Local News from Across the Rainy River District
A judge who granted bail to a man later accused of killing an Ontario Provincial Police officer noted his Indigenous background and the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the correctional system before he decided to release the man from custody, according to an audio recording of the proceeding. In the […]
John Tory’s recently disclosed affair with a former staffer and resulting resignation as mayor of Toronto have brought a blowout ending to the straight-laced, button down moderate conservative’s otherwise uneventful tenure in the city’s top job. Tory honed that reputation over the course of his business and broadcasting careers, as […]
At 130 years old, Ontario’s legislature is showing its age. There are lead pipes and asbestos running through the walls, mountains of old cables and wires stacked on top of new ones, an inefficient steam heating system with parts that frequently fail and fire safety systems in need of upgrading. […]
OTTAWA – Humanitarian groups that have been supporting Ukrainian refugees are calling on Ottawa to extend a special immigration program that allows people fleeing Ukraine to temporarily live, work and study in Canada. The program provides Ukrainians and their families with a visa to stay in Canada for up to […]
OTTAWA – A union representing federal public servants has filed a bad-faith bargaining complaint against the Canada Revenue Agency. In December, Treasury Board President Mona Fortier announced that all federal public servants would be returning to the office at least two to three days per week. In a statement, the […]
Grief-stricken community members dropped off flowers and stuffed animals on Thursday at the scene of an alleged bus attack against a daycare north of Montreal that killed two children and sent six to hospital. André Beaudoin, a father of a two-year-old boy who attends the Laval, Que., daycare, returned to […]
A new study finds promise in a drug associated with significantly reduced hospitalizations among high-risk patients who received an injection in the early stages of COVID-19 infection. Edward Mills, one of the authors, said peginterferon lambda stands out as a potential “one-and-done” treatment for older patients, noting current options include […]
Getting vaccinated against COVID-19 during pregnancy passes along protection against infection and hospitalization to newborns, a Canadian study says. The research, published in the BMJ (British Medical Journal) on Wednesday evening, found that protection against COVID-19 for infants was most effective when mothers got their second or third dose of […]
An officer found guilty of investigating an Indigenous man’s death with bias has been demoted and must undergo cultural competency training – a penalty the man’s family says isn’t enough to deter similar behaviour in the future. The Office of the Independent Police Review Director ruled on Friday that Shawn […]
The federal commission looking into the Liberal government’s decision to use the Emergencies Act is being granted an extension to deliver its report to the cabinet and the public at the same time this month. The Public Order Emergency Commission is investigating use of the act to end the “Freedom […]
A new poll finds one-third of Canadian households say their financial situation has worsened over the last year. According to a Leger poll commissioned by the Association for Canadian Studies, 34 per cent of Canadian households say they’re financially worse off compared with a year ago. The majority of respondents, […]
OTTAWA – Canada’s health care system is not working as well as it should and that has to change, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday as he prepared to meet the premiers to work on a new health-care funding deal. On his way into the cabinet meeting he will chair […]
