Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has told several school boards looking to extend mask mandates to stick to the province’s end date because “they aren’t medical experts.” Several boards had said they’d like to keep mask requirements beyond the province’s end date of March 21, even for just two more weeks, […]
TORONTO – Joanna Dales started to worry about her young children as soon she heard of Ontario’s plan to lift mask mandates in most settings, including schools and daycares, later this month. Her one-year-old daughter is set to start daycare on March 21 – the day the masking requirements end […]
BRAMPTON, Ont. – Patrick Brown has officially joined the race to lead the federal Conservatives, with a promise to heal the fractures that have erupted in the party over recent years. Brown, 43, launched his campaign in Brampton, Ont., where he has served as mayor since 2018. He walked on […]
VANCOUVER – The wail of an air-raid siren has become part of the soundtrack of Svitlana Matviyenko’s life. The first time she heard the blaring alarm indicating she was along the trajectory of a Russian rocket, Matviyenko panicked. Now, the assistant professor at Simon Fraser University’s school of communicationhas something […]
Ontario is removing most mask mandates on March 21 and ending all remaining public health orders a month later, shifting the onus of protection from COVID-19 to individuals – a move some experts worry comes too quickly. Improving health indicators, such as a stable test positivity rate and declining hospitalizations, […]
Canada’s ailing health systems need some drastic intervention from federal and provincial governments if there is any hope of reviving them post-pandemic, an emergency summit of nearly 40 health-worker organizations concluded at an emergency meeting Wednesday. Health workers have now endured two difficult years of pandemic conditions, leading to serious […]
Ontario is revising its elementary science curriculum, including a new section involving hands-on technology and engineering learning and coding. The government says there have been many advancements in science and technology since the curriculum was last updated in 2007. The new curriculum will take effect in September, and there will […]
Children who suffer concussions may be at a 40 per cent increased risk of developing mental health problems, a new study suggests, with researchers urging doctors to pay closer attention to possible mental health symptoms during concussion recovery. The study, done by scientists at the CHEO Research Institute in Ottawa, […]
Ontario is offering all nurses incentive pay of up to $5,000 per person to encourage job retention. Health Minister Christine Elliott said Monday the payments are meant to support nurses as the province recovers from the pandemic. “A strong nursing workforce is going to be critical to sup- porting the […]
Convoy organizer Tamara Lich was bombarded with hugs and well wishes from supporters Monday as she walked out of the Ottawa courthouse free on bail after spending 18 days behind bars. About 20 people carrying red and white signs that read “Free Tamara” cheered, shouted her name and gathered around […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived Tuesday at one of NATO’s military bases on the Russian border after telling three Baltic leaders that Canada will stand with them to fight the Kremlin’s war on Ukraine and its cyberattacks on their countries. “You are literally on the front lines of this challenge […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced sanctions against 10 more prominent Russians Monday as he stood shoulder to shoulder with his British and Dutch counterparts and condemned Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. The new sanctions came on the first stop of a four-country tour of Europe, as Trudeau meets allies from across […]
