Local News from Across the Rainy River District
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 […]
The number of First Nations people who died from opioid-related deaths in Ontario more than doubled during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s one of the key findings of a report released by the Chiefs of Ontario and the Ontario Drug Policy Research Network on Friday, which examined […]
VANCOUVER – Residents of another handful of properties in Abbotsford, B.C., were ordered to evacuate late Sunday night while some others were placed on evacuation of alert due to the continuing flood threat. Meanwhile, crews in the city, including members of the Canadian military, worked through the night to pump […]
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) – From appliance stores in the United States to food markets in Hungary and gas stations in Poland, rising consumer prices fueled by high energy costs and supply chain disruptions are putting a pinch on households and businesses worldwide. Rising inflation is leading to price increases for […]
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden will urge Americans to get vaccinated and receive a booster shot as he seeks to quell concerns Monday over the new COVID-19 variant omicron, but won’t immediately push for more restrictions to stop its spread, his chief medical adviser said. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the […]
