Dryden

World figure skating hall of fame member and four-time world champion figure skater Kurt Browning was in Sioux Lookout with figure skating groups from the region over the weekend.

Browning, who is also well known for his role in Stars on Ice held seminars for local skating groups from Sioux Lookout, Dryden, Kenora and Keewatin during the Saturday and Sunday sessions.

Federal ministers say all COVID-19 border restrictions will end as of Saturday, including mandatory vaccinations, testing and quarantine of international travellers, as well as mandatory masks on planes and trains.

The cabinet order maintaining COVID-19 border measures will not be renewed when it expires on Sept. 30.

The change will mean foreign nationals no longer require an approved series of vaccinations to enter the country.

Canadians who are hoping to travel abroad can delete their ArriveCan app by the end of the week.

Ottawa has announced that by October 1, the federal government’s COVID-19 border restrictions order will end – marking the end of the mandatory use of the ArriveCan app to input your vaccination status and test results.

The Ontario Government is supporting the Dryden community with a nearly $450,000 investment to revitalize and enhance Dryden’s riverfront Signature Trail.

The $447,891 will go towards enhancing and developing waterfront properties with essential repairs, upgrades, landscaping, signage and interpretative panels along the trail – allowing for easier access, additional seating and an improved user experience.

OPP officers in northwestern Ontario say they’ve received multiple reports of vehicles illegally passing school buses since students returned to class for the 2022-2023 school year.

“This is a very dangerous act that could have fatal consequences if an innocent child is crossing the roadway. Police are reminding all drivers to slow down and to pay attention to the roadway,” said the OPP, in a prepared release.

Two lengthy road closures are set to cause a number of delays and detours around the Dryden community.

The City of Dryden says the north and southbound lanes of Duke Street will be closed at various times until September 29, as crews work to replace traffic lights along the highway.

Closures include:

- Casimir Avenue – until Sep. 26 at 12 p.m.
- Memorial Avenue – Sep. 26 at 12 p.m. to Sep. 27 at 12 p.m.
- Earl Avenue – Sep. 27 at 12 p.m. to Sep. 28 at 12 p.m.
- Van Horne Avenue – Sep. 28 at 12 p.m. to Sep. 29 at 12 p.m.

Residents of Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec are coming to terms with the full scope of the damage left behind after post-tropical storm Fiona tore through the region over the weekend as one of the strongest storms Canada's East Coast has ever faced.

Members of the Canadian Armed Forces are being deployed to help with recovery efforts, with federal Defence Minister Anita Anand saying Sunday that about 100 troops a piece were either in place or en route to Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and P.E.I. to provide assistance with the cleanup effort.

Naomi and Tyler Wheeler have lived through a pandemic, wildfires, heat waves, minor earthquakes and most recently a post-tropical storm that laid waste to huge swaths of Atlantic Canada. 

As the former hurricane Fiona pounded Prince Edward Island on Saturday, devastating much of the province, the couple pledged to weather storms — and any other apocalyptic events life sends their way — together.

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Tragedies unite Humboldt Broncos mom and James Smith Cree Nation artist
By: Mickey Djuric
Location: Regina
Source: The Canadian Press

Celeste Leray-Leicht received many condolence gifts after the Humboldt Broncos bus crash that claimed the life of her son, but it was a beaded green and yellow ribbon with a white heart that stood out.

Some long COVID patients suffering symptoms including fatigue and shortness of breath are showing signs of autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and lupus, suggests a Canadian study that builds on similar findings elsewhere. 

Manali Mukherjee, who led the study and is a respiratory researcher at McMaster University in Hamilton, said two specific abnormal antibodies, or autoantibodies, which attack healthy tissues and are known to cause autoimmune disease, persisted in about 30 per cent of patients a year after they became infected.