Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Chiefs of Ontario (COO) have asked Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller to delay legislation that would implement a self-government agreement with the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO). The legislation is to be introduced in the House of Commons on June 19. This morning, flanked by the other chiefs of the […]
OTTAWA – Canadians should be on alert for more bad air quality days ahead this summer as wildfires continue to burn out of control in most provinces, national public health officials warned Monday. They say Canada needs to revisit the data it collects on health risks from wildfires. They also […]
OTTAWA – The Royal Canadian Air Force is searching for two missing members following the crash of a military helicopter operating in eastern Ontario early this morning. The Department of National Defence says four of the Royal Canadian Air Force members were on board a CH-147 Chinook helicopter when the […]
OTTAWA – Snowbirds pilot Maj. Steve Hurlbut has been charged with sexual assault after an alleged incident in Barrie, Ont., last week. The Canadian Forces Provost Marshal’s office says it began an investigation on June 14. Military police laid the charge on Saturday, but a media advisory the same day […]
HALIFAX – An air and sea search continues today in a remote area of ocean south of Newfoundland for a submersible carrying five people that went missing during a dive to the wreckage of the Titanic. The search, in an area about 700 kilometres south of St. John’s, N.L., is […]
The European Union unveiled a proposal Tuesday to protect the bloc’s economies from risks posed by unreliable suppliers in countries that do not share its values, like China, after the war in Ukraine exposed Europe’s dependency on Russia for oil and gas. The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, is […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The only thing worse for players than getting asked about winning their first major are endless questions about when they will win another one. That’s what Rory McIlroy is facing. The scrutiny no longer is limited to the spring, with Augusta National on the horizon and […]
Some parents will tell you firsthand there’s no expiration date on this raising kids gig. For some, that means they extend financial help to their kids into adulthood. When I was 21 and got into a master’s program at a college of my dreams, my mom swooped in to help […]
TORONTO – The Hockey Hall of Fame’s class of 2023 will be unveiled Wednesday afternoon. Last year’s crop featured both a Swedish and West Coast feel with Henrik and Daniel Sedin, Daniel Alfredsson and Roberto Luongo taking centre stage. The Canadian Press examines some of the contenders hoping to get […]
French investigators searched the Paris Olympic organizers’ headquarters on Tuesday as part of corruption investigations into contracts linked to the Games, according to officials, the third straight time graft allegations have dogged a Summer Olympics. The Paris organizing committee said in a statement that a search was underway at their […]
Drive For a Cause at Fort Frances GM – TODAY Thursday June 15 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. for every test drive the Fort Frances GM will donate $50 to the 8th Street Trails. The trails are currently cleaned, maintained, and groomed by a small but dedicated group of volunteers. FFGM is […]
