Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Dave McIntosh is in “uncharted territory”: he’s able to hold his newborn son close, but his wife, unconscious in a hospital bed due to complications from COVID-19, cannot. Gill McIntosh, 37, remains in the intensive care unit of a hospital in Abbotsford, B.C., in an induced coma and on a […]
Ontario is reporting 1,487 new cases of COVID-19 today, and 10 new deaths due to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 508 cases are in Toronto, 392 in Peel Region and 170 in York Region. The province says it has conducted 33,351 tests since the last daily report. In […]
Northwestern Health Unit received a report of one new positive COVID-19 test result in the Dryden / Red Lake region on Saturday. 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. […]
SYLVAN LAKE, Alta. – Alberta intends to hold its provincial men’s and women’s curling championships jointly in January. Curlers won’t “bubble” at the Jan. 25-31 events at Sylvan Lake’s NexSource Centre, but modifications will be in place to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus, Curl Alberta said Thursday in […]
Governor Tim Walz issued an executive order to clamp down on indoor and outdoor private gatherings; celebrations, receptions, and other events; and bars and restaurants. Social gatherings in private homes will be limited to 10 people, indoors or out, with members being allowed from no more than three different households. […]
Due to surging numbers, Manitoba has entered the Critical Red level of pandemic restrictions, province-wide. The NWHU is advising local residents to not travel to Manitoba unless necessary, and to restrict interactions for two weeks after their return. The new provisions include:
More than six months after the first Ontario Federation of Secondary School Athletic Association (OFSSA) COVID cancellation, high school sports championships are still on hiatus, with the announcement of winter sports cancellations earlier this week. Nick Rowe, OFSAA President issued the following statement: “After a meeting of our return to […]
There will now be at least a three-year gap between editions of the largest Indigenous youth hockey tournament in Ontario. The Little Native Hockey League tournament, which is also simply called the Little NHL, was last staged in 2019. The 2020 event was cancelled mere days before it was scheduled […]
The Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) announced five active COVID-19 cases, one in the Kenora region and four in the Sioux Lookout region over the past week. Two of the Sioux Lookout cases were announced Monday and were not linked to the previous cluster of three cases announced last week. Dr. […]
The Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) is advising the public of locations where they could have been exposed to COVID-19. Individuals who attended either of the following place at the times noted below could have been exposed to the COVID-19 virus. Overall the risk of someone being infected would […]
MONTREAL – Quebec is reporting a seventh straight day of more than a thousand new COVID-19 cases, with 1,162 infections and 38 new deaths linked to the novel coronavirus. The Health Department says nine deaths were recorded in the previous 24 hours while another 27 occurred during the past week. […]
Ontario is reporting a record high of 1,388 new COVID-19 cases today, and 15 new deaths due to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 520 cases are in Toronto, 395 in Peel Region, and 100 in York Region. Elliott says there are also 72 new cases in Halton Region […]
