Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The mayor of Sioux Lookout is still cautiously optimistic after meeting with the Solicitor General about policing costs. The municipalities of Sioux Lookout, Kenora and Pickle Lake formed a coalition last year to collectively discuss reducing policing costs, claiming that the three communities paid disproportionately high rates for policing services. […]
Ground-penetrating radar work continues at Indian residential school sites across the country and more undocumented graves are being uncovered. “Undocumented” means the search is on for records that government and churches created, and in some cases destroyed, and are kept in a variety of archives and depositories and controlled by […]
A new report says misinformation about COVID-19 contributed to more than 2,800 Canadian deaths and at least $300 million in hospital and ICU visits. The Council of Canadian Academies says misinformation led to people not believing COVID-19 was real or was exaggerated, fostering vaccine hesitancy. The report estimates that vaccine […]
(Rainy River, ON) – An officer of the Rainy River District Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) recovered a stolen vehicle while conducting traffic enforcement. On January 24, 2022 an officer of the Rainy River District OPP was conducting general traffic enforcement on Highway 71 in the Township of Chapple. The officer […]
TORONTO – Widespread inflation has led to some eye-popping meat prices, but dietitians say there are budget-friendly ways to get enough protein. Saving money on these essential building blocks could involve both considering a wider variety of sources, and being more strategic when sticking to old favourites, but either way […]
Mortgage and title fraudsters who impersonate homeowners and tenants have targeted at least 32 properties in Ontario and British Columbia, investigators and official warnings suggest. Insurance investigator Brian King, president and CEO of King International Advisory Group, said his firm had received 30 such claims in Ontario. They include six […]
Public libraries across the country are working with local settlement agencies to help newcomers integrate into Canada. From information on settlement-related topics such as housing and employment to English and French-language programs and networking events, libraries are stocked with resources immigrants can access to learn about their new communities. […]
Ontario’s top doctor says even though COVID-19 and flu activity is declining, the province “must remain vigilant” as a more transmissible variant gains ground. In a statement, Dr. Kieran Moore says parts of Ontario are reporting a rise in the number of cases of the more easily spreadable XBB 1.5 […]
TORONTO – Marineland has registered to lobby the Ontario government with the goal of selling the park. Andrew Burns, a lawyer who has represented the Niagara Falls, Ont., tourist attraction for years, filed an application with the province’s lobbyist registry on Jan. 10 to seek to influence the Office of […]
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) – Russia’s path to sending a team to the Paris Olympics next year became clearer on Thursday amid fierce objections from Ukraine. The International Olympic Committee indicated on Wednesday it favors officially neutral teams from Russia and its ally Belarus at the 2024 Olympics despite a plea […]
MONTREAL (AP) – Sean Berube said he thought it was a joke when he was first asked to help assemble a team of Ukrainian preteen refugees, displaced by war and spread out across Europe, to play in a renowned Quebec City hockey tournament. Berube, a businessman from the Quebec City […]
OTTAWA – The federal privacy watchdog says Home Depot shared details from electronic receipts with Meta, which operates the Facebook social media platform, without the knowledge or consent of customers. In a report today, privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne says the data included encoded email addresses and in-store purchase information. The […]
