Proof of COVID-19 vaccination is no longer required as of today at most Ontario restaurants, gyms and movie theatres, while nightclubs, sporting and concert venues can get rid of capacity limits and restrictions lift on social gathering sizes. Ontario is ending most of its major COVID-19 public health measures today, […]
COVID-19
By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
THUNDER BAY — With capacity limits eased in Ontario on Thursday, not all organizations will return to full business as usual. As of Thursday, capacity limits were removed in places such as restaurants, gyms and movie theatres and social gathering limits were increased to 50 people indoors and 100 people […]
By Shari Narine
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Windspeaker.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Windspeaker.com
Expectations are high as the Assembly of First Nations continues to push for action on the horrors committed in the residential school system, not only from the federal government, but also from the leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis. “Certainly (the Pope) owes us an apology. The church owes […]
By Dave Baxter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Sun
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Sun
With all remaining COVID-19 health orders and restrictions set to be lifted in less than a month across the province, one Manitoba doctor is asking that First Nations communities consider making their own decisions about health guidelines, and make those decisions based on what they believe is best for their […]
By Dave Baxter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Sun
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Sun
The majority of municipalities in Manitoba are losing money and operating at a loss according to newly released data, and more than half of those municipalities believe it could take years to financially recover from the financial hardships that have been brought on by the pandemic. In a Friday press […]
By Carl Clutchey
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
A recommendation by public health officials west of Thunder Bay, Ont., on Thursday to keep exercising caution over COVID-19 — even as the rest of the province moved to ease restrictions — is not going down well with business owners. “So many businesses have just been limping along (during the […]
Press Release
Ogichidaa Francis Kavanaugh, along with leadership and staff at Grand Council Treaty #3, have been monitoring the COVID-19 situation in Treaty #3 through regular meetings with government health officials. Although case counts have levelled off in the Treaty #3 territory, they have yet to enter a downward trend as seen […]
By Merna Emara
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
The COVID-19 numbers that are still being reported from the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) is still a major concern for Dr. Kit Young Hoon, medical officer of health at NWHU. She said although most parts of Ontario are seeing a steady decline in COVID-19 positivity rate and hospitalizations, the northwestern […]
By Laura Osman, Lee Berthiaume and Erika Ibrahim
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – The federal government remains alert to the possibility that trucks and protesters could return to Canada’s capital after police spent the weekend arresting demonstrators and dispersing blockades on Ottawa’s streets, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday. Downtown was eerily quiet after weeks of overwhelming noise from honking horns, […]
Press Release
As some provincial COVID-19 restrictions get loosened today, Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) strongly recommends that local businesses, organizations, and residents follow enhanced measures while case numbers and hospitalizations remain high. “Our region’s COVID-19 percent positivity rates and hospitalizations are not decreasing like most of the province. We have the highest […]
By Mia Rabson, Laura Osman and Stephanie Taylor
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – The police presence in downtown Ottawa is growing as efforts to begin clearing a three-week long occupation around Parliament Hill appear imminent but the antigovernment demonstrators aren’t buckling. With rain and sleet falling on the nation’s capital, workers began erecting fencing around Parliament Hill and several other buildings […]
By Merna Emara
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
The per cent positivity rate in the region is the highest in the province, currently sitting at 22.4 per cent. That has raised some concerns for Dr. Kit Young Hoon, medical officer of health at the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU), as the province begins lifting restrictions. “The province is seeing […]
