Local News from Across the Rainy River District
People living in tents along about eight blocks of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside roam around on a chilly afternoon as some in the throes of addiction are hunched over on the sidewalk near storefronts. A woman wearing black and white striped pants strides along East Hastings Street yelling, apparently at no […]
OTTAWA – The federal government is “looking at a variety of options” to carry out a planned buyback of banned firearms – including enlisting outside help, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says. The Liberal government banned some 1,500 models and variants of firearms, including the AR-15 and Ruger Mini-14, through […]
VANCOUVER – Premiers across the country used their New Year’s messages to emphasize everything from housing and affordability to healthy lifestyles. In his first New Year’s message as premier of British Columbia, David Eby says he’s honoured to celebrate the successes of 2022 “including the remarkable economic recovery in our […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Flood warnings and watches were in effect Monday in parts of Northern California in the aftermath of a powerful “atmospheric river” storm that drenched the state over New Year’s weekend. A new weather system was predicted by afternoon or evening, but the National Weather Service said […]
SRINAGAR, India (AP) – Two children were killed and five other civilians wounded in a blast in a village in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Monday, a day after assailants sprayed bullets toward a row of homes, leaving at least four dead, police said. The blast occurred near one of the houses […]
HALIFAX – Connor Bedard wasn’t aware of the tweet. A genius with the puck capable of making opponents look foolish at any moment, the supremely gifted 17-year-old is singularly focused on the world junior hockey championship. He’s also on the verge of rewriting Canada’s record book at the event. And […]
SANTOS, Brazil (AP) – Mourners began paying their respects to Pele in a solemn procession past his coffin at the Vila Belmiro Stadium in his hometown of Santos on Monday. The Brazilian soccer great died Thursday after a battle with cancer. He was 82. Pele’s coffin was placed on the […]
Food For Fines– Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre – December 5th to 31st Make a non-perishable food donation in support of local food banks and your late fines will be forgiven! Free Community Christmas Dinner– A traditional holiday available to anyone and everyone. Sit-down meal at Knox United Church […]
The Town has announced that swimming lessons will be returning in the new year. A release issues this week stated that effective January 3, 2023, all swimming lessons (including Board of Education lessons), will resume, as a reduced capacity. Staffing shortages have resulted in the suspension of some programming for […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – The Rainy River District Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), and the Town of Fort Frances Bylaw Department are reminding residents in Fort Frances that calendar parking is in effect year round within the town. With expected snow in the next few days, officers will be out issuing parking […]
A major winter storm bearing down on Toronto is adding to the calamity in Canadian airports already plagued by flight cancellations and delays set off early this week by heavy snow in Vancouver. Environment Canada says Toronto’s storm will begin today with rain or snow followed by plummeting temperatures, a […]
