Local News from Across the Rainy River District
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – A record 50.4 million American adults plan to bet on this year’s Super Bowl, wagering a total of $16 billion, the gambling industry’s national trade group predicted Tuesday. The American Gaming Association forecasts that 1 in 5 American adults will place a bet on Sunday’s […]
PARIS (AP) – Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo says there should be no Russian delegation allowed at the Paris Olympics next year if Moscow continues its war against Ukraine. Hidalgo previously said Russian competitors could take part under a neutral flag but she backpedaled on Tuesday in an interview with French […]
The Times Tigers went undefeated in the 2023 Neebing Classic Tournament this past weekend, under head coach John Homer. During the tournament Times Tigers Gianna Gushulak won the Fastest Skating Competition for the U13 Girls. Congratulations, Tigers!
Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low of -5 C (23 F). Tomorrow will see sunny skies in the day before becoming cloudy with a chance of flurries overnight and a high of 3 (37) with a low of -4 (25). Thursday will be cloudy with a chance of […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – A search warrant in the Town of Fort Frances has resulted in one individual being arrested and charged with numerous trafficking and weapons offences. On January 31, 2023, at approximately 11:00 a.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Rainy River District Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – On February 5, 2023, at approximately 2:17 A.M. members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Rainy River District OPP Detachment arrested and criminally charged a Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls Township resident with Impaired Operation after observing a motor vehicle in the ditch on Heward Road in Alberton Township. […]
Looking for a weekend getaway over Family Day weekend? Fort William Historical Park is open for the Voyageur Winter Carnival February 18 through 20 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Park staff have organized a variety of fun, family-friendly indoor and outdoor activities, including sledding and tubing hills, exploring […]
Introducing a mask mandate when respiratory viruses surged in the fall may not have eased the crush on pediatric hospitals, a Public Health Ontario science brief obtained by The Canadian Press concludes. The brief – which was not proactively made public, unlike the reports done by the now-defunct science table […]
A small earthquake shook parts of Ontario after it hit near Buffalo, N.Y. Earthquakes Canada says the 4.2 magnitude quake was “lightly felt” in southern Ontario on Monday morning. It says there are no reports of damage and none would be expected. The United States Geological Survey reported it as […]
EDMONTON – As Alberta’s Law Society seeks to defend rules that require members to take a course on Indigenous issues, experts say such measures are common elsewhere in Canada and are well-grounded in legal rationale. “It is increasingly common that law societies across the country are requiring continuing education in […]
VANCOUVER – The federal and British Columbia governments, alongside 15 coastal First Nations, have officially endorsed the blueprint for a vast network of marine protected areas along Canada’s west coast. The federal government says in a news release the Marine Protected Area Network Action Plan will support efforts to conserve […]
