Local News from Across the Rainy River District
One skyscraper stands out from the rest in the Manhattan skyline. It’s not the tallest, but it is the skinniest – the world’s skinniest, in fact. The 84-story residential Steinway Tower, designed by New York architecture firm SHoP Architects, has the title of “most slender skyscraper in the world” thanks […]
Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River client services co-ordinator Mary O’Connor hands off the top trophy for the annual Coffee Break fundraiser to Merna Major. According to O’Connor, Major raised the most money by an individual for the Coffee Break fundraiser in 2022, and the trophy will be on display at […]
Canada’s Logan Stankoven is used to putting pucks in the back of the net, but scoring hasn’t come easily at the world junior hockey championship. He buried a pair of chances on Wednesday, though, helping Canada to a 6-3 quarterfinals win over Switzerland. “It’s harder than I thought, for sure,” […]
World Cup ticket sales have reached 2.45 million, FIFA said Thursday, with more than 500,000 seats still available three months before the tournament starts in Qatar. FIFA said 520,000 tickets were bought in a first-come, first-served phase of sales that closed this week. Brazil’s games against Serbia and Cameroon were […]
As Quebec prepares to launch a province-wide COVID-19 vaccination campaign ahead of a potential new fall wave, it’s unclear whether it will be enough to prompt a pandemic-weary public to roll up their sleeves for another booster. As of Wednesday, only 56 per cent of Quebecers aged five and older […]
The woman who recently accused Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet of sexual misconduct has broken a stereotype about church abuse. Universite de Montreal religious studies professor Solange Lefebvre says the fact Ouellet’s alleged victim was an adult could open the door to more people coming forward with allegations against the church […]
Canada’s environment minister says releasing treated oilsands tailings into the environment isn’t the only solution being considered to clean up the massive, toxic ponds. Steven Guilbeault says that even though his government is developing regulations on how the tailings could be drained into the Athabasca River, other solutions are also […]
A coalition of Chambers of Commerce representing border communities across the country is calling on the Government of Canada to lift the remaining COVID-related border restrictions and to suspend use of the ArriveCAN app. “The border measures are not only slowing down border crossings, they’re having a major deterrent effect […]
On Friday July 8, 2022 our 4-H Explorers group gathered in Nestor Falls at the Tourist Information for our meeting. In attendance were Jessica Teeple, Emily Romyn, Sydney Romyn, Georgia Romyn, Melaina Olson, Mason Teeple, Jameson Teeple and Olivia Seguin along with our Leaders Melinda Romyn, Krista Olson and guest […]
The deadline to register as a candidate for town council or school board is Friday, August 19 at 2 p.m. Anyone wishing to to stand for election must have their paperwork submitted to their local clerk by that time. The following is an unoifficial list of candidates, as of today’s […]
