Local News from Across the Rainy River District
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – The worldwide seafood industry is steeling itself for price hikes, supply disruptions and potential job losses as new rounds of economic sanctions on Russia make key species such as cod and crab harder to come by. The latest round of U.S. attempts to punish Russia for […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Heavy fighting raged on the outskirts of Kyiv and other zones Thursday amid indications the Kremlin is using talk of de-escalation as cover while regrouping and resupplying its forces and redeploying them for a stepped-up offensive in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an […]
Chief Gerald Antoine says he hopes a meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican can forge the beginning of an important relationship. “Despite our collective grief and pain, there comes hope for change,” the Assembly of First Nations delegation lead said Thursday following the visit with the pontiff. “This change […]
Officials with the Calgary Stampede have begun the countdown to this year’s Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth. Stampede president Steve McDonough unveiled on Wednesday the poster for 2022’s popular rodeo and exhibition. The poster, designed by 19-year-old artist Kane Pendry of Edmonton, shows an Indigenous man riding near a rail […]
After losing two of its last three World Cup qualifiers, Canada has dropped five places to No. 38 in the latest FIFA rankings. But the Canadian men remain on an upward trajectory after qualifying for the World Cup for the first time since Mexico 86. While Canada (8-2-4) topped the […]
Last Sunday Bethel Baptist Church in Fort Frances hosted a prayer vigil for Ukraine. The event was open to the public, and participants spent an hour praying over different specific aspects of the conflict like parents and children, leaders and those fighting as well as peace and healing for those […]
Boozhoo! Greetings! Heads up high school students! We’re here to tell you about the greatest summer job ever! If you have an interest in natural resources and want to spend the summer working outside on community projects in and around the district, then check this out! The Ogimaa Binesiiyog Stewardship […]
I remember reading at the beginning of the 21st century that many of the jobs that were common in the year 2000 would mostly disappear within two decades replaced by whole new industries and job types. I scoffed at the idea. How could so many jobs that had been around […]
Dear editor: I am responding to the March 23 editorial by Jim Cumming about the lack of diversity and working-age representation on council. I appreciate Mr. Cumming’s insights on this topic, but I respectfully believe that he – like others – has missed the mark. Calls for increasing diversity on […]
Dear editor, We are never too old to learn. Has that ever hit home in the last few years for me. The term ‘Doctrine of Discovery’ was alien to me until I heard Mr. Robert Horton speak at the Metis Hall a couple years ago. It was so totally new […]
