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The Meno Ya Win Health Centre in Sioux Lookout has declared a COVID-19 outbreak after the discovery of two positive cases among long-term patients.

All Ontario residents 18 and older are now eligible to receive the bivalent COVID-19 vaccine, which provides more targeted protection against the Omicron variant.

If elected, Jack Harrison wants to maintain fiscal responsibility, increase the quality of life for Dryden’s citizens, upgrade infrastructures, improve healthcare, and bring Dryden to the table on nuclear waste. 

Councillor Shayne MacKinnon wants to continue to support housing, mental health and addiction, and commit to a referendum that brings Dryden into the conversation on Nuclear Waste.

The federal government has confirmed it will lift COVID-19 measures at the border, as well as the use of the ArriveCAN app or website

The Kenora District Services Board is getting over $1million in additional funding, bringing the province's annual contribution to the Land Ambulance Service Grant to $13.4million.

Northwestern Health Unit confirmed Blue-green algae bloom on Cedar Lake

Here's a look at the current local weather and gas prices.

An arbitrated agreement with Ontario's college faculty will see limited wage increases under Bill 124, but OPSEU says it still included "significant gains."

Nature and Outdoor Tourism Ontario is welcoming the decision to lift COVID-19 border restrictions, but warns it will take years for the region's tourism industry to recover.