Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Toronto’s medical officer of health wants to decriminalize possession of small amounts of illegal drugs in the city in an effort to combat the opioid overdose crisis – and she’s got support from the local police chief. A report from Dr. Eileen de Villa to the city’s board of health […]
BRUSSELS (AP) – The European Union said Tuesday that it wants China to release “verifiable proof” that tennis player Peng Shuai is safe and to conduct a thorough and transparent investigation into her sexual assault allegations. Peng, a three-time Olympian and former top-ranked doubles player, dropped out of public view […]
CAIRO (AP) – Security forces fired tear gas at anti-coup protesters in the Sudanese capital on Tuesday, as tens of thousands marched in the latest demonstrations against a military takeover that took place last month. Protesters took to the streets in Khartoum and other cities around the country to demand […]
NEW YORK (AP) – A longtime pilot for the late financier Jeffrey Epstein resumed his testimony at Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking trial Tuesday, saying that the British socialite charged with helping the financier find teenage girls to sexually abuse was “Number 2” in the hierarchy of Epstein’s operations. Lawrence Paul […]
CALGARY – Mikeal Backlund wasn’t happy with himself after his penalty in the third period cost his Calgary Flames the lead, but he made up for it. Calgary’s seventh skater in a suspenseful shootout, Backlund scored the decisive goal in the Flames’ 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday. […]
TORONTO – Former Toronto FC defender Justin Morrow has been named the 2021 MLS Works Humanitarian of the Year. The 34-year-old, who retired after this season following a 12-year MLS career, was a supporter of the MLSE Foundation’s Change The Game campaign over the past year. The campaign’s goal is […]
Beginning tomorrow, November 30, 2021, Canadian travellers who spend less than 72 hours in the United States do not need to show a negative PCR test result upon re-entry to Canada. The change, announced November 19 and which comes into effect at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday morning, removed the requirement to […]
The big guy himself paid a special visit to Fort Frances, to the delight of the young and young at heart, during the Fort Frances Christ- mas Parade. After a year off, and a plea for new volunteer help, the event was adopted by the Kiwanis Club. The event has […]
TORONTO – Ontario detected Canada’s first two known cases of Omicron on Sunday, a new COVID-19 variant of concern that has led to a slate of fresh border restrictions around the world, and is following up on four possible cases. Both known cases of the variant were found in the […]
OTTAWA – The federal government is preparing to table a new, tougher bill today in its latest effort to ban conversion therapy in Canada. The legislation, if passed, would make practices designed to change someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity illegal. The latest bill is widely expected to close some […]
TORONTO – Ontario is reporting 964 new COVID-19 cases today and one more death from the virus. The numbers mark the highest daily case count recorded in the province since May 30, the last time on which new infections topped the 1,000 mark. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 519 of […]
OTTAWA – Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos attended an urgent meeting of G7 health ministers today to discuss the emergence of the highly mutated Omicron variant of COVID-19. The new variant appeared in South Africa, coinciding with an increase in COVID-19 cases in the region. The news prompted border closures as […]
