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Posted 29 May 2021

Ontario/Manitoba Boundary Closure Extended

The Ontario/Manitoba boundary will remain closed to non-essential travel for another couple of weeks. Northern Development Minister Greg Rickford says the extension is until at least June 16. Provincial Police have stated they continue to turn people away, especially cottage owners from...

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Posted 29 May 2021

NAN Saddened By B.C. Residential School Discovery

The Deputy Grand Chief of Nishnawbe Aski Nation is expressing his condolences after a harrowing discovery in British Columbia. The remains of 215 Indigenous children were found at a former Residential School in Kamlooops. That specific school operated from 1890 to 1969, and only 50 deaths were...

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Posted 29 May 2021

NAN Saddened By B.C. Residential School Discovery

The Deputy Grand Chief of Nishnawbe Aski Nation is expressing his condolences after a harrowing discovery in British Columbia. The remains of 215 Indigenous children were found at a former Residential School in Kamlooops. That specific school operated from 1890 to 1969, and only 50 deaths were...

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Posted 29 May 2021

New Resource Highlights Unisex Bathrooms

Thunder Pride has been busy with a project looking to catalogue gender-neutral bathrooms in the city. Chair Ashley Moreau is excited about the program, which has tallied up over 20 businesses and organizations so far. It’s a collaboration between Thunder Pride and the Northwest Ontario Pride...

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Posted 29 May 2021

New Resource Highlights Unisex Bathrooms

Thunder Pride has been busy with a project looking to catalogue gender-neutral bathrooms in the city. Chair Ashley Moreau is excited about the program, which has tallied up over 20 businesses and organizations so far. It’s a collaboration between Thunder Pride and the Northwest Ontario Pride...

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Posted 29 May 2021

Thunder Pride Ready For Virtual Pride Month

With Pride Month around the corner, Thunder Pride is gearing up for virtual celebrations for the second year in a row. The group has released its calendar for this year’s festivities. COVID-19 has put a halt on in-person events, but organizers have pushed as much as they can to a virtual...

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Posted 29 May 2021

Thunder Pride Ready For Virtual Pride Month

With Pride Month around the corner, Thunder Pride is gearing up for virtual celebrations for the second year in a row. The group has released its calendar for this year’s festivities. COVID-19 has put a halt on in-person events, but organizers have pushed as much as they can to a virtual format....

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Posted 29 May 2021

Scientists Want Schools Open

Science and health experts say it’s safe to open Ontario’s schools for the rest of the school year on a regional basis. Ontario’s COVID-19 Science Advisory Table is sending a letter to Premier Doug Ford, saying schools should be the last sector to close and the first to open. Ford asked for...

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Posted 29 May 2021

Scientists Want Schools Open

Science and health experts say it’s safe to open Ontario’s schools for the rest of the school year on a regional basis. Ontario’s COVID-19 Science Advisory Table is sending a letter to Premier Doug Ford, saying schools should be the last sector to close and the first to open. Ford asked for...

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Posted 29 May 2021

Case Count Climbs To 42

One more person is in the hospital with COVID-19 as local communities add another nine new cases. The District Health Unit is now at 42 active cases with this latest update. It also identified one more active case with a variant of concern. Out of the latest cases: Eight caught the virus from...

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