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Thunder Bay District Health Unit's Dr. Janet DeMille said a handful of people self-isolated at a south-side hotel did not remain in their rooms, but the problem has been dealt with to her satisfaction.

"We want to open up testing to capture some of those populations that may not have the most severe symptoms so that will just give us a baseline on what is going on in the community.”

The video titled On Duty- The Pandemic Response is apart of a series created by the police force to let the public in on some of the stories being shared among officers during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Canada's health minister also asks people to stay the course and let COVID-19 measures continue to flatten the curve.

Police say suspect fled on an all-terrain vehicle and later brandished a weapon at an officer after being tracked down.

Dr. Stewart Kennedy says only 10 staff are out because of contact with a COVID-19 patient, while another 60 failed the screening profile. Thunder Bay Regional was over 100 patients out earlier this week.

City police are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect connected to a Wednesday robbery.

The college has donated thousands of pieces of protective gear.

Mayor Donald Cunningham stepped aside on Wednesday, while CAO Marsha Reader will remain on board until the end of May.