case inside a Burlington school has shut down a classroom as Halton Public Health investigates:

JUST IN: Student cases of COVID-19 are rising at this Milton school while the Halton District School Board is also reporting new staff and student coronavirus infections at these Oakville and Burlington schools that have triggered classroom shutdowns as health officials investigate:

THIS JUST IN: The Halton District School Board has new and important information for parents of students in Oakville and Burlington as well as Milton looking to switch learning models in their schools:

'This year's collection program is a little different': Burlington residents now know when leaf collection starts and there's a hotline they can call for updates:

BREAKING NEWS: The power has suddenly gone out in this area of Burlington and it's impacting hundreds of people, some of whom are expressing their frustration:

THIS JUST IN: An Oakville school is now reporting 3 COVID-19 cases after a new coronavirus infection was declared there:

'PLAN AHEAD': A big chunk of this major road in Oakville will be closed for more than a month and is expected to disrupt traffic in the area:

Thursday’s 4 at 4: Milton company supplies millions of PPE across Ontario, Oakville youth centre employee charged with sexual assault, what these Ontario COVID-19 survivors want you to know about the virus, and car drives into pond near Burlington Walmart. http://torstar.co/6AJ250BH2Bq

BREAKING NEWS: Another double-digit increase in Halton COVID-19 cases and most are in Oakville and Burlington involving people under 40. Here's what we know about the new patients:

A mother shares her pain and Halton grapples with new COVID-19 cases. See what you missed in today's 4 at 4. https://www.insidehalton.com//10222130-4-at-4-halton-news/

THIS JUST IN: Halton police investigating after car plunges into pond near Burlington Walmart this afternoon:

'BUYER BEWARE': Drivers in Oakville and Burlington are being warned after a tow truck company charged more than $5,000 to tow a vehicle from a crash scene here in Halton, leaving the resident frustrated and bewildered:

'ERROR': Ontario reports school with confirmed COVID-19 case in Halton region but there's a problem:

SEARCHING FOR CLUES: Multiple break-ins to ATMs in Burlington have Halton Regional Police looking for suspects and they need the public's help:

'I have to forgive and heal': The mother of an Oakville teen killed in a shooting is speaking out, despite the pain and horror of losing her youngest son to what has been described as a gun accident:

THIS JUST IN: In less than 24 hours, a Milton school has gone from having a case of COVID-19 with a closed classroom to having no cases and a re-opened classroom:

BREAKING NEWS: There are 30 new cases of COVID-19 in Halton today and almost all of them are in Oakville and Burlington along with Milton and the majority are men. Here's what else we are learning about the new patients:

THIS JUST IN: We are now learning of multiple new COVID-19 cases inside these Milton and Burlington schools that are under investigation by Halton Public Health:

'SHOCKING': In what’s being called a misuse of personal health information, Ontario police services made unauthorized searches of the province’s COVID-19 first-responder data portal including querying entire postal codes to find active cases of the virus, according to documents obtained by two civil rights groups:

THIS JUST IN: Halton police say knife used during theft inside Oakville Staples and officers are on the hunt for the suspect:

COMMUTER ALERT: Check out traffic and road conditions in Oakville and Burlington this Thursday morning to see if your morning commute will be impacted. There is one crash that we know about:

WANTED: Halton Regional Police say a man claiming to be armed with a gun tried to rob a Tim Hortons in Oakville and investigators now need help tracking him down:

THIS JUST IN: Another COVID-19 case is being reported at an Oakville elementary school and Halton Public Health is investigating the coronavirus infection:

'IT'S A MONSTER': Oakville COVID-19 survivor offers some stern warnings and advice to Halton residents as the second wave of coronavirus hits:

THIS JUST IN: We're learning of a confirmed COVID-19 case at Gary Allan High School in Burlington and Halton Public Health has been contacted:

THIS JUST IN: Multiple classrooms shut down this morning after positive COVID-19 case at Oakville school:

Wednesday's 4 at 4: Oakville councillors to discuss fishing ban at town’s piers, new COVID-19 cases inside Milton and Oakville schools, well-known Burlington restaurant shuts down permanently due to COVID-19, and Milton Culture Days marches on. http://torstar.co/qc9e50BFSM1

THIS JUST IN: Halton Public Health investigating new COVID-19 case at Oakville school:

JUST IN: This young woman who works at an Oakville youth centre has been charged with sexually assaulting and sexually exploiting a youth living in the centre and Halton police are seeking more information:

BREAKING NEWS: Community spread is behind most of today's new, double-digit COVID-19 cases in Oakville and Burlington along with Milton as Halton health officials continue to investigate the new infections. Here's a breakdown of the numbers and what we know about the new patients:

Wondering when you can use a Presto card when taking Milton Transit buses to connect with GO Transit? All that and more were discussed at a recent Milton council meeting. http://torstar.co/2IrU50BFLHz

WANTED: Halton police hunting Oakville burglar who creeps into home while the homeowner is sleeping and steals a purse:

'POSITIVE TEST RESULT': An Oakville school is reporting another case of COVID-19 for the 2nd time in 2 weeks:

EXPOSURE RISKS: New COVID-19 cases reported inside Oakville and Milton elementary schools have shut down multiple classrooms today:

'A REAL SAFETY ISSUE': Fishing is prohibited in certain parts of Oakville and that has local anglers and a hoard of others unhappy. But wait, there's a catch: