Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

A ceremony to mark 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic will be streamed live on the Royal Canadian Navy Facebook page on Sunday, May 3.

Local MPPs say Northern Ontario economy too closely tied to the rest of the province to take unnecessary risks during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vendors on Fort William First Nation will reopen on May 4 and 5 on limited hours, while restrictions remain in place for the rest of the community.

A man in his 50s has tested positive for COVID-19 and is self-isolating.

The process may change slightly due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the case manager said the team remains fully committed to the reinvestigation into nine sudden deaths involving Indigenous people as recommended by OIPRD report.

The provincial government announced more essential workers can now qualify for free emergency childcare.

The Fort William First Nation band council passed a motion to reopen businesses next Monday to community members and Tuesday to the general public.

Marcus Powlowski, Eric Melillo and Charlie Angus sent a letter to cabinet ministers.

Friday's event will recognize the sacrifices of crews during COVID-19.

Getting to higher priority cases will help avoid unnecessary deaths in patients awaiting cancer surgery, which Health Minister Christine Elliott raised as a concern on Tuesday.