Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The Provincial PC-run government presented its 2026 Budget last Thursday, which Essex MPP (PC) Anthony Leardi said focuses on protecting Ontario workers and businesses. The 2026 Ontario Budget: A Plan to Protect Ontario was the eighth consecutive PC Budget with no new taxes, Leardi boasted. “That distinguishes us quite considerably […]
THUNDER BAY — Cameron Adomko has been sentenced to life imprisonment and ineligibility for parole for 17 years. This was the ruling of Justice Robin Lepere of the Superior Court of Justice on Tuesday. Adomko was found guilty of second-degree murder for his role in the death of his stepmother, […]
Eganville – The Buy Ontario Act may be a good idea in principle, but the implementation and practicality make it a challenge for small municipalities. “One of the biggest problems now is voting equipment if you can believe that” said Bonnechere Valley (BV) CAO Annette Gilchrist last Tuesday in her […]
FORT HOPE — One of the most welcome components of the Ontario Final Agreement (OFA) to reform child welfare services on reserves is the remoteness quotient, leaders of northern First Nations say. The remoteness quotient is the factor by which child and family services funding is increased to account for […]
The fly-in Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation lost another home to fire over the weekend, as the Auditor General of Canada refuses to investigate allegations that the Canadian Human Rights Commission is “slow-walking” complaints over inequitable firefighting resources in northern Ontario First Nations. The March 28 duplex fire in the community […]
When I was a child, I had experience with a religious cult I’m not kidding. During regular visitation with a family member in my younger years, I got my first bitter taste of indoctrination from a large group walking the edge between belief and extremism. As intense as that experience […]
Did you know? Canada currently marks only one day a year for injury prevention (National Injury Prevention Day)—a window many safety advocates claim is far too small to address such a critical public health issue. Transitioning to a dedicated National Injury Prevention Month would better reflect the seriousness of the […]
As black bears emerge from hibernation in spring, the Government of Ontario and the OPP are advising the public on how to avoid attracting their attention and the best ways to keep them from sniffing out a potential meal in the neighbourhood. Bear sightings in rural areas are a common […]
TORONTO — First Nations leaders in Ontario are celebrating a decision by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal over the future of child welfare. On Monday, the tribunal approved the Ontario Final Agreement — the nine-year, $8.5-billion deal that the Chiefs of Ontario and Nishnawbe Aski Nation reached with the federal […]
An outbreak of the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has been declared over at La Verendrye General Hospital, although masking protocols will remain in effect, Riverside Health Care said Wednesday. An outbreak of the virus, which has seen an increase in activity across the district in recent weeks, had been declared […]
The Fort Frances Lakers will be kicking off their playoff season this Friday, April 3, but there was still time for celebration as they held their annual awards banquet to recognize the hard work and dedicated players who have carried them through the year and into the top spot in […]
