Local News from Across the Rainy River District
PARIS (AP) – After months of government silence, leading rights organizations and grassroots groups on Thursday took France’s first class-action lawsuit targeting the nation’s powerful police machine to the highest administrative authority to fix what they contend is a culture of systemic discrimination in identity checks. The 220-page file, chock […]
Police briefs To report a crime, online reporting can be accessed at www.opp.ca/reporting. To contact the police by phone, call OPP Communications Centre at 1-888-310-1122. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. (MARATHON, ON) – On July 14, 2021 at 9:55 p.m. members of […]
NEW YORK (AP) – There’s a new chapter in the friendship between Barack and the Boss. “Renegades: Born in the USA” is a bound edition of the popular “Renegades” podcast featuring conversations on everything from fame to cars to the country itself between former President Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen. […]
What is a COVID-19 vaccine “breakthrough” case? It’s when a fully vaccinated person gets infected with the coronavirus. A small number of such cases are expected and health officials say they’re not a cause for alarm. COVID-19 vaccines work by teaching the body to recognize the virus. So if you’re […]
TORONTO – Violence erupted as authorities moved in to clear a homeless encampment at a Toronto park on Wednesday, with police pushing out a large group of people who had refused to leave the area. The operation at Lamport Stadium Park came a day after a different encampment was cleared […]
OTTAWA – The federal government is hosting a summit on Islamophobia today following a series of violent, targeted attacks that killed or injured Muslim Canadians and left communities across the country in shock. Diversity Minister Bardish Chagger says the summit will be an opportunity for Muslim Canadians to express their […]
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden has nominated David Cohen, a tech executive who once served as chief of staff to the mayor of Philadelphia, to be his ambassador to Canada. Cohen, a lawyer, lobbyist and fundraiser who currently serves as a senior adviser to the head of U.S. communications giant […]
To Italians, she sounds American. To Americans, she sounds Wisconsin. That’s fine by Rae Lin D’Alie, because now she’s an Olympian. “Rae Rae” – only her mom calls her Rae Lin – is the 5-foot-3 point guard of the Italian 3-on-3 basketball team fully capable of surprising the favourites at […]
TOKYO – Naomi Osaka’s first match in nearly two months will come against 52nd-ranked Zheng Saisai of China in the opening round of the Olympic tennis tournament. The second-seeded Osaka, who represents host Japan and is one of the top names at the Games, is returning to competition after she […]
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – The Walt Disney Co. stands to benefit from more than a half billion dollars in tax breaks for building a new regional campus in Florida that promises to employ at least 2,000 professional employees who will be relocating from Southern California to work in digital technology, […]
Most 13-year-olds are busy playing sports or thinking about when they can hang out with their friends next, but Candace Sinclair, at just 13 is biking 300 km to raise money for childhood cancer. Sinclair registered for the Great Cycle Challenge Canada where people of all ages across Canada set […]
