The Canada Revenue Agency says it has taken its online services offline after it learned of a possible security threat. The agency says on its website that it became aware of a “security vulnerability affecting organizations around the world” and decided to take services offline as a precaution. It says […]
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THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – The federal government, Department of National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces will deliver a formal apology today to victims of military sexual misconduct. The apology was first promised in 2019 as part of a $600-million settlement deal with current and former service members in several class-action lawsuits. The […]
By Marie Woolf
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – The federal government has planted less than half a per cent of the two billion trees it pledged to put in the ground across Canada by 2030, The Canadian Press has learned. Figures obtained through an access to information request show 8.5 million trees had been planted as […]
By Bruce Schreiner and Dylan Lovan
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) – Residents of a Kentucky town devastated by a tornado could be without heat, water and electricity in chilly temperatures for a long time, the mayor warned Monday, as officials struggled to restore services after a swarm of twisters leveled neighborhoods and killed dozens of people in […]
By Nicole Winfield
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ROME (AP) – A Vatican official apologized to a leading Catholic LGBTQ advocacy group for having yanked a reference to it on the Vatican website, drawing immediate praise Monday from the group as an “historic” move to repair the painful rift between the Catholic hierarchy and the gay community. The […]
By Jake Coyle
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK (AP) – Anne Rice, the novelist whose lush, best-selling gothic tales, including “Interview With the Vampire,” reinvented the blood-drinking immortals as tragic antiheroes, has died. She was 80. Rice died late Saturday due to complications from a stroke, her son Christopher Rice announced on her Facebook page and […]
Press release
The Ontario government is providing over $5.9 million to help build and repair local infrastructure in Kenora – Rainy River. This investment is part of the government’s plan to build Ontario by getting shovels in the ground on critical infrastructure projects that support economic recovery, growth and job creation. “Today, […]
The annual Stuff-A-Cruiser event was a huge success, with emergency services, agencies and volunteers heading out for their annual food drive. Cruisers, ambulances and CN police vehicles were stationed at various locations across the district, to benefit local food banks. – Ken Kellar photo
Press release
The Rainy River District School Board is pleased to announce that elections for the office of Chair and Vice Chair were held at the Board Meeting on December 7, 2021 in Fort Frances. Trustee, Raymond Roy, was acclaimed as Board Chair, while Trustee, David Kircher, was acclaimed as Vice Chair. […]
Toy/food drives The Muskie Boys hockey team will hold heir Teddy Toss Game tonight against the St Thomas Aquinas Saints. Bring a stuffy to toss on the ice after the team’s first goal, with all stuffies collected going towards the UNFC. The Bargain Shop will be holding their Fill-A-Sleigh event […]
By Noushin Ziafati
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
A First Nation in northern Ontario has expanded its search for the source of a lung infection that has killed two people and sickened at least 12 others, the First Nation’s chief said Wednesday. Constance Lake First Nation, a community of over 900 residents, declared a state of emergency on […]
