Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Young women diagnosed with breast cancer often must delay pregnancy for years while they take hormone-blocking pills. A reassuring new study finds they can take a two-year break from these drugs to get pregnant without raising their short-term risk of cancer coming back. “This is really good news for young […]
Doctors say influenza spread is starting to hit older adults as surveillance levels indicate the hospitalization rate of seniors is not that far behind that of children. Data from the Public Health Agency of Canada for the week ending Nov. 26 show that children under five still made up the […]
The coronavirus pandemic interrupted efforts to control malaria, resulting in 63,000 additional deaths and 13 million more infections globally over two years, according to a report from the World Health Organization published Thursday. Cases of the parasitic disease went up in 2020 and continued to climb in 2021, though at […]
Weechi-it-te-win held a Really Living Workshop November 23 and 24 at the Couchiching Multi-use Centre. This was funded by the Ministry of Health. The Really Living Conference was an opportunity for individuals in addiction recovery to create new experiences and see their futures are limitless. The artists who presented at […]
Riverside Foundation for Health Care is excited to announce that the winner of the November Riverside 50/50 electronic raffle is Holly Witherspoon of Devlin, ON with the winning ticket number X-4600053. Witherspoon takes home $10,078, with the same amount going to the Foundation. The draw was made Wednesday, November 30 […]
The Rainy Lake Orchestra performed its first Christmas concert at the Fort Frances Library in three years on Monday night. Around 100 people gathered to hear songs of the season. The audience also turned into a choir, singing several carols. Food was also collected for local food banks. –Allan Bradbury […]
This ginger beauty is in search of her forever home. Moki is a rare gem – most orange cats are male. She loves dogs, and loves her snuggles, but is in need of a home to call her own. Adopting her also frees a space in foster care for a […]
Children visiting emergency departments in small and rural hospitals in Northwestern Ontario now have access to pediatricians through a virtual ER consult service. Emergency department doctors are able to utilize the Regional Paediatric Response program which started on Nov. 21. The program will allow medical staff to conduct virtual consultations […]
(Fort Frances, ON) – On December 6, 2022, at approximately 3:43 a.m. Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting general law enforcement duties in the Town of Fort Frances. Officers observed a motor vehicle commit a traffic violation. A traffic stop was conducted and after speaking […]
I ran away from home when I was eight. I am not sure of the reasons now, but undoubtedly, I felt hard done by, felt the weight of life’s injustice on my young shoulders. My siblings’ ice cream serving may have been larger than mine or I was sent to […]
