Local News from Across the Rainy River District
TORONTO – As Ontario hospitals grapple with staffing pressures from the latest wave of COVID-19 cases, the provincial Opposition voiced concerns Wednesday that surgeries could again be cancelled, though health-care officials stressed that the current situation is manageable. The New Democrats asked what further steps the province would take to […]
TORONTO – Canada’s largest school board is asking staff and students to wear masks amid a resurgence of COVID-19 in Ontario, while another board in the province looks to reinstate a mask mandate. The Toronto District School Board says that although it takes its direction from the provincial government, which […]
After two years without in-person Easter services many churches across the Rainy River District are happy to be hosting congregants in their seats for services this Holy Week. Though Mother Nature may also have something to say about that. Many churches in Fort Frances and surrounding areas have been able […]
TORONTO – Ontario won’t be reinstating its mask mandate despite a sixth wave that won’t peak for several more weeks, the province’s top doctor said Monday as he announced expanded eligibility for COVID-19 PCR testing and antiviral treatments. Public health indicators have been worsening recently, including the percentage of tests […]
MONTREAL – At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, retired teacher Lois Armstrong said local health officials where she lives in Kings- ton, Ont., provided daily up- dates about outbreaks, cases and deaths in the community. Now, Armstrong, 68, said the public is being asked to take a bigger role […]
Ontario’s top doctor is set to provide an update on COVID-19 in the province Monday for the first time since early March, as a report suggests several pandemic indicators have been on the rise since the province lifted its masking mandate. Dr. Kieran Moore is also expected to discuss access […]
TORONTO – The scientific director of the panel advising Ontario on COVID-19 says wearing masks indoors for another few weeks, whether they’re mandated or not, will be key to battling a “tidal wave” of cases sweeping through the province. Dr. Peter Juni says wastewater monitoring suggests the province is seeing […]
Experts say rapid antigen tests are emerging as an important tool as Canada’s pandemic strategy shifts from public health vigilance to an emphasis on personal responsibility. But they warn that rapid test results should be read with caution because of limitations on diagnostic accuracy and precision. A professor of biomedical […]
After working remotely since starting a new job at the beginning of the year, Madison Rogers was excited to get into the office in March and spend time collaborating with her co-workers at Toronto-based Fuse Create. “I felt energized meeting my co-workers in person – I’m even more motivated to […]
The Quebec government is reversing its decision to lift its mask mandate and will instead maintain the health order for indoor public spaces until at least the end of the month. Interim public health director Dr. Luc Boileau told reporters today in Quebec City he changed his recommendation due to […]
Ontario is reporting 1,091 people in hospital with COVID-19 today, nearly 40 per cent higher than a week ago. There were 790 people in hospital with COVID-19 last Tuesday. The province is also reporting 173 COVID-19 patients in intensive care today, compared with 165 a week ago. There are six […]
OTTAWA – The federal government will consider whether to include booster shots in the next version of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for its workers, the Treasury Board said as it reviews the rules. The government must review the need for the policy, which currently requires federal public servants to get […]
