Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Quebec’s chief coroner is launching a public inquest after a 26-year-old man allegedly shot dead three Montreal-area men last week before being killed by police. Pascale Descary said Monday that coroner Gehane Kamel will investigate the deaths of Andre Lemieux, Mohamed Belhaj, Alex Levis-Crevier and suspect Abdulla Shaikh. Shaikh was […]
Ontario hospitals are experiencing staff shortages at an “unprecedented” level, an executive at the provincial agency overseeing them says, but the situation may improve in the coming weeks as the seventh wave of COVID-19 recedes. “It’s not really a new problem, but the persistence of it and the severity of […]
The Canada Revenue Agency says it will be sending e-notifications about uncashed cheques to 25,000 Canadians this month. The federal agency says it has approximately $1.4 billion worth of uncashed cheques in its coffers that have accumulated over the years, with some dating back to 1998. Each year, the CRA […]
The House of Commons transport committee is holding an emergency meeting today to talk about whether to go ahead with an investigation into airport delays and flight cancellations. Airlines and airports have been grappling with a surge in travel this summer, compounded by staffing shortages affecting both carriers and federal […]
A parliamentary committee will begin exploring the RCMP’s use of spyware on Monday, diving deeper into an issue that’s sounded alarms for privacy and civil liberties groups across the country. The House of Commons ethics and privacy committee called for a summer study after the RCMP revealed its use of […]
Pride Montreal abruptly cancelled its iconic annual parade hours before it was to get underway on Sunday, citing security concerns stemming from a lack of volunteers for the event. Festival Executive Director Simon Gamache said the march, which was to cap days of celebration of LGBTQ+ communities and which had […]
Provincial politicians are returning to Ontario’s legislature today and the opposition parties plan to press the government for more solutions to a health staffing crisis and to raise disability support payment rates. The first order of business in the new session is electing a Speaker, and two Tories are vying […]
OTTAWA – Defence Minister Anita Anand is expected to announce that the Canadian Armed Forces will start training Ukrainian soldiers in a third country. The move comes nearly six months after Canada suspended its previous training mission in Ukraine just weeks before Russian forces invaded the country. It also follows […]
OTTAWA – The Conservative leadership candidates who showed up for the last official debate of the race on Wednesday evening began reflecting on what they have heard from Canadians throughout the contest. “You have had a enough of losing,” said Jean Charest, as he described hearing from Conservative party members […]
OTTAWA – Some travellers keen to get their passports will now be able to request their mail-in applications be transferred to any of the more than 300 local Service Canada centres for processing. They can also now do so even if their need for a passport is slightly less urgent, […]
People who call for an ambulance in Ontario may have to wait longer for one to arrive as health-care staffing shortages and recent temporary emergency room closures slow down emergency services’ response, a paramedics’ group said Friday. Ambulance offload delays – when paramedics wait in an emergency department for a […]
TORONTO – Ontario parents expressed excitement and relief Thursday as the province opened COVID-19 vaccine bookings for babies and preschoolers, with shots for some set to be administered later in the day. Appointments for children aged six months to under five years were available through the province’s online booking portal, […]
