The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO — Gas stations refusing to put mandatory anti-carbon-price stickers on their pumps will face daily fines of $150, a penalty that is at the lower end of the range established by a controversial law Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives passed earlier this year. The province’s Chief Justice […]
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A caption on the front page photo of Thursday’s Bulletin incorrectly identified business owner Jon Barker as David Barker. The Times apologizes for any inconvenience or disappointment this may have caused. Meanwhile, in the story about FASD Awareness Week on page A2 of last Wednesday’s Times, it was incorrectly stated […]
The Canadian PressMelissa Couto NEW YORK–Bianca Andreescu began her day Saturday the same way she started every morning during her run to the U.S. Open title. By meditating and visualizing how she could beat her next opponent. Those practices, adopted by the Canadian teenager years ago, seem to be working […]
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The town has a recommendation to approve the purchase of additional equipment for the new triple combination custom lumber fire truck at tonight’s council meeting. The cost of the additional equipment is just over $7,000, bringing the total net tender cost of the fire truck to over $600,000. Council will […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–A Toronto gallery was deliberately elusive in proving the authenticity of a painting purportedly by the renowned Indigenous artist Norval Morrisseau, Ontario’s top court said Tuesday as it awarded tens of thousands of dollars in damages to the Canadian musician who bought the piece. The Ontario court […]
Bob Wepruk, George Elliott and the Northern Jammers will hold a free concert on Thursday, Sept. 5 at the Rainy Lake Square from 6-8 p.m. Bring a chair. Their country and bluegrass tunes will be sure to get you dancing. A Dudley Hewitt Cup special “action plan” meeting will be […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Ontario students returned to class Tuesday amid uncertainty surrounding labour talks between the government and unions representing public school teachers and educational workers. Education sector contracts expired Saturday and while bargaining is still in its early stages warning signs have already begun to emerge from the […]
The Canadian Press GUELPH, Ont.–An Ontario university is offering an online course to teach people how to grow better marijuana. The University of Guelph says its cannabis production course begins next week and is already full with 60 students. The school says the course, which costs at least $545, is […]
The Canadian PressHina Alam VANCOUVER–The cannabis industry is seen by some First Nations as an opportunity to take the initiative and get out of poverty, says the regional chief of the B.C. Assembly of First Nations. Cultivating, buying or selling cannabis could provide economic support to those First Nations devastated […]
Sam Odrowski Local MPP Greg Rickford, centre, visited Jon and Ashley Barker at Barker Logging in Devlin yesterday for a funding announcement. The announcement was for $170,341 to expand production capabilities at the business and construct a bush shack for its employees. The funds also helped offset the costs of […]
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The woman killed by a black bear on Sunday has been identified as Catherine Sweatt-Mueller of Maple Plain, Mn. Shortly after 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were advised of a call for service at Red Pine Island on […]
Ken Kellar Jill Savage brought her guitar and her voice to the stage, accompanied by Grace Kooistra on piano, at the Rainy Lake Square last week during Market Thursday. It was the first public performance for the pair of musicians.
