Local News from Across the Rainy River District
OTTAWA – A new report suggests Canada is not doing enough to adapt to and prevent the effects of climate change and is lacking the critical data it needs to do so. “I mean, 2021 has really now been a wake-up call that these are no longer sort of one-off […]
WASHINGTON – Canada is joining forces with Mexico to challenge how the United States is interpreting the new rules that govern duty-free cars and trucks. Mexico last week asked for a dispute resolution panel to challenge the stringent U.S. interpretation of the auto rules of origin enshrined in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada […]
MONTREAL – Quebec’s announcement that it would tax unvaccinated residents sparked strong reaction and pushed Canadian premiers to take a position on it, but the province’s official Opposition says it’s unconvinced the government will go ahead with its threat. Describing Quebec Premier Francois Legault’s plan as a “trial balloon,” Liberal […]
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden is highlighting the federal government’s efforts to “surge” COVID-19 testing and military medical personnel to help overwhelmed medical facilities weather the spike in coronavirus cases and staff shortages due to the highly transmissible omicron variant. Starting next week, 1,000 military medical personnel will begin […]
WARSAW, Poland (AP) – Poland’s Catholic bishops have strongly criticized a local diocese for asking a court to determine whether a man who was sexually abused as a child by a priest is gay, and whether the sexual contact may have consequently been pleasurable for him. The victim, Janusz Szymik, […]
BEIRUT (AP) – Schools, universities and many shops were closed in Lebanon on Thursday as a general strike by public transportation and labor unions paralyzed the crisis-hit Mideast nation. Protesters closed the country’s major highways as well as roads inside cities and towns, starting at 5 a.m., to protest fuel […]
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – The Dutch king ruled out Thursday using, for now at least, the royal family’s “Golden Carriage,” one side of which bears a painting that critics say glorifies the Netherlands’ colonial past, including its role in the global slave trade. The announcement was an acknowledgement of […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – On the 5th of January 2022, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Fort Frances detachment with the assistance of Treaty Three Police Service, OPP Northwest Emergency Response Team and OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau conducted an investigation into drug trafficking within the Rainy River District. This […]
This mom and her kids got outside to enjoy some fresh air and burn off some energy Tuesday afternoon. Cold weather has made getting outside a little harder but it warmed up a little on Tuesday. Others could be found skating on one of the town’s outdoor ice rinks or […]
Four cases confirmed in patients; increased safety measures in place to limit further spread The Northwestern Health Unit and Riverside Health Care Facilities have declared a COVID-19 outbreak at La Verendrye General Hospital as a result of four four patients testing positive. As an enhanced procedure in our team’s ongoing […]
