Local News from Across the Rainy River District
TORONTO – Ontario’s official COVID-19 testing volumes have plummeted since PCR access was sharply restricted in the face of an Omicron surge, but rather than widely re-expanding eligibility in the future, the province appears to be forging a new pandemic testing path. Demand for tests at the end of last […]
The first annual Drill and Chill ice fishing tournament will be held February 19-27, Community events for young and old are being organized for a week of winter fun! The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce and Fort Frances Library are on board. Other community partners are welcome to join the […]
NEW YORK (AP) – New York City Mayor Eric Adams pushed back Thursday against the suggestion there was anything wrong with his dinner this week with former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who resigned amid allegations of sexual harassment last summer. “I was clear that Governor Cuomo should have stepped […]
HALIFAX – Jason Middleton says the inclusion of Black history in his sentencing – both personal tragedy and communal struggle – set a new path for his troubled life. A cultural assessment completed in October 2016 led to a sentence of house arrest and probation rather than a lengthy jail […]
EDMONTON – Five environmental organizations have followed through on a threat to sue Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and the provincial government for defamation. In documents filed Wednesday in Edmonton Court of Queen’s Bench, the groups allege Kenney deliberately twisted the findings of a public inquiry into whether the groups were […]
Ottawa’s mayor is calling on several Conservative MPs and a senator from Saskatchewan to apologize for praising the anti-vaccine mandate protest that has brought the capital’s downtown to a standstill for close to a week. A photo shows MPs Warren Steinley, Kevin Waugh, Andrew Scheer, Fraser Tolmie, Rosemarie Falk and […]
MILK RIVER, ALBERTA – One lane each way has been cleared on the highway at the main United States border crossing in southern Alberta but a new problem began late Wednesday night. Many of the original protesters still remain in Coutts but moved their trucks over to the right side […]
Beth Mowins made ESPN history in 2017 when she was the first woman to call a “Monday Night Football” game. She will again be part of a network first on Wednesday when ESPN produces an NBA game announced and directed by all women. Mowins will work the Golden State Warriors-Utah […]
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) – Hundreds of Tibetans marched Thursday outside the Swiss headquarters of the International Olympic Committee, demanding freedom for their region as Beijing prepares to host the Winter Games. Waving placards bearing messages like “Save Tibet” and “No More Bloody Games,” Tibetan expatriates from across Europe sought to […]
HOUGHTON LAKE, Mich. (AP) – Fire destroyed a bowling alley in a small town in Michigan’s northern Lower Peninsula, a longtime community hub for people who enjoy the sport. “It’s something that was vital to our community and we are going to miss it, you know, until it’s back,” said […]
WASHINGTON (AP) – Last month, U.S. employers might have shed jobs for the first time in about a year, potentially raising alarms about the economy’s trajectory. Yet even if the January employment report coming Friday were to show a deep loss of jobs, there would be little mystery about the […]
NEW YORK (AP) – Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is due back Thursday in a New York City courtroom more than a week after the start of a trial in her libel lawsuit against The New York Times was postponed because she tested positive for COVID-19. The trial is to […]
