OTTAWA – The Continental Cup curling competition was cancelled for a second straight season Wednesday due to challenges stemming from the pandemic. Tougher travel restrictions for visitors to Canada and isolation requirements for European teams headed to February’s Beijing Olympics were reasons cited by Curling Canada for scrubbing the Jan. 20-23 event in Fredericton. […]
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By Merna Emara
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
The Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) is urging residents to continue following public health measures, especially now that the Omicron variant is being detected in northern Ontario. Dr. Kit Young Hoon, medical officer of health for the NWHU, said residents should not let their guards down especially as the holidays approach […]
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In keeping with the Government of Canada’s recently announced adjustments to Canada’s border and travel measures, Riverside Health Care (RHC) has likewise adjusted its Covid-19 visitation requirements for Long Term Care and Acute Care visiting. Effective immediately anyone presenting to a RHC site will be required to provide proof of […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – Ontario’s science advisory table is set to release new modelling today, as COVID-19 cases are on the rise in the province. The province’s chief medical officer of health is also scheduled to provide an update about the COVID-19 situation in Ontario today, in addition to his regular Thursday […]
By Erika Ibrahim
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – Since the announced detection of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, a new poll suggests Canadians bracing for the worst. More than four in five respondents to an online survey by Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies said they support closing the Canadian border to travellers coming from […]
By Laura Osman
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – Innovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says Canada’s biomanufacturing sector has rebounded beyond his initial expectations in the last several months, as a Canadian drug maker stands poised to bring positive results from the first plant-based COVID-19 vaccine to Health Canada. At the outset of the pandemic, Canada’s lack of […]
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The Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) is reporting that four residents in the Thunder Bay area have been confirmed as having the omicron variant of COVID-19. It is anticipated that an additional four individuals will be confirmed as having omicron in the coming days. All individuals are in the […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – Ontario is reporting 887 new COVID-19 cases today, as well as three new deaths from the virus. That’s up from 788 daily new cases a week ago, and pushes the seven-day average up to 940. Health Minister Christine Elliott says people who are not fully vaccinated account for […]
All travellers coming to Canada must submit their mandatory information in ArriveCAN (free App or website), including their digital proof of vaccination and a quarantine plan within 72 hours before arriving in Canada. For more information, visit www.canada.ca/arrivecan. If you need assistance with the app, or don’t have a computer, […]
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Healthcare lotteries have become a popular way to support northern hospitals through Covid, because unlike traditional lotteries, everyone wins. Our region’s latest winner are dialysis patients, with the gift of $100,000 towards a central water purification system for the Fort Frances Renal Program. The funds were awarded from the Thunder […]
By Merna Emara
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
Children aged five to 11 are getting ready to receive their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Dr. Kit Young Hoon, medical officer of health at the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU), said since the health unit announced eligibility criteria, they had 2,000 bookings in their appointment system over the first […]
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All travellers coming to Canada must submit their mandatory information in ArriveCAN (free App or website), including their digital proof of vaccination and a quarantine plan within 72 hours before arriving in Canada. For more information, visit www.canada.ca/arrivecan. If you’re using the ArriveCAN App, make sure you have the most […]
