The Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C.–The streaking Toronto Raptors more or less had their fourth-straight win locked up by halftime. And that was before DeMar DeRozan got hot. DeRozan scored 18 of his 28 points after halftime as the Raptors overcame a slow start to beat the Charlotte Hornets 129-111 last […]
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Staff A local man has turned himself in following a hit-and-run collision over the weekend. On Sunday around 5 a.m., Rainy River District OPP officers responded to a motor-vehicle collision on the 200 block of Sixth Street West in Fort Frances. The driver of a motor vehicle struck a taxi […]
The Canadian PressLee Berthiaume OTTAWA–The Trudeau government’s long-awaited plan to provide lifelong disability pensions to veterans has been met with confusion and frustration from many of those it is expected to help. Veterans Affairs minister Seamus O’Regan unveiled the new pension plan yesterday–more than two years after the Liberals promised […]
Hue Eldridge’s Grade 1/2 class performed a “Peppermint Candy Cane” dance during Robert Moore’s kindergarten/primary Christmas concert on Tuesday evening. The junior/intermediate concert was yesterday evening. –Photo courtesy of Rainy River District School Board
The Canadian PressStephanie Levitz OTTAWA–Fewer asylum-seekers who entered Canada illegally this year are being granted refugee status. As of the end of November, the Immigration and Refugee Board says 16,522 asylum claims were received from people who have crossed the border illegally and 2,198 of those have been completed. Of […]
The Canadian PressGeordon Omand VANCOUVER–Hunting grizzly bears has been banned in British Columbia, a move guides complain will put them out of business while environmentalists say it is long overdue. B.C. Forests minister Doug Donaldson said public consultations have made it clear that killing grizzlies cannot be allowed, with the […]
The Canadian PressPeter Rakobowchuk MONTREAL–A bus crash in eastern Mexico that claimed the lives of 12 people, including a Canadian woman, has left families in two provinces in a state of shock. The woman was identified by her family as Stephanie Horwood of Gatineau, Que. Carole Pommet Reinthaler told The […]
Edith M. LedererThe Associated Press President Donald Trump’s threat to cut off U.S. funding to countries that oppose his decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital raised the stakes in today’s U.N. vote and sparked criticism at his tactics, which one Muslim group called bullying or blackmail. But at the […]
Look for increasing cloudiness tonight, with an overnight low of minus-20 C (four below zero F). Tomorrow will bring occasional snow and flurries, with a high of minus-nine (15) and low again around minus-20 (four below). Mostly cloudy skies are forecast for Saturday, along with a high of minus-13 (nine) […]
Nicholas Donaldson Brynna, Erin, Tatum, and Amara, from Mme. Gushulak’s Grade 3 French Immersion class, reminded everyone that gifts weren’t the “raison pour la saison” during yesterday’s rehearsal for the St. Michael’s French Immersion Christmas concert. The English classes held their concert Tuesday night, with the French students performing for […]
The Canadian PressDaniela Germano An Ontario man known for decking his house in brilliant Christmas lights for more than three decades died this week after falling from his roof while tending to the annual display, his family said as members of the community mourned his death. The family of Douglas […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Health Canada has posted draft regulations designed to allow the federal government to get a better national picture of how many Canadians are getting medical help to end their lives, and in what circumstances. The proposed regulations, published in the Canada Gazette, include reporting requirements for doctors […]
