John Reid, the former Member of Parliament for Kenora-Rainy River, was laid to rest yesterday. His funeral was held in Ottawa. Reid passed away in Ottawa on Aug. 25 after a five-year battle with cancer. He was 85 years old. Reid represented the riding, which has since been dissolved with […]
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The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to remind vehicle owners and drivers that it is still a Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO) requirement to renew your licence plates. On March 13, 2022 licence plate renewal fees and licence plate stickers requirements were eliminated for passenger vehicles, light-duty trucks, motorcycles […]
Terry Fox Run–The Terry Fox Run is back in person this year. To fundraise check out terryfox.org This year’s run is on September 18. A meeting for volunteers will be held TONIGHT at 6 p.m. at the volunteer bureau. FREE concert featuring Twin Flames– Labour Day Monday Sept. 5 2 […]
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TORONTO – People in Ontario who test positive for COVID-19 no longer have to isolate for five days but should stay home until their fever clears and their symptoms have improved for at least 24 hours, the province’s top doctor said Wednesday. Dr. Kieran Moore said people should also wear […]
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OTTAWA – A new book says Canadian Security Intelligence Service officers urged British police not to reveal CSIS’s recruitment of a man who helped smuggle three British teenagers into Syria to join the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. In the book to be published Thursday, “The Secret History […]
By Munir Ahmed
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ISLAMABAD (AP) – Pakistani health officials on Thursday reported an outbreak of waterborne diseases in areas hit by recent record-breaking flooding, as authorities stepped up efforts to ensure the provision of clean drinking water to hundreds of thousands of people who lost their homes in the disaster. The U.N. children’s […]
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MIAMI (AP) – Tropical Storm Danielle has formed Thursday in the Atlantic, but is not currently a threat to any land. The storm’s maximum sustained winds were near 40 mph (65 kph). Additional strengthening is forecast and the storm is expected to become a hurricane in two days or so, […]
The Town of Fort Frances’ Linda Carmody pulled the winning ticket for the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club’s Trip of the Month draw for September this morning. Chris Hayes of Fort Frances is the winner of a trip to Cuba, valued at $4,000. Next month’s draw is for a trip to […]
Volunteers and Kenora and Rainy River Districts (KRRD) Child and Family Services staff take a moment to show off some of the roughly 209 backpacks collected as part of the annual Backpacks for Kids donation drive on Monday morning. The drive has been going since early July and is the […]
By Jay Reeves
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHILDERSBURG, Ala. (AP) – Michael Jennings wasn’t breaking any laws or doing anything that was obviously suspicious; the Black minister was simply watering the flowers of a neighbor who was out of town. Yet there was a problem: Around the corner, Amber Roberson, who is white, thought she was helping […]
By Alanna Durkin Richer
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A lawyer for the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group has been charged with conspiracy in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the U.S. Capitol, authorities said Thursday. Kellye SoRelle – general counsel for the antigovernment group – was arrested in Texas on charges including conspiracy to obstruct an […]
By Cassandra Szklarski
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
A proposed overhaul of Canada’s decade-old drinking guidelines warns of increased health risks from as few as three drinks per week and calls for mandatory labelling of all alcoholic beverages. In its suggested update to Canada’s Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines, the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction eschews offering […]
