(RAINY RIVER, ON) – Officers of the Rainy River Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) observed a vehicle operating unsafely on Highway 11-71 in Manitou Rapids. A traffic stop was conducted which led to one individual being arrested for numerous Criminal Code offenses, including impaired operation. On February 17, 2023, at approximately […]
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By Allison Jones and Liam Casey
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Questions about Premier Doug Ford’s relationship with developers and the expansion of private health-care delivery will dominate the return of the Ontario legislature today when it’s set to resume after its winter break. The first order of business is expected to be a new piece of legislation containing promised health […]
By Stephanie Taylor
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation says there are many problems with a $2 million contract Ottawa recently signed with an international group to get its advice on unmarked graves. The centre says it is “deeply concerned” with the decision by Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada to hire […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Add T-shirt designer to the multiple creative hats worn by movie star Ryan Reynolds. The Vancouver-born film star, producer and screenwriter has teamed up with the annual Terry Fox Run to help design this year’s T-shirt, the proceeds of which go to cancer research. He shared an image of himself […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Nova Scotia, Northwest Territories and Northern Ontario improved to 3-1 with victories Monday morning at the Canadian women’s curling championship. Defending champion Kerri Einarson had the only unbeaten team at 3-0 with games against Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia later Monday. Northern Ontario’s Krista McCarville, who reached last year’s […]
By Liam Casey
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Hundreds of million of dollars are desperately needed to stabilize the home-care workforce in Ontario, the association representing organizations providing that care said as it urged the province to speed up delivery of promised funds. The province pledged in last year’s budget to spend $1-billion for better home care over […]
By Stephanie Taylor
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Justice Paul Rouleau says the Canada Border Services Agency made a bad situation worse when it mishandled the announcement of a vaccine mandate for truckers early last year, amid rampant anger and false information around the pandemic. Rouleau pointed out the agency’s mistake in his more than 2,000-page report released […]
By Christopher Kimball
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
In Filipino homes, the smell that wakes up many families is not coffee brewing or bacon frying, but slices of garlic sizzling in oil. It’s for a fried rice known as sinangag, a way to use up the previous day’s rice by packing it chock-full of crisp, toasted garlic. Sliced […]
By Anita Snow
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
The prosecution in the case of a fatal New Mexico film-set shooting made a stark turnaround Monday, dropping the possibility of a mandatory five-year sentence against Alec Baldwin, new court filings show. The actor-producer’s attorneys had earlier objected to the enhancement, saying it was unconstitutional because it was added after […]
By Evan Vucci, John Leicester, Aamer Madhani And Zeke Miller
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Joe Biden swept unannounced into Ukraine on Monday to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a defiant display of Western solidarity with a country still fighting what he called “a brutal and unjust war” days before the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion. “One year later, […]
By Eddie Pells
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
The governments of 34 nations released a statement Monday calling on the IOC to clarify the definition of “neutrality” as it seeks a way to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes back into international sports and, ultimately, next year’s Paris Olympics. “As long as these fundamental issues and the substantial lack […]
By Ken Powtak
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Red Sox president and CEO Sam Kennedy admits the organization heard lots of displeasure from the fans during the offseason. “Pressure is definitely on the 2023 Boston Red Sox,” Kennedy said on Monday morning at the team’s spring training complex on the first full day […]
