The Canadian Press TORONTO – Appliance stores are grappling with a double whammy of surging demand and supply chain problems, resulting in mounting backorders ahead of the busiest shopping season of the year. Retailers say a combination of home renovations, new construction, discounts for energy-efficient appliances and pent-up demand following […]
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The Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU), Sioux Lookout Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority (SLFNHA) and Canadian Mental Health Association, Kenora Branch (CMHA) will be working together on a Crisis Response and Harm Reduction Mobile Outreach Team for Sioux Lookout Ontario, with funding support from Health Canada’s […]
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Shopping centres say meeting Santa will be just as magical for children this Christmas, even if it has to be at a distance of two metres – or via webcam. At some malls, like Carrefour de l’Estrie in Sherbrooke, children will have a virtual connection to […]
By Lauren Krugel The Canadian Press Vehicles lined up more than three kilometres along a rural Manitoba road on the last Sunday afternoon of September as their occupants waited to grab a traditional Ukrainian feast in a brown takeout bag. The community hall in Pansy, about 90 kilometres southeast of […]
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Submitted photo Waylon is keeping busy making art on his first day of class, at the Fort Frances Nursery School. The nursery runs half day programs out of Knox United Church for preschoolers.
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While most of town was sleeping last night, police and hydro crews were at the scene of an accident, which knocked out power for several blocks around Portage Avenue. On 06 October 2020, at approximately 2:55 am, officers of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were alerted to the […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA – Canadians are divided about whether to let the COVID-19 pandemic disrupt their plans for upcoming holidays and seasonal events, a new poll suggests.The poll, conducted by Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies, comes as COVID-19 cases are surging and public health authorities are pleading […]
By Greg Beacham The Associated Press Los Angeles Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey and New York Giants receiver Golden Tate are unlikely to be disciplined by their teams for their postgame fight at SoFi Stadium, judging by comments from both players’ coaches Monday. The NFL still might weigh in with fines […]
The Canadian Press The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. EDT on Oct. 6, 2020: There are 168,961 confirmed cases in Canada. – Quebec: 79,650 confirmed (including 5,884 deaths, 66,180 resolved) – Ontario: 54,814 confirmed (including 2,980 deaths, 46,360 resolved) – Alberta: 18,935 confirmed […]
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UPDATE – CHILD HAS BEEN FOUND SAFE The OPP thanks the public for its assistance. THUNDER BAY OPP SEARCHING FOR MISSING CHILD (THUNDER BAY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Thunder Bay Detachment is actively searching for a missing child in the Ilkka Drive area, off of Hwy 11/17, Conmee Township, […]
