Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Elections Ontario is encouraging residents to request mail-in ballots or take advantage of extra days of advanced voting this year in the hopes of thinning polling station crowds on the province’s first – and hopefully only – election day amid COVID-19. Political parties are currently making pandemic campaign plans and […]
The Ontario government says it is investing $75 million to restore passenger rail service to northeastern Ontario for the first time in more than a decade. Premier Doug Ford made the pre-election announcement in Timmins after travelling from Toronto on board an Ontario Northland train. The government released an updated […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to be in Victoria today. He is expected to make an announcement highlighting investments in electric vehicle infrastructure. The federal budget tabled last week placed a heavy emphasis on transitioning to the green economy, with new investments in critical minerals and metals, expanding the […]
Prince Charles and his wife Camilla are set to return to Canada in May. Clarence House and the Governor General of Canada announced the three-day royal tour this morning. They say the royal couple will travel to Newfoundland and Labrador, the Northwest Territories and the Ottawa region. A detailed itinerary […]
TORONTO – The scientific director of the panel advising Ontario on COVID-19 says wearing masks indoors for another few weeks, whether they’re mandated or not, will be key to battling a “tidal wave” of cases sweeping through the province. Dr. Peter Juni says wastewater monitoring suggests the province is seeing […]
The New Democrats are confident there will be “no surprises” in the federal budget and that the Liberals will honour spending pledges made in their confidence and supply pact. Daniel Blaikie, the NDP finance critic, is “confident” that a string of his party’s policy priorities requiring government funds will be […]
Experts say rapid antigen tests are emerging as an important tool as Canada’s pandemic strategy shifts from public health vigilance to an emphasis on personal responsibility. But they warn that rapid test results should be read with caution because of limitations on diagnostic accuracy and precision. A professor of biomedical […]
OTTAWA – Canada’s treatment of Ukrainians fleeing war has been distinctly different to those fleeing other humanitarian crises, the House of Commons immigration committee said Wednesday, and MPs want that to change. The committee voted Tuesday to issue a public statement, urging the government to provide the same special immigration […]
The archbishop of Edmonton says the apology from Pope Francis for the role the Roman Catholic Church played in the residential school system is just the first step on the road to healing. Archbishop Richard Smith, who was part of a delegation to the Vatican that included several Indigenous leaders, […]
A University of Calgary study says there may be a link between the density of certain oil and gas operations and increased health risks for nearby pregnant women and their babies. “There is very little research about fracking as it relates to the health of pregnant people and children living […]
The Quebec government is reversing its decision to lift its mask mandate and will instead maintain the health order for indoor public spaces until at least the end of the month. Interim public health director Dr. Luc Boileau told reporters today in Quebec City he changed his recommendation due to […]
Ontario is reporting 1,091 people in hospital with COVID-19 today, nearly 40 per cent higher than a week ago. There were 790 people in hospital with COVID-19 last Tuesday. The province is also reporting 173 COVID-19 patients in intensive care today, compared with 165 a week ago. There are six […]
