Ontario’s auditor general is set to release her annual report Wednesday, including audits on COVID-19-related contracts and procurement, as well as the province’s vaccination program. Bonnie Lysyk’s annual report is a large one, with 15 different audits, from highway planning and management to financial management in universities to the Ontario […]
COVID-19
Press release
Riverside Health Care in conjunction with the Northwestern Public Health Unit has declared a COVID-19 Outbreak at Rainy River Long Term Care Home. Visitor restrictions have been added to permit ONLY 1 Visitor/caregiver per patient at a time. To further enhance our team’s ongoing efforts additional precautions are being taken […]
Elisa Nguyen
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
enguyen@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
enguyen@fortfrances.com
In a media conference on Monday, health care leaders said they anticipate a potentially difficult winter season due to an increase in percent positivity for COVID-19 and institutional outbreaks, in addition to a rapid increase in hospitalizations and emergency department visits for respiratory illness. Emergency room department visits related to […]
By Liam Casey and Allison Jones
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Ontario’s chief medical officer of health strongly recommended Monday that residents wear masks in indoor public settings to protect children from a “triple threat” of respiratory viruses, while Alberta’s premier said she will not impose a mask mandate and urged people not to panic. Dr. Kieran Moore said a mask […]
By Mari Yamaguchi
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
TOKYO (AP) – Japan will lift a more than 2 1/2-year ban on international cruise ships that was imposed following a deadly coronavirus outbreak on the cruise ship Diamond Princess at the beginning of the pandemic, transport officials said Tuesday. The Transport Ministry said cruise ship operators and port authorities’ […]
By Dylan Robertson
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
BADUNG, Indonesia – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is announcing funding for developing countries to improve their infrastructure and make COVID-19 vaccines, at a G20 summit where geopolitics looms over work to shore up global economic systems. At the G20 summit in Indonesia, Trudeau pledged Monday $750 million for a Crown […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Ontario’s chief medical officer of health is “strongly recommending” residents mask in all indoor public settings in order to protect children from a triple threat of respiratory viruses, but he’s stopping short of mandating it. Dr. Kieran Moore made the recommendation Monday as part of an update on the pediatric […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Statistics Canada says COVID-19 disruptions are likely behind a historic drop in the number of marriages during the earliest days of the pandemic. The federal agency says vital statistics data from 2020 reveals the lowest annual number of marriages since 1938. It’s also the largest annual drop since records began […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
There is a shortage of lifeguards, which has led to a reduction in services at the Memorial Sports Complex. Because of this, the staff that are there are working hard to keep the limited services available. Recreation and Culture Manager Tyler Young says the issue with not having enough trained […]
By Steve Karnowski
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Democrat Tim Walz sought a second term as Minnesota’s governor Tuesday against Republican Scott Jensen, a family physician who first grabbed attention with his vaccine skepticism before hammering Walz on economic and crime issues during the fall campaign. Jensen was hoping to break the Democratic Party’s 12-year […]
In the October 20th Bulletin, a Canadian Press story stated, “Visitors no longer have to confirm in person or online that they are symptoms free, instead homes are now only required to post signage of COVID symptoms’. However, visitors to any Riverside Long Term Care facility will be required to […]
By Allison Jones
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Ontario has quietly changed masking rules for long-term care homes, no longer requiring visitors or caregivers to wear them when alone with a resident in their room. Long-term care homes are one of the only places where provincial mask mandates remain, after Ontario lifted most such requirements in June. But […]
