Ontario is reporting 1,145 new cases of COVID-19 and five new deaths over two days. The province logged 564 new infections today — 434 of them people who are not fully vaccinated or whose vaccination status is unknown — and three deaths. Provincial data show there were 581 new cases […]
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By James McCarten
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
WASHINGTON – The federal government has added fully vaccinated foreign nationals to the ranks of travellers who are once again welcome on Canadian soil. As of midnight Monday night, quarantine requirements were eased for non-essential international travellers who have had a full course of a Health Canada-approved COVID-19 vaccine. To […]
By John Wawrow
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The National Women’s Hockey League is history. Welcome, Premier Hockey Federation. North America’s first women’s professional hockey league to pay players a salary is adopting the new title on Tuesday as part of a rebranding to reflect sweeping changes made to its management structure, coupled with an influx of private […]
By Doug Fergguson
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed zebra mussel larvae in Rainy Lake, near International Falls in St. Louis County. Rainy Lake straddles the Minnesota and Canada border. Around one-third of Rainy Lake is located within Voyageurs National Park. The zebra mussel larvae were found in waters outside the […]
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With a looming fourth wave of COVID-19, Dr. Kit Young Hoon, Medical Officer of Health at Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) supports the provincial government’s decision to implement vaccine passports. The decision, announced today by Premier Ford requires that anyone attending most higher-risk indoor public settings must be fully vaccinated. “Being […]
Bodie Crowe joined hundreds of kids across the District who are making the trek to school today, for the first day of the 2021/22 school year. It’s the first time Ontario’s students have had in-person learning since a province-wide move to remote learning last Spring Break. With school busses and […]
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Labour Day weekend campfires are a go for northwestern Ontario, but the Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services would like to remind the public to use caution when performing any outdoor burning. Effective September 1 at 12:01 a.m., the Restricted Fire Zone in effect in the Northwest Region has been […]
The Cattlemen’s Association needs a few extra hands to get the new Sales Barn ready for the first auction of the season. If you can help, call Louis Bujold at 807-276-3493. The Fort Frances Lakers are looking for billet families and a billet coordinator, to provide a home away from […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – Ontario is reporting 865 new cases of COVID-19 and 14 new deaths linked to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 692 of the new diagnoses are in people who are not fully vaccinated or whose vaccination status is unknown. The remaining 173 cases are in fully vaccinated […]
TORONTO – Ontario will once again require residents to renew driver’s licences, ID cards and licence plate stickers that were due to expire during the pandemic. The province lifted renewal requirements when the COVID-19 pandemic took hold last March, but is now reinstating them. Residents have until Feb. 28, 2022 […]
