Local News from Across the Rainy River District
OTTAWA, Ill. – Canada’s COVID-19 vaccination drive is poised to shift into high gear this week as the federal public health agency prepares to take delivery of the largest number of doses since the launch of the immunization effort. Nearly 1.2 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine are set to […]
Report outlines missteps by police, including intense insensitivity to Boushie’s mother, deemed discriminatory REGINA – First Nations leaders and relatives of a young Indigenous man shot and killed on a Saskatchewan farm are expected to address findings today from a watchdog’s review that concluded RCMP racially discriminated against his mother. […]
OTTAWA – Ontario is reporting 1,553 new cases of COVID-19 today and 15 more deaths linked to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says there are 404 new cases in Toronto, 294 in Peel Region and 176 in York Region. The province says that 1,236 more cases were resolved. Nearly […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
TORONTO – Ontario’s hotly anticipated COVID-19 vaccine booking system launched Monday for those aged 80 and up, with thousands logging on within minutes. The online booking system went live at 8 a.m., and the site showed more than 8,000 people in the queue for an appointment a few minutes later, […]
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 […]
Provinces continued to expand their COVID-19 vaccine rollouts on Sunday, amid what Canada’s chief public health officer described as a recent increase in the number of new cases across the country. Dr. Theresa Tam said health officials are observing a rise in new infections after several weeks of levelling off. […]
