Local News from Across the Rainy River District
OTTAWA – A group representing thousands of doctors from across the country is hoping the Liberal government’s coming federal budget addresses a long-standing concern about lack of access to family doctors in Canada. The Canadian Medical Association estimates about five million Canadians don’t have a primary care physician, or family […]
Ontario will issue a new stay-at-home order to try and control a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, sources tell The Canadian Press. Premier Doug Ford is expected to make the announcement at a news conference this afternoon. Sources say the order will take effect at 12:01 a.m. Thursday morning […]
TORONTO – Ontario is reporting 3,065 new cases of COVID-19 today and eight more deaths linked to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says there are 955 new cases in Toronto, 561 in Peel Region, and 320 in York Region. She also says there are 165 new cases in Ottawa […]
Schools in Peel Region are closed for in-person learning starting today. Dr. Lawrence Loh, the region’s medical officer of health, has ordered schools in Brampton, Caledon and Mississauga to move classes online. The closure will remain in place until April 18 and Loh says it may be extended if necessary. […]
Ten officials have been indicted in Iran over the 2020 military shootdown of a Ukrainian passenger plane that killed 176 people, a prosecutor said Tuesday, an announcement coming just as Tehran begins indirect negotiations with the West over its collapsed nuclear deal with world powers. More than 100 of the […]
TORONTO – Ontario concert venue owners are facing another setback after the provincial government outlawed live streaming shows for the second time this year under the latest COVID-19 restrictions. Doug Ford’s “emergency brake” plan, introduced on Thursday, prohibits virtual shows in empty concert halls for the next four weeks, even […]
Shutdown impacing salons, retaurants and gyms as province tries to tame rising variant numbers Ontario’s daily COVID-19 case count surged back up over the 3,000 mark on Saturday, hours after a new provincewide “shutdown” took effect in a move meant to bring soaring infection rates back under control. The measures, […]
TORONTO —The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health and other health experts, is imposing a provincewide emergency brake as a result of an alarming surge in case numbers and COVID-19 hospitalizations across the province. The provincewide emergency brake will be effective Saturday, April 3, 2021, at 12:01 a.m. […]
TORONTO – The Canadian Press has learned that Ontario is expected to announce a 28-day provincewide “shutdown” today to stop the spread of COVID-19 as an alarming spike in cases threatens the critical care system. A source with knowledge of the restrictions discussed at an hours-long cabinet meeting Wednesday night […]
The newspaper industry is buzzing about a brave new direction in traditional print media, thanks to the work of social media expert Emaleigh Nugent. The self proclaimed “influencer”, who has made a name for herself through her podcast “Emaleigh’s Insights” was invited to a panel of newspaper publishers with the […]
Toronto is lagging behind the province when it comes to vaccinating those aged 80 or older against COVID-19. Toronto Public Health says that as of Monday morning, 55.6 per cent of the city’s residents in that age group had received at least one shot, with nine per cent fully vaccinated. […]
TORONTO – Ontario is reporting 2,336 new cases of COVID-19 today and 14 more deaths linked to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says that there are 727 new cases in Toronto, 434 in Peel Region, and 229 in York Region. She also says there are 194 new cases in […]
