Chatham-Kent
Progress made at scene of Wheatley gas leak
Officials investigating the ongoing gas leak in Wheatley have made progress in bringing an abandoned well to the surface. On Monday, January 10, the casing […]
Month: January 2022
COVID-19
Ottawa still hasn’t delivered on promise to test all travellers entering Canada from outside the U.S.
Ottawa is still only randomly testing fully vaccinated international travellers upon arrival, despite announcing almost six weeks ago (new window) that all travellers entering Canada from outside the U.S. […]
COVID-19
Halton to Offer Emergency childcare to Health care, and frontline workers
By: Laura Steiner Halton Region is offering emergency childcare to frontline workers, and healthcare workers. The offer is response to the province’s decision to push […]
COVID-19
Passengers on Sunwing party plane could face jail time, thousands in fines
A group of Quebec influencers and reality show stars could be facing thousands of dollars in fines, after videos surfaced showing them partying without masks […]
COVID-19
COVID continued to dominate headlines in 2021
By: Jacob Miller, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Shaunavon Standard Year In Review Things opened up in 2021, but COVID still dominated events again last […]
COVID-19
Ontario lockdown means these workers are out of a job — again
This is the fourth time Amanda Battaglia is out of work since the pandemic began. Ontario has banned indoor dining as of Wednesday, due to a surge […]
National
Governor General announces 135 new appointments to the Order of Canada
By: Jacob Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Alberta Native News On December 19, 2021 Canada’s Governor General, Mary Simon — the first Indigenous governor general […]
Local Journalism Initiative
What goes around, comes around: Community Care of West Niagara and the ‘Burton Five’
By: Moosa Imran, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Grimsby Lincoln News For Beamsville’s John Burton and his siblings, giving back is a family affair. Burton, 86, […]
National
Ontario court awards $107M to families of Flight PS752 victims
An Ontario court has awarded $107 million, plus interest, to the families of six people who died in the destruction of Ukraine International Airlines Flight […]
COVID-19
Ontario Returns to step Two in its COVID-19 Recovery Framework
By: Laura Steiner Ontario will return to Step Two of its reopening plan effective 12:01 a.m. Wednesday January 5 2022. The move was made in […]