Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Families of children with autism in Ontario are having a difficult time accessing consistent, reliable and transparent information about services and it doesn’t help that the minister in charge has “ghosted” them, advocates said Monday. The provincial government has been trying to enrol children with autism in a new program […]
Ontario’s top court has struck down third-party election advertising rules introduced by Premier Doug Ford’s government as unconstitutional, though the province quickly indicated an appeal is in the works. Before 2021, third parties were allowed to spend up to $600,000 on advertising in the six months before an election call, […]
Grayson Burnell scored two goals with a third from Ashton Veldhuisen in the NorWOSSA finals against the Beaver Brae Broncos, enabling the Fort Frances High Muskie boys to book their trip to St. Catharine’s, where they will compete with the best AA high school hockey teams for the OFSAA championship […]
ISLAMABAD (AP) – Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan failed to appear before a court in Islamabad on Tuesday to answer charges in a graft case against him. The no-show was apparently a legal maneuver by the ex-premier to avoid arrest. The hearing was set by Judge Zafar Iqbal and […]
LONDON (AP) – The U.K. government said Tuesday that it was ready for legal challenges to a tough new law intended to stop tens of thousands of migrants a year reaching the country in small boats across the English Channel. Home Secretary Suella Braverman said the government had “pushed the […]
NEW YORK (AP) – Stocks are falling on Wall Street Tuesday after the head of the Federal Reserve warned it could pick up the pace of its hikes to interest rates if pressure on inflation stays hotter than expected. The S&P 500 was 0.8% lower in morning trading. The Dow […]
Eight people have been arrested in an investigation into alleged fraudulent art sold for years under the name of famous Indigenous artist Norval Morrisseau, Ontario Provincial Police said Friday, noting some works were bought for tens of thousands of dollars. More than 1,000 allegedly fake paintings, prints and other artworks […]
The Métis Nation of Ontario has voted to remove members who do not provide full documentation of a Métis connection or ancestry. The organization, which represents Métis people in the province, said its members voted over nearly three months on the issue and while removals won’t be immediate, the results […]
Two University of Calgary researchers weren’t surprised when their survey of Alberta doctors showed biases against Indigenous patients, but they were shocked by some of the comments. Pamela Roach and Shannon Ruzycki sent a survey in September 2020 to every licensed doctor in the province to determine their biases following […]
Search and rescue crews say a plane with two people on board that went missing earlier this week in a remote area of northern Ontario has been found with both occupants dead. The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Trenton, Ont., said Saturday evening that the search for the Cessna 208, […]
Canada’s spy service warns that climate change poses a profound, ongoing threat to national security and prosperity, including the possible loss of parts of British Columbia and the Atlantic provinces to rising sea levels. A newly released analysis by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service also foresees an increase in ideologically […]
