Local News from Across the Rainy River District
A forensic pathologist told a coroner’s inquest on Monday that a man who died from hypertensive heart disease while in Thunder Bay police custody might have survived if he had been assessed and sent to a hospital, though it’s difficult to know for sure. Dr. Kona Williams testified in Thunder […]
Ontario will expand the so-called strong mayor powers to other large municipalities in a year, Premier Doug Ford said Monday. The province recently passed legislation that gives mayors of Toronto and Ottawa veto power over bylaws that conflict with provincial priorities, such as building housing. Those powers are set to […]
Ontarians have been enjoying stunning orange, yellow and red fall colours this season and experts say the foliage is more vibrant than in recent years thanks largely to specific weather patterns. Sean Thomas, a professor of forest ecology at the University of Toronto, says the fall colours this year have […]
OTTAWA – A new research report says federal cybersecurity legislation is so flawed it would allow authoritarian governments around the world to justify their own repressive laws. The report by Christopher Parsons of the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab makes 29 recommendations to bolster transparency and accountability of the proposed […]
TORONTO – Ontario is “actively looking” at whether it can declare the monkeypox outbreak officially over, the province’s top doctor says. Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore said in an interview that there haven’t been any significant increases in the past few weeks, just intermittent cases. Last month […]
A coroner’s joint inquest into the deaths of two Indigenous men in Thunder Bay, Ont., police custody is expected to hear evidence that both had chances of survival if they had been taken to hospital. Inquest counsel Peter Keen gave an overview this morning of testimony that’s expected during the […]
Eight federal cabinet members, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, are among those slated to testify at the public inquiry into the government’s unprecedented use of the Emergencies Act. High-profile members of the convoy that blocked Ottawa streets last winter, including Pat King and Tamara Lich, are also expected to appear […]
Some Ontario workers can now demand to know how their employer is using electronic tools to monitor them at work. As of today, employers with 25 employees or more must have a policy outlining how, when and why they electronically monitor workers. Employers had six months to draft the policy […]
Canada is sending 40 military engineers to Poland to train Ukrainian forces in their fight against Russia. Defence Minister Anita Anand announced the deployment during a visit to Warsaw this morning before a planned meeting with NATO counterparts in Belgium. The new contribution is on top of the roughly 225 […]
A British man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a Canadian teenager who moved to England last year after meeting him online. Essex Police said Monday that Jack Sepple will spend a minimum 23 1/2 years in prison for the death of Ashley Wadsworth of […]
TORONTO – Simon Malsi hopes to pick up a few extra hours of work on Thanksgiving Day to help him afford to put a holiday meal on the table. The personal support worker said he’s been trying to secure more shifts to make ends meet as his family strains to […]
YELLOWKNIFE – The Northwest Territories government and the union representing health-care workers in the territory have reached a temporary agreement aimed at addressing labour shortages. The territory and Union of Northern Workers have signed a memorandum of understanding, effective until October of 2024, that says nurses, nurse practitioners, midwives and […]
