Local News from Across the Rainy River District
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. regulators on Wednesday signed off on extending COVID-19 boosters to Americans who got the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine and said anyone eligible for an extra dose can get a brand different from the one they received initially. The Food and Drug Administration’s decisions mark […]
The COVID-19 relief benefit plan will end on Saturday after the federal government introduced it last spring to support families and individuals affected by business closures. The first relief program, the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), was in effect from March 15 to Sept. 26, 2020. CERB provided financial support […]
Since our last update, we have received report of one new positive COVID-19 test result in the District of Rainy River. 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. For […]
Ontario is reporting 328 new COVID-19 cases and four deaths from the virus today. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 223 of the infected people are not fully vaccinated or have an unknown vaccination status. She says 105 of the cases are in fully vaccinated people. Provincial data show there are […]
OTTAWA – The federal government is sending more help to the Northwest Territories to deal with a spike in COVID-19 cases. Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says Ottawa has approved a request from the territory to provide “surge capacity support” for infection prevention and control, contact tracing and testing. The […]
You’re never going to convince guys like ex-Washington State coach Nick Rolovich to get the shot. It’s a waste of breath. The best scientists and all the evidence in the world couldn’t. Losing a $3 million-a-year job didn’t. Even public pleas from the likes of Alabama’s Nick Saban, Clemson’s Dabo […]
Currently, we have 4 active cases of COVID-19 connected to the NWHU catchment area. Since our last update, we have received report of two new positive COVID-19 test results in the District of Rainy River. Follow up with the persons involved and their contacts has started according to protocol. Anyone […]
TORONTO – All Ontarians vaccinated against COVID-19 can now download their enhanced certificates, which include a QR code. The provincial government has said the scannable documents will allow for faster entry into settings that require proof of vaccination. The enhanced system officially takes effect on Friday, but Ontarians can get […]
Two Ontario doctors have been barred from issuing medical exemptions for COVID-19 vaccines, masking requirements and testing. The province’s medical regulator says the restrictions imposed on Dr. Mark Trozzi and Dr. Rochagne Kilian took effect just before midnight Friday. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario says the doctors […]
TORONTO – Ontario is reporting 373 new cases of COVID-19 today, and two more deaths. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 265 of those cases are in people who aren’t fully vaccinated, or their vaccination status isn’t known. The seven-day average of daily new cases is down to 416. There are […]
WASHINGTON (AP) – Colin Powell, who served Democratic and Republican presidents in war and peace but whose sterling reputation was forever stained by his faulty claims to justify the U.S. war in Iraq, died Monday of COVID-19 complications. He was 84. A veteran of the Vietnam War, Powell rose to […]
The user fee bylaw addition is going back to the Community Services Executive Committee for reconsideration after most council members agreed consider other options. The bylaw would charge user groups for events held at the Townshend Theatre to cover the cost of hiring contract vaccination proof checking screeners, according to […]
