Local News from Across the Rainy River District
While a prominent Indigenous business leader believes major project development in Canada is progressing at lightning-quick speed, he is doing his best to ease concern that it’s too quick and occurring at the expense of treaty rights. JP Gladu was a featured speaker at the Canadian Council for Indigenous Business […]
THUNDER BAY — About 35 of Deborah Anishinabie’s family, friends and supporters gathered in vigil, before filling a courtroom to learn the man accused of killing her will stand trial. Levi Michael Lawson was first charged with indignity to a human body on Dec. 17, 2024 then second-degree murder on […]
More than two decades after modern treaty leaders first began calling for independent oversight, they are now urging Parliament to move forward on Bill C-10, An Act respecting the Commissioner for Modern Treaty Implementation. Leaders say the Act would finally close a long-standing accountability gap in how Canada lives up […]
Yoshi Takaoka, manager and head sommelier at Niagara-on-the-Lake’s Masaki Sushi, has become one of 46 people in the world — and the only Canadian — to earn a master sake sommelier designation. He received the designation earlier this year during a course in Portland, Ore. Takaoka said such courses are […]
THUNDER BAY – Transit riders will not see changes to bus service levels this summer. In a 7-4 vote city council has rejected the transit’s proposed summer schedule adjustments. Couns. Rajni Agarwal, Mark Bentz, Shelby Ch’ng, Andrew Foulds, Greg Johnsen, Dominic Pasqualino, and Michael Zussino voted against the changes, while […]
Content warning: This story details police violence towards Indigenous people. Please look after your spirit and read with care. The Winnipeg Police Service has announced charges against a security guard alleged to have assaulted an Indigenous man last weekend using brass knuckles — a weapon outlawed in “Canada.” The 23-year-old […]
Riddle me this. If a rez dog is walking around outdoors and no one is around to hear it, does Metallica’s “Wherever I May Roam” play loudly from the sky? Where do I begin? Skipper the Rez Dog did not belong to us. That’s the official line. Technically, he belonged […]
The winner of Riverside Health Care’s 50/50 Draw for the month of February has been announced. Neal Webb of Fort Frances will be taking home $13,390 after yesterday’s ticket draw revealed him as the winner. “Oh, fabulous,” Webb said when he received the call. According to a press release from […]
Local shoppers and motorists who have signed up to be part of Clearview Co-op in west Fort Frances should be checking their mail, as the company has sent out its most recent round of equity cheques. Clearview Co-op is a southeastern Manitoba based business that follows the co-operative model that […]
