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Concerns about the U.K. variant of COVID-19 spreading to Northern Ontario has the Ontario Health Coalition warning against all non-essential travel into, out of, and within the region.

Situation also has an impact on St. Patrick High School.

Feb. 10, 2021: Officer discipline

Crossing guards will return for afternoon shifts.

Thank you Blair for today's picture. 🌡Sunny. High minus 19 °C. Wind chill minus 41 °C in the morning and minus 23 °C in the afternoon.

Stacy DeBungee, 41, an indigenous man from Rainy River First Nation, died in Thunder Bay after his body was found in the McIntyre River on Oct. 19, 2015. A virtual hearing was held on Wednesday, Feb. 10, to determine if the officers involved in the investigation of DeBungee will face disciplinary hearings.

COVID-19 cases have been found in a small, but significant number of vulnerable people.

A five-year study was conducted south of the Ontario/Minnesota border

Additional cohorts also sent home from McKellar Park school in an effort to stop spread of COVID-19.

Over the past year, the response team has responded or assisted with 910 calls for service in the Rainy River District.