Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Ontario is projected to be short 33,000 nurses and personal support workers in five years despite Premier Doug Ford’s investment in the sector, the province’s fiscal watchdog said in a special health-care report released Wednesday. The Financial Accountability Office also said the province has allocated $21 billion less than what […]
The committee of parliamentarians that oversees national security says it has begun a study of foreign interference, following a request from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. In a statement, the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians says it will examine the state of foreign interference in Canada’s democratic processes since […]
Quebec RCMP say they are investigating two alleged secret police stations operated by Chinese authorities in the province. The federal police force confirmed Thursday its Integrated National Security Team has opened investigations into the suspected police stations in Montreal and Brossard, a suburb just south of the city. Sgt. Charles […]
A report released Thursday by Canada’s chief science adviser says she considers COVID-19 the “head” of the pandemic but long COVID its “tail” as the illness inflicts significant harm on individuals, their families and potentially the country’s economy. Dr. Mona Nemer said about 10 to 20 per cent of people […]
The first year of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to have taken a relatively limited toll on overall global mental health, Canadian researchers say in a new study published in the British Medical Journal. Researchers reviewed 137 studies from around the world that measured people’s overall mental health, as well as […]
A plan designed by two First Nations to build a road to potential mining sites in Ontario’s Ring of Fire has been approved by the provincial government, but the mining minister has refused to say when the project would be completed. Webequie First Nation and Marten Falls First Nation designed […]
Cassie Tatone borrowed a sewing machine from her mother-in-law in the spring of 2020 after the COVID-19 pandemic robbed her of her job and shut down most businesses and activities. With no income and lots of spare time on her hands, the millennial put the beginner sewing skills she acquired […]
Ontario’s patient ombudsman says he has seen a rising number of complaints about poor quality of care in the health-care system and an increase in use of force by hospital security. The findings come in the patient ombudsman’s annual report released today. There were more than 3,300 complaints in the […]
OTTAWA – As members of Parliament gear up to grill the CEOs of Canada’s largest grocery store chains, experts say elected officials should push for more transparency on why grocers are making so much money. The CEOs and presidents of Loblaw Cos. Ltd., Metro Inc. and Empire Co. Ltd. – […]
Families of children with autism in Ontario are having a difficult time accessing consistent, reliable and transparent information about services and it doesn’t help that the minister in charge has “ghosted” them, advocates said Monday. The provincial government has been trying to enrol children with autism in a new program […]
Ontario’s top court has struck down third-party election advertising rules introduced by Premier Doug Ford’s government as unconstitutional, though the province quickly indicated an appeal is in the works. Before 2021, third parties were allowed to spend up to $600,000 on advertising in the six months before an election call, […]
Eight people have been arrested in an investigation into alleged fraudulent art sold for years under the name of famous Indigenous artist Norval Morrisseau, Ontario Provincial Police said Friday, noting some works were bought for tens of thousands of dollars. More than 1,000 allegedly fake paintings, prints and other artworks […]
