Several Edmonton Elks players have tested positive for COVID-19, the Canadian Football League revealed late Sunday. The CFL has postponed Edmonton’s next game against the Argonauts in Toronto, initially scheduled for Thursday. In a statement, the league said the Elks would not practise or travel until cleared by the league’s […]
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By Colleen Romaniuk
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Sudbury Star
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Sudbury Star
Ontario’s labour minister visited NORCAT in Sudbury on Friday to announce more than $1 million in funding to train 645 people in Northern Ontario for jobs in the construction, forestry, and mining industries. NORCAT will receive $582,000 to train 20 people at its Thunder Bay location to become heavy equipment […]
New JK student, Emalyn Trimble, participated Tuesday in the annual First Rider Program hosted by the Rainy River District Transportation Services Consortium. Nearly 50 students signed up for sessions in Fort Frances, Emo and Atikokan this week. The program offers families and students an opportunity to learn and practice school […]
By Paul Wiseman
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell last week for a fourth straight time to a pandemic low, the latest sign that America’s job market is rebounding from the pandemic recession as employers boost hiring to meet a surge in consumer demand. The Labor Department reported […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
YELLOWKNIFE – A long-term care home in the Northwest Territories declared a COVID-19 outbreak Wednesday and a hard-hit community asked for policing help as cases in the territory rise steeply. The N.W.T. recorded another 52 new cases Wednesday for a total of 129. That’s after posting new 74 cases Tuesday […]
With hot weather here, the Family Centre welcomes do- nations of water and gatorade, to keep those in need hydrated. Drop off any donations between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. at the old train station. The Cattlemen’s Association needs a few extra hands to get the new Sales Barn ready […]
There were six new fires confirmed in the Northwest Region by the early evening of August 18. Dryden 123 is not under control at 0.1 hectares and is located near Abamategwia Lake, approximately 32 kilometres northwest of Ignace. Dryden 124 is not under control at 0.1 hectares and is located […]
September 3, 1936 – March 23, 2021 In the remembrance of the passing of Robert. Friends are invited to the Funeral Services which will be held on Friday, August 27, 2021, at 11 a.m. at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church. Cremation has taken place, a private graveside service for his […]
Press release
This week, in response to evolving data around the transmissibility of the Delta variant, Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore revealed the province would begin recommending third dose vaccines to those at highest risk, including long-term care residents. Riverside Health Care is pleased to announce that we […]
Press release
Events in Ignace on August 14 and Dyment on August 16 Kenora District – A northern Ontario alliance of people and groups opposed to transporting and burying highly radioactive nuclear waste in Northwestern Ontario are holding information events on August 14 and 16 in downtown Ignace and at the Dyment Hall […]
Binesiwag Centre for Wellness’ (BCW) Auntie Bear (right, centre) was at the Rainy Lake Square on Tuesday evening for a paint night that helped to promote fun and safe harm reduction strategies with the personalization of a sharps container. The containers, made for used needle disposal, could then be taken […]
