The province-wide shutdown means that schools will be remain closed after the holiday break, with students doing their learning remotely until they return to the classroom.

Hamilton-Wentworth Student Transportation Services says rotating school bus cancellations may be eliminated by mid-December.

The new cases involved four students and one staff member.

Hamilton's public school board has decided to cancel final exams for high school students and ease graduation requirements as the coronavirus crisis continues.

As of Monday, there are 36 unresolved COVID-19 cases among students in Hamilton's school system.

Hamilton has one outbreak at an elementary school on the mountain.

Hamilton schools have 36 unresolved cases as of Sunday with one outbreak. 

About 400 teachers across Hamilton's public school board will be reassigned as part of a massive reorganization due to revised enrollment and online learning numbers.

Hamilton's public school board will be seeking an independent third party to review its governance policies and procedures through an anti-racism and anti-oppression lens.

An Ancaster high school student is the first person to test positive for COVID-19 in Hamilton's Catholic school system.