Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Ontario police services that implemented mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies — under which some employees faced possible termination for not getting the shots — are sticking with the requirement for now. The province has ended its vaccine certificate program for establishments such as restaurants, gyms and cinemas, and the chief medical […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his British and Dutch counterparts displayed a show of solidarity with besieged Ukraine on Monday at a historic military base that helped defend Britain during the Second World War. “We want to stand with the Ukrainian people and push back hard against Russia,” Trudeau said […]
A group of Quebec doctors have created a series of virtual training materials on life-saving procedures for Ukrainian health-care workers suddenly working in a war zone. Trauma surgeon Dr. Dan Deckelbaum, who is the surgical and procedural skills director at McGill University’s Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning in […]
The Conservative Party of Canada will wait until Sept. 10 to pick a new leader, providing more time for prospective candidates to mount their campaigns, including former Quebec premier Jean Charest. Charest met with about 40 MPs and senators Wednesday evening before the rules of the contest were announced several […]
Ontario plans to stop regulating traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists, saying it would allow more people to work in the field, but people in the profession say they oppose the move and weren’t consulted. Contained in recently tabled labour legislation is a section that would wind up the College […]
The hundreds of crows found dead in a Charlottetown park earlier this winter likely died from a viral outbreak, according to researchers in Prince Edward Island. One dead crow was found to have contracted corvid orthoreovirus, which causes severe inflammation within the small and large intestines of infected crows and […]
A new poll suggests almost two-thirds of Canadians believe the Russian invasion of Ukraine has the potential to develop into a world war. Just over half of those surveyed backed the idea of Canada providing military support for Ukraine against Russia as part of a joint North Atlantic Treaty Organization […]
Many Ontario municipalities are keeping COVID-19 vaccine mandates for their staff even as they lift the proof-of-vaccination requirement at facilities such as community centres. The province’s vaccine certificate system covering restaurants, bars, gyms, cinemas, event spaces ended Tuesday and several municipalities confirmed vaccination would no longer be required to enter […]
A day after 22 people in rural Nova Scotia were shot dead by a man disguised as a Mountie, his common-law spouse described him as a controlling, abusive and manipulative man who had long warned he would be “going out with a bang.” The previously undisclosed comments from Lisa Banfield […]
Proof of COVID-19 vaccination is no longer required as of today at most Ontario restaurants, gyms and movie theatres, while nightclubs, sporting and concert venues can get rid of capacity limits and restrictions lift on social gathering sizes. Ontario is ending most of its major COVID-19 public health measures today, […]
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is headed to the Poland-Ukraine border today to ensure that Canada’s latest supply of military aid flows into the war-ravaged country. Her visit comes as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday that Canada was sending anti-tank weapons and upgraded ammunition to Ukraine, which […]
Canadians should be patient this spring as a “temperature roller-coaster” is expected across the country in the coming weeks, according to predictions from a prominent national forecaster. The Weather Network said while Canada is expected to see tastes of spring, there are a number of weeks to go before cold […]
