Born to Chelsea Brown and Indiana Dawson- Paypompee, of Emo, Ontario, a boy, Azrael, weighing 6 lbs 6 oz on March 2, 2021 at LaVerendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
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TORONTO – The head of Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccine task force will be leaving the job this month, ending a tenure that was marked by delays and confusion over the province’s immunization effort. Premier Doug Ford said Monday that retired general Rick Hillier will step away from the role when his […]
Diana Nixon, famously known for operating “Diana’s Needle Art Embroidery” recently retired and sold her embroidery machine to Gavin and Joelle Paull who own Baker Graphics. After embroidering masterpieces for more than 25 years, Nixon said she is happy to retire and the Paulls said they are looking forward to […]
TORONTO – Ontario’s science advisers say the province is experiencing a third wave of COVID-19. The Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table says that more transmissible virus variants of concern account for almost half of new cases and are driving growth. The group, which provides independent advice and analysis to the […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS A group representing the majority of Ontario’s long-term care homes say they are losing staff to places like Amazon, airports and the film industry. The Ontario Long-Term Care Association says the staffing crisis is worsening now that other industries need people like infection prevention and control specialists. […]
BARRIE, Ont. – Provincial police say there were fewer traffic collisions in 2020 but fatalities reached historic highs. They say traffic fell sharply in Ontario last year because of stay-at-home orders and other anti-pandemic measures. Overall, collisions fell 26 per cent from 2019 but the fatality rate was up 22 […]
The Canadian Mental Health Association is urging Ontario to prioritize the sector in its upcoming budget as a new poll suggests the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has eroded residents’ already fragile emotional well-being. The plea comes after the third round of polling from the association’s Ontario branch, which […]
OTTAWA – The National Advisory Committee on Immunization says there is now enough “real-world evidence” to show the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is both safe and effective for seniors. The decision reverses a recommendation made by the body on March 1, when the panel of vaccine experts said AstraZeneca hadn’t included […]
A verdict is expected today in the trial of a man accused of killing two Ontario women. Adam Strong has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the deaths of Rori Hache and Kandis Fitzpatrick. Hache, who was 18 and pregnant, disappeared in August 2017, while Fitzpatrick was last seen […]
NEW YORK – After a pandemic year that shuttered movie theatres and upended the movie business, Academy Awards nominations on Monday went to two female filmmakers for the first time, to a historically diverse slate of actors and to David Fincher’s lead-nominee “Mank,” a traditional kind of Oscar contender – […]
Michelle Obama is launching a non-profit campaign that aims to provide more than 1 million meals to food-insecure families in connection with the debut Tuesday of her children’s food show on Netflix. The “Pass the Love w/ Waffles + Mochi” initiative, named after the new series ”Waffles + Mochi,“ is […]
Grade 5 students at Robert Moore School got down to business creating catapults that were used to hurl marshmallows in siege s’morefare on Friday, March 12. The students used plastic spoons, popsicle sticks and rubber bands to create their ancient weaponry. –submitted photo
