Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Michael Jordan was moments away from hoisting his third of what would become five NBA Most Valuable Player awards, and then-Commissioner David Stern greeted him at the midcourt ceremony with words that were both simple and profound. “You are simply the standard,” Stern said that night in 1992, “by which […]
DOHA, Qatar (AP) – Morocco’s improbable, history-making run at the World Cup is about to get its ultimate test. Africa’s first World Cup semifinalist is playing defending champion France and its star striker Kylian Mbappe, the leader of a new wave of soccer superstars coming out of an era dominated […]
(RAINY RIVER, ON) – Members of the Rainy River District of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to 228 occurrences between Monday, December 5, 2022, and Sunday, December 11, 2022, including: Over the past week, Rainy River District OPP laid 15 charges under the Criminal Code and 12 under the Highway […]
The Ontario government began notifying about 360,000 people on Friday that their personal information had been part of a COVID-19 vaccine database breach that took place more than a year ago. The breach happened on Nov. 16, 2021 and the Ontario Provincial Police charged two people, including an employee of […]
(KENORA, ON) – Highway 17 between Kenora and the Manitoba Border was closed due to a serious collision. On December 9, 2022 at approximately 1:00 p.m. members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Kenora Detachment along with Emergency Services personnel responded to a report of a motor vehicle collision on […]
Ontario’s tourism industry is not expected to fully recover from the pandemic until 2025, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce and the industry say in a joint report, with recommendations including tax incentives, cannabis tourism and affordable housing to support staff recruitment. Tourism businesses in the province are generating 64 per […]
A Christmas Choir directed by Diane Maxey took to the stage at the New Beginnings Fellowship Church in Fort Frances on Sunday, December 12, 2022 for festive celebration of holiday classics. Maxey stressed that the day’s concert was not her traditional cantata due to a difference in format, but all […]
VANCOUVER – The effects of climate change are taking a toll on Christmas tree farms across Canada, with one forestry expert and the head of the Canadian Christmas Tree Association saying the sector that’s already undergoing shifts will need to adapt. The festive trees take eight to 12 years to […]
OTTAWA – Health Canada approved a COVID-19 vaccine booster for children on Friday that targets more recent variants of the coronavirus, along with the original strain. The Pfizer-BioNTech “bivalent” shot protects against the most prevalent subvariants of Omicron, BA.4 and BA.5, and is the first approved for use in children […]
The Ontario government has reached a tentative deal with school staff represented by the Ontario Council of Educational Workers. OCEW issued a statement saying the deal was reached after multiple days of negotiations between the bargaining council, the Council of Trustees’ Association and the province. It says the tentative deal […]
Ontario is investing more than $20 million in operating costs to run 27 new magnetic resonance imaging machines across the province. Health Minister Sylvia Jones says the money will be geared toward small and rural hospitals who do not yet have MRI machines. Jones says the money is not for […]
