Local News from Across the Rainy River District
TORONTO – Some Ontario universities are delaying the start of in-person classes planned for January amid a rise in COVID-19 cases driven by the Omicron variant. York University’s president said the school is making “modest adjustments” to plans for the winter semester, which aims to deliver most classes in-person and […]
Several school boards in Ontario are asking students to take home their personal belongings and electronic devices as they prepare for the possibility of a switch to remote learning in the new year. The Toronto District School Board told families Wednesday it hasn’t received any indication from the Ministry of […]
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. industrial production increased 0.5% in November as output at the nation’s factories reached the highest level since January 2019. The November gain followed an even larger 1.7% increase in October, a rebound from a 1% decline in September, the Federal Reserve reported Thursday. There were severe […]
Some Canadians say they’ve found two silver linings during a global pandemic that has forced them to wipe activities off their calendars during lockdowns – a pregnant pause and the realization that quitting isn’t all that bad. “Anybody who tells me I’m going to quit something, I will champion them […]
HALIFAX – A Halifax physician and advocate for people with dementia has won a prestigious international award for his three decades of research and clinical care involving older Canadians. Dr. Kenneth Rockwood was presented with the Ryman Prize Tuesday night by Jacinda Ardern, the prime minister of New Zealand, in […]
OTTAWA – The Liberal government and Opposition Conservatives are facing calls from within to mount a more direct challenge to Quebec’s controversial secularism law after a teacher was removed from the classroom for wearing a hijab. Federal parties and their MPs have spent the past week reacting to the law, […]
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Unprecedented flooding in southwestern British Columbia has left hard-hit communities dealing with the disposal of debris like drywall, insulation, silt-soaked mattresses, couches and kitchen cupboards damaged by water that gutted homes and businesses. Lia Bergen, who lives in the Sumas Prairie area of Abbotsford, returned to her […]
Canada has recorded its 30,000th COVID-19 death since the pandemic began in early 2020, surpassing a grim milestone just as the country braces for the potential fallout of surging infections driven by the Omicron variant. Ontario reported nine more COVID-19 deaths Thursday morning, pushing Canada’s total just over 30,000 as […]
Governments across Canada are bracing for the possible effects of the Omicron variant as COVID-19 case numbers rise sharply in some provinces and around the world. As Ontario reported 1,808 new cases Wednesday, Premier Doug Ford announced that starting Monday all adults will be eligible for booster shots, provided it […]
OTTAWA – Conservative MPs will be free to travel internationally over the holidays while their Liberal and NDP counterparts have been told to stay home. Politicians jet-setting to different vacation destinations drew much attention last year as federal and provincial governments told Canadians to forgo their travel and gathering plans […]
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) – The European Central Bank decided Thursday to avoid an abrupt end to its pandemic crisis support for the economy as the new omicron variant of COVID-19 stirs uncertainty about the recovery, despite inflation hitting record highs and the U.S. speeding up its stimulus exit. The cautious […]
