Kenora

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.

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.

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.

09:00 Sep 24th, 2022
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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.

20:55 Sep 24th, 2022
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Military to be deployed to Nova Scotia to assist recovery after Fiona lashes region
By: Michael Tutton
Location: Sydney
Source: The Canadian Press

Post-tropical storm Fiona, one of the strongest storms to ever strike Eastern Canada, left a trail of destruction in its wake early Saturday before lingering over western Newfoundland, where a record-breaking storm surge destroyed several homes.

The Beaver Brae Broncos and the DHS Eagles are set to clash in Dryden today, for a chance to win $1,500 in equipment from the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

The CFL team is sponsoring today's game as their Game of the Week, with the winner taking $1,500 in equipment and the loser taking $500, with proceeds from the Bombers' 50/50 draws. Kick-off is set for 2 p.m. at Harry McMaster Field.

Members of the Kenora Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are looking to the public for assistance in locating a 16-year-old female.

On September 17, 2022 members of the Kenora OPP received a missing person report.

Alexis O'CHEEK was last seen in the City of Kenora on September 20, 2022 and is described as Indigenous, 5'8", 120 lbs with long brown hair. The female was last seen wearing a black baseball hat, black pants with red and white writing, a red hoodie and white shoes.

The City of Merritt in British Columbia's Interior is launching a four-day work week pilot program in the hope of attracting, recruiting and retaining municipal workers.

The one-year trial, approved by council on Tuesday, will see city hall closed on Mondays, with operational hours extended Tuesday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5:45 p.m., an extra hour and 45 minutes each day.

Sean Smith, Merritt’s chief administrative officer, said wages won't change but the city is hoping the compressed work week will allow it to compete with other jurisdictions for staff.