Rainy Lake has crested, and has begun to fall. According to H2O Power, the lake has fallen to 339.291 m from a peak of 339.304 m on June 10. Outflows now exceed inflows, with 1456.6 m3/s exiting the lake, and 1423.8 m3/s entering. Although it’s welcome news for the region, […]
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By Laura Osman
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
The Canadian government is putting an end to COVID-19 vaccine mandates for domestic and outbound international travellers and federally regulated workers, sources say. Chief government whip Steven MacKinnon confirmed there would be an announcement to change the government’s policy Tuesday afternoon. The government faces mounting pressure from tourism and travel […]
The Fort Frances Mill demolition site hasn’t been spared the ravages of the rising Rainy Lake. The site has partially flooded, as crews continue their work. – Allan Bradbury photo
By Jean-Benoit Legault
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Hundreds of thousands of high school students in Canada will be given training on how to respond to someone overdosing on opioids, including on how to administer naloxone — a drug used to reverse the effects of overdoses. The Advanced Coronary Treatment Foundation is announcing Tuesday that its new training […]
By Mickey Djuric
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
A Métis leader who fought to have his people recognized in the Constitution is to appear on a new Canada Post stamp later this month. Harry Daniels, who was originally from Regina Beach, Sask., spent 40 years of his life advocating for Métis rights before he died in 2004. Daniels’s […]
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Police east of Toronto say an 11-year-old boy with autism who was reported missing over the weekend has died. In an update, Sgt. Deb Hagarty with the Kawartha Lakes Police Service says members of the Ontario Provincial Police’s underwater search and recovery team located Draven Graham deceased in the Scugog […]
By Jim Bronskill
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – Businesses and other private-sector organizations would be required to report ransomware incidents and other cyberattacks to the government under a federal bill to be tabled today. The legislation is intended to flesh out Liberal government efforts to protect critical infrastructure following last month’s announcement that Chinese vendors Huawei […]
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TORONTO – The man responsible for Toronto’s deadly 2018 van attack has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years. Alek Minassian has also been sentenced to 20 years for 15 counts of attempted murder, which are to be served concurrently. He was found […]
By Sylvia Hui
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LONDON (AP) – Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon launched her campaign for a second independence referendum on Tuesday, arguing that Scotland would be economically better off outside the United Kingdom. Sturgeon, who leads the Scottish National Party as well as the devolved government in Scotland, said “it is time to […]
By Hyung-jin Kim
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korea’s prime minister warned Tuesday that disruptions of cargo transport by a nationwide truckers’ strike could cause “irrecoverable” damage to the country’s economy, as the protest entered its eighth day. About 6,800 truckers rallied at various sites across South Korea on Monday, triggering delays […]
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MADISON, Wis. – It had the makings of an early blowout, but the United States made adjustments on the fly Monday night and turned the gold-medal final at the under-18 women’s world hockey championship into a real thriller. But Canada, which built a 3-0 lead on goals by Alexia Aubin, […]
By Howard Fendrich
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LONDON – Serena Williams is going to play at Wimbledon this year, after all. The All England Club announced via Twitter on Tuesday that Williams was awarded a wild-card entry for singles. Williams has not competed anywhere since getting injured during the first set of her first-round match at the […]
