Local News from Across the Rainy River District
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will miss Friday’s national Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa to attend a summit in Cambodia involving countries from across Southeast Asia. Senior officials revealed the prime minister’s planned absence during a not-for-attribution background briefing, saying Trudeau will leave late Thursday for the Association of […]
NEW YORK (AP) – Jurors began deliberating Thursday in a civil trial involving Academy Award-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis and a publicist who accused him of rape. The jury heard three weeks of testimony. Haggis and accuser Haleigh Breest spent days on the witness stand giving their divergent accounts of what […]
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) – The National Toy Hall of Fame’s new honorees include an object dating to ancient times, a line of muscle-bound action figures and an iconic art set whose medium is colorful pegs. The hall on Thursday announced the top, Masters of the Universe and Lite-Brite as this […]
As the temperature begins to cool, the price of a winter getaway is heating up as Canadians look for ways to save on travel costs over the peak season. Accommodation sells out fast over the holidays, but those willing to white-knuckle it can save big, said Macca Shirifi from travel […]
Canada’s busiest airport says it will offer passengers a way to bypass long security lineups as it looks ahead to a winter travel surge and tries to avoid a repeat of the travel chaos seen earlier this year. Toronto Pearson International Airport on Thursday announced the launch of YYZ Express, […]
VERO BEACH, Fla. (AP) – Tropical Storm Nicole sent multiple homes toppling into the Atlantic Ocean Thursday and threatened a row of high rise condominiums in places where Hurricane Ian washed away seawalls and other remaining protections only weeks ago. “Multiple coastal homes in Wilbur-by-the-Sea have collapsed and several other […]
A toddler is thriving after doctors in the U.S. and Canada used a novel technique to treat her before she was born for a rare genetic disease that caused the deaths of two of her sisters. Ayla Bashir, a 16-month-old from Ottawa, Ontario, is the first child treated as fetus […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Someone who bought a Powerball ticket in Southern California has won a record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot after more than three months without anyone hitting the top prize. The winning numbers were selected Tuesday morning, nearly 10 hours after the scheduled Monday night drawing because of […]
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) – Adidas on Wednesday lowered its earnings forecast for the year to account for losses from ending its partnership with the rapper formerly known as Kanye West over his antisemitic remarks. The German shoe and sportswear maker cut its sales and profit outlook for the year as […]
Jonathan Osorio’s long road to the World Cup has not been without its bumps, not to mention a stop in Uruguay. In recent months, the Toronto FC midfielder was sidelined by post-concussion syndrome – the result seemingly of a Xherdan Shaqiri elbow in a July 13 game against the Chicago […]
MONTREAL – Kirby Dach scored two goals and the Montreal Canadiens earned a 5-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday at Bell Centre. Nick Suzuki, Arber Xhekaj and Dach gave Montreal (7-6-1) a three-goal lead in the first period. Mike Hoffman also scored, for his third goal in two […]
