Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Questions are being raised about a major construction contract for the new Peter Gilgan Mississauga Hospital, after a U.S. company reportedly secured a $140-million façade subcontract. Industry groups and unions say the decision risks outsourcing jobs and materials outside Canada, while hospital officials and the province maintain the project will […]
Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre (FFPLTC) CEO Nadine Cousineau pulled the winning ticket for the Kiwanis Club of Fort Frances’ 2025 Trip of the Month draw for September this morning. Nikki Bagacki is the winner of a Montego Bay, Jamaica trip, valued at $4,200. Next month’s draw is for […]
Fire Fighters from Fort Frances and International Falls work to hose down a simulated fire on Saturday, August 23, 2025. Fire Fighters from across the Rainy River District as well as across the border in the Falls took part in live fire training with the Mobile Live Fire Training Unit […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – With Ontario residents and visitors taking to highways and roads for the last long weekend of the summer, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is counting on all road users to help ensure everyone makes it to and from their destinations safely. Despite OPP officers working 24/7 across […]
TORONTO – The Ontario government is supporting Canadian culture and identity by providing more than $10 million to support 226 arts organizations and artists across the province. This funding, provided through the Ontario Arts Council (OAC), will help deliver arts and culture programs that enrich people’s lives, promote local artists […]
THUNDER BAY — Anna Betty Achneepineskum came to Wednesday’s International Overdose Awareness Day commemoration carrying a framed photo of Dave Beardy. The Nishnawbe Aski Nation deputy grand chief explained that an overdose claimed the life of her son-in-law Beardy, from Muskrat Lake Dam First Nation, six years ago. “My daughter […]
NIPIGON — Officials in Nipigon and Thunder Bay say a partnership between the communities’ two museums is helping the facility in the North Shore township modernize its operations. The Nipigon Historical Museum has entered into an agreement with the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society for assistance with a number of […]
Like it or not, artificial intelligence (AI) is here to stay. For many, this provokes fear and dread. Others feel cautious optimism over the powerful ways in which AI will, and is already, altering our lives. What is AI? To start, we can address this complex question with a basic […]
A new study looks at a new way of producing food in hopes of making it more nutritious, affordable, and sustainable. Alejandro Marangoni, a food scientist at the University of Guelph, and his new study looked at a model that designs food based “from field to colon.” The process would […]
University of Manitoba instructors are warning there’s a high level of unpreparedness among first-year students despite more of them entering with grade averages of 95 per cent or higher. A new report shows 40 per cent of local high school students who met U of M standard admission requirements in […]
The increasing threat of wildfires in southeastern Manitoba is driving Indigenous and rural communities to build stronger firefighting capabilities, using new federal funding to prepare for harsher fire seasons ahead. The Rural Municipality of Piney and Buffalo Point First Nation sit near the US border amid jack pine forests that, […]
