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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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 […]
Chatham-Kent
Chatham-Kent reports its 35th death from COVID-19
By Mohsin Abbas – The Tilbury Times Staff Another person in Chatham-Kent municipality has died of COVID-19 infection, Canadian health officials reported on Monday. The […]
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Major airlines are cancelling Christmas Eve flights as their crews call in sick
At least three major airlines have reported cancelling dozens of flights as illnesses largely tied to the Omicron variant of the coronavirus take a toll on […]
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Federal government expands lockdown supports to people, businesses affected by capacity limits
The federal government is expanding access to pandemic financial supports, as much of the country grapples with surging COVID-19 infections and new restrictions are implemented […]
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Reduce contacts now or hospitals will be overwhelmed by Omicron, says Tam
Canada’s chief public health officer says this will not be the holiday season Canadians were hoping for, warning people that if they don’t reduce their […]
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’Circuit breaker’ measures needed to prevent Omicron from overwhelming ICUs, science table says
Ontario’s COVID-19 science table on Thursday called for immediate and stringent public health measures to combat a growing surge of the Omicron variant that could see […]
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Ottawa to toughen international travel restrictions as omicron concerns escalate
The federal government will announce new and expanded travel measures on Wednesday in a bid to limit the spread of the omicron coronavirus variant. Multiple […]