Local News from Across the Rainy River District
A group of Ontario hospitals is urging pregnant people to get vaccinated against COVID-19, citing recent infant hospitalizations due to the disease. Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children, McMaster Children’s Hospital, the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario and Kingston Health Sciences Centre made a joint statement on the issue Wednesday. “No […]
TORONTO – Ontario is re- porting 2,279 patients in hospital with COVID-19, including 319 people in intensive care. That’s up from 2,081 patients hospitalized and 288 people in ICUs one day ago. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 232 intensive care patients are not fully vaccinated or have an unknown vaccination […]
WINNIPEG – A settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit against the Royal Winnipeg Ballet over allegations a former teacher and photographer took intimate photos of students and released them without their consent. Lawyers for the plaintiffs say in a release that the dance company has agreed to pay […]
MONTREAL – Passengers who filmed themselves partying maskless aboard a chartered Sunwing Airlines flight from Montreal to Mexico last week have become pariahs and now face being stranded after two more airlines announced Wednesday they will not fly them home to Canada. Following Sunwing’s cancellation of the return charter flight […]
OTTAWA – An Ottawa researcher is asking a judge to order Canada’s national archives to speed up work on his request for old RCMP records after he was told to wait at least 80 years for a response. In a notice of application to the Federal Court, Michael Dagg says […]
An Ontario First Nation is requesting military assistance amid a COVID-19 outbreak that has infected half of its on-reserve population and “crippled” daily operations. Bearskin Lake First Nation says 174 people have tested positive, including people in essential jobs with administration and maintenance units for the band. The First Nation […]
TORONTO – Students, parents and teachers in Ontario are bracing for another stint of virtual education after the province announced Monday that schools would not reopen to in-person classes for at least two weeks due to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases. Premier Doug Ford announced the shift to remote […]
Ontario is joining the list of provinces delaying in-person schooling in the new year, as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to rise across the country. Monday’s announcement by Ontario Premier Doug Ford that schools will conduct online learning until at least Jan. 17 backtracked on an announcement made last week […]
OTTAWA – An Ontario court has awarded more than $107 million to families of six victims of the Iranian military’s downing of a passenger jet two years ago. The decision made public Monday follows a May ruling that the missile strikes amounted to an intentional act of terrorism, paving the […]
TORONTO — In response to recent trends that show an alarming increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations, the Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, is temporarily moving the province into Step Two of its Roadmap to Reopen with modifications that take into account the province’s successful vaccination […]
OTTAWA – An agreement in principle that will see Ottawa pay billions in compensation to First Nations children harmed by an underfunded child welfare system is set to be announced in Ottawa this week. Sources confirmed to The Canadian Press that negotiations reached final stages on New Year’s Eve, resulting […]
OTTAWA – Another year, another crisis. For Justin Trudeau, it’s become something of a routine. Of his six years as prime minister, only one – his first – has been what might be considered a normal year of governing, with the usual ups and downs. His first mandate was upended […]
