Local News from Across the Rainy River District
As Quebec prepares to launch a province-wide COVID-19 vaccination campaign ahead of a potential new fall wave, it’s unclear whether it will be enough to prompt a pandemic-weary public to roll up their sleeves for another booster. As of Wednesday, only 56 per cent of Quebecers aged five and older […]
A coalition of Chambers of Commerce representing border communities across the country is calling on the Government of Canada to lift the remaining COVID-related border restrictions and to suspend use of the ArriveCAN app. “The border measures are not only slowing down border crossings, they’re having a major deterrent effect […]
A collection of COVID babies and their families gathered to welcome their club’s latest inductee, Colson Marr. His mom Shelby Rae was honoured with a baby shower, surrounded by family and friends, on Friday, August 12. In the COVID baby and baby-to-be club are, from left to right, Nicole Hartlin, […]
The House of Commons transport committee is holding an emergency meeting today to talk about whether to go ahead with an investigation into airport delays and flight cancellations. Airlines and airports have been grappling with a surge in travel this summer, compounded by staffing shortages affecting both carriers and federal […]
From hurled racial slurs to an oxygen tank projectile, pandemic tensions are subjecting hospital staff throughout northern Ontario high rates of workplace violence say the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and Unifor. Jointly the two unions represent several thousand front-line staff working in northern hospitals – including Kenora’s Lake […]
Many post-secondary institutes have eased COVID-19 protocols, but Manitoba’s largest university will require visitors to continue wearing high-quality and well-fitted masks inside campus buildings in the fall. The University of Manitoba announced this month its mask mandate will remain intact when students and academics begin the 2022-23 academic year with […]
TORONTO – Ontario parents expressed excitement and relief Thursday as the province opened COVID-19 vaccine bookings for babies and preschoolers, with shots for some set to be administered later in the day. Appointments for children aged six months to under five years were available through the province’s online booking portal, […]
Parents excitedly logged on to Ontario’s vaccine booking portal Thursday morning to set up long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine appointments for their babies and preschoolers. The booking system for pediatric vaccine appointments for children aged six months to under five years opened at 8 a.m. Toronto mom Isabelle Duchaine said she was […]
Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) advises that COVID-19 cases are increasing in communities across the region. The latest PCR testing data shows a total of 315 active cases in the region, with a percent positivity of 17.7%, up from 12.8% last week. Many of the active cases are in the jurisdiction […]
Fort Frances is seeing an uptick in confirmed COVID-19 cases, including two outbreaks. Rainycrest Long-Term Care and La Verendrye Hospital are both in outbreak status. To mitigate the spread, Riverside has restricted visitors, and isolated those impacted. There are currently 20 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Fort Frances. That number […]
This is an update to the July 11, 2022 communication. The First Floor of La Verendrye hospital and the West Wing of Rainycrest have been added to the list of COVID-19 Outbreak locations. To further enhance our team’s ongoing efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19, additional precautions are being […]
Several First Nations in Ontario’s Far North are in a “very dire situation” as they deal with a surge in COVID-19 amid an ongoing shortage of health-care workers, a doctor with a health organization in the region said as he called on governments to address the issue. Dr. Lloyd Douglas, […]
