Local News from Across the Rainy River District
TORONTO – An education worker at a Toronto school has died from COVID-19. The child and youth worker was employed with the Toronto Catholic District School Board at the St. Francis De Sales School, officials said. Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce offered his condolences Wednesday to the school community. “Sending […]
TORONTO – With dreams of the sugar plum fairies almost dashed this year, the National Ballet of Canada has come up with a different way for Canadians to enjoy the tradition of “The Nutcracker.” The ballet company says it’s struck a partnership with movie theatre chain Cineplex to screen the […]
TORONTO – Ontario is reporting 1,210 new cases of COVID-19 today, and 28 new deaths due to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 361cases are in Peel Region, 346 are in Toronto, and 143 are in York Region. In the province’s long-term care homes, 619 residents currently have COVID-19 […]
Last year in North America, there were over 3,400 collisions with trains, resulting in over 2,200 serious injuries or fatalities. Rail safety is a core value at CN and CN Police wants to be a part of the effort to minimize the risk of accidents related to winter driving. This […]
The Ontario government is expanding the 511 app to include new winter driving features that will provide drivers and the trucking industry with additional information to support safer route planning when travelling on provincial highways. “Driving during the winter months can be a challenge in every part of the province, […]
Ontario will increase COVID-19 testing in its long-term care homes in an effort to pinpoint how the virus is getting into the facilities, Premier Doug Ford said Monday as more new cases and deaths were reported in the sector. Better surveillance testing for residents, staff and visitors – which is […]
TORONTO – Ontario is reporting 1,249 new cases of COVID-19 today, and 12 new deaths due to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 569 cases are in Toronto, 256 in Peel Region and 94 in York Region. The province also reported 133 new COVID-19 cases related to schools, including […]
OTTAWA–Sen. Murray Sinclair says he has teamed up with primatologist Jane Goodall to propose a law to protect captive animals and ban imports of elephant ivory and hunting trophies into Canada. Sinclair says his bill would ban new captivity of great apes and elephants unless it’s licensed and for their […]
OTTAWA – The Liberals are preparing to cede some ground on the WE Charity affair, which has been mired in filibusters and duelling committee motions for nearly two months. Government House leader Pablo Rodriguez says his party has agreed to send unredacted documents linked to the controversy to the parliamentary […]
OTTAWA – The Salvation Army is launching its annual Christmas kettle drive facing what it says is a level of need not seen since the Second World War – even as COVID-19 makes fundraising more difficult. The iconic red kettles will start appearing in malls, grocery stores and other establishments […]
Large swaths of southern and central Ontario were thrust into a wind storm Sunday that left hundreds of thousands of residents without power in the evening. Hydro One said it was working to restore electricity to more than 230,000 clients, while Toronto Hydro reported an outage affecting thousands more. Environment […]
