Local News from Across the Rainy River District
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 […]
MONTREAL – Quebec’s secularism law is an affront to the dignity and values of the province’s anglophone community, a lawyer representing the province’s largest English-language school board told a Court of Appeal hearing Wednesday. Religious diversity is a way of life in Quebec’s English schools, Perri Ravon argued before the […]
From left, Debbie Leonard, Verna Leonard and Kathy Bombay (seated) are protesting alleged irregularities on Rainy River First Nations (RRFN). Missing are Karen Bombay and Kimberly Bombay-Dettweiler. They are protesting a delay in the community’s election, which they allege is in violation of the ratified RRFN Election Code. Bombay has […]
It won’t be plunging through an icy Rainy Lake but it’s sure to be plenty cold. The Voyageurs Lions Club is changing things up for what will be their first in-person plunge since before the COVID-19 Pandemic. Rather than jumping through a hole in the ice on New Year’s Day […]
The road to replace the existing water treatment system in NW Bay First Nation has been a long one. On October 19, 2022, the road ended with the Grand Opening of a new plant. Those are the words shared with me by Cliff Carriere, P.Eng. This project has been completed […]
If you get a phone call in the next few months asking about mental health, the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) wants you to take the call. The NWHU announced on Monday that it was launching a new telephone survey that is intended to learn more about local mental health-related perceptions, […]
Cattle and buyers get up close and personal at the newly renovated Stratton Sales Barn. Saturday saw the last sale of the year at the state of the art facility. It provides a more comfortable experience for everyone. For more on the cattle sale, see Moos From the Herd, by […]
Retired Sergeant Robert Holmes joined the RCAF (Royal Canadian Air Force) when he was 18 years old, and retired when he was 48 years old. Although he is 87 years old now, his memories, passion and pride for his time spent with the RCAF are still so “ alive” in […]
There are very few veterans from World War II with us today. We will remember the sacrifices they made to protect our freedoms and rights on Friday at the cemetery. Even the veterans of the Korean War are very few. Today we remember younger generations who served in Cypress, the […]
