Northwestern Health Unit has received a report of one new positive COVID-19 test result in the Rainy River District Monday afternoon. Follow up with the person involved and their contacts has started according to protocol. Anyone who is identified as a contact for this case will be contacted directly. There […]
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Steve Lamber The Canadian Press WINNIPEG – The COVID-19 pandemic will shape Manitoba politics in many ways in 2021. There will be an ongoing attempt to control outbreaks of the novel coronavirus and to keep hospitals from being overwhelmed. Decisions will need to be made about how many strict limits […]
Larry Neumeister The Associated Press NEW YORK–The conviction of a prominent Hong Kong businessman for paying bribes to the presidents of Chad and Uganda in a United Nations-linked conspiracy was upheld Tuesday by an appeals court. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan ruled in the case of […]
The Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska–The University of Alaska ski team has raised enough money to save the alpine squad from elimination. A $12,000 donation two days before Christmas Day lifted the team’s collections to $628,000 in cash and pledges, enough to save the program, The Anchorage Daily News reported Monday. […]
David Bauder The Associated Press NEW YORK–One of television’s hottest shows is also among its oldest. It’s not the first time that’s been said about “60 Minutes” since its 1968 debut. In the frenzied news year of 2020, however, the success is a tribute to both durability and adaptability. CBS’ […]
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Northwestern Health Unit has received a report of one new positive COVID-19 test result in the Rainy River District Monday afternoon. Follow up with the person involved and their contacts has started according to protocol. Anyone who is identified as a contact for this case will be contacted directly. There […]
Tonight will be clear with a low of -24 C (-11 F). Tomorrow will see increasing cloudiness during the day and a chance of flurries overnight with a high of minus-nine (16) and a low of -16 (three). Wednesday will see a mix of sun and cloud with cloudy periods […]
Corey Williams The Associated Press DETROIT – When Andre Avery drives his commercial truck through Detroit, he keeps his pistol close. Avery, 57, grew up in the Motor City and is aware that homicides and shootings are surging, even though before the pandemic they were dropping in Detroit and elsewhere. […]
Maan Alhmidi The Canadian Press OTTAWA – A contagious new strain of the virus that causes COVID-19 has infiltrated two more regions of Canada, health officials said Sunday, a day after announcing the country’s first cases of the variant had been detected. The strain of the novel coronavirus has now […]
Neil Davidson The Canadian Press Much has happened in the world since Christine Sinclair made soccer history in January en route to helping the Canadian women book their ticket to the Tokyo Olympics. The longtime Canada captain added to her remarkable resume by surpassing retired American Abby Wambach’s record of […]
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Over the past two weeks, more than a dozen cases of COVID-19 have been identified across the Rainy River District, prompting Riverside healthcare to tighten restrictions and ramp up testing and sanitation protocols. Starting on December 21, Riverside Healthcare tested all residents and staff of our long term care facilities […]
