Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Ontario Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner isn’t ruling out a bid for the leadership of the Ontario Liberals. The party has been without a permanent leader since Steven Del Duca stepped down last year following a devastating election loss — the party’s second such result in a row. Several Liberals […]
MONTREAL – More than a month after her younger brother died, Sarafina Dennie says she still has trouble eating or sleeping. She says she struggles to understand how her brother Nicous D’Andre Spring — a quiet person who loved boxing, music and playing with her young children — died at […]
The Fort Frances High School Boys Hockey team honoured its senior members last week, during a game against Red Lake. In their final year are Tayler Chown, Noah McPherson, Grayson Burnell and Trent Wilson.
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday effectively vetoed a proposed copper and gold mine in a remote region of southwest Alaska that is coveted by mining interests but that also supports the world’s largest sockeye salmon fishery. The move by the agency, heralded by Alaska […]
LONDON (AP) – German tennis player Alexander Zverev will not face disciplinary action after an investigation into domestic abuse allegations against him found “insufficient evidence” to substantiate the claims, the men’s professional tour said Tuesday. The ATP had commissioned the investigation in October 2021 after Zverev’s former girlfriend, Olya Sharypova, […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – A search warrant was executed on a Fort Frances home as a result of an ongoing fraud investigation. On January 6, 2023 at approximately 5:57 p.m. Fort Frances Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report that a member of the community had their bank card stolen […]
OTTAWA – The World Health Organization decided Monday not to declare an end to the COVID-19 global public health emergency. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the international body, said Monday “there is no doubt that we’re in a far better situation now” than a year ago, when the highly […]
(THUNDER BAY, ON) – Enforcement action by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Joint Forces Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team (GNG JFO) has resulted in the seizure of suspected cocaine, cash and a vehicle. Three people face charges under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) and the Criminal Code […]
QUEBEC – An emotional ceremony took place today marking the sixth anniversary of the Quebec City mosque shooting, held for the first time in the same room where many of the victims were killed. Six men died that night: Mamadou Tanou Barry, Ibrahima Barry, Khaled Belkacemi, Abdelkrim Hassane, Azzeddine Soufiane […]
OTTAWA – Federal New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh says he will call on the House of Commons to hold an emergency debate on the privatization of health care. It’s a top priority for the leader as members of Parliament return to the House Monday following a holiday break. Singh spent […]
It’s imperative that First Nations leaders be included in the upcoming health-care talks between Canada’s premiers and the prime minister, says the chief of Swan Lake First Nation. The meeting, set for Feb. 7, is part of Ottawa’s plan to finalize a deal on health-care funding with the provinces and […]
