Local News from Across the Rainy River District
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 […]
COVID-19 hospitalizations in Ontario have gone up roughly 30 per cent compared to a week ago. The province is reporting 857 people in hospital with the virus today, compared with 655 last Monday. There is also a small increase in the number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care – to […]
Ontario is entering a sixth wave of COVID-19 with few remaining public health measures and experts say now is the time for a renewed vaccination strategy aimed at boosting third-dose uptake, shots for kids and preparing for wider fourth doses. When first and second doses became available, Ontario – and […]
Effective April 1, 2022 at 12:01 AM EDT, fully vaccinated travellers will no longer need to provide a pre-entry COVID-19 test result to enter Canada by air, land or water. The use of the ArriveCAN app will continue as a requirement for entry to Canada. Canadians hoping to cross the U.S. border […]
The Town of Fort Frances council is considering whether to continue offering the option of joining council and committee meetings virtually. The discussion of an amended bylaw was sparked when the province lifted the emergency measures, which would no longer permit councillors from participating virtually. Municipal clerk, Gabrielle Lecuyer, said […]
First, we didn’t have enough masks to protect us against COVID-19, then we all needed to wear them. Then we didn’t, then we did again. There were fights, criminal charges and protests over them. And now most mandates are lifting. Evolutionary biologist Prof. Sarah Otto said not since the two-piece […]
NEW YORK (AP) – New York City’s mayor will announce Thursday that he’s exempting athletes and performers from the city’s vaccine mandate for private workers, a move that will allow Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving to play home games and unvaccinated baseball players to take the field when their season […]
With 17.6 per cent, the COVID-19 positivity rate is decreasing in the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) catchment area. That being said, Dr. Kit Young Hoon, medical officer of health at the NWHU, said the numbers are still higher than the province and that residents should be cautious with protection measures. […]
OTTAWA – What will it take for the federal government to lift COVID-19 vaccine mandates? Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says it’s complicated. The minister is being asked today about specific benchmarks that would trigger an end to vaccine requirements for travellers and federal employees. Duclos isn’t giving any clear criteria, […]
GENEVA (AP) – The draw for next week’s World Cup will have some of its seedings skewed because of Russia’s war with Ukraine and the COVID-19 pandemic. FIFA outlined the procedure Tuesday for the draw in Qatar on April 1. Only 29 of the 32 teams in the draw will […]
Riverside Health Care in conjunction with the Northwestern Health Unit is pleased to declare the COVID-19 Outbreak at Rainycrest Long Term Care Home over. The outbreak at the home was initially declared on February 11, 2022. Riverside maintains to have our detailed safety procedures and infection prevention control practices in […]
The Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) region’s COVID-19 rates are starting to improve, even with the lifting of restrictions, however, our area’s case rate remains the highest in the province. We currently have a case rate of 294.3 per 100,000, compared to 75.0 per 100,000 provincially; and the local percent positivity […]
