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• $10M a year for Indigenous housing to tackle homelessness

  The Ford government will provide an extra $10 million a year to help give homeless Indigenous people access to support and transitional housing to keep them off the streets.

  

• Recognizing burnout, the causes and remedies

  In the book 'The Burnout Epidemic,' author Jennifer Moss examines the common issues that contribute to the declining mental health of workers and explains why techniques like self-care might not be enough to improve it.

  

• Timmins hospital employees pitch in to fill staffing gaps created by COVID-19

  In the midst of the wave of Omicron cases, the Timmins and District Hospital said it's experiencing a shortage of critical workers. That has meant employees from other departments have stepped up to help fill any gaps.

• Northern chambers still waiting for rapid COVID-19 tests

  Northern Ontario chambers of commerce say they're waiting on rapid antigen tests like everyone else.

• One new COVID-related death, hospitalizations rise in northeastern Ontario

  Another person has died from COVID-19, the Porcupine Health Unit said Thursday, marking the 32nd pandemic-related death in the health unit's coverage area.

• Tips on how to get money back on flight changes and cancellations

  As anyone who has flown recently knows, airports during the COVID-19 pandemic are places where angry and frustrated passengers are confronted with sudden flight cancellations and lengthy delays. But is there anything that can be done?

• Extreme cold warnings return to northern Ontario

  A deep freeze is returning to most of northern Ontario Thursday as the wind chill will drop temperatures to nearly – 45 C in some places.

• Hwy. 11 reopened after several crashes Wednesday

  After several serious crashes closed portions of Highway 11 in northern Ontario for most of the day Wednesday, the road has been fully reopened.

• Overdose prevention site in Timmins to be housed in old Living Space shelter location

  The original site of Living Space homeless shelter in Timmins is being converted into an overdose prevention site. Cochrane District Social Services owns the building and the City of Timmins has provided about $1 million to pay for what's being called: 'Safe Health Site Timmins.'

• COVID-19 outbreak at emergency shelter in Timmins, but services continue

  Despite a COVID-19 outbreak, officials at Living Space in Timmins said the shelter will continue operating.