The Canadian PressColin Perkel TORONTO – A bitterly fought legal battle between survivors of a brutal residential school and the federal government is slated for an appeal hearing this week over whether the case should now be moved to British Columbia from Ontario. The underlying fight relates to a request […]
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The Canadian Press The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 3:42 p.m. EDT on Sept. 20, 2020: There are 143,649 confirmed cases in Canada. – Quebec: 67,542 confirmed (including 5,802 deaths, 58,796 resolved) – Ontario: 46,849 confirmed (including 2,827 deaths, 40,968 resolved) – Alberta: 16,381 confirmed […]
The Canadian Press Airbnb says it has suspended more than 40 listings across Ontario as part of its effort to crack down on party houses. The short-term rental website says the suspensions are part of its 2019 policy change to ban parties at properties. It says many of the listings […]
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Northwestern Health Unit has received a report of a new positive COVID-19 test result in the Dryden / Red Lake area. Follow up with the person involved and their contacts has started according to protocol. Anyone who is identified as a contact for this case will be contacted directly. Under […]
Megan Walchuk photo We may have lost the Emo Fair, and the Rainy River Valley Giant Pumpkin Festival, but we still want to see how everyone’s garden did this year! Show off your bounty, by sending us your photos! We’ll feature them in an upcoming edition and on our Facebook […]
Amazon PrimeThe Golden Girls – TV-PG – Comedy, Drama – Available NowFor those unfamiliar with the classic series starring Bea Arthur and Betty White, the show follows four previously married women as they live together in Miami and share life’s highs and lows together. CraveSailor Moon (1995-2000) – TV-Y – […]
Tonight will see a few clouds with a low of -4 C (25 F). Tomorrow will bring a mix of sun and cloud during the day before becoming clear overnight with a high of 12 (54) and a low of three (37). Saturday will be sunny and clear with a […]
By Stephanie Levitz The Canadian Press OTTAWA – A coalition of organizations representing the tourism sector says the federal government must keep its wage-subsidy program in place well into next year for businesses with dire prospects for recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Coalition of Hardest Hit businesses says the […]
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will begin consultations today with opposition leaders about next week’s throne speech, which could theoretically bring down his minority Liberal government if no opposition party supports it. He is to speak by phone with Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet, who is in self-isolation along […]
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Missing man (DRYDEN, ON) – The search continues for Nazariy Geletiy. The 24 year old Vancouver, British Columbia man was reported missing, but was last seen on September 12, 2020 near Roussin Road in Machin Township (west of Dryden). Geletiy is described as being 6’0″, 160 lbs and has brown […]
Although spring is many months away, it is the time of year that gardeners must think ahead to spring if they want to be rewarded with the first flowers of the season, from bulbs that are planted in the fall months. Spring flowering bulbs consist of many species such as […]
