Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Recently retired and seven-time Super Bowl champion quarterback Tom Brady will become a minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders, pending NFL approval, principal owner Mark Davis told ESPN on Monday. “We’re excited for Tom to join the Raiders, and it’s exciting because he will be just the third player […]
The NFL draft will be in Green Bay in 2025. The league announced the 2025 draft’s location on Monday during its spring meetings. The draft and related activities will take place inside and around Lambeau Field and Titletown, the collection of shops and restaurants surrounding the stadium. With an expected […]
The chants of fans in Florida drowned out the public-address announcer at the end of the game Monday night, making it impossible to hear his call of the first star of the game. Then again, they already knew who it was going to be. “Bobby!” “Bobby!” “Bobby!” Sergei Bobrovsky earned […]
The Town of Fort Frances could be set to take significant steps in keeping the Sunny Cove Camp property alive for future use at tonight’s council meeting. Following renewed discussion on what is to be done with the property, located east of town limits but owned and formerly operated by […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – Two people face a long list of charges following an incident at a residence in Fort Frances. On May 15, 2023, shortly before 2:30 a.m., officers with the Rainy River District Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment were made aware of an assault and robbery that took […]
Riverside Health Care in conjunction with the Northwestern Public Health Unit has declared the COVID-19 Outbreak at Rainycrest Long Term Care Home over. Restrictions are no longer in effect for residents and visitors at the Home. Riverside continues to have our detailed safety procedures and infection prevention control practices in […]
TORONTO – The federal government is rolling out a revamp of its trusted-traveller program to help clear clogged airports as the summer travel season kicks off. Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says a new verified-traveller program will open dedicated security screening lines at six of the country’s biggest airports by June […]
Researchers say an increase in emergency room visits and hospitalizations related to cannabis use by pregnant women is raising concerns about risks including preterm labour, low birth weight and negative effects on the baby’s developing brain. Their study was based on data from 980,398 pregnancies in Ontario among 691,242 people […]
The organization responsible for managing Canada’s nuclear waste and the U.S. Department of Energy have pledged to work together on the long-term storage of spent nuclear fuel. On May 16, the U.S. Department of Energy and Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) signed a joint statement of intent in Washington, […]
Dr. Vivek Murthy, the U.S. surgeon general, is calling for “immediate action” by tech companies and lawmakers to protect kids’ and adolescents’ mental health on social media. But after years of middling and insufficient action by both social media platforms and policymakers, parents and young people still bear most of […]
It isn’t just humans who get excited for a good barbecue, but it helps to know when a grill is just being cleaned rather than being prepared for that night’s cooking. This little American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)didn’t get the memo, apparently. The American red squirrel can live for up […]
Ontario is offering more money in a bid to keep automaker Stellantis from pulling out of building an electric-vehicle battery plant in Windsor, Ont., Premier Doug Ford said Friday. Stellantis and LG Energy Solution announced last year that they were building the $5-billion plant, but have in recent days stopped […]
