Local News from Across the Rainy River District
OTTAWA – Canada’s first homegrown vaccine for COVID-19 is showing promising antibody results in hundreds of participants in a Phase 2 trial and could be ready for a final authorization request this summer. Nathalie Landry, the executive vice-president for scientific and medical affairs for Medicago, said the vaccine appears to […]
OTTAWA – The Liberal government is enlisting another military officer to take over from Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, who was abruptly sidelined last week from his role overseeing Canada’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign because of a military investigation. Brig.-Gen. Krista Brodie will now be responsible for managing the country’s vaccine distribution and […]
PORT RENFREW, B.C. – The RCMP have begun enforcing a court injunction banning blockade camps set up to prevent logging in areas of southwestern Vancouver Island. The Mounties are temporarily controlling access to the Fairy Creek watershed area near Port Renfrew to enforce the civil injunction and allow loggers with […]
A simple surgery to remove a piece of unnecessary tissue in the heart could prevent strokes in patients with a common condition that requires them to take blood thinners, says the Canadian lead author of a study involving about 4,800 people in 27 countries. Dr. Richard Whitlock, a cardiac surgeon […]
Perry Nastiuk brought his most recent haul of morel mushrooms to the Fort Frances Times office to spread the word to his fellow enthusiasts and foragers that the elusive mushrooms are out and ready for the picking. Nastiuk said he’s a bit surprised they’re out in such large numbers considering […]
NEW YORK (AP) – Pink is grappling with the fact that her 9-year-old daughter, Willow, with husband Carey Hart, is on the cusp of the tween years. “It’s still the salad days, she’s still my baby,” said Pink in an interview over Zoom. “But she’s starting to ask me questions […]
With COVID-19 numbers still high across the province, the stay-at-home order has been extended to at least June 2. Some are wondering if the lockdown should be divided regionally and not as a whole, but Dr. Kit Young Hoon, medical officer of health at the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU), said […]
A reader spotted this group of pelicans enjoying a buffet meal of suckers, below the bridge and rapids, with each enjoying its own catch. If you see a great shot while you’re out and about, take a shot and send it to us, so we can share it with other […]
TORONTO – All adults in Ontario will be eligible to book a COVID-19 vaccine starting Tuesday, after the provincial government said doses scheduled to be delivered next week arrived early. The province said those who are turning 18 this year will also be allowed to book a Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine — […]
TORONTO – Ontario golfers have been pushing the province to reopen courses ordered closed while the province is under stay-at-home orders, but some observers say access to outdoor recreational facilities serving a wider population should be be just as high on the agenda. Doctors and recreational facility administrators say Canadians […]
OTTAWA – Federal Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole is blasting the Liberal government for not providing Canadians with more information about why the general overseeing Canada’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign has been forced to step aside. The Department of National Defence issued a terse three-line statement on Friday evening announcing that Maj.-Gen. […]
