Riverside Health Care in conjunction with the Northwestern Public Health Unit has declared a Respiratory Outbreak at Rainy River Health Centre. This is in addition to a Respiratory Outbreak declared in Rainycrest on December 28. As a precautionary measure all symptomatic individuals have been tested for COVID-19, currently all tests […]
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By Amy Smart
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
VANCOUVER – Hospitals in several parts of Canada are straining under the weight of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, with Quebec hospitalizations reaching an all-time high on Sunday and Ontario’s admissions to intensive care units surging past the 400 mark. New Brunswick’s hospitals also hovered near their highest levels since […]
By Bob Weber
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
EDMONTON – Alberta doesn’t have a good grasp of the overall environmental impacts of the oilsands a decade after implementing monitoring that was supposed to provide it, internal government documents suggest. In July, Alberta Environment and Parks surveyed doz- ens of scientists and other participants in the Oilsands Monitoring Program, […]
By Nicole Winfield
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ROME (AP) – Pope Francis suggested Monday that getting vaccinated against the coronavirus was a “moral obligation” and denounced how people had been swayed by “baseless information” to refuse one of the most effective measures to save lives during the pandemic. Francis used some of his strongest words yet calling […]
By Konstantin Manenkov And Jamey Keaten
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
GENEVA (AP) – Senior U.S. and Russian officials launched special talks Monday aimed at defusing tensions over a Russian military buildup on the border with Ukraine, part of a flurry of diplomatic activity in Europe this week. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov and his delegation arrived under Swiss police […]
By Rod Mcguirk And Mark D. Baker
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Novak Djokovic returned to the tennis court Monday for training, having won a legal battle to stay in Australia and play in the Australian Open after his exemption from strict coronavi- rus rules was questioned. But the government is still threatening to cancel his visa and […]
By Jenna Fryer
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – NASCAR veteran Aric Almirola will retire from competition at the end of the 2022 season to spend more time with his young family. Almirola revealed his plans Monday to the employees at Stewart-Haas Racing at the same time Smithfield Foods announced its 11th season sponsoring the […]
Press Release
In a release today the Fort Frances Sports Hall of fame has announced the class of 2022 inductees. Members of the class include three athletes, four builders, and two teams. The first athlete on the list to be inducted is the late Danny Johnson. Johnson played at various levels of […]
Sunset and Agamiing Drive signs are now being placed by town crews. The official road name change came into effect Jan. 1. Municipal planner Cody Vangel said due to weather conditions, signs will be place over the course of the week. The crew is working from the west to the […]
Press release
THUNDER BAY — The Ontario government is investing more than $10.6 million to train 500 workers for well-paying and in-demand jobs at hospitals, long-term care homes, and with home care providers in Northern Ontario. This investment will help job seekers get the skills they need to find rewarding careers as […]
