Local News from Across the Rainy River District
TORONTO – Premier Doug Ford urged Ontarians not to take their frustrations out on businesses and their staff as a proof-of-vaccination system went into effect Wednesday for indoor dining, gyms, movie theatres and certain other venues. “It’s important that each of us remain patient, especially with business owners and front-line […]
NORTH BAY, Ont. – Police in North Bay, Ont., say they’re investigating a video that appears to show students involved in antisemitic behaviour at a local school. The force said it is also investigating the circumstances that motivated that behaviour. A spokesman said officers were called to Ecole Secondaire Catholique […]
Thursday, September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Gizhewaadiziwin Health Access Centre will be holding a memorial walk beginning at the New Beginnings Church at 10 a.m. Fort Frances Tribal Area Health Services is hosting a drive-through event at their location at 601 Kings Highway beginning at […]
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – Be realistic. Show patience. Engage. And above all, don’t isolate. Those are the pillars of an approach emerging in Pakistan to deal with the fledgling government that is suddenly running the country next door once again – Afghanistan’s resurgent, often-volatile Taliban. Pakistan’s government is proposing that […]
WASHINGTON (AP) – A 3,500-year-old clay tablet discovered in the ruins of the library of an ancient Mesopotamian king, then looted from an Iraqi museum 30 years ago, is finally headed back to Iraq. The $1.7 million cuneiform clay tablet was found in 1853 as part of a 12-tablet collection […]
Stock rose broadly in morning trading on Wall Street Thursday and erased weekly losses for most of the major indexes. The gains follow Wednesday’s bump higher after the Federal Reserve signaled it may begin easing its extraordinary support measures for the economy later this year. The S&P 500 index rose […]
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) – Buffalo Sabres center Jack Eichel failed his pre-training camp physical and was placed on injured reserve, leaving the two sides no closer to a resolution over how to treat a herniated disk which has sidelined the player for six months. General manager Kevyn Adams said the […]
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) – Steve Stricker and Padraig Harrington still haven’t faced the toughest part of being Ryder Cup captains, a decision they can only hope never gets revealed. Whose name goes in the envelope? It might be the biggest secret in sports, often overlooked because the envelope has been […]
Sunday, Sept. 19, marked the Terry Fox Run, and six town residents walked and ran to raise awareness. From left to right, George Walsh, Sandy Stalker, Frank (dog), Jane Trivers, Richard Trivers, Chuck Saunders and Arlene Georgeson. Stalker has been participating at the Terry Fox Run with Walsh for 41 […]
Joelle Mandamin is an Indigenous Care Coordinator at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBHRSC). She provides a variety of supports to Indigenous patients and their families. In June 2021, the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) and Grand Council Treaty #3 partnered to hire Joelle Mandamin as the […]
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Anti-Rackets Branch (ARB), with assistance from the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB), have charged two residents of Toronto, following an investigation into allegations of fraud relating to the Ministry of Education’s Support for Families Program. In August of 2020, the OPP received a referral from […]
