Local News from Across the Rainy River District
TORONTO – Ontario plans to temporarily reduce taxes on gas and diesel, but it will only take effect after the June provincial election. The Progressive Conservative government introduced legislation on Monday- that, if passed, would lower the gas tax by 5.7 cents per litre and the fuel tax – which […]
OTTAWA – The federal government will consider whether to include booster shots in the next version of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for its workers, the Treasury Board said as it reviews the rules. The government must review the need for the policy, which currently requires federal public servants to get […]
TORONTO – Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is promising universal mental health coverage if her party wins the June election, with an annual price tag of $1.15 billion. In a campaign event Sunday, Horwath said the COVID-19 pandemic exposed how broken Ontario’s mental health system is, and people who need […]
COVID-19 hospitalizations in Ontario have gone up roughly 30 per cent compared to a week ago. The province is reporting 857 people in hospital with the virus today, compared with 655 last Monday. There is also a small increase in the number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care – to […]
Ontario is entering a sixth wave of COVID-19 with few remaining public health measures and experts say now is the time for a renewed vaccination strategy aimed at boosting third-dose uptake, shots for kids and preparing for wider fourth doses. When first and second doses became available, Ontario – and […]
OTTAWA – The NDP is watching to see that spending pledges made in a deal with the Liberals are honoured by the government in this week’s federal budget, says a finance spokesman. Daniel Blaikie said the budget is “the first important moment” for its confidence deal with the Liberals, which […]
A powerful drug used to sedate horses and cattle is creeping into Canada’s illicit drug supply and has been detected in a growing number of human drug poisoning deaths in Ontario. The animal tranquillizer xylazine is already causing concern in the United States and results from a drug-testing site in […]
Indigenous leaders demanded the dismantling of the Thunder Bay Police Service on Wednesday and said it should immediately be barred from carrying out major crime investigations due to what they called “repeated failures.” Earlier this month, a group of independent investigators shared a report with the Office of the Independent […]
Toronto police are asking for help tracking down two men sought in unrelated violent crimes, saying anyone who provides information that leads to an arrest could receive a reward of up to $50,000. Police say Ton Quoc-Hoang Ngo, also known as Tommy Ngo, and Usman Kassim, also known as Oltunde […]
In the seconds after a Mountie sped past a gunman wanted for a murderous rampage in Nova Scotia two years ago, the officer hesitated about whether to give chase, and by the time he did the suspect was gone. Public inquiry documents released Thursday describe in detail for the first […]
It was almost 40 years ago that Sharon Gregson says she became an advocate for child care out of necessity. The spokeswoman for $10-a-day child care at the Coalition of Child Care Advocates for British Columbia said she is celebrating this week after Ontario became the final province to sign […]
Chief Gerald Antoine says he hopes a meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican can forge the beginning of an important relationship. “Despite our collective grief and pain, there comes hope for change,” the Assembly of First Nations delegation lead said Thursday following the visit with the pontiff. “This change […]
