Local News from Across the Rainy River District
TORONTO – Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives have prorogued the legislature until after the federal election, a move the Opposition called an “abdication of responsibility” as the province fights a fourth wave of COVID-19. The government said Friday that the legislature will return on Oct. 4, two weeks after Canadians head to […]
TORONTO – Ontario doctors have been harassed by anti-vaccine protesters and the aggression is taking a toll, three prominent medical groups said Friday. The Canadian Medical Association, Ontario Medical Association and Ontario Hospital Association said demonstrators set up outside hospitals this week to oppose rules compelling people to get vaccinated […]
OTTAWA – The three main federal party leaders are promising better working conditions and more benefits for Canadian workers along with additional supports for businesses during election campaign events on Labour Day. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says his party will table legislation, if re-elected, to provide legal protection for businesses […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Ontario teachers will soon have to complete training on preventing sexual abuse. The Ontario College of Teachers says the online course will launch on Jan. 1, 2022. The profession’s regulatory body says the Canadian Centre for Child Protection developed the course. It says the training will offer teachers “an updated […]
TORONTO – Ontario’s medical regulator is urging doctors to be judicious about handing out medical exemptions to COVID-19 vaccines. The message from the registrar of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario comes after the province announced a vaccine certificate program. The system will require residents to be inoculated […]
Ontario will not require colleges and universities to enforce physical distancing or capacity limits in most classrooms when school resumes, according to new guidance issued by the province. The memo sent out to colleges and universities marks a shift from the current legislation, which caps indoor class- room capacity at […]
Ever since the pandemic emerged, experts have attempted to hash out a roadmap to herd immunity against COVID-19. But with a fourth wave surging amid the more infectious Delta variant and other variables shifting the goalposts, several virologists and immunologists are discouraging the urge to fixate on specific vaccine targets. […]
Prior to the last municipal election, affordable housing in Fort Frances and the district was a concern of many voters. Now in the 2021 Federal Election cycle, affordable housing has become a major issue with Canadian voters from coast to coast. The government’s definition of affordable housing includes a statement […]
