6 stories to start your day for Friday, June 19

 Nearly 700 procedures completed at HSN after surgeries resume

HSN says they continue to make great progress in re-introducing non-urgent surgeries and procedures. On June 1st HSN began the gradual reintroduction of some of these activities that were postponed since mid-March. From from June 1st until June 15th, HSN successfully performed 684 urgent and elective surgeries and procedures such as cancer surgeries, and hip replacements. This is about 60% of our normal activity in the surgical program.

Teacher and Board reach an agreement, awaiting ratification

The Rainbow District School Board and the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation have now reached a tentative