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Covid-19

January 20th: Ontario is reporting 2,655 cases of #COVID19 from 1,913 yesterday, over 54,300 tests completed. Locally, there are 925 new cases in Toronto, 473 in Peel, 226 in York Region, 179 in Windsor-Essex County and 129 in Niagara.

December 26th is day one of lockdown in Ontario

Date	# Cases
Dec 26	2,142	Jan 4	3,270	Jan 13	2,961
Dec 27	2,005	Jan 5	3,128	Jan 14	3,326
Dec 28	1,939	Jan 6	3,266	Jan 15	2,998
Dec 29	2,553	Jan 7	3,519	Jan 16	3,056
Dec 30	2,923	Jan 8	4,249	Jan 17	3,422
Dec 31	3,328	Jan 9	3,443	Jan 18	2,578
Jan 1	2,476	Jan 10	3,945	Jan 19	1,913
Jan 2	3,363	Jan 11	3,338	Jan 20	2,655
Jan 3	2,964	Jan 12	2,903

Location Code Colour	Last Case Date	Active Cases	Resolved	Deaths	Hospitalized /ICU
Sudbury Health	Jan 19th	65	402	6
Algoma Health	Jan 20th	30	119	1	0/
TBay Healh	Jan 20th	73	656	26	2 / 1
NorWest Health	Jan 19th	14	223	1	0 unverified

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Robert McKenzie Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Kenney issued statement on cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline by the Biden Administration

CALGARY, ALBERTA ~~~~~~~ January 20, 2021 (LSN) “The United States is our most important ally and trading partner. Amongst all of the Canadian provinces, Alberta has the deepest economic ties to the United States with $100...

Spencer Fernando Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Trudeau Government Immediately Folds On Keystone XL

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA ~~~~~~ January 20 2021 (LSN) When news reports first emerged that Joe Biden was planning to cancel the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline on day one of being in office, the Trudeau government mused...

Robert McKenzie Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Biden cancelled Keystone XL

THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO ~~~~~~ January 2021 (LSN) Erin O’Toole, stated in a media release “Today’s cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline extension is devastating. “We need to get as many...

Robert McKenzie Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Innovative Online Tool to Help Increase Mineral Exploration

TORONTO, ONTARIO ~~~~~~ January 21, 2021 (LSN) The Ontario government is supporting the province's mining industry by launching a new online tool and making it easier for companies and prospectors to identify areas...

James Brown Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Suspicious Incident blue and red emergency lights conducted a traffic stop

SUDBURY, ONTARIO ~~~~~~ January 20, 2021 (LSN) Just after 11:00 a.m. on January 18, 2021, we received a call of a Suspicious Incident that had occurred on the Kingsway. The exact time and location of the incident are...

Robert McKenzie Wednesday, January 20, 2021

900 Lbs. of Marijuana Seized at the Port of Buffalo

LEWISTON, NEW YORK ~~~~~~~ January 20, 2021 (LSN) U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Lewiston Cargo Facility seized 936 lbs. of marijuana in a commercial shipment. #LSN_PublicSafety...

Robert McKenzie Wednesday, January 20, 2021

TBDHU reports that COVID have fallen to 73 active Cases

THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO ~~~~~~ January 20, 2021 (LSN) Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) has been advised that 6 (six) recent positive tests on TBDHU residents were indeterminate due to an issue at the lab that analyzed the...

Robert McKenzie 1/21/2021 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM

DNR Confirms CWD In Wood County Wild Deer

WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WISCONSIN ~~~~~~ January 20, 2021 (LSN) The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirms the first wild deer has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in southern Wood County in the Town of...

James Brown Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Westfort Ward Three arrested, cocaine and fentanyl

THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO ~~~~~~ January 20, 2021 12:45 (LSN) Police Media Release States: Police arrested three and seized cocaine, fentanyl and cash following the search of a south-side home Tuesday...

Robert McKenzie Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Ontario Bringing Faster, More Reliable Broadband to the North

TORONTO, ONTARIO ~~~~~~ January 20, 2021 (LSN) The Ontario government is investing $10.9 million to bring faster broadband to several towns and First Nation communities across Northern Ontario. By investing in...

Robert McKenzie Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Chippewa County Health Department COVID-19 Vaccine Update

CHIPPEWA COUNTY, MICHIGAN ~~~~~~ January 20, 2021 (LSN) – Chippewa County Health Department (CCHD) received notification that the amount of vaccine being allocated to War Memorial Hospital and CCHD will allow for...

James Brown Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Crime Stats January 11, 2020 to January 18, 2021

THUNDER BAY, SUDBURY, ONTARIO January 19, 2021 (LSN) Crime Stats January 11th to January 18, 2021, Thunder Bay155 Incidents vs 56 Incidents for Great Sudbury which as a larger population and does not have an...

Spencer Fernando Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Liberal Plan For Social Media Regulation Bureaucracy Will Inevitably Infringe On Freedom Of Expression

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA ~~~~~~ January 19, 2021 (LSN) Government bureaucracies have to justify their existence, and that means creating problems even if none exist.

#LSN_Opinion