Local News from Across the Rainy River District
A new academic study released on Monday in northwestern Ontario finds health care staff are over-worked and facing psychological distress during the pandemic. Dr. James Brophy and Dr. Margaret Keith, academic researchers affiliated with the University of Windsor, led the investigative study on health care workers’ experiences in Ontario’s hospitals […]
The Thunder Bay District Health Unit has reported a second active outbreak in a long-term care setting. Yesterday, and outbreak was declared in The Walford Thunder Bay, after one staff member was recently confirmed to have COVID-19. In collaboration with the Walford Thunder Bay, TBDHU has initiated a thorough assessment […]
The Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) announced that there are no new cases but there are currently 17 active COVID-19 cases. There are 13 in the Kenora region, one in the Dryden/Red Lake region and three in the Sioux Lookout region. To date there have been 121 positive COVID-19 cases. Between […]
Shawn Jeffords The Canadian Press TORONTO–The province’s plan to test asymptomatic students and staff for COVID-19 has uncovered an outbreak in the first school where it was deployed, raising concerns about the spread of the virus in classrooms around the province. Ontario’s health minister downplayed concerns about the findings at […]
The Associated Press GENEVA–As several European countries have suspended access to the ski slopes to stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization’s emergencies chief said the risk of catching COVID-19 while skiing is likely minimal. “I suspect many people won’t be infected barrelling down the slopes […]
Ontario is reporting 1,707 new cases of COVID-19 today, and seven new deaths due to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 727 new cases are in Toronto, 373 in Peel Region, and 168 cases in York Region. The province also reported 299 new COVID-19 cases related to schools, including […]
In consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) region has moved to the “Yellow – Protect” level of the Ontario Government’s Keeping Ontario Safe and Open Framework. The shift to this level comes after a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases in the Kenora region […]
Mike Blanchfield The Canadian Press OTTAWA – Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole accused the Liberal government Sunday of putting too much emphasis on partnering with a Chinese company for a COVID-19 vaccine in what turned out to be a failed deal. O’Toole said the Trudeau government only turned its attention to […]
Nicole Thompson The Canadian Press Officials in southern Ontario fined businesses, charged anti-maskers and busted at least one massive party over the weekend as the province recorded another 1,708 cases of COVID-19 on Sunday. The enforcement in York, Hamilton and Peel came after a week that saw record-setting viral case […]
The past seven days have seen 25 new cases appear in the Northwest Health Unit catchment area. The majority have been in Kenora, prompting the health unit to move to “Yellow-Protect.” This week, 21 new cases have been reported in Kenora, two in Sioux Lookout, one in the Dryden/Red Lake […]
TORONTO – Ontario is reporting 1,746 new cases of COVID-19 today, and seven new deaths due to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 622 new cases are in Toronto, 390 are in Peel Region and 217 cases in York Region. The province also reported 102 new COVID-19 cases related […]
SALT LAKE CITY – Andy Larsen is a sports writer, but with so many games scratched during the pandemic he has spent a lot of time digging into coronavirus data and its sobering implications. Then on Monday, while he was sorting his spare change – some from a childhood piggy […]
