Local News from Across the Rainy River District
While the race to lead the Conservative Party of Canada may still only have one contender, its members of Parliament are being invited to meet with a potential second. Former Quebec premier Jean Charest will be in Ottawa this week to discuss the party’s leadership with Conservative MPs at an […]
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada wants the International Criminal Court to open an investigation into Russia for possible crimes against humanity be- cause of its invasion of Ukraine. Joly announced Canada’s intent in Geneva today after she and other Western diplomats walked out in the middle […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is condemning Russia’s attack on Ukraine and calling on Russian President Vladimir Putin to withdraw all military forces from the country. “Canada condemns in the strongest possible terms Russia’s egregious attack on Ukraine,” Trudeau said in a statement late Wednesday. “These unprovoked actions are a clear […]
The first change in Ottawa will be the temporary closure of Wellington Street to traffic. The street, which runs directly along Parliament Hill, will stay closed until a new council is elected and the city can work out a plan with the federal government for changes to precinct security. OTTAWA […]
TORONTO – Ontario is planning to require employers to tell their workers if they are being electronically monitored. The government is set to introduce a new piece of labour legislation this month that will include the proposed policy. It would require businesses to tell their employees – whether they are […]
OTTAWA – The federal government remains alert to the possibility that trucks and protesters could return to Canada’s capital after police spent the weekend arresting demonstrators and dispersing blockades on Ottawa’s streets, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday. Downtown was eerily quiet after weeks of overwhelming noise from honking horns, […]
RICHMOND HILL, Ont. – Premier Doug Ford says Ontario is eliminating licence plate renewal fees and the requirement for drivers to have a licence plate sticker, effective March 13. The legislature is back in session after its winter break, and Ford says the government will be introducing red tape legislation […]
TORONTO – Pandemic recovery, housing and affordability will be top of mind for Ontario’s party leaders as the legislature resumes sitting Tuesday for the last few weeks of the session ahead of a June election. Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative government has at least one more major piece of legislation […]
Steve Fonyo, who lost his leg to cancer as a child and ran a marathon across Canada to raise millions for cancer research, has died. He was 56. Fonyo’s niece Melody Kruppa said he had what appeared to be a seizure in a hotel room in Burnaby, B.C., on Friday […]
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says the commissioners leading the inquiry into the 2020 mass shooting that claimed 22 lives in his province are treating the victims’ families with disrespect. Houston issued a scathing statement Tuesday morning, just hours before the inquiry opened with remarks from the commissioners […]
OTTAWA – Tamara Lich, one of the leading organizers behind protests against COVID-19 restrictions and the Liberal government near Parliament Hill, has been denied bail. An Ontario court judge issued the decision in Ottawa this morning, saying she believed there was a substantial likelihood Lich would reoffend if released. Ontario […]
TORONTO – Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government will not fulfil its 2018 election promise to lower electricity bills by 12 per cent. From 2018 to 2021 the average ratepayer’s bill increased by 4.3 per cent and will continue to increase by two per cent each year, according to a report on […]
