Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Canada has a very dark history relating to the mistreatment and marginalization of our Indigenous people. This history was never addressed in our schools and was unknown to most of us growing up. Throughout the last several years, the conversation of that history has finally become known through our Indigenous […]
The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) is today commemorating Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, with 2021 marking the first year of this day as a federal statutory holiday. CAP is calling on the recently re-elected Liberal government and all other parties to commit to […]
Synterra Security Solutions, a local and majority First Nation owned Security company was founded in 2011 by Mark King and Scott McIntosh, along with Kingfisher Lake, Wunnumin Lake and Naicatchewenin First Nations with an idea of making a difference with First Nation Communities and also a strong business of supplying […]
OTTAWA – Governor General Mary May Simon had some very personal reflections Wednesday on the eve of Canada’s first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. As the daughter of a white father and Inuk mother, May Simon said in a statement that she was not allowed to attend a residential […]
TORONTO – A fourth person is now facing charges in connection with alleged fraud involving Ontario COVID-19 relief funding. Ontario Provincial Police say 41-year-old Manish Gambhir of Brampton, Ont., was charged earlier this week with possession of an identity document and possession of property obtained by crime. Police say Gambhir […]
TORONTO – An increase in cases of a rare heart condition among young adults who received the COVID-19 Moderna vaccines has prompted Ontario to recommend the Pfizer-BioNTech shots for those aged 18 to 24. Ministry of Health officials made the recommendation on Wednesday, noting that cases of myocarditis and pericarditis […]
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Communities across Canada are set to mark the country’s first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation today, honouring Indigenous survivors and children who disappeared from the residential school system. Singing and drumming were scheduled to ring out at 2:15 p.m. from Kamloops where the Tk’emlups te Secwepemc […]
MONTREAL – COVID-19 vaccines are more effective when the second dose is administered after a longer interval than the one recommended by vaccine manufacturers, according a new study released Wednesday by Quebec’s public health institute. Because of a lack of supply, Quebec decided early in its vaccination campaign to administer […]
In recognition on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Binesiweg Center for Wellness (BCW) unveiled a dream- catcher. The edges of the dreamcatcher are dressed in over 6,100 orange beads that represent the children who never came home. The display be lit all days of the week, all year round. […]
Today, in schools across Ontario, students, staff, and school communities will be commemorating the tragic history and ongoing legacy of residential schools, which more than 150,000 First Nations, Métis, and Inuit children were forced to attend between the 1870s and 1997. “While acknowledging the severe impact of residential schools, it […]
TORONTO – Ontario is planning to add Indigenous learning to the social studies curriculum for grades 1 to 3, the education minister announced ahead of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The social studies curriculum in grades 4 to 6 already includes Indigenous issues, as does the history curriculum […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) – The New York Giants have signed tackle Isaiah Wilson to their practice squad, giving the former first-round draft pick another chance to overcome off-the-field issues and make it in the NFL. Wilson was taken 29th overall in last year’s draft by the Tennessee Titans out […]
