Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Convoy organizer Tamara Lich was bombarded with hugs and well wishes from supporters Monday as she walked out of the Ottawa courthouse free on bail after spending 18 days behind bars. About 20 people carrying red and white signs that read “Free Tamara” cheered, shouted her name and gathered around […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived Tuesday at one of NATO’s military bases on the Russian border after telling three Baltic leaders that Canada will stand with them to fight the Kremlin’s war on Ukraine and its cyberattacks on their countries. “You are literally on the front lines of this challenge […]
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Buses carried civilians out of one embattled Ukrainian city Tuesday and supplies toward another, as officials tried to rescue people away from a Russian onslaught and ease the dire humanitarian situation for those still stuck. But reports of renewed Russian attacks on the port of Mariupol […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for Prince Andrew and an American woman who accused him of sexually abusing her when she was 17 formally asked a judge Tuesday to dismiss her lawsuit. The lawyers sent a document to Judge Lewis A. Kaplan that would dismiss the August lawsuit once he […]
Mark Arendz set the bar impossibly high by climbing the medal podium in every one of his six races at the Pyeongchang Paralympics in 2018. It was a Canadian record for a medals won in a winter Paralympics. And so, a fourth-place finish in the standing 20-kilometre cross-country ski on […]
It wasn’t the bright lights or TV cameras that gave Newfoundland and Labrador’s Nicholas Codner the realization he was actually a competitor at the national men’s curling championship. It truly sunk in for the 15-year- old once he arrived at the tournament hotel. “Just the guys walking around. It’s like, […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced sanctions against 10 more prominent Russians Monday as he stood shoulder to shoulder with his British and Dutch counterparts and condemned Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. The new sanctions came on the first stop of a four-country tour of Europe, as Trudeau meets allies from across […]
In advance of tonight’s Muskie Girls Hockey game against Dryden, the team will be holding a special “Senior Recognition Night” in honour of the nine graduating players on the team. The graduating Fort Frances Muskie Girls are (front row) Kathryn Fischer, Paiten Kinnear, Tatum Glowasky, Abbie Kenny, (back row) Isabella […]
A two-day seminar on mental health and illness focused on breaking down stigmas and connecting community members with essential supports and resources. As part of its mental health promotion, the Prairie Mountain Health (PMH) mental health program offers mental health first aid to all community members and agencies, said PMH […]
Ontario police services that implemented mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies — under which some employees faced possible termination for not getting the shots — are sticking with the requirement for now. The province has ended its vaccine certificate program for establishments such as restaurants, gyms and cinemas, and the chief medical […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his British and Dutch counterparts displayed a show of solidarity with besieged Ukraine on Monday at a historic military base that helped defend Britain during the Second World War. “We want to stand with the Ukrainian people and push back hard against Russia,” Trudeau said […]
