Grimsby woman arrested in connection to army cadet corps fraud investigation
A Grimsby woman has been charged in relation to a fraud case after charity funds went missing from Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps coffers.
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Beamsville PPE company gets $2M investment from Ontario government
The Ontario government is investing $2 million in a Beamsville PPE company which has helped it grow to 350 employees.
Blood thinners help moderate COVID cases and may reduce strain on ICUs, trials show
Global trials examining the potential of blood thinners to treat moderately ill COVID-19 patients have proven so successful its Canadian investigators say clinicians should immediately start using them in standard care.
Lincoln’s street reconstruction project wins Ontario award
The Town of Lincoln has received a Project of the Year Award from the Ontario Public Works Association.
Lincoln’s Kirkopoulos appointed to Niagara Region’s vaccination task force
Lincoln’s Chief Administrative Officer Mike Kirkopoulos has been appointed to the Niagara Region’s vaccine task force.
Ontario reports 2,662 new COVID-19 cases; Niagara drops to 95
Ontario reports 2,662 COVID-19 new cases with 87 new deaths. Niagara Region reports 95 new cases with two new deaths.
Niagara Region hikes taxes and waste and water rates, but includes $1.5M for West Lincoln hospital
Niagara Regional Council approved its 2021 budget Thursday that allocates $17.8 million to mitigate COVID-19 and $1.5 million toward the new West Niagara hospital in Grimsby, but hikes taxes by 1.8 per cent.
Medical experts urge more masking, distancing for schools planning to reopen
TORONTO — Experts at a leading children’s hospital say schools need to ramp up COVID-19 testing and masking in order to have all kids safely return to the classroom as soon as possible. The guidance comes a day after Ontario …
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Farmers urge feds to reconsider pre-departure COVID tests for migrant workers
Farmers who employ migrant workers are urging the federal government to waive the negative COVID-19 test result required before the employees can fly to Canada, saying the cost of the tests in certain countries are proving to be a barrier …
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Ontario reports 2,632 new COVID-19 cases; Niagara reports 113
Ontario reports 2,632 COVID-19 new cases with 46 new deaths. Niagara Region reports 113 with five new deaths.
