Local News from Across the Rainy River District
VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Francis traveled to a prison near Rome to wash the feet of a dozen inmates, a Holy Thursday ritual that symbolizes humility and highlights his papacy’s attention to those on society’s margins. He arrived Thursday afternoon in a motorcade that included Italian police cars, which […]
NEW YORK (AP) – Everyone knows that Charlie Brown’s nemesis is a kite-eating tree. But the “Peanuts” hero is hoping to cool that kind of rivalry as we head into Earth Day and Arbor Day. A new “Peanuts” special debuting on Apple TV+ on Friday celebrates the environment and highlights […]
THUNDER BAY, ONT. — Thunder Bay could become the site for a lithium refinery as a result of a partnership with Avalon Advanced Materials Inc. and Essar Group Company, RenJoules International Ltd. A binding letter of intent was signed by the two firms this week that will pave the way […]
The donor wall at all Riverside facilities has completed a digital overhaul, thanks to Riverside Foundation for Health Care. The Foundation upgraded to scrolling digital boards, to allow all donors to be displayed, allow for easy updates, and to save the cost of making donor plates. If you would like […]
SUNDRIDGE – A Sundridge councillor agrees an announcement last month increasing enrolment at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is good news, but “it’s not enough.” “It’s a good start,” Coun. Steve Hicks says. “There are people who are happy about this but is shows they still don’t understand […]
CAIRO (AP) – The European Union said Thursday that an EU human rights official visited Egypt this week amid an outcry over the mysterious death of an economic researcher who had been detained two months ago. Ayman Hadhoud, a well-known Egyptian economic commentator, had disappeared two months. Earlier this week, […]
WASHINGTON (AP) – The head of the International Monetary Fund warned Thursday that Russia’s war against Ukraine was weakening the economic prospects for most of the world’s countries and called high inflation “a clear and present danger” to the global economy. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said the consequences of […]
OTTAWA – Members of the Canadian Armed Forces will depart from an Ontario military base in the coming days to help with the care, co-ordination and resettlement of Ukrainian refugees in Poland. Defence Minister Anita Anand says up to 150 troops will soon deploy from Canadian Forces Base Trenton after […]
VANCOUVER – Canada’s finance minister says it’s not the federal government’s job to build all the houses Canadians need, but it will try to remove roadblocks with a $4-billion fund earmarked to help boost housing construction announced in the budget. Chrystia Freeland told the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade on […]
NEW YORK (AP) – Vladimir Guerrero Jr. shook off a bloody gash on his right ring finger to hit three home runs against the rival Yankees, including two off ace Gerrit Cole, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat New York 6-4 Wednesday night. George Springer hit a tiebreaking single in […]
ZURICH (AP) – Ukraine’s bid to qualify for the Word Cup will resume on June 1 against Scotland after its playoff semifinal in Glasgow was postponed in March due to the country being invaded by Russia. FIFA on Thursday also said the delayed playoff final in that bracket against Wales […]
