Local News from Across the Rainy River District
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – If you are Black or Hispanic in a conservative state that already limits access to abortions, you are far more likely than a white woman to have one. And if the U.S. Supreme Court allows states to further restrict or even ban abortions, minority women will […]
TAMPA, Fla. – Tom Brady, the most successful quarter- back in NFL history, has re- tired after winning seven Super Bowls and setting numerous passing records in an unprecedented 22-year career. “This is difficult for me to write, but here it goes: I am not going to make that competitive […]
VANCOUVER – An Indigenous-led partnership has taken the next step in exploring a potential bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. The agreement announced Tuesday between four First Nations, the City of Vancouver, the Resort Municipality of Whistler, The Canadian Olympic Committee and the Canadian Paralympic Commit- tee […]
After clinics close, vaccines will still be available from smaller sessions, to be offered as needed at NWHU Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) urges those who still need a first, second, or booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to book an appointment when eligible. The health unit’s large vaccination clinics will […]
A reader recently shot a photo of this buck, getting a better vantage point from the top of a hill on Erin Crescent. If you have a great photo, send it in, to share with other readers! Send your photos to tips@fortfrances.com. – Gage Beninger photo
The Town of Fort Frances Emergency Control Group is continuing to monitor the COVID-19 situation and following the guidance from Public Health. With this stated, given the latest announcement regarding the Province’s steps to cautiously and gradually ease public health measures, starting on January 31, 2022. The Town of Fort […]
TORONTO – Restaurants, gyms, cinemas and many other businesses in Ontario are set to open their doors once again on Monday to fully vaccinated patrons, but with COVID-19 levels likely just past a peak, some question if “fully vaccinated” should be redefined. Businesses and facilities that were closed early this […]
Police haven’t reported any physical violence at the ongoing Ottawa rally against vaccine mandates and other government-imposed COVID-19 restrictions, but critics warn that conflating the absence of bloodshed with “peaceful” protest downplays the dangers of the weekend demonstrations. For two days, the downtown core of the nation’s capital has been […]
OTTAWA – The parliamentary budget officer is estimating that a new federal tax on vacant, foreign-owned properties may not bring in as much as the Liberals hope. The one-per-cent tax was to take effect at the start of the year, and the Finance Department estimates it will bring in $200 […]
COUTTS, Alta. – Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says a truck convoy that’s blockaded a highway at a busy U.S. border crossing as part of a protest against vaccine mandates violates the province’s Traffic Safety Act and must end immediately. The Canada Border Services Agency said the U.S. border crossing at […]
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The United States and Russia are squaring off at the U.N. Security Council over Ukraine, with Washington calling Moscow’s actions a threat to international peace and security, while a Kremlin envoy ridiculed Monday’s meeting as a “PR stunt.” The session kicks off more high-level diplomacy this […]
