Local News from Across the Rainy River District
OTTAWA – Elections Canada has apologized to voters in three Ontario First Nations communities after breakdowns in communication led to them being denied their right to vote in the last election. An inquiry by the elections body found that fly-in communities in the riding of Kenora had their local polling […]
Three children and two adults died in an early-morning house fire in Brampton, Ont. on Monday, as firefighters risked their lives to battle the flames, a fire chief said. Brampton Fire Chief Bill Boyes said local fire crews were met with heavy smoke and flames when they arrived on the […]
ROME – The president of the Metis National Council says she feels Pope Francis has committed to a journey of justice after a meeting with the head of the Roman Catholic Church at the Vatican. “He repeated ‘truth, justice and healing’ and I take that as a personal commitment,” said […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Will Smith marched onto the Oscars stage and smacked Chris Rock, the unpredictable moment served as a jarring interruption to Hollywood’s feel-good celebration. But once Smith returned moments later to accept his first-ever Academy Award, he delivered a tearful apology for an act sure to […]
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission recommended Monday that EU nations end golden passport schemes that allow wealthy people to buy their way into the bloc’s citizenship, and urged them to assess whether Russian oligarchs linked to the Kremlin or who support the war in Ukraine should be stripped of […]
TORONTO (AP) – Cyle Larin, Tajon Buchanan and Junior Hoilett scored and Canada secured its first World Cup berth in 36 years with a 4-0 victory over Jamaica on Sunday. Canada has been to the World Cup just once before, in 1986. “Speechless. Dream come true,” midfielder Jonathan Osorio said. […]
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – With international curling medals more elusive for Canada than they once were, Kerri Einarson claimed bronze Sunday at the women’s world curling championship. Einarson edged Sweden’s Anna Hasselborg 8-7 in an extra end to get the host country on the podium at the CN Centre. Switzerland’s […]
Critical Minerals Strategy will benefit electric vehicle battery manufacturing plant On the heels of the provincial government’s recently announced Critical Minerals Strategy, LG Energy Solution and automaker Stellantis announced they are joining forces to build Ontario’s first large-scale electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing plant with the support of the provincial, […]
Juno award winning singer Molly Johnson and her band of world- class musicians brought a fantastic show to the Townshend Theatre last night. Johnson performed selections from Billie Holiday, George and Ira Gershwin as well as original work by her and her band members. -Allan Bradbury Photo
A new council has been formed that will work to give guidance and advice to those undertaking the grim task of searching for children who died while attending residential schools in Manitoba and may be buried in unmarked graves. The province announced the formation of the new council on Wednesday […]
Cristino Bouvette’s mind often goes to his grandmother when he thinks about reconciliation: her strength, her empathy and her ability to forgive. He is a Roman Catholic priest and his kokum, Amelia Mae Bouvette, was a residential school survivor. “She was a woman of deep faith,” Bouvette says from Calgary. […]
