The Canadian Press TORONTO—Higher tobacco taxes, mandatory phys. ed. credits throughout high school, and more health information on menus are a few recommendations in a new report aimed at the Ontario government. The report by Cancer Care Ontario and Public Health Ontario supplies a range of recommendations in the areas […]
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VNP In two separate incidents on the weekend, visitors travelling on the ice within Voyageurs National Park narrowly averted tragic results when their four-wheel ATVs broke through the ice. On Friday afternoon near Wolf Island, two visitors from the Lake Kabetogama area were travelling on a four-wheeler east of Wolf […]
Press Release In January, Canada Border Services Agency officers at the Fort Frances port of entry (POE) processed more than 50,800 travellers in 28,950 vehicles, which represents a 6.1 percent increase in travellers and a 6.5 percent increase in vehicles compared to January, 2011. CBSA officers also processed 58 charter […]
Press Release To help build a stronger economy, Ontario will develop its first-ever immigration strategy. A new expert roundtable, led by Julia Deans, will help develop the strategy and examine ways that immigration can best support Ontario’s economic development while helping new Ontarians find jobs. Ontario remains the number-one destination […]
Press Release For Theresa Dupuis, losing her vision was not the news she wanted to hear in her 60th year, but it was the reality that prevented her sisters from going blind. “We would all be blind if I didn’t get my eyes checked,” said Dupuis when referring to two […]
Press Release Ontario is making changes to the way it funds hospitals to ensure families get access to the right health care, at the right time, and in the right place. The new patient-based funding model will see hospitals funded based on how many patients they see, the services they […]
Press Release Ontarians have the opportunity to recognize outstanding members of their communities by nominating them for a Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal. This medal pays special tribute to Queen Elizabeth II’s 60 years on the throne, and honours her life-long commitment to her responsibilities, by recognizing those who have made […]
Press Release The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) received notice March 6 that all undergraduate medical students in the 2012 graduating class successfully matched to Canadian residency programs on their first attempt. This is the third time that NOSM is the only Canadian medical school in more than 10 […]
the OPP On Sunday at 6:45 p.m., Rainy River District OPP officers attended the 300 block of Mackenzie Avenue East in Atikokan to investigate the cause of a single motor vehicle collision. The 52-year-old Atikokan male driver, the lone occupant of the vehicle, was not injured as a result of […]
Helen Pattison Hello, everyone. It is the La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary’s anniversary. We are 60 years old and proud of it. We intend to celebrate—and hope you join us. The March 12 luncheon was held at Hallett Hall in Rainycrest, where members enjoyed a very tasty meal consisting of spinach […]
Press Release Ontario mothers soon will have more options for where to have their babies. The province is planning to create two birthing centres, giving women more choice on where they can deliver healthy babies. Premier Dalton McGuinty was at Ryerson University’s Centre for Studies in Community Health yesterday to […]
Press Release At 5 p.m. on Monday, the OPP received a call that a vehicle had gone through the ice on Lake of the Woods in the area of Rat Portage First Nations. Police arrived on the scene to see a Toyota Sequoia SUV and two new snowmachines on the […]
