Staff from Fort Frances GM, Out of the Cold Warming Centre, homelessness committee and Rainy River District social Services Administration Board (RRDSSAB) help to unload a vehicle full of donations to the warming centre that were collected during the dealership’s Out of the Cold Donation Drive on December 17. – […]
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Emma Tranter The Canadian Press IQALUIT – There are more than 60 words to describe sea ice in Inuktitut. For Nunavut’s hunters, the words are critical when travelling across a frozen ocean highway by snowmobile or dog team. In Pond Inlet, on northern Baffin Island, Andrew Arreak spends a lot […]
Barry Wilner The Associated Press The Baltimore Ravens were fined $250,000 by the NFL for violating COVID-19 protocols, a person with direct knowledge of the punishment told The Associated Press on Monday. The team was not docked draft picks for the violations, which led to a coronavirus outbreak and the […]
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Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) urges the public to practise prevention measures as COVID-19 case counts increase in the Rainy River area. There are now more than 10 active cases of COVID-19 in the Municipality of Rainy River, connected to an outbreak at a seniors’ apartment building in the community as […]
Stephanie Levitz The Canadian Press OTTAWA – For all the bluster among federal political leaders about not wanting an election any time soon, the political truth is as cold as a winter’s wind: the potential for one is a reality in 2021. For now, political parties say getting through the […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO – Ontario reported 2,005 cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, marking the 13th straight day the province has seen upwards of 2,000 new diagnoses. The province also announced another 18 deaths linked to the virus. It says 823 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Sunday, including […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Allan (Butch) Paul Wyder announces his passing on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at the La Verendrye General Hospital. Butch was born on January 19, 1949 in Kenora, Ont. to Joseph and Violet Wyder. He grew up in Kenora, living there until […]
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Dennis Chester Huntley on Monday, December 21, 2020 at the age of 78 years. Dennis died peacefully at Rainycrest with his wife Grace by his side. He will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 56 years, Grace, and […]
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Earlier today, December 23, the NWHU declared an outbreak at Riverview Manor in Rainy River, because we have determined that there have been exposures to COVID-19 linked to the facility. The health unit is working closely with the Rainy River District Services Administration Board (RRDSAB), which operates the building, to […]
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Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) confirms the first COVID-19 death in our catchment area – an elderly individual who had comorbidities. Out of respect for the family of the deceased, no further information will be provided about the individual at this time. “On behalf of all of us at NWHU I […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Violet Angus announces her passing at 101 years of age on December 18, 2020. Violet was born October 12, 1919 to John and Hannah Christina (Stevens) Chaval in Emo, Ontario. When she was a young girl, her family moved from Carpenter […]
