Tag: Sarnia News
Women’s hockey team reclaims Olympic gold
Captain Marie-Philip Poulin scored twice. Sarah Nurse got the team’s third goal, and goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens made 38 saves.
WSIB surplus totals $1.5B rebate for safe employers
The provincial government announced Wednesday that Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) surplus funds will be returned to 300,000 businesses.
Trudeau invokes Emergencies Act to deal with protesters
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced he will be invoking the Emergencies Act in an effort to end anti-vaccine mandate protests.
UPDATE: Police remain at the border (Video and Gallery)
Windsor police and their partners remain at the Ambassador Bridge as demonstrations continue.
Two Londoners charged in theft of exotic birds
Nearly a month after $16,000 worth of exotic birds were stolen from a rural property in North Middlesex, two London men have been charged in the theft.
Ford declaring provincial state of emergency
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he would declare a state of emergency in the province to help enact new legislation to help end the protests at the Ambassador Bridge and in the City of Ottawa.
Non-urgent surgeries, procedures to gradually resume
The steady decline of COVID-19 related hospitalizations and ICU admissions across the province has prompted the resumption of extra-curricular activities at schools and the gradual resumption of non-emergent procedures in hospitals.
Liberal leader blasts Ford’s inaction, calls for seizure of protesters’ trucks
Under Bill 68, the Comprehensive Ontario Police Services Act, the government can seize assets used during an illegal act and use the proceeds to refund municipalities for policing costs.
Rapid tests available at grocery stores, pharmacies
Free rapid test kits are available to the general public at thousands of grocery and pharmacy locations across the province.
Ontario extends health card renewal deadline
The old deadline was February 28, 2022.