Local News from Across the Rainy River District
A judge who granted bail to a man later accused of killing an Ontario Provincial Police officer noted his Indigenous background and the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the correctional system before he decided to release the man from custody, according to an audio recording of the proceeding. In the […]
John Tory’s recently disclosed affair with a former staffer and resulting resignation as mayor of Toronto have brought a blowout ending to the straight-laced, button down moderate conservative’s otherwise uneventful tenure in the city’s top job. Tory honed that reputation over the course of his business and broadcasting careers, as […]
ANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) — When Zafer Mahmut Boncuk’s apartment building collapsed in Turkey’s devastating earthquake, he discovered his 75-year-old mother was still alive — but pinned under the wreckage. For hours, Boncuk frantically searched for someone in the ancient, devastated city of Antakya to help him free her. He was […]
Sina Kutluay, a member of the Turkish-Canadian Society, says his group is calling for a change in the way Canada deploys rescue crews to international disasters after only one team deployed to Turkey. He says the group was disheartened that the Burnaby Urban Search and Rescue team from British Columbia, […]
The Fort Frances Lakers added one to the win column on Thursday, with a 8-4 victory over the Sioux Lookout Bombers at the Fort Frances arena. Ryker Watt contributed three goals and two assists, Brady Wicklund made two goals and two assists, Connor O’Brien made one goal, while Kevin Bond […]
At 130 years old, Ontario’s legislature is showing its age. There are lead pipes and asbestos running through the walls, mountains of old cables and wires stacked on top of new ones, an inefficient steam heating system with parts that frequently fail and fire safety systems in need of upgrading. […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – Members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged two Alberta residents with fraud. On February 4, 2023, Rainy River District OPP members responded to a report of suspected credit card fraud at a business in Fort Frances after […]
OTTAWA – Humanitarian groups that have been supporting Ukrainian refugees are calling on Ottawa to extend a special immigration program that allows people fleeing Ukraine to temporarily live, work and study in Canada. The program provides Ukrainians and their families with a visa to stay in Canada for up to […]
OTTAWA – A union representing federal public servants has filed a bad-faith bargaining complaint against the Canada Revenue Agency. In December, Treasury Board President Mona Fortier announced that all federal public servants would be returning to the office at least two to three days per week. In a statement, the […]
Grief-stricken community members dropped off flowers and stuffed animals on Thursday at the scene of an alleged bus attack against a daycare north of Montreal that killed two children and sent six to hospital. André Beaudoin, a father of a two-year-old boy who attends the Laval, Que., daycare, returned to […]
A new study finds promise in a drug associated with significantly reduced hospitalizations among high-risk patients who received an injection in the early stages of COVID-19 infection. Edward Mills, one of the authors, said peginterferon lambda stands out as a potential “one-and-done” treatment for older patients, noting current options include […]
