Local News from Across the Rainy River District
DETROIT (AP) – The last gas-powered muscle car from Dodge isn’t leaving the road without some squeals, thunder and crazy-fast speed. The 2023 Challenger SRT Demon 170 will deliver 1,025 horsepower from its 6.2-liter supercharged V-8, and the automaker says it will be the quickest production car made. Stellantis, formed […]
MIAMI (AP) – Randy Arozarena dazzled with his bat, glove and style. It wasn’t enough for Mexico but won countless fans for his adopted nation and himself. Arozarena jumped at the 8 1/2-foot left field wall to rob Kazuma Okamoto of a home run and preserve a three-run lead, then […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), received a call for service for an individual passed out in their vehicle. On March 13, 2023, at approximately 4:00 p.m., OPP responded with Kenora Emergency Medical Service (EMS) to an individual passed out in their vehicle on Second Street in […]
MONTREAL – One person has been confirmed dead and six people remain missing as police continue to search for victims after a fire swept through a building in Old Montreal on Thursday. In a news conference Sunday evening, fire and police officials confirmed that the body was recovered at 6:45 […]
OTTAWA – Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling for a countrywide standardized testing process that would speed up licence approvals for doctors and nurses. Poilievre says his proposed “blue seal” testing standard would allow qualified health-care professionals to work in any province or territory that volunteers to be part of […]
The Paris Olympics is going underground to find a way to keep athletes cool at the 2024 Games without air conditioners. Organizers are planning to use a water-cooling system under the Athletes Village – much like the one that has helped the Louvre Museum cope with the sweltering heat that […]
TORONTO – Ontario’s long-term care minister says the province is giving $1.25 billion in the next fiscal year to homes for hiring and staff retention. The province has committed to ensuring long-term care residents receive, on average, four hours of direct care per day by March 31, 2025. The money […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden will spend two days in Canada beginning Thursday to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and speak to a joint session of Parliament, his first visit north of the border since taking the oath of office in 2021. Visits to Canada have historically been […]
EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the families of two Edmonton police officers who were fatally shot this week are each to receive $100,000 from the province’s Heroes’ Fund. Smith made the announcement Saturday during her weekly provincewide radio program while addressing the deaths of Const. Brett Ryan and […]
Crown Lands brought incredible skill to the Fort Frances Legion on Saturday night as they played to a crowd of over 100 people. The haunting guitar playing of Kevin Comeau and the skilled voice of Cody Bowles wowed the audience. One highlight in particular was a cover of Fleetwood Mac’s […]
OTTAWA – Google said it will volunteer some of its top executives to testify at a parliamentary committee that is studying the actions of the Silicon Valley giant after it ran a five-week test that blocked news links to some of its Canadian users. The test was meant to assess […]
