On November 1st, 2022, at approximately 5:00 a.m., Rainy River District Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to 604 Stewart Street in the Town of Fort Frances, for a report of a break and enter to The Place Fine Foods. Investigation revealed unknown individual(s) entered onto the property sometime during […]
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(FORT FRANCES, ON) – Members of the Rainy River District Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a garage fire and a residence located in the Walleye Trailer Park. In the early hours of the First of November 2022, in the Town of Fort Frances, OPP alongside the Fort Frances Fire Department […]
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Most public schools in the rainy River District will be closing their doors beginning Friday, November 4, in reaction to a planned withdraw of service. The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), which represents many of the school’s support staff, including secretaries, custodians, some Early Childhood Educators and education assistants […]
Riverside Foundation for Health Care is excited to announce that the winner of the October Riverside 50/50 electronic raffle is Susan Allison of Fort Frances, ON with the winning ticket number W-8044556. Allison takes home $10,202, with the same amount going to the Foundation. The draw was made Monday, October […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
The Ontario Public Service Employees Union says its 8,000 education workers will walk off the job Friday in solidarity with the Canadian Union of Public Employees, whose 55,000 education workers are set to strike. OPSEU represents education workers such as educational assistants and early childhood educators at several boards in […]
By Bill Graveland
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
A new study from the University of Calgary says getting the annual flu shot may have a major health bonus other than fending off the latest strain of influenza — it may also lower the risk of having a stroke. Researchers from the Cumming School of Medicine evaluated the health […]
The Border Skating Club had its annual Halloween party at the Memorial Sports Centre on Sunday, Oct 30. The Canskate skaters got into the holiday spirit, and skated in full costume. There’s still room in the program, if you’d like your little one to pick up some skating skills. – […]
By Massimo Di Nonno and Colleen Barry
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ABOARD THE GEO BARENTS (AP) – Humanitarian groups caring for 1,000 rescued migrants aboard three ships in the central Mediterranean are sounding an alarm about deteriorating conditions, but so far Italy’s new far-right-led government has not responded to requests for a safe port as it hardens its position against rescue […]
By Susan Haigh
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – She’s the only statewide candidate running in Connecticut this year to be endorsed by former President Donald Trump, but Republican Leora Levy has been cautious in mentioning his political support during her race against Democratic U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal. Levy, a first-time candidate and Republican National […]
By Davidde Corran and Bobby Caina Calvan
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The ordinary brown brick building, tucked within a nondescript block on a street in Delaware, would probably not garner much attention if it weren’t for the razor wire and armed guards outside – hints that something important lay inside, possibly even precious. Fort Knox it is not. But the stash […]
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK (AP) – Victoria’s Secret & Co. said Tuesday it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Adore Me Inc., a lingerie startup known for its wide array of sizes, for $400 million in cash. The move comes as Victoria’s Secret aims to become more inclusive and diversify beyond […]
By Bobby Caina Calvan And Stefanie Dazio
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK (AP) – CBS and its former president, Leslie Moonves, will pay $30.5 million as part of an agreement with the New York attorney general’s office, which says the network’s executives conspired with a Los Angeles police captain to conceal sexual assault allegations against Moonves. Under the deal announced […]
