More than 600 dancers registered to take part in last weekend’s festivities as Couchiching First Nation celebrated its annual powwow from Friday, June 27, through Sunday, June 29, 2025 at their powwow grounds. The weekend marked the 32nd annual powwow and saw hundreds of viewers down to the grounds to […]
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When professional sports teams refused to allow purveyors of legal gambling to use their trademarked names (Canadiens, Cubs, Cowboys, etc.), a wise man I knew said to me: “They will, once the money is too much to resist.” In those days, the leagues denied such access on moral grounds. It […]
This Canada Day, I missed my friend. Well, maybe “friend” is the wrong term. Let me explain. There’s a word that’s been going around lately. The word is “parasocial,” a term that refers to the one-sided, non-reciprocal relationships we as members of the public tend to strike up with celebrities […]
Saturday evening, we were treated to Texas Barbecue by Heather and Gord Kitzul. It was a wonderful meal and the conversation and reminiscing among our island neighbours was wonderful. Over the course of the evening, we began discussing the various meals we have been served, not only in the district […]
By Abdul Matin Sarfraz
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada’s National Observer
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada’s National Observer
At Trillium Health Partners in Mississauga, the decision to stop using the common anesthetic gas desflurane during surgeries made a big difference. The hospital reduced carbon emissions from anesthetic gases by more than 90 per cent — going from 860 tonnes of CO2 per year to just 80. Anita Rao, […]
By Connor McDowell,
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
RUSSELL – A group of Westman mayors, reeves and councillors say their concerns have been overlooked along the border with Saskatchewan as massive amounts of water rolls through to Manitoba every spring and destroys infrastructure. Representatives from the Rural Municipality of Sifton, Municipality of Russell Binscarth, and the RM of […]
DID YOU KNOW? Canada will observe its ninth National Injury Prevention Day on July 7, 2025. This annual observance aims to raise awareness about the devastating effects of injuries that are both predictable and preventable. RAISING AWARENESS FOR NATIONAL INJURY PREVENTION DAY Is National Injury Prevention Day a new concept […]
Happy Canada Day to everyone! I absolutely love Canada and proudly have a very Canadian home office. I have many trinkets and neat things that have been mainly gifted to me after people find out how proudly Canadian I am. It is looking like I will be spending the day […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Janet Lucille Bluebird announce her passing on June 23, 2025. Janet was born on April 1, 1957, to Victoria Abraham and George Edwin Bluebird in Rainy River, Ontario. Janet loved watching her son Royce play baseball and hockey, camping, playing bingo […]
It’s with heavy hearts the family of Carla Lea Galbraith announce her sudden passing on June 28, 2025. A full obituary to follow.
Elizabeth (Betty) Ann Hagarty (nee Marsh) passed away June 25, 2025, in Rainy River, Ontario. She was born May 23 1932, in Sleeman, Ontario, to Bob and Rena Marsh. Betty is survived by her children, Deb Hagarty of Rainy River, Kathy (Joe) Cizmar of Thunder Bay, Brian (James) Hagarty of […]
It is with great sadness, that we announce the passing of Albert Kirkrude, 83, on June 26, 2025, at home on Big Grassy First Nation. Full obituary to follow. Arrangements entrusted to Northridge Funeral Home Ltd., Emo, Ontario.
