Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Advance poll voter levels higher than the 2019 election OTTAWA – The fifth and final week of the federal election campaign kicked off Sunday with the Liberals and New Democrats each questioning whether their opponent’s plan to pay for the billions of campaign spending promises was based in reality. NDP […]
OTTAWA – NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says anyone planning to take part in demonstrations planned in front of hospitals today shouldn’t do it and is warning of criminal sanctions in the future if his party is elected to govern. Speaking in Sioux Lookout, Ont., Singh says he would make changes […]
VANCOUVER – A group of British Columbia community organizations wants changes to the province’s COVID-19 vaccine card, saying it fails to account for the needs of people who face legitimate barriers to getting a vaccine or proof of immunization. A joint letter to Health Minister Adrian Dix and provincial health […]
OTTAWA – The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples is filing a legal complaint against the Canadian government with the United Nations Human Rights Committee, alleging discrimination against off-reserve and non-status Indigenous People. The complaint says Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government has adopted a “distinctions-based approach” to developing Indigenous policy. As part of […]
Ontario is reporting 798 new cases of COVID-19 today and three more deaths linked to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 620 of those cases are in individuals who are not fully vaccinated or have an unknown vaccination status. Elliott says 365 people are hospitalized due to the novel […]
TORONTO – An Ontario court has found the provincial government broke the law by failing to adhere to the Environmental Bill of Rights. Several environmental groups brought forth applications for judicial reviews over the province’s alleged failure to consult with the public before enacting the COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act. Late […]
Toronto police say a 25-year-old man has been arrested and is facing 15 criminal charges in relation to a kidnapping earlier this summer. Jaye Tamodra of Richmond Hill, Ont., has been charged with kidnapping for ransom, forcible confinement, two counts of extortion, and several firearms offences. Police say they were […]
TORONTO – Students in some of Ontario’s largest school boards head back to class today amid a fourth wave of COVID-19. Some boards started their school years earlier this week, but today marks the first day of class for students in the Toronto, Peel, York and Durham boards. It will […]
GAMBO, N.L. – Every Friday evening, Steve Badcock pours himself a drink and flips open his laptop to video chat with a close friend he met because of a terrorist attack in New York City and its ripple effect across the skies. It often takes a few tries to connect […]
As Ontario college and university students head to campus during a fourth wave of COVID-19, their schools, public health units, cities and police services are grappling with how to keep massive parties at bay. In-person classes are resuming this year at campuses across the province, and videos and pictures posted […]
I remember a political rally for then Premier of Ontario Frank Miller. He had come to Fort Frances to win re-election for the Progressive Conservatives. The rally was at the Rainy Lake Hotel and a crowd demonstrated in front of the hotel opposing the party’s re-election. Miller had succeeded Bill […]
BARRIE, Ont. – An Amber Alert for a three-year-old girl north of Toronto has been called off after she was found safe in Guelph, Ont.. Ontario Provincial Police issued the alert shortly before 1:45 a.m. this morning alleging the child had last been seen with her 27-year-old father in Barrie, […]
