Author Archives: Laura Hampshire
Can Your Boss Demand You Get Vaccinated For COVID-19?
Can your boss demand you get vaccinated for COVID-19? It's a popular question these days, according to Howard Levitt, Canada's leading employment and labour relations lawyer. Levitt says the issue of ...
Dec 04, 2020 SELF Magazine / CC
Midland Crash Results In Impaired Driving Charges
A crash in Midland has resulted in impaired driving charges. Police say the accident happened on Balm Beach Road yesterday afternoon and officers detected alcohol on the breath of one of the drivers i...
Dec 03, 2020 source: opp.ca
Meteor Causes Fireball Across Southern Ontario
A fireball has been seen over the sky in southern Ontario. Astronomy experts say it was most likely a meteor that people saw yesterday afternoon, which caused a bright flash of light and some streaks ...
Dec 03, 2020 Pinterest
Singapore Approves Sale Of Lab-Made Meat
Singapore has given a U.S. start-up company the green light to sell its lab-grown chicken meat at restaurants in the city-state. It is being considered the world's first regulatory approval for so-cal...
Dec 03, 2020 EPA/David Parry
Two People Taken To Hospital Following Head-On Crash In Tiny
Two people had to be taken to hospital, following a head-on crash in Tiny Township. Police say just after 1230 yesterday afternoon, two pick-up trucks heading opposite directions collided on Concessio...
Dec 03, 2020
Orillia Rec Changes Ban Out-Of-Towners
Orillia has made some changes to rec facility access in the city to meet the requirements of the Orange Level restrictions as set out in the Province's COVID-19 response framework. "Since the outset o...
Dec 02, 2020
Bridget's Run Raises Over $36K For RVH's Neonatal ICU
The third annual Bridget's Run has raised over 36-thousand dollars for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Obstetrics Bereavement Program at RVH. More than 350 participants laced up virtually for the...
Dec 02, 2020 Photo Cutline: In photo (L-R) Brianna McKenna, Bridget’s Aunt and Bridget’s Bunnies Board of Directors secretary with daughter; Mat and Theresa Morrison, founders of Bridget’s Run and Bridget’s Bunnies along with daughter, and Charmaine Smith, manager RVH Obstetrics and Birthing Unit.
All Surgery Patients At RVH Now Require A COVID-19 Test
As of today, patients coming to RVH for surgery will require a COVID-19 test. The hospital says any patient who tests positive for the virus must immediately contact their surgeon's office to have the...
Dec 02, 2020
Final Day To Purchase Tickets For RVH Auxiliary 50/50 Draw
Today is the final day to get your tickets for the first ever RVH Auxiliary 50/50 Community Draw. The jackpot is over 30-thousand dollars and is in support of patient care at Royal Victoria Regional H...
Dec 02, 2020
Barrie Police Cleared By SIU After Suspect Suffers Broken Foot
The SIU has determined no criminal charges are warranted against police, following an arrest in Barrie. Police say on June 29, a 20-year-old man reportedly suffered a fracture of the left foot in and ...
Dec 02, 2020