Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The advance of the climate crisis, marked by its extremes — droughts or deluges, fires or floods — makes abundantly clear the human habit of trying to contain and control water isn’t working. For her new book, Water Always Wins, National Geographic Explorer Erica Gies criss-crossed the globe, witnessing some […]
A new survey finds more Canadians report a strong attachment to their primary language than to other markers of identity, including the country they call home. The survey, which was conducted by Leger for the Association for Canadian Studies, found 88 per cent of respondents reported a strong sense of […]
Hundreds of scientists and researchers are expected to gather on Parliament Hill today to call for a raise. Organizers of the “Support our Science” rally say they will present an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Science and Innovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne that has been signed by thousands […]
Zach Collaros admits he’s got to brush up on his Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ history, even though he’s aware the team is on the cusp of tying a club record. If the Blue Bombers (9-0) defeat the visiting Montreal Alouettes (2-6) on Thursday, they’ll match the 1960 Winnipeg squad that opened […]
USA Basketball has picked its 12-man roster for the opening second-round window of World Cup qualifying, as the Americans look to move closer to clinching a spot in the field for next year’s event. Jim Boylen will return as coach, assisted again by Ty Ellis and Othella Harrington. The roster […]
Children ages 1-9 in London were made eligible for booster doses of a polio vaccine Wednesday after British health authorities reported finding evidence the virus has spread in multiple areas of the city but found no cases of the paralytic disease in people. Britain’s Health Security Agency said it detected […]
A court in Russia on Thursday ordered a former state TV journalist placed under house arrest for nearly two months pending an investigation and potential trial on charges of spreading false information about Russia’s armed forces. Marina Ovsyannikova was charged over a street protest last month, when she held up […]
McDonald’s will start reopening some of its restaurants in Ukraine in the coming months, a symbol of the war-torn country’s return to some sense of normalcy and a show of support after the American fast-food chain pulled out of Russia. The burger giant closed its Ukrainian restaurants after Russia’s invasion […]
Research that analyzed social media posts finds that hateful references to gays, lesbians and other LGBTQ people surged online after Florida passed a law that bars instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade. References to pedophiles and “ grooming ” rose by more than 400 […]
The first Culturama event held in almost 20 years was a hit in Fort Frances last weekend. Those who took part at the Rainy Lake Square were treated to dance, music and vendors from several cultures. Highlights included Saturday morning’s performance by Inuit throat singer Nikki Komaksiutiksak and Saturday afternoon’s […]
It is with deep sadness we announce the sudden passing of Stephanie Rose Markewich, age 33, who passed on Sunday, August 7, 2022. Stephanie arrived into this world on September 20, 1988, born to Doris Leonard and raised by her parents of Steven and Josephine Leonard Markewich of Rainy River […]
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our mother Lucille Kaliska, 83, at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, with her family by her side. “Lu” was born March 6, 1939, in Dorset, Ontario. She spent her youth on Lake of […]
