Category Archives: Muskoka News
More People Can Now Apply For CERB
The Prime Minister is promising more financial help is on the way for more Canadians. Justin Trudeau says the improvements will include topping up the pay of essential workers. It will also include ex...
Apr 15, 2020
More Than 2-Million COVID-19 Cases Worldwide
Another grim milestone for the coronavirus pandemic today with more than two million cases of COVID-19 now reported worldwide. According to numbers compiled by Johns Hopkins University, the outbreak h...
Apr 15, 2020
Canadian Economy Shrank An Estimated Nine Per Cent In March
Statistics Canada says the Canadian economy shrank by an estimated nine per cent in March as the novel coronavirus pandemic forced a partial lockdown of the country. The agency says the figure represe...
Apr 15, 2020
Bracebridge Rotarians Provide Covid-19 Grocery Relief
Fifty local families now have food on their tables thanks to the Rotary Club of Bracebridge. Between March 25th and April 8th the Rotary Cares assistance program gifted $500, or more, depending on fam...
Apr 15, 2020
Bank Of Canada Maintains Interest Rate At 0.25%
The Bank of Canada is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 0.25 percent. The Bank has also announced new measures today to provide additional support to Canada's financial system. It says ...
Apr 15, 2020
It's #TakeoutDay!
To help save the foodservice industry, several hundred restaurant owners, chefs, culinary leaders and celebrities across Canada have joined forces to support national #TakeoutDay today. Canadians are ...
Apr 15, 2020
Tougher Quarantine Rules For People Coming To Canada
The Federal government is making changes to try to keep us all safer. Officials announced today that as of midnight tonight, there will be amendments to the Quarantine Act. The new rules mean that eve...
Apr 14, 2020
Ontario State of Emergency Extended Until May 12th
Ontario's State of Emergency has been extended a further 28 days. The Ontario legislature passed a bill this afternoon to make the extension official. The move allows the government to continue to use...
Apr 14, 2020
Province To Launch Long Term Care Home Action Plan
Premier Doug Ford says the Province will launch an enhanced action plan to fight Covid-19 in long term care homes tomorrow (WED). In the meantime, the Province will move to deploy specialized teams of...
Apr 14, 2020
Students Won't Be Returning to Class May 4th
Students in Ontario won't be going back to school on May 4th. However, Premier Doug Ford says it doesn't mean the entire school year is cancelled. Ford says Minister of Education Stephen Lecce will ad...
Apr 14, 2020