Canada
COVID-19 tests available
By Bird Bouchard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter – The Ridgetown Independent News More COVID-19 rapid tests are set to be distributed throughout Ontario this week. […]
COVID-19
Community involvement
Tilbury: A Small Town with Big Heart
By Gerry Harvieux Funny sometimes… how certain traits we have as individuals can do us such a disservice at one point in our lives, […]
BEYOND LOCAL
Catching COVID-19 may be inevitable, says Colby
By Bird Bouchard, Local Journalism Initiative The Ridgetown Independent News COVID-19 has now taken the life of 20 people in Chatham-Kent since the new year. […]
Community involvement
Sheep farmer gearing up for 100 year milestone
By Bird Bouchard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter-The Ridgetown Independent News The Brien family’s involvement with The Royal runs the test of time. Since its inception […]
COVID-19
Ontario releases three phase reopening plan
By Bird Bouchard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Ridgetown Independent News Ontario will begin easing restrictions at the end of the month. Last week, […]
Chatham-Kent
COVID pressures continue at C-K hospital
By Pam Wright, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter – The Chatham Voice Another Chatham-Kent resident succumbed to COVID-19 recently, bringing the local death toll from […]
Canada
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 […]
Canada
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 […]