Chatham-Kent
C-K preparing for lifting of mask mandate
By Bird Bouchard, The Ridgetown Independent News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The end of masking in public settings will soon be upon us. Chief Medical […]
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Chatham-Kent
COVID volumes leading to spike in deaths in C-K
By Pam Wright, Local Journalism Initiative – The Chatham Voice Chatham-Kent’s recent spike of COVID-19 deaths — 21 of the 47 occurred in […]
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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 […]
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Migrants demand equal rights in advance of election
By: Saeed Akhtar/ Local Journalism As Canada recovers from COVID-19, migrants who work in essential industries such as agriculture, and healthcare fear being left behind. […]
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Border restrictions to begin easing slowly for fully vaccinated Canadian travellers Monday
After nearly 16 months of rigid travel restrictions, Canada is finally starting to loosen the rules — but only for a specific few. Effective Monday, […]
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Some international travel restrictions easing July 5 for fully vaccinated people with proof
-RCI- Fully vaccinated Canadians and permanent residents will be able to enter Canada and not need to quarantine starting July 5, the federal government announced […]
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Canadian province suspends first dose AstraZeneca vaccination
By: Marc Montgomery The western Canadian prairie province of Alberta is reported to have stopped administering first doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-1. except […]
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Is Wellness Together Canada here to Stay?
By: Nadine Yousif, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Toronto Star When COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic in mid-March, everything stood still. Borders were closed, sports […]
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Soothing souls in a pandemic: bird watching takes off
By: Lynn Desjardins The beginning of the pandemic struck fear into the hearts of many Canadians, but it also made them notice birdsong near home. […]