Riverside Health Care in conjunction with the Northwestern Health Unit has declared the Respiratory Outbreak at Rainycrest Long Term Care Home over. Riverside continues to have our detailed safety procedures and infection prevention control practices in place, which are designed to ensure the health and safety of our staff, the […]
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He was once a pro boxer who went home to work in a dry cleaning plant, with an 11-year-old son who played hockey. Dad painted his son’s sticks so that if somebody swiped one it would be easy to identify in the small town where they lived. “I painted one […]
The 2022 Bassmaster Elite Series season kicks off next week at the St. John’s River in Florida. It’s the fourth year in a row that the St. John’s is hosting the kick-off event to the season. After finishing in July last year, it’s been a long off-season and I can […]
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KENORA – RAINY RIVER — The Ontario government is providing over $28 million to help 322 small and rural municipalities find better and more efficient ways to deliver local services for residents and businesses. The funding is being delivered through the Municipal Modernization Program and will support the following projects […]
By Noushin Ziafati and Holly McKenzie-Sutter
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – Ontario restaurants, gyms and theatres welcomed patrons back as restrictions from the latest pandemic shutdown eased on Monday, with customers happy to return and businesses anxious but hopeful about recouping losses. The reopening marked the first step in Ontario’s plan to gradually roll back public health measures imposed […]
Chad Avis of West End Motors pulled the winning ticket for the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club Trip of the Month draw this morning. Sylvia Hyatt and Tim of Emo are the winners of a Rocky Mountain Train Tour valued at $4,000. Next month’s draw will be for a trip to […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and ICU admissions will likely increase following this week’s reopening, Ontario’s expert science advisers said Tuesday in new modelling that shows “prolonged” pressure on the health system. The size of the resurgence, however, is difficult to predict because it will depend on factors such as […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – Canada is considering sending more money or ancillary vaccine supplies to the COVAX global vaccine sharing alliance after a plea from the organizers that it was running out of cash. COVAX celebrated delivering its one billionth dose in mid-January and one-third of the population in the countries reliant […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – Crowds have thinned out considerably on Parliament Hill and the surrounding area, where anti-COVID restrictions demonstrators have been protesting for days. But those that remain say they are staying put until all the restrictions are lifted, with the president of the Ottawa Gatineau Hotel Association saying some protesters […]
By Kelly Geraldine Malone
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
An Indigenous delegation is to meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican in early spring to discuss reconciliation and healing after a visit was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. A joint statement from the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops and national organizations representing First Nations, Inuit and Metis people […]
By Stephanie Taylor
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole will face a vote on his leadership. The Canadian Press has confirmed that Ontario MP Scott Reid, chair of the party’s caucus, has informed MPs that he received written notice with signatures from at least 20 per cent of members requesting a review of […]
