Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The inquiry into the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia has revealed two new RCMP miscues that delayed a warning to the public that the killer was driving a replica police car. In both cases, the commission of inquiry concluded the lapses could not be adequately explained, though it did […]
The online streaming bill will generate at least $1 billion a year for Canada’s creative sector, including Indigenous programs, Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez told a committee of MPs on Monday. Rodriguez disclosed the figure before the House of Commons heritage committee, which is studying a bill updating broadcasting laws and […]
GENEVA (AP) – Investigators commissioned by the U.N.’s top human rights body say tensions between Palestinians and Israelis are underpinned by Israel’s “perpetual occupation” of Palestinian areas with no apparent intention of ending it. The findings came Tuesday in the first report by a Commission of Inquiry, headed by a […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on Tuesday warned of a forceful response if North Korea carries out its first nuclear test explosion in nearly five years as she traveled to Seoul to meet with South Korean and Japanese allies and discuss the escalating […]
The Oilers learned plenty of lessons this spring. And a team looking for a playoff breakthrough finally did just that. Edmonton fought back from a 3-2 deficit to beat the Los Angeles Kings in seven games in the opening round before disposing of the Calgary Flames in five to advance […]
Bo Bichette hit one of three Toronto home runs and five Blue Jays pitchers combined on a two-hitter in an 8-0 win over the Kansas City Royals on Monday night. Ross Stripling (2-1) earned the win as he allowed just one hit over five innings, matching his season high. He […]
Rainy Lake has surpassed the 1950 record for water levels. As of press time, the real-time Hydrometric Data at wateroffice.ec.gc.ca showed Rainy lake at 339.289 m and rising. The previous record was set in 1950 at 339.23 m. The level of Rainy lake is expected to continue to rise by […]
(DRYDEN, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) North West Region has laid charges in relation to a death of a Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation resident. 56 year old Gregory GEORGE died in hospital after being seriously injured during a break and enter with violence at a residence in the […]
Town staff have been hard at work mitigating damage from rising flood waters along Front Street. Staff is asking the public to stay out of barricaded areas, for their personal safety, and the safety of staff. Sandbagging efforts have moved to the Shevlin Wood Yard, and the facility is open […]
Hours after being handed a second majority government even larger than his first, Ontario Premier Doug Ford delivered a message of unity Friday to supporters new and old, as well as those who don’t support him at all. The Progressive Conservatives won a commanding 83 out of the legislature’s 124 […]
Manitoba’s families minister has touted a significant drop in the number of newborns seized by social services since the province ended the controversial practice of birth alerts, but government data shows hundreds of babies are still being taken into care every year. “We have reduced … childbirth apprehensions by 75 […]
