Local News from Across the Rainy River District
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – A company that most of the legal U.S. sports betting industry uses to verify that its customers are where they say they are reports a record number of transactions over the first weekend of the NFL season. That helps confirm an expected a big increase […]
Variant has been in area for several months The Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) says the Delta variant of COVID-19 is noted throughout the region, according to a statement issued by the NWHU. In a follow-up statement, they noted that Delta is now the dominant strain in Ontario, and NWHU at […]
United Native Friendship Centre (UNFC) staff gift a flower and breakfast to a patron during their annual BreakFASD pancake breakfast this morning at Rainy Lake Square. The event is in recognition of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Day, which is today. The event is aimed at raising awareness of FASD, […]
OTTAWA – The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples is filing a legal complaint against the Canadian government with the United Nations Human Rights Committee, alleging discrimination against off-reserve and non-status Indigenous People. The complaint says Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government has adopted a “distinctions-based approach” to developing Indigenous policy. As part of […]
The Cattlemen’s Association needs a few extra hands to get the new Sales Barn ready for the first auction of the season. If you can help, call Louis Bujold at 807-276-3493. The Fort Frances Lakers are looking for billet families and a billet coordinator, to provide a home away from […]
Ontario is reporting 798 new cases of COVID-19 today and three more deaths linked to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 620 of those cases are in individuals who are not fully vaccinated or have an unknown vaccination status. Elliott says 365 people are hospitalized due to the novel […]
TORONTO – An Ontario court has found the provincial government broke the law by failing to adhere to the Environmental Bill of Rights. Several environmental groups brought forth applications for judicial reviews over the province’s alleged failure to consult with the public before enacting the COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act. Late […]
Toronto police say a 25-year-old man has been arrested and is facing 15 criminal charges in relation to a kidnapping earlier this summer. Jaye Tamodra of Richmond Hill, Ont., has been charged with kidnapping for ransom, forcible confinement, two counts of extortion, and several firearms offences. Police say they were […]
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – Some 200 foreigners, including Americans, flew out of Afghanistan on an international commercial flight from Kabul airport on Thursday, the first such large-scale departure since U.S and foreign forces concluded their frantic withdrawal at the end of last month. The Qatar Airways flight to Doha marked […]
WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 310,000, a pandemic low and a sign that the surge in COVID-19 cases caused by the delta variant has yet to lead to widespread layoffs. Thursday’s report from the Labor Department showed that jobless claims dropped […]
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Douglas “Rugget” McDonald on September 7, 2021, at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre. Doug was born on August 17, 1957, in Mitaanjigamiing First Nation, Ontario and is the only child to Florence McDonald. Doug belonged to the “Atik” […]
