Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

A 14-year-old from North Bay could conceivably have been forbidden to participate in a NOSSA championship two weeks ago because it was scheduled for Sudbury but permitted to play hockey in a tournament in Sudbury this weekend

'Unfortunately, our cases have continued to rise to a current weekly incidence rate of more than 80 cases per 100,000 persons as of December 2, which represents a doubling over the past four weeks. This places us among the health units with the highest incidence of COVID-19 in the province'

The reluctant workers haven't been fired emphasized the CEO

The North Bay Police Association agrees the vaccination policy 'allows all members to continue working through the option of vaccine, testing or medical exemption.'

'Members who do not provide the required testing information will be placed on unpaid absence'

'I would like to go back to in-person meetings but, at present time, with this [Omicron] virus that's out there, we don't know how this is going to affect us.'

'We believe strongly this type of hatred cannot be the legacy of this pandemic'

Both people associated with the outbreak are considered resolved

What anti-vaxxers did yesterday in North Bay is despicable. It’s completely unacceptable that any family would be terrorized

All 43 people associated with the outbreak are considered resolved