Local News from Across the Rainy River District
OTTAWA – A new research report says federal cybersecurity legislation is so flawed it would allow authoritarian governments around the world to justify their own repressive laws. The report by Christopher Parsons of the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab makes 29 recommendations to bolster transparency and accountability of the proposed […]
MIAMI (AP) – A small Texas seafood importer has sued the federal government for blocking a shipment of fish from protected waters near Antarctica – an ocean at the center of a diplomatic feud dividing the normally allied U.S. and U.K. governments. Southern Cross Seafoods said in a complaint filed […]
LONDON (AP) – Facebook parent Meta said Tuesday that it will sell off Giphy after running out of options to thwart a ruling by U.K. regulators, who again found that the deal to buy the GIF-sharing platform would limit competition and innovation. Britain’s competition watchdog had ordered Meta last year […]
MOSCOW (AP) – The death toll from the crash of a Russian warplane into a Russian city rose to 15 on Tuesday, including three people who died when they jumped from a nine-story apartment building to escape a massive blaze, authorities said. A Su-34 bomber came down Monday in the […]
TORONTO – Sheldon Keefe’s team held onto the puck for what seemed like an eternity. The first-period game of keep away – rarely seen for that long in the NHL – was easy on the eyes. The mesmerizing sequence also lulled the Maple Leafs into thinking it would be a […]
MOSCOW (AP) – A years-old doping case against Colorado Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin has been dropped by the International Ice Hockey Federation, the Russian Hockey Federation said on Tuesday. The RHF said “the IIHF informed Nichushkin that all charges against the player have been dropped” and it would not attempt […]
Fort Frances Council candidate Wendy Brunetta chats with a voter at the post-debate meet and greet Thursday night. The debate was hosted by the Fort Frances Chamber of Com- merce, and livestreamed by Studio Gibbous. The debate is currently available on the Fort Frances Times Facebook page. Candidate profiles were […]
Halloween is fast approaching, and the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre (FFPLTC) still needs your help to make this year’s Trunk or Treat a spooky success. The annual event is scheduled to run from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, October 31, and in order to do so, […]
Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) urges residents to stay up to date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. The vaccine formula that offers improved protection against the Omicron variant is now available for anyone aged 12 and up. “The COVID-19 vaccine is still the best protection we have against the virus – I […]
TORONTO – Ontario is “actively looking” at whether it can declare the monkeypox outbreak officially over, the province’s top doctor says. Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore said in an interview that there haven’t been any significant increases in the past few weeks, just intermittent cases. Last month […]
TORONTO – Ontario education workers such as librarians, custodians and early childhood educators have agreed to mediation with the government in contract talks that have inched toward a strike. The Canadian Union of Public Employees, which represents about 55,000 education workers in the province, said it welcomes the assistance of […]
