Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at the Calvary Baptist Church in Emo. There are now five confirmed cases related to a service held over Easter weekend. All identified close contacts have been notified and told to self-isolate. Anyone who attended the church on Easter weekend should […]
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By Holly McKenzie-Sutter
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – Ontario schools will move indefinitely to online learning when classes resume next week after spring break, the province announced Monday, citing soaring rates of COVID-19. Premier Doug Ford said community spread of the virus is too high to risk having students congregate after the break that began this […]
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TORONTO – Ontario is reporting 3,670 new cases of COVID-19 today and 15 more deaths linked to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says there are 1,016 new cases in Toronto, 613 in Peel Region, and 519 in York Region. She also says there are 214 new cases in Ottawa […]
By Stephen Wade
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
TOKYO – The torch relay for the Tokyo Olympics ran through a mostly empty Osaka city park on Tuesday, showing the risks of trying to hold the postponed games during a pandemic. It came on the same day that the government said new coronavirus cases in Osaka hit 1,099, a […]
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TORONTO – More than 700 Ontario pharmacies are joining the COVID-19 vaccine rollout as the province races to slow to spread of the virus. Government officials announced Sunday that the move will rapidly expand availability of the AstraZeneca vaccine to people aged 55 and over this week. With the new […]
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Over the weekend, Calvary Baptist Church in Emo announced on Facebook that a congregation member had tested positive, with several others reporting feeling unwell and waiting test results. In-person service were suspended as a precaution. On Saturday, two school staff members were reported positive for COVID – one at Donald […]
By Giuseppe Valiante
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
MONTREAL – Hundreds of protestors gathered in Montreal on Sunday in defiance of a newly adjusted curfew intended to stem surging COVID-19 case numbers before dozens of them started fires and damaged property in the city’s old quarter. Police responded with tear gas in a bid to control the crowd, […]
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Ontario is reporting 4,401 new cases of COVID-19 today, and 15 new deaths due to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says there are 1,282 new cases in Toronto, 772 in Peel Region, 564 in York Region, 339 in Ottawa and 224 in Durham. The province says it has conducted […]
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HONG KONG – Hong Kong’s leader says fully-vaccinated residents could soon be allowed to form “vaccination bubbles” that would allow socializing in larger groups during the pandemic, as part of incentives to encourage more people to get inoculated. So far, only about 8% of the population has been inoculated since […]
Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) has been informed of 3 new positive COVID-19 results in Dryden. All of the new cases are employed at the Husky Truck stop in Dryden. Any customers of the Husky Restaurant or Husky gas bar between March 31, 2021 and April 4, 2021 should monitor themselves […]
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Throughout today and tomorrow, April 9 and 10, the gym of Donald Young school in Emo is the site of a COVID-19 vaccination clinic. It was designed through a consultative partnership with Donald Young School staff and the Northwestern Health Unit, with student and staff safety as the top priority, […]
By Shawn Jeffords
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – Ontario imposed a four-week stay-at-home order Wednesday and promised to start vaccinating young people in COVID-19 hot spots amid mounting criticism that the province is not doing enough to stop the spread of the virus. Premier Doug Ford said a surge in COVID-19 cases fuelled by more transmissible […]
