Local News from Across the Rainy River District
As case numbers have been on the rise and workplace outbreaks cropping up more than usual, the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) has issued instructions from the medical officer of health specific to workplaces under the Reopening Ontario Act. The instructions come into effect tomorrow and outlines the requirements for workplace […]
(Thunder Bay, ON – May 10, 2021) During the week of May 10-16, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) is celebrating Nursing Week to recognize the vital contributions nurses make to the delivery of quality patient care in Thunder Bay and across Northwestern Ontario. Nursing Week coincides with the […]
When COVID-19 forced the closure of many retail businesses, some of them had to lay employees off to make up for the lost revenue. However, the pandemic also drove up the demand for office supplies as working from home became the new norm. Lowerys and Wilson’s Business Solutions are two […]
Mike Glueheisen was the first 40-year-old to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine adminis- tered at Pharmasave in Fort Frances last week. This was before Ontario announced that the AstraZeneca vaccine will no longer be given as a first dose, as increased risk of vaccine-in- duced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VIIT) was seen. […]
One year later, researchers want to know how parents have coped with COVID HAMILTON, ON — Researchers from McMaster University and Offord Centre for Child Studies have launched a follow-up province-wide survey to measure and understand how families with children are still coping with COVID-19. The new Ontario Parent Survey […]
Last week, the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) announced that it had received the first Brazilian variant test result. The variant was found in a sample from a resolved case in the Dryden area. Dr. Kit Young Hoon, medical officer of health at the NWHU, said this case does not appear […]
TORONTO – Ontario is considering extending a stay-at-home order set to expire next week in an effort to control a devastating third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The move would keep thousands of businesses closed and outdoor recreational facilities shut, despite critics saying the latter would help boost deteriorating mental […]
OTTAWA – A new Leger poll suggests Canadian confidence in COVID-19 vaccines is holding firm despite swirling confusion and concern about the safety of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. It also suggests Canadians are largely open to the idea of vaccine passports but support them more for travel than for everyday activities […]
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) – U.S. educators are doing everything they can to track down high school students who stopped showing up to classes and to help them get the credits needed to graduate, amid an anticipated surge in the country’s dropout rate during the coronavirus pandemic. There isn’t data […]
TOKYO (AP) – The Tokyo Olympic torch relay is being pulled off the streets in Hiroshima prefecture as COVID-19 cases rise in Japan barely 10 weeks before the opening ceremony. Hiroshima Governor Hidehiko Yuzaki said that a ceremony next week without the relay is likely to still take place. This […]
TORONTO – Ontario says it is adding health-care workers to a list of high-risk employees prioritized for their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The province says the workers can begin booking second doses by the end of this week, and further details will be provided in the coming days. […]
Eligibility is expanding this week, to include essential workers and those with certain medical conditions Kenora-Rainy River, Ont. – A stable and reliable increase in vaccine supply to Ontario is enabling the government to further expand eligibility to book a COVID-19 vaccine appointment throughout the week of May 10, 2021. […]
